MLB standings through games of June 4, 1974

MLB standings at the end of June 4, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	51	28	23	0	.549		237	219	18-11	10-12	6-4	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	47	25	22	0	.532	1.0	217	192	11-11	14-11	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	50	24	25	1	.490	3.0	199	190	13-10	11-15	4-5-1	Tied 1
Baltimore Orioles	50	24	26	0	.480	3.5	204	222	13-12	11-14	3-7	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	50	24	26	0	.480	3.5	169	211	8-9	16-17	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	53	25	28	0	.472	4.0	206	232	14-12	11-16	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	52	30	22	0	.577		241	197	18-10	12-12	7-3	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	51	26	25	0	.510	3.5	234	202	14-12	12-13	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	48	23	23	2	.500	4.0	193	215	13-9	10-14	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	51	25	25	1	.500	4.0	233	234	13-12	12-13	5-4-1	Tied 1
California Angels	53	24	28	1	.462	6.0	222	216	14-15	10-13	4-6	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	48	21	26	1	.447	6.5	192	217	13-14	8-12	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	52	28	24	0	.538		207	202	19-11	9-13	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	49	26	23	0	.531	0.5	233	205	15-12	11-11	6-4	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	43	22	21	0	.512	1.5	180	192	9-8	13-13	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	46	19	27	0	.413	6.0	189	257	14-11	5-16	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	51	21	30	0	.412	6.5	200	222	9-15	12-15	3-7	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	47	18	29	0	.383	7.5	208	218	12-13	6-16	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	53	38	15	0	.717		315	182	21-5	17-10	7-3	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	50	30	20	0	.600	6.5	224	188	17-9	13-11	9-1	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	52	28	24	0	.538	9.5	217	195	14-10	14-14	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	53	27	26	0	.509	11.0	232	211	16-11	11-15	7-3	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	55	28	27	0	.509	11.0	238	239	14-12	14-15	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	57	19	38	0	.333	21.0	202	334	11-16	8-22	1-9	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Royals 8, Orioles 0 at Baltimore (night game):
Al Fitzmorris pitched the first shutout to the credit of the Royals' staff this season, holding the Orioles to three singles in an 8-0 victory. Amos Otis hit a homer in the first inning before the Royals put the game completely out of the Orioles' reach with five runs in the third on singles by George Brett, Al Cowens, Jim Wohlford and Otis and a homer by John Mayberry.

White Sox 9, Yankees 2 at Chicago (night game):
Dick Allen hit his first grand slam in the A. L., but the seventh of his major league career, to help propel the White Sox to a 9-2 victory over the Yankees. Ed Herrmann and Bucky Dent singled with one out in the sixth inning. After Pat Kelly popped up, Carlos May singled to load the bases and set the stage for Allen's homer off Pat Dobson. Dent added two runs for the White Sox with a circuit clout in the eighth.

Rangers 5, Indians 5 at Cleveland (night game):
Ten-Cent Beer Night proved costly to the Indians when unruly fans poured onto the field in the ninth inning and set off a near-riot that resulted in the umpires forfeiting the game to the Rangers, 9-0. Nestor Chylak, a member of the umpiring crew, was hit on the head with a chair. Tom Grieve hit two homers for the Rangers, who were leading, 5-3, before the Indians began a rally in the ninth when George Hendrick doubled with one out and scored on a single by Ed Crosby. Hits by Rusty Torres and Alan Ashby then loaded the bases and John Lowenstein lofted a sacrifice fly to tie the score before fans began swarming onto the field.

[DH] A's 4, Tigers 0 (night game) / Tigers 4, A's 1 at Detroit (night game):
The Tigers scored in only one inning of a twi-night doubleheader, but that was enough to give them a 4-1 victory in the second game after they were shut out in the first game, 4-0. Ken Holtzman hurled a three-hitter for the A's in the lidlifter to win over Mickey Lolich, who allowed four hits, including a homer by Joe Rudi. Lolich struck out 12 to increase his career total to 2,405 and move into 10th place on the all-time list. In the nightcap, the Tigers scored all their runs in the first inning. Ron Cash reached second on an error by Dick Green and scored on a triple by Gary Sutherland. Mickey Stanley walked. After Al Kaline struck out, Dick Sharon singled, driving in Sutherland. Jerry Moses walked to load the bases. Jim Northrup struck out, but Aurelio Rodriguez singled to plate two runs.

Brewers 4, Angels 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
After being held to three hits and one run in the first six innings, the Brewers scored three times off Bill Singer in the seventh to defeat the Angels, 4-3. Mike Hegan sparked the rally with a double for his first hit since being acquired from the Yankees. Singles by Bob Coluccio and Pedro Garcia scored Hegan. After a sacrifice, Coluccio crossed the plate on an infield out by Tim Johnson to tie the game at 3-3. Dave May then singled to drive in Garcia with the winning run.

Red Sox 4, Twins 3 at Minnesota (night game):
Danny Cater singled in the 11th inning, scoring pinch-runner Tommy Harper, to give the Red Sox a 4-3 victory over the Twins. Dwight Evans hit a homer for the Red Sox and Larry Hisle for the Twins to mark the early scoring. In the 11th, Dick McAuliffe singled and was forced by Mario Guerrero, who yielded the paths to Harper. After taking second on a grounder by Juan Beniquez, Harper crossed the plate on Cater's single.

Expos 5, Astros 0 at Houston (night game):
Allowing only five singles, Ernie McAnally pitched the Expos to a 5-0 victory over the Astros. The Expos counted their first two runs on a bases-loaded single by Ron Fairly in the fourth inning. Doubles by Terry Humphrey and Larry Lintz helped complete the scoring in the fifth. The final run was forced across the plate when Bob Bailey walked with the sacks filled.

Dodgers 5, Pirates 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Pitching a five-hitter, Tommy John posted his third shutout of the season and gained his ninth victory when the Dodgers defeated the Pirates, 5-0. The Dodgers decided the game at the expense of Jerry Reuss in the third inning. Bill Russell and Jim Wynn singled, Joe Ferguson walked to load the bases and Tom Paciorek cleared the sacks with a triple.

Reds 6, Mets 3 at New York (night game):
Cesar Geronimo, who entered the game as a pinch-runner in the seventh inning and remained in the lineup as the center fielder, knocked in two runs with a triple in the 10th and scored himself on a sacrifice fly by Pete Rose to bring the Reds a 6-3 victory over the Mets. Pedro Borbon singled and stopped at third on a double by George Foster before Geronimo came up with one out and hit his triple. The Reds tied the score at 3-3 in the seventh when Dan Driessen, hitless in his 16 previous times at bat, appeared as a pinch-hitter with the bases loaded and drove in two runs with a single.

Braves 7, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
Hank Aaron hit the 16th grand-slam of his major league career, setting an N. L. record, to feature the Braves' 7-3 victory over the Phillies. The homer was Aaron's 10th of the year and his 723rd in regular season games. It also was his 731st overall, including World Series and All-Star Games, putting him one ahead of Babe Ruth's total. The Phillies held a 2-1 lead going into the seventh when Craig Robinson singled, took third on an error and scored on a single by Ralph Garr. A walk to Darrell Evans and single by Mike Lum loaded the bases, knocking out Ron Schueler. Aaron then greeted reliever Eddie Watt with his drive over the left field wall. The Braves added another run before the stanza ended on a hit batsman, wild pitch and single by Paul Casanova.

Padres 6, Cubs 5 at San Diego (night game):
The Padres were able to end their nine-game losing streak when Cito Gaston hit a pinch-homer in the eighth inning to beat the Cubs, 6-5. The Cubs, who scored four runs in the first, held a 5-2 lead before Willie McCovey homered for the Padres in the fifth. Singles by Derrel Thomas, Nate Colbert and Johnny Grubb helped produce the tying tallies in the seventh.

Giants 5, Cardinals 3 at San Francisco (night game):
Two early runs enabled the Giants to defeat the Cardinals, 5-3, in a game that saw each club smash a pair of homers. The Giants scored in the third inning on singles by Dave Rader and Bobby Bonds around a walk. Gary Thomasson drew a pass in the fourth and scored when Lou Brock dropped a fly by Rader. Gary Matthews hit a two-run homer in the fifth to make it 4-0 before the Cardinals counted their runs in the sixth on a single by Mike Tyson and circuit clouts by Brock and Reggie Smith. Ed Goodson clinched the Giants' victory with a homer in the eighth.