MLB standings through games of October 2, 1974

MLB standings at the end of October 2, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	162	91	71	0	.562		659	612	46-35	45-36	9-1	Won 9
New York Yankees	162	89	73	0	.549	2.0	671	623	47-34	42-39	7-3	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	162	84	78	0	.519	7.0	696	661	46-35	38-43	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	162	77	84	1	.478	13.5	662	694	40-40	37-44	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	162	76	86	0	.469	15.0	647	660	40-41	36-45	3-7	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	162	72	90	0	.444	19.0	620	768	36-45	36-45	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	162	90	72	0	.556		689	551	49-32	41-40	5-5	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	161	83	76	2	.522	5.5	690	698	42-38	41-38	4-6	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	163	82	80	1	.506	8.0	673	669	48-33	34-47	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	163	80	80	3	.500	9.0	684	721	46-34	34-46	7-3	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	162	77	85	0	.475	13.0	667	662	40-41	37-44	3-7	Lost 4
California Angels	163	68	94	1	.420	22.0	618	657	36-45	32-49	7-3	Won 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	162	88	74	0	.543		751	657	52-29	36-45	8-2	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	161	86	75	0	.534	1.5	677	643	44-37	42-38	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	162	80	82	0	.494	8.0	676	701	46-35	34-47	5-5	Won 2
Montreal Expos	161	79	82	0	.491	8.5	662	657	42-38	37-44	8-2	Won 1
New York Mets	162	71	91	0	.438	17.0	572	646	36-45	35-46	2-8	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	162	66	96	0	.407	22.0	669	826	32-49	34-47	2-8	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	162	102	60	0	.630		798	561	52-29	50-31	7-3	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	163	98	64	1	.605	4.0	776	631	50-31	48-33	6-4	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	163	88	74	1	.543	14.0	661	563	46-35	42-39	4-6	Won 2
Houston Astros	162	81	81	0	.500	21.0	653	632	46-35	35-46	4-6	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	162	72	90	0	.444	30.0	634	723	37-44	35-46	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	162	60	102	0	.370	42.0	541	830	36-45	24-57	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 8, Red Sox 6 at Boston (day game):
Playing the season's final game under Ken Aspromonte, who had been fired as manager, the Indians defeated the Red Sox, 8-6. Frank Robinson, who was named Aspromonte's successor the following day, batted in two of the Indians' runs with a homer and sacrifice fly. Rick Burleson homered for the Red Sox and also capped a three-run rally in the eighth inning with a double that tied the score at 6-6. Rusty Torres smashed the tie with a homer in the ninth. Duane Kuiper followed with a single and scored an insurance run on a double by Oscar Gamble to nail down Gaylord Perry's 21st victory.

Angels 3, A's 2 at California (night game):
Chuck Dobson, who won 15 games for the Athletics in 1971, made his first appearance against his former club and pitched the Angels to a 3-2 victory over the West Division champions. Dobson yielded just five hits, but gave up the A's runs on a homer by Joe Rudi in the fourth inning. The Angels had a circuit clout by Leroy Stanton in the seventh before rallying to win in the ninth. Bruce Bochte led off with a single and John Balaz sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Stanton, Ellie Rodriguez doubled to drive in the tying run. Following another intentional pass to Dave Chalk, Denny Doyle singled to produce the winning run. The victory was the fifth straight for the Angels, whose final spurt enabled the club to end the season with only 94 defeats, one less than the California record of 95 losses in 1968.

White Sox 5, Royals 4 at Chicago (day game):
The White Sox scored in the 12th inning without the benefit of a hit and defeated the Royals, 5-4, to end their season at the .500 mark with 80 victories against 80 losses. In the 12th, Bruce Dal Canton walked Jerry Hairston, who was forced by Bill Stein. Lee Richard ran for Stein and on a run-and-hit play raced around to third on an infield out by Carlos May. Pat Kelly walked. Pitching to Bucky Dent, Dal Canton uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Richard to cross the plate with the winning run.

Orioles 5, Tigers 4 at Detroit (day game):
A two-run double by Enos Cabell in the seventh inning enabled the East Division champion Orioles to end their regular season with a 5-4 victory over the Tigers. Al Kaline, who struck out and flied out in two trips before leaving the game, ended his 22-year career with a total of 3,007 hits for the Tigers. The defeat left the Tigers with a 72-90 record, their worst percentage since Kaline's first full year with club in 1954. With the score tied, 3-3, the Orioles loaded the bases on singles by Tim Nordbrook and Al Bumbry and a pass to Rich Coggins before Cabell rapped his decisive double off Lerrin LaGrow. The Tigers narrowed the gap with a run in the eighth on a single by John Knox and three walks, but Jesse Jefferson, fourth of five pitchers used by the Orioles, regained his control and killed off the rally.

Yankees 2, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
Alex Johnson singled and Ron Blomberg homered in the first inning to give the Yankees the runs they needed to defeat the Brewers, 2-1, behind the pitching of Pat Dobson and Sparky Lyle. Dobson held the Brewers scoreless on three hits in seven innings before retiring in favor of Lyle. The Brewers counted their run in the ninth on a pinch-double by Gorman Thomas and single by Bob Coluccio. Don Money, Brewers' third baseman, ended the season with only five errors, setting an A. L. fielding record for his position. The former mark was nine errors by George Kell with the Tigers in 1950. Money had the distinction of being the record holder in both leagues after setting the N. L. mark for third basemen with 10 errors while with the Phillies in 1972.

Rangers 2, Twins 1 at Minnesota (day game):
Fergie Jenkins, who won 24 games with the Cubs in 1971 in his best previous year in the major leagues, achieved his 25th victory when the Rangers defeated the Twins, 2-1. Manager Billy Martin did not use a designated hitter in the game and Jenkins became the first A. L. pitcher this season to be listed as a batter in the starting lineup. Coming to the plate in the sixth inning, Jenkins got an infield single for the Rangers' first hit off Jim Hughes and scored on a sacrifice by Lenny Randle and single by Jim Spencer. Tom Grieve homered for the deciding run in the seventh. Jenkins gave up a circuit clout by Eric Soderholm in the Twins' half before leaving the game for a pinch-hitter. Steve Foucault pitched the last two innings and held the Twins hitless.

Braves 13, Reds 0 at Atlanta (day game):
Hank Aaron, who opened the season with a homer in his first time at bat, also ended the season with a homer on his last trip as the Braves annihilated the Reds, 13-0. For Phil Niekro, who pitched the shutout, the victory was his 20th of the year. Aaron's homer in the seventh inning was his 20th of the season and 733rd of his major league career as well as his 3,600th hit.

Dodgers 5, Astros 4 at Houston (night game):
The Dodgers, who started only Bill Buckner and Steve Yeager among their regular players and later removed them from the lineup, beat the Astros, 5-4, to end the season with 102 victories. Andy Messersmith, tuning up for the league championship series against the Pirates, pitched five innings and allowed only two hits, but victory escaped him when the Dodgers blew a 3-1 lead. However, Charlie Hough came out a winner in the 10th when John Hale singled and Lee Lacy doubled.

Phillies 3, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
A sacrifice fly by Bill Robinson in the 10th inning scored Willie Montanez and enabled the Phillies to finish third in the East Division with a 3-2 victory over the Mets. The Expos, whose scheduled game with the Cardinals was rained out, wound up fourth, one-half game behind the Phillies. The Mets, last season's division and pennant winners, trailed in fifth place. The Mets scored both their runs in the second inning on a walk, triple by Duffy Dyer and squeeze bunt by Jon Matlack. The Phillies picked up a run on a sacrifice fly by Greg Luzinski in the third and tied the game in the fifth when Mike Schmidt singled, stole second and scored on a single by Luzinski. Schmidt drew a walk to open the 10th and was forced by Montanez. Ollie Brown singled, sending Montanez to third, and Robinson followed with his sacrifice fly.

Pirates 5, Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A passed ball on a third strike with two out in the ninth inning proved a break for the Pirates, who tied the score on the freak play and went on to defeat the Cubs in the 10th, 5-4, to win the East Division title over the Cardinals, who were rained out at Montreal. If the Pirates had lost, the Cards and Expos would have played the following morning, but that game was canceled after the Pirates won. The Cubs scored all their runs off Jim Rooker in the first inning. Rick Monday walked and crossed the plate on singles by Don Kessinger and Jose Cardenal. Richie Hebner threw wildly to second after fielding a grounder by Bill Madlock, allowing Kessinger to score. Jerry Morales and Rob Sperring followed with singles, each driving in a run. The Pirates began their comeback with a run in the third on a walk to Frank Taveras, single by Rooker, a fly by Rennie Stennett sending Taveras to third after the catch, and infield out by Hebner. Taveras singled in the fifth and came around to score his second run when Rick Reuschel threw wildly on an infield hit by Stennett. In the ninth, Reuschel lost his control and walked both Richie Zisk and Manny Sanguillen. Ed Kirkpatrick sacrificed. Pinch-hitter Dave Parker hit a bounding ball off Reuschel's glove to Sperring, who threw out the batter as Miguel Dilone, running for Zisk, scored. Bob Robertson batted for Dave Giusti and struck out on a 3-and-2 pitch, but the ball got away from catcher Swisher and bounced 15 feet to the left of the plate. Swisher still had time to throw out Robertson at first, but his peg hit the runner on the right shoulder and bounded away as Sanguillen scored the tying run. In the 10th, with Ken Frailing pitching for the Cubs, Hebner struck out but Al Oliver hit an opposite-field triple to the left field corner. The Cubs walked Willie Stargell and pinch-hitter Gene Clines intentionally to load the bases before bringing Oscar Zamora to the mound. Sanguillen fouled off the first pitch and then topped a slow roller in the direction of third base. Madlock tried for a barehanded pick-up, but could not come up with the ball and it went for an infield hit that scored Oliver with the division-winning run.

Padres 9, Giants 5 at San Francisco (day game):
In a wild ninth inning, the Padres scored four runs and defeated the Giants, 9-5. John Morris, relieving Elias Sosa with the bases loaded, walked pinch-hitter Nate Colbert to force in the tie-breaking tally and uncorked a wild pitch to allow another run to score. After Butch Metzger took over, the Padres reloaded the bases on a pass to Randy Elliott and added their last two tallies when Fred Kendall walked and Bill Almon singled.