MLB standings at the end of April 8, 1975
| A.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Red Sox |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Cleveland Indians |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Milwaukee Brewers |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 New York Yankees |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 3 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Baltimore Orioles |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Detroit Tigers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 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 | ||||||||
 Minnesota Twins |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 4 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Oakland A's |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Chicago White Sox |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City Royals |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Texas Rangers |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 4 | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
 New York Mets |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Philadelphia Phillies |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 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 | ||||||||
 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 | ||||||||
 Atlanta Braves |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0.5 | 4 | 6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Houston Astros |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0.5 | 6 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 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:
Red Sox 5, Brewers 2 at Boston (day game):
With chief interest centering on Hank Aaron and Tony Conigliaro, the Red Sox defeated the Brewers, 5-2, before an opening-day crowd of 34,019 in Fenway Park. Aaron, making his A. L. debut as the Brewers' designated hitter, walked, struck out and grounded out twice. Conigliaro, returning to the Red Sox after an absence of 3½ years because of an eye injury, had one hit in four trips in the DH role, but it was his single that contributed to the first run. Juan Beniquez, after walking in the first inning, was forced by Carl Yastrzemski. Conigliaro followed with a single. Yastrzemski took third and then scored on the front end of a double steal with Conigliaro. The Red Sox added a run in the second and put the game away with three runs in the third on a double by Yastrzemski, pass to Dwight Evans, double by Bob Montgomery and single by Rick Burleson. Robin Yount hit a homer for one of the Brewers' runs.
Indians 5, Yankees 3 at Cleveland (day game):
Frank Robinson, making his official debut as the first black manager in the major leagues, came to bat as the Indians' designated hitter in the first inning and smashed a homer for a dramatic introduction in a 5-3 victory over the Yankees. The opening-day crowd of 56,204 roared as Robinson circled the bases. The Yankees shrugged off that blow and nicked Gaylord Perry for all their runs in the second. Chris Chambliss drove in a pair with a double and crossed the plate himself on a single by Thurman Munson, but Boog Powell then made his presence felt in the Indians' lineup. After hitling a single and scoring on a single by John Ellis and sacrifice fly by Jack Brohamer in the Indians' half of the second, Powell tied the game with a homer in the fourth. The Indians added their winning pair in the sixth. George Hendrick walked, stole second and scored on a double by Powell. Following a pass to Ellis, Brohamer singled to drive in Powell.
A's 3, White Sox 2 at Oakland (night game):
Two newcomers to the Athletics' regular lineup, Billy Williams and Phil Garner, helped the defending world champions open their season with a 3-2 victory over the White Sox before a crowd of 17,477. In the second inning, after Joe Rudi singled, Williams came to bat for the first time in the A. L. after 15 seasons with the Cubs and doubled, Rudi stopping at third. Two outs later, Garner singled to drive in both runners. The White Sox picked up a tally in the seventh on singles by Ken Henderson and Bucky Dent around a walk to Bill Melton before the A's added what proved to be their winning run in the eighth on a pass to Sal Bando, stolen base by pinch-runner Herb Washington and double by Rudi. Melton doubled Henderson home for the White Sox in the ninth, but Rollie Fingers, pitching his second inning in relief of Vida Blue, retired the side to get credit for the save.
Twins 11, Rangers 4 at Texas (night game):
The league leader in complete games last season with 29, Fergie Jenkins lasted only 1 2/3 innings, giving up seven hits and six runs, as the Twins shot down the Rangers, 11-4, in the Texas opener before a crowd of 28,787. The Twins jumped on Jenkins for three runs in the first inning on a single by Rod Carew, pass to Lyman Bostock, double by Bobby Darwin, an error on which Bostock scored and single by Danny Thompson. Tony Oliva knocked out Jenkins with a three-run homer in the second. The Twins subsided in the next four innings, but then resumed their attack with single runs in the seventh and eighth and three runs in the ninth on a homer by Larry Hisle. Bert Blyleven was the winner with help from Bill Campbell, who relieved in the seventh to put down a mild Ranger threat.
Braves 2, Astros 0 at Houston (night game):
A superb pitching performance by Carl Morton, who faced only 30 batters, three over the minimum, enabled the Braves to shut out the Astros, 2-0. Morton gave up five hits, but two runners were erased on double plays. The Braves scored their runs in the fifth inning on a single by Ralph Garr, error by Roger Metzger that allowed Marty Perez to reach base, single by Darrell Evans and infield out by Mike Lum.
Mets 2, Phillies 1 at New York (day game):
Dave Kingman and Joe Torre, both making their first appearances in a Mets' uniform, batted Tom Seaver to a 2-1 victory over the Phillies in a duel with Steve Carlton before a crowd of 18,527 fans, who turned out for the Shea Stadium opener in chilly, 45-degree weather. Seaver, starting his comeback from a disappointing 11-11 record last season, yielded six hits in triumphing over Carlton for the sixth time in six career meetings. Carlton gave up only four hits. Kingman, playing right field, was guilty of a poor defensive play that enabled the Phillies to score their run in the third inning. Bob Boone walked and was on second with two out when Dave Cash lined to right-center. Kingman let the ball bounce off his glove, Cash getting credit for a double as Boone scored. Kingman made up for his faux pas by smashing a homer to tie the score in the fourth. The pitching duel then continued until the ninth when Felix Millan singled, John Milner walked and Joe Torre singled to drive in the winning run.