MLB standings at the end of April 18, 1975
| A.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Red Sox |
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 37 | 41 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 5-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||||
 Milwaukee Brewers |
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 34 | 23 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Baltimore Orioles |
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 0.5 | 40 | 26 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 4-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Detroit Tigers |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1.0 | 20 | 34 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 3-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Indians |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 1.5 | 16 | 21 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 New York Yankees |
8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 3.0 | 32 | 34 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 2-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
| A.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kansas City Royals |
9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 41 | 27 | 5-1 | 2-1 | 7-2 | Won 3 | ||||||||
 Oakland A's |
9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 2.0 | 41 | 35 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 5-4 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 California Angels |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 2.5 | 38 | 37 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 4-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Minnesota Twins |
9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 3.0 | 43 | 41 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 4-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Texas Rangers |
9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 3.0 | 50 | 47 | 1-5 | 3-0 | 4-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Chicago White Sox |
10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 4.5 | 36 | 62 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 3-7 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| N.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Cubs |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 42 | 26 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 6-1 | Won 6 | ||||||||
 St. Louis Cardinals |
9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 1.0 | 43 | 40 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 6-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia Phillies |
9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 3.0 | 36 | 42 | 2-4 | 2-1 | 4-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 3.0 | 27 | 31 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3-4 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Montreal Expos |
9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 4.0 | 29 | 40 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 3-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 New York Mets |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 4.0 | 29 | 27 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 2-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
| N.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Padres |
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 17 | 26 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 San Francisco Giants |
9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 0.5 | 29 | 20 | 3-4 | 2-0 | 5-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Atlanta Braves |
11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0.5 | 33 | 42 | 3-1 | 3-4 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0.5 | 50 | 40 | 4-1 | 2-4 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cincinnati Reds |
11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 1.5 | 45 | 40 | 4-0 | 1-6 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Houston Astros |
10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 3.0 | 37 | 43 | 3-3 | 0-4 | 3-7 | Lost 5 | |||||||
Today's scores and summaries:
Orioles 9, Red Sox 7 at Boston (day game):
Lee May drove in seven runs with a pair of three-run homers and a sacrifice fly to propel the Orioles to a 9-7 victory over the Red Sox. The big first baseman, acquired from Houston in the offseason, rallied the Orioles from a 6-2 deficit with his blasts off Reggie Cleveland. His fifth-inning clout followed a walk to Jim Northrup and single by Tommy Davis. The seventh-inning smash was preceded by singles by Ken Singleton and Northrup. Two homers by Jim Rice and a two-run triple by juan Beniquez helped the Red Sox gain an early lead.
Brewers 5, Indians 1 at Cleveland (day game):
Hank Aaron belted his first American League homer -- and 734th of his career -- and drove in two runs while Darrell Porter and Johnny Briggs each also hit solo blasts to lead the Brewers to a 5-1 triumph over the Indians. Aaron's homer came in the sixth inning off Gaylord Perry. The famed slugger had gone hitless in 12 at-bats before finding the range. Aaron later singled home the Brewers' fourth run of the game in the eighth. Pete Broberg held the Tribe to five hits over the first six frames before George Hendrick touched him for a home run. Tom Murphy then relieved to pick up his fourth save of the campaign.
Yankees 11, Tigers 3 at Detroit (night game):
Bobby Bonds socked his first A. L. homer -- a three-run shot that highlighted a five-run outburst in the third inning -- and also added two singles to help power the Yankees to an 11-3 verdict over the Tigers. Bonds' circuit clout was preceded by Roy White's single and Elliott Maddox's double, a fly misplayed by Ron LeFlore. Ron Blomberg followed Bonds' homer with another homer and singles by Graig Nettles, Thurman Munson and Jim Mason brought in the fifth run of the inning. Munson also singled in runs in the sixth and eighth. Doc Medich went the route for the second time this season and has the only Yankee victories so far.
Twins 5, A's 4 at Oakland (night game):
Eric Soderholm's eighth-inning double and a pinch-single by Steve Braun snapped a 3-3 tie and carried the Twins to a 5-4 decision over the Athletics. Bobby Darwin led off the Twins' eighth with a single, Tony Oliva walked and Soderholm then stroked his two-base hit to drive in one run. Braun's single scored Lyman Bostock, running for Tony Oliva. Joe Rudi's leadoff homer in the ninth brought the A's within one, but Tom Burgmeier came on to close out the game. The teams had waged a seesaw battle with the A's knotting the count in the seventh on singles by Rudi, Billy Williams and Claudell Washington. The Twins' two runs in the eighth then made a winner of Vic Albury, who started in place of ailing Joe Decker and received credit for his first victory of the season.
Royals 5, Rangers 3 at Texas (night game):
Amos Otis and Harmon Killebrew each hit home runs and Steve Busby went the distance to spark the Royals to a 5-3 victory over the Rangers. The first K. C. run came in the second inning on Hal McRae's walk and George Brett's double. Cookie Rojas' single then plated Brett. Otis' homer gave the Royals a 3-0 lead in the third inning. After the Rangers narrowed the margin to 3-2, John Mayberry's single drove in another tally in the fifth and Killebrew's blast -- No. 561 of his career -- led off the Royals' sixth. The K. C. cause was helped by erratic Texas running as the Rangers had four men thrown out on the basepaths.
Padres 3, Braves 1 at Atlanta (night game):
Righthander Joe McIntosh allowed five hits in 8 2/3 innings to gain his second major league victory and Mike Ivie drove in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning single to lead the Padres to a 3-1 victory over the Braves. Ivie's blow that snapped a 1-1 tie came after a single by Johnny Grubb and walk to Dave Winfield. The Padres' other runs came in the second on Tito Fuentes' sacrifice fly following singles by Winfield and Ivie, and in the ninth on a homer by Winfield. The Braves' lone score came in the fifth and resulted from Willie McCovey's error on a ground ball.
Reds 5, Astros 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Reds downed the Astros, 5-2, to snap a four-game losing streak and hand the Astros their fifth consecutive loss. The Astros had a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh when Don Gullett led off with a walk and moved to third when Astro pitcher Tom Griffin threw away Pete Rose's bunt, Rose winding up at second. Dave Concepcion's single scored Gullett and Joe Morgan's sacrifice fly off reliever Fred Scherman sent Rose home with the go-ahead run. One out later, Tony Perez hit a two-run homer off reliever Wayne Granger. Gullett stopped the Astros with five hits, three coming in the opening inning when the Astros scored both their runs. The Reds' ace lefty retired 19 of the last 20 batters.
Giants 3, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Homers by Garry Maddox and Gary Matthews and stout pitching by John Montefusco carried the Giants to a 3-1 victory over the Dodgers before a near-capacity Glove Night crowd of 53,060. Maddox' belt came in the third inning after Steve Ontiveros walked and was all the Giants needed. They got another in the next chukker when Matthews hit a towering blast into the center field stands. The Dodgers scored in the opening inning on Jim Wynn's single and Steve Garvey's two-out triple. Montefusco's route-going performance was his second straight.
Phillies 6, Expos 3 at Montreal (day game):
Mike Anderson drove in four runs and Willie Montanez knocked in two with a double and homer as the Phillies defeated the Expos, 6-3, and spoiled the Expos' home opener before 21,274 under cloudy skies with a temperature of 52 degrees. The Expos started fast, getting three runs in the first inning on a wild pitch, Gary Carter's sacrifice fly and Larry Parrish's double. Anderson's two-run circuit smash tied the score in second and Montanez put the Phils ahead to stay with a solo homer in the fifth. The Phils got another tally that inning on Greg Luzinski's single, Mike Schmidt's double, an intentional walk and Anderson's infield out. Their final run in the ninth came on singles by Luzinski, Bob Boone and Anderson.
Cardinals 5, Pirates 4 at St. Louis (night game):
Luis Melendez hit a pinch single in the 13th inning to give the Cardinals a 5-4 victory over the Pirates. Keith Hernandez led off the decisive frame with a single off Sam McDowell and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Ted Martinez. Ed Brinkman was intentionally walked and then Melendez, batting for winning pitcher Ray Sadecki, hit a drive off the left field fence. The lead had changed hands four times before. The Cards had gone ahead, 4-3, in the sixth on a walk to Ted Sizemore, Bake McBride's run-producing double and Reggie Smith's sacrifice fly. That overcame a 3-2 Pirate lead manufactured in the top half of the inning on Willie Stargell's single and Dave Parker's home run. The Pirates tied the game in the ninth on pinch-hitter Bill Robinson's double and a two-out single by Al Oliver.