MLB standings through games of September 29, 1974

MLB standings at the end of September 29, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	159	88	71	0	.553		635	596	46-35	42-36	9-1	Won 6
New York Yankees	160	88	72	0	.550	0.5	667	619	47-34	41-38	8-2	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	159	83	76	0	.522	5.0	682	647	45-33	38-43	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	159	75	83	1	.475	12.5	648	680	40-40	35-43	2-8	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	160	75	85	0	.469	13.5	643	656	39-40	36-45	3-7	Lost 4
Detroit Tigers	159	72	87	0	.453	16.0	604	744	36-42	36-45	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	160	90	70	0	.562		687	546	49-32	41-38	5-5	Won 2
Texas Rangers	159	82	75	2	.522	6.5	688	691	42-38	40-37	4-6	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	161	81	79	1	.506	9.0	666	667	47-32	34-47	4-6	Lost 4
Chicago White Sox	161	78	80	3	.494	11.0	677	716	44-34	34-46	6-4	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	160	77	83	0	.481	13.0	662	655	40-41	37-42	5-5	Lost 2
California Angels	161	66	94	1	.412	24.0	613	655	34-45	32-49	5-5	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	159	85	74	0	.535		738	647	49-29	36-45	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	159	85	74	0	.535		670	639	44-37	41-37	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	159	78	81	0	.491	7.0	658	650	41-37	37-44	7-3	Won 6
Philadelphia Phillies	159	78	81	0	.491	7.0	669	693	46-35	32-46	5-5	Lost 3
New York Mets	159	70	89	0	.440	15.0	564	639	35-43	35-46	3-7	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	159	66	93	0	.415	19.0	659	813	32-49	34-44	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	159	100	59	0	.629		784	548	52-29	48-30	7-3	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	161	98	62	1	.613	2.5	775	611	50-31	48-31	7-3	Won 6
Atlanta Braves	161	86	74	1	.537	14.5	641	562	44-35	42-39	4-6	Lost 1
Houston Astros	159	80	79	0	.503	20.0	640	618	45-33	35-46	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	160	71	89	0	.444	29.5	622	712	36-43	35-46	3-7	Lost 5
San Diego Padres	160	59	101	0	.369	41.5	530	818	36-45	23-56	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 4, Brewers 3 at Baltimore (day game):
A pass to Boog Powell with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning forced in Paul Blair and enabled the Orioles to defeat the Brewers, 4-3, and retain their margin of one-half game over the Yankees in the East Division race. The Brewers struck first with a single by Jack Lind and homer by Don Money in the fifth inning, but their lead was short lived. The Orioles retaliated with three runs in their half. Elrod Hendricks walked and scored on singles by Mark Belanger and Rich Coggins. After a walk to Blair loaded the bases, Belanger crossed the plate on a wild pitch by Jim Slaton. Coggins counted the third run on a single by Tommy Davis. The Brewers pulled even in the sixth after Bobby Mitchell and Gorman Thomas walked. Dave McNally trapped Thomas off first base and, in the ensuing rundown, Mitchell tried to take third and was thrown out. Thomas advanced to second on the play and scored on a single by Charlie Moore. Slaton struck out Belanger to open the ninth but then issued consecutive walks to Coggins, Blair and Bobby Grich. Tom Murphy relieved and induced Davis to hit into a forceout at the plate before facing Powell, who worked the count to 3-and-2 and walked on a low pitch.

Angels 4, Twins 0 at California (day game):
The Twins, who were victims of a no-hitter by Nolan Ryan in the previous night's game, remained somnambulate at bat and collected only five singles off Andy Hassler in losing to the Angels, 4-0. The Angels knocked out Bert Blyleven in the fifth inning, batting around and scoring three runs. Bruce Bochte batted in a pair with a bases-loaded single.

Yankees 10, Indians 0 at Cleveland (day game):
The Yankees remained one-half game behind the Orioles in the East Division race by breezing to a 10-0 victory over the Indians behind the four-hit hurling of Rudy May. The lefthander struck out 13. Fritz Peterson, who started for the Indians, doomed himself with an error that resulted in two unearned runs in the first inning. The Yankees added four in the third, with two more tallies being unearned on an error by Joe Lis. Graig Nettles homered in the fourth. After run-scoring singles by Lou Piniella and Thurman Munson in the fifth, Nettles hit his second homer of the game in the sixth for the final marker.

Tigers 7, Red Sox 4 at Detroit (day game):
Al Kaline, honored before the game for his achievement in reaching 3,000 hits for his career, responded by rapping a pair of singles and driving in one of the Tigers' runs in a 7-4 victory over the Red Sox. Kaline's many gifts included 3,000 silver dollars from club owner John Fetzer. Every starting batter in the Tigers' lineup shared in their 13 hits. Gary Sutherland and Bill Freehan drove in two runs apiece. Vern Ruhle was tagged for 11 hits by the Red Sox, but succeeded in traveling the route. With this defeat, the Red Sox were mathematically eliminated from the East Division race.

Rangers 5, Royals 0 at Kansas City (day game):
Bill Hands, who was obtained from the Twins on waivers September 4, turned in his first complete game of the season and pitched the Rangers to a 5-0 victory over the Royals. The Rangers decided the game at Nelson Briles' expense in the sixth inning when Jeff Burroughs singled and Jim Spencer homered.

A's 3, White Sox 2 at Oakland (day game):
The defending world champion Athletics wound up their home season with a 3-2 victory over the White Sox, but finished with a total attendance of only 836,712, representing a decline at the gate of nearly 165,000 from last year. The A's used reserves at most positions. Manny Trillo, getting a chance to start at second base, drove in two runs with a pair of singles.

Astros 9, Braves 6 at Atlanta (day game):
Cliff Johnson smashed a tie with a three-run homer in the eighth inning to bring the Astros a 9-6 victory over the Braves. Cesar Cedeno drove in three earlier runs for the Astros with two sacrifice flies and a triple, while Dusty Baker homered for the Braves with two men on base. Two men were out in the eighth when Roger Metzger walked, Cedeno singled and Johnson hit his homer off Carl Morton.

Cardinals 7, Cubs 3 at Chicago (day game):
The Cardinals, who executed four double plays to set a St. Louis club record with 188 for the season, swept back into a tie with the Pirates for the East Division lead by defeating the Cubs, 7-3. Lou Brock opened the game with a double and was caught off second on Ted Sizemore's bouncer to the mound. However, Sizemore reached second on the play and scored on a single by Ted Simmons. The Cubs counted in their half on singles by Don Kessinger and Jose Cardenal and an error by Mike Tyson. Singles by Sizemore and Joe Torre around a walk to Simmons put the Cards back in the lead again. Another run followed in the fourth on a single by Ken Reitz, an infield out and single by Brock. After Bill Madlock homered for the Cubs in their half of the fourth, the Cardinals broke the game apart with four runs in the sixth. Tyson singled and when Steve Stone threw wildly on a bunt by John Curtis, Tyson scored. Kessinger dropped a pop fly by Sizemore. Jose Cruz batted for Reggie Smith, who had been playing with an aching back, and smashed a three-run homer for the clinching blow. Doubles by Jerry Morales and Carmen Fanzone produced a run for the Cubs in the seventh before Al Hrabosky took over for Curtis and checked the Cubs with the aid of two twin killings.

Reds 7, Giants 3 at Cincinnati (day game):
The Reds ended their home season with a 7-3 victory over the Giants to keep alive their hopes of finishing in a tie with the Dodgers for the West Division title. A Fan Appreciation Day crowd of 50,342 at the game boosted the Reds' attendance to a club record total of 2,164,307. The Giants took a 2-0 lead against Clay Kirby before Pete Rose's 45th double of the season helped the Reds go ahead with three runs in the third. Then in the sixth, Rose and Joe Morgan walked and Johnny Bench homered to clinch the outcome.

Expos 6, Phillies 3 at Montreal (day game):
Ken Singleton hit the first grand-slam homer of his major league career to power the Expos to a 6-3 victory over the Phillies. Tim Foli and Willie Davis singled in the first inning and Mike Jorgensen walked to set the stage for Singleton's smash off Ron Schueler. Barry Foote homered in the eighth to seal the victory, moving the Expos into a tie with the Phillies for third place in the East Division.

Mets 7, Pirates 2 at New York (day game):
Rising to the occasion, Bob Apodaca turned in his first complete game of the season and allowed only three hits in pitching the Mets to a 7-2 victory over the Pirates, who dropped into a tie with the Cardinals for first place in the East Division. The Mets' largest crowd of the season, 50,653, turned out for the game on Fan Appreciation Day. Apodaca held the Pirates hitless until Gene Clines, batting for Larry Demery, singled with one out in the sixth inning. Clines came around to score when Benny Ayala dropped a fly by Richie Hebner for a two-base error. Richie Hebner singled to open the ninth, took second on a passed ball, advanced to third on an infield out by Al Oliver and scored on a sacrifice fly by Willie Stargell. Richie Zisk followed with a single, but Manny Sanguillen popped up to end the game. The Mets gave Apodaca more than enough to win with four runs in the second inning. Ted Martinez tripled and scored on a single by Duffy Dyer. After a double by Wayne Garrett and pass to Apodaca, Don Hahn singled to drive in two runs. Demery relieved Ken Brett and got out of the inning with one more run scoring on a sacrifice fly by Ayala. The Mets added a marker on singles by Ayala and Martinez around a walk to George Theodore in the fifth and ended their production with two runs on successive singles by Hahn, Felix Millan, Rusty Staub and Ayala in the sixth.