MLB standings through games of August 25, 1974

MLB standings at the end of August 25, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	126	70	56	0	.556		572	525	41-25	29-31	6-4	Lost 2
New York Yankees	126	65	61	0	.516	5.0	498	495	38-26	27-35	8-2	Won 5
Baltimore Orioles	126	63	63	0	.500	7.0	499	518	34-32	29-31	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	124	61	62	1	.496	7.5	506	518	34-31	27-31	2-8	Lost 5
Milwaukee Brewers	128	61	67	0	.477	10.0	527	521	31-32	30-35	5-5	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	127	59	68	0	.465	11.5	461	574	29-31	30-37	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	128	73	55	0	.570		583	451	40-26	33-29	4-6	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	126	68	58	0	.540	4.0	549	479	34-25	34-33	6-4	Won 2
Texas Rangers	129	65	63	1	.508	8.0	575	595	32-29	33-34	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	130	64	64	2	.500	9.0	578	604	38-24	26-40	5-5	Won 4
Minnesota Twins	129	62	66	1	.484	11.0	539	560	33-28	29-38	4-6	Won 2
California Angels	129	50	78	1	.391	23.0	505	552	26-42	24-36	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	127	66	61	0	.520		574	510	40-26	26-35	7-3	Won 4
St. Louis Cardinals	128	66	62	0	.516	0.5	526	509	36-31	30-31	5-5	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	127	63	64	0	.496	3.0	533	546	38-26	25-38	3-7	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	124	58	66	0	.468	6.5	500	522	27-31	31-35	3-7	Lost 3
New York Mets	124	54	70	0	.435	10.5	436	507	26-33	28-37	3-7	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	124	52	72	0	.419	12.5	499	630	28-37	24-35	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	127	80	47	0	.630		633	441	40-19	40-28	5-5	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	128	78	50	0	.609	2.5	609	478	38-27	40-23	8-2	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	127	70	57	0	.551	10.0	522	448	38-29	32-28	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	126	66	60	0	.524	13.5	523	475	40-27	26-33	7-3	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	128	57	71	0	.445	23.5	499	559	28-32	29-39	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	128	49	79	0	.383	31.5	446	675	28-34	21-45	2-8	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Twins 5, Orioles 1 at Baltimore (day game):
After being held hitless for five innings, the Twins took advantage of Ross Grimsley's wildness and scored five runs on only three hits to defeat the Orioles, 5-1. Bert Blyleven pitched a four-hitter for the Twins with the Orioles' run coming on a homer by Tommy Davis in fourth. Grimsley walked Danny Thompson and Glenn Borgmann in the sixth and drew an error on a bunt by Steve Brye, loading the bases. Rod Carew forced Thompson at the plate but Larry Hisle doubled, driving in two runs. Following an intentional pass to Harmon Killebrew, Bobby Darwin added a pair with a single. The Twins then counted their fifth run on a single by Eric Soderholm and bases-loaded walk to Craig Kusick.

A's 7, Red Sox 0 at Boston (day game):
Joe Rudi hit a grand-slam homer and also doubled for a fifth run as the Athletics defeated the Red Sox, 7-0, behind the five-hit hurling of Ken Holtzman. Roger Moret, who had pitched a one-hitter in his last previous start against the White Sox August 21, collared the A's until the fifth inning when lefthander lost his magic and was knocked out by a six-run barrage. Singles by Angel Mangual, Larry Haney, Bert Campaneris and Ted Kubiak accounted for the first two tallies. After Sal Bando walked to load the bases, Rudi hit his jackpot wallop. Bando drew a pass off reliever Reggie Cleveland in the seventh and scored the last run on Rudi's two-bagger. The crowd of 34,026 gave the Red Sox a record total attendance of 104,837 for the three-game series with the A's.

[DH] White Sox 8, Indians 5 (day game) / White Sox 8, Indians 5 at Chicago (day game):
Wilbur Wood beat the Indians for the fourth straight time this season to start the White Sox off to a sweep of a doubleheader, each game ending with the identical score of 8-5. Carlos May, Ken Henderson and Ed Herrmann batted in two runs apiece in support of Wood. Indians' hits included a homer by Frank Duffy. Jorge Orta had four hits in the nightcap, two of them coming in the third inning when the White Sox piled up six runs. Orta led off with a single, Tony Muser batted in one run with a double, Jerry Hairston doubled to drive in two and Pat Kelly singled to add a pair before Orta came to bat for the second time in the stanza and singled to account for the sixth run. Although staked to an 8-0 lead, Stan Bahnsen couldn't stand the prosperity and was knocked out in the fourth when the Indians rallied for four runs on homers by Oscar Gamble and Joe Lis, Gamble's blow coming with two men on base. Rich Gossage was the winner in relief, but the White Sox also had to call on Terry Forster, who worked the last 2 2/3 innings.

Tigers 6, Rangers 5 at Detroit (day game):
Only one strike away from defeat, the Tigers rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to edge the Rangers, 6-5. Steve Foucault, pitching in relief for the Rangers with a 5-4 lead, had a count of three balls and two strikes on Gene Lamont before serving up the pitch that the Tigers' catcher hit for a game-tying homer. Ron LeFlore followed with a double and scored the winning run on a single by Gary Sutherland.

Royals 2, Brewers 0 at Milwaukee (day game):
While getting three-hit pitching from Bruce Dal Canton, the Royals also were held to three hits by Kevin Kobel before they broke away with two runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Brewers, 2-0. Dal Canton retired the last 17 batters in succession. Kobel weakened in the ninth and was removed after giving up singles to Amos Otis and Hal McRae. Tom Murphy relieved to face Orlando Cepeda, who singled to drive in Otis. McRae went to third and scored the second run when Pedro Garcia bobbled a grounder by Tony Solaita.

Yankees 2, Angels 1 at New York (day game):
Making his A. L. debut, Larry Gura gained the victory when the Yankees scored on a double by Bobby Murcer and single by Graig Nettles in the ninth inning to defeat the Angels, 2-1. The run off Gura in the first was unearned on a two-out error by Jim Mason, pass to Frank Robinson and single by Bobby Valentine. The Yankees tied the score against Nolan Ryan with doubles by Sandy Alomar and Roy White in the third.

Mets 1, Braves 0 at Atlanta (day game):
Ray Sadecki pitched a five-hitter for his first complete game of the season and also drove in the run that gave the Mets a 1-0 victory over the Braves, who were stopped on their five-game winning streak. In the fifth inning, Jim Gosger singled off Phil Niekro, took second on an infield out by Duffy Dyer and scored on Sadecki's single.

Astros 5, Phillies 0 at Houston (day game):
The Phillies, who lost the first two games of the series by identical scores of 1-0, were shut out again by the Astros, 5-0. Don Wilson and Mike Cosgrove combined on the whitewashing. Cosgrove took over after Wilson pulled a muscle running out a grounder in the eighth inning. The Astros decided the game in the second when Lee May homered off Wayne Twitchell. Wilson scored two runs, once after reaching base on a fielder's choice and again after being hit by a pitched ball.

Dodgers 9, Cardinals 3 at Los Angeles (day game):
A tremendous relief performance by Mike Marshall, who took over with the bases loaded and none out in the sixth inning, shared honors with the Dodgers' hitting in a 9-3 victory over the Cardinals. Marshall, replacing Andy Messersmith, induced Ted Simmons to pop up and struck out both Ken Reitz and Mike Tyson. The Dodgers tore into Alan Foster for five runs in the first. Davey Lopes singled, Jim Wynn walked and Steve Garvey whacked a liner off Foster's shoulder for a hit, driving in Lopes. Willie Crawford doubled, scoring Wynn and Garvey. Ron Cey then capped the outburst with a two-run homer.

Reds 3, Expos 1 at Montreal (day game):
Stolen bases by Ken Griffey and Joe Morgan in the eighth inning helped the Reds score three runs for a 3-1 victory over the Expos. Two walks and a single by Jim Northrup produced the Expos' run in the fourth. Griffey singled in the eighth, stole second and continued to third on a bad throw by Barry Foote. Terry Crowley walked and gave way to Morgan, who stole second. Pete Rose then singled, driving in both runners. The Reds added another tally before the inning ended on a single by Cesar Geronimo, pass to Tony Perez and sacrifice fly by Dan Driessen.

[DH] Pirates 4, Padres 1 (day game) / Pirates 10, Padres 2 at San Diego (day game):
The Pirates moved into first place in the East Division, one-half game ahead of the Cardinals, by sweeping a doubleheader with the Padres, 4-1 and 10-2. The opener was decided in the 12th inning when the Pirates scored three runs on only one hit, but with the aid of five walks. Dave Parker led off with a single and Paul Popovich drew a pass, leading to the exit of Lowell Palmer. Mike Johnson relieved and pitched to one batter, Rennie Stennett, who sacrificed. The Padres then brought in Bill Laxton, who issued an intentional pass to Manny Sanguillen and walked Al Oliver to force in the tie-breaking run. Gene Clines followed with a sacrifice fly, scoring Mario Mendoza, who ran for Popovich. Laxton continued to have control troubles and passed Richie Zisk to load the bases and Bob Robertson to force in another run. In the nightcap, the Pirates overcame a 2-1 deficit with three runs in the seventh inning and locked up the victory with six more in the ninth. Ed Kirkpatrick batted in two runs with a single in the seventh and Sanguillen drove in three with a double in the ninth, batting for Mike Ryan, who had struck out in four appearances at the plate.

Giants 4, Cubs 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Dave Kingman wrecked the strategy of the Cubs with a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to win the game for the Giants, 4-3. Tito Fuentes led off the stanza with a double and raced to third after a long fly by Bobby Bonds. The Cubs then issued two intentional passes to load the bases with hopes that Kingman could be induced to hit into a double play, but the Giants' first baseman singled instead.