MLB standings through games of July 3, 1974

MLB standings at the end of July 3, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Cleveland Indians	76	42	33	1	.560		321	291	23-16	19-17	9-1	Won 5
Boston Red Sox	77	43	34	0	.558		371	339	24-15	19-19	4-6	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	77	41	36	0	.532	2.0	275	321	20-15	21-21	6-4	Won 4
Baltimore Orioles	76	40	36	0	.526	2.5	308	324	24-18	16-18	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	75	36	39	0	.480	6.0	327	312	17-17	19-22	4-6	Lost 5
New York Yankees	77	35	42	0	.455	8.0	284	321	19-18	16-24	1-9	Lost 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	79	44	35	0	.557		360	291	26-15	18-20	7-3	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	76	39	37	0	.513	3.5	332	294	21-17	18-20	6-4	Won 1
Texas Rangers	80	40	39	1	.506	4.0	373	364	20-19	20-20	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	77	37	38	2	.493	5.0	330	353	19-18	18-20	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	78	33	44	1	.429	10.0	307	341	17-22	16-22	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	82	32	49	1	.395	13.0	332	369	18-24	14-25	2-8	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	76	41	35	0	.539		328	292	22-17	19-18	7-3	Won 1
Montreal Expos	72	36	36	0	.500	3.0	315	303	18-14	18-22	5-5	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	77	38	39	0	.494	3.5	305	315	25-16	13-23	3-7	Lost 7
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	34	40	0	.459	6.0	325	311	23-13	11-27	6-4	Won 6
Chicago Cubs	75	32	43	0	.427	8.5	301	396	19-19	13-24	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	76	32	44	0	.421	9.0	269	319	14-23	18-21	6-4	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	79	54	25	0	.684		411	268	30-10	24-15	8-2	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	78	45	33	0	.577	8.5	340	286	24-15	21-18	6-4	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	80	43	37	0	.537	11.5	313	272	24-17	19-20	3-7	Won 1
Houston Astros	80	40	40	0	.500	14.5	340	312	23-18	17-22	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	81	35	46	0	.432	20.0	306	355	18-21	17-25	2-8	Won 1
San Diego Padres	84	36	48	0	.429	20.5	306	430	22-21	14-27	6-4	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 9, Red Sox 2 (night game) / Orioles 6, Red Sox 4 at Boston (night game):
A two-run homer by Boog Powell in the eighth inning of the second game enabled the Orioles to sweep a twi-night doubleheader with the Red Sox, 9-2 and 6-4. Dave McNally, who started the opener for the Orioles, was charged with two balks in the first inning and was banished by the umpires after kicking his glove high in the air. The Orioles brought McNally back as a reliever in the nightcap and the lefthander saved the game by retiring Carl Yastrzemski and Bernie Carbo with the bases loaded in the ninth inning. In the opener, after the Red Sox scored twice in the first, the Orioles erupted for four runs in the fifth. Earl Williams walked and Don Baylor homered to tie the score. Consecutive singles by Paul Blair, Mark Belanger and Al Bumbry, together with a throwing error by Bob Montgomery, produced two more tallies. The Orioles struck for four more runs in the sixth and added their final tally on a homer by Rich Coggins in the eighth. In the nightcap, the Orioles enjoyed another four-run outburst, scoring in the first inning on an error by Cecil Cooper, singles by Coggins and Tommy Davis, walk to Powell and doubles by Baylor and Blair. Rico Petrocelli knocked in three runs for the Red Sox with a sacrifice fly in the second and homer in the fourth.

A's 3, Angels 2 at California (night game):
Only one out away from their first victory under Dick Williams, the Angels were the victim of a crucial error by Bobby Valentine and lost to the Athletics, 3-2. After Leroy Stanton knocked in two runs with a double in the eighth inning to put the Angels ahead, 2-1, Andy Hassler retired the first two A's to bat in the ninth before Jesus Alou beat out an infield hit. Bill North then grounded to Valentine, who threw wildly to first base, allowing Alou to reach third and North to take second. Bert Campaneris followed with a single up the middle that Sandy Alomar knocked down. Herb Washington, running for Alou, scored easily. North, racing home from second, slammed into catcher Ellie Rodriguez and scored the deciding run. The loss was the Angels' third straight under Williams as their new manager.

Royals 5, White Sox 3 at Chicago (night game):
Homers by Vada Pinson and Amos Otis supplied the Royals' winning margin and enabled Paul Splittorff to beat the White Sox, 5-3, for his ninth straight victory over the Windy City crew since September 11, 1972. Splittorff pitched six innings and gave up White Sox runs on homers by Dick Allen and Bill Melton. Doug Bird finished the game. The Royals scored three times in the second on a single by Fran Healy, double by Tony Solaita, intentional pass to Pinson and singles by George Brett and Cookie Rojas. Pinson hit the 250th homer of his career in the fourth and Otis added his round-tripper for an insurance run in the fifth.

Tigers 8, Yankees 6 at Detroit (night game):
Jim Northrup, who hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, smashed another round-tripper with a man on base in the ninth to give the Tigers an 8-6 victory over the Yankees. Northrup's homer in the sixth put the Tigers ahead, 3-1, and they added two more runs before the inning ended on a scoring single by Ed Brinkman and double by Mickey Stanley. The Yankees picked up a tally in the seventh on a triple by Otto Velez and sacrifice fly by Graig Nettles before erupting for four runs in the eighth, including a pair on a homer by Velez. Bill Freehan walked in the Tigers' half, stopped at third on a double by Aurelio Rodriguez and counted the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Moses. Al Kaline singled in the ninth before Northrup hit his homer to hand Sparky Lyle his first defeat of the season.

Indians 4, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Although forced to wait out a rain delay of one hour, 24 minutes in the seventh inning, Gaylord Perry won his 15th straight game, pitching the Indians to a 4-2 victory over the Brewers. Perry owed thanks to John Lowenstein, who drove in all of the Indians' runs, three with a homer in the fifth and the last tally with a safe squeeze bunt in the seventh. Perry doled out seven hits and did not issue a pass. The Brewers scored once in the fourth on a double by Johnny Briggs, sacrifice by Don Money and single by Deron Johnson. Bob Coluccio homered for the other run in the fifth. The homer was only the second off Perry in his last 10 games.

Rangers 7, Twins 1 at Minnesota (night game):
Cesar Tovar observed his 34th birthday by driving in four runs with a single and homer as the Rangers defeated the Twins, 7-1. Fergie Jenkins, who limited the Twins to six hits, gained his 10th victory. Tovar hit his single with the bases loaded in the second inning and added his homer in the fifth. The Rangers also had circuit clouts by Tom Grieve and Toby Harrah.

Braves 5, Astros 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Pinch-hitting in the 11th inning, Hank Aaron delivered a sacrifice fly to provide the Braves with a 5-4 victory over the Astros. The Braves, who had a two-run homer by Darrell Evans, led 4-2 going into the ninth inning when Tommy Helms singled and Cliff Johnson, batting for Mike Cosgrove, hit for the circuit to tie the score. In the 11th, Dusty Baker set up the Braves' winning run with a double. After a sacrifice by Evans, the Astros walked Davey Johnson and Marty Perez intentionally to load the bases before Aaron came up to bat for Johnny Oates.

[DH] Dodgers 4, Reds 1 (day game) / Reds 6, Dodgers 0 at Cincinnati (night game):
Mike Marshall appeared in his 13th straight game and saved the Dodgers' 4-1 victory in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, but the relief ace was not used in the nightcap which saw the Reds win, 6-0, to end a string of seven straight losses to the L. A. club. The Dodgers began the scoring in the lidlifter with a run in the first inning on a double by Davey Lopes and single by Jim Wynn. Singles by Steve Garvey and Willie Crawford, together with a sacrifice fly by Joe Ferguson, added a run in the fourth before Ron Cey provided the deciding blow by hitting a homer with a man on base in the sixth. Tony Perez homered for the Reds in the seventh to account for their run off Tommy John. In the ninth, after Pete Rose singled and Joe Morgan was safe on an error by Lopes, Marshall relieved with one out and saved John's 12th victory by striking out Johnny Bench and getting Perez to ground into a forceout at second base. Don Gullett pitched the shutout for the Reds in nightcap, allowing only four hits. The Reds had homers by Rose and Morgan. The largest crowd ever to watch the Dodgers play in Cincinnati, 51,909, turned out for the doubleheader.

Mets 6, Phillies 2 at New York (day game):
Harry Parker ended a personal string of seven straight losses and gained his first victory since April 28 when the Mets defeated the Phillies, 6-2. The setback was the seventh in succession for the Phillies, who were shut out until the ninth inning. Rusty Staub and Cleon Jones homered for the Mets. In the Phillies' ninth, Dave Cash tripled with one out and scored on a grounder by Larry Bowa. Del Unser followed with a double and Mike Schmidt walked. After Willie Montanez singled to drive in Unser, Bob Miller replaced Parker and retired Mike Anderson on a fly ball to end the game.

Pirates 2, Expos 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Pirates gained their sixth straight victory and 14th in a row at home when Willie Stargell homered in the ninth inning to beat the Expos, 2-1. The Expos scored their run off Jerry Reuss in the third on singles by Ron Hunt and Willie Davis and a sacrifice fly by Bob Bailey. Don DeMola, making his first major league start, yielded the tying tally in the Pirates' half. After Rennie Stennett and Mario Mendoza singled and Reuss was safe on an error on his bunt, Stennett crossed the plate as Gene Clines was grounding into a double play. DeMola was forced out of the game by a muscle pull in the sixth and John Montague was on the mound as the Expos' second reliever of the game when Stargell smashed his winning homer.

Giants 3, Padres 2 at San Francisco (day game):
After four losses under Wes Westrum, the Giants gained the first victory for their new manager when Gary Matthews homered in the 10th inning for his fourth hit of the game to beat the Padres, 3-2. The Giants scored initially on a triple by Gary Thomasson and double by Ed Goodson in the first inning, but the Padres took a 2-1 lead with homers by Dave Roberts in the fifth and Fred Kendall in the seventh. The Giants came back to tie the score in the eighth. Bobby Bonds was hit by a pitch and Goodson and Matthews beat out bunts to load the bases. Tito Fuentes lined to Dave Freisleben, who doubled Bonds off third. But Steve Ontiveros batted for Elias Sosa and singled to drive in Dave Kingman, who ran for Goodson during the uprising.

Cardinals 5, Cubs 0 at St. Louis (night game):
With Lynn McGlothen and Reggie Smith pooling their talents, the Cardinals defeated the Cubs, 5-0. McGlothen pitched a four-hitter and recorded his 12th victory and fourth shutout of the season. Smith batted in four runs, hitting a sacrifice fly in the first inning, rapping a homer with a man on base in the fifth and drawing a pass with the bases loaded in the sixth. Lou Brock stole his 50th base, marking his 10th straight season with 50 or more thefts.