MLB standings through games of August 21, 1974

MLB standings at the end of August 21, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	123	69	54	0	.561		568	514	40-23	29-31	7-3	Won 4
Cleveland Indians	119	61	57	1	.517	5.5	494	494	34-30	27-27	4-6	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	122	62	60	0	.508	6.5	487	497	33-29	29-31	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	123	62	61	0	.504	7.0	483	489	35-26	27-35	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	124	60	64	0	.484	9.5	522	507	30-29	30-35	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	124	58	66	0	.468	11.5	449	558	28-29	30-37	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	125	71	54	0	.568		572	447	40-26	31-28	4-6	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	121	64	57	0	.529	5.0	532	473	34-25	30-32	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	125	62	62	1	.500	8.5	553	581	32-29	30-33	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	126	60	64	2	.484	10.5	557	593	34-24	26-40	2-8	Lost 5
Minnesota Twins	126	60	65	1	.480	11.0	524	550	33-28	27-37	5-5	Lost 2
California Angels	126	50	75	1	.400	21.0	499	537	26-42	24-33	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	125	65	60	0	.520		521	496	36-31	29-29	5-5	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	124	63	61	0	.508	1.5	533	539	38-26	25-35	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	124	63	61	0	.508	1.5	554	505	40-26	23-35	7-3	Won 1
Montreal Expos	121	58	63	0	.479	5.0	488	503	27-28	31-35	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	120	53	67	0	.442	9.5	429	493	26-33	27-34	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	121	50	71	0	.413	13.0	493	625	28-37	22-34	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	124	78	46	0	.629		620	436	38-18	40-28	4-6	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	125	75	50	0	.600	3.5	590	466	38-27	37-23	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	123	67	56	0	.545	10.5	508	441	35-28	32-28	8-2	Won 3
Houston Astros	123	63	60	0	.512	14.5	516	475	37-27	26-33	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	125	56	69	0	.448	22.5	494	553	27-30	29-39	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	125	49	76	0	.392	29.5	441	655	28-31	21-45	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Rangers 5, Orioles 1 at Baltimore (night game):
The major league leader in runs batted in, Jeff Burroughs hit a two-run homer to raise his RBI total to 102 as the Rangers defeated the Orioles, 5-1. The Rangers scored their initial run in the second inning on a walk to Tom Grieve, a sacrifice, infield out and single by Toby Harrah. Burroughs hit his homer after a single by Alex Johnson in the sixth. The blow was the young slugger's 25th. It also was the 25th homer off the deliveries of losing pitcher Ross Grimsley this season. Jim Bibby, who gained his 18th victory, left the mound with two out in the eighth after giving up a single to Mark Belanger and pass to Al Bumbry. Tommy Davis singled off Jim Merritt, driving in an Orioles' run, before Steve Foucault took over to pitch the rest of the way.

Red Sox 4, White Sox 0 at Boston (day game):
Roger Moret allowed only one hit while pitching the Red Sox to a 4-0 victory over the White Sox. With one out in the seventh inning, Dick Allen rapped a grounder that ticked off the fingertips of Moret's glove and bounced slowly to second baseman Doug Griffin, who was unable to beat the hustling Allen at first. Moret struck out 12 for his personal best and a club high for the season. Wilbur Wood, White Sox loser, gave up eight hits. Jim Rice had two singles, one of them coming with the bases loaded in the eighth to drive in two runs.

Angels 2, Tigers 0 at California (night game):
Posting his first major league shutout, Andy Hassler yielded only four hits and pitched the Angels to a 2-0 victory over the Tigers. A single by Ellie Rodriguez and triple by Denny Doyle in the fifth inning decided Hassler's duel with Lerrin LaGrow. The Angels added an insurance run in the eighth on a pass to Rodriguez, safe bunt by Doyle and single by Bruce Bochte.

Indians 7, Royals 6 at Cleveland (night game):
After hitting a two-run homer in the first inning, Charlie Spikes capped the Indians' two-run rally in the ninth with the single that beat the Royals, 7-6. Fran Healy homered for the Royals in the third, but the Indians built up a 5-1 lead before losing their advantage in the seventh when Vada Pinson hit a grand slam. With one out, Tony Solaita and Cookie Rojas doubled for a run to kayo Dick Bosman. Tom Buskey gave up singles by George Brett and Healy to load the bases and then fanned Fred Patek, but Pinson came through with his first jackpot wallop since July 29, 1970. The Royals were only one out away from victory in the ninth when the Indians began their rally with singles by Joe Lis and Frank Duffy. Rico Carty, hitless in 11 trips since joining the Tribe from the Mexican League, singled to drive in the tying run. Doug Bird took over for Steve Mingori and on his first pitch Spikes connected for his game-winning single.

Yankees 4, Twins 1 at New York (day game):
Graig Nettles batted in three runs with a double and single to provide the Yankees with a 4-1 victory over the Twins behind the pitching of Doc Medich. Nettles' double, following a single by Thurman Munson, started the Yankees' scoring in the second inning. A walk to Elliott Maddox and singles by Bobby Murcer and Munson added a tally in the third. After the Yankees went on to load the bases when Bill Sudakis was hit by a pitch, Nettles singled to drive in their last two runs. The Twins counted in the sixth on a pass to Rod Carew and singles by Larry Hisle and Bobby Darwin.

Brewers 5, A's 3 at Oakland (night game):
After Jim Colborn aggravated an old groin injury, Kevin Kobel drew the starting assignment for the Brewers and combined on a three-hitter with Tom Murphy to defeat the Athletics, 5-3. Kobel gave up a single by Bert Campaneris in the first inning but then checked the A's until Sal Bando walked with two out in the seventh and Reggie Jackson homered. Murphy took over in the eighth and gave up a round-tripper by Gene Tenace for the A's last hit. The Brewers scored twice off Blue Moon Odom in the fourth on two walks, double by Darrell Porter and squeeze bunt by Bob Coluccio. Another pair followed in the seventh. Tim Johnson singled and moved to third on a sacrifice and single by Don Money. After Money stole second, Ken Berry rapped a pinch-single to drive in both runners. Singles by Coluccio and Mike Hegan, plus a sacrifice fly by Johnson, added the last tally in the eighth.

Braves 5, Cardinals 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Darrell Evans and Mike Lum hit homers, but the Braves also benefited from two throwing errors to gain a 5-4 victory in a sweep of a three-game series with the Cardinals. In the second inning, Buzz Capra walked and took third on a single by Ralph Garr. When Tim McCarver threw wildly in an attempt to nab Garr on his theft of second, Capra scored on the error. Evans and Lum hit their homers off Bob Gibson in the third. Dusty Baker singled in the fifth and raced for third on a hit by Lum. Reggie Smith threw the ball into the Cardinal dugout trying to nail Baker, who scored on the error. Lum took third and counted what proved to be the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Leo Foster. The Cardinals had a homer by Ken Reitz in the seventh for their first run. Capra was lifted in the eighth when the Cards added a pair and Tom House yielded another run on singles by Lou Brock, Ted Sizemore and Smith in the ninth, but Sizemore was thrown out by Garr trying to take third on Smith's hit, blunting the Cards' rally.

Dodgers 7, Cubs 5 at Chicago (day game):
With help from Mike Marshall, who made his 82nd relief appearance of the season, Andy Messersmith ended his personal three-game losing streak as the Dodgers defeated the Cubs, 7-5. The Dodgers staked Messersmith to a 5-0 lead, getting three runs in the first inning on two walks and a homer by Willie Crawford before adding a pair of unearned tallies in the second. Bill Russell singled and moved to third on a balk and single by Messersmith before being thrown out at the plate on an attempted squeeze bunt by Davey Lopes. Bill Buckner grounded to Rob Sperring, who fumbled the ball, allowing Messersmith to score. Lopes took third on the error and counted on a wild pitch. The Cubs rapped Messersmith for three runs in the third and narrowed their deficit with a homer by Andre Thornton in the fifth. The Dodgers then pushed over their deciding pair in the seventh on singles by Russell and Steve Yeager, a wild throw from the outfield by Jerry Morales and sacrifice fly by Messersmith. Jim Tyrone hit his first major league homer for the Cubs in the eighth. After Steve Swisher walked with one out, Marshall replaced Messersmith and retired the side with a double-play pitch to Jose Cardenal.

Phillies 10, Reds 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
Mike Schmidt drove in three runs with a pair of homers and the Phillies' slugger was joined in the attack by Dave Cash, Willie Montanez and Mike Anderson, who batted in two runs apiece, to mark a 10-3 victory over the Reds. A single by Anderson, double by Bob Boone and single by Cash produced two runs in the second inning. Schmidt homered in the third. Montanez and Anderson each hit a two-run double in the seventh. Schmidt added his second round-tripper of the game with Cash on base in the eighth. The Reds' runs off Jim Lonborg came in their half of the eighth on a single by Dave Concepcion, homer by George Foster, triple by Pete Rose and infield out by Joe Morgan. Del Unser then wound up the Phillies' scoring with a circuit clout in the ninth.

Mets 10, Astros 2 at Houston (night game):
Led by Rusty Staub, who batted in four runs, the Mets defeated the Astros, 10-2, behind the six-hit pitching of Jerry Koosman. Staub also scored twice. Staub drove in two runs with a double in the first inning and crossed the plate himself on a single by Wayne Garrett. Staub walked and scored in the third, drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth and added his third RBI with a grounder in the ninth. Astros' hits included a homer by Lee May.

Expos 8, Padres 7 at Montreal (night game):
The Expos rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Padres, 8-7. Most of the game's scoring was confined to the first three innings which ended in a 6-6 tie. Derrel Thomas and Dave Hilton batted in two runs apiece for the Padres and Bob Bailey hit a homer for the Expos. Gene Locklear broke the deadlock with a pinch-homer for the Padres in the eighth. Jim Northrup started the Expos' rally in the ninth with a one-out single. Larry Lintz ran for Northrup and, after an infield out, scored the tying run on a single by Barry Foote. Dave Winfield made a bad throw from the outfield, allowing Foote to reach third. The Padres then passed Ken Singleton intentionally to get at Ron Hunt, who foiled the strategy with a single for the winning run.

Pirates 4, Giants 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Dock Ellis became a winner for the seventh straight time and also drove in the clinching run with a single as the Pirates defeated the Giants, 4-2. The Giants nicked Ellis for a run in the first inning on a single by Garry Maddox, his theft of second, an infield out and single by Bobby Bonds, but Manny Sanguillen was hit by a pitch in second and Ed Kirkpatrick homered to put the Pirates ahead. The Giants tied the score in the seventh when Bonds doubled, took third on a passed ball and counted on an infield hit by Gary Matthews. Willie Stargell singled for the Pirates in the eighth and gave way on the paths to Gene Clines. Richie Zisk singled Clines to third. Sanguillen forced Zisk, Clines holding third. Ed Halicki, pitching for the Giants, walked Kirkpatrick intentionally to load the bases. Paul Popovich then batted for Mario Mendoza and hit a sacrifice fly to break the tie. Ellis followed with his single to produce an insurance marker.