MLB standings at the end of April 5, 1974
| A.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Orioles |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Boston Red Sox |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 8 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Detroit Tigers |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Milwaukee Brewers |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 8 | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Indians |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 New York Yankees |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| A.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Angels |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Minnesota Twins |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 4 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Oakland A's |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Chicago White Sox |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 2 | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City Royals |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Texas Rangers |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 2 | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| N.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Cardinals |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 5 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 5 | 6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Cubs |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Montreal Expos |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 New York Mets |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Philadelphia Phillies |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| N.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Reds |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 6 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 San Francisco Giants |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Atlanta Braves |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 6 | 7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Astros |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 San Diego Padres |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0 | 8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
Today's scores and summaries:
Orioles 3, Tigers 2 at Baltimore (day game):
Pitching out of a jam in the ninth inning, Grant Jackson made it possible for the Orioles to emerge with a 3-2 victory over the Tigers before an opening-day turnout of 20,395. Willie Horton homered for the Tigers, who wasted a 2-0 lead when the Orioles scored twice in the fourth inning on three of their five hits off Mickey Lolich, together with a passed ball by Bill Freehan. The Orioles then went ahead in the eighth when Don Baylor singled for his second RBI of the game to score Al Bumbry, who had reached base on an error. Jim Palmer, the Orioles' starter, was lifted after walking Norm Cash with one out in the ninth. Jackson took over and retired Mickey Stanley on a pop fly, but then yielded bases-loading singles by Ed Brinkman and Aurelio Rodriguez before bearing down and striking out Jim Northrup to save the game.
Angels 8, White Sox 2 at Chicago (day game):
Nolan Ryan, who set a modern major league record by striking out 383 batters last season, fanned only five and walked 10, but the Angels' righthander defeated the White Sox, 8-2. Ryan yielded just five hits. Wilbur Wood, who drew the opening-day assignment for the White Sox before a crowd of 30,041, was removed in the seventh inning when the Angels went ahead, 3-2. Terry Forster relieved and was kayoed in the eighth as the Angels broke the tight game apart with five runs.
Twins 6, Royals 4 at Kansas City (night game):
After winning only five of 22 exhibition games in spring training, the Twins opened their season by defeating the Royals, 6-4, in 11 innings. With a crowd of 31,781 on hand, the Royals fell behind, 4-2, before tying the score in the seventh inning on a double by Hal McRae, pass to Paul Schaal, a sacrifice, infield out by Freddie Patek and single by Jim Wohlford. Lindy McDaniel, making his debut with the Royals, was on the mound in the 11th when the Twins broke the deadlock. A safe bunt by Jerry Terrell, pass to Sergio Ferrer and single by Rod Carew produced the go-ahead run and Ferrer then showed his speed, scoring from second base after a deep fly by Larry Hisle to center field.
Red Sox 9, Brewers 8 at Milwaukee (day game):
A two-run homer by Carl Yastrzemski in the seventh inning proved to be the blow that gave the Red Sox a 9-8 victory over the Brewers before an opening-day crowd of 32,761 in Milwaukee County Stadium. The Red Sox led, 7-4, after three innings, getting two of their runs on a homer by Bob Montgomery and three on a bases-loaded double by Doug Griffin. Johnny Briggs blasted a three-run homer for the Brewers, who went ahead in the sixth when they took advantage of Luis Tiant's wildness and scored four runs on only one hit. Diego Segui relieved, allowed one hit the rest of the way and was the winner. Kevin Kobel, rookie lefthander from Shreveport (Texas), who gave up a single by Cecil Cooper ahead of Yastrzemski's homer, was charged with the defeat.
Dodgers 8, Padres 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
For only the second time in their Los Angeles history, the Dodgers came up with a shutout in their opening game when Don Sutton blanked the Padres on six hits, 8-0. Sandy Koufax pitched the previous lidlifting shutout in 1964. Jim Wynn had an auspicious debut with the Dodgers, collecting three hits and driving in three runs, two of his RBIs coming on a homer in the sixth inning. Ron Cey also batted in three runs and Willie Crawford rapped three hits in the triumph before an opening-night crowd of 31,566.
Giants 5, Astros 1 at San Francisco (day game):
The Giants, who gave the opening-day pitching assignment to Tom Bradley because Ron Bryant was injured in spring training, defeated the Astros, 5-1, but temporarily lost the services of Tito Fuentes. The Giants' second baseman collected two hits before leaving the game with an aching back. His trouble was diagnosed as a prolapsed disc which was pressing on a nerve. The Giants, after putting together four singles for two runs in the fourth inning, wrapped up their scoring when Garry Maddox homered with two men on base in the fifth. Bradley lost his bid for a shutout when the Astros scored in the ninth on singles by Greg Gross, Roger Metzger and Bob Watson. Randy Moffitt relieved with one out and retired the next two batters.
Cardinals 6, Pirates 5 at St. Louis (night game):
The Pirates flubbed a chance to complete a triple play in the 10th inning, giving new life to the Cardinals, who proceeded to continue their rally to gain a 6-5 victory. The Pirates went ahead with a run in the top half of the 10th on a double by Richie Hebner, who hit two homers previously in the game, and a single by Willie Stargell. In the Cards' half, singles by Bake McBride, Ken Reitz and Tim McCarver produced the tying tally. Jose Cruz followed with a safe bunt, loading the bases. Lou Brock lined to right field, where Gene Clines trapped the ball. The Cardinal runners held up, fearing a catch, and Jim Dwyer, running for Reitz, was easily forced out at the plate on Clines' throw to Mike Ryan. The Pirates' catcher then threw to Hebner at third, forcing McCarver, who had retreated to second. Hebner pegged the ball to Rennie Stennett, who tagged McCarver instead of stepping on second base, a move which would have forced Cruz for the third out. While the Pirates were arguing with the umpires that Stennett had tagged the bag, they failed to call time and Cruz alertly sauntered to second. Ted Sizemore then singled to drive in Cruz with the winning run.