MLB standings through games of July 14, 1974

MLB standings at the end of July 14, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	88	48	40	0	.545		415	397	29-21	19-19	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	86	46	39	1	.541	0.5	358	339	23-16	23-23	4-6	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	87	47	40	0	.540	0.5	352	356	24-18	23-22	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	88	45	43	0	.511	3.0	404	359	26-21	19-22	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	88	44	44	0	.500	4.0	325	380	22-18	22-26	3-7	Lost 1
New York Yankees	89	44	45	0	.494	4.5	365	364	21-20	23-25	7-3	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	89	50	39	0	.562		406	324	29-17	21-22	6-4	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	87	44	43	0	.506	5.0	377	352	23-21	21-22	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	89	43	44	2	.494	6.0	386	408	23-19	20-25	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	92	43	48	1	.473	8.0	406	442	21-22	22-26	3-7	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	91	42	48	1	.467	8.5	367	392	24-23	18-25	7-3	Won 2
California Angels	92	34	57	1	.374	17.0	366	414	18-31	16-26	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	89	46	43	0	.517		367	365	29-18	17-25	7-3	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	88	44	44	0	.500	1.5	358	345	23-21	21-23	2-8	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	86	42	44	0	.488	2.5	364	352	21-19	21-25	4-6	Won 2
New York Mets	87	38	49	0	.437	7.0	304	354	18-27	20-22	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	87	38	49	0	.437	7.0	357	370	26-20	12-29	3-7	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	86	37	49	0	.430	7.5	346	442	23-22	14-27	4-6	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	91	61	30	0	.670		458	310	31-12	30-18	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	91	53	38	0	.582	8.0	397	328	26-18	27-20	8-2	Lost 1
Houston Astros	90	49	41	0	.544	11.5	388	337	31-19	18-22	9-1	Won 6
Atlanta Braves	92	49	43	0	.533	12.5	366	313	24-18	25-25	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	92	40	52	0	.435	21.5	356	400	20-24	20-28	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	95	40	55	0	.421	23.0	337	482	24-23	16-32	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 3, Angels 0 at Boston (day game):
Luis Tiant pitched a shutout, but it took two misjudged flies and an error for the Red Sox to defeat the Angels, 3-0. In the second inning, Angels' right fielder Joe Lahoud failed to catch up with a fly by Tim Blackwell and the ball went for a triple, scoring Rico Petrocelli, who had singled. Cecil Cooper walked in the third and raced home on center fielder Mickey Rivers' misjudgment that resulted in a double for Bernie Carbo. Petrocelli walked in the eighth and scored with two out when Dave Chalk booted a grounder by Tommy Harper.

White Sox 3, Orioles 1 at Chicago (day game):
A homer by Bill Melton after a single by Carlos May in the first inning carried the White Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Orioles. The White Sox added their other run in the seventh on singles by Bill Sharp and Bucky Dent, intentional pass to Lee Richard and sacrifice fly by May. Stan Bahnsen, a winner for the first time since June 23, was lifted in the eighth after hitting Al Bumbry with a pitch and walking Rich Coggins. Rich Gossage, in relief, passed Boog Powell to load the bases and allowed a run to score on a forceout by Bobby Grich before retiring the side to save the game.

Royals 2, Tigers 1 at Kansas City (day game):
A pass to Hal McRae with the bases loaded in the 14th inning handed the Royals a 2-1 victory over the Tigers. The Tigers scored their run in the second on a double by Norm Cash, an infield out and single by Jerry Moses. Fran Healy homered for the Royals in the fourth. In the 14th, Amos Otis singled. Cookie Rojas popped out trying to bunt, but Frank White was successful on his sacrifice. After passing Vada Pinson intentionally, Jim Ray failed to relocate the plate, walking Kurt Bevacqua to load the bases and McRae to force in Otis.

[DH] Brewers 9, Rangers 3 (day game) / Rangers 5, Brewers 4 at Milwaukee (day game):
In a doubleheader marked by hassling with the umpires, the Brewers won the first game, 9-3, behind the slugging of George Scott, and the Rangers came back to take the second game, 5-4. Manager Billy Martin of the Rangers was banished in each game of the twin bill. Pete Broberg of the Rangers also drew the thumb in the opener, while coach Frank Lucchesi and Lenny Randle of the Rangers and manager Del Crandall of the Brewers were ejected in the nightcap. Scott hit two doubles, each driving in a run, and then homered with two men on base in the Brewers' victory. Robin Yount contributed three hits, including two doubles, scored three times and batted in two runs. In the second game, after Tom Grieve hit a homer in the eighth inning, the Rangers pushed over the deciding run in the ninth on a double by Cesar Tovar, single by Jeff Burroughs and sacrifice fly by Mike Hargrove.

Twins 6, Indians 5 at Minnesota (day game):
A homer by Steve Braun in the 10th inning lifted the Twins to a 6-5 victory over the Indians. After the Indians had taken a 2-0 lead, Phil Roof homered for the Twins with two men on base in the second. The Indians came back with three runs of their own in the seventh, two scoring on a triple by John Lowenstein. The Twins picked up a run in their half of the seventh on a double by Jim Holt and single by Harmon Killebrew before tying the score in the ninth when Jerry Terrell singled, moved to second on a passed ball and crossed the plate on a single by Glenn Borgmann.

[DH] A's 7, Yankees 3 (day game) / A's 6, Yankees 1 at New York (day game):
The Athletics exploded for five runs in the seventh inning of the opener and followed with a four-run outburst in the eighth inning of the nightcap to sweep a doubleheader with the Yankees, 7-3 and 6-1. The Yankees, who were stopped on their six-game winning streak, had a 3-2 lead in the first game with the aid of a homer by Jim Mason before the A's erupted in the seventh. With Cecil Upshaw pitching, Pat Bourque singled, Gene Tenace walked and when Upshaw threw wildly on a grounder by Bill North, Herb Washington scored as the runner for Bourque. Sparky Lyle relieved and retired Jesus Alou before passing Bert Campaneris intentionally. Claudell Washington hit a sacrifice fly to put the A's ahead and Sal Bando followed with a three-run homer to ice the verdict. The A's started the nightcap with a bang, getting homers by North and Sal Bando in the first inning. The Yankees loaded the bases in their half but scored only once on a sacrifice fly by Otto Velez. The tight game then continued until the eighth when the A's broke it apart. After Sam McDowell gave up a single by Reggie Jackson and a walk to Tenace, Lyle took over and failed again in relief. Alou singled, driving in Jackson. Claudell Washington was safe on an error to load the bases and Larry Haney walked to force in Tenace. North grounded into a forceout at third and Herb Washington, running for Alou, scored. Campaneris singled and when Rick Dempsey missed the throw home, Haney crossed the plate with the final tally.

Astros 7, Cubs 6 at Houston (day game):
After coming from behind to go ahead, 6-3, the Astros failed to hold their lead but then scored in the 10th inning to defeat the Cubs, 7-6. The Cubs jumped in front, 3-0, before the Astros took advantage of a two-out error by Don Kessinger to score four unearned runs in the third. Tom Griffin helped himself to a bigger lead with a homer in the fourth and Tommy Helms singled another run across for the Astros in the seventh. The Cubs came back against reliever Mike Cosgrove to pick up two runs in the eighth on a single by Jose Cardenal, triple by Andre Thornton and grounder by Billy Grabarkewitz. Kessinger walked in the ninth and scored the tying run on a single by Rick Monday and double by Cardenal. However in the 10th, Lee May singled and when Milt May bunted, both runners were safe on George Mitterwald's late throw to second. Doug Rader forced Lee May at third, but Bob Gallagher came through with a single to drive in the winning run.

Mets 4, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (day game):
Bud Harrelson, who missed 29 games after suffering a broken bone in his right hand, returned to action and drove in one of the Mets' runs in a 4-1 victory over the Dodgers. Wayne Garrett singled, stole second and counted on a double by Rusty Staub in the third inning before a single by Don Hahn, double by Ted Martinez and single by Harrelson added a tally in the fourth. The Dodgers, who were held to six hits by Jon Matlack, picked up their tally on a double by Tom Paciorek and two infield outs in the fifth. The Mets iced their victory in the ninth when Staub walked and Cleon Jones smashed a homer.

[DH] Reds 3, Pirates 2 (day game) / Pirates 2, Reds 1 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Tony Perez smashed a three-run homer to power the Reds to a 3-2 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but the Pirates came back to win the nightcap, 2-1, snapping their five-game losing streak. A brawl that resulted in the banishment of manager Sparky Anderson and reserve outfielder Andy Kosco of the Reds and outfielder Ed Kirkpatrick of the Pirates broke out in the fourth inning of the second game after Bruce Kison was hit by a pitch thrown by Jack Blllingham. Perez' homer in the first inning of the opener followed singles by Pete Rose and Johnny Bench. The Pirates were unable to catch up, although scoring on a homer by Richie Zisk in the fourth and on singles by Manny Sanguillen, Richie Hebner and Ken Brett in the seventh. In the nightcap, the Pirates' first run and the Reds' lone tally both were unearned. Chuck Brinkman, obtained earlier in the week from the White Sox, singled for his first N. L. hit with the Pirates in the seventh. After Kison was hit by a pitch, leading to the outbreak of the fighting, Hebner singled to drive in Brinkman with the Pirates' winning run.

[DH] Expos 6, Padres 1 (day game) / Expos 6, Padres 2 at San Diego (day game):
Mike Torrez pitched a six-hitter in the opener and Dennis Blair allowed five hits in the nightcap before needing help from John Montague as the Expos defeated the Padres in a doubleheader, 6-1 and 6-2. The Expos' attack in the opener included a three-run homer by Ken Singleton and solo swat by Bob Bailey, while the Padres had a circuit clout by Willie McCovey for their only run. In the nightcap, the Expos took command with three runs in the third inning on a pass to Larry Lintz, triple by Willie Davis, single by Singleton, infield out by Ron Fairly and single by Bailey. Davis accounted for another RBI with double in the fourth before Barry Foote completed the Expos' scoring with a two-run single in the seventh. The Padres scored in the fourth on doubles by Enzo Hernandez and Nate Colbert. After Blair gave up another tally in the ninth, Montague relieved and retired the last two batters.

[DH] Phillies 5, Giants 2 (day game) / Phillies 7, Giants 4 at San Francisco (day game):
The Phillies moved 1½ games ahead of the Cardinals in the East Division race by sweeping a doubleheader with the Giants, 5-2 and 7-4. In the opener, the Giants took a 2-0 lead against Steve Carlton before the Phillies picked up a run in the seventh and pulled ahead with three in the eighth. Dave Cash opened the rally with a single, moved to second on a balk and counted the tying run on a single by Larry Bowa. That finished Ed Halicki. Randy Moffitt relieved and walked Mike Schmidt to load the bases. The Giants then called on Ron Bryant and Willie Montanez greeted the change with a single, driving in two runs. Del Unser followed with a squeeze bunt for another tally. The Phillies added an insurance marker in the ninth on a triple by Bob Boone and bunt single by Tommy Hutton.
Braves 7, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (day game):
Phil Niekro, who had lost four decisions since June 17, returned to the winning column by pitching the Braves to a 7-0 victory over the Cardinals. Ray Bare, righthander from Tulsa (American Association), was the loser in his debut with the Cards. The Braves settled the rookie's fate in the first inning, scoring twice on a triple by Ralph Garr, a wild pitch, single by Craig Robinson, two walks and a sacrifice fly by Dusty Baker. Bare uncorked two more wild pitches in the third when the Braves boosted their lead to 4-0. Davey Johnson iced the verdict by hitting a homer off Rich Folkers with two men on base in the fifth.