MLB standings through games of August 16, 1974

MLB standings at the end of August 16, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	118	65	53	0	.551		537	497	36-22	29-31	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	115	59	55	1	.518	4.0	483	485	32-28	27-27	3-7	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	118	60	58	0	.508	5.0	481	488	31-27	29-31	5-5	Won 2
New York Yankees	118	58	60	0	.492	7.0	464	476	31-25	27-35	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	119	56	63	0	.471	9.5	441	539	28-29	28-34	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	119	56	63	0	.471	9.5	506	493	30-29	26-34	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	120	69	51	0	.575		546	433	38-23	31-28	5-5	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	117	62	55	0	.530	5.5	521	463	34-25	28-30	7-3	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	121	60	59	2	.504	8.5	548	564	34-24	26-35	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	121	60	60	1	.500	9.0	546	574	32-29	28-31	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	121	58	62	1	.483	11.0	503	529	33-28	25-34	5-5	Lost 2
California Angels	121	48	72	1	.400	21.0	492	527	24-39	24-33	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	120	63	57	0	.525		496	468	34-31	29-26	5-5	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	119	61	58	0	.513	1.5	507	503	38-26	23-32	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	119	60	59	0	.504	2.5	526	484	37-24	23-35	8-2	Won 1
Montreal Expos	116	55	61	0	.474	6.0	470	484	24-26	31-35	5-5	Lost 3
New York Mets	115	52	63	0	.452	8.5	409	471	26-33	26-30	5-5	Won 4
Chicago Cubs	116	49	67	0	.422	12.0	456	582	27-33	22-34	3-7	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	119	75	44	0	.630		581	402	38-18	37-26	3-7	Lost 4
Cincinnati Reds	120	71	49	0	.592	4.5	553	446	34-26	37-23	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	118	63	55	0	.534	11.5	473	412	31-27	32-28	8-2	Lost 1
Houston Astros	118	60	58	0	.508	14.5	501	459	35-26	25-32	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	120	54	66	0	.450	21.5	475	530	27-30	27-36	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	120	47	73	0	.392	28.5	417	623	28-31	19-42	3-7	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 1, Royals 0 at Baltimore (night game):
Ross Grimsley, who won 14 games with the Reds as his previous major league high in 1972, matched that total by pitching the Orioles to a 1-0 victory over the Royals. Grimsley allowed only three hits. The Orioles, who collected 10 off Bruce Dal Canton, scored the game's run in the fifth inning on a single by Brooks Robinson, pass to Earl Williams and single by Rich Coggins.

Red Sox 3, Twins 2 at Boston (night game):
A single by Juan Beniquez with the bases loaded in the ninth inning scored Doug Griffin and gave the Red Sox a 3-2 victory over the Twins. Juan Marichal, who started for the Red Sox, left the mound after six innings with a 2-1 lead. The Red Sox then used Dick Drago, Bob Veale and Diego Segui in relief, with Segui yielding the tying run in the ninth on a double by Bobby Darwin and single by Glenn Borgmann. Bill Campbell replaced Bill Hands on the mound in the Red Sox half of the ninth and failed to retire a batter. Doug Griffin walked, Rick Burleson doubled and Rick Miller was handed an intentional pass before Beniquez ended the game with his single.

Angels 7, Brewers 3 at California (night game):
For the third time in his career Nolan Ryan tied the major league record for most strikeouts in three consecutive games, 41, but the Angels' righthander failed to break the mark when he was lifted with one out in the eighth inning in a 7-3 victory over the Brewers. Ryan fanned nine. The Brewers took a 3-0 lead against Ryan before the Angels erupted for five runs in the third. After a double by Bob Heise and two walks loaded the bases, Leroy Stanton knocked in one run with a single. Frank Robinson doubled to send two runs across the plate and another scored when Pedro Garcia dropped the throw from the outfield. Joe Lahoud then capped the rally with a single to drive in Robinson. Bob Oliver added two runs with a homer in the eighth inning.

Rangers 7, Indians 3 at Cleveland (night game):
After committing an error in the seventh inning, Dick Bosman couldn't stop the Rangers, who broke loose for seven unearned runs to defeat the Indians, 7-3. Mike Hargrove, leading off the inning for the Rangers, grounded to Tommy McCraw and was safe when Bosman dropped the throw covering first base. Jim Spencer doubled and Hargrove scored when right fielder Tommy Smith fumbled the ball. Lenny Randle grounded out and Toby Harrah popped up before Bosman walked Joe Lovitto intentionally. Jim Sundberg and Dave Nelson hit singles and Cesar Tovar doubled, each driving in a run to chase Bosman. Tom Buskey took over to face Jeff Burroughs, who capped the outburst with a three-run homer.

[DH] Yankees 9, White Sox 8 (night game) / White Sox 4, Yankees 2 at New York (night game):
The White Sox hit six homers in a doubleheader to only one by the Yankees, but a two-run blow by Thurman Munson in the 13th inning produced a 9-8 victory for the Yankees in the first game before the White Sox won the second game, 4-2. Jorge Orta rapped two homers and Ken Henderson and Dick Allen hit one apiece for the White Sox in the opener. The Yankees tied the score at 7-7 in the eighth inning when Rick Dempsey drove in two runs with a double. Allen's homer put the White Sox ahead in the 13th, but in the Yankees' half Bobby Murcer singled and Munson won the game with his circuit clout. Stan Bahnsen, who was kayoed as the White Sox starter in the first game, returned in relief and was the winner of the nightcap. The White Sox scored all their runs in the second inning with the aid of two successive homers. Tony Muser singled and scored the first run on a double by Carlos May and infield out by Henderson before Bill Melton and Bill Sharp followed with round-trippers.

Tigers 5, A's 3 at Oakland (night game):
Jim Nettles homered with two men on base in the seventh inning and Bill Freehan followed with a solo swat to power the Tigers to a 5-3 victory over the Athletics. The A's also had two homers. Gene Tenace tied the score at 1-1 with a round-tripper in the fifth and Reggie Jackson put the A's ahead with a two-run blow in the sixth. The Tigers then teed off on Catfish Hunter in the seventh when Gary Sutherland and Al Kaline singled and Nettles and Freehan whacked their successive homers.

Phillies 6, Braves 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Dave Cash knocked in two runs with a triple in the ninth inning and scored on a passed ball to provide the Phillies with a 6-3 victory over the Braves. Steve Carlton, who started for the Phillies and singled to drive in one of their two runs in the second inning, pulled a hamstring and was forced to leave the mound. The Phillies used three relievers with the victory going to Pete Richert. Vic Correll hit a three-run homer for the Braves in their half of the second, but the catcher had trouble handling Phil Niekro's knuckleball and was charged with four passed balls during the game. In the third, the Phillies tied the score on a double by Mike Schmidt and two passed balls. With one away in the ninth, Ralph Garr misplayed a fly ball by Bill Robinson for a three-base error. Tommy Hutton walked and Cash followed with his triple.

Cubs 4, Padres 1 at Chicago (day game):
Tom Dettore, who entered Organized Baseball as a catcher before being converted into a pitcher, allowed only four hits in 6 1/3 innings of relief and drove in two runs with the first hit of his major league career to gain credit for his first victory as the Cubs defeated the Padres, 4-1. The Padres loaded the bases in the first inning against Jim Kremmel, who started for the Cubs, but scored only one run on a sacrifice fly by Derrel Thomas. Jose Cardenal homered to tie the score in the Cubs' half. A pass to Bill Madlock, single by Rob Sperring and an error produced the go-ahead counter in the second. Madlock singled and Sperring walked in the sixth and, after a sacrifice by Steve Swisher, Dettore doubled to drive in both runners. Dettore ran into trouble in the eighth and gave way to Jim Todd, who retired the last five straight batters.

Mets 2, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Rusty Staub delivered a two-out single in the 12th inning, scoring Bud Harrelson, to enable the Mets to defeat the Reds, 2-1. The Reds scored their run in the sixth inning on a safe bunt by Johnny Bench and singles by Dave Concepcion and Merv Rettenmund. The Mets tied the score in the eighth when John Milner singled, stole second and crossed the plate on a pinch-single by Duffy Dyer. In the 12th, Harrelson singled and Felix Millan sacrificed. After Milner went out, Staub's hit followed. Bench led off the Reds' half with a double, but Tug McGraw, who was the Mets' winner in relief, threw Bench out at third on an attempted sacrifice by Darrel Chaney.

Astros 8, Expos 3 at Montreal (night game):
Doug Rader collected four hits, including a homer, and drove in half of the Astros' runs in an 8-3 victory over the Expos. Milt May singled to produce the Astros' first two runs in the opening frame. Cesar Cedeno walked in the fourth and Bob Watson was safe when the Expos failed in an attempted forceout. Rader singled to drive in one run, another scored on a wild pitch by Steve Rogers and a third run counted on a single by Tommy Helms. Rader then capped the Astros' scoring with a three-run homer in the eighth. Barry Foote hit one for the Expos.

Pirates 5, Dodgers 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A winner for the sixth straight time, Dock Ellis yielded only five hits and pitched the Pirates to a 5-2 victory over the Dodgers. Al Oliver and Willie Stargell hit doubles for a Pirate run in the first inning and both followed with singles in the fourth. When Jim Wynn missed connections with Oliver's hit to center field, Stargell scored. Oliver reached third on the error and counted on a wild pitch by Don Sutton. The Dodgers loaded the bases in the sixth and picked up two runs on a single by Steve Garvey, but the Pirates pulled away with their final pair in the eighth on two walks around Oliver's third hit of the game, an error by Bill Russell and sacrifice fly by Manny Sanguillen.

Cardinals 2, Giants 1 at St. Louis (night game):
After striking out three times, Joe Torre came through in the clutch for the Cardinals with a two-run single in the ninth inning to beat the Giants, 2-1. Chris Speier homered for the Giants' run off Bob Gibson in the eighth. John D'Acquisto, Giants' rookie, walked pinch-hitter Jim Dwyer in the ninth and gave up a single by Lou Brock, sending Dwyer to third and bringing Elias Sosa to the mound for the Giants. Brock stole second and Sosa then passed Reggie Smith intentionally, setting the stage for Torre's hit.