MLB standings through games of May 25, 1974

MLB standings at the end of May 25, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Milwaukee Brewers	39	21	18	0	.538		190	163	10-11	11-7	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	40	21	19	0	.525	0.5	160	161	12-11	9-8	6-4	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	42	22	20	0	.524	0.5	190	188	13-9	9-11	7-3	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	42	21	21	0	.500	1.5	173	166	11-9	10-12	4-6	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	41	20	21	0	.488	2.0	151	179	6-8	14-13	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	45	20	25	0	.444	4.0	166	195	11-11	9-14	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	43	23	20	0	.535		198	175	13-9	10-11	6-4	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	41	20	19	2	.513	1.0	166	184	12-9	8-10	5-5	Lost 2
California Angels	45	22	22	1	.500	1.5	198	185	12-10	10-12	5-5	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	42	21	21	0	.500	1.5	190	169	11-11	10-10	5-5	Won 2
Texas Rangers	43	21	22	0	.488	2.0	202	201	9-10	12-12	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	39	17	21	1	.447	3.5	155	173	10-11	7-10	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	43	25	18	0	.581		184	165	16-8	9-10	8-2	Won 2
Montreal Expos	36	19	17	0	.528	2.5	153	159	8-4	11-13	5-5	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	41	21	20	0	.512	3.0	192	175	11-10	10-10	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	43	19	24	0	.442	6.0	180	186	8-12	11-12	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	38	16	22	0	.421	6.5	152	208	11-7	5-15	3-7	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	39	14	25	0	.359	9.0	158	185	9-12	5-13	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	45	32	13	0	.711		259	153	20-5	12-8	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	41	22	19	0	.537	8.0	182	156	12-8	10-11	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	47	25	22	0	.532	8.0	205	194	13-11	12-11	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	45	23	22	0	.511	9.0	181	178	11-10	12-12	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	47	23	24	0	.489	10.0	207	192	16-10	7-14	3-7	Won 1
San Diego Padres	49	18	31	0	.367	16.0	179	281	10-15	8-16	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Brewers 9, Red Sox 2 at Boston (day game):
Johnny Briggs belted two homers and Pedro Garcia hit one, each with a man on base, to help power the Brewers to a 9-2 victory over the Red Sox, who were stopped on their six-game winning streak. Don Money walked ahead of Briggs' first homer of the game in the opening inning. After the Brewers added three runs in the second, Briggs homered again with George Scott on base in the sixth. Garcia's drive came with Bob Coluccio aboard in the seventh and produced the Brewers' last two runs.

Angels 8, A's 2 at California (night game):
Frank Tanana scattered eight hits and gave up only two unearned runs as the Angels defeated the Athletics, 8-2. The Angels, after taking a 3-0 lead, iced the game with four runs in the fourth. Ken Holtzman, who started for the A's, was removed with the bases loaded. Bobby Valentine hit a sacrifice fly, Bob Oliver drove in two runs with a single and Tommy McCraw accounted for the fourth run of the frame with another sacrifice fly. Joe Lahoud capped the Angels' scoring with a homer in the sixth.

Tigers 5, Indians 4 at Detroit (night game):
A homer by Willie Horton proved mightier than a blow by Charlie Spikes and enabled the Tigers to defeat the Indians, 5-4. With the score tied, 2-2, Oscar Gamble singled for the Indians in the eighth inning and Spikes followed with a round-tripper off Luke Walker, who nevertheless gained credit for his first A. L. victory when Mickey Stanley and Al Kaline singled in the Tigers' half of the eighth and Horton smashed his winning homer off Fred Beene.

Royals 4, White Sox 3 at Kansas City (night game):
An iron-man effort by Wilbur Wood ended in defeat in the 14th inning when the Royals rallied for two runs on a double by Fran Healy to beat the White Sox, 4-3. The Royals used two pitchers. Steve Busby worked the first 11 innings and Doug Bird finished as the winner, although he almost wound up losing when the White Sox broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring single by Ken Henderson in the top half of the 14th. In the Royals' half, Jim Wohlford was safe on an error by Ron Santo. Al Cowens and Frank White, both attempting to sacrifice, beat out bunts to load the bases. Healy then doubled to drive in the tying and winning runs.

Rangers 4, Twins 3 at Minnesota (day game):
Sparked by Alex Johnson, who hit his first homer of the season, the Rangers scored three runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Twins, 4-3. Cesar Tovar doubled, went to third on an infield out and stole home to account for the Ranger run in the first inning, but Steve Brye doubled and Luis Gomez singled for the tying tally in the second and Tony Oliva put the Twins ahead with a homer in the sixth. Toby Harrah opened the eighth for the Rangers with a single and scored ahead of Johnson on his homer. Jeff Burroughs followed with a single and, after a walk, Lenny Randle singled to drive in what proved to be the winning run. The Twins fell short in their half of the eighth with a run on a single by Jim Holt and triple by Bobby Darwin.

Orioles 5, Yankees 1 at New York (day game):
Mike Cuellar pitched a two-hitter and gained his fifth straight complete-game victory when the Orioles defeated the Yankees, 5-1. Paul Blair rapped three hits including a homer, and Don Baylor also connected for the circuit in the Orioles' support of their veteran lefthander. The only run off Cuellar counted in the fifth inning on a walk to Graig Nettles and double by Fernando Gonzalez.

Astros 5, Braves 1 at Atlanta (night game):
The Astros shattered a 1-1 tie with four runs in the ninth inning, defeating the Braves, 5-1. A sacrifice fly by Roger Metzger with the bases loaded produced the Astros' initial run in the third. The Braves came back with the tying tally in their half on singles by Carl Morton and Dusty Baker around a sacrifice. Tommy Helms opened the Astros' outburst in the ninth with a double and gave way to pinch-runner Larry Milbourne, who scored the tie-breaking run on a single by pinch-hitter Bob Gallagher. Morton departed in favor of Jack Aker, who was tagged for a single by Metzger and homer by Cesar Cedeno to account for three more runs.

Cubs 5, Cardinals 4 at Chicago (day game):
The relief pitching of Dave LaRoche, who allowed only one hit in the last four innings, enabled the Cubs to defeat the Cardinals, 5-4. The Cubs broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the third inning. Don Kessinger led off with a single and Billy Williams followed with a homer. Rick Monday walked, stole second, continued to third on a throwing error by Ted Simmons and scored when Luis Alvarado fumbled a grounder by George Mitterwald. The Cardinals rallied for two runs off Bill Bonham in the fifth. With one out, Simmons, Bake McBride and Joe Torre singled for the first run, but Torre rounded first base too far and was nailed trying to get back on a throw from Jose Cardenal to Williams. McCarver then tripled for a second run, but Jose Cruz struck out to end the rally.

[DH] Phillies 4, Expos 3 (night game) / Phillies 4, Expos 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
A three-run homer by Greg Luzinski in the eighth inning of the first game and two-run single by Del Unser in the eighth inning of the second game gave the Phillies 4-3 and 4-2 victories in a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Expos. Dick Ruthven, who started the opener for the Phillies, did not yield a hit over the first five innings before a tightened arm forced him to leave the mound. Mac Scarce took over in the sixth and gave up a walk to Ron Woods, who stole two bases before scoring on a single by Ken Singleton. After Ron Fairly also singled, Eddie Watt took over and yielded a single by Bob Bailey, scoring Singleton. Luzinski batted in a run with a double in the Phillies' half and then provided the winning blow in ethe ighth, hitting his homer after Dave Cash and Larry Bowa had reached base with singles. Luzinski hit another homer in the nightcap, this time with one man on base in the fourth inning to tie the score at 2-2. Bill Robinson opened the Phillies' eighth with a single and was forced by Jim Essian. Steve Carlton helped himself to victory with a single and Cash walked to load the bases. Bowa lined out, but Unser then came through with his single, driving in two runs.

Mets 4, Pirates 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Two-run homers by Cleon Jones and John Milner carried the Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Pirates. Jones hit his homer after a single by Bud Harrelson in the first inning. The Pirates tied the score in the third when Gene Clines was hit by a pitch, Al Oliver singled and Richie Zisk doubled. However in the fifth, Rusty Staub singled and Milner hit his homer to enable the Mets to brush off the Pirates' final run in the home half of the fifth on a single by Clines and double by Zisk.

Reds 12, Padres 4 at San Diego (night game):
A combination of Helmet Night, 87-degree weather and an attractive visiting club helped bring out a crowd of 44,504, largest turnout in San Diego baseball history, but the Reds ruined the occasion by walloping the Padres, 12-4. Johnny Bench and Terry Crowley each batted in three runs. In the fourth inning, the Reds loaded the bases on walks to Pete Rose and Bench around a single by Joe Morgan. Tony Perez followed with a sacrifice fly. After Dan Driessen drew a pass to fill the sacks again, Crowley lifted a fly to left field. Matty Alou misjudged the ball and it fell behind him for a double, driving in three runs. Bench homered with a man on base in the fifth.

Dodgers 9, Giants 5 at San Francisco (day game):
Exploding for six runs in the first inning, the Dodgers defeated the Giants, 9-5. Steve Garvey, who finished the game with four hits, drove in the first run with a double. Ron Cey added two with a bases-loaded double before Bill Russell capped the outburst with a three-run homer. Rick Auerbach homered in the second when the Dodgers added two runs and Garvey capped the scoring with a round-tripper in the seventh. Chris Speier hit a double and triple and batted in three Giants' runs off Tommy John.