MLB standings through games of June 1, 1974

MLB standings at the end of June 1, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	48	26	22	0	.542		220	204	17-11	9-11	7-3	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	45	24	21	0	.533	0.5	209	183	10-11	14-10	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	48	23	25	0	.479	3.0	189	183	12-10	11-15	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	51	24	27	0	.471	3.5	193	222	14-12	10-15	4-6	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	47	22	25	0	.468	3.5	194	206	12-11	10-14	3-7	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	47	22	25	0	.468	3.5	163	206	7-8	15-17	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	49	28	21	0	.571		230	189	17-10	11-11	7-3	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	48	25	23	0	.521	2.5	221	193	14-12	11-11	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	49	25	24	0	.510	3.0	223	223	13-11	12-13	6-4	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	46	22	22	2	.500	3.5	177	204	12-9	10-13	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	51	24	26	1	.480	4.5	219	210	14-14	10-12	6-4	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	45	20	24	1	.455	5.5	183	198	12-12	8-12	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	47	25	22	0	.532		221	194	14-12	11-10	5-5	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	49	26	23	0	.531		195	190	17-10	9-13	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	41	21	20	0	.512	1.0	175	183	9-7	12-13	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	49	21	28	0	.429	5.0	195	211	9-13	12-15	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	44	18	26	0	.409	5.5	177	245	13-11	5-15	4-6	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	45	18	27	0	.400	6.0	207	208	12-13	6-14	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	51	37	14	0	.725		304	175	20-5	17-9	7-3	Won 4
Cincinnati Reds	47	27	20	0	.574	8.0	208	182	16-9	11-11	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	49	26	23	0	.531	10.0	199	187	14-10	12-13	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	52	27	25	0	.519	10.5	232	206	16-10	11-15	7-3	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	53	27	26	0	.509	11.0	230	232	13-12	14-14	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	55	18	37	0	.327	21.0	190	320	10-16	8-21	1-9	Lost 8

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 8, White Sox 0 at Boston (night game):
Luis Tiant turned in a shutout for his fourth straight complete-game victory as the Red Sox defeated the White Sox, 8-0. Carl Yastrzemski hit his first homer for the Red Sox since April 22 and also rapped a pair of singles to drive in a total of three runs.

Angels 4, Tigers 1 at California (night game):
Nolan Ryan did not yield a hit for the first 7 1/3 innings and then gave up two singles while pitching the Angels to a 4-1 victory over the Tigers. Ed Brinkman was safe on an error with one out in the eighth, moved up on a wild pitch and scored when Mickey Stanley singled for the Tigers' first hit. Al Kaline singled for the Tigers' other safety. The Angels decided the game with three runs in the first inning. Denny Doyle doubled and scored on throwing errors by Jim Northrup and Ben Oglivie. John Doherty walked in his first major league time at bat and was forced by Frank Robinson. Joe Lahoud then stepped up and smashed a homer. After the Tigers picked up their run in the seventh, the Angels came back with a final tally on a walk to Ellie Rodriguez and double by Dave Chalk.

Indians 5, Royals 2 at Cleveland (day game):
Leron Lee hit two homers, including the first grand-slam of his major league career, and drove in all of the Indians' runs in a 5-2 victory over the Royals. Three walks issued by Bruce Dal Canton set the stage for Lee's jackpot wallop in the third inning. The Royals picked up their pair off Jim Perry on a single by Amos Otis and homer by John Mayberry in the fourth before Lee wrapped up the scoring with a solo swat in the sixth.

Yankees 6, Twins 5 at Minnesota (day game):
A wild throw by Rod Carew, attempting to complete a double play that would have prevented the winning run, proved costly to the Twins, who lost to the Yankees in 13 innings, 6-5. With one out in the 13th, Fernando Gonzalez singled and took third on a single by Gene Michael. Rick Dempsey grounded to shortstop Luis Gomez, who flipped the ball to Carew, forcing Dempsey, but the second baseman then followed with his bad throw to first as Gonzalez scored. Elliott Maddox scored the Yankees' first run on a double steal with Bobby Murcer in the first inning and knocked in two runs with a single in the second. Bobby Darwin homered for the Twins in their half of the second and they added a run in the fourth on a double by Jim Holt and single by Eric Soderholm. Murcer homered to put the Yankees ahead, 4-2, in the seventh, but the Twins filled the bases in the eighth and scored three runs, two on a pinch-single by Harmon Killebrew and another on a single by Steve Brye. The Yankees sent the game into overtime when Graig Nettles walked and Bill Sudakis and Dempsey singled in the ninth.

A's 4, Brewers 1 at Oakland (day game):
Deron Johnson, who went into the game with a batting average of only .178, smashed a homer and double and drove in three runs to enable Vida Blue to pitch the Athletics to a 4-1 victory over the Brewers. Joe Rudi singled in the second inning, Pedro Garcia dropped a foul fly by Johnson for an error and, given new life at the plate, Johnson whacked his homer. Garcia drew a second error, dropping a high pop-up by Angel Mangual, who reached second base and scored on a single by Dick Green. A walk to Rudi and double by Johnson added the A's final run in the fifth before the Brewers picked up their only tally off Blue on a single by Rob Ellis and double by Garcia in the seventh.

Rangers 4, Orioles 2 at Texas (night game):
Playing before a Bat Night crowd of 39,269, largest turnout in the club's history, Toby Harrah and Tom Grieve swung their bats for homers to carry the Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the Orioles. Harrah put the Rangers on the board with a leadoff homer in the third inning. Jeff Burroughs singled in the fourth and Grieve followed with his circuit clout. The Rangers added another run before the inning ended on a double by Harrah and single by Leo Cardenas. Jim Bibby, pitching for the Rangers, faced serious trouble in the seventh when the Orioles loaded the bases with singles by Earl Williams, Mark Belanger and Al Bumbry. However, only two runs crossed the plate on a grounder by Rich Coggins and sacrifice by Bobby Grich. When Bibby faltered again in the eighth, Steve Foucault came in to save the game.

Dodgers 10, Cubs 0 at Chicago (day game):
Twenty members of Ron Cey's family, including his wife Fran, saw the Dodgers' third baseman set a Los Angeles club record by driving in seven runs in a 10-0 victory over the Cubs. Cey homered with two men aboard in the second inning, drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the third and then homered again with one on in the fourth. His outburst surpassed the former L. A. mark of six RBIs in one game, shared by Ron Fairly, Frank Howard and Andy Kosco. Andy Messersmith pitched the shutout, holding the Cubs to six hits.

Pirates 14, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (day game):
The Pirates pounded out 18 hits, nine of them for extra bases, and piled up a 14-1 victory over the Reds, who were stopped on their seven-game winning streak. Richie Hebner, Bob Robertson and Richie Zisk hit homers and Frank Taveras rapped a triple in the Pirates' attack, which also included two doubles by Willie Stargell and one each by Manny Sanguillen, Al Oliver and Ken Brett. Zisk batted in three runs. Hebner, Oliver, Stargell and Robertson accounted for two RBIs apiece. The Reds collected eight singles off Brett and bunched four of them for their runs in the first inning.

Expos 7, Braves 6 at Montreal (night game):
Wrecking the Braves' strategy, Ken Singleton knocked in a run with a single in the 10th inning to bring the Expos a 7-6 victory. Bob Bailey led off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice by Larry Lintz. The Braves then passed Willie Davis intentionally, hoping to set up a double play, but Singleton spoiled the move with his winning hit. The Braves shattered a 2-2 tie with four runs in the eighth. Hank Aaron doubled and gave way to pinch-runner Rowland Office, who scored on a double by Mike Lum. After a walk and hit batsman loaded the bases, Phil Niekro drove in two runs with a single. A wild pitch then admitted another counter. The Expos came back with a four-run rally to the tie the score in the ninth. A walk to Singleton and singles by Ron Fairly and Mike Jorgensen produced the first tally before Bob Stinson came to the plate as a pinch-hitter for Tim Foli and delivered a three-run homer.

Mets 3, Astros 1 at New York (day game):
Tom Seaver, who has been erratic in his performances for the Mets this season, gained his third victory against five defeats by beating the Astros, 3-1. Seaver gained his two previous triumphs with shutouts and might have added another except for a homer by Cesar Cedeno in the fourth inning. The Mets provided Seaver with a two-run lead in the first on a triple by Don Hahn, single by Felix Millan and double by Rusty Staub. The other run followed in the fifth on singles by Wayne Garrett, Millan and Staub.

Phillies 6, Giants 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
Jim Lonborg gained the 100th victory of his major league career when the Phillies defeated the Giants, 6-2. The veteran righthander won his first 82 games with the Red Sox before being traded to the Phillies October 31, 1972. He posted 13 victories with the Phillies last season. The triumph over the Giants was his fifth this year. Mike Schmidt made it possible for Lonborg to win by driving in four runs with a pair of homers. Dave Cash was safe on an error and Larry Bowa singled before Schmidt connected for the circuit in the first inning. His other homer followed in the third. Bobby Bonds had a round-tripper for the Giants.

Cardinals 3, Padres 0 at St. Louis (night game):
With a Bat Night crowd of 47,094 on hand, Lynn McGlothen rendered the Padres' bats practically useless and pitched the Cardinals to a 3-0 victory. The Padres, who suffered their second straight whitewashing at the hands of the Cardinals, collected only three hits in going down to their eighth defeat in a row. Luis Melendez collected three of the Cardinals' nine hits and scored their first two runs. Melendez singled in the second inning, stole second and crossed the plate on a single by Ken Reitz. Singles by Melendez, Reitz and Mike Tyson added a run in the fifth. The final marker scored in the eighth on singles by Reggie Smith and Ted Simmons and a wild pitch.