MLB standings through games of June 9, 1974

MLB standings at the end of June 9, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	55	30	25	0	.545		264	249	18-11	12-14	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	52	28	24	0	.538	0.5	244	216	14-13	14-11	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	54	27	26	1	.509	2.0	221	206	14-11	13-15	6-3-1	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	54	27	27	0	.500	2.5	185	229	11-10	16-17	5-5	Won 3
New York Yankees	58	28	30	0	.483	3.5	226	247	16-13	12-17	6-4	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	54	26	28	0	.481	3.5	220	238	15-14	11-14	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	56	32	24	0	.571		261	211	18-10	14-14	7-3	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	53	26	25	2	.510	3.5	228	248	16-11	10-14	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	56	28	27	1	.509	3.5	254	256	13-12	15-15	6-3-1	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	54	26	28	0	.481	5.0	245	218	14-14	12-14	3-7	Lost 3
California Angels	58	25	32	1	.439	7.5	244	245	14-15	11-17	3-7	Lost 4
Minnesota Twins	52	22	29	1	.431	7.5	202	231	13-15	9-14	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	56	30	26	0	.536		228	230	21-13	9-13	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	54	27	27	0	.500	2.0	250	226	15-12	12-15	4-6	Lost 4
Montreal Expos	49	24	25	0	.490	2.5	200	215	9-8	15-17	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	55	23	32	0	.418	6.5	211	242	10-15	13-17	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	51	21	30	0	.412	6.5	211	277	14-11	7-19	4-6	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	52	20	32	0	.385	8.0	231	236	12-13	8-19	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	58	42	16	0	.724		339	198	25-6	17-10	8-2	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	54	32	22	0	.593	8.0	253	209	17-9	15-13	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	57	31	26	0	.544	10.5	235	211	17-11	14-15	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	58	30	28	0	.517	12.0	256	226	19-13	11-15	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	60	30	30	0	.500	13.0	257	269	16-15	14-15	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	62	23	39	0	.371	21.0	218	350	15-17	8-22	5-5	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Rangers 3, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (day game):
A homer by Jim Fregosi in the eighth inning provided the Rangers with their winning run in a 3-2 victory over the Orioles. Fregosi also drove in a run with a single and Tom Grieve made it 2-0 with a homer in the fourth, but the Orioles came back to tie the score in the fifth when Earl Williams singled, Mark Belanger walked and both raced home on a double by Al Bumbry.

Red Sox 10, White Sox 6 at Chicago (day game):
Two big innings enabled the Red Sox to gain a 10-6 victory over the White Sox, who lost despite two homers by Ron Santo and one by Dick Allen. The Red Sox began their scoring with four runs in the first inning. Dwight Evans batted in one with a bases-loaded single, another scored on a wild pitch and Bob Montgomery capped the stanza with a two-run single. Allen homered with a man on base in the White Sox half of the first and Santo hit an inside-the-park homer in the fifth before the Red Sox erupted again to score five runs in the sixth on a single by Montgomery with the bases loaded, a double by Rick Burleson and singles by Mario Guerrero and Tommy Harper. Santo hit his second homer of the game with a man on base to account for two of the three runs scored by the White Sox in the seventh.

Tigers 5, Angels 3 at Detroit (day game):
Nolan Ryan's string of six straight complete-game victories over the Tigers, including five last season, came to an end when the Angels' ace righthander was defeated, 5-3. The Tigers nicked Ryan for two runs in the third inning and then broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the fourth on a double by Mickey Stanley, singles by Gary Sutherland and Al Kaline and double by Willie Horton.

Indians 8, Royals 6 at Kansas City (day game):
Although lifted in the sixth inning, Steve Kline was able to end his personal seven-game losing streak when the Indians defeated the Royals, 8-6. Leron Lee batted in two runs with a pair of singles and Oscar Gamble hit a homer to help stake Kline to a 6-4 lead before Fred Beene relieved with a man on base and none out in the sixth. A double by George Hendrick and homer by Dave Duncan then provided the Indians with their winning margin in the seventh. Beene, who allowed only three hits in three innings, gave up two unearned runs in the eighth. Milt Wilcox took over in the ninth and retired the Royals in order.

A's 5, Brewers 4 at Milwaukee (day game):
Jacket Day helped attract a record Brewers' crowd of 46,812, but the Athletics came away with a 5-4 victory. The A's started off with two runs in the first inning on a walk to Bill North and homer by Sal Bando. Pedro Garcia countered with a round-tripper for the Brewers in the second, but the A's added two runs in the fourth on a homer by Deron Johnson, single by Gene Tenace, double by Dick Green and single by North. The A's then scored what proved to be the winning run in the fifth when Bando singled, took third on a single by Reggie Jackson and scored on a sacrifice fly by Joe Rudi. The Brewers closed the gap with three unearned runs in the seventh before Paul Lindblad relieved and saved the game for Ken Holtzman.

Yankees 4, Twins 3 at New York (day game):
The Yankees drew a crowd of 50,093 for Bat Day and entertained the throng with a three-run rally in the ninth inning to defeat the Twins, 4-3. Graig Nettles homered in the sixth for the Yankees' only tally until their rally began in the ninth with a single by Jim Mason, walk to Elliott Maddox and run-scoring single by Lou Piniella. Rick Dempsey followed with a single, driving in Maddox to tie the score. Nettles then singled, sending Piniella home with the winning run. The Twins collected 13 hits, including four by Steve Braun, but failed to put them together effectively.

[DH] Braves 3, Expos 2 (day game) / Expos 7, Braves 3 at Atlanta (day game):
Although held to only four hits, the Braves won the first game of a doubleheader, 3-2, thanks to a sensational diving catch by Dusty Baker in right field, but the Expos came back to win the second game, 7-3. Phil Niekro, Braves' starter in the opener, scored their first run in the third inning after reaching second base on an error. In the fifth, Davey Johnson and Mike Lum walked. One run scored on a grounder by Craig Robinson before Niekro came to the plate and singled to drive in what proved to be the winning marker. The Expos had two men on base with one out in the eighth when Baker made his grab of a line drive by Willie Davis. Two runs would have scored if the ball had gone through, but the Expos had to settle for just one on a single by Ken Singleton for his fourth hit of the game. Their other run came off reliever Danny Frisella in the ninth and was unearned. In the nightcap, Bob Bailey batted in two of the Expos' runs with a single, Ron Fairly hit a homer and Davis, who came up with a double and two singles, scored two runs and drove in one.

Astros 11, Mets 1 at Houston (day game):
With every player contributing in one way or another, the Astros walloped the Mets, 11-1. Lee May, with a sacrifice fly, and Cliff Johnson, who walked and scored, were the lone hitless Astros. Every other Houston batter had one or more hits, with three for Bob Watson and two each for Doug Rader and Tommy Helms. Rader hit a homer and double. The Mets avoided a shutout at the hands of Tom Griffin when Ed Kranepool doubled in the seventh inning and came around to score on a pair of grounders.

Dodgers 4, Cubs 3 at Los Angeles (day game):
Pinch-hitter Von Joshua singled in the ninth inning, scoring Willie Crawford from second base, to give the Dodgers a 4-3 victory over the Cubs. The Dodgers' first three runs of the game off Burt Hooton all were unearned. The Cubs picked up a run off Tommy John in the fourth on a walk to Billy Williams and double by Jose Cardenal. Two-baggers by Carmen Fanzone and George Mitterwald added a tally in the fifth before Williams tied the score with a homer in the sixth. Horacio Pina was on the mound in relief for the Cubs when Crawford singled in the ninth. Bill Russell sacrificed. Joshua then batted for Charlie Hough, who was the winner in relief, and ended the game with his single.

Reds 14, Phillies 7 at Philadelphia (day game):
Exploding for seven runs in the seventh inning, the Reds defeated the Phillies, 14-7. Mike Schmidt and Mike Anderson accounted for most of the Phillies' attack, each hitting a three-run homer. Terry Crowley rapped his first N. L. homer for the Reds, connecting with a man on base in the sixth. The Reds began their outburst in the seventh with a pass to Pete Rose and homer by Johnny Bench. Tony Perez walked and scored on a double by Dan Driessen. After another pass to George Foster, Cesar Geronimo singled to drive in a run. Hal King added two more with a single. Following hits by Rose and Darrel Chaney, a throwing error admitted the seventh run of the stanza. Joe Morgan hit a two-run homer for the Reds in the ninth.

Padres 6, Cardinals 5 at San Diego (day game):
A homer by Bobby Tolan with two men on base in the eighth inning carried the Padres to a 6-5 victory over the Cardinals in a sweep of the three-game series. Bob Gibson, who started for the Cardinals, yielded only three hits but walked eight before being lifted in the seventh inning while leading, 5-3. Ted Simmons drove in two runs for the Cardinals with a homer and Reggie Smith accounted for two with a double. In the Padres' eighth, with two men out, Bob Barton walked and Rod Gaspar ran for him. Dave Winfield was credited with an infield hit on a grounder deep to shortstop Mike Tyson, who threw late to second in an attempted forceout. Tolan then swung at Mike Garman's first pitch to him and hit the game-winning homer.

Pirates 14, Giants 1 at San Francisco (day game):
Willie Stargell and Richie Zisk put on a power show, driving in 11 runs between them, as the Pirates routed the Giants, 14-1. Stargell hit two homers, one of them with the bases loaded and the other with one man aboard, to account for six RBIs. Zisk hit for the cycle with a homer in first inning, double in the fifth, single in the sixth and triple in the ninth, driving in five runs. Bob Robertson also homered in the Pirates' 17-hit attack. The Giants scored their only run off Jerry Reuss in the seventh on a walk to Bruce Miller and singles by John Boccabella and Chris Speier.