MLB standings through games of July 5, 1974

MLB standings at the end of July 5, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Cleveland Indians	78	43	34	1	.558		331	308	23-16	20-18	8-2	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	78	43	35	0	.551	0.5	377	349	24-16	19-19	3-7	Lost 3
Detroit Tigers	80	43	37	0	.537	1.5	295	337	22-16	21-21	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	78	41	37	0	.526	2.5	318	336	24-18	17-19	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	78	38	40	0	.487	5.5	351	324	19-18	19-22	4-6	Lost 1
New York Yankees	79	37	42	0	.468	7.0	304	327	19-18	18-24	3-7	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	81	46	35	0	.568		375	295	27-15	19-20	7-3	Won 5
Kansas City Royals	77	39	38	0	.506	5.0	335	305	21-17	18-21	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	82	40	41	1	.494	6.0	376	381	20-20	20-21	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	80	38	40	2	.487	6.5	351	372	20-18	18-22	4-6	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	81	35	45	1	.438	10.5	319	351	18-22	17-23	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	84	32	51	1	.386	15.0	338	385	18-26	14-25	2-8	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	78	42	36	0	.538		333	297	22-18	20-18	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	76	38	38	0	.500	3.0	330	320	19-15	19-23	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	80	40	40	0	.500	3.0	322	323	26-16	14-24	2-8	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	77	35	42	0	.455	6.5	330	322	24-14	11-28	7-3	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	78	35	43	0	.449	7.0	311	401	21-19	14-24	6-4	Won 3
New York Mets	79	34	45	0	.430	8.5	279	330	16-24	18-21	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	82	56	26	0	.683		427	281	30-10	26-16	8-2	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	80	45	35	0	.562	10.0	344	292	24-17	21-18	4-6	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	83	43	40	0	.518	13.5	319	283	24-18	19-22	3-7	Lost 3
Houston Astros	82	42	40	0	.512	14.0	351	316	24-18	18-22	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	83	36	47	0	.434	20.5	317	360	19-21	17-26	3-7	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	86	36	50	0	.419	22.0	309	447	22-21	14-29	4-6	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 7, Angels 2 at California (night game):
Held hitless by Nolan Ryan for six innings, the Indians exploded with a two-run homer by George Hendrick in the seventh and went on to defeat the Angels, 7-2. Oscar Gamble was safe on an error by Paul Schaal before Hendrick hit his homer. The Angels came back with a circuit clout by Bob Oliver in their half of the seventh, but the Indians broke the game wide apart with five runs in the ninth. Jack Brohamer and John Ellis doubled and Charlei Spikes singled for two runs. After Gamble walked, Ryan was taken out. Hendrick greeted the arrival of Barry Raziano in relief with a single to score Spikes. Buddy Bell and Dave Duncan walked to force in Gamble. Hendrick scored the fifth run of the frame while the Angels were working on a double play on a grounder by Frank Duffy.

[DH] Tigers 9, White Sox 6 (night game) / Tigers 7, White Sox 4 at Detroit (night game):
Joe Coleman and Norm Cash, who had not been helpful to the Detroit cause, both stepped back into the spotlight as the Tigers swept a twi-night doubleheader with the White Sox, 9-6 and 7-4. Coleman, a loser of eight straight decisions, gained his first victory since May 15 in the opener. Jim Northrup hit his sixth homer in a stretch of six games to start the Tigers' scoring in the second inning. A wild pitch by Stan Bahnsen, two walks with the bases loaded and an error by Jorge Orta added four runs for the Tigers in the third. Aurelio Rodriguez drove in a run with a single in the fifth, Jerry Moses batted in a pair with a single in the seventh and Dick Sharon accounted for the Tigers' final tally with a single in the eighth. Ed Herrmann hit two homers and Orta one for the White Sox. Cash, who had been relegated to pinch-hitting and backup duty, started the second game at first base, singled in the second inning and two runs followed on singles by Mickey Stanley, Ed Brinkman and John Knox. Cash then homered with a man on base in the third to put the Tigers ahead, 4-3. Brinkman added a round-tripper in the fourth and Gates Brown provided two runs with a homer in the seventh.

[DH] Brewers 5, Twins 3 (night game) / Twins 6, Brewers 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
Taking advantage of two errors by Steve Braun on one play, the Brewers won the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 5-3, but the Twins fielded flawlessly in the nightcap and posted a 6-4 victory. In the first game, the Twins scored all their runs in the fourth inning on three walks, a double by Danny Thompson and sacrifice fly by Glenn Borgmann. The Brewers came back with the tying trio in their half on a homer by Deron Johnson, single by Bobby Mitchell and another homer by John Vukovich. Ken Berry led off the Brewers' fifth with a single. Braun booted a grounder by Charlie Moore and then threw wildly to first, Berry scoring to break the tie and Moore reaching third. George Scott followed with a single, driving in Moore with an insurance run. Bill Travers, in relief, received credit for his first major league victory. In the second game, Larry Hisle led off with a homer for the first of his four hits for the Twins. Hisle singled and scored in the third and set up another run with a single in the fourth before the Twins pulled out to a 6-0 lead with three runs in the fifth on a wild pitch by Kevin Kobel and singles by Phil Roof and Luis Gomez. The Brewers picked up two runs on a homer by Robin Yount in the eighth and rallied but fell short with two more tallies in the ninth on doubles by Deron Johnson and Dave May and a triple by Tim Johnson.

A's 6, Orioles 0 at Oakland (night game):
Posting his third shutout of the season, Catfish Hunter pitched the Athletics to a 6-0 victory over the Orioles. Bill North homered in the third inning and Reggie Jackson in the sixth, each with a man on base. After Jackson's roundtripper, the A's chased Mike Cuellar with another run in the sixth on two walks and a single by Angel Mangual. The final run came off Don Hood in the seventh on a walk, single by Bert Campaneris and sacrifice fly by Jackson.

Yankees 14, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
Thurman Munson and Elliott Maddox each collected four of the Yankees' 20 hits in a 14-2 trouncing of the Rangers. The Yankees began their attack with six runs in the first inning. David Clyde, who started for the Rangers, was removed without retiring a batter after giving up a single by Maddox and consecutive walks to Lou Piniella, Bobby Murcer and Bill Sudakis to force in the first run. Stan Thomas, making his major league debut in relief, was unable to bring the inning to a close until the Yankees had scored five more times on a passed ball, single by Otto Velez, walk to Munson with the bases loaded and singles by Graig Nettles and Jim Mason. In the fifth, Munson homered off Jim Merritt with a man on base and Nettles followed with a 400-foot smash into the center field bleachers. Nettles had driven in two runs with a double in the fourth, giving him four RBIs for the game.

[DH] Cubs 4, Braves 1 (day game) / Cubs 3, Braves 2 at Chicago (day game):
After winning the first game, 4-1, the Cubs swept a doubleheader for the first time since May 13, 1973, when Andre Thornton homered in the ninth inning of the second game to beat the Braves, 3-2. The Cubs scored three times in the fifth inning of the opener just after they appeared to be stopped. Bill Madlock and Vic Harris led off with singles, but both Steve Swisher and Bill Bonham, attempting to bunt, struck out. However, Don Kessinger came through with a double, driving in Madlock and Harris, then scored himself on a single by Jerry Morales. The Cubs' final run and the Braves' lone tally off Bonham were unearned. In the nightcap, the Cubs counted twice in the third inning on a single by Kessinger, triple by Harris and double by Billy Williams. The Braves came back with a tally on singles by Marty Perez and Phil Niekro around a stolen base in the fifth and tied the score with a run on a balk by Dave LaRoche in the eighth. Oscar Zamora, the Cubs' third pitcher of the game, gained his first major league victory on Thornton's homer in the ninth.

Cardinals 3, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Pinch-hitting, Jim Dwyer delivered his 10th hit in 21 times at bat since being recalled from Tulsa (American Association) and drove in two runs in the eighth inning to give the Cardinals a 3-2 victory over the Reds. With the score tied, 1-1, Joe Torre led off the eighth with a single and stopped at third on a double by Ted Simmons. Clay Carroll, replacing Fred Norman, walked Bake McBride intentionally to load the bases. After Ken Reitz forced Torre at the plate, Dwyer batted for Rich Folkers and came through with the decisive single.

Astros 7, Pirates 1 at Houston (night game):
Larry Dierker pitched a five-hitter and batterymate Milt May drove in three runs with two singles and a double as the Astros defeated the Pirates, 7-1. The Astros settled the issue quickly with run-scoring singles by Cesar Cedeno, Lee May and Milt May in the first inning. Milt May added his other RBIs with a single in the third and double in the seventh. Willie Stargell accounted for the Pirates' lone run with a homer in the seventh.

[DH] Expos 11, Dodgers 6 (night game) / Dodgers 7, Expos 0 at Montreal (night game):
Geoff Zahn gained his first major league victory and Mike Marshall appeared in relief for the 15th time in the last 17 games as the Dodgers won the nightcap of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-0, after losing to the Expos in the opener, 11-6. The Expos piled up 14 hits in the lidlifter, including homers by Barry Foote, Mike Jorgensen and Ken Singleton. Foote drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and hit his homer with a man on base. In the second game, Zahn held the Expos to just one hit in seven innings before yielding the mound to Marshall. Willie Crawford hit two homers for the Dodgers, each with a man on base.

Mets 3, Giants 2 at New York (night game):
Dave Schneck, who had been in an 0-for-16 slump, broke out with two run-scoring singles for his first RBIs since May 21 to pace the Mets to a 3-2 victory over the Giants. In the first inning, Cleon Jones was safe on an error by Tito Fuentes, advanced to second on an infield out and scored on a single by Schneck. The Mets added their two other runs in the fourth on a pass to John Milner, singles by Jerry Grote and Schneck and double by Ted Martinez. The Giants, who were held to six hits by Jerry Koosman, counted their runs in the sixth on a double by Fuentes, triple by Chris Speier and a wild pitch.

Phillies 8, Padres 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Staked to a five-run lead in the first inning, Steve Carlton ended his personal three-game losing streak and pitched the Phillies to an 8-1 victory over the Padres. In the Phils' opening outburst, Mike Schmidt and Willie Montanez walked and Del Unser tripled for the first two runs. After Tommy Hutton walked, Bob Boone added three runs with his first homer since June 5. The Phillies wrapped up their scoring in the eighth. Schmidt doubled and Montanez homered, with another run following on a single by Hutton, double by Boone and sacrifice fly by Carlton.