MLB standings through games of May 26, 1974

MLB standings at the end of May 26, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	43	23	20	0	.535		194	189	14-9	9-11	8-2	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	40	21	19	0	.525	0.5	191	167	10-11	11-8	6-4	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	42	21	21	0	.500	1.5	170	174	12-11	9-10	4-6	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	42	21	21	0	.500	1.5	153	180	7-8	14-13	4-6	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	43	21	22	0	.488	2.0	174	168	11-9	10-13	4-6	Lost 2
New York Yankees	47	22	25	0	.468	3.0	179	205	13-11	9-14	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	44	24	20	0	.545		204	180	13-9	11-11	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	43	22	21	0	.512	1.5	194	170	12-11	10-10	6-4	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	42	20	20	2	.500	2.0	167	188	12-9	8-11	4-6	Lost 3
California Angels	46	22	23	1	.489	2.5	203	191	12-11	10-12	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	44	21	23	0	.477	3.0	203	207	9-10	12-13	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	40	18	21	1	.462	3.5	161	174	11-11	7-10	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	44	25	19	0	.568		185	170	16-9	9-10	7-3	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	37	20	17	0	.541	1.5	158	160	8-4	12-13	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	42	22	20	0	.524	2.0	199	176	11-10	11-10	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	44	20	24	0	.455	5.0	185	189	8-12	12-12	5-5	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	39	16	23	0	.410	6.5	153	215	11-8	5-15	3-7	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	40	14	26	0	.350	9.0	161	190	9-13	5-13	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	46	33	13	0	.717		268	158	20-5	13-8	6-4	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	42	23	19	0	.548	8.0	186	157	12-8	11-11	6-4	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	48	25	23	0	.521	9.0	210	203	13-12	12-11	5-5	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	45	23	22	0	.511	9.5	181	178	11-10	12-12	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	47	23	24	0	.489	10.5	207	192	16-10	7-14	3-7	Won 1
San Diego Padres	50	18	32	0	.360	17.0	180	285	10-16	8-16	3-7	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 4, Brewers 1 at Boston (day game):
The Red Sox used homers by Rico Petrocelli and Carlton Fisk to defeat the Brewers, 4-1, for their seventh victory in the last eight games. Petrocelli's poke came after a single by Bernie Carbo in the second inning. Singles by Fisk and Mario Guerrero, together with a grounder by Juan Beniquez, added a run in the fourth before Fisk smashed his homer in the sixth. The Brewers' only run off Bill Lee counted in the fifth on a triple by Robin Yount and single by George Scott.

A's 6, Angels 5 at California (day game):
The Athletics, after knocking out Bill Singer while scoring five times in the sixth inning, added a run off Dave Sells in the seventh and defeated the Angels, 6-5. Ellie Rodriguez homered for the Angels, who had a 2-0 lead going into the sixth when Gene Tenace sparked an A's rally with a circuit clout. A walk to Ted Kubiak, double by Bill North and single by Bert Campaneris added two runs. Sal Bando forced Campaneris, but Reggie Jackson singled. Bando took third and scored on an error by Sells, the Angels' third pitcher of the inning. Another walk then loaded the bases and Tenace, up for a second time, also drew a pass to force in the A's fifth run. Charlie Sands put the Angels back in the game with a three-run homer in their half of the sixth, tying the score, but the A's broke away in the seventh. North singled, stole second, advanced to third on a bunt by Campaneris and scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Bando.

Tigers 2, Indians 1 at Detroit (day game):
Mickey Lolich, who had a 1-5 record before rounding into form, turned in his fourth straight complete-game performance and pitched the Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Indians. The veteran lefthander allowed only five hits and struck out 11. The Tigers scored a run in the first inning on a pass to Ben Oglivie, an infield out and single by Willie Horton before John Ellis homered in the second for the Indians. The Tigers came back in the third with the winning run at the expense of Steve Kline, but it was unearned. After Ed Brinkman and John Knox singled, Jim Northrup grounded to first baseman Ossie Blanco, who threw wildly to second in an attempted forceout, allowing Brinkman to cross the plate.

Royals 4, White Sox 1 at Kansas City (day game):
John Mayberry and Jim Wohlford delivered extra-base hits in the fourth inning when the Royals scored three runs to defeat the White Sox, 4-1. The White Sox picked up their lone tally off Al Fitzmorris in the third on singles by Ed Herrmann and Pat Kelly around a sacrifice. Cookie Rojas opened the Royals' fourth with a single and scored on a double by Mayberry. Wohlford tripled, driving in Mayberry, and then scored himself on a single by Al Cowens. The Royals added their last run on a pass to Wohlford with the bases loaded in the sixth.

Twins 6, Rangers 1 at Minnesota (day game):
A tremendous homer by Bobby Darwin with a man on base in the seventh inning wrapped up the Twins' 6-1 victory over the Rangers. Darwin's drive traveled an estimated 515 feet and hit the second deck in left field, enabling him to join teammate Harmon Killebrew as the only player ever to reach that sector in Metropolitan Stadium's history. The Rangers scored their only run off Joe Decker in the fifth on singles by Jeff Burroughs, Mike Hargrove and Jim Spencer. A single by Rod Carew produced the tying tally in the home half before the Twins took command with two runs in the sixth on a single by Darwin, two walks, a sacrifice fly by Danny Thompson and single by Randy Hundley. Carew opened the seventh with a homer and, after a single by Steve Braun, Darwin knocked out Fergie Jenkins with his colossal clout.

[DH] Yankees 6, Orioles 5 (day game) / Yankees 7, Orioles 5 at New York (day game):
After two-run homers by Thurman Munson and Bill Sudakis helped win the first game, 6-5, the Yankees erupted for five runs in the fourth inning and also won the second game, 7-5, to complete the sweep of a doubleheader with Baltimore. Round-trippers in the opener, each with a man on base, provided the Yankees with a 4-0 lead before they added a run in the fifth inning on a walk to Ron Blomberg and singles by Munson and Lou Piniella. The Orioles picked up a tally in the eighth, but an error by Bobby Grich led to the Yankees' decisive run in the home half. Piniella walked, took second on a sacrifice, moved to third on Grich's error and scored on a sacrifice fly by Graig Nettles. The Orioles rallied in the ninth, scoring two runs on a single by Brooks Robinson and two on a homer by Jim Fuller, before Sparky Lyle replaced Dick Tidrow and retired the last batter. Boog Powell and Elrod Hendricks hit homers for the Orioles in the second inning of the nightcap. The Yankees broke a 2-2 tie with their outburst in the fourth. Rick Dempsey singled, Fernando Gonzalez walked and Elliott Maddox singled to score Dempsey. Gonzalez counted on an infield out by Piniella. Bobby Murcer drove in Maddox with a single. Murcer stole second and scored on a single by Blomberg. Nettles then doubled to send Blomberg home with the fifth run of the inning.

Cardinals 7, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
The new ace of the Cardinals' staff, Lynn McGlothen, who was obtained from the Red Sox, brought his record to 6-2 with a 7-1 victory over the Cubs. McGlothen yielded only five hits with the Cubs' run scoring in the eighth inning on a single by Don Kessinger, infield out by Billy Williams and single by Jose Cardenal. Ted Simmons, Joe Torre and Jose Cruz each collected two of the Cardinals' 11 hits. Burt Hooton's fate as the Cubs' starter was sealed when the Cardinals scored twice in the fourth inning on a double by Ted Sizemore, error by Kessinger, single by Simmons and sacrifice fly by Torre.

Expos 5, Phillies 1 at Philadelphia (day game):
Dennis Blair, 19-year-old righthander from Memphis (International), made his major league debut with a victory when the Expos defeated the Phillies, 5-1. The youngster allowed only four hits, but walked six, before being lifted with two men on base in the ninth inning. Tom Walker retired the last three batters. Larry Lintz stole three bases for the Expos. In the first, Lintz singled, stole second and scored on a single by Ken Singleton. Lintz walked in the third, stole second and crossed the plate on a double by Ron Fairly. Two walks then the loaded bases and Jim Cox added a run with a sacrifice fly. The Phillies counted their run in the home half on a single by Dave Cash, a stolen base and single by Greg Luzinski. The Expos scored their last two runs in the seventh. Boots Day and Lintz singled. Willie Davis doubled, scoring Day, but Lintz was thrown out at the plate. Davis took second on the throw and counted on a wild pitch.

Mets 5, Pirates 3 at Pittsburgh (day game):
A four-run rally in the ninth inning brought the Mets a 5-3 victory over the Pirates. Bob Robertson batted in two runs with a homer and sacrifice fly to pace the Pirates to a 3-1 lead before the Mets opened the ninth with singles by Ted Martinez and Don Hahn to chase Jim Rooker. Dave Giusti relieved and retired Ken Boswell. Bud Harrelson grounded out as the runners advanced. Felix Millan then singled, driving them home to tie the score. Giusti walked Rusty Staub and Cleon Jones to load the bases before leaving the game in favor of Ramon Hernandez. John Milner greeted the change with a single, scoring Millan and Staub to provide the Mets' winning margin.

Reds 4, Padres 1 at San Diego (day game):
Roger Nelson turned in his first complete game since May 6, 1971, and pitched the Reds to a 4-1 victory over the Padres. The Reds scored an unearned run in the third inning on a single by Cesar Geronimo, Dave Freisleben's bad throw on a pickoff attempt and a single by Pete Rose. The Padres tied the score in the bottom of the frame when Bobby Tolan singled and Enzo Hernandez doubled, but the Reds broke away with two runs in the fourth. Tony Perez walked, took third on a single by Dan Driessen and scored on a sacrifice fly by Terry Crowley. Driessen stole second and came home on a single by Dave Concepcion. A sacrifice fly by Driessen added the final run in the seventh.

Dodgers 9, Giants 5 at San Francisco (day game):
Joe Ferguson collected four hits and joined with Bill Russell and Ken McMullen in accounting for two runs apiece as the Dodgers defeated the Giants, 9-5. Mike Marshall made his 30th appearance of the season in relief and received credit for his sixth save after replacing Doug Rau in the sixth inning. The Dodgers began the scoring with two runs in the first on singles by Bill Buckner and Jim Wynn, an error by Mike Phillips and sacrifice fly by Willie Crawford. A walk to Crawford, double by Ferguson and singles by McMullen and Rau added three runs in the third. The Giants came back with three runs, one on a homer by Garry Maddox, before the Dodgers scored again in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Ron Cey. Marshall wobbled in Giants' half, giving up two runs, but the Dodgers clinched the game with three in the eighth. Crawford doubled to drive in one tally before scoring himself on a single by Ferguson.