MLB standings through games of June 23, 1974

MLB standings at the end of June 23, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	67	39	28	0	.582		324	292	23-12	16-16	7-3	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	66	35	31	0	.530	3.5	238	275	15-12	20-19	7-3	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	66	33	32	1	.508	5.0	272	261	17-15	16-17	4-6	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	67	34	33	0	.507	5.0	270	296	20-15	14-18	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	64	32	32	0	.500	5.5	284	267	17-16	15-16	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	70	35	35	0	.500	5.5	268	287	19-16	16-19	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	69	37	32	0	.536		305	261	23-15	14-17	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	70	35	34	1	.507	2.0	324	318	19-17	16-17	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	66	32	32	2	.500	2.5	288	298	16-13	16-19	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	66	33	33	0	.500	2.5	289	255	17-14	16-19	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	72	30	41	1	.423	8.0	300	315	16-19	14-22	3-7	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	67	27	39	1	.409	8.5	251	288	16-20	11-19	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	69	37	32	0	.536		280	276	25-16	12-16	5-5	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	66	34	32	0	.515	1.5	287	263	18-15	16-17	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	61	31	30	0	.508	2.0	256	268	13-10	18-20	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	64	28	36	0	.438	6.5	269	327	19-16	9-20	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	65	28	37	0	.431	7.0	284	278	18-13	10-24	7-3	Lost 1
New York Mets	67	26	41	0	.388	10.0	235	292	11-20	15-21	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	70	47	23	0	.671		372	240	28-9	19-14	5-5	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	67	39	28	0	.582	6.5	301	253	23-13	16-15	6-4	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	69	39	30	0	.565	7.5	281	233	21-12	18-18	6-4	Lost 3
Houston Astros	70	35	35	0	.500	12.0	304	281	22-16	13-19	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	72	33	39	0	.458	15.0	286	315	17-17	16-22	3-7	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	74	30	44	0	.405	19.0	276	405	17-18	13-26	6-4	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 8, Indians 0 at Boston (day game):
Rick Wise, who had been on the disabled list with a broken finger, made his first start since May 24 and joined with Dick Drago in pitching the Red Sox to an 8-0 victory over the Indians. Wise worked five innings and yielded only two hits. Drago gave up two more in the final four frames. The Red Sox were led at bat by Rico Petrocelli, who smashed a pair of homers.

Brewers 9, Orioles 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
A grand-slam homer by Darrell Porter in the first inning started the Brewers off to a 9-4 victory over the Orioles. Don Money and Bobby Mitchell walked and George Scott singled to load the bases before Porter came up with two out and connected for his jackpot wallop off Dave McNally. Singles by Dave May and Money, a triple by Johnny Briggs and an infield out added three runs to the Brewers' total in the fourth. Scott hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth and Money rapped a homer in the eighth. Clyde Wright, who gained his first victory since May 25, gave up a two-run triple by Don Baylor in the first inning, but then held the Orioles in check until the ninth when the Brewers had to call on Tom Murphy to finish the game.

[DH] White Sox 2, Twins 1 (day game) / Twins 4, White Sox 3 at Minnesota (day game):
In a swap of close games, the White Sox won the opener of a doubleheader, 2-1, and the Twins took the nightcap, 4-3. Stan Bahnsen pitched a four-hitter in the first game and should have breezed to victory, but the White Sox wasted most of their 12 hits off Joe Decker. Jorge Orta singled, stole second and scored on a single by Carlos May in the first inning and the White Sox added their other run in the fourth on a single by May, an error, infield out and wild pitch before the Twins picked up their lone tally in the home half on a walk to Larry Hisle, grounder by Steve Braun and single by Glenn Borgmann. In the second game, the White Sox were leading, 3-0, until the Twins erupted for the tying runs in the sixth on a single by Steve Brye, pass to Jerry Terrell and homer by Bobby Darwin. Then in the seventh, Danny Thompson tripled and Brye singled to produce the winning run.

Yankees 4, Tigers 1 at New York (day game):
Making his debut with the Yankees, Rudy May pitched a four-hitter and defeated the Tigers, 4-1, in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader. The second game was postponed because of rain. May, who was obtained from the Angels, gave up the Tigers' lone run in the second inning on a triple by Bill Freehan and sacrifice fly by Dick Sharon. The Yankees, who had started the game with an unearned run, broke the tie in the sixth when Bobby Murcer batted in a run with a double and scored himself on a single by Chris Chambliss. A walk to Gene Michael and singles by Elliott Maddox and Lou Piniella added the final counter in the seventh.

Royals 4, A's 1 at Oakland (day game):
The Royals brought Lindy McDaniel out of the bullpen for one of the rare starts of his career and the veteran righthander responded by defeating the Athletics, 4-1. McDaniel, who yielded only three hits, set down the first 12 batters in succession before Reggie Jackson singled in the fifth inning. After an infield out and scratch single by Gene Tenace, Jackson scored on a sacrifice fly by Pat Bourque. The Royals registered all their runs in the third. Jim Wohlford singled and scored on a double by Vada Pinson. Amos Otis followed with a single, but Pinson was thrown out at the plate. After John Mayberry walked, Hal McRae doubled to drive in Otis. An intentional pass to Cookie Rojas loaded bases for George Brett, who came through with a single to add two runs.

Angels 10, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
A loser of eight previous decisions over three seasons, Andy Hassler gained the first victory of his major league career when the Angels broke loose with a 17-hit attack to defeat the Rangers, 10-2. Hassler allowed three hits before his arm stiffened, forcing his removal with one out in the eighth inning. Skip Lockwood finished. The Angels doomed Jackie Brown to defeat in the first inning when Frank Robinson and Leroy Stanton each hit a two-run homer.

Cubs 7, Pirates 3 at Chicago (day game):
Pitching in relief, Dave Giusti couldn't overcome an error by Frank Taveras and was the loser when the Cubs scored four unearned runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Pirates, 7-3. Jose Cardenal drew a walk with one out in the stanza and when Rick Monday grounded to Rennie Stennett, Taveras dropped the throw to second. Bill Madlock then singled, scoring Cardenal to break the 3-3 tie. After Steve Swisher was retired for what should have been the third out of the inning, Giusti walked Dave Rosello and Bill Bonham, forcing in Monday. Daryl Patterson relieved and yielded a single by Don Kessinger, scoring the Cubs' final two tallies.

[DH] Reds 4, Braves 2 (day game) / Reds 2, Braves 1 at Cincinnati (day game):
Playing before 52,147, fourth largest regular-season crowd in their history, the Reds swept a doubleheader with the Braves, winning the first game, 4-2, and then taking the second game, 2-1, on a homer by Tony Perez in the 12th inning. The Reds launched their scoring in the first inning of the opener, posting three runs on a single by Pete Rose, triple by Cesar Geronimo and homer by Joe Morgan. Their other run came in the second. Rose singled and was forced by Geronimo, who took third on a single by Morgan and scored when Braves' catcher Johnny Oates threw wild in an attempt to flag down Morgan on a theft of second. Roger Nelson, with help from Clay Carroll, gained the victory. Roric Harrison, who was the Braves' loser, accounted for one of their runs with a homer. In the nightcap, the Reds scored on consecutive doubles by Perez and Terry Crowley in the second inning and the Braves matched it in the third. Craig Robinson led off with a single, advanced to third when Clay Kirby threw wildly on a bunt by Lew Krausse and scored when Rowland Office grounded into a double play. Joe Niekro was on the mound for the Braves in the 12th when Perez hit his homer to give the victory to Pedro Borbon.

Astros 8, Padres 2 at Houston (day game):
Restored to a starting spot after two games in relief, Claude Osteen pitched the Astros to an 8-2 victory over the Padres. Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson hit homers in support of Osteen. Cedeno also rapped a double and single, while Greg Gross collected two singles, a double and triple. Osteen helped himself with a two-run double. The Padres got to Osteen for a run in the fifth inning on two walks and an infield hit by Nate Colbert. A triple by Johnny Grubb and sacrifice fly by Derrel Thomas added their other run in the eighth.

Dodgers 4, Giants 3 at Los Angeles (day game):
After winning the first two games of the series with homers in the 10th inning, the Dodgers scored on a bases-loaded single by pinch-hitter Ken McMullen in the ninth to defeat the Giants, 4-3, before an Old-Timers Day crowd of 52,563. Mike Marshall gained his third victory in three days as a Dodgers' reliever. Steve Garvey hit a homer for the Dodgers in the fourth inning, but the Giants rose up to score three runs off Tommy John in the seventh. The Dodgers chased John D'Acquisto and tied the count in their half. Charlie Williams, who relieved, was removed for a pinch-hitter in the ninth and Steve Barber wound up the loser. After Ron Cey struck out to open the Dodgers' half of the ninth, Joe Ferguson and Bill Russell walked and Lee Lacy singled to load the bases. The Giants then called on Don McMahon to face McMullen, who batted for Marshall and singled to score Dave Lopes, who ran for Ferguson.

Expos 4, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (day game):
The Expos, who scored their first two runs on homers by Hal Breeden and Bob Bailey, broke a tie with two more runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Cardinals, 4-2. Pinch-hitter Barry Foote led off with a single and gave way to Larry Lintz, who took third on a single by Ron Hunt. Tim Foli followed with a single to score Lintz with the tie-breaking run and Ken Singleton added an insurance tally with another single.