MLB standings at the end of April 10, 1975
| A.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Orioles |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Cleveland Indians |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Boston Red Sox |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0.5 | 9 | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Milwaukee Brewers |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0.5 | 9 | 9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Tigers |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 New York Yankees |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 3 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| A.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota Twins |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 18 | 11 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||||
 Oakland A's |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 17 | 9 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 California Angels |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0.5 | 9 | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City Royals |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0.5 | 9 | 9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Chicago White Sox |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.0 | 9 | 17 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Texas Rangers |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.0 | 11 | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
| N.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 4 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 St. Louis Cardinals |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 15 | 10 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | Won 2 | ||||||||
 New York Mets |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0.5 | 4 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia Phillies |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0.5 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Montreal Expos |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.0 | 10 | 15 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Chicago Cubs |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 4 | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| N.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Reds |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 10 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | Won 3 | ||||||||
 San Francisco Giants |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Houston Astros |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.0 | 20 | 6 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Braves |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 2.0 | 6 | 20 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 San Diego Padres |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 3.0 | 10 | 13 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | Lost 3 | |||||||
Today's scores and summaries:
Orioles 10, Tigers 0 at Detroit (night game):
If there were any doubts about Jim Palmer's comeback, the Orioles' righthander removed them by pitching a three-hitter and breezing past the Tigers, 10-0, in the delayed Detroit opener that attracted 40,139. Last season, when Palmer was afflicted by elbow and shoulder troubles, his record was only 7-12. Three former National leaguers made their A. L. debuts in this game. Nate Colbert collected one of the Tigers' hits. Opening the game, Ken Singleton walked in his first appearance with the Orioles, Tommy Davis singled and Lee May made a dramatic entrance by hitting a homer. Don Baylor had four singles and batted in three runs.
A's 9, White Sox 0 at Oakland (day game):
Mike Norris, rookie righthander from Birmingham (Southern), made his major league debut with the Athletics and pitched a three-hitter to shut out the White Sox, 9-0. The A's put their youngster on the winning route with four runs in the third inning. Three scored on a homer by Reggie Jackson for his first hit of the season.
Rangers 5, Twins 4 at Texas (night game):
After getting a three-run homer by Jim Spencer in the sixth inning, the Rangers scored twice more in the seventh, with their deciding run coming on a pass with the bases loaded, to defeat the Twins, 5-4. Mike Hargrove opened the seventh with a single for his first hit of the season and, with two out, Jim Sundberg was safe on an error by Eric Soderholm. Cesar Tovar followed with a double, driving in Hargrove. Lenny Randle walked to load the bases and, after Bill Butler relieved Dave Goltz, Jim Fregosi drew a pass on four pitches to force in what proved to be the winning run.
Pirates 8, Cubs 4 at Chicago (day game):
Willie Stargell smashed two homers and Richie Hebner and Manny Sanguillen whacked one apiece as the Pirates overpowered the Cubs, 8-4, before a crowd of 19,239 in the delayed opener in Wrigley Field. The Pirates wasted no time starting their slugging. After Rennie Stennett was retired to open the game, Hebner hit his homer. One out later, Stargell also connected for the circuit. The Pirates added a pair of runs in the third, but the Cubs rallied against Dock Ellis to tie the score in the fifth with an attack that included doubles by Steve Swisher, Bill Madlock and Rick Monday. Stargell broke the deadlock with his second round-tripper of the game in the eighth. Dave Parker singled and Sanguillen homered for two more runs before the Pirates wound up the scoring with their final tally on singles by Frakn Taveras and Stennett around a sacrifice by Dave Giusti.
Reds 7, Dodgers 6 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Reds, after falling behind, 5-0, came back with the aid of two homers by George Foster to defeat the Dodgers, 7-6. The winning run was set up when Charlie Hough, hurling in relief, hit both Pete Rose and Joe Morgan with pitched balls in the eighth inning. Tony Perez followed with a double for his first hit of the season to drive in Rose and complete the Reds' sweep of the three-game series. After a triple by Bill Buckner led to a run in the first inning, the Dodgers knocked out Clay Kirby in the fourth during a four-run splurge that included doubles by Steve Garvey and Ron Cey. Foster hit his first homer of the game in the Reds' half of the fourth to spark the score-tying rally. The Dodgers took the lead again when Dave Lopes scored on a double by Buckner in the sixth, but Foster's second homer of the game in the seventh equalized matters again before the Reds profited from their two hit batsmen in the eighth.
Phillies 3, Mets 2 at New York (day game):
Tony Taylor, the Phillies' 39-year-old utilityman, came off the bench in the 11th inning and delivered a double to defeat the Mets, 3-2. The Phillies scored on a single by Dave Cash and triple by Larry Bowa in the third and added a run on singles by Alan Bannister and Cash around a sacrifice in the fifth before the Mets rose up against Jim Lonborg, who had been cruising along with a one-hitter. Del Unser and Ed Kranepool singled in the eighth and Rusty Staub doubled, driving in Unser. After Gene Clines drew a pass from Gene Garber, who relieved Lonborg, the Mets scored the tying run on an infield out by Felix Millan. The Phillies broke the tie in the 11th when Jay Johnstone walked and was forced by Bannister, who sped home from first base on Taylor's double.
Giants 2, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
Playing his first game in a Giants' uniform, Bobby Murcer doubled in the 10th inning to set up a 2-0 victory over the Padres. A crowd of 19,823 was on hand for the San Diego opener, which had twice been delayed by rain. Randy Jones, who started for the Padres, matched ciphers with Jim Barr through the first nine innings, but the Giants went to work when Rich Folkers relieved in the 10th. Murcer, after hitting his double, scored the first run on a two-bagger by Gary Matthews. Chris Speier sacrificed and the second run counted on an infield out by Steve Ontiveros.
Cardinals 7, Expos 2 at St. Louis (day game):
Taking advantage of two errors, the Cardinals closed with five unearned runs and defeated the Expos, 7-2. Woodie Fryman, returning to the N. L. after three years with the Tigers, pitched the first six innings for the Expos and left the game with the score tied, 2-2. Keith Hernandez batted in the Cardinals' pair with a triple. John Denny, who started against Fryman, was able to gain his first major league victory when the Cardinals broke the tie against Dale Murray in the seventh on the Expo reliever's own error. Then in the eighth, after an error by Pete Mackanin helped load the bases, Al Hrabosky walked to force in one run before Lou Brock came up and cleared the sacks with a double.