MLB standings through games of June 16, 1974

MLB standings at the end of June 16, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	61	35	26	0	.574		298	273	21-11	14-15	7-3	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	60	31	28	1	.525	3.0	247	220	16-13	15-15	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	60	31	29	0	.517	3.5	220	256	15-12	16-17	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	60	30	30	0	.500	4.5	236	265	17-15	13-15	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	58	29	29	0	.500	4.5	259	241	14-13	15-16	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	64	32	32	0	.500	4.5	254	274	18-14	14-18	7-3	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	62	33	29	0	.532		287	241	19-12	14-17	3-7	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	62	31	30	1	.508	1.5	281	282	15-13	16-17	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	60	30	30	0	.500	2.0	270	242	17-14	13-16	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	58	27	29	2	.482	3.0	242	271	16-13	11-16	4-6	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	59	25	33	1	.431	6.0	229	250	14-17	11-16	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	64	27	36	1	.429	6.5	269	277	15-17	12-19	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	62	33	29	0	.532		253	254	21-13	12-16	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	60	31	29	0	.517	1.0	269	247	15-12	16-17	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	55	28	27	0	.509	1.5	239	242	13-10	15-17	5-5	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	57	25	32	0	.439	5.5	247	299	16-12	9-20	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	58	24	34	0	.414	7.0	257	259	15-13	9-21	6-4	Won 3
New York Mets	60	24	36	0	.400	8.0	221	258	11-17	13-19	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	64	44	20	0	.688		355	216	25-9	19-11	5-5	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	60	35	25	0	.583	7.0	277	238	19-10	16-15	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	62	35	27	0	.565	8.0	256	222	21-12	14-15	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	64	32	32	0	.500	12.0	282	261	20-15	12-17	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	66	31	35	0	.470	14.0	270	297	17-17	14-18	3-7	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	68	26	42	0	.382	20.0	251	384	17-18	9-24	6-4	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 9, Orioles 1 at Baltimore (day game):
Tony Muser, getting one of his occasional chances to start at first base in place of Dick Allen, took advantage of the opportunity and hit a homer, double and two singles to lead the White Sox to a 9-1 victory over the Orioles. The White Sox, who ended a five-game losing streak, knocked out Jim Palmer in the first inning, scoring three runs, one on a single by Muser. The White Sox added two runs off Don Hood in the second and completed their scoring with four runs off Jesse Jefferson in the third on singles by Ed Herrmann and Bucky Dent, double by Jorge Orta and homer by Muser.

Red Sox 7, Angels 4 at California (day game):
A ninth-inning rally saw the Red Sox score six runs to defeat the Angels, 7-4. Until the ninth, the only Red Sox run came on a homer by Carlton Fisk, while the Angels had circuit clouts by Charlie Sands and Leroy Stanton in building up a 4-1 lead. Dwight Evans walked and Rick Burleson singled to open the Red Sox comeback. Barry Raziano relieved Dick Lange and retired Dick McAuliffe, but Mario Guerrero doubled to score Evans. After Juan Beniquez beat out an infield roller to load the bases, Cecil Cooper drove in two runs with a single and Fisk added two more with a double. Fisk advanced to third on the throw home and then, following a fly by Carl Yastrzemski, scored on an error by Bob Oliver.

[DH] Twins 3, Indians 0 (day game) / Indians 3, Twins 1 at Cleveland (day game):
Ray Corbin and three relievers combined to pitch the Twins to a 3-0 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Indians came back behind the seven-hit hurling of Fritz Peterson to win the second game, 3-1. Corbin was lifted after Charlie Spikes and George Hendrick singled with one out in the seventh inning. Tom Burgmeier relieved and retired Leron Lee on a pop fly. Bill Campbell then came in and gave up an infield hit by Dave Duncan to load the bases, but Frank Duffy hit into a forceout to end the inning. The Indians loaded the bases once again in the eighth. Bill Butler, taking over with one away, struck out Oscar Gamble and forced Hendrick to pop out. The Twins, who collected 11 hits, including four by Rod Carew, turned back Jim Perry's bid for his 200th career victory. In the nightcap, John Lowenstein rapped three hits for the Indians, drove in two runs and stole four bases.

Tigers 3, Royals 2 at Detroit (day game):
Turning in his ninth straight complete game, Mickey Lolich gained the victory when the Tigers scored in the 11th inning to defeat the Royals, 3-2. The Tigers' first two runs came in the first inning without benefit of a hit on four walks issued by Bruce Dal Canton and an error by George Brett. Hal McRae homered with a man on base to tie the score in the third. In the 11th, Dick Sharon walked but was thrown out trying to score on a double by Jim Northrup, who advanced to third on the play at the plate. After a walk to Bill Freehan, Aurelio Rodriguez singled to drive in Northrup with the winning run.

Yankees 5, A's 3 at Oakland (day game):
Doubles by Elliott Maddox and Bobby Murcer in the ninth inning for their third hits of the game brought the Yankees a 5-3 victory over the Athletics. After Maddox doubled and scored on Murcer's two-bagger to break a 3-3 tie, Murcer tagged up on a long fly by Bill Sudakis to center field and raced home from second base to add an insurance marker.

Brewers 4, Rangers 3 at Texas (night game):
With the aid of two unearned runs, the Brewers defeated the Rangers, 4-3, to end a six-game losing streak. Rangers' runs came on two homers by Jim Spencer and one by Alex Johnson. The Brewers posted their initial run in the fourth inning on a triple by Robin Yount and single by Johnny Briggs. Bob Coluccio added a homer in the sixth. George Scott singled in the seventh, reached third with two out when Jeff Burroughs dropped a liner by Darrell Porter and scored on a single by Charlie Moore. Another unearned run, which proved decisive, followed in the eighth when Briggs was safe on an error by Dave Nelson, Scott singled and Don Money doubled.

Cardinals 6, Braves 3 at Atlanta (day game):
Helping himself with three hits, Lynn McGlothen gained his ninth victory of the season when the Cardinals defeated the Braves, 6-3. Every one of the righthander's hits figured in the Cardinal scoring. In the second inning, Joe Torre singled, Mike Tyson was safe on an error and McGlothen singled to drive in Torre. Tyson then came home on a double by Lou Brock. McGlothen singled again in the seventh, moved up when Brock walked and scored on a single by Ted Sizemore. The Cardinals added what proved to be their winning margin in the ninth. McGlothen and Brock singled. After a sacrifice by Sizemore and intentional pass to Bake McBride, Ted Simmons walked to force in McGlothen. Torre followed with a single to drive in the Cards' last two runs. Darrell Evans homered for the Braves, who threatened against McGlothen in the ninth when Dusty Baker singled and Hank Aaron doubled with one out, but Al Hrabosky relieved and retired the side with one run scoring on a sacrifice fly by Mike Lum.

Cubs 2, Astros 1 at Chicago (day game):
A pass to Andre Thornton with the bases loaded in the 10th inning forced in Rick Monday and gave the Cubs a 2-1 victory over the Astros. Monday tripled with one out off Ken Forsch, pitching in relief of Larry Dierker. The Astros then passed Matt Alexander and Vic Harris intentionally to fill the bases before bringing in Fred Scherman, who failed to find the plate with four straight pitches to Thornton. Cesar Cedeno homered for the Astros' run in the first inning and Billy Williams tied the score with a circuit clout for the Cubs in the fifth.

Reds 5, Phillies 0 at Cincinnati (day game):
When Roger Nelson developed shoulder trouble while warming up, Clay Carroll received a rare starting assignment and pitched the Reds to a 5-0 victory over the Phillies with last-inning help from Pedro Borbon. The start was Carroll's first since June 8, 1973, and only his 23rd in 551 major league appearances. Carroll gave up six hits before leaving the game for a pinch-hitter in the eighth. Borbon yielded one hit in the ninth. The Reds began their scoring with a homer by Joe Morgan in the first inning. Dave Concepcion batted in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the sixth. The Reds filled the sacks again in the seventh and added their last two tallies on a sacrifice fly by Andy Kosco and single by Cesar Geronimo.

Expos 9, Padres 8 at Montreal (day game):
Rookie reliever Don DeMola received credit for his first major league victory when the Expos rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Padres, 9-8. Enzo Hernandez drove in two runs with a double for the Padres and Dave Winfield homered, but the Expos led after seven innings, 7-4. Barry Foote accounted for three RBIs with a single and homer. The Padres rose up to take the lead with four runs in the eighth. Derrel Thomas tripled and Fred Kendall homered. Matty Alou followed with a single and, after Chuck Taylor replaced Tom Walker, Cito Gaston also smashed a homer. In the ninth, the Expos tied the score with a homer by Willie Davis. Ken Singleton then walked and scored the winning run from first base when Ron Fairly doubled into deep center field.

Dodgers 7, Mets 1 at New York (day game):
Tom Seaver yielded only two hits in the first six innings before being kayoed in the seventh when the Dodgers erupted for five runs en route to a 7-1 victory over the Mets. Seaver and Andy Messersmith were engaged in a scoreless duel until Jim Wynn tripled in the seventh and scored on a single by Steve Garvey. Singles by Willie Crawford and Ron Cey added another run. After an intentional pass to Davey Lopes, Messersmith walked to force in Crawford. Seaver left in favor of Bob Miller, who yielded a two-run single by Bill Buckner before ending the inning. Messersmith batted in a run with a single in the eighth and Garvey homered in the ninth before the Mets picked up their lone tally off Messersmith on a double by Rusty Staub and single by John Milner.

Pirates 4, Giants 3 at Pittsburgh (day game):
After giving up three runs in the first inning, Jim Rooker settled down and pitched the Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Giants. Bobby Bonds and Chris Speier walked, Garry Maddox and Ed Goodson singled and Chris Arnold hit a sacrifice fly to produce the Giants' runs. The Pirates came back with a pair in their half on a triple by Richie Hebner and homer by Al Oliver before adding the tying and winning runs in the second. Manny Sanguillen doubled and scored on a two-bagger by Rennie Stennett. An infield out by Mario Mendoza advanced Stennett to third. Rooker walked to keep the inning going and Gene Clines then grounded out to allow Stennett to score.