Friday September 26, 1975
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MLB standings at the end of September 26, 1975

A.L. East
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Boston Red Sox 158 95 63 0 .601 790693 47-3248-318-2Won 4
Baltimore Orioles 155 89 66 0 .5744.5 672540 44-3345-339-1Won 5
New York Yankees 156 80 76 0 .51314.0 668578 40-3440-425-5Lost 1
Cleveland Indians 157 77 80 0 .49017.5 672697 41-3936-415-5Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers 160 66 94 0 .41230.0 663790 34-4532-493-7Won 2
Detroit Tigers 157 57 100 0 .36337.5 568774 31-4926-512-8Lost 3


A.L. West
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Oakland A's 160 96 64 0 .600 747603 52-2744-374-6Won 1
Kansas City Royals 160 91 69 0 .5695.0 705641 51-3040-397-3Won 1
Minnesota Twins 157 76 81 0 .48418.5 720729 39-4137-406-4Won 2
Texas Rangers 160 77 83 0 .48119.0 706728 37-4140-423-7Lost 3
Chicago White Sox 159 73 86 0 .45922.5 648699 42-3931-473-7Lost 1
California Angels 159 72 87 0 .45323.5 625712 35-4637-415-5Lost 2


N.L. East
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Pittsburgh Pirates 159 91 68 0 .572 706557 52-2839-406-4Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies 160 85 75 0 .5316.5 723688 50-2935-465-5Lost 1
New York Mets 160 81 79 0 .50610.5 640613 42-3939-405-5Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals 161 81 79 1 .50610.5 654683 44-3537-443-7Won 1
Chicago Cubs 160 74 86 0 .46317.5 700816 41-3833-482-8Lost 1
Montreal Expos 160 74 86 0 .46317.5 590678 39-4235-449-1Won 4


N.L. West
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Cincinnati Reds 160 106 54 0 .662 826574 62-1744-378-2Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers 160 87 73 0 .54419.0 641529 48-3139-426-4Won 2
San Francisco Giants 159 78 81 0 .49127.5 650667 46-3532-466-4Won 1
San Diego Padres 160 71 89 0 .44435.0 548674 38-4133-483-7Lost 1
Atlanta Braves 159 67 92 0 .42138.5 571725 37-4330-492-8Lost 1
Houston Astros 160 63 96 1 .39642.5 659704 37-4426-525-5Lost 3



Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Red Sox 4, Indians 0 (night game) / Red Sox 4, Indians 0 at Boston (night game):
Getting shutout pitching from Luis Tiant and Reggie Cleveland, the Red Sox took giant strides toward clinching the East Division title by posting a pair of 4-0 victories over the Indians in a twi-night doubleheader. The sweep reduced the Red Sox' magic number to two for eliminating the Orioles, who were rained out in New York. In the opener, the Red Sox scored twice in the first inning. Bernie Carbo and Denny Doyle walked. Carl Yastrzemski flied to right field and Carbo raced to third after the catch in position to score on a sacrifice fly by Fred Lynn. Carlton Fisk then doubled to drive in Doyle. Cecil Cooper homered in the fourth and the final run followed in the eighth on a double by Fisk and single by Cooper. In the nightcap, the Red Sox counted their initial run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Bob Montgomery after loading the bases with a single by Fisk, pass to Deron Johnson and single by Rico Petrocelli. Removing any doubt about the outcome, the Red Sox exploded for three runs in the seventh on consecutive doubles by Doyle and Juan Beniquez and a homer by Dwight Evans.

Brewers 3, Tigers 0 at Milwaukee (night game):
George Scott drove in the Brewers' runs with his 35th and 36th homers and Pete Broberg pitched a six-hitter to shut out the Tigers, 3-0. Scott hit for the circuit in the third inning and followed with another drive after a single by Robin Yount in the seventh to boost his RBI total to 107.

Twins 2, White Sox 1 at Minnesota (day game):
A double by Steve Brye and single by Larry Hisle in the sixth inning enabled the Twins to defeat the White Sox, 2-1. The White Sox' run counted in the fourth on a single by Bill Stein, double by Lamar Johnson and grounder by Brian Downing. Jerry Terrell tied the score with his first homer of the season in the Twins' half.

A's 4, Angels 2 at Oakland (night game):
Although collecting only five hits of Ed Figueroa, the Athletics made them count in gaining a 4-2 victory over the Angels. Two walks and a single by Billy Williams produced the initial run in the first inning. After the Angels went ahead, 2-1, in the fourth, the A's came back with a pair in their half on a double by Williams, a walk and singles by Joe Rudi and Bert Campaneris. Tommy Harper wrapped up the scoring with a homer in the eighth. The Angels stole four bases to bring their club total to 219.

Royals 8, Rangers 6 at Texas (night game):
Two runs in the ninth inning on an error and a pass with the bases loaded enabled the Royals to defeat the Rangers, 8-6. Jamie Quirk drove in three of the Royals' six earlier runs with a pair of singles. A two-run double by Mike Hargrove and homer by Toby Harrah with a man on base helped the Rangers narrow their deficit to one run at 6-5 before the Royals began the ninth by loading the bases with singles by Frank White and Vada Pinson and a walk to John Mayberry. Harmon Killebrew then grounded to Harrah and was safe on the shortstop's error as White scored. Amos Otis came up next and walked to force in an extra tally.

Expos 3, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
After hitting a two-run homer to tie the score in the eighth inning, Mike Jorgensen drove in another run with a single in the 12th to bat the Expos to a 3-2 victory over the Cubs. Manny Trillo accounted for the Cubs' pair with a single in the fourth. Jorgensen's homer in the eighth followed a pass to Jim Dwyer. Pepe Mangual drew a walk in the 12th, stopped at second on a single by Tim Foli, stole third and crossed the plate on Jorgensen's single. Dale Murray, who pitched five innings of three-hit relief, picked up his 15th victory and third over the Cubs in six days.

Reds 12, Braves 5 at Cincinnati (night game):
Gary Nolan, who achieved a sensational comeback after two winless years with shoulder trouble, gained his 15th victory of the season when the Reds defeated the Braves, 12-5. The Braves jumped off to a 4-0 lead, but Nolan started himself on the road to victory by hitting a single to drive in two of the Reds' three runs in the second inning. The Reds then took command of the game by counting three more times in the fourth on a bases-loaded double by Tony Perez, who boosted his season's RBI total to 109.

Dodgers 3, Astros 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
Burt Hooton gained his 12th straight victory, setting a Los Angeles club record, when Steve Garvey smashed a two-run homer in the ninth inning to carry the Dodgers past the Astros, 3-2. The Dodgers scored their initial run in the eighth on two walks, a bunt and sacrifice fly by Leron Lee, but the Astros went ahead in the top of the ninth when Cliff Johnson homered with a man on base. In the Dodgers' half, Willie Crawford walked and Garvey ended the game in Hooton's favor with his circuit clout.

[DH] Phillies 4, Mets 3 (night game) / Mets 3, Phillies 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies clinched second place in the East Division by winning the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3, in 12 innings before the Mets came back to take the second game, 3-2, also in 12 innings. Larry Bowa, who had hit a two-run triple in the second inning of the opener, tripled again with one out in the 12th. After the Mets walked Mike Schmidt and Greg Luzinski intentionally, Tony Taylor struck out but Garry Maddox singled to drive in the Phillies' winning run. Dave Kingman hit his 36th homer of the season for the Mets. The Mets won the nightcap with two unearned runs in the 12th. Jesus Alou reached base on an error by Alan Bannister. After a forceout, Bob Gallagher scored on a double by Felix Millan, who also crossed the plate on a wild throw by Mike Anderson. In the Phillies' half, Johnny Oates singled and Tim McCarver walked. Mike Rogodzinski doubled, driving in Oates, but McCarver was thrown out at the plate to end the game.

Giants 5, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
The biggest rookie winner in the N. L. this season, John Montefusco brought his record to 15-9 by pitching the Giants to a 5-0 victory over the Padres. The shutout was the young righthander's fourth of the year. Montefusco struck out only four, but his total of 215 was the highest for any yearling in the N. L. since Grover Cleveland Alexander fanned 227 in 1911. The Giants jumped off to a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning on singles by Derrel Thomas, Bobby Murcer, Willie Montanez and Bruce Miller. Their other runs followed in the eighth on an error and singles by Thomas, Murcer, Gary Matthews and Gary Thomasson.

Cardinals 1, Pirates 0 at St. Louis (night game):
Bob Forsch yielded only three hits and pitched the Cardinals to a 1-0 victory over the Pirates. The speed of Lou Brock enabled the Cards to score the game's only run off Jim Rooker in the first inning. Brock singled and, on a hit-and-run play, raced home from first base on a single by Ted Simmons.


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