MLB standings through games of June 19, 1974

MLB standings at the end of June 19, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	64	37	27	0	.578		308	278	21-11	16-16	8-2	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	63	33	30	0	.524	3.5	253	271	20-15	13-15	7-3	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	63	33	30	0	.524	3.5	230	268	15-12	18-18	7-3	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	63	32	30	1	.516	4.0	258	245	17-15	15-15	6-4	Lost 2
New York Yankees	67	34	33	0	.507	4.5	261	279	18-14	16-19	7-3	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	60	29	31	0	.483	6.0	259	250	14-15	15-16	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	65	34	31	0	.523		292	251	20-14	14-17	3-7	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	62	32	30	0	.516	0.5	279	242	17-14	15-16	6-4	Won 2
Texas Rangers	65	32	32	1	.500	1.5	293	292	16-15	16-17	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	61	29	30	2	.492	2.0	267	282	16-13	13-17	4-6	Won 2
California Angels	67	28	38	1	.424	6.5	274	284	16-19	12-19	3-7	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	62	25	36	1	.410	7.0	235	267	14-17	11-19	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	65	35	30	0	.538		265	264	23-14	12-16	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	58	30	28	0	.517	1.5	248	257	13-10	17-18	7-3	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	63	32	31	0	.508	2.0	276	255	16-14	16-17	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	61	27	34	0	.443	6.0	273	265	18-13	9-21	8-2	Won 6
Chicago Cubs	60	25	35	0	.417	7.5	256	316	16-15	9-20	4-6	Lost 3
New York Mets	63	24	39	0	.381	10.0	223	277	11-20	13-19	2-8	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	67	44	23	0	.657		361	232	25-9	19-14	3-7	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	65	38	27	0	.585	5.0	275	224	21-12	17-15	8-2	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	63	36	27	0	.571	6.0	292	247	20-12	16-15	5-5	Lost 2
Houston Astros	67	33	34	0	.493	11.0	292	273	20-15	13-19	4-6	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	69	33	36	0	.478	12.0	278	304	17-17	16-19	3-7	Won 1
San Diego Padres	71	29	42	0	.408	17.0	268	393	17-18	12-24	7-3	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, Twins 5 at Baltimore (night game):
The Orioles, after building up a 6-1 lead, barely emerged with a 6-5 victory over the Twins, who scored four runs in the ninth inning before falling short in their rally. Brooks Robinson, who collected two doubles and a single, raising his average to .380, drove in three runs for the Orioles and Earl Williams accounted for two. Don Baylor, who crossed the plate three times, scored what proved to be the Orioles' deciding run on Robinson's second double of the game in the eighth inning. The Twins put together a walk and three singles for a run off Dave McNally with two out in the ninth. Bob Reynolds relieved and was greeted with a three-run double by Tony Oliva. Grant Jackson took over and Rod Carew rapped an infield hit with Bobby Grich making a brilliant stop to prevent a run from scoring. The Orioles then called on Wayne Garland, who saved the game as their fourth pitcher of the inning by retiring Steve Braun on a fly ball.

Yankees 2, Angels 1 at California (night game):
Returning to the Angels, luckless Andy Hassler suffered his eighth straight major league defeat, bowing to Doc Medich of the Yankees, 2-1. Hassler, who was called up from Salt Lake City (Pacific Coast), had previously lost three games with the Angels in 1971 and four in 1973. The Angels' run off Medich was unearned in the first inning, scoring on a triple by Mickey Rivers and passed ball by Thurman Munson. The Yankees tied the score in the third with singles by Jim Mason and Elliott Maddox and sacrifice fly by Lou Piniella. An unearned run then resulted in Hassler's defeat. Munson was safe on an error by Paul Schaal in the fourth and, after taking second when Bill Sudakis walked, scored on a double by Chris Chambliss.

White Sox 15, Indians 4 at Cleveland (night game):
Stan Bahnsen pitched five innings and gained his sixth victory of the season and 100th of his major league career when the White Sox trounced the Indians, 15-4. Bahnsen was ahead only 5-4 when removed in favor of Skip Pitlock, but the White Sox broke the game apart with seven runs in the seventh inning. Tom Hilgendorf, pitching in relief of Steve Arlin, had retired 11 straight batters before Jorge Orta singled with two out in the seventh. The Indians brought Fred Beene to the mound and on his first pitch Dick Allen smashed a homer. Milt Wilcox also pitched for the Indians before the inning ended with the White Sox scoring five more runs on six hits.

Royals 2, Brewers 0 at Milwaukee (night game):
Steve Busby, who pitched a no-hitter as a rookie with the Royals against the Tigers April 27, 1973, turned in the second gem of his brief career in a 2-0 victory over the Brewers. A walk to George Scott in the second inning was the only thing that kept the young righthander from posting a perfect game.

Red Sox 2, A's 1 at Oakland (night game):
A sacrifice fly by Bob Montgomery with the bases loaded in the 11th inning carried the Red Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Athletics. Danny Cater homered for the Red Sox in the fourth and Gene Tenace for the A's in the eighth to produce a 1-1 tie in regulation distance. Juan Beniquez doubled off Vida Blue in the 11th to pave the way for the winning run. After an infield out, Rollie Fingers replaced Blue and issued an intentional pass to Carlton Fisk. Paul Lindblad then took over for the A's and passed Bernie Carbo to load the bases before Montgomery hit his sacrifice fly.

Tigers 4, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
Swinging at reliever Steve Foucault's first pitch, Ed Brinkman doubled to drive in the tie-breaking run as the Tigers scored twice in the 11th inning to defeat the Rangers, 4-2. The Tigers counted their initial pair in the fourth on a homer by Ben Oglivie, single by Mickey Stanley, a stolen base and single by Brinkman. A homer by Duke Sims in the fifth and singles by Dave Nelson, Alex Johnson and Mike Hargrove in the eighth tied the score. In the 11th, Stanley walked and Jerry Moses singled for the Tigers before Foucault replaced Jackie Brown. Stanley scored on Brinkman's double. Moses stopped at third and counted an insurance tally on a grounder by John Knox.

Padres 1, Cubs 0 at Chicago (day game):
Dan Spillner, 22-year-old rookie righthander with the Padres, yielded only one hit while defeating the Cubs, 1-0. Spillner deprived himself of a possible no-hitter in failing to field a hot smash to the mound by Rick Monday in the third inning. The ball glanced off Spillner and away from second baseman Derrel Thomas, who couldn't make the play in time to retire Monday. The Padres' run in the first was unearned and wrecked a fine performance by Jim Todd, who allowed only two hits in eight innings of pitching for the Cubs. Bobby Tolan beat out a bunt and took second on a sacrifice by Dave Roberts. After Dave Winfield flied to right field, Tolan tagged up and headed for third. Don Kessinger, handling the relay from Jose Cardenal, threw wildly and and Tolan continued home to score.

Expos 4, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (day game):
The relief pitching of John Montague saved a victory for Mike Torrez as the Expos defeated the Reds, 4-2. Torrez was lifted with two men on base and none out in the seventh inning. Montague retired Joe Morgan on a fly and struck out Pete Rose and Cesar Geronimo to end the threat. The Expos scored twice in the first on a single by Tim Foli, double by Hal Breeden and single by Ken Singleton. A double by Rose and singles by Geronimo and Johnny Bench gave the Reds a matching pair in the third, but the Expos pulled away in the fourth with two runs on singles by Singleton and Barry Foote, a late throw to third on a bunt by Torrez, single by Ron Hunt and sacrifice fly by Foli.

Braves 5, Mets 0 at New York (day game):
Buzz Capra was a winner over his former teammates, with the help of Tom House, when the Braves defeated the Mets, 5-0. Capra yielded only three hits, but was removed when the Mets loaded the bases with two out in the sixth inning. House retired Duffy Dyer on a grounder to end the threat and held the Mets hitless the rest of the way. The Braves scored their first two runs off Jon Matlack in the fifth. Capra singled and was forced by Ralph Garr, who stole second before Darrell Evans walked. Dusty Baker singled to drive in Garr. After an intentional pass to Hank Aaron, Davey Johnson plated the second run with a sacrifice fly. The Braves added their final three runs at the expense of Bob Miller in the eighth and ninth.

Phillies 5, Astros 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies, who were forced to call upon two pitchers in relief of Jim Lonborg in the ninth inning, survived the scare and defeated the Astros, 5-4. Lee May homered for the Astros, but Mike Schmidt batted in two runs for the Phillies, who moved ahead, 5-2, with two runs in the sixth on a double by Bob Boone, single by Dave Cash and triple by Larry Bowa. The Astros loaded the bases against Lonborg with none out in the ninth. After Jesus Hernaiz relieved, Cesar Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly. Bob Watson went out, but May singled to drive in another run before Mac Scarce took over and retired Johnny Edwards for the final out.

Pirates 7, Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Jerry Reuss observed his 25th birthday by pitching the Pirates to a 7-3 victory over the Dodgers. Ron Cey homered for the Dodgers, who held a 3-1 lead before the Pirates took command in the fifth inning. Rennie Stennett and Gene Clines singled and, after a sacrifice, Richie Zisk walked to load the bases. Mike Marshall replaced Doug Rau, but the relief ace failed to retire the side until the Pirates had scored four runs on a single by Manny Sanguillen, grounder by Richie Hebner and singles by Ed Kirkpatrick and Mario Mendoza. Doubles by Reuss and Al Oliver around a single by Stennett added two more runs in the eighth. The Dodgers scored their first run under unusual circumstances in the first inning. With the bases loaded and two out, Joe Ferguson, who was batting, took a pitch for what Sanguillen thought was a called third strike. The catcher rolled the ball to the mound, but umpire Satch Davidson actually had ruled ball four. Lee Lacy, who was on third base, thought the inning was over and started for the dugout, but Jim Wynn, alert to the situation, raced for home from second base and was tagged out. Lacy came back and also was tagged before sliding home. After a consultation, the umpires ruled Wynn out for passing Lacy on the basepaths, but held that Lacy was immune to tag and entitled to score because of the bases-loaded pass to Ferguson.

Giants 5, Cardinals 4 at St. Louis (night game):
The Cardinals staked Bob Gibson to a four-run lead in the first inning, but the veteran righthander failed to hold the advantage and lost to the Giants, 5-4. The Cards' burst in the first included a homer by Jose Cruz with two men on base. The Giants cut their deficit to one run when Bobby Bonds hit for the circuit with two aboard in the second. Ed Goodson deprived himself of a homer when the Giants counted the tying run in the third. After Garry Maddox singled, Goodson lashed a drive that bounced off the glove of Bake McBride and went over the fence. Maddox had held up and Goodson passed him on the basepaths. Goodson was called out, but Maddox was allowed to score. The Giants then added the deciding run in the eighth with singles by Chris Arnold, Dave Rader and Tito Fuentes.