Mark Leiter and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians tonight 4-1. Leiter went the distance for Detroit in a well pitched game. Meanwhile out in California, the Toronto Blue Jays dropped a 4-2 contest to the Angels. Toronto now trails Detroit by 3 games in the AL East.
The Chicago White Sox crushed the Twins in Minnesota for the second straight night, winning their game 10-3. The red-hot White Sox have now won 8 in a row and lead Minnesota by 5 games in the AL West.
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1991 American League Date: 9/25/1991
CHICAGO AT MINNESOTA
White Sox....... 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 2 - 10 18 0
Twins........... 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 7 3
Win:Fernandez(8-12) Loss:Anderson(7-11) Save:Radinsky(9th)
Homeruns- B.Jackson(3rd), C.Fisk(21st), S.Mack(18th)
Scott Radinsky pitched 3 strong innings and left fielder Tim Raines had 4 hits
and 2 RBI as the blistering-hot Chicago White Sox bested the Minnesota Twins
10 to 3 at Metrodome.
Minnesota was unable to claim the lead after Chicago went ahead in the 5th
inning when they came up with 2 runs on 2 hits. The highlight belonged to
Carlton Fisk who deflated the spirits of the home town crowd when he popped a
two-run clout over the fence. Radinsky came throught with a perfect ninth
inning to earn his 9th save.
The winning pitcher was Alex Fernandez(8-12) who allowed 3 runs in 6 innings.
Allan Anderson(7-11) was the loser. He pitched 5 innings giving up 11 hits
and no walks.
No one has been able to stop Chicago lately as they lengthened their winning
streak to 8 games.
TORONTO AT CALIFORNIA
Blue Jays....... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 5 1
Angels.......... 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 4 2
Win:Langston(19-10) Loss:Key(13-10)
Homeruns- S.Abner-2(3rd)
Center fielder Shawn Abner rocketed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Mark Langston
retired 10 batters on strikeouts at Anaheim Stadium where the California
Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4 to 2.
It was a good day for California thanks to Abner. He smacked a three-run
homer in the 2nd inning and delivered a solo blast in the 8th inning.
California had only 4 hits for the game.
The victory was credited to Langston(19-10) who went the distance, allowing 2
runs. Jimmy Key(13-10) took the loss. He was stingy with the baserunners,
allowing just 4 hits and 1 walk in 7 and 2/3 innings.
Cito Gaston was upset after the game. 'I don't like to complain but did you
see that umpires strike zone?', he said. 'Maybe they ought to start calling
the strike zone the way it's printed in the rule book.'
CLEVELAND AT DETROIT
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 - 4 16 0
Win:Leiter(8-5) Loss:Jones(1-8)
Mark Leiter tossed a fine 2 hitter as the Detroit Tigers defeated the
Cleveland Indians by a score of 4 to 1 at Tiger Stadium.
In the 6th inning Detroit scored 3 runs when they had 6 base hits. Lou
Whitaker led off and got things going when he stroked a base-hit. Cecil
Fielder stepped up to the plate and he doubled. Mickey Tettleton then ripped
a single which was good for two runs. After an out was recorded, Travis
Fryman came to bat and banged out a single. After another out, Milt Cuyler
came up and he lined a one-base hit scoring the final run of the inning.
Detroit rapped out 16 hits for the night.
The win was credited to Leiter(8-5) who went the whole way allowing 1 run. The
loss was charged to Doug Jones(1-8). Detroit now has a record of a division
leading 90-61. Cleveland has a record of 68-82 after the loss.
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1991 American League
ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL
East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT
1991 Detroit DEA 90 61 .596 ---- 8 77 74 .510 84 78 .519
1991 Toronto TOA 88 65 .575 3.0 85 68 .556 91 71 .562
1991 Milwaukee MLA 71 79 .473 18.5 73 77 .487 83 79 .512
1991 Boston BOA 71 79 .473 18.5 81 69 .540 84 78 .519
1991 Baltimore BAA 69 81 .460 20.5 63 87 .420 67 95 .414
1991 Cleveland CLA 68 82 .453 21.5 52 98 .347 57 105 .352
1991 New York NYA 61 90 .404 29.0 65 86 .430 71 91 .438
ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL
West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT
1991 Chicago CHA 93 59 .612 ---- 6 83 69 .546 87 75 .537
1991 Minnesota MNA 88 64 .579 5.0 91 61 .599 95 67 .586
1991 Seattle SEA 80 72 .526 13.0 76 76 .500 83 79 .512
1991 Kansas City KCA 74 78 .487 19.0 77 75 .507 82 80 .506
1991 California CAA 73 79 .480 20.0 76 76 .500 81 81 .500
1991 Texas TEA 70 81 .464 22.5 80 71 .530 85 77 .525
1991 Oakland OAA 63 89 .414 30.0 80 72 .526 84 78 .519
OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
BAA 69 81 .460 38-38 31-43 16-21 53-60 10-10 23-31 4-6 Won 1
BOA 71 79 .473 40-35 31-44 19-22 52-57 12-11 25-24 5-5 Lost 2
CAA 73 79 .480 44-34 29-45 24-17 49-62 8- 7 20-20 4-6 Won 2
CHA 93 59 .612 46-28 47-31 23-20 70-39 15-11 31-23 8-2 Won 8
CLA 68 82 .453 38-36 30-46 21-21 47-61 8- 9 22-30 5-5 Lost 3
DEA 90 61 .596 49-27 41-34 25-15 65-46 8- 4 32-21 5-5 Won 3
KCA 74 78 .487 44-30 30-48 21-23 53-55 6- 9 16-27 5-5 Won 4
MLA 71 79 .473 41-34 30-45 21-20 50-59 3- 5 18-18 6-4 Won 2
MNA 88 64 .579 46-32 42-32 23-17 65-47 5- 8 20-19 7-3 Lost 2
NYA 61 90 .404 30-45 31-45 22-30 39-60 11-11 28-31 4-6 Lost 2
OAA 63 89 .414 31-46 32-43 19-22 44-67 9- 8 29-21 3-7 Lost 4
SEA 80 72 .526 47-31 33-41 21-18 59-54 6- 8 30-27 4-6 Won 1
TEA 70 81 .464 40-34 30-47 24-17 46-64 6- 9 20-30 3-7 Lost 1
TOA 88 65 .575 47-28 41-37 22-23 66-42 10- 7 32-24 5-5 Lost 2
TOTAL 1059 1059 .500
HOME 581 478 .549
ROAD 478 581 .451
LEFT 301 286 .513
RIGHT 758 773 .495
TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA 9- 9 11-16 13-15 13-14 13-16 10-11 28-38 41-43 690 717 -27
BOA 6-12 10-18 14-13 13-14 16-13 12- 9 37-29 34-50 684 683 +1
CAA 12- 8 12-15 12-15 13-13 13-16 11-12 33-38 40-41 631 667 -36
CHA 10- 7 17-10 18-11 14-13 19-11 15- 7 46-22 47-37 774 614 +160
CLA 6-11 14-13 10-18 11-16 17-13 10-11 29-37 39-45 621 649 -28
DEA 9-10 18- 9 18-10 15-11 17-13 13- 8 36-31 54-30 785 713 +72
KCA 15- 4 14-13 13-14 12-14 9-20 11-13 29-39 45-39 680 661 +19
MLA 7-12 11-16 12-15 10-17 18-11 13- 8 37-29 34-50 669 724 -55
MNA 11- 9 15-13 19- 9 14-12 15-14 14- 7 42-32 46-32 775 677 +98
NYA 5-12 10-17 8-19 17- 9 14-17 7-16 27-40 34-50 653 798 -145
OAA 7-13 15-12 12-16 12-15 11-18 6-15 25-43 38-46 654 818 -164
SEA 12- 9 18- 9 11-16 16-11 17-11 6-16 35-33 45-39 699 686 +13
TEA 11- 5 13-14 15-12 9-18 12-19 10-13 32-35 38-46 795 781 +14
TOA 11-10 12-15 18-10 17- 9 15-14 15- 7 44-34 44-31 654 576 +78
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