MLB standings through games of August 13, 1974

MLB standings at the end of August 13, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	116	64	52	0	.552		534	490	35-22	29-30	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	112	58	53	1	.523	3.5	476	475	31-26	27-27	5-5	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	115	58	57	0	.504	5.5	474	482	29-26	29-31	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	115	56	59	0	.487	7.5	449	463	30-24	26-35	5-5	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	117	55	62	0	.470	9.5	435	527	28-28	27-34	3-7	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	117	55	62	0	.470	9.5	497	481	30-29	25-33	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	118	69	49	0	.585		542	424	38-21	31-28	6-4	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	115	61	54	0	.530	6.5	512	461	34-25	27-29	8-2	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	117	58	57	2	.504	9.5	530	547	34-24	24-33	6-4	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	119	59	59	1	.500	10.0	534	565	32-28	27-31	5-5	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	118	57	60	1	.487	11.5	498	522	33-28	24-32	6-4	Won 4
California Angels	119	46	72	1	.390	23.0	480	524	22-39	24-33	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	118	61	57	0	.517		489	466	32-31	29-26	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	117	60	57	0	.513	0.5	497	494	38-25	22-32	5-5	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	117	59	58	0	.504	1.5	519	479	36-24	23-34	8-2	Won 3
Montreal Expos	114	55	59	0	.482	4.0	466	470	24-25	31-34	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	113	50	63	0	.442	8.5	404	468	25-33	25-30	5-5	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	113	46	67	0	.407	12.5	441	573	24-33	22-34	2-8	Lost 8

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	117	75	42	0	.641		577	394	38-18	37-24	5-5	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	118	70	48	0	.593	5.5	549	442	33-25	37-23	5-5	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	116	62	54	0	.534	12.5	464	405	30-26	32-28	8-2	Won 5
Houston Astros	115	59	56	0	.513	15.0	485	445	35-26	24-30	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	118	53	65	0	.449	22.5	468	524	27-30	26-35	5-5	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	118	47	71	0	.398	28.5	415	614	28-31	19-40	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 8, White Sox 2 at Baltimore (night game):
Jim Palmer, who had been on the disabled list, made his first start since June 16 and pitched six innings to receive credit for the Orioles' 8-2 victory over the White Sox. Boog Powell hit a grand slam off Bart Johnson in the first inning after the Orioles loaded the bases on a walk to Paul Blair and errors by Bucky Dent and Jorge Orta. As if that were not enough, the Orioles knocked out Johnson in the second, scoring three more runs. Mark Belanger doubled and Rich Coggins walked. Blair beat out a bunt and when Bill Melton threw wildly on the play, Belanger scored. A single by Tommy Davis and double by Bobby Grich then admitted two more runs.

Red Sox 3, Angels 0 at California (night game):
Improving his record to 18-8 with his fifth shutout of the season, Luis Tiant pitched the Red Sox to a 3-0 victory over the Angels. The Red Sox scored their first two runs in the second inning after Rick Miller walked and Dwight Evans singled. Doug Griffin doubled, driving in Miller, but Evans also tried to score and was thrown out at the plate. However, Rick Burleson followed with a single to send Griffin home. A walk to Carl Yastrzemski and singles by Evans and Tommy Harper accounted for the final run in the eighth.

Royals 6, Tigers 2 at Detroit (night game):
As the Royals' leadoff man, Fred Patek rapped three singles, scored two runs and drove in one to set the pace in a 6-2 victory over the Tigers. Patek and Cookie Rojas singled in the first inning. Patek scored on a wild pickoff throw by Joe Coleman and Rojas came home on a sacrifice fly by Amos Otis. A double by Vada Pinson and single by Fran Healy added a run in the second before the Royals iced the verdict with two runs in the seventh on a pair of walks, throwing error by Gene Lamont, another sacrifice fly by Otis and single by Patek. The Tigers counted their pair in the eighth on a single by Ron LeFlore and homer by Gary Sutherland. When Al Kaline doubled, Steve Mingori replaced Al Fitzmorris and finished the game. Kaline's hit was the 2,965th of his career, moving him ahead of Sam Crawford into 13th place on the major league's all-time list.

A's 6, Yankees 1 at Oakland (night game):
Fancy footwork by Bill North and two of Thurman Munson's three throwing errors in the game enabled the Athletics to start their scoring in a 6-1 victory over the Yankees. Ken Holtzman, who had lost two previous decisions to the Yankees this season, allowed their run in the second inning on singles by Lou Piniella, Bill Sudakis and Graig Nettles. Doc Medich protected the lead until the sixth when North ignited a three-run outburst by the A's. North beat out an infield hit, stole his 43rd base of the season and continued to third on a wild throw by Munson. The Yankee catcher then tried to pick North off base and uncorked another wild throw, allowing the runner to score. A single by Sal Bando, double by Joe Rudi and single by Dick Green added two more runs before the inning ended. Munson drew his third error in the seventh when the A's scored three more runs.

Brewers 5, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
Johnny Briggs set up one run with a single in the sixth inning and batted in two tallies with another single in the eighth to lead the Brewers to a 5-1 victory over the Rangers. Don Money walked in the fourth, took third on Briggs' single and crossed the plate as George Scott grounded into a double play. In the eighth, Briggs knocked in his two runs after the Brewers loaded the bases on a double by Pedro Garcia, single by Dave May and an error. George Scott forced Briggs, but Darrell Porter walked and two more runs followed on another Ranger error and infield hit by Tim Johnson. The Rangers avoided a shutout in ninth with back-to-back doubles by Jim Sundberg and Alex Johnson.

Braves 4, Expos 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Although held to only four hits, the Braves were able to defeat the Expos, 4-3. Dusty Baker homered in the second inning and drove in another run with a single in the fourth when the Braves scored three times. Marty Perez led off the decisive stanza with a double and Darrell Evans walked. Hank Aaron singled and so did Baker, each driving in a run. After an intentional pass to Craig Robinson loaded the bases, the Braves added what proved to be the winning run on an infield out by Vic Correll. Ron Reed, who yielded eight hits, was the winner with last-out help from Phil Niekro.

Astros 3, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
A triple by Cesar Cedeno for his third hit of the game sparked the Astros in the ninth inning and led to a 3-1 victory over the Cubs. Cedeno held third as Lee May grounded out, but then scored on a single by Milt May to break a 1-1 tie. Singles by Bob Watson and Doug Rader and sacrifice fly by Tommy Helms added an insurance run. The Cubs counted their lone tally in the first on singles by Jose Cardenal, Billy Williams and Andre Thornton. The Astros' tying run scored in the fifth on a walk to Watson, infield out by Rader and single by Helms.

Pirates 14, Reds 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Pirates piled up 21 hits, including four apiece by Richie Hebner and Richie Zisk, to trounce the Reds, 14-3. Al Oliver, who had two singles, a homer and sacrifice fly, drove in five runs. The Pirates began their bombardment in the first inning. The first three batters, Rennie Stennett, Hebner and Oliver, singled to load the bases. Willie Stargell struck out, but Zisk cleared the sacks with a double and Ed Kirkpatrick followed with a homer to kayo Jack Billingham. Larry Demery hurled the route for the Pirates and gave up nine hits, including homers by George Foster and Dan Driessen.

Mets 3, Dodgers 0 at New York (night game):
Posting his fifth shutout of the season, Jon Matlack yielded only four hits and pitched the Mets to a 3-0 victory over the Dodgers. The Mets pinned the defeat on Al Downing when Don Hahn walked in the fifth inning and Jerry Grote hit his first homer since May 13. Felix Millan tripled and Rusty Staub hit a sacrifice fly for the other run in the sixth.

Phillies 6, Giants 5 at Philadelphia (night game):
A single by Larry Cox, who drove in the first run of his major league career, enabled the rookie catcher to share honors with Mike Schmidt as the Phillies defeated the Giants, 6-5. Schmidt batted in three runs with two homers. The Phillies scored three times in the first inning on a single by Dave Cash, his theft of second, single by Larry Bowa and homer by Schmidt. After Schmidt connected for the circuit again in the third, Del Unser singled in the fourth and crossed the plate on a double by Jay Johnstone. Cox then hit his single to drive in what proved to be the Phillies' winning run. Dave Kingman tripled with the bases loaded and Chris Speier hit a homer for the Giants.

Padres 2, Cardinals 1 at St. Louis (night game):
After Vicente Romo pulled an arm muscle pitching to only two batters in his first start of the season, the Padres called on Lowell Palmer, who hurled the rest of the way and defeated the Cardinals, 2-1. Lou Brock, who led off with a single for the Cards, was thrown out trying to steal and Ted Sizemore struck out before Romo left the mound. Brock later stole his 80th base of the season and 715th of his career. The only run off Palmer came on a homer by Reggie Smith in the fourth inning. The Padres scored once in the first on a double by Dave Hilton and single by Dave Winfield before adding their winning marker in fifth on singles by Hilton and Gene Locklear and double by Winfield.