MLB standings through games of July 28, 1974

MLB standings at the end of July 28, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	99	53	46	0	.535		463	433	31-21	22-25	5-5	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	98	51	46	1	.526	1.0	410	407	28-23	23-23	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	99	50	49	0	.505	3.0	396	409	26-25	24-24	3-7	Lost 2
New York Yankees	99	50	49	0	.505	3.0	405	397	27-22	23-27	6-4	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	99	49	50	0	.495	4.0	439	405	26-21	23-29	4-6	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	99	47	52	0	.475	6.0	364	446	24-22	23-30	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	101	59	42	0	.584		457	364	33-18	26-24	7-3	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	98	50	48	0	.510	7.5	420	401	25-22	25-26	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	101	50	49	2	.505	8.0	441	452	29-20	21-29	5-5	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	102	50	51	1	.495	9.0	446	475	27-24	23-27	7-3	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	103	49	53	1	.480	10.5	441	454	26-24	23-29	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	104	40	63	1	.388	20.0	423	462	19-35	21-28	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	100	52	48	0	.520		420	422	31-19	21-29	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	100	50	50	0	.500	2.0	403	398	27-27	23-23	6-4	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	100	48	52	0	.480	4.0	420	412	29-20	19-32	7-3	Won 1
Montreal Expos	98	46	52	0	.469	5.0	405	407	22-21	24-31	2-8	Lost 4
New York Mets	97	43	54	0	.443	7.5	346	394	20-27	23-27	5-5	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	97	42	55	0	.433	8.5	397	499	24-25	18-30	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	102	65	37	0	.637		505	359	33-16	32-21	4-6	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	103	62	41	0	.602	3.5	480	376	32-21	30-20	7-3	Won 2
Houston Astros	102	54	48	0	.529	11.0	438	400	34-21	20-27	5-5	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	102	53	49	0	.520	12.0	400	350	28-24	25-25	4-6	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	103	46	57	0	.447	19.5	408	448	25-25	21-32	5-5	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	104	43	61	0	.413	23.0	375	532	27-26	16-35	3-7	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Brewers 4, Orioles 0 at Baltimore (day game):
After George Scott and Mike Hegan each homered with a man on base in the first inning, the Brewers breezed to a 4-0 victory over the Orioles behind the three-hit pitching of Jim Slaton. Scott's smash followed a single by Dave May. Johnny Briggs then walked and Hegan also homered.

Red Sox 8, Yankees 3 at Boston (day game):
The Red Sox broke a tie on a pass with the bases loaded in the sixth inning and went on to defeat the Yankees, 8-3. Rick Burleson knocked in two runs with a double in the first when the Red Sox took a 3-0 lead, but the Yankees picked up a pair in the third with a triple by Thurman Munson as the key blow and tied the score with a homer by Lou Piniella in the fifth. In the sixth, Rick Miller walked, Rico Petrocelli singled and when the Yankees failed in an attempted forceout on Carl Yastrzemski, all hands were safe. Dave Pagan, pitching for the Yankees, then walked Bernie Carbo on four straight balls to force in the go-ahead run. Cecil Cooper added another tally with a single. The Red Sox wrapped up the verdict with three additional runs in the eighth.

[DH] Twins 5, Angels 3 (day game) / Angels 12, Twins 9 at California (day game):
The Angels, who lost the first game of a doubleheader, 5-3, ended their string of 15 straight defeats at home by beating the Twins in the second game, 12-9. The Angels jumped off to a 2-0 lead in the first inning of the lidlifter with a triple by Mickey Rivers, sacrifice fly by Denny Doyle and homer by Frank Robinson, but the Twins got one run back off Andy Hassler in the second on three walks and a wild pitch. Then in the fourth, Eric Soderholm and Steve Braun singled and Craig Kusick was safe on an error to load the bases. Jerry Terrell singled, driving in two runs. Kusick took third on the hit and Terrell advanced to second on the throw. Both scored to produce the Twins' winning margin when Glenn Borgmann singled. The nightcap produced an outburst of eight homers. Bobby Darwin rapped two round-trippers and Harmon Killebrew and Rod Carew hit one apiece for the Twins. Both of Darwin's blows came with two men on base. The Angels had two-run homers by Ellie Rodriguez, Bobby Valentine, Bruce Bochte and Leroy Stanton. With the score tied, 8-8, the Angels decided the outcome with four runs in the eighth inning. Orlando Ramirez bunted safely and Doyle, attempting to sacrifice, was safe on an error. Rodriguez doubled, scoring Ramirez. Doyle crossed the plate on a wild pitch and Stanton followed with his homer. Nolan Ryan, who made his first relief appearance of the season for the Angels, gave up the circuit clouts by Killebrew and Carew but received credit for the victory.

Tigers 6, Indians 3 at Cleveland (day game):
A three-run homer by Mickey Stanley in the ninth inning lifted the Tigers to a 6-3 victory over the Indians. The Tigers, who were losing, 3-1, wiped out their deficit when two pinch-hitters, Gates Brown and Norm Cash, delivered singles and Stanley followed with his round-tripper. The Tigers went on to ice the verdict with two more runs.

[DH] A's 7, White Sox 2 (day game) / A's 3, White Sox 2 at Oakland (day game):
With two homers by Gene Tenace and one by Joe Rudi leading their attack, the Athletics won the first game of a doubleheader, 7-2, before adding a 3-2 victory over the White Sox in the second game. Rudi hit his homer in the second inning to start the A's scoring in the lidlifter. Tenace had a solo swat in the sixth and a smash with a man on base in the eighth. Bert Campaneris contributed a two-run double in the fifth following a triple by Dick Green and a walk. The nightcap was marked by 19 bases on balls, including 11 given up by White Sox pitchers. Lloyd Allen, who started for the White Sox, doomed himself by passing three batters to load the bases in the third inning. Sal Bando took advantage of the opportunity and doubled to drive in two runs. Reggie Jackson then singled off reliever Skip Pitlock to produce what proved to be the deciding tally. The White Sox counted their pair in the fifth on singles by Buddy Bradford and Bill Melton around a double by Jorge Orta.

Rangers 6, Royals 4 at Texas (night game):
An early attack that included homers by Alex Johnson and Jim Fregosi carried the Rangers to a 6-4 victory over the Royals. After Jim Wohlford batted in two runs for the Royals in the first inning, the Rangers tied the score in their half with Johnson's homer and doubles by Jeff Burroughs and Jim Spencer. Fregosi's round-tripper in the second put the Rangers in front and they followed with three more runs in the third. Mike Hargrove singled and was forced by Spencer, but Lenny Randle singled to kayo Nelson Briles. Al Fitzmorris, in relief, uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Spencer to score. Toby Harrah drove in Randle with a single. After Fregosi also singled, Jim Sundberg laid down a sacrifice squeeze bunt to plate Harrah. Vada Pinson homered with a man on base for the Royals in the ninth.

Braves 3, Dodgers 2 at Atlanta (day game):
Mike Marshall, Dodgers' relief ace, was the loser on his own error with a wild throw in the 10th inning that enabled the Braves to gain a 3-2 victory. The Dodgers combined a double by Ron Cey and single by Bill Russell for a run in the second and added a homer by Jim Wynn in the third before the Braves tied the score in the fifth with singles by Ivan Murrell and Marty Perez, a sacrifice by Craig Robinson, infield out by Vic Correll and single by Paul Casanova. With one out in the 10th, Frank Tepedino singled and Johnny Oates bunted safely, sending pinch-runner Leo Foster to second. Ralph Garr then hit a one-hopper to Marshall, who tried to start a double play but threw wildly to second base, allowing Foster to score.

Cardinals 5, Cubs 4 at Chicago (day game):
Ted Sizemore, whose return to action helped spark the Cardinals, hit a homer in the ninth inning to beat the Cubs, 5-4. The victory was the Cards' sixth in their last seven games and fourth in five games since Sizemore came off the disabled list. Ted Simmons homered for the Redbirds with two men on base in the sixth, but the Cubs came back in their half with a three-run shot by Rick Monday. Billy Williams singled and Andre Thornton doubled off Sonny Siebert, making his first start since July 4, and Monday hit his homer off Rich Folkers. The Cardinals tied the score in the eighth when Tim McCarver hit a sacrifice fly after Joe Torre, Simmons and Ken Reitz singled.

Reds 14, Padres 1 at Cincinnati (day game):
Breaking a close game apart with five runs on only one hit in the fifth inning, the Reds trounced the Padres, 14-1. The Reds had a homer by Joe Morgan in fashioning a 3-1 lead after four frames, with the Padres' run coming on singles by Dave Hilton, Willie McCovey and Cito Gaston. In the fifth, a single by Cesar Geronimo was the Reds' only hit as they scored five times with the aid of four walks, a wild pitch and two-base error by Nate Colbert. The Reds added four runs in the sixth and two more in the eighth.

Astros 3, Giants 2 at Houston (day game):
Singles by Roger Metzger, Cesar Cedeno and Lee May in the 10th inning gave the Astros a 3-2 victory over the Giants. Stolen bases set up the first three runs of the game. After Gary Matthews walked for the Giants in the second, Chris Speier hit into a forceout, stole second and scored on a single by Ken Rudolph. A single by Greg Gross, stolen base and double by Lee May produced the Astros' matching run in the sixth. Doug Rader singled, stole second and scored on a double by Tommy Helms to put the Astros ahead in the seventh, but the Giants tied the score in the ninth when Speier doubled and Ed Goodson singled.

Mets 4, Expos 1 at New York (day game):
Tug McGraw gained credit for his first victory of the season as the Mets scored three runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Expos, 4-1. Harry Parker started for the Mets, but a sore arm forced his exit after seven innings with the score tied. 1-1, McGraw held the Expos hitless in the last two frames. The Mets began the eighth with John Milner drawing a pass. Rusty Staub forced Milner, but Ed Kranepool and Ken Boswell followed with singles, Staub scoring to break the tie. After an intentional pass to Don Hahn, Ted Martinez singled to drive in a pair of insurance runs.

Pirates 4, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (day game):
With two out in the ninth inning, Rennie Stennett doubled and scored on a single by Richie Hebner to bring the Pirates a 4-3 victory over the Phillies. The Pirates had to come from behind after the Phillies took a 3-0 lead. Singles by Willie Montanez and Bob Boone and triple by Tommy Hutton produced two runs for the Phillies in the second and Jay Johnstone added a homer in the fourth. The Pirates picked up a pair in the sixth on doubles by Hebner, Willie Stargell and Manny Sanguillen. The tying tally followed in the eighth. Al Oliver beat out an infield hit to Dave Cash and took an extra base on a wild throw. After an infield out and walk to Richie Zisk, Sanguillen was safe on an infield tap that enabled Oliver to score.