MLB standings through games of September 25, 1974

MLB standings at the end of September 25, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	156	85	71	0	.545		623	592	43-35	42-36	8-2	Won 3
New York Yankees	157	85	72	0	.541	0.5	639	609	47-34	38-38	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	155	80	75	0	.516	4.5	657	632	45-33	35-42	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	156	75	80	1	.484	9.5	638	652	40-37	35-43	3-7	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	157	75	82	0	.478	10.5	639	644	39-40	36-42	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	155	71	84	0	.458	13.5	589	719	35-39	36-45	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	156	87	69	0	.558		674	535	46-31	41-38	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	154	80	72	2	.526	5.0	665	674	42-36	38-36	5-4-1	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	157	81	75	1	.519	6.0	663	654	47-32	34-43	7-3	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	156	75	78	3	.490	10.5	655	702	44-34	31-44	5-4-1	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	156	75	81	0	.481	12.0	647	634	38-39	37-42	4-6	Lost 3
California Angels	157	63	93	1	.404	24.0	601	643	31-45	32-48	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	156	83	73	0	.532		650	624	44-37	39-36	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	155	82	73	0	.529	0.5	716	631	49-29	33-44	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	156	78	78	0	.500	5.0	665	682	46-35	32-43	5-5	Won 3
Montreal Expos	156	75	81	0	.481	8.0	647	646	38-37	37-44	6-4	Won 3
New York Mets	155	69	86	0	.445	13.5	548	617	34-40	35-46	3-7	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	156	65	91	0	.417	18.0	644	793	31-47	34-44	5-5	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	156	98	58	0	.628		772	541	52-29	46-29	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	157	94	62	1	.603	4.0	741	593	46-31	48-31	4-6	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	158	85	72	1	.541	13.5	629	546	43-33	42-39	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	155	78	77	0	.503	19.5	618	596	45-33	33-44	5-5	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	157	71	86	0	.452	27.5	610	688	36-43	35-43	5-5	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	157	58	99	0	.369	40.5	523	806	35-43	23-56	5-5	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, Tigers 4 at Baltimore (night game):
Facing a defeat that would have cost them first place in the East Division, the Orioles rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to overcome the Tigers, 5-4. With Dan Meyer hitting a two-run triple, the Tigers led, 4-2, before the Orioles began a comeback that enabled them to remain one-half game ahead of the Yankees. With one out, Andy Etchebarren singled and gave way to pinch-runner Rich Coggins, Curt Motton walked and was replaced on the paths by Al Bumbry. Paul Blair singled, driving in Coggins with Bumbry stopping at second. Bobby Grich hit a deep fly to Ron LeFlore in center field and the runners advanced after the catch. Tommy Davis then singled, driving both men home, to hand Mickey Lolich his 20th defeat of the season.

Indians 8, Brewers 3 at Cleveland (night game):
A pinch-double by Jack Brohamer with the bases loaded and two out in the fourth inning sparked the Indians to an 8-3 victory over the Brewers. The Indians were trailing, 3-1, before filling the sacks on two singles and a walk. Brohamer then batted for Luis Alvarado and cleared the bases with his double. The Brewers' three runs off Jim Perry in the second were unearned. The Indians also were beneficiaries of three unearned runs in the eighth to clinch their victory.

Angels 7, Royals 0 at Kansas City (night game):
The Angels got combined shutout pitching from Andy Hassler and Orlando Pena to defeat the Royals, 7-0. The Angels decided the outcome at the expense of Nelson Briles with two runs in the third inning. Rudy Meoli, Morris Nettles and Bruce Bochte singled for the first tally, Nettles taking third on Bochte's hit. Then, on a double steal, Bochte broke for second, drawing a throw from catcher Fran Healy. Nettles raced home and slid under the return throw from Cookie Rojas. Winston Llenas drove in a run with a single in the seventh before the Angels capped their scoring with four unearned runs off Steve Mingori in the ninth.

Yankees 1, Red Sox 0 at New York (night game):
Breaking up a pitching duel, Elliott Maddox drove in a run with a single in the 10th inning for his third hit of the game to give the Yankees a 1-0 victory over the Red Sox. Doc Medich posted the shutout on a seven-hitter. Bill Lee, who was the loser, also allowed seven hits, but two of them, along with a walk, led to his defeat in the 10th. Sandy Alomar drew a pass to lead off. Fred Stanley sacrificed. Roy White beat out an infield hit, moving Alomar to third, and Maddox followed with his game-winning single.

Twins 1, A's 0 at Oakland (night game):
Bert Blyleven yielded only four hits in pitching the Twins to a 1-0 victory over the Athletics. The Twins scored off Glenn Abbott in the fourth inning on a two-out single by Phil Roof, a wild pickoff throw by Ray Fosse and double by Steve Brye. The run became earned when Rod Carew followed with a hit before the inning ended.

[DH] Expos 7, Cubs 1 (day game) / Expos 3, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
The Expos stole seven more bases, giving them 16 in the four-game series, while defeating the Cubs in a doubleheader, 7-1 and 3-2. However, the Expos' string of 22 thefts without being caught was snapped when Larry Lintz was thrown out trying to steal home in the eighth inning of the nightcap. Tom Walker pitched the opener for the Expos and turned in the first complete game of his major league career. A double steal by Lintz and Warren Cromartie led to a run in the first inning. Bob Bailey homered in the second. A walk to Ken Singleton, balk by Bill Bonham and single by Gary Carter added a run in the sixth before the Expos wound up with a single by Lintz and inside-the-park homer by Willie Davis in the ninth. Two balks called on Jim Kremmel proved costly to the Cubs in the nightcap. Singles by Tim Foli and Bailey around a balk produced the Expos' initial run in the first inning. The Cubs put together singles by Bill Madlock, Jerry Morales and Ron Dunn for a matching run in the second. Kremmel walked Jim Cox and Larry Parrish in the fourth. After a sacrifice by Steve Rogers, Kremmel balked, allowing Cox to score and Parrish to take third. Pepe Mangual then hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the deciding run. Rogers was lifted in the ninth after giving up a leadoff homer by Morales. Dale Murray relieved and recorded his ninth save in his last 10 appearances.

Reds 4, Astros 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Reds picked up a game on the Dodgers but still were four lengths behind in the West Division race after defeating the Astros, 4-1. Clay Kirby blanked the Astros on five hits through the first seven innings before giving up a run in the eighth on a single by Wilbur Howard, walk to Roger Metzger and single by Greg Gross. Rawly Eastwick relieved and received credit for his first major league save. The Reds started their scoring with a run off Larry Dierker in the first on a double by Pete Rose and single by Tony Perez. Singles by Cesar Geronimo, Dave Concepcion and Ken Griffey and a sacrifice fly by Rose added a pair in the second. Griffey tripled in the fourth and came home on a wild pitch with the Reds' final run.

Braves 5, Dodgers 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
Mike Marshall, making his 103rd relief appearance of the season for the Dodgers, was tagged for a pair of two-run homers in the seventh inning and lost to the Braves, 5-2. Davey Lopes scored one of the Dodgers' runs and drove in another. Geoff Zahn was lifted with one out in seventh after the Braves scored their first run on a single by Craig Robinson and double by Ralph Garr. Marshall came in and retired Marty Perez on a fly, but then yielded a homer by Darrell Evans. Hank Aaron drew a walk and Dusty Baker followed with another homer. The Dodgers' last home game of the season attracted a crowd of 53,306.

[DH] Phillies 6, Mets 2 (day game) / Phillies 6, Mets 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies wound up their home season with an attendance record of 1,808,648 and put a winning stamp on that mark by beating the Mets in a twi-night doubleheader, 6-2 and 6.3. The Phillies beat Tom Seaver in the opener when Jay Johnstone walked in the fifth inning, Del Unser singled and Tommy Hutton homered as a pinch-hitter for Ron Schueler. In the nightcap, the Phillies piled up five of their runs with the aid of two errors in the second inning. Greg Luzinski, Johnstone and Unser singled, with Luzinski scoring the first run when catcher Ron Hodges dropped a throw to the plate. Larry Cox doubled, driving in Johnstone and Unser. Cox was out at third on a grounder by Wayne Twitchell. Larry Bowa tripled, driving in Twitchell. Rich Puig then dropped a pop fly by Mike Schmidt, allowing Bowa to score.

Padres 3, Giants 2 at San Diego (night game):
The Padres rallied for two runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Giants, 3-2. With one out, Randy Elliott singled and Nate Colbert was safe on an error by Bruce Miller. Dave Winfield singled in Elliott to tie the score and Johnny Grubb followed with a pinch-single to account for the winning run.

Cardinals 13, Pirates 12 at St. Louis (night game):
In a dramatic comeback, after the Pirates had scored three times in the 11th inning, the Cardinals rallied for four runs to gain a 13-12 victory and move back into first place in the East Division by one-half game. The Pirates jumped on Bob Forsch for five runs in the first, three coming on a homer by Manny Sanguillen, but the Cardinals knocked out Ken Brett and took a 6-5 lead in the third. Ken Reitz drove in two runs with a double and then homered with a man on base when the Cardinals went ahead, 9-6, with three runs in the fifth. The Pirates cut their deficit with two in the sixth on a single by Ken Macha and doubles by Rennie Stennett and Al Oliver before tying the score in the ninth. Dave Parker was hit by a pitch, took third on a single by Sanguillen and scored on a wild throw from the outfield by Bake McBride. In the 11th, the Pirates broke in front with three runs. Art Howe batted for Dave Giusti and singled. Miguel Dilone ran for Howe and scored on singles by Willie Stargell and Sanguillen. Ed Kirkpatrick followed with a two-run double. Two rookie relievers failed to hold the lead in the Cardinals' half. Juan Jimenez gave up a single by Ted Sizemore, walked Reggie Smith and yielded a run-scoring double by Ted Simmons before being replaced on the mound by Jim Minshall. Joe Torre grounded to Stennett and when the second baseman threw wildly to first, both Smith and Simmons crossed the plate to tie the score. Torre reached second on the error. Larry Herndon ran for Torre and advanced to third on a safe bunt by McBride. Reitz struck out, but Jim Dwyer batted for Jack Heidemann and hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the winning run.