MLB standings through games of July 31, 1974

MLB standings at the end of July 31, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	102	55	47	0	.539		475	445	33-22	22-25	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	101	52	48	1	.520	2.0	424	428	28-24	24-24	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	102	52	50	0	.510	3.0	415	423	28-26	24-24	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	103	51	52	0	.495	4.5	451	417	28-22	23-30	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	103	51	52	0	.495	4.5	412	409	27-22	24-30	5-5	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	102	49	53	0	.480	6.0	383	458	24-22	25-31	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	104	61	43	0	.587		485	383	35-19	26-24	7-3	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	101	51	50	0	.505	8.5	427	420	25-22	26-28	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	104	51	51	2	.500	9.0	457	479	29-20	22-31	3-7	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	105	52	52	1	.500	9.0	466	493	28-24	24-28	7-3	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	105	50	54	1	.481	11.0	450	460	27-25	23-29	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	106	41	64	1	.390	20.5	439	469	20-36	21-28	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	103	53	50	0	.515		444	436	32-21	21-29	6-4	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	103	53	50	0	.515		427	413	27-27	26-23	9-1	Won 5
Pittsburgh Pirates	104	50	54	0	.481	3.5	438	432	29-20	21-34	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	102	49	53	0	.480	3.5	423	418	22-21	27-32	4-6	Won 3
New York Mets	101	45	56	0	.446	7.0	357	414	22-29	23-27	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	101	42	59	0	.416	10.0	408	525	24-29	18-30	2-8	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	105	68	37	0	.648		538	365	33-16	35-21	5-5	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	106	63	43	0	.594	5.5	490	387	33-23	30-20	6-4	Won 1
Houston Astros	105	55	50	0	.524	13.0	448	415	34-22	21-28	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	105	54	51	0	.514	14.0	414	366	29-26	25-25	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	106	48	58	0	.453	20.5	421	462	25-25	23-33	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	107	44	63	0	.411	25.0	382	557	27-28	17-35	2-8	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 7, Indians 4 at Baltimore (night game):
Ripping into Gaylord Perry for five runs in the first inning, the Orioles defeated the Indians, 7-4. The loss was the fourth in a row for Perry, who had not been able to win since reeling off a string of 15 straight victories. Perry walked Rich Coggins, gave up a single by Paul Blair and hit Tommy Davis with a pitch. Bobby Grich drove in two runs with a single and, after Boog Powell walked to fill the sacks again, Don Baylor singled to add two more runs. A walk to Earl Williams and pair of infield outs enabled Baylor to cross the plate with the fifth run. The Orioles picked up another tally off Perry in the second on singles by Blair and Davis and sacrifice fly by Grich. Steve Kline, in relief, yielded a run in the sixth. Enos Cabell walked, stole second and scored on Blair's third single of the game. Dave McNally gained his first victory since July 7 but needed help from Grant Jackson after Dave Duncan homered with two men on base for the Indians in the ninth inning.

Red Sox 5, Tigers 4 at Boston (night game):
Cashing in on a passed ball, the Red Sox scored five unearned runs in the fourth inning and defeated the Tigers, 5-4. Cecil Cooper doubled and Carl Yastrzemski walked in the big frame. With two out, Lerrin LaGrow threw a third strike past Rick Miller, but catcher Gene Lamont failed to handle the pitch and Miller reached first to load the bases. Rick Burleson followed with a ground-rule double, driving in two runs. Doug Griffin singled to produce another pair and took second on the throw home. Tim Blackwell then singled to drive in Griffin. Luis Tiant, pitching for the Red Sox, gave up a homer by Jim Northrup in the seventh and yielded three more runs on a homer by Ben Oglivie, single by Gary Sutherland, double by Al Kaline and single by Northrup in the eighth before bearing down to preserve his 16th victory.

Angels 14, White Sox 4 at California (day game):
Rudy Meoli marked his return to the Angels with three singles and Luis Quintana, pitching in relief, gained his first major league victory in a 14-4 trouncing of the White Sox. Meoli played his first game since his recall from Salt Lake City (Pacific Coast). The White Sox managed only two hits off Dick Lange, who started for the Angels, but both were homers to produce a 4-4 tie. Bill Melton homered after two walks in the fourth inning and Dick Allen rapped a round-tripper in the sixth. Lange was lifted after issuing a leadoff pass in the seventh and Quintana was the beneficiary when the Angels exploded for five runs in their half of the seventh and five more in the eighth.

Yankees 4, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Yankees broke a tie with a run on a forceout by Walt Williams in the eighth inning and defeated the Brewers, 4-3. The Yankees had a homer by Bobby Murcer and held a 3-2 lead until the Brewers tied the score in the seventh on a walk to Robin Yount, single by Bob Hansen and two wild pitches by Dick Tidrow. Elliott Maddox and Murcer drew walks in the eighth and Roy White beat out an infield hit to load the bases. Graig Nettles went out on a short fly, but when Williams grounded into a forceout at second, Maddox scored what proved to be the deciding run.

Royals 3, Twins 2 at Minnesota (day game):
Amos Otis decided the pitching encounter between Steve Busby and Bert Blyleven by hitting a two-run homer in the ninth inning to give the Royals a 3-2 victory over the Twins. The Royals counted their initial run in the sixth on a double by George Brett, infield hit by Fred Patek and groundout by Vada Pinson. The Twins got a matching tally when Eric Soderholm and Larry Hisle doubled in their half of the sixth. After John Mayberry singled and Otis homered in the ninth, Steve Busby ran into trouble in the Twins' half and was removed with the bases loaded and one out. Doug Bird, in relief, gave up a sacrifice fly by Glenn Borgmann before retiring Soderholm on a grounder to save the game.

Rangers 7, A's 6 at Oakland (day game):
Steve Foucault pitched 4 2/3 innings of no-hit relief and gained the victory when the Rangers defeated the Athletics, 7-6. Jeff Burroughs batted in three runs with a single and homer to pace the Rangers to a 5-0 lead before the A's erupted for six runs in the third. A double by Sal Bando and singles by Gene Tenace and Dick Green each accounted for two RBIs, but five of the A's six runs were unearned as the result of an error by Lenny Randle. The Rangers tied the score in the sixth on a single by Cesar Tovar, two walks and a sacrifice fly by Randle. Then in the eighth, Alex Johnson was safe on an error by Ted Kubiak, Burroughs walked and, after an infield out, a pass to Randle loaded the bases. Tom Grieve then hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the Rangers' winning run.

Braves 9, Giants 0 at Atlanta (night game):
Hitting the bullseye with his first major league homer, Vic Correll smashed a grand slam to help seal the Braves' 9-0 victory over the Giants. Phil Niekro held the Giants to four hits and posted his second successive shutout and fourth of the season. In the seventh inning, Dusty Baker beat out an infield hit and raced to third on a throwing error by Mike Phillips. Walks to Mike Lum and Davey Johnson loaded the bases. Leo Foster forced Baker at the plate, but Correll then came through with his slam off Randy Moffitt.

[DH] Expos 7, Cubs 4 (day game) / Expos 4, Cubs 0 at Chicago (day game):
Led by the batting of Mike Jorgensen, the Expos beat the Cubs, 7-4, in the first game of a doubleheader and then completed the sweep with a 4-0 victory in the second game behind the two-hit pitching of Dennis Blair and John Montague. Jorgensen drove in five runs with a pair of doubles. However, all five runs were unearned as the result of two errors by Bill Madlock. Bill Bonham, who suffered the loss, tied a major league record by striking out four batters in the second inning. Mike Torrez fanned to open the stanza, but reached base on a passed ball by catcher Rick Stelmaszek. Bonham then proceeded to whiff Ron Hunt, Tim Foli and Willie Davis. In the nightcap, Blair gave up a single by leadoff man Don Kessinger and did not yield another hit until George Mitterwald singled in the eighth. Blair was lifted after walking Dave Rosello in the ninth and Montague retired the last three batters. Herb Hutson, called up from Wichita (American Association), was a loser in his first major league start for the Cubs. Hutson gave up only four hits in six innings, but they included homers by Ken Singleton and Ron Fairly.

Reds 4, Astros 0 at Cincinnati (night game):
Don Gullett yielded only two singles, both by Roger Metzger, while pitching the Reds to a 4-0 victory over the Astros. The Reds decided the outcome early against Tom Griffin, scoring two runs in the second inning on singles by Johnny Bench, Tony Perez and Dan Driessen and sacrifice fly by Dave Concepcion. The Reds added two unearned runs in the third to provide a more comfortable margin for Gullett's 13th victory.

Pirates 8, Mets 3 at New York (day game):
The Pirates ripped into Tom Seaver for 12 hits in the first 4 1/3 innings and beat the Mets, 8-3. Seaver retired the first two batters, but then Al Oliver tripled and Willie Stargell homered. The Pirates picked up singletons in the second and fourth before finishing off Seaver during a four-run spree in the fifth. Oliver, Dave Parker, Manny Sanguillen and Ed Kirkpatrick each hit singles for two runs off the Mets' troubled ace, bringing Bob Miller to the mound in relief. Sanguillen and Kirkpatrick pulled a double steal and Sanguillen scored when catcher Jerry Grote threw wildly into left field. Dock Ellis then joined in the fun with a single to drive in Kirkpatrick.

Cardinals 9, Phillies 8 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Cardinals, after building up an 8-3 lead, added what appeared to be a superfluous run in the eighth inning, but it turned out to be decisive in a 9-8 victory over the Phillies. As a result of their triumph, the Cards moved into a tie with the Phils for first place in the East Division. The Redbirds, who had lost three times to Dick Ruthven in two seasons, knocked out the Quakers' starter during a five-run outburst in the second. The Phillies came back with a two-run homer by Ollie Brown in the third and cut their deficit with another marker in the fifth before the Cardinals made it 8-3 in the sixth. Ted Sizemore singled in the eighth, Bake McBride doubled, Reggie Smith drew an intentional pass and Ted Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to produce what proved to be the deciding run. The Phillies rallied for a pair in their half but still were one run short after Mike Schmidt homered with two men on base in the ninth.

Dodgers 15, Padres 4 at San Diego (night game):
Ron Cey broke his own Los Angeles club record by batting in eight runs as the Dodgers overwhelmed the Padres, 15-4. Cey drove in two runs with a single in the third inning and hit successive three-run homers in the eighth and ninth innings. The young third baseman had set the previous L. A. club mark with seven RBIs June 1.