MLB standings through games of September 2, 1974

MLB standings at the end of September 2, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	134	72	62	0	.537		591	551	41-25	31-37	2-8	Lost 5
New York Yankees	134	71	63	0	.530	1.0	551	524	39-27	32-36	8-2	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	134	69	65	0	.515	3.0	529	531	36-32	33-33	6-4	Won 6
Cleveland Indians	131	65	65	1	.500	5.0	541	556	34-31	31-34	4-6	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	136	65	71	0	.478	8.0	547	548	34-35	31-36	4-6	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	133	62	71	0	.466	9.5	490	602	32-34	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	135	78	57	0	.578		614	475	41-26	37-31	7-3	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	134	69	65	0	.515	8.5	581	529	35-32	34-33	3-7	Lost 5
Texas Rangers	136	69	66	1	.511	9.0	601	623	36-32	33-34	6-4	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	136	67	68	1	.496	11.0	575	588	37-30	30-38	7-3	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	137	66	69	2	.489	12.0	606	650	39-29	27-40	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	136	52	83	1	.385	26.0	534	583	26-42	26-41	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	135	72	63	0	.533		620	533	42-26	30-37	8-2	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	134	69	65	0	.515	2.5	547	526	36-31	33-34	4-6	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	135	66	69	0	.489	6.0	568	587	41-29	25-40	3-7	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	131	61	70	0	.466	9.0	528	551	28-34	33-36	3-7	Won 1
New York Mets	131	60	71	0	.458	10.0	467	523	32-34	28-37	7-3	Won 4
Chicago Cubs	130	55	75	0	.423	14.5	524	657	28-37	27-38	5-5	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	134	84	50	0	.627		670	468	44-22	40-28	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	135	81	54	0	.600	3.5	639	508	39-29	42-25	6-4	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	136	75	61	0	.551	10.0	556	475	40-29	35-32	5-5	Won 2
Houston Astros	134	69	65	0	.515	15.0	546	516	41-27	28-38	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	135	61	74	0	.452	23.5	522	592	31-35	30-39	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	136	50	86	0	.368	35.0	458	709	29-39	21-47	1-9	Lost 7

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 1, Red Sox 0 (day game) / Orioles 1, Red Sox 0 at Baltimore (day game):
Lefthanders Mike Cuellar and Ross Grimsley shut out Boston by identical 1-0 scores, stretching the surging Orioles' winning streak to six games. Grimsley outdueled 20-game winner Luis Tiant in the opener, with Bobby Grich's fourth-inning home run being the difference. Cuellar held Boston to two hits in the second game. The Orioles scored the game's only run in the third when Brooks Robinson and Enos Cabell singled and Andy Etchebaren forced Robinson at third on an unsuccessful sacrifice attempt. Mark Belanger bunted safely to load the bases and Paul Blair hit a sacrifice fly. The shutouts were the fourth of the season for both Cuellar and Grimsley.

White Sox 6, Royals 4 at Kansas City (night game):
Jorge Orta's two-run double in the 10th boosted the White Sox to a 6-4 triumph over the Royals, making Wilbur Wood a 20-game winner for the fourth consecutive season. Orta drove in Bucky Dent and Jerry Hairston, who had singled, with his two-out game-winner off loser Doug Bird. The Sox trailed, 4-1, in the eighth, but tied the game on Brian Downing's RBI single and two-run double by Ron Santo. Wood, who went the distance despite allowing 13 hits, was tagged for three runs in the first, Jim Wohlford and Amos Otis singling in one each and another scoring on Cookie Rojas' infield out. Dick Allen drove in the first Sox marker with a fifth-inning single. Otis' base hit produced the final Royals' tally in the seventh.

[DH] Yankees 3, Brewers 1 (day game) / Brewers 3, Yankees 2 at New York (day game):
A bases-loaded single by Tim Johnson in the fourth inning of the second game highlighted a three-run rally by the Brewers which produced a 3-2 victory and a split with the surging Yankees, who won the opener, 3-1, on a four-hitter by Rudy May. Although they outhit Milwaukee, 11-4, in the second game, the Yankees managed only single runs in the fourth on Chris Chambliss' RBI single, and in the eighth, when Graig Nettles, Chambliss and Thurman Munson singled. In the opener, Sandy Alomar doubled to start a two-run rally in the third and singled home the final New York run in the eighth. Nettles and Lou Piniella chased the first two Yankee runs across in the third with a single and sacrifice fly.

A's 6, Angels 4 at Oakland (day game):
The Athletics stretched their A.L. West lead over the Royals to 8½ lengths with a 6-4 victory over the Angels. Reggie Jackson drove in the winners' first two runs in the opening inning with his 28th homer and Joe Rudi hit his 16th, with the bases empty, in the fourth. The A's picked up the deciding two runs in the seventh on a single by Dick Green, stolen base by pinch-runner Herb Washington, infield hit by Bill North, throwing error by Bobby Valentine and Bert Campaneris' sacrifice fly. Two walks and Ted Kubiak's single provided an insurance run in the eighth. Solo homers by Frank Robinson in the fourth and John Doherty in the fifth accounted for California's first two runs. Singles by Morris Nettles, Valentine, Robinson and Bob Oliver in the eighth scored the final California runs.

Twins 9, Rangers 3 at Texas (night game):
The Twins turned to the home run ball to score their fourth straight victory, a 9-3 rout of the Rangers. Eric Soderholm capped a four-run fifth inning with a two-run homer, Tony Oliva touched off a solo shot among three hits which drove in three runs and Craig Kusick smacked a two-run homer in the eighth. Oliva drove in the Twins' first run in the opening inning with a sacrifice fly, and Minnesota took a 2-0 lead in the fourth when Kusick hit into a double play with the bases loaded. Loser Jim Bibby hit Steve Brye with a pitch for the second time in the game in the fifth, then gave up singles to Larry Hisle and Oliva ahead of Soderholm's home run. Toby Harrah hit his 19th homer in the seventh to spoil winner Joe Decker's shutout bid.

[DH] Braves 8, Padres 2 (day game) / Braves 4, Padres 0 at Atlanta (day game):
The Padres, held to only seven hits by Phil Niekro and Ron Reed, were swept by the Braves, 8-2 and 4-0. Atlanta struck for four runs in the first inning of the opener, with the only Braves' hits a double by Dusty Baker and single by Marty Perez. Two-run homers by Davey Johnson and Darrell Evans wrapped up the Atlanta scoring after four frames. Willie McCovey hit a fifth-inning solo homer for the Padres. Reed limited San Diego to three singles in the second game, which was delayed for 90 minutes by rain. Baker, Ralph Garr and Johnson each homered for the Braves in the second game, and Evans was robbed of a four-bagger when Padre outfielder Johnny Grubb reached over the fence to make a catch.

Astros 4, Reds 3 at Houston (night game):
Roger Metzger squeezed home the go-ahead run in the fifth, then threw out Joe Morgan at the plate on a hotly contested play in the seventh as the Astros nipped the Reds, 4-3. Metzger's squeeze bunt scored Larry Milbourne after singles by Wilbur Howard, Milbourne and Greg Gross had tied the score at 2-2 in fifth. The controversial call at the plate by umpire Jerry Dale came in the seventh when Johnny Bench singled with Pete Rose at third and Morgan at second. Rose scored, but Metzger's throw to the plate retired Morgan, touching off a long argument between manager Sparky Anderson and Dale. The winning run turned out to be a solo homer by Doug Rader in the sixth. The Reds scored once in the seventh. Morgan's 10th homer had given the Reds a 2-0 lead in the third.

Giants 5, Dodgers 3 at Los Angeles (day game):
Two-run, two-out homers in the sixth inning by Ed Goodson and Chris Speier enabled the Giants to overcome a 3-0 deficit and turn back the Dodgers, 5-3. Loser Andy Messersmith had San Francisco shut out on four hits until Gary Matthews scratched an infield hit with two away in the sixth. Goodson followed with his homer and, after Dave Kingman singled, Speier also homered. Winner Jim Barr added the final Giant run with his first major league homer in the seventh. The Dodgers had taken a 3-0 lead on solo homers by Bill Buckner in the first and Willie Crawford in the fourth, plus an RBI single by Jim Wynn in the third. The victory was the Giants' first over L. A. in their last nine meetings.

[DH] Pirates 7, Phillies 4 (day game) / Pirates 11, Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The surging Pirates pounded out 22 hits, including four home runs, in sweeping a doubleheader from the Phillies by scores of 7-4 and 11-1. Jerry Reuss, after giving up a three-run homer to Mike Schmidt in the first inning of the opener, settled down to pick up his 15th victory, allowing only one other run on a solo round-tripper by Greg Luzinski in the fifth. Loser Steve Carlton walked in the initial Pittsburgh run in the first and Willie Stargell cut the Phillie lead to 3-2 with a solo homer in the third. Rennie Stennett singled in two runs in the fourth and the Bucs got two more when Bob Robertson homered after Stargell had singled in the fifth. Stargell then hit his second homer of game in the seventh. Pittsburgh locked up the second game with a five-run third, Richie Zisk clouting a grand slam off loser Ron Schueler. Al Oliver and Stargell delivered run-scoring doubles in the fourth and the Pirates added four more in the seventh on two-run singles by Frank Taveras and Stennett. Schmidt singled home the only Philadelphia run in the eighth.