MLB standings through games of July 30, 1974

MLB standings at the end of July 30, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	101	54	47	0	.535		470	441	32-22	22-25	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	100	52	47	1	.525	1.0	420	421	28-24	24-23	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	101	51	50	0	.505	3.0	408	419	27-26	24-24	3-7	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	102	51	51	0	.500	3.5	448	413	28-21	23-30	5-5	Won 2
New York Yankees	102	50	52	0	.490	4.5	408	406	27-22	23-30	4-6	Lost 5
Detroit Tigers	101	49	52	0	.485	5.0	379	453	24-22	25-30	5-5	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	103	61	42	0	.592		479	376	35-18	26-24	7-3	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	103	51	50	2	.505	9.0	453	465	29-20	22-30	4-6	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	100	50	50	0	.500	9.5	424	418	25-22	25-28	4-6	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	104	51	52	1	.495	10.0	459	487	28-24	23-28	7-3	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	104	50	53	1	.485	11.0	448	457	27-24	23-29	6-4	Won 1
California Angels	105	40	64	1	.385	21.5	425	465	19-36	21-28	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	102	53	49	0	.520		436	427	32-20	21-29	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	102	52	50	0	.510	1.0	418	405	27-27	25-23	8-2	Won 4
Pittsburgh Pirates	103	49	54	0	.476	4.5	430	429	29-20	20-34	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	100	47	53	0	.470	5.0	412	414	22-21	25-32	3-7	Won 1
New York Mets	100	45	55	0	.450	7.0	354	406	22-28	23-27	6-4	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	99	42	57	0	.424	9.5	404	514	24-27	18-30	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	104	67	37	0	.644		523	361	33-16	34-21	5-5	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	105	62	43	0	.590	5.5	486	387	32-23	30-20	6-4	Lost 2
Houston Astros	104	55	49	0	.529	12.0	448	411	34-22	21-27	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	104	53	51	0	.510	14.0	405	366	28-26	25-25	4-6	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	105	48	57	0	.457	19.5	421	453	25-25	23-32	5-5	Won 2
San Diego Padres	106	44	62	0	.415	24.0	378	542	27-27	17-35	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 8, Orioles 6 at Baltimore (night game):
The Indians scored five runs in the seventh inning with the aid of three errors and defeated the Orioles, 8-6. John Lowenstein homered for the Indians with a man on base in the third. Paul Blair rapped a round-tripper when the Orioles tied the score in the fifth. An infield hit by Tommy McCraw on which Enos Cabell threw wildly started the Indians on their tie-breaking spree in the seventh. After Dave Duncan walked, Boog Powell committed two successive errors, dropping a pickoff throw to first and bobbling a bunt by Jack Brohamer, allowing McCraw to score. Lowenstein singled to drive in Duncan. Luis Alvarado, running for Brohamer, crossed the plate on a safe bunt by Frank Duffy. George Hendrick was retired, but Charlie Spikes singled to score Lowenstein and Duffy. Don Baylor homered with two men on base for the Orioles in the eighth inning.

Tigers 7, Red Sox 5 at Boston (night game):
A two-run homer by Al Kaline in the ninth inning and throwing error by Tim Blackwell on which two more runs scored enabled the Tigers to defeat the Red Sox, 7-5. The Red Sox took a 5-3 lead with a four-run outburst in the seventh, three runs coming on a homer by Cecil Cooper. Kaline's clout tied the score in the ninth. Jim Northrup followed with a double and Ben Oglivie walked. Northrup advanced to third after Aurelio Rodriguez flied out. Blackwell, rookie catcher for the Red Sox, tried to pick Northrup off third, but his throw sailed into left field and both Northrup and Oglivie scored on the error.

White Sox 3, Angels 2 at California (night game):
A homer by Ed Herrmann in the 10th inning provided the White Sox with their winning run, but Bill Sharp saved the 3-2 victory by throwing out a runner at the plate in the Angels' half of the overtime frame. Bill Melton homered with a man on base for the first two White Sox runs in the second. After the Angels tied the count with a pair of singletons, Herrmann decided Jim Kaat's duel with Nolan Ryan by hitting his homer in the 10th. In the Angels' half, Bobby Valentine led off with a single, bringing Terry Forster to the mound in relief of Kaat. Winston Llenas sacrificed and Bruce Bochte struck out. Bob Oliver then singled to right field, where Sharp grabbed the ball and made a strong throw to the plate to retire Valentine as he tried to score.

[DH] Brewers 3, Yankees 2 (night game) / Brewers 4, Yankees 0 at Milwaukee (night game):
Kevin Kobel, 20-year-old rookie lefthander, pitched a four-hitter and posted a 4-0 victory as the Brewers completed the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader after beating the Yankees, 3-2, in 10 innings. Doc Medich, who had won five straight games for the Yankees, was the loser in the opener when the Brewers scored in the 10th on a pass to George Scott and singles by Johnny Briggs and Mike Hegan. Tom Murphy, who pitched three hitless innings in relief of Jim Colborn, was the Brewers' winner. In the nightcap, singles by Pedro Garcia and Dave May around an infield out started the Brewers' scoring in the third inning. A single by Scott, double by Briggs, infield out by Hegan and safe squeeze bunt by Don Money added a pair in the fourth. Hegan singled in the sixth, advanced on a wild pitch and counted the last run on a single by Charlie Moore.

Twins 7, Royals 3 at Minnesota (night game):
After taking advantage of three errors by Fred Patek to score three unearned runs in the second inning, the Twins turned on their power and defeated the Royals, 7-3. Patek's miscues, one shy of the A. L. record for most errors by a shortstop in one inning, enabled the Twins to post their tallies in the second on only two hits. But it was different in the third when Harmon Killebrew and Larry Hisle whacked back-to-back homers and a third run followed on a walk and singles by Danny Thompson and Glenn Borgmann.

A's 11, Rangers 3 at Oakland (night game):
The Athletics smashed five homers -- two by Gene Tenace, two by Reggie Jackson and one by Larry Haney -- in trouncing the Rangers, 11-3. The A's, who piled up 15 hits, failed to score in the first inning, but then picked up one or two runs in each of their next seven turns at bat. Tenace and Jackson drove in three runs apiece. Tenace left the game after six innings and when Haney, who replaced him, also hit for the circuit, it gave the A's catchers three round-trippers between them. Duke Sims, substitute catcher for the Rangers, also had a homer in a slugging night at bat for receivers.

Giants 6, Braves 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Batting with the bases loaded in the 12th inning, Chris Speier doubled for his fourth hit of the game and cleared the sacks to give the Giants a 6-3 victory over the Braves. The Giants held a 2-0 lead until the Braves scored three times in the eighth on singles by Mike Lum and Frank Tepedino, wild throw by Jim Barr on a safe bunt by Craig Robinson and single by Marty Perez. Dave Kingman saved the Giants from defeat, hitting a pinch-homer in the ninth to tie the score. In the 12th, Steve Ontiveros walked with one out and took third on a single by Gary Thomasson, who then stole second. After a pass to Ed Goodson loaded the bases, Gary Matthews forced Ontiveros at the plate, but Speier proved a tougher foe with his three-run double.

Expos 4, Cubs 3 at Chicago (day game):
Mike Jorgensen singled with the bases loaded in the 10th inning and drove in two runs to enable the Expos to defeat the Cubs, 4-3. Ron Hunt was hit by a pitch to open the inning and Tim Foli sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Willie Davis, Larry Lintz also walked to fill the sacks, setting the stage for Jorgensen's hit, which put the Expos ahead, 4-2. The Cubs threatened in their half of the 10th but had to settle for one run on a triple by Jerry Morales and infield out by Chris Ward.

Astros 8, Reds 4 at Cincinnati (night game):
Cliff Johnson and Cesar Cedeno hit homers and Lee May drove in three runs with a pair of doubles to lead the Astros to an 8-4 victory over the Reds. Johnny Bench and Tony Perez rapped round-trippers for the Reds. Bench connected for the circuit after a double by Joe Morgan in the first inning. Johnson came up with a solo swat to cut the Reds' lead in the second and May put the Astros ahead with a two-run double in the third. May accounted for another RBI with a double in the fifth and scored himself on a single by Bob Watson. Cedeno hit his homer in the sixth.

[DH] Pirates 6, Mets 0 (night game) / Mets 4, Pirates 3 at New York (day game):
The Pirates won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 6-0, behind Jim Rooker's five-hit pitching, but an error by Mario Mendoza proved costly in the second game as the Mets came back to gain a 4-3 victory. Richie Hebner provided the chief batting support for Rooker in the lidlifter, rapping two singles, driving in one run and scoring two. In the nightcap, the Pirates took a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning. Manny Sanguillen batted in two runs with a double and scored himself when Cleon Jones dropped a fly ball by Hebner. In the Mets' sixth, Jerry Grote singled with one out. Jones grounded to Rennie Stennett, who attempted to start a double play with his toss to Mendoza, but the shortstop dropped the ball and both runners were safe. Ed Kranepool followed with a score-tying homer. Grote singled again in the eighth and Jones, making up for his earlier error, doubled to drive in the Mets' winning run.

Cardinals 4, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
As a one-man wrecking crew, Reggie Smith batted in all of the Cardinals' runs with a triple and two homers to beat the Phillies, 4-3. Smith tripled after a pass to Bake McBride in the first inning, but the Phillies tied the score in the second with a triple by Del Unser and a passed ball. Smith sent the Cards ahead again with a solo swat in the sixth, only to have the Phillies come back with a pair in the seventh on a single by Dave Cash with the bases loaded. However in the eighth, Ted Sizemore walked and Smith provided the Cardinals' deciding blow with his second homer of the game.

Dodgers 8, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
Andy Messersmith pitched the first seven innings and Mike Marshall, making his 30th appearance in the Dodgers' last 34 games, worked the last two frames to complete an 8-0 shutout of the Padres. Messersmith, as the winner, posted his sixth straight victory, boosting his record to 12-2. Steve Garvey had a homer, triple and single in the Dodgers' 11-hit attack and Steve Yeager contributed a homer and single.