MLB standings at the end of April 8, 1974
| A.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Yankees |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | 5 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | Won 3 | ||||||||
 Baltimore Orioles |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1.5 | 14 | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Boston Red Sox |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.5 | 13 | 13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Tigers |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1.5 | 14 | 14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Milwaukee Brewers |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.5 | 13 | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Indians |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 3.0 | 5 | 18 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| A.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Angels |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 15 | 8 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||||
 Oakland A's |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 0.5 | 15 | 8 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City Royals |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.0 | 27 | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Minnesota Twins |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.0 | 12 | 27 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Texas Rangers |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.5 | 8 | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Chicago White Sox |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | 2.0 | 8 | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2-1 | Tied 1 | |||||||
| N.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Cardinals |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 5 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | Won 2 | ||||||||
 New York Mets |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.0 | 13 | 7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia Phillies |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.0 | 7 | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 5 | 14 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Chicago Cubs |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Montreal Expos |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| N.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Francisco Giants |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 20 | 10 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | Won 4 | ||||||||
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.0 | 29 | 9 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Braves |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 2.0 | 23 | 21 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Cincinnati Reds |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 2.0 | 20 | 20 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Houston Astros |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 3.5 | 7 | 16 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 San Diego Padres |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 3.5 | 2 | 25 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | Lost 3 | |||||||
Today's scores and summaries:
Yankees 5, Indians 3 at New York (day game):
The Yankees completed a sweep of their opening three-game series with the Indians by posting a 5-3 victory. The deciding runs scored in the seventh inning on singles by Ron Blomberg and Graig Nettles, a forceout by Bill Sudakis and singles by Gene Michael and Jim Mason.
Braves 7, Dodgers 4 at Atlanta (night game):
With a record Atlanta crowd of 53,775 on hand, Hank Aaron hit the 715th homer of his career, breaking Babe Ruth's record, to provide a historic highlight to the Braves' 7-4 victory over the Dodgers. Aaron walked on his first trip without getting a chance to swing the bat in the second inning and scored on a double by Dusty Baker and a fumble in the outfield by Bill Buckner. The run was the 2,063rd of his career, setting an N. L. record. In the fourth, Darrell Evans was safe on an error before Aaron came up again. After taking a count of one ball, Aaron ripped into the next pitch by Al Downing and smashed his homer over the left-center field fence. Unsettled by the blow, Downing walked Baker and Davey Johnson. Mike Marshall relieved. The Braves went on to add two runs on an error that loaded the bases, a pass to Frank Tepedino and sacrifice fly by Ralph Garr. Aaron grounded out in the fifth and seventh innings before leaving the game.
Giants 4, Reds 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Garry Maddox batted the Giants to a 4-3 victory over the Reds, driving in all their runs with a single and homer. The Reds knocked out John D'Acquisto in the seventh inning, scoring twice on a homer by Merv Rettenmund, double by Pete Rose and single by Dan Driessen. Elias Sosa yielded another run in the ninth, but Randy Moffitt retired Johnny Bench on a fly with the bases loaded to save the game.