MLB standings through games of April 30, 1974

MLB standings at the end of April 30, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	19	11	8	0	.579		73	75	8-5	3-3	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	23	13	10	0	.565		99	91	9-4	4-6	6-4	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	17	9	8	0	.529	1.0	85	76	4-4	5-4	4-6	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	21	10	11	0	.476	2.0	100	96	7-4	3-7	6-4	Won 5
Detroit Tigers	19	9	10	0	.474	2.0	67	75	3-4	6-6	6-4	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	22	10	12	0	.455	2.5	88	107	7-5	3-7	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Texas Rangers	21	13	8	0	.619		109	87	7-3	6-5	7-3	Won 2
California Angels	23	11	11	1	.500	2.5	122	104	6-4	5-7	3-7	Won 2
Oakland A's	20	10	10	0	.500	2.5	91	88	5-4	5-6	4-6	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	21	9	11	1	.450	3.5	80	108	4-5	5-6	3-7	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	21	8	11	2	.421	4.0	84	103	6-5	2-6	7-3	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	19	8	11	0	.421	4.0	98	86	4-4	4-7	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	22	13	9	0	.591		121	108	7-4	6-5	6-4	Won 3
Montreal Expos	16	9	7	0	.562	1.0	85	78	3-0	6-7	4-6	Lost 5
Philadelphia Phillies	21	10	11	0	.476	2.5	89	88	6-3	4-8	3-7	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	18	7	11	0	.389	4.0	72	109	5-3	2-8	2-8	Lost 2
New York Mets	21	8	13	0	.381	4.5	91	102	2-5	6-8	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	18	6	12	0	.333	5.0	88	105	3-6	3-6	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	23	17	6	0	.739		136	66	11-3	6-3	8-2	Lost 1
Houston Astros	24	14	10	0	.583	3.5	127	90	9-4	5-6	6-4	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	19	10	9	0	.526	5.0	96	89	7-4	3-5	6-4	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	23	11	12	0	.478	6.0	95	110	9-6	2-6	4-6	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	23	11	12	0	.478	6.0	90	91	7-6	4-6	4-6	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	24	10	14	0	.417	7.5	76	130	8-5	2-9	7-3	Won 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 16, Red Sox 6 at Boston (night game):
The Angels went on a scoring spree with 18 hits and overwhelmed the Red Sox, 16-6, in a game that saw Nolan Ryan strike out 15, walk seven and hit two batters, including Doug Griffin, who was struck over the left ear and was taken to the hospital. Bob Oliver drove in four runs for the Angels with a sacrifice fly, double and triple. Dave Chalk accounted for three RBIs with a double and homer, while Ellie Rodriguez also drove in three runs with a single and double. The Red Sox collected only six hits off Ryan, including homers by Dick McAuliffe and Cecil Cooper.

White Sox 2, Orioles 1 at Chicago (night game):
Ron Santo hit his first A. L. homer, connecting with a man on base in the seventh inning, to lift the White Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Orioles. The former Cub's clout off Jim Palmer, following a single by Ken Henderson, erased the 1-0 lead that the Orioles had gained off Stan Bahnsen in the first when Rich Coggins doubled and Bobby Grich singled.

Tigers 7, Royals 2 at Kansas City (night game):
A loser of four decisions, Mickey Lolich gained his first victory of the season when the Tigers defeated the Royals, 7-2. The Tigers took command of the game with three runs off Paul Splittorff on five straight hits in the fifth inning. Bill Freehan and Jim Northrup opened the attack with singles, Aurelio Rodriguez doubled and Ed Brinkman and Dick Sharon followed with singles. Fran Healy hit a homer for the Royals in the seventh.

Rangers 12, Brewers 10 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Rangers smashed three homers in the eighth inning while scoring six runs to gain a come-from-behind 12-10 victory over the Brewers. After trailing, 6-1, the Rangers erupted for five runs in the seventh, but a double by Don Money and single by Johnny Briggs put the Brewers ahead again in their half before the Rangers exploded in the eighth. Jeff Burroughs and Jim Spencer smashed their homers in succession and, after Dave Nelson singled to drive in another run, Cesar Tovar came up with two men on base and provided the deciding blow with his circuit clout, giving him five RBIs for the game. The Brewers were unable to catch up, although Pedro Garcia hit a two-run homer.

Indians 8, Twins 3 at Minnesota (day game):
Two former Yankees, Fritz Peterson and Fred Beene, both making their first appearances in Cleveland uniforms, combined to pitch the Indians to an 8-3 victory over the Twins. Bobby Darwin accounted for the Twins' runs with two homers. His second blow with a man on base in the seventh inning led to the exit of Peterson in favor of Beene. The Indians, after scoring twice in the first, clinched the game with a four-run outburst in the fifth. Charlie Spikes, hitting safely in his 19th straight game, and George Hendrick drove in two runs apiece with singles. Frank Duffy added another run for the the Indians with a homer in the eighth.

Yankees 4, A's 3 at New York (night game):
Successive homers by Roy White and Chris Chambliss in the eighth inning powered the Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Athletics. Bill Sudakis also homered for the Yankees to account for their first run in the second, but the A's went on to take a 2-1 lead with one of their runs coming on a circuit clout by Reggie Jackson. Rick Dempsey opened the eighth with a pinch-single for the Yankees and, after one out, White and Chambliss hit their homers off Vida Blue. The A's then fell one run short with a round-tripper by Gene Tenace in the ninth. Sparky Lyle retired the last batter in relief of Mel Stottlemyre, who was the winner, boosting his record to 5-1.

Astros 4, Cubs 2 at Houston (night game):
Mick Kelleher, called up from Denver (Pacific Coast) the day before to replace injured Roger Metzger on the Astros' roster, drove in two runs with a pair of singles to lead the way to a 4-2 victory over the Cubs. Both of the Cubs' runs in the second were unearned on two errors that sandwiched a triple by Don Kessinger. A single by Doug Rader, pass to Dave Campbell and single by Kelleher started the Astros' scoring in the fifth. Denis Menke doubled and Greg Gross singled for the tying run in the seventh. Then in the eighth the Astros broke away, scoring one run on a double by Lee May and single by Johnny Edwards. After a forceout by Rader and an infield out, Kelleher singled to plate an insurance run.

Mets 8, Dodgers 7 at Los Angeles (night game):
After blowing a 6-0 lead, the Mets came back with a two-run double by John Milner in the ninth inning to gain an 8-7 victory over the Dodgers, who were stopped on a seven-game winning streak. The Mets chased Tommy John in the fifth while building up a 6-0 lead, but a triple by Tom Paciorek was the key to two Dodger runs in the sixth and Bill Russell homered in the seventh. Then in the eighth, Davey Lopes walked, Ron Cey was hit by a pitch and Steve Garvey homered to tie the score. However in the ninth, Felix Millan singled for the Mets and was forced by Rusty Staub, but Cleon Jones singled, pinch-runner Ted Martinez stopping at second, before Milner rapped his decisive double. In the Dodgers' ninth, Russell tripled and scored on an error by Milner. Bill Buckner singled, but Cey flied out to end the game.

Padres 2, Expos 1 at San Diego (night game):
Enzo Hernandez singled in the sixth inning, moved to second on a balk, stole third and scored on a double by Derrel Thomas to give the Padres a 2-1 victory over the Expos. Singles by Tim Foli and Willie Davis, together with an error by Bill Greif, produced the Expos' run in the first. The Padres tied the score in the home half. Dave Winfield singled, took third on a single by Bobby Tolan and continued home when Ken Singleton let the ball get away from him in right field.

Phillies 6, Giants 5 at San Francisco (night game):
The Phillies rallied for two runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Giants, 6-5, to end a six-game losing streak. Larry Bowa hit the second homer of his major league career, connecting with a man on base in the first, to pace the Phillies to a 4-1 lead before the Giants tied the score in the seventh on a walk, double by Gary Matthews, single by Chris Arnold and double by Garry Maddox. In the Phillies' ninth, Dave Cash singled, moved up on a sacrifice and scored on a double by Mike Schmidt. Mike Anderson followed with a single, adding what proved to be the winning marker, since the Giants picked up a run in their half of the ninth before the game ended.

Cardinals 7, Braves 2 at St. Louis (night game):
The Cardinals piled up 13 hits, including three apiece by Lou Brock and Joe Torre, to gain a 7-2 victory over the Braves, whose only noteworthy contribution to the contest was Hank Aaron's 720th homer. The Cardinals already were winning, 5-0, before Aaron connected off Lynn McGlothen in the seventh inning. When the Braves added another run on a single by Dusty Baker and two wild pitches around an infield out, Al Hrabosky relieved and finished. Brock's hits included a two-run homer in the eighth inning.