Sunday September 26, 1971
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MLB standings at the end of September 26, 1971

A.L. East
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Baltimore Orioles 155 98 57 0 .632 726524 50-2448-338-2Won 8
Detroit Tigers 159 90 69 0 .56610.0 689633 54-2736-426-4Lost 1
Boston Red Sox 159 85 74 0 .53515.0 685651 47-3338-419-1Won 6
New York Yankees 159 80 79 0 .50320.0 635627 44-3736-425-5Won 1
Washington Senators 156 62 94 0 .39736.5 523647 34-4428-504-6Lost 3
Cleveland Indians 159 58 101 0 .36542.0 531735 27-5131-501-9Lost 7


A.L. West
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Oakland A's 159 99 60 0 .623 681556 44-3555-255-5Won 1
Kansas City Royals 159 85 74 0 .53514.0 595556 44-3741-376-4Won 1
Chicago White Sox 159 77 82 0 .48422.0 611592 37-4140-417-3Won 1
California Angels 159 74 85 0 .46525.0 502571 35-4639-394-6Lost 1
Minnesota Twins 157 73 84 0 .46525.0 649661 36-4037-444-6Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers 158 68 90 0 .43030.5 529603 34-4834-424-6Lost 1


N.L. East
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Pittsburgh Pirates 160 96 64 0 .600 781590 52-2844-365-5Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals 160 88 71 1 .5537.5 727690 45-3643-356-4Won 3
Chicago Cubs 159 82 77 0 .51613.5 623634 44-3738-406-4Lost 1
New York Mets 159 82 77 0 .51613.5 579538 43-3539-425-5Won 2
Montreal Expos 159 69 89 1 .43726.0 608715 34-4335-463-7Lost 4
Philadelphia Phillies 160 66 94 0 .41230.0 549681 33-4633-485-5Won 1


N.L. West
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
San Francisco Giants 159 88 71 0 .553 693638 51-3037-415-5Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 159 87 72 0 .5471.0 659574 40-3847-345-5Won 3
Atlanta Braves 160 80 80 0 .5008.5 633697 41-3939-414-6Lost 4
Cincinnati Reds 160 79 81 0 .4949.5 584571 46-3533-467-3Lost 1
Houston Astros 159 78 81 0 .49110.0 572563 39-4239-395-5Won 1
San Diego Padres 158 60 98 0 .38027.5 480597 32-4628-525-5Lost 1



Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 8, Senators 1 at Boston (day game):
Jim Lonborg turned in his third straight winning performance for the Red Sox, pitching a four-hitter to defeat the Senators, 8-1. Rico Petrocelli and Reggie Smith smashed homers for the Red Sox, Smith's blow coming with a man on base in the seventh inning after Ben Oglivie had driven in two runs with a double. Toby Harrah homered to save the Senators from being shut out.

White Sox 6, Angels 5 at California (day game):
A passed ball by John Stephenson with two out in the 10th inning enabled the White Sox to edge the Angels, 6-5. Bill Melton drew a leadoff walk and Rick Reichardt, after failing to sacrifice, singled, Melton stopping at second. Carlos May forced Reichardt, sending Melton to third. Jay Johnstone popped up. Pitching to Luis Alvarado, Eddie Fisher threw a knuckleball that skidded off Stephenson's mitt, allowing Melton to score.

Orioles 5, Indians 0 at Cleveland (day game):
The Orioles became only the second club in major league history to have four 20-game winners in one season when Jim Palmer pitched a three-hitter and beat the Indians, 5-0. Palmer joined teammates Mike Cuellar, Pat Dobson and Dave McNally in the charmed circle. The White Sox of 1920 had a 20-game quartet in Urban Faber, Claude Williams, Ed Cicotte and Dickie Kerr. Palmer and Alan Foster engaged in a scoreless duel, with the Orioles being held hitless untilthe seventh inning when the division champions erupted for three runs on a single by Merv Rettenmund, double by Elrod Hendricks, intentional pass to Davey Johnson with one out, sacrifice fly by Mark Belanger, double by Palmer and a wild pitch. Brooks Robinson singled home the final two runs in the eighth.

Yankees 3, Tigers 2 at Detroit (day game):
Two homers spoiled Mickey Lolich's bid for his 26th victory as the Yankees defeated the Tigers, 3-2. Rusty Torres hit his first major league homer, connecting with a man on base in the third inning, and Roy White whacked the other round-tripper off Lolich in the sixth to provide the winning run.

[DH] Twins 6, Royals 2 (day game) / Royals 5, Twins 3 at Kansas City (day game):
Sparked by Harmon Killebrew, who started the scoring with a two-run homer, the Twins won the first game of a doubleheader, 6-2, but the Royals came back with a four-run outburst in the fifth inning to capture the second game, 5-3. After Killebrew's clout in the third inning of the opener, the Twins added a pair in the sixth. George Mitterwald drove in one with a double and scored himself on a single by Jim Perry. The Twins counted their last two runs in the ninth. Gail Hopkins homered for the Royals. The Royals' big inning in the nightcap started with a triple by Rich Severson, walk to Bobby Floyd and two-run double by Paul Schaal. Joe Keough singled, scoring Schaal. After a double by Hopkins, Bob Oliver hit a sacrifice fly.

A's 7, Brewers 0 at Oakland (day game):
Tuning up for the playoffs, Vida Blue pitched seven innings, allowing three singles, and gained his 24th victory, but only his first since August 29, when the Athletics defeated the Brewers, 7-0. Sal Bando, Reggie Jackson and Dave Duncan hit homers.

Dodgers 5, Braves 2 at Atlanta (day game):
The Dodgers kept on the heels of the Giants in the West division race by defeating the Braves, 5-2. Dick Allen started the Dodgers' scoring with a homer in the second inning and Duke Sims followed suit in the third. A double by Manny Mota, a balk and a wild throw added a run in the fourth. The Dodgers capped their production with two runs in the fifth on a double by Willie Crawford and singles by Sims, Claude Osteen and Bobby Valentine. Hank Aaron hit his 47th homer of the season for the Braves.

Phillies 5, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
The batting of Roger Freed, who drove in one run with a single in the third inning and three with a homer in the fourth, enabled the Phillies to defeat the Cubs, 5-1.

Giants 12, Reds 5 at Cincinnati (day game):
Dick Dietz hit a grand slam and Bobby Bonds and Willie Mays each homered with a man on base as the Giants beat the Reds, 12-5, to maintain their one-game lead over the Dodgers in the West division race. The Giants exploded for seven runs in the fifth inning, starting with doubles by Chris Speier and Juan Marichal. Ken Henderson beat out a bunt and Tito Fuentes drove in the second run of the stanza with a double. After a pass to Mays, loading the bases, Willie McCovey popped up, but Bonds singled, scoring Henderson, and Dietz followed with his grand slam. Mays and Bonds hit their homers in the sixth. Mays' run was the 2,000th of his major league career.

Mets 3, Pirates 1 at New York (day game):
After pitching perfect ball for six innings, Tom Seaver was turned back in his bid for a no-hitter when Vic Davalillo singled for the Pirates' lone safety in a 3-1 loss to the Mets. Dave Cash became the Pirates' first baserunner, drawing a walk to open the seventh. Davalillo's hit sent Cash to third and Al Oliver followed with a sacrifice fly. The Mets scored a run in the first on singles by Ken Singleton, Cleon Jones and Donn Clendenon. Their two other runs counted in the fifth. Seaver walked, took second on a sacrifice and escaped a rundown on a grounder by Singleton, who was safe at first. Jones and Tommie Agee drove in runs with singles.

Cardinals 7, Expos 1 at St. Louis (day game):
Daryl Patterson made his first N. L. start and Dennis Higgins, in relief, gained his first N. L. victory when the Cardinals defeated the Expos, 7-1. In between Patterson and Higgins, Mike Jackson made his first appearance in a Cardinals' uniform. For another "first," Jorge Roque made his first start in the St. Louis outfield and colleced three singles for his first major league hits.


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