MLB Scores and Standings Thursday, September 17, 1970
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 2 |
| W | Jerry Reuss (6-8) |
| L | Bill Hands (17-13) |
| Detroit Tigers | 2 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 6 |
| W | Sam McDowell (20-10) |
| L | Joe Niekro (12-13) |
| Houston Astros | 10 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 |
| W | Ron Cook (4-4) |
| L | Alan Foster (9-13) |
| S | Denny Lemaster (2) |
| Kansas City Royals | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | (13) |
| W | Ken Sanders (5-1) |
| L | Tom Burgmeier (6-6) |
| California Angels | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 4 |
| W | Jim Perry (23-11) |
| L | Tom Murphy (14-13) |
| S | Stan Williams (14) |
| Boston Red Sox | 5 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 4 | (10) |
| W | Bobby Bolin (6-11) |
| L | Jack Aker (4-2) |
| S | Vicente Romo (6) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 |
| W | Chris Short (9-15) |
| L | John Lamb (0-1) |
| S | Dick Selma (21) |
| San Francisco Giants | 4 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 3 |
| W | Rich Robertson (7-9) |
| L | Pat Dobson (12-15) |
| S | Don McMahon (19) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 0 | Final |
| Washington Senators | 2 |
| W | Dick Bosman (16-10) |
| L | Mike Cuellar (23-8) |
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL East Division
AL West Division
NL East Division
AL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 96 | 53 | .644 | -- | 723 | 536 | .634 |
| MIN | 89 | 60 | .597 | 7.0 | 686 | 557 | .594 |
| NYY | 83 | 67 | .553 | 13.5 | 627 | 581 | .535 |
| OAK | 82 | 68 | .547 | 14.5 | 634 | 551 | .564 |
| CAL | 79 | 70 | .530 | 17.0 | 577 | 582 | .496 |
| BOS | 77 | 73 | .513 | 19.5 | 720 | 691 | .519 |
| DET | 76 | 73 | .510 | 20.0 | 634 | 670 | .475 |
| CLE | 73 | 77 | .487 | 23.5 | 612 | 623 | .492 |
| WSA | 70 | 78 | .473 | 25.5 | 596 | 615 | .486 |
| KCR | 58 | 89 | .395 | 37.0 | 554 | 649 | .428 |
| MIL | 57 | 92 | .383 | 39.0 | 554 | 704 | .392 |
| CHW | 53 | 93 | .363 | 41.5 | 581 | 739 | .392 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 94 | 57 | .623 | -- | 719 | 633 | .558 |
| LAD | 80 | 69 | .537 | 13.0 | 689 | 625 | .544 |
| PIT | 79 | 69 | .534 | 13.5 | 672 | 629 | .530 |
| SFG | 80 | 70 | .533 | 13.5 | 782 | 783 | .499 |
| NYM | 78 | 71 | .523 | 15.0 | 654 | 585 | .551 |
| CHC | 77 | 71 | .520 | 15.5 | 758 | 633 | .582 |
| HOU | 72 | 77 | .483 | 21.0 | 687 | 712 | .484 |
| ATL | 73 | 78 | .483 | 21.0 | 696 | 716 | .487 |
| STL | 72 | 78 | .480 | 21.5 | 699 | 683 | .511 |
| PHI | 67 | 83 | .447 | 26.5 | 534 | 676 | .394 |
| MON | 66 | 82 | .446 | 26.5 | 640 | 753 | .426 |
| SDP | 59 | 92 | .391 | 35.0 | 647 | 749 | .433 |


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