MLB standings through games of May 28, 1974

MLB standings at the end of May 28, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	45	25	20	0	.556		206	196	16-9	9-11	9-1	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	42	23	19	0	.548	0.5	199	169	10-11	13-8	7-3	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	44	22	22	0	.500	2.5	158	193	7-8	15-14	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	45	22	23	0	.489	3.0	182	174	11-9	11-14	5-5	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	44	21	23	0	.477	3.5	176	192	12-11	9-12	4-6	Lost 4
New York Yankees	49	23	26	0	.469	4.0	185	212	14-12	9-14	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	46	25	21	0	.543		217	185	14-10	11-11	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	45	24	21	0	.533	0.5	212	176	14-11	10-10	6-4	Won 5
Chicago White Sox	44	21	21	2	.500	2.0	174	194	12-9	9-12	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	46	22	24	0	.478	3.0	209	215	10-11	12-13	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	48	22	25	1	.468	3.5	205	199	12-13	10-12	5-5	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	42	18	23	1	.439	4.5	168	186	11-11	7-12	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	46	25	21	0	.543		187	181	16-9	9-12	5-5	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	38	20	18	0	.526	1.0	162	168	8-5	12-13	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	44	23	21	0	.523	1.0	211	189	12-11	11-10	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	46	20	26	0	.435	5.0	189	200	8-12	12-14	3-7	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	40	17	23	0	.425	5.0	165	219	12-8	5-15	4-6	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	42	16	26	0	.381	7.0	175	197	11-13	5-13	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	48	34	14	0	.708		281	170	20-5	14-9	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	44	25	19	0	.568	7.0	197	161	14-8	11-11	6-4	Won 5
Atlanta Braves	47	25	22	0	.532	8.5	192	180	13-10	12-12	7-3	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	49	25	24	0	.510	9.5	214	215	13-12	12-12	4-6	Lost 3
Houston Astros	48	24	24	0	.500	10.0	215	196	16-10	8-14	4-6	Won 2
San Diego Padres	52	18	34	0	.346	18.0	187	299	10-16	8-18	3-7	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 9, Twins 5 at Boston (night game):
After Bert Blyleven set down the first nine batters, the Red Sox opened fire on the ace righthander and defeated the Twins, 9-5. Juan Beniquez singled to start the fourth inning for the first hit off Blyleven. Cecil Cooper and Dwight Evans followed with safeties to load the bases. Carl Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly, a second run scored when Bernie Carbo was safe on a fielder's choice and Rico Petrocelli added a counter with another sacrifice fly. The Red Sox then knocked out Blyleven in the fifth while scoring five runs. Dick McAuliffe led off with a homer. Mario Guerrero singled, moved up on a sacrifice and crossed the plate on a single by Cooper. After Yastrzemski was hit by a pitch, singles by Carbo, Rico Petrocelli and Carlton Fisk accounted for three more runs. Tony Oliva batted in four runs for the Twins with a homer and single.

Brewers 6, Angels 2 at California (night game):
Back-to-back homers by Dave May and George Scott in the third inning helped the Brewers defeat the Angels, 6-2. The Brewers scored two unearned runs in the second and made it 4-0 with homers in the third. Don Money singled in the fifth, took third on a single by May and scored when Scott bounced into a double play. A double by Robin Yount, infield hit by May and a passed ball added the Brewers' final run in the seventh. The Angels chased Jim Slaton in the ninth and scored a run on a single by Joe Lahoud before Tom Murphy relieved. Murphy gave up a run-scoring single by Paul Schaal, but then ended the game by inducing Ellie Rodriguez to hit into a double play.

Royals 9, Orioles 5 at Kansas City (night game):
A grand-slam homer by Cookie Rojas in the 11th inning powered the Royals to a 9-5 victory over the Orioles. Mark Belanger homered with a man on base in the third when the Orioles scored five runs to take a 5-3 lead, but Fran Healy drove in a run for the Royals with a double in the fourth and tied the score with a run-producing single in the sixth. Al Cowens started the 11th with a safe bunt and was forced by George Brett. Healy followed with a single and Fred Patek walked to load the bases, setting the stage for Rojas' winning smash off Bob Reynolds.

Yankees 3, White Sox 2 at New York (night game):
Graig Nettles, swinging away after failing on a bunt attempt, doubled in the 10th inning to score Bobby Murcer and give the Yankees a 3-2 victory over the White Sox. Murcer reached base with a single, Horace Clarke bunted and was safe on a bad throw by Terry Forster before Nettles hit his double off the White Sox reliever. The Yankees scored their first two runs in the opening stanza on a walk to Elliott Maddox, double by Murcer and triple by Ron Blomberg. The White Sox picked up a run in the seventh on a double by Carlos May and error by Chris Chambliss and tied the score in the ninth when May singled, Ron Santo walked and Bucky Dent doubled.

Tigers 3, A's 1 at Oakland (night game):
Two homers by Gary Sutherland carried the Tigers to a 3-1 victory over the Athletics behind the pitching of Woodie Fryman and John Hiller. Fryman, a winner for the first time this season, allowed only three hits before giving way to Hiller with two men on base and one out in the seventh inning. Sutherland homered off Catfish Hunter in the fourth and followed with his second drive in the sixth. The Tigers then strung together consecutive singles by Al Kaline, Willie Horton and Jim Northrup for another run. The A's scored in their half of the sixth on a walk to Angel Mangual, infield out and double by Bill North.

Indians 8, Rangers 0 at Texas (night game):
Staked to a five-run lead by the Indians in the first inning, Gaylord Perry breezed to his eighth straight victory, shutting out the Rangers, 8-0. John Lowenstein reached base on an error by Toby Harrah to start the game, Jack Brohamer singled and both runners scored on a double by Leron Lee. John Ellis followed with a triple and Oscar Gamble singled for two more runs. Gamble stole second, moved to third on a grounder and scored the fifth run on a second error by Harrah. Ellis homered in the seventh and later in that same stanza Dave Duncan knocked in the final two runs with a single.

Braves 2, Phillies 1 at Atlanta (night game):
Hank Aaron hit his ninth homer of the season and 722nd of his career in the 10th inning to bring the Braves a 2-1 victory over the Phillies. The blow beat Jim Lonborg, who allowed only four hits, but they also included a homer by Davey Johnson that tied the score in the eighth. Buzz Capra pitched the first nine innings for the Braves and gave up three hits. Danny Frisella, who finished and gained the victory, yielded one hit. The Phillies' run counted in the second on a walk to Greg Luzinski, single by Willie Montanez, infield out by Mike Schmidt and sacrifice fly by Mike Anderson.

Reds 7, Mets 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Johnny Bench batted in two runs with a homer and Merv Rettenmund accounted for two more with a homer and single to lead the Reds to a 7-2 victory over the Mets. Joe Morgan scored the Reds' first run in the opening inning, drawing a walk, stealing second, continuing to third on a wild throw by Ron Hodges and crossing the plate on a single by Tony Perez. Clay Kirby was on base with a walk when Bench homered in the third. Rettenmund's round-tripper accounted for one of the Reds' two runs in the fourth and their final pair followed in the fifth on a walk to Perez, singles by Dave Concepcion and Rettenmund and double by Dan Driessen. Kirby, whose wild throw enabled the Mets to score twice in the sixth, ran into some trouble in the ninth and Clay Carroll took over to register the final out of the game.

Astros 8, Expos 4 at Montreal (night game):
The Astros jumped on Steve Rogers for five runs in the first inning and went on to defeat the Expos, 8-4. The first five batters reached base against Rogers on singles by Greg Gross and Roger Metzger, consecutive walks to Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson and a single by Lee May, accounting for three runs. After Milt May was retired, Doug Rader was safe on an error by Bob Bailey, Watson scoring. May pulled a leg muscle racing to third and gave way to Cliff Johnson, who scored on a sacrifice fly by Tommy Helms. Doug Griffin, starting for the Astros, also had difficulty in the first inning, giving up two runs on two walks and singles by Willie Davis and Ken Singleton before Mike Cosgrove relieved. The Astros pulled away with two more runs in the fifth and added their final tally on a homer by Watson in the ninth.

Dodgers 11, Cardinals 5 at St. Louis (night game):
The Dodgers piled up their season high of 20 hits, including two-run homers by Ken McMullen and Joe Ferguson, and peppered the Cardinals, 11-5. McMullen's homer followed a single by Ron Cey in the second inning. The Dodgers racked up three more runs in the third. Bill Russell singled and took third on a single by Willie Crawford, who then was out trying to steal second. Steve Garvey singled to drive in Russell and Ferguson followed with his homer. The Dodgers made it 8-2 with three more runs in the fourth, but Don Sutton failed to take advantage of the big lead and was kayoed when Reggie Smith homered with two men on base for the Cardinals in the fifth. Charlie Hough relieved and gained the victory with the aid of Mike Marshall, who pitched the last two innings.