MLB standings through games of September 22, 1974

MLB standings at the end of September 22, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	154	84	70	0	.545		636	601	46-32	38-38	6-4	Won 4
Baltimore Orioles	154	83	71	0	.539	1.0	613	584	41-35	42-36	8-2	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	152	78	74	0	.513	5.0	649	629	45-33	33-41	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	152	73	78	1	.483	9.5	618	635	38-35	35-43	2-8	Lost 4
Milwaukee Brewers	153	73	80	0	.477	10.5	622	624	39-40	34-40	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	153	71	82	0	.464	12.5	581	709	35-39	36-43	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	154	86	68	0	.558		669	533	45-30	41-38	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	154	80	72	2	.526	5.0	665	674	42-36	38-36	5-4-1	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	155	80	74	1	.519	6.0	661	649	47-32	33-42	8-2	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	156	75	78	3	.490	10.5	655	702	44-34	31-44	5-4-1	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	154	75	79	0	.487	11.0	644	618	38-37	37-42	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	155	61	93	1	.396	25.0	585	640	31-45	30-48	4-6	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	153	82	71	0	.536		634	604	43-35	39-36	7-3	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	152	80	72	0	.526	1.5	696	615	49-29	31-43	3-7	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	153	75	78	0	.490	7.0	647	674	43-35	32-43	3-7	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	152	72	80	0	.474	9.5	622	635	38-37	34-43	7-3	Won 1
New York Mets	152	69	83	0	.454	12.5	540	599	34-40	35-43	3-7	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	152	64	88	0	.421	17.5	633	768	30-44	34-44	7-3	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	153	96	57	0	.627		764	532	50-28	46-29	5-5	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	155	92	62	1	.597	4.5	732	591	44-31	48-31	4-6	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	155	84	70	1	.545	12.5	620	538	43-33	41-37	6-4	Lost 2
Houston Astros	153	78	75	0	.510	18.0	616	587	45-33	33-42	7-3	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	155	71	84	0	.458	26.0	606	682	36-43	35-41	5-5	Won 3
San Diego Padres	155	56	99	0	.361	41.0	517	802	33-43	23-56	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 7, Red Sox 2 at Boston (day game):
Boog Powell hit two singles and a homer, driving in three runs, to pace the Orioles to a 7-2 victory over the Red Sox. The Orioles knocked out Reggie Cleveland in the first inning. Rich Coggins walked and scored on a double by Paul Blair. Powell singled to drive in Blair and subsequently scored himself on a single by Brooks Robinson. Powell homered in the third and accounted for another RBI with a single in the fifth, scoring Bobby Grich, who had doubled. The Orioles combined a safe bunt by Blair, a stolen base and singles by Tommy Davis and Don Baylor for their final two runs in the ninth.

White Sox 3, A's 1 at Chicago (day game):
Jim Kaat struck out 10, raising his career total to 1,999, and allowed only five hits in pitching the White Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Athletics. The A's run off Kaat, who was a winner for the fifth straight time, scored in the second inning on a single by Joe Rudi, a passed ball and single by Angel Mangual. The White Sox pulled even against Ken Holtzman in the third on singles by Lamar Johnson and Jorge Orta around an error by Sal Bando. Bill Melton and Ken Henderson singled in the sixth and Johnson hit a sacrifice fly for the go-ahead run. The White Sox clinched the decision in the eighth when Henderson tripled and Tony Muser singled.

Tigers 6, Brewers 5 at Milwaukee (day game):
Al Kaline singled in the seventh inning for the 2,999th hit of his major league career and scored one of the Tigers' runs in a 6-5 victory over the Brewers. Reggie Sanders drove in four runs, accounting for one with a double in the first inning and two with a homer in the sixth to put the Tigers ahead, 3-2. Kaline's single helped produce a pair in the seventh on hits by Bill Freehan and Sanders, but as it turned out, the Tigers needed an unearned run in the ninth to gain their victory. Freehan singled and was forced by Sanders, but when Pedro Garcia threw wildly trying for a double play, Sanders reached second, putting him in position to score on a single by Tom Veryzer. The Brewers rallied for three runs in their half, knocking out Joe Coleman, before John Hiller was able to put out the fire.

Twins 6, Angels 2 at Minnesota (day game):
The Twins snapped a 2-2 tie with three runs in the sixth inning, two scoring on an error by Morris Nettles, and defeated the Angels, 6-2. Doubles by Steve Brye and Craig Kusick produced the tie-breaking tally. After Glenn Borgmann beat out an infield hit, Kusick was out trying to score a on grounder by Jerry Terrell. Rod Carew forced Terrell at second, but when Nettles dropped a line drive by Bobby Darwin, Borgmann and Carew scored to clinch the Twins' victory.

Yankees 2, Indians 1 at New York (day game):
A homer by Bobby Murcer enabled the Yankees to defeat the Indians, 2-1, behind the four-hit pitching of Pat Dobson, who got last-out help from Sparky Lyle. An error by Dobson led to the Indians' run in the first inning. John Lowenstein walked and reached third when Dobson kicked a grounder by Tommy McCraw. Frank Robinson then forced McCraw, Lowenstein scoring. Bruce Ellingsen, making his first major league start, yielded the Yankees' tying run in the fourth. Elliott Maddox walked, took second on a single by Murcer, raced to third after the catch of a foul fly by Lou Piniella and scored on a sacrifice fly by Thurman Munson. Murcer snapped the tie with his homer in the sixth. The Indians had two men on base with two out in the ninth before Lyle replaced Dobson and retired Charlie Spikes on a grounder to the mound.

Rangers 4, Royals 3 at Texas (day game):
Fergie Jenkins, who won 24 games with the Cubs in 1971, equaled that total by pitching the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Royals. Jenkins gave up a run in the first inning on a single by Al Cowens, a stolen base and single by George Brett. The Rangers came back with a tally in their half on singles by Cesar Tovar and Mike Hargrove around a sacrifice by Lenny Randle. Jeff Burroughs walked in the sixth and took third on a single by Hargrove. After Jim Spencer struck out, Toby Harrah smashed a grounder that Brett knocked down, but the third baseman's throw home was too late to catch Burroughs. Hargrove took third and scored on a squeeze bunt by Roy Howell. Harrah then counted what proved to be the winning run when Amos Otis dropped a fly by Joe Lovitto. Jenkins gave up a two-run homer by John Mayberry in the ninth before wrapping up his victory.

Astros 3, Braves 2 at Houston (day game):
The Astros, who already had used 23 other players, called on pitcher Tom Griffin as a pinch-hitter in the 14th inning in a move that paid off with a run-scoring single to beat the Braves, 3-2. The Braves held a 1-0 lead behind the pitching of Buzz Capra until the ninth when the Astros rallied to tie the score on walks to Roger Metzger and Greg Gross and a single by Cliff Johnson. The Braves went ahead in the 10th with a triple by Marty Perez and grounder by Hank Aaron, but the Astros rallied again to score the matching run on singles by Bob Watson, Ray Busse and Gross. Larry Milbourne singled in the 14th and stopped at second on a single by Watson. Griffin then batted for Ken Forsch and won the game with a single for his 19th hit in 64 times at bat, representing an average of .297.

Dodgers 6, Padres 5 at Los Angeles (day game):
Homers by Davey Lopes and Joe Ferguson accounted for five runs and paced the Dodgers to a 6-5 victory over the Padres. Al Downing started for the Dodgers and fell behind, 3-0, but Bill Greif lost his lead in the second. Ferguson singled and both Ron Cey and Bill Russell walked to load the bases. Von Joshua batted for Downing and hit a sacrifice fly before Lopes came to the plate and smashed a three-run homer to put the Dodgers ahead. In the sixth, Willie Crawford singled and Ferguson followed with his homer for what proved to be the winning blow. Rick Rhoden, who replaced Downing and received credit for his first major league victory, was lifted with a man on base in the ninth. Mike Marshall made his 100th relief appearance of the season and finished the game in a struggle. Marshall struck out two batters, but hit Cito Gaston with a pitch and gave up run-scoring singles by Willie McCovey and Bobby Tolan before retiring Nate Colbert on a fly for the third out.

[DH] Phillies 3, Expos 2 (day game) / Expos 8, Phillies 5 at Montreal (day game):
Scoring all their runs in the first inning, the Phillies won the first game of a doubleheader, 3-2, before the Expos came back to gain a 9-5 victory in the second game. Larry Bowa started the Phillies on their way in the lidlifter with a single. After a passed ball and wild pitch, Bowa scored on a single by Willie Montanez. Greg Luzinski followed with another single. Jay Johnstone then lashed a line drive and when Ron Fairly failed in an attempted shoestring catch, the ball rolled to the wall for a triple, driving in Montanez and Luzinski. Barry Foote scored both runs for the Expos. Willie Davis led the Expos in the nightcap with four hits and three RBIs. In the first inning, walks to Larry Lintz and Tim Foli, a single by Davis and sacrifice fly by Mike Jorgensen produced two runs. The Expos then kayoed Dick Ruthven while scoring five times in the second. Foli batted in two runs with a triple.

Mets 4, Pirates 0 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Held to three hits by Jon Matlack, the Pirates lost to the Mets, 4-0, and dropped 1½ games behind the Cardinals in the East Division race. The shutout was Matlack's seventh of the season. The Mets scored a run off Jerry Reuss in the first inning on a single by Felix Millan, walk to Cleon Jones and double by John Milner. Wayne Garrett tripled in the seventh and crossed the plate on a squeeze bunt by Matlack. The Mets added their other runs in the eighth on a walk to Jim Gosger and singles by Duffy Dyer, Ted Martinez, Garrett and Matlack.

Giants 6, Reds 0 at San Francisco (day game):
John Montefusco whacked one of the Giants' three homers to go along with his seven-hit hurling in a 6-0 victory over the Reds. The Giants doomed Don Gullett to defeat with three runs in the second inning on a double by Steve Ontiveros and homers by Dave Kingman and Chris Speier. Montefusco, who singled and scored in the fourth, connected for his round-tripper for the final run in the eighth.

Cardinals 6, Cubs 5 at St. Louis (day game):
After a fight that broke out in the ninth inning, the Cardinals scored on a single by Ted Simmons for his fourth RBI of the game to defeat the Cubs, 6-5, and pull 1½ lengths ahead of the Pirates in the East Division. Simmons homered with a man on base in the first and the Cardinals added two runs in the third on a walk to Lou Brock, triple by Reggie Smith and sacrifice fly by Simmons to take a 4-1 lead. The Cubs rallied for four runs off Bob Gibson in the sixth after singles by Andre Thornton and Pete LaCock and a pass to Billy Williams had loaded the bases. Rick Monday singled, driving in two runs. Ted Sizemore fumbled a grounder by Don Kessinger, allowing another run to score, and the fourth marker counted on a sacrifice fly by Madlock. The Cardinals immediately tied the score. Joe Torre walked, took third on a single by Bake McBride and scored as the Cubs executed a double play on a grounder by Ken Reitz. Al Hrabosky replaced Gibson in the eighth. In the ninth, the reliever's "psych-'em-up" tactics of walking off mound aroused the anger of Madlock. The Cubs' batter wound up in an argument with Simmons and a fight started that quickly spread into a general melee. Cubs' manager Jim Marshall was banished for "cussing out" the umpires. In the Cardinals' half of the ninth, Brock singled, Smith walked and Simmons ended the game with his single.