MLB standings through games of August 6, 1974

MLB standings at the end of August 6, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	109	60	49	0	.550		514	473	35-22	25-27	7-3	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	107	57	49	1	.538	1.5	464	456	30-24	27-25	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	110	57	53	0	.518	3.5	456	460	28-26	29-27	6-4	Won 4
New York Yankees	109	53	56	0	.486	7.0	434	439	29-24	24-32	3-7	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	110	52	58	0	.473	8.5	414	497	25-27	27-31	4-6	Lost 4
Milwaukee Brewers	110	52	58	0	.473	8.5	472	449	29-28	23-30	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	111	64	47	0	.577		507	404	35-19	29-28	5-5	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	107	55	52	0	.514	7.0	465	434	29-24	26-28	5-5	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	111	55	54	2	.505	8.0	510	525	33-23	22-31	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	112	56	55	1	.505	8.0	508	530	29-24	27-31	6-4	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	112	53	58	1	.477	11.0	472	501	30-28	23-30	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	112	43	68	1	.387	21.0	457	505	20-36	23-32	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	111	59	52	0	.532		467	437	30-28	29-24	8-2	Won 4
Philadelphia Phillies	110	56	54	0	.509	2.5	471	465	34-22	22-32	4-6	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	110	53	57	0	.482	5.5	465	456	32-23	21-34	5-5	Won 2
Montreal Expos	108	50	58	0	.463	7.5	442	453	22-25	28-33	4-6	Lost 4
New York Mets	106	47	59	0	.443	9.5	383	437	22-31	25-28	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	107	46	61	0	.430	11.0	430	551	24-29	22-32	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	111	73	38	0	.658		564	378	38-17	35-21	8-2	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	112	67	45	0	.598	6.5	524	410	33-23	34-22	6-4	Won 1
Houston Astros	109	57	52	0	.523	15.0	470	428	34-22	23-30	6-4	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	110	57	53	0	.518	15.5	435	385	29-26	28-27	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	113	50	63	0	.442	24.0	448	507	27-30	23-33	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	113	45	68	0	.398	29.0	396	588	28-31	17-37	2-8	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 12, Angels 2 at Chicago (night game):
Ken Henderson hit a bases-loaded triple plus two doubles as the White Sox walloped the Angels, 12-2. The White Sox scored seven of their runs in the second inning. Henderson walked to lead off and then, on a second trip to the plate in that stanza, hit his three-run triple. Bill Sharp homered in the sixth and Henderson picked up his fourth RBI of the game with a double in the eighth when the White Sox wound up their scoring with their final four runs.

Indians 9, Tigers 7 at Detroit (night game):
John Ellis reeled off five straight hits, including a homer, and John Lowenstein also homered for the tie-breaking run in the sixth inning as the Indians defeated the Tigers, 9-7. The Tigers scored three runs in the first. After Ellis homered in the second, the Tigers retaliated with three more runs in the third on a circuit clout by Bill Freehan. The Indians then came up with a pair of three-run innings for a 7-6 lead before the Tigers tied the score in the fifth with singles by Jim Northrup and Ben Oglivie, a sacrifice by Freehan and infield out by Aurelio Rodriguez. Lowenstein broke the tie with his homer off Jim Ray in the sixth and Buddy Bell clinched the Indians' victory with a run-scoring single in the seventh.

Royals 17, Twins 3 at Kansas City (night game):
Playing only six innings, Amos Otis batted in four runs with a double and homer to lead the Royals' attack in a 17-3 victory over the Twins. Orlando Cepeda made his first appearance with the Royals as the designated hitter and had two hits, including a single that drove in two runs. Otis' double, following a double by Fred Patek and single by Cookie Rojas, ignited a six-run outburst by the Royals in the first inning. Otis added his homer with a man on base in the third.

[DH] Red Sox 6, Brewers 3 (night game) / Red Sox 6, Brewers 0 at Milwaukee (night game):
Reggie Cleveland and Juan Marichal were the winners, but Diego Segui finished both games of a twi-night doubleheader as the Red Sox defeated the Brewers, 6-3 and 6-0. Jim Slaton's wildness helped the Red Sox take a 3-1 lead in the opener before they added another run off Bill Travers in the fifth inning on a single by Cecil Cooper, a wild pitch and single by Dwight Evans. Cleveland was knocked out after giving up a two-run homer by Darrell Porter in the seventh. Segui held the Brewers scoreless the rest of the way while the Red Sox iced their victory with two runs in the ninth. Marichal yielded only two hits in seven innings in the nightcap before turning the mound over to Segui. Evans was the big man at bat for the Red Sox, with three hits and four RBIs. After hitting a double and scoring on a single by Rico Petrocelli in the fourth inning, Evans drove in a run with a single in the fifth and homered with two men on base in the seventh.

Orioles 4, Yankees 1 at New York (night game):
The Orioles got clutch relief pitching from Dave Johnson and Grant Jackson, plus the hitting of Paul Blair, to defeat the Yankees, 4-1. A two-base error by Bill Sudakis, single by Blair, wild pickoff throw by Dick Tidrow and sacrifice by Tommy Davis gave the Orioles two runs in the first inning, but the Yankees almost broke the game apart in their half. Roy White singled, Bobby Murcer walked and Lou Piniella singled to drive in White. After Sudakis walked to load the bases, Johnson replaced Don Hood with one out and induced Thurman Munson to ground into a double play. The Orioles added their last two runs in the seventh on singles by Elrod Hendricks, Rich Coggins and Blair, together with an error by Sandy Alomar. The Yankees threatened in their half, but Jackson relieved with two men on base and saved the game with three innings of shutout pitching.

Rangers 1, A's 0 at Texas (night game):
The Rangers, who won only 57 games last season, equalled that total when Fergie Jenkins pitched a two-hitter and shut out the Athletics, 1-0. The victory was the 15th for the veteran righthander, who was obtained by the Rangers from the Cubs last winter. Vida Blue was scheduled to start for the A's, but chest pains forced his hospitalization and Blue Moon Odom took over the assignment, making his third start of the year. The Rangers scored their run in the fourth inning when Lenny Randle doubled and Toby Harrah hit a bloop fly that fell between Dick Green and Reggie Jackson for a two-base hit.

Reds 6, Dodgers 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
Mike Marshall made his 75th appearance, setting a Los Angeles club record, but it resulted in defeat when the Reds scored three runs off the ace reliever in the 10th inning to beat the Dodgers, 6-3. Bob Miller had held the previous club record with 74 turns on the mound in 1964. Marshall, who replaced Don Sutton to open the 10th, gave up a single by Pete Rose. After Joe Morgan lined out, Johnny Bench smashed a homer. The Reds then added a third run on a pass to Darrel Chaney, his theft of second and single by Cesar Geronimo. The victory was only the second for the Reds in 11 meetings with the Dodgers this season. The Dodgers, in losing, were stopped on their eight-game winning streak.

[DH] Cardinals 5, Expos 4 (night game) / Cardinals 9, Expos 4 at Montreal (night game):
With one big inning in each game, the Cardinals swept a twi-night doubleheader with the Expos, 5-4 and 9-4, to go 2½ lengths ahead of the Phillies in the East Division race. After Mike Tyson batted in a run with an infield out in the second inning of the opener, the Cardinals erupted for four runs in the fourth. Tim McCarver walked, Jose Cruz singled and Tyson drove them home with a triple. Lou Brock was safe on an error by Pepe Frias, Tyson scoring. Brock then stole his 75th base, a new season high for the Cardinal speedster, and scored what proved to be the winning run when Ted Sizemore walked and Bake McBride singled. The Expos picked up a pair in their half and added two runs in the eighth on a single by Mike Jorgensen, triple by Bob Bailey and single by Barry Foote. Al Hrabosky saved the game, retiring the side after Ron Hunt led off with a double in the ninth. In the nightcap, the Cardinals exploded for seven runs in the third. Ray Bare, who drove in one run with a single for his first major league hit, failed to stand the prosperity and was kayoed when the Expos scored four runs in their half of the third. Rich Folkers relieved and held the Expos scoreless on three hits in the last 6 2/3 innings.

Phillies 8, Cubs 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
Willie Montanez smashed the first grand slam of his major league career and Jay Johnstone hit two homers, driving in three runs, to power the Phillies to an 8-3 victory over the Cubs. Steve Carlton gained his 14th victory but left the mound with a pulled hamstring muscle after seven innings. Jesus Hernaiz finished. Montanez hit his grand slam off Jim Todd in the third. After Del Unser doubled, Steve Stone took over and yielded a two-run homer by Johnstone. The Phillies' last run came on Johnstone's second homer of the game in the seventh.

Pirates 9, Mets 8 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Two errors in the 11th inning enabled the Pirates to score an unearned run for a 9-8 victory over the Mets. Gene Clines reached first on a miscue by Bud Harrelson to open the 11th. When Ed Kirkpatrick bunted, Tug McGraw fielded the ball but threw too late to second and both runners were safe. Mario Mendoza followed with another bunt and this time McGraw threw wildly to third, allowing Clines to score the Pirates' winning run. The Mets, who had a homer by John Milner, held an 8-5 lead before the Pirates rallied for three runs to tie the score in the ninth on singles by Clines and Kirkpatrick, double by Richie Zisk and single by Manny Sanguillen. Rennie Stennett had accounted for three earlier runs with a homer in the seventh.

Braves 5, Padres 2 at San Diego (night game):
Hank Aaron hit his 14th and 15th homers of the season and raised his record career total to 728 to highlight the Braves' 5-2 victory over the Padres. Aaron hit his first homer of the game with two men on base in the third inning and added a solo swat in the sixth. This was 62nd time in his 21 seasons that the Braves' superstar had hit two homers in one game. Phil Niekro, pitching for the Braves, extended his scoreless streak to 29 innings for an Atlanta club record before it was broken when Willie McCovey homered with a man on base for the Padres in the ninth.

Astros 13, Giants 4 at San Francisco (day game):
The Astros, who collected 19 hits in the previous night's game, continued to feast on Giants' pitching with 18 more safeties in a 13-4 victory. Bob Watson led the way with a homer, triple and single, driving in four runs. Greg Gross, Milt May and Doug Rader also had three hits apiece, while Lee May rapped a homer and double. The Giants knocked out Tom Griffin in the fifth inning and tied the score at 3-3, but Gary Matthews dropped a line drive by Tommy Helms with two out in the sixth and the error led to three unearned runs that put the Astros ahead to stay.