MLB standings through games of July 27, 1974

MLB standings at the end of July 27, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Cleveland Indians	97	51	45	1	.531		407	401	28-22	23-23	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	98	52	46	0	.531		455	430	30-21	22-25	4-6	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	98	50	48	0	.510	2.0	396	405	26-24	24-24	3-7	Lost 1
New York Yankees	98	50	48	0	.510	2.0	402	389	27-22	23-26	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	98	48	50	0	.490	4.0	435	405	26-21	22-29	3-7	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	98	46	52	0	.469	6.0	358	443	24-22	22-30	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	99	57	42	0	.576		447	360	31-18	26-24	7-3	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	99	50	47	2	.515	6.0	437	442	29-20	21-27	7-3	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	97	50	47	0	.515	6.0	416	395	25-22	25-25	6-4	Won 3
Texas Rangers	101	49	51	1	.490	8.5	440	471	26-24	23-27	7-3	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	101	48	52	1	.480	9.5	427	439	26-24	22-28	6-4	Won 1
California Angels	102	39	62	1	.386	19.0	408	448	18-34	21-28	5-5	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	99	52	47	0	.525		417	418	31-18	21-29	6-4	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	99	49	50	0	.495	3.0	398	394	27-27	22-23	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	99	47	52	0	.475	5.0	416	409	29-20	18-32	7-3	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	97	46	51	0	.474	5.0	404	403	22-21	24-30	3-7	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	96	42	54	0	.438	8.5	393	494	24-24	18-30	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	96	42	54	0	.438	8.5	342	393	19-27	23-27	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	101	65	36	0	.644		503	356	33-16	32-20	4-6	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	102	61	41	0	.598	4.5	466	375	31-21	30-20	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	101	53	48	0	.525	12.0	435	398	33-21	20-27	4-6	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	101	52	49	0	.515	13.0	397	348	27-24	25-25	4-6	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	102	46	56	0	.451	19.5	406	445	25-25	21-31	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	103	43	60	0	.417	23.0	374	518	27-26	16-34	3-7	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Brewers 5, Orioles 3 at Baltimore (night game):
Darrell Porter's three-run double in the first inning sent the Brewers off winging to a 5-3 victory over the Orioles. The locals had loaded the bases on singles by Dave May and George Scott and an error by shortstop Mark Belanger on Johnny Briggs' grounder. The Brewers picked up another unearned run in the fourth and completed their scoring on May's RBI single in the fifth. The Orioles' tallies came in the sixth when Brooks Robinson drove in two runs with a single and Don Baylor scored on a wild pitch.

Red Sox 5, Yankees 4 at Boston (night game):
Pinch-hitter Bob Montgomery's bases loaded single through a drawn-in infield gave the Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Yankees and gave Luis Tiant his 15th win of the campaign. The winning rally came about when pinch-hitter Dwight Evans opened the frame with a single off reliever Sparky Lyle. Rick Burleson followed with a bloop single and both runners advanced on a wild pitch. An intentional walk to Doug Griffin set stage for Montgomery's hit. The teams had traded three runs apiece in the second inning, the Yankees getting theirs on singles by Graig Nettles, Jim Mason and Sandy Alomar wrapped around a double by Lou Piniella. The Bosox got theirs on singles by Bernie Carbo and Burleson, a walk to Danny Cater, two-run double by Griffin and run-producing groundout by Tim Blackwell. Piniella hit a homer in the sixth but it was matched by a homer by Carbo in the bottom of the inning.

Royals 6, Angels 3 at California (night game):
Fred Patek hit four singles, scored twice and drove in a run to pace the Royals' attack as the K. C. club won over the Angels, 6-3. It was the 14th straight home defeat for the Angels who have not won at Anaheim Stadium since June 29. Starter Ed Figueroa lasted less than an inning for the home team as he yielded four singles good for two runs. In the second stanza, Amos Otis' sacrifice fly produced another tally. Patek scored in the fourth when he beat out an infield roller and came around on Cookie Rojas' double. The diminutive shortstop singled home another run in the eighth. The Angels' three runs were the result of Ellie Rodriguez' homer with two men on in the fourth. But aside from that blow, the locals were impotent at the plate.

Indians 3, Tigers 2 at Cleveland (day game):
Five straight singles in the third inning and airtight relief pitching by Tom Buskey were the winning parlay as the Indians downed the Tigers, 3-2. Tiger starter Lerrin LaGrow retired the first seven batters he faced but then came successive singles by Buddy Bell, Frank Duffy, John Lowenstein, Jack Brohamer and George Hendrick to give Tribe three runs. The Tigers shelled Jim Perry off the hill in the sixth on John Knox' triple, Ben Oglivie's double and Gates Brown's single. Buskey then came on to retire the last 10 Tigers in order.

Twins 6, A's 1 at Oakland (day game):
Glenn Borgmann drove in three runs with a single and sacrifice fly to back the eight-hit pitching of Ray Corbin as the Twins beat the A's, 6-1, for their first win this season over the A's in nine games. The Twins got three runs in the second inning on Tony Oliva's double, Jim Holt's single, Eric Soderholm's double and Borgmann's single. Singles by Holt and Soderholm and Borgmann's sacrifice fly produced another tally in the fourth and they added two more in the seventh on two walks, a single by Steve Braun and Bobby Darwin's two-run double.

White Sox 9, Rangers 5 at Texas (night game):
The White Sox exploded for six runs in the eighth inning to post a come-from-behind win over the Rangers, 9-5. Jorge Orta began the uprising with a single off starter Steve Hargan. Dick Allen walked and Carlos May drove in Orta with a single. Ken Henderson doubled and Steve Foucault relieved Hargan. He hit Bill Melton with a pitch. Bill Sharp's groundout scored a run and Bucky Dent then doubled home two more. Orta scored Dent with a single off the third Ranger pitcher of the inning, David Clyde. The win snapped a three-game Chisox losing streak.

Braves 10, Dodgers 0 at Atlanta (night game):
With their heavy artillery on target, the Braves rolled to a 10-0 victory over the Dodgers. Hank Aaron drove in four runs with a single and his 726th career homer. Dusty Baker hit two homers and a double and Ralph Garr, the league's leading hitter, had three singles and a double in four at-bats. Phil Niekro allowed the visitors only four hits in the lopsided win. The loss reduced the Dodgers' lead in the N. L. West to 4½ games over the Reds. It was the smallest margin the pacesetters had led by since May 12. Their margin had been 10½ games on July 10.

Cardinals 3, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
The Cubs' Billy Grabarkewitz staged a baseball burlesque to give the Cardinals a 3-2 win over the local nine. After Lou Brock opened the game with a double and scored on Bake McBride's single, the Cub second baseman let Reggie Smith's double-play ball roll through his legs to keep the inning alive. Teammate Don Kessinger let a run score by booting a grounder off the bat of Joe Torre. The winning run came across in the second frame when, with Brock on first and Mike Tyson on third, Grabarkewitz failed to cover second base on an attempted steal and catcher Steve Swisher's throw sailed unmolested into center field. The theft by Brock was his 69th of the season and No. 699 of his career. Grabarkewitz made another error in the fourth inning and was mercifully removed for a pinch-hitter in the seventh. The Cubs' two runs were also gift-wrapped. After singles by Kessinger and Rick Monday, Billy Williams looped a sinking liner to right field. Card outfielder Smith broke late on the ball and it dropped safely off his glove for a two-base hit.

Reds 5, Padres 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Rookie Tom Carroll pitched four-hit ball for eight innings as the Reds easily disposed of the Padres, 5-1, and moved within 4½ games of the lead in the N. L. West. Carroll was provided with all the runs he needed in the first inning. Cesar Geronimo led off the game with a single, Pete Rose walked and Joe Morgan reached first on Rich Morales' error. One out later, Tony Perez doubled home two runs and a third crossed the plate on Dave Hilton's throwing error. Dan Driessen's single then plated Perez. A walk to Willie McCovey and Cito Gaston's double in the fourth gave the home team its lone tally.

Astros 11, Giants 3 at Houston (night game):
Larry Dierker, allowing just one hit after the fourth inning and aiding his own cause with two RBIs on a single and a squeeze bunt, propelled the Astros to an 11-3 win over the Giants. The visitors got off in front in the first inning when Ed Goodson's single scored Bobby Bonds, who had beat out an infield hit, and Garry Maddox, who had walked. But from then on, it was all Houston. Tommy Helms' double in the second drove in two runs to tie the score. Dierker then followed with a single to put his team in front to stay. The Astros added a pair in the third and three more in the sixth, the highlight of that frame being Dierker's perfect squeeze bunt. Four Giant pitchers toiled and only Ron Bryant, who worked two innings, escaped unscathed.

Mets 8, Expos 5 at New York (night game):
Bob Apodaca, an infrequent starter, yielded an unearned run in the first inning and then retired 19 consecutive batters before being kayoed in the eighth as the Mets whipped the Expos, 8-5. The New Yorkers took advantage of Mike Torrez' wildness in the first inning to gain a 2-1 lead. Three walks and singles by Ed Kranepool and Don Hahn produced the tallies. After scoring single runs in the third, fourth and fifth cantos, the Mets iced the contest in the seventh. Singles by Rusty Staub and Kranepool, a double by Ken Boswell and Apodaca's sacrifice fly put the game out of reach for the Expos. Shortstop Ted Martinez' two errors were the Expos' best offensive weapons as only two of their runs were earned.

[DH] Phillies 6, Pirates 5 (day game) / Phillies 7, Pirates 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies swept a doubleheader from the Pirates, 7-4 and 6-5, to tighten their grip on first place in the N. L. East and derail, at least temporarily, the Pirates' bid to reach the top. The home team spotted the visitors a four-run lead in the opener and then roared back to take the decision. The Pirates jumped off in front with three runs in the first on singles by Willie Stargell and Ed Kirkpatrick and Manny Sanguillen's sacrifice fly, and added another in the fifth on Stargell's homer. The Phils got two back in the fifth when pinch-hitter Ollie Brown's homer followed Alan Bannister's single. They tied it in the sixth on pinch-hitter Tony Taylor's bases-loaded single. The Phillies took command in the seventh when Larry Bowa walked, Mike Schmidt singled, Willie Montanez sacrificed, Bill Robinson got an intentional walk and Mike Anderson singled home the decisive runs. In the nightcap, Schmidt drove in four runs with a homer and double as Phils built an early 6-0 lead. Pittsburgh rallied in the seventh. knocking out starter Wayne Twitchell, but relievers Pete Richert and Eddie Watt managed to lock up the win.