MLB standings through games of September 27, 1970

MLB standings at the end of September 27, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	158	104	54	0	.658		777	566	55-22	49-32	8-2	Won 7
New York Yankees	161	92	68	1	.575	13.0	672	604	53-28	39-40	9-1	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	160	86	74	0	.537	19.0	778	714	51-28	35-46	9-1	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	159	77	82	0	.484	27.5	659	723	40-38	37-44	1-9	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	159	75	84	0	.472	29.5	641	668	43-38	32-46	3-7	Lost 3
Washington Senators	158	70	88	0	.443	34.0	618	674	40-41	30-47	0-10	Lost 10

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	158	95	63	0	.601		720	587	48-29	47-34	7-3	Lost 2
Oakland A's	159	87	72	0	.547	8.5	668	582	47-31	40-41	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	158	82	76	0	.519	13.0	608	620	39-38	43-38	3-7	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	158	64	94	0	.405	31.0	593	681	35-44	29-50	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	160	64	95	1	.403	31.5	602	741	38-42	26-53	7-3	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	158	56	102	0	.354	39.0	623	799	31-53	25-49	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	159	87	72	0	.547		710	653	50-32	37-40	7-3	Won 4
Chicago Cubs	158	82	76	0	.519	4.5	796	669	46-34	36-42	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	158	81	77	0	.513	5.5	685	620	42-36	39-41	3-7	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	159	75	84	0	.472	12.0	733	728	33-45	42-39	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	158	72	86	0	.456	14.5	585	714	39-38	33-48	6-4	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	159	71	88	0	.447	16.0	671	798	39-41	32-47	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	160	101	59	0	.631		770	678	56-23	45-36	8-2	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	158	86	72	0	.544	14.0	823	811	48-33	38-39	7-3	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	158	85	73	0	.538	15.0	733	676	39-42	46-31	5-5	Lost 2
Houston Astros	158	75	83	0	.475	25.0	729	755	40-37	35-46	4-6	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	160	75	85	0	.469	26.0	733	767	42-39	33-46	3-7	Lost 5
San Diego Padres	159	62	97	0	.390	38.5	673	772	30-48	32-49	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 9, A's 4 at California (day game):
The Angels broke a 3-3 tie with four unearned runs in the fifth inning and defeated the Athletics, 9-4. An error by Reggie Jackson opened the gates for the Angels, who got three of their runs on a bases-loaded double by Joe Azcue. The A's scored on homers by Gene Tenace, Allan Lewis and Jackson. In the fourth inning, with Jackson on base, Tenace lofted a fly that Alex Johnson appeared to catch in deep left-center field. However, umpire Art Frantz ruled that Johnson had trapped the ball. While the Angels' outfielder was trotting in after what he thought was the third out, Tenace circled the bases for an inside-the-park homer.

Brewers 9, White Sox 3 at Chicago (day game):
After being shut out for the first six innings, the Brewers kayoed Joe Horlen in the seventh and piled up seven runs to defeat the White Sox. 9-3. Mike Hegan drove in two runs with a single and then batted in the Brewers' final pair with another single in the ninth. Only 3,094 attended the final home game of the season at Comiskey Park, leaving the White Sox with an attendance of 495,355, a drop of 94,191 from 1969.

Orioles 4, Indians 3 at Cleveland (day game):
Breaking the hold of Sam McDowell, the Orioles rallied for two runs in the eighth inning and beat the Indians, 4-3, for their seventh straight victory. The Orioles had a two-run homer by Merv Rettenmund, but only one other hit through the first seven stanzas and trailed, 3-2. But Don Buford and Rettenmund singled in the eighth, Don Baylor tied the score with a sacrifice fly and Curt Motton singled to drive in the deciding run.

Royals 4, Twins 3 at Kansas City (day game):
The relief pitching of Ted Abernathy preserved the Royals' 4-3 victory over the Twins. The Royals built up a 4-0 lead, scoring what proved to be the winning run in the seventh inning when Amos Otis doubled and Lou Piniella singled. Bob Allison drove in two runs for the Twins in eighth, chasing Jim Rooker. Abernathy gave up a single by Rich Reese that scored Allison, but then clamped down to save the game.

Yankees 4, Tigers 2 at New York (day game):
Bobby Mitchell, hitting two doubles and a single, drove in three runs and Roy White contributed a homer as the Yankees defeated the Tigers, 4-2. Mitchell's first RBI on a double in fourth inning tied the score at 1-1. White broke the deadlock with his homer in the fifth. Mitchell doubled again for another run in the sixth and drove in the Yankees' final tally with a single in the eighth.

Red Sox 10, Senators 1 at Washington (day game):
The Red Sox smashed four homers and set a new club record with 201 for the season in romping to a 10-1 victory over the Senators, who lost their 10th straight game. Gary Peters, who pitched for the Red Sox, homered with two men on base. George Scott drove in five runs with two round-trippers. Tony Conigliaro rapped the other homer, plus three singles. The former Red Sox mark for circuit clouts was 197 in 1969.

Astros 10, Braves 7 at Atlanta (night game):
Cesar Cedeno hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to enable the Astros to defeat the Braves, 10-7. Jim Wynn and Bob Watson also homered for the Astros, while the Braves had one by Bob Tillman.

Reds 8, Dodgers 5 at Cincinnati (day game):
Gary Nolan, who put himself ahead with a two-run single in the fifth inning, pitched the Reds to an 8-5 victory over the Dodgers. The triumph was the 101st of the season for the Reds, one more than the previous Cincinnati record by the 1940 world championship club. After Nolan's single broke a 4-4 tie, Lee May added a homer in the seventh and three singles produced the Reds' final tally in the eighth.

Expos 1, Cardinals 0 at Montreal (day game):
The shutout pitching of Carl Morton, who scattered nine hits, was rewarded when the Expos scored in the 11th inning to edge the Cardinals, 1-0. Harry Parker worked first the nine frames in a duel with Morton before giving way to Tom Hilgendorf, who was beaten in the 11th when Ron Brand singled, Rusty Staub sacrificed and, after an intentional pass to Bob Bailey, Adolfo Phillips singled to score Brand.

Cubs 5, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (day game):
Fergie Jenkins pitched a four-hitter and beat the Phillies, 5-3, enabling the Cubs to move one game ahead of the Mets for second-place honors in the East division. The Cubs picked up a run off Jim Bunning in the first inning and added three in the sixth on a single by Ron Santo, a forceout by Jim Hickman, pass to Joe Pepitone, single by Jack Hiatt, double by Jenkins and single by Don Kessinger. The Phillies came back with three in their half of the sixth on a bases-loaded double by Tim McCarver, but Jenkins protected the slim lead until getting more breathing room when Tommy Davis drove in the Cubs' final run in the ninth.

Pirates 2, Mets 1 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The Pirates won the East division championship with a 2-1 victory over the Mets before a record Pittsburgh crowd of 50,469. With three games left to play, the Pirates had a 4½-game lead over the Cubs and 5½ over the Mets, with both runners-up having four games remaining. The Mets filled the bases three times, twice with none out, but scored only in the first inning. After Tommie Agee was thrown out at the plate for the first out, Donn Clendenon singled to give the Mets their run, but Ken Boswell then bounced into a double play. The Pirates tied the score in the third on an infield hit by Dave Cash, a double by Roberto Clemente and a sacrifice fly by Bob Robertson. Richie Hebner doubled past Clendenon in the fourth and Gene Alley was hit by a pitch. Dock Ellis forced Hebner at third, but matty Alou singled to load the bases and Cash hit a sacrifice fly to plate what proved to be the winning run. The Mets failed to score with the bases loaded against Ellis in the fifth and were stopped again by Dave Giusti in relief after filling the sacks in the eighth. Boswell, who had played 85 straight errorless games for the Mets at second base, booted a grounder by Al Oliver in the fifth for his first miscue in 389 chances.

Giants 3, Padres 2 at San Francisco (day game):
Although a crowd of 25,332 turned out to watch Gaylord Perry defeat the Padres, 3-2, for his 23rd victory, the Giants ended their home season with an attendance of only 740,720, a decline of 132,883 from 1969. The Giants were trailing, 2-1, when Ken Henderson singled in the sixth inning and stole second. After Willie McCovey popped up, Dick Dietz walked and Al Gallagher drove in Henderson with a double to tie the score. Following an intentional pass to George Foster, Dietz counted the winning run on an infield out by Bob Heise.