MLB standings at the end of April 7, 1975
| A.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Orioles |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 Boston Red Sox |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 Cleveland Indians |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 Detroit Tigers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 Milwaukee Brewers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 New York Yankees |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
| A.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Angels |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Kansas City Royals |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Chicago White Sox |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Minnesota Twins |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Oakland A's |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Texas Rangers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| N.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Expos |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 4 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 St. Louis Cardinals |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 4 | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Cubs |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 New York Mets |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Philadelphia Phillies |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| N.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Reds |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Houston Astros |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Atlanta Braves |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 2 | 6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 San Diego Padres |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 San Francisco Giants |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
Today's scores and summaries:
Angels 3, Royals 2 at California (night game):
A ninth-inning, bases-loaded sacrifice fly by Bruce Bochte scored Morris Nettles from third to give the Angels a 3-2 victory over the Royals. Winner Nolan Ryan went the route on a three-hitter, striking out 12, but California had to come from behind in the ninth to make him a winner. The Angels tied the score at 2-2 on a single by pinch-hitter Rudy Meoli, a wild pitch, walk, infield single by Mickey Rivers and bloop single by Tommy Harper. Both clubs scored single runs in the second. Kansas City took a 2-1 lead on John Mayberry's leadoff homer in the sixth.
Reds 2, Dodgers 1 at Cincinnati (day game):
Pinch-hitter George Foster beat out a slow roller down the third-base line to score Cesar Geronimo from third with two out, giving the Reds a 2-1 nod over the Dodgers in a 14-inning duel witnessed by the largest opening-day crowd in Cincinnati history. The Dodgers had taken a 1-0 lead in the fourth on walks to Jim Wynn and Joe Ferguson and single by Steve Garvey. The Reds tied the score in the sixth on singles by Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez' long fly to right and Dave Concepcion's RBI single. Concepcion singled to open the Cincinnati 14th and took second on a passed ball. Geronimo walked, Ken Griffey moved the runners up with a sacrifice, but Darrel Chaney bounced back to L. A. reliever Charlie Hough and Concepcion was tagged out in a rundown between third and home, Geronimo taking third. Foster, swinging for reliever and winner Pat Darcy, then hit a roller to third. Ron Cey was unable to throw him out as Geronimo crossed the plate.
Astros 6, Braves 2 at Houston (night game):
Making his Houston debut, Jose Cruz hit a three-run homer and added two singles to back the four-hit hurling of Larry Dierker, now 4-0 in career season-opening verdicts, as the Astros toppled the Braves, 6-2. Atlanta got both its runs in the second on three singles and a hit batsman, with Dusty Baker and Mike Lum getting RBI hits. Houston scored five times after two were out in the fifth, Rob Andrews tallying the first run from third on a bunt single by Cedeno Cedeno. Milt May reached first on a catcher's interference call before Cliff Johnson doubled home Cedeno. Cruz then homered. Cedeno doubled and scored the final Astro run in the seventh.
Expos 8, Cardinals 4 at St. Louis (night game):
Rookies Tony Scott and Gary Carter drove in five runs between them in the final two frames to boost the Expos to an 8-4 victory over the Cardinals. Scott doubled home two runs in the eighth to give Montreal a 5-4 lead, and Carter hit a three-run homer in the ninth off Elias Sosa, who had relieved starter Bob Gibson. Pepe Mangual and Carter delivered run-scoring singles in the first to give the Expos a 2-0 lead. The Cards tied the score in the second with the help of two Montreal errors. Gibson wild-pitched home the third Expo run in the fifth, but St. Louis took a 4-3 lead in that same frame on a double by Ted Sizemore, single by Bake McBride and error by Carter. McBride was picked off first before Reggie Smith homered to snap the tie.