MLB standings through games of October 1, 1974

MLB standings at the end of October 1, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	161	90	71	0	.559		654	608	46-35	44-36	9-1	Won 8
New York Yankees	161	88	73	0	.547	2.0	669	622	47-34	41-39	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	161	84	77	0	.522	6.0	690	653	46-34	38-43	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	161	76	84	1	.475	13.5	654	688	40-40	36-44	3-7	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	161	76	85	0	.472	14.0	646	658	40-40	36-45	4-6	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	161	72	89	0	.447	18.0	616	763	36-44	36-45	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	161	90	71	0	.559		687	548	49-32	41-39	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	160	82	76	2	.519	6.5	688	697	42-38	40-38	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	162	82	79	1	.509	8.0	672	667	48-32	34-47	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	162	79	80	3	.497	10.0	679	717	45-34	34-46	7-3	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	161	77	84	0	.478	13.0	663	657	40-41	37-43	4-6	Lost 3
California Angels	162	67	94	1	.416	23.0	615	655	35-45	32-49	6-4	Won 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	161	87	74	0	.540		746	653	51-29	36-45	7-3	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	161	86	75	0	.534	1.0	677	643	44-37	42-38	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	161	79	82	0	.491	8.0	662	657	42-38	37-44	8-2	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	161	79	82	0	.491	8.0	673	699	46-35	33-47	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	161	71	90	0	.441	16.0	570	643	36-44	35-46	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	161	66	95	0	.410	21.0	665	821	32-49	34-46	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	161	101	60	0	.627		793	557	52-29	49-31	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	162	98	63	1	.609	3.0	776	618	50-31	48-32	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	162	87	74	1	.540	14.0	648	563	45-35	42-39	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	161	81	80	0	.503	20.0	649	627	46-34	35-46	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	161	72	89	0	.447	29.0	629	714	37-43	35-46	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	161	59	102	0	.366	42.0	532	825	36-45	23-57	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 7, Indians 4 at Boston (night game):
Steve Barr, rookie lefthander from the Red Sox farm at Bristol (Eastern), gained his first major league victory, pitching a seven-hitter and beating the Indians, 7-4. Jim Rice broke a 4-4 tie with a homer in the fourth inning and the Red Sox went on to add another run on a double by Rick Miller in the fifth and their final tally on two-baggers by Miller and Dwight Evans in the eighth.

Angels 2, A's 0 at California (night game):
Although finishing the season with a 14-19 record, Frank Tanana chalked up his fourth shutout and 12th complete game, pitching the Angels to a 2-0 victory over the Athletics. The A's, tuning up for the championship series against the Orioles, used four pitchers. After Catfish Hunter hurled three scoreless innings, the Angels scored against Ken Holtzman in the fourth on singles by Denny Doyle and Bruce Bochte and a double steal on which Doyle stole home. The other run counted in the sixth on a triple by Leroy Stanton and single by Dave Chalk.

White Sox 2, Royals 1 at Chicago (night game):
Jim Kaat won his sixth straight decision and boosted his record to 21-13 by pitching the White Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Royals. Doug Bird, who came out of the bullpen to start for the first time in his two years with the Royals, was the loser of the duel when the White Sox broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning. Jorge Orta singled, took second on an infield out by Ken Henderson, stopped at third on a single by Carlos May and scored when Tony Muser forced May.

Orioles 7, Tigers 6 at Detroit (day game):
The Orioles defeated the Tigers, 7-6, on a run-scoring double by Andy Etchebarren in the ninth inning and won the East Division title when the second-place Yankees subsequently lost a night game to the Brewers, 3-2. Fittingly, Brooks Robinson, veteran star of the Orioles, carried the clinching run home. Robinson singled with one out off John Hiller and steamed around the bases when Etchebarren rapped his double into the left-center corner as pinch-batter for Elrod Hendricks. Bill Freehan hit two homers, a single and sacrifice fly for the Tigers, driving in four runs. Freehan batted in one run with a single in the first and another with a solo swat in the fourth to pace the Tigers to a 3-0 lead before Mark Belanger walked in the Orioles' fifth and Rich Coggins homered. Then in the sixth, Hendricks walked and Jim Northrup, pinch-hitting against his former teammates, delivered a homer to put the Orioles ahead. Freehan tied the score with his second circuit clout of the game in the Tigers' half. With two out in the eighth, Tiger starter Joe Coleman issued his eighth, ninth and 10th passes of the game to the load bases and Tommy Davis followed with a single to drive in two runs. However, the Tigers knocked out Jim Palmer in their half and tied the score, one run scoring on a sacrifice fly by Freehan and another on a double by Dan Meyer. Robinson's single and Etchebarren's double broke the deadlock in the ninth and brought the Orioles their eighth straight victory and 27th in 33 games since August 29.

Brewers 3, Yankees 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Yankees, who needed a victory to keep alive their hopes of tying the Orioles for the East Division title, were knocked out by the Brewers, 3-2, in 10 innings. The Yankees counted both their runs off Kevin Kobel in the seventh inning on a walk to Jim Mason, forceout by Roy White, triple by Elliott Maddox and single by Alex Johnson. Doc Medich, bidding for his 20th victory, lost the lead in the eighth when Bob Hansen and Don Money hit successive triples and Sixto Lezcano tied the score with a sacrifice fly. In the 10th, Jack Lind doubled and John Vukovich sacrificed. Medich passed Money intentionally and also walked Lezcano to load the bases. George Scott came to bat and, on Medich's first pitch to him, singled to score Lind and condemn the Yankees to a disappointing defeat.

Twins 6, Rangers 0 at Minnesota (day game):
Turning in the finest performance of his two-year major league career, Dave Goltz yielded only two hits and pitched the Twins to a 6-0 victory over the Rangers. Toby Harrah singled with one out in the first inning for the Rangers' initial hit. Goltz then pitched hitless ball until Pete Mackanin tripled with two out in the ninth. Danny Thompson and Steve Brye each drove in two runs for the Twins, but the game marked a more momentous milestone for Rod Carew, who observed his 29th birthday with two singles to bring his season hit total to 218, setting a Minnesota club record. The former mark was 217 hits in one season by Tony Oliva in 1964.

Braves 7, Reds 1 at Atlanta (night game):
The Reds' faint hopes of tying the Dodgers for the West Division lead were extinguished with a 7-1 loss to the Braves. However, even a victory would not have helped Reds since the Dodgers won the title in their own right by beating the Astros. Buzz Capra, observing his 27th birthday, pitched for the Braves and held the Reds to four hits. The Braves gave Capra more than enough runs to win with three off Jack Billingham in the first inning. Ralph Garr and Marty Perez led off with singles and scored on a double by Darrell Evans. Mike Lum followed after one out with a triple. Dusty Baker made it 4-0 with a run-scoring single off Pedro Borbon in the second. The Reds picked up their lone tally in the seventh on a pass to Dan Driessen and double by Dave Concepcion, but errors by Ken Griffey, Concepcion and Tony Perez enabled the Braves to fatten their lead with three unearned runs.

Dodgers 8, Astros 5 at Houston (night game):
The Dodgers, who were assured of the West Division crown when the Reds lost to the Braves, clinched the title in their own right by defeating the Astros, 8-5. News of the Reds' demise reached the Dodger dugout at the start of the fifth inning and caused a five-minute delay of the game while the division champs celebrated. The Dodgers started their scoring with two runs in the first inning on a triple by Davey Lopes, double by Steve Garvey and single by Willie Crawford. Garvey's hit was his 200th of the season. The Dodgers added a run in the third. When the sixth inning started, manager Walter Alston removed Don Sutton for pinch-hitter John Hale, who doubled. Two more pinch-hitters, Rick Auerbach and Lee Lacy, came through with hits to pad the Dodgers' lead to 5-0. However, Mike Marshall almost cost Sutton his 19th victory. Making his 106th appearance, Marshall relieved in the Astros' half of the sixth and gave up four runs, two of them on passes with the bases loaded. Hale helped the Dodgers pull away again with a two-run single in the seventh before Cliff Johnson homered off Marshall for the Astros' final run in the ninth.

Expos 3, Cardinals 2 at Montreal (night game):
Shocked when Mike Jorgensen hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, the Cardinals lost to the Expos, 3-2, and had their backs against the wall in the battle with the Pirates for the East Divison title. Mike Torrez, who started for the Expos against Bob Gibson, fell behind when Reggie Smith homered in the fourth inning, but the Expos pulled even with a double by Bob Bailey and infield outs by Ron Fairly and Willie Davis in the sixth. The speed of Bake McBride then enabled the Cardinals to regain the lead in the seventh. Joe Torre walked and was forced by McBride, who stole both second and third before scoring on a single by Mike Tyson. With two out in the Expos' eighth, Davis singled and with a count of three balls and two strikes, Jorgensen smashed his homer off Gibson to upset the Cardinals. Dale Murray, who pitched the last two innings in relief of Torrez, gained his first major league victory.

Phillies 2, Mets 1 at New York (night game):
Although Tom Seaver set an N. L. record with his seventh consecutive season with 200 or more strikeouts, the Mets' ace lost to the Phillies 2-1, in a four-hit duel with Jim Lonborg. Seaver fanned 14 to bring his total to 201, surpassing Sandy Koufax, who had six straight 200-or-more years with the Dodgers. Seaver's bad start in the first inning, when the Phillies collected three of their four hits, resulted in his defeat. Dave Cash and Larry Bowa led off with singles and, after a sacrifice by Mike Schmidt, Willie Montanez drove in both runners with a double. Ted Martinez batted in the Mets' lone run off Lonborg with a double in the fifth.

Pirates 6, Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Coming through dramatically, Bob Robertson hit a pinch-homer with a man on base in the eighth inning to beat the Cubs, 6-5, and assure the Pirates of at least a tie for the East Division title with the Cardinals, who lost to the Expos. With one game to play, the Pirates were one up on the Cards. The Cubs counted their first run off Jerry Reuss in the second inning when Jerry Morales tripled and Carmen Fanzone hit a sacrifice fly, but the Pirates came back with three runs off Tom Dettore in the fourth on a safe bunt by Al Oliver, singles by Richie Zisk and Manny Sanguillen and a double by Ed Kirkpatrick. The Cubs cut their deficit with a run in the sixth on a single by Jose Cardenal, wild pickoff throw by Reuss and a single by Bill Madlock. Rain forced a 39-minute delay at the start of the seventh. Reuss cooled off and was knocked out as the Cubs rallied for three runs. Steve Swisher singled, Billy Grabarkewitz walked and both scored when Billy Williams doubled as a pinch-hitter for Dettore. Ramon Hernandez, relieving Reuss, gave up a single by Rick Monday, but Ray Burris, running for Williams, was thrown out trying to score. However, Don Kessinger tripled to score Monday and put the Cubs ahead, 5-3. The Pirates narrowed the gap with a run in their half of the seventh. Pinch-hitter Paul Popovich singled off Oscar Zamora and scored on a wild pitch after Dave LaRoche took the mound for the Cubs. LaRoche then was the loser when Sanguillen singled in the eighth and Robertson, batting for Kirkpatrick, delivered his winning homer.

Giants 7, Padres 2 at San Francisco (night game):
Tom Bradley gained his first victory since July 4 when the Giants defeated the Padres, 7-2. Jim Barr, who pitched the last two innings, helped clinch Bradley's decision by driving in two runs with a single in the eighth when the Giants scored four times. The game had special significance for Tito Fuentes, who doubled in the fourth for the 1,000th hit of his major league career.