MLB standings through games of August 14, 1974

MLB standings at the end of August 14, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	117	64	53	0	.547		534	495	35-22	29-31	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	113	58	54	1	.518	3.5	476	476	31-27	27-27	4-6	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	116	58	58	0	.500	5.5	478	487	29-27	29-31	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	116	57	59	0	.491	6.5	453	464	30-24	27-35	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	118	56	62	0	.475	8.5	503	486	30-29	26-33	4-6	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	118	55	63	0	.466	9.5	436	536	28-29	27-34	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	119	69	50	0	.580		543	428	38-22	31-28	5-5	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	116	62	54	0	.534	5.5	521	462	34-25	28-29	8-2	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	118	59	57	2	.509	8.5	535	551	34-24	25-33	6-4	Won 1
Texas Rangers	120	59	60	1	.496	10.0	539	571	32-29	27-31	5-5	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	119	58	60	1	.492	10.5	499	522	33-28	25-32	6-4	Won 5
California Angels	120	47	72	1	.395	22.0	485	524	23-39	24-33	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	119	62	57	0	.521		494	467	33-31	29-26	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	118	60	58	0	.508	1.5	501	500	38-26	22-32	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	118	59	59	0	.500	2.5	521	482	36-24	23-35	8-2	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	115	55	60	0	.478	5.0	467	476	24-25	31-35	5-5	Lost 2
New York Mets	114	51	63	0	.447	8.5	407	470	26-33	25-30	5-5	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	114	47	67	0	.412	12.5	447	578	25-33	22-34	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	118	75	43	0	.636		579	397	38-18	37-25	4-6	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	119	71	48	0	.597	4.5	552	444	34-25	37-23	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	117	63	54	0	.538	11.5	470	406	31-26	32-28	8-2	Won 6
Houston Astros	116	59	57	0	.509	15.0	490	451	35-26	24-31	4-6	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	119	54	65	0	.454	21.5	474	528	27-30	27-35	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	119	47	72	0	.395	28.5	416	619	28-31	19-41	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 5, Orioles 4 at Baltimore (night game):
Wilbur Wood failed in a bid for his 19th victory, going out in the seventh inning, but Terry Forster relieved and was the winner when the White Sox defeated the Orioles, 5-4. Ken Henderson drove in the first three runs for the White Sox with a single in the first inning and homer in the sixth. The White Sox snapped a 3-3 tie with a run in the seventh on singles by Brian Downing, Buddy Bradford and Jorge Orta before Wood gave way to Forster in the seventh when the Orioles tied the score with a double by Paul Blair, an infield out and scratch single by Don Baylor. The White Sox pushed over the winning run in the eighth. Bill Melton was hit by a pitch, Henderson sacrificed and Downing decided the game with a single off Doyle Alexander, who was the loser in relief of Dave McNally.

Angels 5, Red Sox 0 at California (night game):
Frank Tanana, who had one shutout to his credit with the Angels last year, pitched the second of his major league career, beating the Red Sox, 5-0. The Angels started their young lefthander on the way to his victory with three runs in the third inning on singles by Bob Heise, Frank Robinson, Winston Llenas and Bobby Valentine and error by Rick Burleson. Two other runs counted in the fifth after the Angels loaded the bases, on a walk to Ellie Rodriguez and grounder by Denny Doyle.

Twins 1, Indians 0 at Cleveland (night game):
A streak of wildness by Fritz Peterson, who hit two batters with pitched balls in the seventh inning, led to the Twins' run in a 1-0 victory over the Indians. Bobby Darwin opened the inning with a single and Eric Soderholm sacrificed. Peterson then plunked both Craig Kusick and Danny Thompson to load the bases and Glenn Borgmann drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Joe Decker, who was the Twins' winner, yielded only four hits but was removed with a man on base in the ninth and Bill Campbell retired the side to save the game.

Royals 9, Tigers 1 at Detroit (night game):
After the Royals exploded for six runs in the first inning, Steve Busby breezed to his 18th victory of the season, beating the Tigers, 9-1. Fred Patek led off the game with a walk, stole second and scored on a single by George Brett. After Buck Martinez walked, Patek, batting for the second time in the stanza, drove in the sixth run with a single. The Royals' subsequent scoring included Orlando Cepeda's first homer since returning to the A. L. after a stint in the Mexican League.

Yankees 4, A's 1 at Oakland (night game):
Yielding only four hits, Rudy May was the winner in a duel with Vida Blue when Elliott Maddox snapped a tie with a two-run double in the ninth inning to give the Yankees a 4-1 victory over the Athletics. May gave up the A's run in the first on a walk, single by Reggie Jackson, error by Otto Velez and sacrifice fly by Sal Bando. The Yankees pulled even in the eighth with singles by Maddox and Lou Piniella and double by Graig Nettles. In the ninth, Gene Michael and Sandy Alomar singled and Maddox drove them home with his double before scoring himself on a single by Walt Williams. Blue, in losing, was stopped on his five-game winning streak.

Brewers 6, Rangers 5 at Texas (night game):
The Brewers rallied for two runs off Fergie Jenkins in the eighth inning and defeated the Rangers, 6-5. George Scott led off with a double and scored the tying run on a double by Darrell Porter. Jenkins retired the next two batters, but Tim Johnson batted for John Vukovich and singled to drive in the winning run. Jim Spencer hit a homer for the Rangers and Cesar Tovar had five straight hits, but they were unproductive, since the Rangers' outfielder neither scored any runs nor batted in any.

Braves 6, Expos 1 at Atlanta (night game):
Hank Aaron wrapped up the Braves' 6-1 victory over the Expos by driving in two runs in the seventh inning with his 16th homer of the season and 729th of his illustrious career. The Braves' other runs came in the first on two homers. Marty Perez singled, Aaron walked, Dusty Baker hit for the circuit and Darrell Evans followed with another round-tripper. The Expos counted only in the sixth on a pass to Mike Jorgensen and singles by Jim Northrup and Ken Singleton.

Cubs 6, Astros 5 at Chicago (day game):
The Cubs ended their eight-game losing streak by defeating the Astros, 6-5. The Cubs scored four runs in the first inning in a quick attack on Don Wilson. Don Kessinger tripled and Jose Cardenal, Billy Williams and Andre Thornton followed with singles to produce the first two tallies. When Bob Watson fumbled Thornton's hit in left field, Williams and Thornton advanced an extra base. Williams then scored on an infield out by Jerry Morales and Thornton crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Bill Madlock. The Cubs' lead was cut to 4-3 before they decided the outcome with two more runs in the seventh. Cardenal walked, went to third on a single by Williams and scored on a throwing error by Doug Rader. Morales came through with a single, driving in Jim Tyrone, who ran for Williams, with the deciding run. The Astros rallied for a run in the ninth on a double by Milt May and single by Rader, scoring Larry Milbourne, who ran for May, before Jim Todd relieved and retired Watson for the final out to receive credit for his first major league save.

Reds 3, Pirates 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
A double by Cesar Geronimo scored Dave Concepcion in the 10th inning and gave the Reds a 3-2 victory over the Pirates. The Reds could have won in regulation time, except that Don Gullett issued a pass with the bases loaded in the seventh to force in the Pirates' tying run. The Reds scored twice in the third. Junior Kennedy walked and was on third with two out when Joe Morgan drew a pass. Morgan stole second and when Manny Sanguillen threw wildly, Kennedy scored. The run became earned when Johnny Bench followed with a double, driving in Morgan. The Pirates began the seventh with a run on a single by Richie Zisk and double by Sanguillen. A pass to Bob Robertson and pop single by Frank Taveras loaded the bases. Gullett retired the next two batters without a run scoring, but then walked Art Howe, forcing in Zisk. However, in the 10th, Concepcion singled and took second when Willie Stargell fumbled the ball in left field. Concepcion held second as George Foster grounded out but then raced home on Geronimo's double.

Mets 3, Dodgers 2 at New York (day game):
The Mets rallied for two runs off Mike Marshall in the ninth inning and defeated the Dodgers, 3-2, to complete a sweep of the three-game series. The Dodgers counted a run in the third inning on a single by Bill Buckner, his theft of second and single by Willie Crawford. The Mets tied the score in their half when Tom Seaver walked, Bud Harrelson and Rusty Staub singled and Cleon Jones hit a sacrifice fly. Von Joshua singled for the Dodgers in the fourth, stole second, advanced to third on a sacrifice and crossed the plate on a single by Doug Rau. Both starting pitchers, Seaver and Rau, subsequently were removed for pinch-hitters and Tug McGraw gained the victory. Ken Boswell drew a walk from Marshall to open the ninth and McGraw sacrificed. Ron Hodges hit a liner to center field, where Tom Paciorek dropped the ball, Boswell scoring the tying run on the error. Felix Millan singled, sending Hodges to third, and Staub followed with a single for his third hit of the game to drive in Hodges with the winning run.

Giants 6, Phillies 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
A pair of two-run homers -- by Gary Matthews in the eighth inning and Bobby Bonds in the ninth -- powered the Giants to a 6-4 victory over the Phillies. Ollie Brown had a homer for the Phils, who took a 4-2 lead in the seventh with three runs on two walks, a double by Bill Robinson, infield hit by Larry Bowa and throwing error by Tito Fuentes. Bonds doubled and Mathews hit his homer to tie the score in the eighth. Then in the ninth, after Ken Rudolph walked, Bonds belted his round-tripper for the winning blow.

Cardinals 5, Padres 1 at St. Louis (night game):
A five-run outburst in the fifth inning, including a homer by Reggie Smith with two men on base, carried the Cardinals to a 5-1 victory over the Padres. Luis Melendez led off with a double, went to third on a bloop single by Ken Reitz and scored on a double by Mike Tyson. Then with two out, Ted Sizemore kept the inning going with a single, scoring Reitz, and Smith followed with his circuit clout. Nate Colbert produced the Padres' run with a homer in the eighth.