MLB standings through games of April 17, 1974

MLB standings at the end of April 17, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Milwaukee Brewers	9	6	3	0	.667		45	38	4-3	2-0	6-3	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	9	5	4	0	.556	1.0	35	33	2-2	3-2	5-4	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	9	5	4	0	.556	1.0	45	35	3-2	2-2	5-4	Won 1
New York Yankees	11	6	5	0	.545	1.0	48	45	4-1	2-4	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	11	4	7	0	.364	3.0	53	59	3-3	1-4	4-6	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	11	4	7	0	.364	3.0	29	45	1-2	3-5	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	12	8	3	1	.727		70	48	6-3	2-0	6-3-1	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	10	5	4	1	.556	2.0	48	56	3-1	2-3	5-4-1	Lost 1
Oakland A's	11	6	5	0	.545	2.0	42	49	3-3	3-2	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	11	6	5	0	.545	2.0	58	45	3-2	3-3	6-4	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	8	3	5	0	.375	3.5	45	39	2-2	1-3	3-5	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	12	2	8	2	.200	5.5	38	64	0-2	2-6	2-6-2	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	6	5	1	0	.833		45	24	2-0	3-1	5-1	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	10	7	3	0	.700		49	39	4-1	3-2	7-3	Won 6
St. Louis Cardinals	12	7	5	0	.583	1.0	61	66	2-0	5-5	5-5	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	7	4	3	0	.571	1.5	45	44	4-3	0-0	4-3	Won 1
New York Mets	9	2	7	0	.222	4.5	35	39	1-4	1-3	2-7	Lost 6
Pittsburgh Pirates	10	2	8	0	.200	5.0	54	77	1-5	1-3	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	12	9	3	0	.750		81	31	3-0	6-3	7-3	Won 4
Houston Astros	12	7	5	0	.583	2.0	54	42	4-2	3-3	7-3	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	12	6	6	0	.500	3.0	54	63	5-4	1-2	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	12	6	6	0	.500	3.0	40	40	5-1	1-5	4-6	Lost 4
Cincinnati Reds	10	4	6	0	.400	4.0	50	58	2-3	2-3	4-6	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	12	3	9	0	.250	6.0	28	73	2-4	1-5	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 5, Twins 3 at California (night game):
Although Bob Oliver hit two homers and Frank Robinson one, the Angels needed two unearned runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Twins, 5-3. Ellie Rodriguez and Dave Chalk singled to open the seventh and when Sergio Ferrer dropped a pop fly by Mickey Rivers, Rodriguez scored to break a 3-3 tie. Denny Doyle then moved Chalk along with a bunt and Bobby Valentine hit a sacrifice fly to add an extra run to the Angels' total.

Orioles 6, Tigers 1 at Detroit (night game):
The Orioles erupted for five runs in the first inning, making it easy for Jim Palmer to defeat the Tigers, 6-1. Bobby Grich walked, took second on a balk and scored on a single by Tommy Davis before Jim Fuller smashed a two-run homer off Woodie Fryman. Two more walks and a single by Andy Etchebarren added a run to finish Fryman. Bill Slayback relieved and yielded a run-scoring single by Mark Belanger before the inning ended.

Brewers 5, Indians 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
Breaking up a three-hour, 50-minute game, Bob Coluccio homered in the 16th inning to give the Brewers a 5-4 victory over the Indians. Gaylord Perry hurled the first 15 frames for the Indians before yielding to Ken Sanders, who was the victim of Coluccio's clout. The Brewers used four pitchers with the victory going to Tom Murphy. The Indians built up a 4-0 lead with the aid of a homer by Dave Duncan, but the Brewers scored twice in the eighth on a triple by Pedro Garcia and three singles before tying the score in the ninth on a walk to Bobby Mitchell and homer by Garcia.

Red Sox 4, Yankees 3 at New York (day game):
After being held hitless for six innings, the Red Sox caught up with Pat Dobson and defeated the Yankees, 4-3. Carl Yastrzemski started Dobson's downfall with a homer in the seventh and another Red Sox run followed on singles by Cecil Cooper, Dick McAuliffe and Doug Griffin to tie the score at 2-2. The Red Sox then broke away with two more runs in the eighth on a double by Juan Beniquez, throwing error by Walt Williams, singles by Bernie Carbo and Yastrzemski and sacrifice fly by Bob Montgomery.

White Sox 5, A's 3 at Oakland (night game):
Brian Downing, catching in place of Ed Herrmann, hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the White Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Athletics. Reggie Jackson committed two errors, one of them resulting in a White Sox run, but hit a double and single to bat the A's to a 3-2 lead going into the eighth. Bill Melton opened the White Sox rally with a double and Ron Santo singled, pinch-runner Luis Alvarado stopping at second. Ken Henderson followed with a sacrifice fly to tie the the score before Downing came to the plate and belted his winning homer off Darold Knowles, pitching in relief of Vida Blue.

Rangers 4, Royals 2 at Texas (night game):
A double by Jeff Burroughs and triple by Tom Grieve capped a rally as the Rangers scored three runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Royals, 4-2. Cookie Rojas batted in the Royals' runs with a single in the sixth for a 2-1 lead. Lenny Randle singled for the Rangers in the eighth and when Gene Garber threw wildly on a bunt by Dave Nelson, both runners were safe. Toby Harrah singled, driving in Randle to tie the score. Alex Johnson hit into a double play, wiping out Harrah, but Burroughs doubled, sending Nelson home with the leading run, and Grieve followed with his triple to produce an insurance counter.

Padres 6, Braves 1 at Atlanta (night game):
Winning his first game in a Padres' uniform, Jim McAndrew, formerly with the Mets, scattered 10 hits while beating the Braves, 6-1. McAndrews' biggest jam came in the eighth inning when the Braves filled the bases with one out, but Rowland Office popped up and Norm Miller flied out. The Padres decided the outcome with two-run singles by Johnny Grubb and Fred Kendall in the third. Dave Winfield added a run with a homer in the fifth. Derrel Thomas, who had four hits in five trips, singled for the Padres' final tally in the sixth.

Cubs 18, Pirates 9 at Chicago (day game):
In the biggest day for any major league batter so far this season, George Mitterwald hit three homers, one of them with the bases loaded, to lead the Cubs' attack in an 18-9 victory over the Pirates. The homers were the first in the N. L. for Mitterwald, who was obtained from the Twins in a winter deal. The Cubs' catcher hit his grand-slam in the first inning, homered again with one aboard in the third, walked with the bases loaded in the fourth, slammed a solo drive in the sixth and doubled in his last plate appearance in the eighth to wind up with a total of eight runs driven in. Three other Cubs, Rick Monday, Jerry Morales and Bill Madlock, also hit for the circuit. Burt Hooton pitched the route for the Cubs, although allowing 16 hits including homers by Willie Stargell, Richie Hebner and Richie Zisk.

Dodgers 14, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Steve Garvey hit two homers and Jim Wynn walloped one as the Dodgers broke a tight game apart with 12 runs in the last three innings to wallop the Reds, 14-1. Garvey's first homer and Wynn's blow with two aboard produced four runs in the seventh. Five hits, including doubles by Davey Lopes and Bill Buckner, added four more runs in the eighth before the Dodgers wound up with their final four in the ninth, three coming on Garvey's second circuit clout. George Foster homered in the fourth inning for the Reds' only run.

Astros 3, Giants 2 at Houston (night game):
A wild throw by Dave Kingman after fielding a bunt enabled Bob Gallagher to score the run that gave the Astros a 3-2 victory over the Giants. Garry Maddox drove in the Giants' two runs with a single and sacrifice fly. Cesar Cedeno homered for the Astros and Johnny Edwards drove in a run with a triple to effect a 2-2 tie. Ollie Brown walked in the Astros' sixth and, after a sacrifice, Cedeno was passed intentionally. Bob Watson then bunted down the third base line and Kingman made his fatal wild throw to first.

Expos 7, Mets 4 at Montreal (day game):
Dave Schneck hit two homers and drove in four runs, but that was not enough for the Mets, who lost to the Expos, 7-4, for their sixth straight defeat. After Schneck connected with two aboard to put the Mets ahead in the sixth inning, 3-2, Bob Bailey tied the score with a circuit clout in the home half and Barry Foote followed with his first major league homer in the seventh to send the Expos ahead to stay. The Expos iced their verdict with three runs in the eighth, one on a double by Hal Breeden and two on a single by Tim Foli.

Phillies 12, Cardinals 5 at Philadelphia (night game):
Led by Mike Anderson, who hit a triple, double and two singles, the Phillies defeated the Cardinals, 12-5, for their sixth straight victory in the club's longest winning streak since April, 1970. Anderson drove in three runs, Dave Cash batted in two runs with a single and Tommy Hutton accounted for two with a triple.