MLB standings through games of July 8, 1974

MLB standings at the end of July 8, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Cleveland Indians	81	45	35	1	.562		341	314	23-16	22-19	8-2	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	81	44	37	0	.543	1.5	331	342	24-18	20-19	7-3	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	82	44	38	0	.537	2.0	394	373	25-19	19-19	3-7	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	83	43	40	0	.518	3.5	306	355	22-18	21-22	6-4	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	82	41	41	0	.500	5.0	371	339	22-19	19-22	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	82	39	43	0	.476	7.0	327	338	19-18	20-25	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	84	47	37	0	.560		380	305	28-17	19-20	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	81	42	39	0	.519	3.5	359	322	21-17	21-22	7-3	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	83	40	41	2	.494	5.5	368	387	20-18	20-23	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	85	41	43	1	.488	6.0	387	404	21-22	20-21	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	85	37	47	1	.440	10.0	335	367	19-22	18-25	5-5	Won 2
California Angels	87	32	54	1	.372	16.0	345	398	18-29	14-25	1-9	Lost 9

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	82	43	39	0	.524		340	315	22-18	21-21	5-5	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	83	42	41	0	.506	1.5	337	332	28-17	14-24	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	80	39	41	0	.487	3.0	344	335	20-18	19-23	3-7	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	80	36	44	0	.450	6.0	317	407	22-20	14-24	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	36	44	0	.450	6.0	336	332	24-15	12-29	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	82	36	46	0	.439	7.0	289	336	18-25	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	86	59	27	0	.686		441	291	30-10	29-17	7-3	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	83	47	36	0	.566	10.5	358	298	26-18	21-18	4-6	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	86	45	41	0	.523	14.0	330	289	24-18	21-23	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	85	44	41	0	.518	14.5	360	323	26-19	18-22	7-3	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	86	38	48	0	.442	21.0	327	372	19-21	19-27	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	89	36	53	0	.404	24.5	315	464	22-21	14-32	2-8	Lost 6

Today's scores and summaries:

Royals 5, Red Sox 0 at Boston (night game):
Allowing only three hits, Steve Busby tossed his third shutout of the season as the Royals stopped the Red Sox, 5-0. George Brett provided Busby with only run he needed with a solo home run in the third. Kansas City scored four in the fifth when Boston starter Dick Drago lost his control, giving up three walks, a single to Amos Otis which drove in one run and a bases-loaded double to Tony Solaita which cleared the sacks. Drago walked nine in the game, while Busby didn't allow a runner past first until Dwight Evans, who had two of the Bosox' three hits, doubled in the eighth.

Orioles 6, Angels 5 at California (night game):
The Angels were 0-8 under new manager Dick Williams after the Orioles struck for five quick runs in the first and hung on to defeat California, 6-5. Four of Baltimore's tallies in the opening frame were unearned as a result of two California errors. Bobby Grich, Don Baylor, Brooks Robinson and Andy Etchebarren contributed singles, and loser Andy Hassler also hit a batter. The Angels got two back in the first, RBIs coming on Frank Robinson's double and a groundout, then made it 5-4 in the third on Leroy Stanton's two-out single, a hit batsman, Joe Lahoud's single and a wild throw by Etchebarren. The Orioles tallied the clincher in the seventh on Paul Blair's leadoff single, two infield outs and single by Earl Williams. Ellie Rodriguez hit a bases-empty homer in the ninth for the Angels.

Brewers 6, White Sox 5 at Milwaukee (night game):
Mike Hegan clouted a two-run pinch-homer with one out in the bottom of 12th to give the Brewers a 6-5 victory over the White Sox, who had taken a 5-4 lead in the top of the inning on Carlos May's double and a single by Ken Henderson. Dick Allen wiped out a 1-0 Milwaukee lead -- Pedro Garcia hit a solo homer in the third -- with his 22nd homer of the season in the fourth inning, which came after Jorge Orta doubled. The Brewers regained their edge in the sixth, scoring twice after two were out on successive singles by Johnny Briggs, Bob Coluccio and Charlie Moore after Don Money had opened the inning with a base hit. An RBI double by Pat Kelly, two walks and a sacrifice fly by May put the Sox back in front in the seventh, 4-3, but the Brewers tied it in the eighth on George Scott's triple and a sacrifice fly by Deron Johnson.

Twins 6, Tigers 2 at Minnesota (night game):
The Twins collected five of their 12 hits in a four-run second inning and went on to defeat the Tigers, 6-2. Eric Soderholm followed Harmon Killebrew's single with a homer over the left field fence. Danny Thompson singled and rode home on a triple by Craig Kusick, who in turn scored on Steve Brye's single. Detroit countered with two runs in the third on base hits by Jerry Moses, Mickey Stanley and Al Kaline and a double by Jim Northrup, but Bert Blyleven blanked the Tigers the rest of the way. Thompson's double and Kusick's single produced Minnesota's fifth run in the bottom of the third, and their final tally came in the eighth when Kusick was safe on an error and later scored on Brye's single.

A's 4, Indians 3 at Oakland (night game):
Gaylord Perry failed in an attempt to tie the league record for most consecutive victories, with his string ending at 15 when rookie Claudell Washington singled home pinch-runner Blue Moon Odom with two out in the 10th, giving the Athletics a 4-3 triumph over the Indians. A walk to pinch-hitter Pat Bourque, only Perry's second of the game, opened the decisive 10th. Odom ran for Bourque and was sacrificed to second by Tim Hosley. Bert Campaneris grounded out, but Washington, whose first major league hit had been an eighth-inning triple, grounded a single to right to pin the defeat on Perry. The Indians had only four hits off winner Vda Blue, but one of them was a two-run homer in the eighth by Dave Duncan which gave Perry a 3-2 lead. The A's tied it in the ninth when Joe Rudi smacked a one-out triple and Gene Tenace followed with a sacrifice fly to score pinch-runner Herb Washington. Perry had fallen behind in the second when Tenace homered after Rudi was hit with a pitched ball.

Yankees 12, Rangers 5 at Texas (night game):
Ex-Ranger Jim Mason tied a major league record by swatting four doubles as the Yankees put together a 19-hit attack against four Texas hurlers to win handily at Arlington, 12-5. New York got three in the first on Chris Chambliss' bases-loaded double, one of seven two-baggers by the winners. The Rangers scored two in the first, but New York countered with two in the second, only to have Texas tie the score in their half, reliever Dick Woodson forcing home two runs with bases on balls, then settling down to throw four scoreless innings and picking up his second victory. The Yankees grabbed the lead for keeps in the third, Mason's second double driving in Chambliss, a single by Elliott Maddox and double by Roy White making it a three-run inning for the winners. Bobby Murcer produced two more runs for the Yankees in the sixth, homering after White had singled. New York added two unnecessary runs in the top of the ninth.

Astros 4, Cardinals 1 at Houston (night game):
A two-run homer by Doug Rader in the fifth and a key defensive play by outfielder Greg Gross in the top of the same inning helped the Astros to a 4-1 victory over the Cardinals, ending Lynn McGlothen's five-game winning streak. St. Louis loaded the bases with one out in the top of the fifth. Gross caught Ted Simmons' fly in medium right and threw Lou Brock out at the plate for an inning-ending double play which helped Doug Griffin to his seventh complete game of the season. Rader's homer, following Milt May's leadoff single in the fifth, erased a 1-0 St. Louis lead, and the Astros clinched the game with a pair of runs in the eighth on a triple by Roger Metzger and singles by Cesar Cedeno and Milt May.

Giants 5, Expos 4 at Montreal (night game):
Giant reliever Randy Moffitt helped himself to a 5-4 victory over the Expos with the first triple of his career in the 10th inning which drove home the winning run. Moffitt's game-winning hit came after leadoff batter Mike Phillips reached first when his ground ball got through second baseman Larry Lintz' legs for an error. The Giants scored all of their other runs in the third to take a 4-1 lead. Gary Thomasson drove home a pair with a bases-loaded single, and Gary Matthews two more with a double. The Expos scored one run in the third then battled back to tie the score in the fifth on Bob Bailey's solo homer and back-to-back doubles by Tim Foli and Barry Foote.

Mets 2, Padres 1 at New York (night game):
Getting combined six-hit hurling from winner Harry Parker and reliever Bob Miller, the Mets scratched out a 2-1 victory over the Padres, extending the San Diego losing streak to six games in the process. Parker scored the game's first run in the third, drawing a base on balls after getting life when catcher Fred Kendall dropped his foul pop, moving to second on an infield out and crossing the plate on Rusty Staub's single. San Diego tied it in the fourth on doubles by Willie McCovey and Johnny Grubb, but the Mets came back with the clincher in the home half of the inning on singles by John Milner and Jerry Grote and a sacrifice fly by Dave Schneck. Miller relieved Parker in the ninth after the starter had issued a club record-tying ninth walk. Cito Gaston got an infield pinch-single, but Miller turned a sacrifice attempt by Bobby Tolan into a forceout at third. Derrel Thomas singled to load the bases, but Miller retired Nate Colbert on an infield pop and Rod Gaspar lined to center to end the game.

Dodgers 4, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
Doling out three hits, Andy Messersmith shut out the Phillies, 4-0, behind a nine-hit Dodger attack which included a two-run homer by batterymate Steve Yeager which broke a scoreless tie in the fourth. L.A. scored their final two runs in the sixth without getting the ball out of the infield. The Dodgers loaded the bases on a hit batsman, walk and fielder's choice. Davey Lopes followed with an infield single and Bill Buckner plated the the fourth run with an infield out. Messersmith held the Phillies hitless until Dave Cash tripled to right with one out in the sixth.

Braves 5, Pirates 0 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Max Leon, a last-minute substitute starter for injured Ron Reed, tossed a six-hitter at the Pirates while the Braves were scoring four unearned runs in the fourth on the way to a 5-0 victory, only the second defeat in the last 17 home games for Pittsburgh. Craig Robinson opened the decisive fourth for the Braves with a single. Hank Aaron grounded to third, but Richie Hebner's throw to second got past Rennie Stennett, Robinson scoring and Aaron moving to third. After a groundout, Darrell Evans got Aaron home with an infield roller. Davey Johnson walked, Marty Perez singled and both scored when Willie Stargell misjudged Paul Casanova's liner to left for a three-base error. Atlanta's final run in the fifth was the result of a Ralph Garr single, a sacrifice, stolen base and Evans' two-out single.