MLB standings through games of July 4, 1974

MLB standings at the end of July 4, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Cleveland Indians	77	42	34	1	.553		324	306	23-16	19-18	8-2	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	78	43	35	0	.551		377	349	24-16	19-19	3-7	Lost 3
Baltimore Orioles	77	41	36	0	.532	1.5	318	330	24-18	17-18	7-3	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	78	41	37	0	.526	2.0	279	327	20-16	21-21	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	76	37	39	0	.487	5.0	342	315	18-17	19-22	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	78	36	42	0	.462	7.0	290	325	19-18	17-24	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	80	45	35	0	.562		369	295	26-15	19-20	7-3	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	77	39	38	0	.506	4.5	335	305	21-17	18-21	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	78	38	38	2	.500	5.0	341	356	20-18	18-20	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	81	40	40	1	.500	5.0	374	367	20-19	20-21	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	79	34	44	1	.436	10.0	310	342	18-22	16-22	6-4	Won 1
California Angels	83	32	50	1	.390	14.0	336	378	18-25	14-25	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	77	41	36	0	.532		330	295	22-18	19-18	6-4	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	74	37	37	0	.500	2.5	319	307	18-14	19-23	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	79	39	40	0	.494	3.0	314	322	25-16	14-24	2-8	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	76	35	41	0	.461	5.5	329	315	24-14	11-27	7-3	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	76	33	43	0	.434	7.5	304	398	19-19	14-24	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	78	33	45	0	.423	8.5	276	328	15-24	18-21	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	80	55	25	0	.688		414	270	30-10	25-15	8-2	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	79	45	34	0	.570	9.5	342	289	24-16	21-18	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	81	43	38	0	.531	12.5	316	276	24-18	19-20	3-7	Lost 1
Houston Astros	81	41	40	0	.506	14.5	344	315	23-18	18-22	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	82	36	46	0	.439	20.0	315	357	19-21	17-25	3-7	Won 2
San Diego Padres	85	36	49	0	.424	21.5	308	439	22-21	14-28	5-5	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 10, Red Sox 6 at Boston (day game):
Bobby Grich batted in three runs and Boog Powell and Earl Williams accounted for two apiece to lead the Orioles to a 10-6 victory over the Red Sox. Grich homered in the first inning, drove in another run with a grounder in the third and added his third RBI with a sacrifice fly in the seventh. Powell batted in his runs with a triple in the third and single in the seventh. After Powell's single, Williams hit a homer. Jesse Jefferson, making his first start of the season for the Orioles, was credited with his first victory. Jefferson gave up only five hits and two runs before going out for Bob Reynolds with one away in the sixth inning. The Red Sox rapped Reynolds for 10 hits in the next 3 1/3 innings and scored three runs on a double by Tommy Harper, single by Rick Miller and homer by Cecil Cooper in the ninth before Dave Johnson took over to get the final out.

A's 9, Angels 4 at California (day game):
Showing no charity to their former manager, the Athletics defeated the Angels, 9-4, to complete a four-game sweep of Williams' new club. The A's put together four singles and three errors for four unearned runs in the second inning. Angel Mangual knocked in two runs with a single in the third and Joe Rudi homered with a man on base in the fifth. Meanwhile, Vida Blue retired the first 17 Angels in order before Sandy Alomar reached base safely after striking out on a wild pitch in the sixth. Winston Llenas followed with his first homer of the season. Blue allowed only four more hits, with the Angels' two other runs coming on a double by Ellie Rodriguez in the seventh.

White Sox 11, Royals 3 at Chicago (night game):
Bill Melton homered for the third consecutive game and also rapped three singles to drive in a total of four runs as the White Sox defeated the Royals, 11-3. Melton hit his homer in the second inning, batted in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh and accounted for his fourth RBI with a single in the eighth. Dick Allen drove in three runs for the White Sox, but his error in the seventh inning opened the doors for the Royals to score three unearned runs. The White Sox came right back with three runs in their half on a homer by Ed Herrmann, doubles by Bucky Dent and Ken Henderson and singles by Allen and Melton. Four more markers in the eighth iced the victory. Jim Kaat was credited with his fifth straight victory, while Terry Forster, who took over in the seventh, posted his 12th save of the season.

Yankees 6, Tigers 4 at Detroit (night game):
The Yankees rallied for three runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Tigers, 6-4, to snap their seven-game losing streak. The Tigers scored three times in the third on a double by Ed Brinkman, triple by Mickey Stanley, sacrifice fly by Gary Sutherland, two errors by Fernando Gonzalez and a single by Gates Brown, but the Yankees nibbled away a run at a time and tied the score in the eighth. Jim Northrup put the Tigers ahead again with a homer in their half of the eighth before the Yankees began a rally in the ninth with a run on singles by Elliott Maddox, Lou Piniella and Bobby Murcer. Walt Williams then hit a sacrifice fly for his first RBI of the season to break the tie and Otto Velez added an insurance run with a single.

Brewers 15, Indians 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
Reaching their highest run production of the season, the Brewers broke a five-game losing streak by defeating the Indians, 15-3. The Brewers put on their holiday show with 17 hits, including two homers by Mike Hegan, who drove in five runs. Hegan connected with two men on base in the fourth inning when the Brewers scored six runs and added a round-tripper with one aboard in the eighth. Robin Yount, Darrell Porter and Dave May batted in two runs apiece.

Twins 3, Rangers 1 at Minnesota (night game):
Bert Blyleven was in danger of losing a one-hitter until the Twins gave him dramatic help by scoring three runs in the ninth to defeat the Rangers, 3-1. Toby Harrah homered in the third for the Rangers' only hit off Blyleven. Jim Bibby protected the lead until the ninth when he was lifted after walking Tony Oliva. Steve Foucault, relieving, retired Bobby Darwin, but Steve Braun singled, sending Jerry Terrell, running for Oliva, to third. Jim Holt tied the score with a sacrifice fly. Larry Hisle then came to the plate and smashed a homer to provide Blyleven's winning run.

Astros 4, Braves 3 at Atlanta (day game):
Cesar Cedeno accounted for all of the Astros' runs, hitting a homer with two men on base in the eighth inning and then driving in a run with a double in the 10th to defeat the Braves, 4-3. The Braves picked up a run on a bases-loaded pass to Davey Johnson in the first and added a tally on a homer by Darrell Evans in the third. Cedeno's circuit clout, putting the Astros ahead, 3-2, came after passes to Bob Gallagher and Greg Gross in the eighth. The Braves tied the score in the ninth on a double by Ralph Garr and single by Evans, but Roger Metzger singled in the 10th and raced home with the Astros' winning run on Cedeno's double off the left field wall.

Dodgers 3, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (day game):
Mike Marshall made his 14th appearance in the Dodgers' last 15 games and not only was saved from defeat, but gained his 11th victory of the season when his teammates rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to edge the Reds, 3-2. Jack Billingham, who pitched the first seven stanzas for the Reds, allowed only four hits, but the Dodgers picked up a run in the fourth on singles by Jim Wynn and Willie Crawford, a pass to Ron Cey and sacrifice fly by Steve Yeager. The Reds tied the score in the seventh on a single by Johnny Bench, wild pitch by Andy Messersmith and single by Cesar Geronimo. Marshall took over in the eighth and gave up a run on singles by Pete Rose and Tony Perez and a surprise safe bunt by Bench. The Dodgers then rallied against Pedro Borbon in the ninth with doubles by Steve Garvey and Crawford and a single by Bill Russell.

[DH] Mets 5, Phillies 3 (day game) / Phillies 6, Mets 2 at New York (day game):
After losing the opener of a doubleheader, 5-3, the Phillies snapped their eight-game losing streak by defeating the Mets in the nightcap, 6-2, behind the five-hit hurling of Wayne Twitchell. Jon Matlack, who allowed 10 hits and struck out the same number, was the Mets' winner in the lidlifter. The Mets collected only six hits, but used them to good advantage. Cleon Jones drove in four runs, one with a single in the first and three with a bases-loaded double in the third. Jones was thrown out trying to stretch his double into a triple. As a result, the Mets were deprived of a run when John Milner followed with a homer. The Phillies started the second game with two runs in the first inning on a single by Dave Cash, triple by Larry Bowa sand sacrifice fly by Bill Robinson. Two wild pitches by Ray Sadecki helped the Phillies add a tally in the fifth before they jumped on Bob Miller for three runs in the eighth. After singles by Twitchell and Cash and a safe bunt by Bowa loaded the bases, Mike Schmidt drove in two runs with a single and Robinson produced the third marker with an infield out. Jones had three of the Mets' hits off Twitchell.

[DH] Expos 2, Pirates 1 (day game) / Pirates 3, Expos 2 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The Pirates' streak of six straight victories and 14 in a row at home came to an end with a 2-1 loss to the Expos in the opener of a doubleheader. However, the Pirates came back to win the nightcap, 3-2. Steve Rogers, pitching for the Expos, prevailed over Ken Brett in the lidlifter. The Pirates loaded the bases in the second inning but scored only one run on a grounder by Mario Mendoza. Rogers helped himself to the tying run in the sixth, hitting a single and completing the journey around the bases on a sacrifice by Ron Hunt and single by Bob Bailey. Barry Foote singled for the Expos in the seventh and was forced by Jim Cox. Pepe Frias then hit a bloop double that fell off Rennie Stennett's glove in right center field and Cox raced home to score what proved to be the winning run. Dave Giusti made his second start of the season for the Pirates in the nightcap and fell behind, 2-1, when the Expos scored twice in the fourth on a pass to Ken Singleton, single by Bailey, sacrifice fly by Mike Jorgensen and single by Tim Foli. The Pirates rallied in the eighth. Richie Hebner singled and took second on a sacrifice by Gene Clines. After an intentional pass to Willie Stargell, Richie Zisk singled, scoring Hebner. Stargell took third and crossed the plate with the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Bob Robertson.

Giants 9, Padres 2 at San Francisco (day game):
Tom Bradley pitched a six-hitter and gained his first victory since June 4 when the Giants defeated the Padres, 9-2. Ed Goodson hit a homer with two men on base and Gary Matthews rapped a round-tripper with one aboard in the Giants' attack, while Chris Speier accounted for two RBIs with a pair of doubles. Johnny Grubb and Willie McCovey homered for the Padres' runs.

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (day game):
A three-run outburst in the fourth inning carried the Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals behind the pitching of Steve Stone and Oscar Zamora. Jose Cardenal walked, Bill Madlock singled, Andre Thornton doubled and Steve Swisher singled for the first two tallies before Thornton crossed the plate with what proved to be the winning run when Dave Rosello forced Swisher. Zamora replaced Stone in the eighth and picked up his fourth save in less than a month since the Cubs purchased the much-traveled minor leaguer from the Astros' farm club at Denver (American Association).