MLB standings through games of April 27, 1974

MLB standings at the end of April 27, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Milwaukee Brewers	15	9	6	0	.600		70	58	4-3	5-3	6-4	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	17	10	7	0	.588		68	70	7-5	3-2	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	20	11	9	0	.550	0.5	79	78	7-3	4-6	5-5	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	19	9	10	0	.474	2.0	75	80	7-3	2-7	4-6	Lost 5
Detroit Tigers	17	7	10	0	.412	3.0	54	69	3-4	4-6	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	18	7	11	0	.389	3.5	79	89	6-4	1-7	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Texas Rangers	18	11	7	0	.611		87	61	7-3	4-4	8-2	Won 1
Oakland A's	18	10	8	0	.556	1.0	85	80	5-4	5-4	6-4	Won 1
California Angels	20	9	10	1	.474	2.5	97	86	6-4	3-6	2-8	Lost 4
Kansas City Royals	17	8	9	0	.471	2.5	92	74	4-2	4-7	5-5	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	18	8	9	1	.471	2.5	69	92	3-3	5-6	4-6	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	19	7	10	2	.412	3.5	78	96	5-4	2-6	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	14	9	5	0	.643		84	72	3-0	6-5	6-4	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	20	11	9	0	.550	1.0	105	104	5-4	6-5	4-6	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	19	9	10	0	.474	2.5	79	78	6-3	3-7	3-7	Lost 5
Chicago Cubs	15	6	9	0	.400	3.5	64	84	5-3	1-6	3-7	Lost 5
New York Mets	17	5	12	0	.294	5.5	64	83	2-5	3-7	3-7	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	17	5	12	0	.294	5.5	81	102	2-6	3-6	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	20	15	5	0	.750		117	51	9-2	6-3	8-2	Won 5
Houston Astros	21	12	9	0	.571	3.5	102	79	7-4	5-5	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	18	10	8	0	.556	4.0	94	80	7-4	3-4	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	20	11	9	0	.550	4.0	81	73	7-3	4-6	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	21	11	10	0	.524	4.5	90	99	9-5	2-5	5-5	Won 3
San Diego Padres	22	8	14	0	.364	8.0	69	125	6-5	2-9	5-5	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

A's 11, Orioles 5 at Baltimore (night game):
A bases-loaded double by Bert Campaneris and two-run homer by Ray Fosse were among the Athletics' 12 hits in an 11-5 victory over the Orioles. A single by Campaneris, who had three hits for the day, a triple by Bill North and sacrifice fly by Reggie Jackson started the A's scoring in the first inning. Fosse rapped his homer in the second. Three more runs in the fifth, two scoring on a single by Sal Bando, settled things, but the A's added a run in the seventh and their final counters on Campaneris' double in the eighth. Bobby Grich and Paul Blair hit homers for the Orioles.

Tigers 8, White Sox 3 at Chicago (night game):
Ed Brinkman belted two homers and Willie Horton added one among the Tigers' 14 hits in an 8-3 victory over the White Sox. After Brinkman's first homer in the third inning, the Tigers went ahead in the same stanza, 2-1, with a run on singles by Dick Sharon and Gary Sutherland and a sacrifice fly by Mickey Stanley. Brinkman homered again in the fifth and, after two out, the Tigers proceeded to score three more times on only one hit. A walk to Stanley led to Jim Kaat's exit. A single by Al Kaline and pass to Horton ended reliever Rich Gossage's stint. After Skip Pitlock took over, runs were forced across the plate when Bill Freehan was hit by a pitch and both Jim Northrup and Aurelio Rodriguez walked.

Indians 6, Angels 0 at Cleveland (day game):
Jim Perry, who joined brother Gaylord on the Indians' staff this year, pitched his first complete game of the season and shut out the Angels, 6-0, on a four-hitter. Charlie Spikes hit safely in his 16th straight game for the Indians. Oscar Gamble singled and Spikes doubled home a run in the second inning. Spikes then homered in the seventh before the Indians iced the game with four runs in the eighth, two scoring on a circuit clout by Gamble.

Royals 10, Red Sox 3 at Kansas City (day game):
A four-run outburst in the first inning, including a homer by Fran Healy with a man on base, started the Royals off to a 10-3 victory over the Red Sox. Al Fitzmorris, who started for the Royals, got off in shaky style, giving up two runs to the Red Sox, but the Royals came back in their half against Juan Marichal. Freddie Patek singled and scored on an infield hit by Cookie Rojas and wild throw by Mario Guerrero. Rojas took second on the error and crossed the plate on a single by Amos Otis before Healy smashed his homer. Rojas knocked in a run with a triple in the fifth and the Royals capped their scoring with five runs in the eighth, including a triple by Otis and double by John Mayberry.

Brewers 9, Twins 0 at Minnesota (day game):
Jim Slaton yielded only four hits and pitched the Brewers to a 9-0 victory over the Twins. George Scott drove in three runs with a single and homer. After accounting for an RBI with a single in the third, when the Brewers scored four times, Scott hit his homer after a pass to Johnny Briggs in the fifth. In that same stanza, Robin Yount walked, stole his first major league base and scored on a single by Don Money.

Rangers 6, Yankees 1 at New York (day game):
David Clyde, the Rangers' 19-year-old lefthander, turned in the first complete game of his major league career and beat the Yankees, 6-1. The Rangers, after nicking Pat Dobson for a run in the second inning, put the game away with four runs in the third on a single by Dave Nelson, his stolen base, a single by Alex Johnson, double by Jeff Burroughs, triple by Jim Spencer and single by Mike Hargrove. Two new Yankees, Chris Chambliss and Dick Tidrow, obtained in a multi-player deal with the Indians, made their debuts in a New York uniform. Singles by Graig Nettles and Chambliss, together with a sacrifice fly by Bill Sudakis, produced the Yankees' run off Clyde in the fourth inning. Tidrow pitched the last 6 2/3 innings in relief and allowed only six hits.

Braves 5, Cubs 2 at Atlanta (day game):
Three homers, including one by winning pitcher Roric Harrison, powered the Braves to a 5-2 victory over the Cubs. Darrell Evans, breaking an 0-for-11 slump, started the Braves' scoring with a circuit clout in the first inning. Harrison followed with his homer in the third. Dusty Baker added a belt after a single by Evans in the fourth. Ralph Garr tripled and Evans singled for the wrap-up run in the fifth. Jerry Morales homered for one of the Cubs' counters.

Dodgers 5, Expos 2 at Los Angeles (day game):
Al Downing gave up only four hits in the first seven innings and Mike Marshall stopped his former Montreal teammates the rest of the way as the Dodgers extended their winning streak to five games with a 5-2 victory over the Expos. The Dodgers reached Steve Rogers for two runs in the fifth inning and added a pair in the sixth when Bill Buckner singled and Ron Cey homered. The Expos picked up their runs off Downing in the seventh on a walk, singles by Jim Cox and Tim Foli, a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Barry Foote, but Bill Russell iced the outcome with a homer in the Dodgers' half.

Astros 10, Pirates 7 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Starting with five runs in the first inning, the Astros built up an early lead to gain a 10-7 victory over the Pirates, who scored six of their runs in last three frames in a futile effort to catch up. The Astros sent 11 men to bat in the first and chased both Bob Moose and John Morlan with an attack that included a double by Cesar Cedeno and singles by Greg Gross, Roger Metzger, Milt May and Tommy Helms, plus two walks. Metzger batted in two runs with a triple in the third. The Astros added a pair in the sixth. A single by Bob Watson and double by Lee May accounted for the first run. Bob Gallagher ran for May, took third after a long fly by Milt May and scored on a sacrifice fly by Doug Rader. The Pirates' efforts included a two-run homer by Al Oliver.

Padres 5, Phillies 2 at San Diego (night game):
Dave Roberts batted in three runs with a single and double to lead the Padres to a 5-2 victory over the Phillies in a game that saw two players ejected following a bat-throwing incident. Derrel Thomas of the Padres, facing Ron Schueler in the seventh inning, was brushed back. After swinging at the next pitch, Thomas' bat flew at the Phillies' hurler. Later Thomas claimed the bat "slipped" out of his hand. Thomas and catcher Jim Essian then became involved in a pushing match and both were thrown out of the game. Dave Cash and Mike Schmidt hit homers for the Phillies. After Schmidt scored on an inside-the-park drive in the sixth, Willie McCovey walked in the Padres' half, Johnny Grubb singled and Roberts clinched the outcome by driving in both runners with a double.

Giants 11, Mets 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Taking advantage of Dave Schneck's troubles in center field, the Giants scored four runs in the third inning en route to an 11-3 victory over the Mets. Ken Rudolph opened the inning with a single and John D'Acquisto sacrificed. After Gary Matthews popped up, Schneck fell chasing a fly by Bruce Miller and the ball went through for a triple, scoring Rudolph. Garry Maddox followed with a single, driving in Miller. Bobby Bonds then hit a fly to right-center and when Schneck dropped the ball, Maddox not only scored, but Bonds was able to complete the circuit of the bases. Chris Speier drove in four subsequent runs with a double and single as the Giants enjoyed their highest scoring game so far this season.

Cardinals 4, Reds 3 at St. Louis (night game):
The N. L.'s leading batter, Ken Reitz boosted his average to .421 with four hits, including a run-scoring double in the 10th inning that brought the Cardinals a 4-3 victory over the Reds. The Cards, who were handcuffed by reliever Pedro Borbon in losing the previous night's game by the same 4-3 score, got back at the Reds' bullpen ace by beating him with two out in the 10th when Bake McBride singled and raced home from first on Reitz' double.