MLB standings through games of July 20, 1974

MLB standings at the end of July 20, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	94	50	44	0	.532		437	419	29-21	21-23	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	92	48	43	1	.527	0.5	383	373	25-20	23-23	3-7	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	93	49	44	0	.527	0.5	369	376	26-22	23-22	3-7	Won 1
New York Yankees	94	47	47	0	.500	3.0	387	379	24-22	23-25	6-4	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	93	46	47	0	.495	3.5	422	387	26-21	20-26	4-6	Lost 3
Detroit Tigers	94	45	49	0	.479	5.0	344	418	23-20	22-29	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	95	54	41	0	.568		430	347	29-17	25-24	6-4	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	94	48	44	2	.522	4.5	412	416	28-19	20-25	8-2	Won 6
Kansas City Royals	93	47	46	0	.505	6.0	401	384	25-22	22-24	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	97	46	50	1	.479	8.5	407	421	26-24	20-26	7-3	Won 2
Texas Rangers	97	46	50	1	.479	8.5	419	454	23-23	23-27	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	98	38	59	1	.392	17.0	396	433	18-31	20-28	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	94	48	46	0	.511		385	396	29-18	19-28	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	91	45	46	0	.495	1.5	387	378	21-19	24-27	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	94	45	49	0	.479	3.0	378	384	24-26	21-23	2-8	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	93	44	49	0	.473	3.5	390	382	29-20	15-29	7-3	Won 7
Chicago Cubs	92	41	51	0	.446	6.0	377	466	23-22	18-29	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	91	40	51	0	.440	6.5	324	373	18-27	22-24	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	96	63	33	0	.656		482	333	33-15	30-18	4-6	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	97	57	40	0	.588	6.5	430	354	27-20	30-20	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	96	51	45	0	.531	12.0	412	366	31-19	20-26	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	98	50	48	0	.510	14.0	384	342	25-23	25-25	4-6	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	96	43	53	0	.448	20.0	379	411	23-25	20-28	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	100	42	58	0	.420	23.0	366	509	26-26	16-32	5-5	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Angels 2, Orioles 0 (night game) / Orioles 5, Angels 2 at Baltimore (night game):
After being shut out by Nolan Ryan in the first game, 2-0, the Orioles were on the verge of another defeat but exploded for four runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Angels, 5-2, for a split of a twi-night doubleheader. Frank Robinson had a hand in both of the Angels' runs in the opener. Robinson was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning, took third on a single by Joe Lahoud and scored on a sacrifice fly by John Doherty. In the ninth, after a single by Dave Chalk and infield out, Robinson batted in an insurance run with a double. Robinson also homered in the ninth inning of the nightcap to give the Angels a 2-1 lead, but Boog Powell started the Orioles' rally with a single and counted the tying run on a sacrifice bunt by Don Baylor and single by Brooks Robinson. Elrod Hendricks also singled and Mark Belanger then won the game with a homer.

White Sox 3, Brewers 2 at Chicago (day game):
A single by Bucky Dent broke a tie in the seventh inning and enabled the White Sox to defeat the Brewers, 3-2, for Wilbur Wood's 16th victory of the season. The White Sox scored once in the second on a walk to Bill Melton, single by Carlos May and safe bunt by Ron Santo. The Brewers came back with their pair in the fifth with a single by Deron Johnson, forceout by Bob Coluccio, pass to Pedro Garcia, a wild pitch and single by Robin Yount. Dick Allen tied the score with a homer in the sixth. Then in the seventh, May walked, stopped at second on a single by Santo and scored the winning run on Dent's single.

Indians 10, A's 9 at Cleveland (day game):
John Ellis batted in five runs for the Indians, climaxing his performance with a two-out single in the ninth inning that scored two runs and beat the Athletics, 10-9. Ellis and Charlie Spikes each homered with a man on base as the Indians took an early 6-0 lead. The A's awoke at bat and had homers by Bill North and Gene Tenace en route to taking a 9-8 lead with two runs in the ninth. In the Indians' half, Rusty Torres singled and when Frank Duffy bunted, Rollie Fingers threw wildly to first, allowing Torres to take third and Duffy to move to second. Fingers then got Geirge Hendrick on an infield fly and struck out Spikes, but the A's reliever could not get past Ellis, who singled to drive in the tying and winning runs.

Twins 12, Tigers 6 at Detroit (night game):
The Twins pounded out 16 hits, including a homer and three singles by Steve Brye, who drove in four runs, to defeat the Tigers, 12-6. Brye hit Mickey Lolich's second pitch of the game over the fence to start the Tigers' veteran lefthander on the way to his fifth consecutive loss. Harmon Killebrew singled to drive in another run before the inning ended. The Twins kayoed Lolich in the second when they added three runs with the aid of a single by Brye, triple by Rod Carew and double by Larry Hisle. Brye batted in the other runs with singles in the fifth and eighth. Jim Nettles hit two homers for the Tigers, each with a man on base.

Yankees 6, Royals 2 at New York (day game):
Doc Medich came within three outs of pitching the A. L.'s second no-hitter in two days, but the Yankees' righthander had to settle for a two-hitter in gaining a 6-2 victory over the Royals. Fran Healy, leading off the ninth inning, singled to spoil Medich's hopes of matching the gem that Dick Bosman pitched for the Indians against the Athletics in the preceding day's action. Fred Patek followed with a double, Fran Healy scored on a wild pitch and Patek, who took third, also crossed the plate on an infield out by Amos Otis. Steve Busby, who had pitched a no-hitter for the Royals against the Brewers June 19, failed to survive the second inning. After singles by Roy White, Bobby Murcer and Ron Blomberg accounted for a run in the first, the Yankees chased Busby in the second when Thurman Munson walked and Jim Mason, Sandy Alomar, White and Elliott Maddox followed with consecutive singles to produce three runs. Singles by Maddox and Murcer, plus a three-base error by Vada Pinson, wrapped up the Yankee scoring in the seventh.

Rangers 8, Red Sox 6 at Texas (night game):
Dave Nelson batted in three runs with a double and sacrifice fly, Lenny Randle accounted for two with a double and Jeff Burroughs hit a homer to lead the Rangers to an 8-6 victory over the Red Sox. After Nelson's sacrifice fly in the second inning, the Rangers scored three times in the third on singles by Cesar Tovar and Burroughs, a forceout by Mike Hargrove on which Tovar crossed the plate and double by Randle. Burroughs homered and Nelson hit his double in the fifth when the Rangers added four runs. Jim Bibby, sailing along with an 8-2 lead, was rapped for four runs in the ninth on a double by Rico Petrocelli, a walk, single by Rick Burleson and homer by Dick McAuliffe before retiring the side.

Pirates 7, Braves 6 at Atlanta (night game):
Hank Aaron played in his 3,034th game, breaking Ty Cobb's record for most appearances in action, but Willie Stargell took the slugging honors by hitting a homer in the 11th inning to give the Pirates a 7-6 victory over the Braves. Before a batter was retired, the Pirates scored four runs in the first on an error by Darrell Evans and singles by Richie Hebner, Al Oliver, Willie Stargell and Richie Zisk, but the Braves came back with a five-run outburst in the second. Ralph Garr tripled with the bases loaded and two other runs followed when Craig Robinson was hit by a pitch and Evans and Aaron singled. The Pirates tied the score in the third with a double by Stargell and single by Zisk. Bob Robertson then put the Pirates ahead with a run-scoring pinch-double in the seventh, but Ivan Murrell, also pinch-hitting, tied the score with a homer in the eighth.

Cubs 11, Reds 6 at Cincinnati (night game):
George Mitterwald, who delivered a two-run single as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning, remained in the game and added a two-run homer in the ninth to help the Cubs defeat the Reds, 11-6. The Cubs were trailing, 4-2, when they rallied for four runs in the eighth. A walk to Billy Williams, double by Jose Cardenal and single by Andre Thornton produced the first run. After Bill Madlock walked to load the bases, Mitterwald singled as a pinch-hitter for Dave Rosello. Don Kessinger followed with a single for another run. The Cubs then piled up five more tallies in the ninth on singles by Rick Monday and Cardenal, double by Thornton, single by Madlock and Mitterwald's homer.

Phillies 5, Dodgers 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
Mike Marshall's relief magic failed when the Phillies rallied for four runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Dodgers, 5-2. Joe Ferguson batted in the Dodgers' runs with a double in the sixth before the Phillies counted once in the seventh on a double by Willie Montanez and single by Del Unser. Tommy Hutton opened the eighth with a single and Alan Bannister, running for him, took third on a single by Tony Taylor. Marshall then relieved Don Sutton and was greeted with a single by Dave Cash, driving in Bannister to tie the score. When Larry Bowa bunted, Marshall threw wildly to third trying for a forceout, and Taylor scored. Mike Schmidt plated Cash with a sacrifice fly and Montanez hit his second double of the game to drive in Bowa with the final run.

Mets 10, Padres 2 at San Diego (night game):
Consecutive homers by George Theodore, Rusty Staub and Cleon Jones in the fifth inning highlighted a five-run outburst that sent the Mets on their way a to 10-2 victory over the Padres. Lowell Palmer, who was pitching in relief for the Padres, was the victim of the round-trippers. After Larry Hardy took over, the Mets added to more runs in the stanza on doubles by Jerry Grote and Don Hahn and a single by Wayne Garrett.

Expos 3, Giants 2 at San Francisco (day game):
After taking the lead with a two-run rally in the ninth inning, the Expos needed sharp throws by Mike Jorgensen and Pepe Frias to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Giants. Ken Singleton batted in a run for the Expos in the fifth inning, but the Giants tied the score with a homer by Gary Matthews in the seventh. Bob Bailey led off the ninth with a homer for the Expos and Jorgensen followed with a single. Barry Foote sacrificed, Frias singled, Jorgensen stopping at third, and Dennis Blair then hit a sacrifice fly to drive in what proved to be the winning run. However, Blair was on the ropes in the Giants' half. Chris Speier, leading off, was safe on an error by Frias. Garry Maddox singled and was forced by Bobby Bonds. Matthews doubled, scoring Speier, but Bonds was nailed at the plate on Jorgensen's throw from left field to Frias and the shortstop's relay to the plate. Ed Goodson then grounded out to end the game.

Cardinals 6, Astros 5 at St. Louis (day game):
The Cardinals ended a six-game losing streak and won for only the second time in their last 15 games by rallying for three runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Astros, 6-5. The Astros took a 5-3 lead with four runs in the eighth. A single by Roger Metzger, double by Cesar Cedeno and single by Bob Watson accounted for the first two tallies. After two walks loaded the bases, Tommy Helms singled to drive in a run and Greg Gross walked to force in another tally. In the ninth, the Cardinals handed Mike Cosgrove his first defeat of the season, although Don Wilson gave up the deciding hit. Luis Melendez led off with a triple and scored on an infield out by Lou Brock. Jerry DaVanon walked and Bake McBride singled, but Reggie Smith flied out. The Astros then decided to call on Wilson, who walked Joe Torre to load the bases. Tim McCarver followed with a single, driving in two runs, to end the Cardinals' losing streak.