MLB standings at the end of April 9, 1974
| A.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Yankees |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 21 | 5 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | Won 4 | ||||||||
 Baltimore Orioles |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 2.0 | 14 | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Boston Red Sox |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2.0 | 13 | 13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Milwaukee Brewers |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2.0 | 13 | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Tigers |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 2.5 | 14 | 17 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Indians |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 3.5 | 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oakland A's |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 21 | 12 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | Won 2 | ||||||||
 California Angels |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .667 | 0.5 | 17 | 18 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-1-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Minnesota Twins |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 0.5 | 15 | 28 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Texas Rangers |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1.0 | 18 | 17 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City Royals |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.5 | 31 | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Chicago White Sox |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .000 | 2.5 | 9 | 18 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3-1 | Lost 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 | ||||||||
 Chicago Cubs |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New York Mets |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.0 | 13 | 7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia Phillies |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.5 | 7 | 15 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 5 | 14 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 38 | 11 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 San Francisco Giants |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 23 | 16 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||||
 Cincinnati Reds |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1.0 | 26 | 23 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Braves |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 2.0 | 25 | 30 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Astros |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 2.5 | 16 | 21 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 San Diego Padres |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 3.5 | 7 | 34 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-4 | Lost 4 | |||||||
Today's scores and summaries:
Rangers 10, Angels 2 at California (night game):
The Rangers knocked out Nolan Ryan during a nine-run explosion in the second inning and defeated the Angels, 10-2, to the disappointment of the opening-night crowd of 25,241 at Anaheim Stadium. Ryan walked three batters and gave up a two-run double by Joe Lovitto to start the wild stanza. After another pass reloaded the bases, singles by Dave Nelson and Toby Harrah drove in solo runs to chase Ryan. Skip Lockwood, relieving, struck out Alex Johnson but Jeff Burroughs then capped the outburst with a grand-slam homer.
Yankees 3, Tigers 0 at Detroit (day game):
Ralph Houk, making his Detroit debut as manager of the Tigers, had the occasion spoiled by his former Yankee players, who posted a 3-0 victory. With a crowd of 44,047 on hand for the Tigers' home opener, the Yankees struck quickly for two runs in the first inning on a walk to Roy White, single by Thurman Munson, error by Willie Horton on the hit and single by Lou Piniella. Their other run counted in the seventh when White doubled and Elliott Maddox singled.
A's 6, Royals 4 at Kansas City (night game):
Coming through with his third double of the game, Joe Rudi drove in two runs in the ninth inning to enable the Athletics to defeat the Royals, 6-4. Both runs were unearned as a result of an error by Paul Schaal. The Royals threatened in their half of the ninth, but Paul Lindblad fanned Cookie Rojas with the bases loaded for the final out. In the seesaw game, Sal Bando homered in the sixth to put the A's ahead, 4-3, but the Royals tied the score in their half on a pass to John Mayberry, error by Bando and double by Rojas.
Twins 3, White Sox 1 at Minnesota (day game):
Playing their home opener, the Twins got a game-saving performance from Bill Campbell and defeated the White Sox, 3-1. Bert Blyleven, who started for the Twins, was removed in the ninth inning after giving up singles to Ron Santo and Jorge Orta. Tom Burgmeier, relieving, retired Buddy Bradford but walked Bucky Dent to load the bases. Taking the mound, Campbell struck out Pat Kelly and forced Ken Henderson to ground out. Rod Carew hit two singles for the Twins, stole two bases and scored two runs. Larry Hisle accounted for the other tally with a homer in the sixth.
Dodgers 9, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Having broken Babe Ruth's career record for homers, Hank Aaron sat on the bench and watched the Braves lose to the Dodgers, 9-2. Carl Morton got off to a wild start for the Braves, walking three batters to pave the way for three Dodger runs on a single by Willie Crawford and sacrifice fly by Ron Cey. The Dodgers put the game out of the Braves' reach with two more runs in the third on singles by Joe Ferguson and Crawford, a sacrifice fly by Steve Garvey and single by Bill Russell. Davey Johnson homered for the Braves.
Cubs 2, Phillies 0 at Chicago (day game):
In addition to pitching a four-hitter, Bill Bonham saved his own game by starting a double play in the ninth inning as the Cubs defeated the Phillies, 2-0, before an opening-day crowd of 30,601 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs counted both their runs in the first on a walk to Vic Harris, double by Rick Monday, wild pickoff throw by by Ron Schueler and error by Willie Montanez on a grounder by Billy Williams. In the ninth, after the Phillies loaded the bases with one out, Bonham grabbed a grounder by Greg Luzinski and started a double play via a throw to catcher George Mitterwald and relay to Williams at first.
Astros 9, Padres 5 at San Diego (night game):
Larry Dierker, who was on the disabled list for all but one month last season, started his comeback by pitching seven innings to receive credit for the Astros' 9-5 victory over the Padres. The largest home opening crowd in San Diego history, 39,083, saw the Astros settle the issue quickly with three-run bursts in the first and second innings. Cesar Cedeno and Greg Gross each the finished game with three hits for the Astros. Cedeno drove in four runs.
Reds 6, Giants 3 at San Francisco (night game):
The Giants' streak of four straight victories since the start of the season was stopped by the Reds, 6-3. Tony Perez homered with a man on base for the Reds in the first inning, but the Giants forged ahead before a single by Pete Rose and double by Dan Driessen tied the score in the third. Cesar Geronimo tripled in the sixth and with two out scored the tie-breaking run on a single by Joe Morgan. The Reds iced the decision with their final pair in the ninth.