MLB standings through games of May 19, 1974

MLB standings at the end of May 19, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Milwaukee Brewers	33	17	16	0	.515		155	138	7-10	10-6	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	35	18	17	0	.514		127	149	5-7	13-10	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	37	19	18	0	.514		163	152	11-9	8-9	5-5	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	38	19	19	0	.500	0.5	163	167	10-8	9-11	6-4	Won 3
New York Yankees	41	20	21	0	.488	1.0	153	164	11-9	9-12	3-7	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	35	17	18	0	.486	1.0	141	154	10-10	7-8	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	36	18	16	2	.529		144	160	10-8	8-8	6-4	Lost 1
Oakland A's	38	20	18	0	.526		173	154	13-9	7-9	7-3	Won 1
Texas Rangers	38	19	19	0	.500	1.0	182	172	9-10	10-9	4-6	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	37	18	19	0	.486	1.5	176	153	8-9	10-10	6-4	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	34	16	17	1	.485	1.5	134	149	9-7	7-10	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	40	18	21	1	.462	2.5	175	174	10-10	8-11	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	36	20	16	0	.556		183	157	11-7	9-9	6-4	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	37	20	17	0	.541	0.5	161	152	14-7	6-10	7-3	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	30	16	14	0	.533	1.0	131	135	6-3	10-11	6-4	Won 2
New York Mets	38	17	21	0	.447	4.0	158	163	7-10	10-11	6-4	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	33	13	20	0	.394	5.5	131	186	10-6	3-14	3-7	Lost 5
Pittsburgh Pirates	34	12	22	0	.353	7.0	137	167	8-11	4-11	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	39	28	11	0	.718		223	124	17-5	11-6	8-2	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	35	20	15	0	.571	6.0	152	130	12-8	8-7	8-2	Won 4
San Francisco Giants	41	22	19	0	.537	7.0	176	158	10-8	12-11	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	40	20	20	0	.500	8.5	163	165	10-9	10-11	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	42	20	22	0	.476	9.5	186	175	14-9	6-13	1-9	Lost 9
San Diego Padres	43	16	27	0	.372	14.0	154	243	9-13	7-14	2-8	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Red Sox 11, Orioles 2 (day game) / Red Sox 6, Orioles 4 at Baltimore (night game):
The Red Sox collected 17 hits in the first game and added 13 more in the second game to sweep over the Orioles in a doubleheader, 11-2 and 6-4. Rico Petrocelli rapped four singles in four official trips and Juan Beniquez, Carl Yastrzemski and Bernie Carbo had three hits apiece in the opener. To add to their troubles, the Orioles committed six errors, setting a Baltimore club record for fielding inefficiency. In the nightcap, Rick Burleson homered with a man on base in the third inning and the Red Sox tied the score at 2-2 in the fourth on singles by Yastrzemski, Carbo and Burleson, together with a throwing error by Doyle Alexander. The deadlock then persisted until the ninth when Beniquez singled and Carlton Fisk hit a homer to complete the Red Sox' sweep of the twin bill.

A's 8, White Sox 3 at Chicago (day game):
Angel Mangual smashed the first grand-slam homer of his major league career for the Athletics' only hit in the first inning when they scored five runs en route to an 8-3 victory over the White Sox. Stan Bahnsen, pitching for the White Sox, walked three batters to load the bases and then passed Pat Bourque to force in the A's first run before Mangual hit his homer. Catfish Hunter shut out the White Sox through eight innings before turning the mound over to Paul Lindblad. The White Sox scored their three runs in the ninth on a walk, error and homer by Brian Downing.

[DH] Indians 2, Tigers 1 (day game) / Indians 9, Tigers 4 at Cleveland (day game):
Two-hit pitching from Gaylord Perry and a two-run homer by Jack Brohamer combined to produce a 2-1 victory in the first game of a doubleheader before the Indians completed the sweep by defeating the Tigers in the second game , 9-4. Perry's victory was his sixth in a row since losing to the Yankees on opening day. Perry's control deserted him in the fifth inning and the veteran righthander loaded the bases on three walks, but escaped with only one run scoring on a sacrifice fly by Aurelio Rodriguez. In the Indians' half, Dave Duncan drew a pass from Joe Coleman and Brohamer followed with his decisive homer. In the nightcap, the Indians broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the fourth inning and iced their victory with a two-run homer by Buddy Bell in the fifth.

Rangers 8, Royals 3 at Kansas City (day game):
Jeff Burroughs, the league leader in RBIs, brought his total to 41 by driving in four runs as the Rangers defeated the Royals, 8-3. Burroughs batted in the Rangers' initial run with a single in the first inning. After hitting another single and scoring in the third, the Rangers' outfielder knocked in two runs with a single in the fourth and added his fourth RBI with his fourth single of the game in the eighth. David Clyde, who started for the Rangers, was lifted in the third when the Royals tied the score at 2-2, but Jackie Brown pitched five innings and allowed one run on four hits before Steve Foucault finished.

[DH] Yankees 6, Brewers 2 (day game) / Brewers 3, Yankees 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
A bases-loaded double by Lou Piniella paced the Yankees to a 6-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Brewers came back with a two-run homer by Johnny Briggs to win the second game, 3-1. In the opener, the score was tied, 1-1, when the Yankees started the seventh inning with a single by Graig Nettles, who continued to second on an error by Briggs. Chris Chambliss singled, scoring Nettles. After a double by Rick Dempsey and pass to Jim Ray Hart loaded the bases, Piniella cleared the sacks with his double. In the nightcap, the Brewers scored a run in the fifth inning on a double by Bob Hansen and single by Charlie Moore before Don Money singled in the sixth and Briggs followed with his winning homer. Bill Champion, who started for the Brewers, was lifted after loading the bases with one out in the seventh. Tom Murphy gave up a sacrifice fly by Bobby Murcer for the Yankees run, but then struck out Piniella.

[DH] Angels 4, Twins 2 (day game) / Twins 4, Angels 2 at Minnesota (day game):
With each club having a four-run inning, the Angels and Twins divided a doubleheader by identical scores of 4-2. The Angels won the opener for Nolan Ryan with a scoring outburst in the eighth inning. Bert Blyleven, pitching for the Twins with a 2-0 lead, was lifted after loading the bases and giving up one run on a single by Bobby Valentine. Paul Schaal greeted the arrival of Bill Campbell in relief by hitting a two-run single and Tommy McCraw drove in another run with an infield out. In the nightcap, the Twins sent 10 men to bat and scored their four runs in the third inning. Bob Oliver, who had a homer, double and single, drove in both of the Angels' runs. Campbell made his second relief appearance of of the day for the Twins and was more effective, allowing only one hit in the last two innings. Rod Carew enjoyed a banner day at bat in the doubleheader, collecting five hits in eight trips and raising his average to .409.

Reds 7, Astros 1 at Houston (day game):
Turning in his first complete game of the season, Don Gullett allowed only five hits and struck out 10 while pitching the Reds to a 7-1 victory over the Astros, who absorbed their ninth straight defeat. A homer by Lee May in the fourth inning was the only thing that kept Gullett from posting a shutout. George Foster drove in two runs for the Reds with a single and double. Tony Perez hit a homer.

Braves 4, Dodgers 2 at Los Angeles (day game):
Buzz Capra made his first start for the Braves and pitched a five-hitter to defeat the Dodgers, 4-2. Hank Aaron appeared in the 2,993rd game of his career to move into third place on the all-time list ahead of Willie Mays. The Braves broke Don Sutton's string of 18 innings of scoreless pitching with three runs in the first. Ralph Garr doubled and, after a sacrifice, Dusty Baker walked. Aaron beat out an infield hit to Ron Cey, Garr scoring, and when the third baseman threw wildly Baker also crossed the plate. Aaron then scored on a single by Davey Johnson. Garr homered for the Braves' other run in the eighth. Willie Crawford hit a homer for the Dodgers in the second and also scored their other run on a single by Cey in the seventh.

[DH] Expos 7, Mets 4 (day game) / Expos 5, Mets 0 at New York (day game):
The Expos, who had been shut out in two successive games in New York, broke out of their scoring slump to defeat the Mets in a doubleheader, 7-4 and 5-0. The Mets took a 2-0 lead in the opener before the Expos picked up their first run in the third inning on singles by Barry Foote and Steve Renko, a safe bunt by Ron Hunt and forceout by Larry Lintz. The Mets added a run in their half, but the Expos tied the score in the fourth on two walks, a double by Jim Cox and sacrifice fly by Foote. After a single by Willie Davis and double by Ken Singleton put the Expos ahead in the fifth, they added a run on a wild pitch with the bases loaded in the sixth before clinching the outcome with two in the ninth on a double by Lintz, triple by Davis and single by Singleton. In the nightcap, Ernie McAnally gave the Mets a dose of their own shutout medicine, pitching a four-hitter. Bob Bailey drove in three runs with two singles and a sacrifice fly to help beat Jerry Koosman.

[DH] Phillies 3, Pirates 2 (day game) / Pirates 2, Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Dividing a pair of close games, the Phillies won the opener of a doubleheader, 3-2, and the Pirates gained a split with a 2-1 victory in the nightcap. A homer by Richie Hebner in the fifth inning gave the Pirates a 1-0 lead in the first game before the Phillies rallied for all their runs in the eighth. Mike Anderson singled and, after a forceout, a single by Willie Montanez and pass to Dave Cash loaded the bases. Larry Bowa doubled, driving in pinch-runners Billy Grabarkewitz and Terry Harmon. Del Unser followed with a squeeze bunt and Cash scored what proved to be the deciding run. The Pirates fell short with a run in the ninth. In the second game, the Pirates got on the board in the second with singles by Manny Sanguillen and Gene Clines and an infield out by Mario Mendoza. The Phillies pulled even in the third when Tommy Hutton walked, stole second and scored on a single by Dick Ruthven. Rennie Stennett walked in the fifth and, with two out, raced home from first to score the Pirates' winning run on a double by Willie Stargell.

[DH] Giants 8, Padres 2 (day game) / Padres 10, Giants 7 at San Francisco (day game):
After bowing to the Giants in the first game of a doubleheader, 8-2, the Padres came back to win the second game, 10-7, in 12 innings. Mike Caldwell, gaining his seventh victory of the season in the opener, restricted his former Padre teammates to six hits. Both runs off his deliveries were unearned when Garry Maddox dropped a fly by Nate Colbert in the sixth inning before Johnny Grubb hit a homer. Bobby Bonds and Ed Goodson each batted in three runs for the Giants. Bonds hit a homer, triple and single, while Goodson collected four singles. In the nightcap, Willie McCovey powered the Padres into a 5-3 lead in the fifth inning with the 15th grand-slam homer of his career, tying Hank Aaron's N. L. record. However the Giants rallied to go ahead, 6-5, before a single by Matty Alou and homer by Bobby Tolan put the Padres in front again in the ninth. However, Bill Greif, who was the loser in the first game, took the mound in relief in the Giants' half and walked Gary Matthews with the bases loaded to force in the tying run. Jim Willoughby, the fifth of six pitchers used by the Giants, passed two batters in the 12th and Rich Morales followed with an infield hit to load the bases. With two out, the Giants made a pitching change that proved costly. Ron Bryant took over and walked Tolan to force in the tie-breaking run. Derrel Thomas then grounded to Steve Ontiveros and when the third baseman threw wildly, two more runs crossed the plate to clinch the victory for the Padres.

Cardinals 6, Cubs 5 at St. Louis (day game):
Bake McBride, who showed his power with a three-run homer in the first inning, later displayed his speed by scoring from first base on a double by Ted Simmons in the eighth to bring the Cardinals a 6-5 victory over the Cubs. After McBride hit his homer, Joe Torre also connected for the circuit to give Bob Gibson a 4-1 lead. Led by Jose Cardenal, who hit two doubles and a single, driving in three runs and scoring one, the Cubs pulled into a tie, but the Cards regained the lead with an unearned run in the sixth. The Cubs then tied the score again with a homer by Jerry Morales in the eighth. In the Cards' half, McBride was hit by a pitch before making his dash home and scoring the winning run on Simmons' two-bagger.