MLB standings through games of April 20, 1975

MLB standings at the end of April 20, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	9	6	3	0	.667		47	43	2-2	4-1	6-3	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	10	6	4	0	.600	0.5	41	30	2-1	4-3	6-4	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	8	4	4	0	.500	1.5	42	36	2-3	2-1	4-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	8	4	4	0	.500	1.5	29	44	1-3	3-1	4-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	7	3	4	0	.429	2.0	23	28	2-2	1-2	3-4	Won 1
New York Yankees	10	3	7	0	.300	3.5	42	43	1-5	2-2	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	11	9	2	0	.818		48	29	5-1	4-1	9-1	Won 5
Oakland A's	12	8	4	0	.667	1.5	54	38	5-2	3-2	7-3	Won 3
California Angels	10	6	4	0	.600	2.5	52	46	3-3	3-1	6-4	Won 2
Texas Rangers	11	4	7	0	.364	5.0	52	54	1-7	3-0	4-6	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	12	4	8	0	.333	5.5	46	54	1-1	3-7	2-8	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	12	3	9	0	.250	6.5	45	76	0-5	3-4	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	10	7	3	0	.700		55	40	3-1	4-2	7-3	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	9	5	4	0	.556	1.5	39	32	2-3	3-1	5-4	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	11	6	5	0	.545	1.5	44	52	4-4	2-1	6-4	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	10	5	5	0	.500	2.0	39	42	2-4	3-1	5-5	Won 2
New York Mets	10	4	6	0	.400	3.0	43	40	3-2	1-4	4-6	Won 2
Montreal Expos	10	3	7	0	.300	4.0	29	43	0-2	3-5	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Diego Padres	10	6	4	0	.600		28	32	2-2	4-2	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	11	6	5	0	.545	0.5	37	26	3-4	3-1	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	13	7	6	0	.538	0.5	39	53	4-2	3-4	6-4	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	13	7	6	0	.538	0.5	56	48	5-2	2-4	7-3	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	14	7	7	0	.500	1.0	65	58	6-1	1-6	4-6	Lost 1
Houston Astros	13	4	9	0	.308	3.5	55	63	3-3	1-6	2-8	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 10, Orioles 2 at Boston (day game):
Taking advantage of the wildness of Mike Torrez, who issued eight walks in the first 3 1/3 innings, the Red Sox defeated the Orioles, 10-2. Torrez also uncorked two wild pitches and was charged with a balk while giving up five hits before being relieved. After three passes in the first inning, a single by Jim Rice, another walk to Rico Petrocelli and a grounder by Bob Montgomery produced three runs. Bernie Carbo doubled, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on a balk in the second. Torrez departed in the fourth when the Red Sox added three runs. Luis Tiant held the Orioles to four hits, with their runs coming on homers by Lee May and Bobby Grich.

Angels 8, White Sox 4 at Chicago (day game):
Nolan Ryan walked nine and struck out only six, but yielded just five hits and gained his fourth straight victory when the Angels defeated the White Sox, 8-4. Ken Henderson and Jorge Orta each homered with a man on base to account for the White Sox runs. Bruce Bochte had three hits, including two triples, and Dave Chalk had a pair of doubles among his three hits to lead the Angels' attack, driving in three runs apiece.

Indians 7, Brewers 4 at Cleveland (day game):
Tommy McCraw and Rico Carty each homered with a man on base and Frank Duffy drove in two runs with a single as the Indians defeated the Brewers, 7-4. McCraw's homer and Duffy's single came in the second inning when the Indians scored five times. Carty's blow followed a double by George Hendrick in the seventh. The Brewers rallied for three runs in the eighth before Gorman Thomas and Pedro Garcia struck out with the bases loaded.

Yankees 7, Tigers 1 at Detroit (day game):
The Yankees broke a tight game apart with six runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Tigers, 7-1, behind the three-hit pitching of Rudy May. A walk to Nate Colbert, a groundout, infield single by Leon Roberts and sacrifice fly by Mickey Stanley gave the Tigers their run in the second before Bobby Bonds tied the score with a homer in the third. The Yankees opened the seventh with two runs on a single by Chris Chambliss, wild throw by Vern Ruhle on a bunt by Thurman Munson and a double by Ed Herrmann. Roy White also doubled, driving in Herrmann. Then, after an intentional pass to Bonds, Ron Blomberg climaxed the outburst with a three-run homer.

[DH] A's 4, Twins 1 (day game) / A's 5, Twins 1 at Oakland (day game):
The Athletics got strong pitching from Glenn Abbott, Dave Hamilton and Jim Todd to defeat the Twins in a doubleheader, 4-1 and 5-1. Abbott gained his first victory of the season in the opener on a yield of six hits, including a homer by Bobby Darwin that deprived him of a shutout in the ninth inning. Bert Blyleven was the loser, although giving up only four hits. The A's loaded the bases in the second on singles by Reggie Jackson and Joe Rudi and a pass to Billy Williams. One run scored when Claudell Washington forced Williams and another run crossed the plate when Danny Thompson threw wildly trying for a double play. Thompson's second wild throw of the game and another by Glenn Borgmann resulted in two more runs for the A's in the sixth after a pass to Sal Bando and single by Jackson. Mike Norris started the nightcap for the A's, but pulled a muscle in his arm while passing leadoff batter Rod Carew. Hamilton took over and pitched through the sixth inning to gain his first victory of the season. Jim Todd finished. The A's used a walk to Bill North and singles by Bert Campaneris, Bando and Rudi to score two runs in the first inning. Two singles, three walks and a sacrifice fly added a pair in the sixth. Two passes and a single by Williams capped the scoring in the seventh.

Royals 2, Rangers 0 at Texas (day game):
Al Fitzmorris pitched the Royals' first shutout of the season and Fred Patek drove in two runs with a triple to beat the Rangers, 2-0. In the second inning, Hal McRae doubled and George Brett walked with one out. McRae was retired at third on a grounder by Frank White before Patek came up and lashed his triple to the right-center field wall.

Braves 4, Padres 3 at Atlanta (day game):
A two-run homer by Darrell Evans in the ninth inning for his third hit of the game carried the Braves to a 4-3 victory over the Padres. Evans singled to drive in the Braves' initial run in the first. The Padres tied the score with a triple by Bobby Tolan and single by Willie McCovey in the third and went ahead with consecutive homers by Dave Winfield and Mike Ivie in the fourth. Marty Perez walked, Evans singled and Mike Lum doubled for an Atlanta run in the fifth before the Braves won the game when Perez doubled and Evans hit his homer in the ninth.

[DH] Reds 5, Astros 3 (day game) / Astros 7, Reds 6 at Cincinnati (day game):
After the Reds won the opener of a doubleheader, 5-3, on a two out, two-run homer by Pete Rose in the ninth inning, the Astros snapped their seven-game losing streak with a 7-6 victory in the nightcap. The loss was the first for the Reds in seven games at home this season. Rose had four of the Reds' five hits in the lidlifter. Only two of their runs were earned. Cesar Cedeno homered for the Astros, who tied the score at 3-3 in the ninth on a run-scoring double by pinch-hitter Cliff Johnson. In the Reds' half, Ken Griffey was safe on an error by Larry Milbourne and Rose won the game with his round-tripper. In the nightcap, Jose Cruz tripled with the bases loaded and Milt May knocked in two runs with a single to lead the Astros' attack. What proved to be the winning run scored when Reds' reliever Will McEnaney balked in the seventh inning to allow Wilbur Howard to score from third base. Joe Morgan batted in five of the Reds' runs, including three with a homer.

Giants 6, Dodgers 3 at Los Angeles (day game):
The wildness of Geoff Zahn, relieving in his first appearance of the season, enabled the Giants to score three runs in the 13th inning to defeat the Dodgers, 6-3. The Giants rapped Rick Rhoden for three runs in the second on a single by Gary Matthews, a stolen base, double by Ed Goodson, singles by Chris Speier and Steve Ontiveros and sacrifice fly by Marc Hill. Ron Cey homered in the Dodgers' half of the second and Willie Crawford drove in two runs with a double to tie the score in the sixth. Zahn, after taking the mound in the 13th, walked Derrel Thomas. Bobby Murcer beat out a bunt. After a wild pitch, Matthews was passed intentionally to load the bases. Goodson then drew a walk from Zahn to force in the tie-breaking run and Speier followed with a single, driving in two runs, to insure the Giants' victory.

[DH] Mets 8, Cubs 6 (day game) / Mets 4, Cubs 3 at New York (night game):
The seven-game winning streak of the Cubs came to an abrupt halt with the loss of a doubleheader to the Mets, 8-6 and 4-3. The Mets opened the first game with three runs on a triple by Wayne Garrett and singles by Felix Millan, Del Unser, Rusty Staub and John Stearns. Resuming their attack in the second, the Mets added four runs. Unser and Dave Kingman each drove in one with singles and Ed Kranepool accounted for a pair with the double. Jack Heidemann hit his first major league homer since September, 1970, to produce the Mets' last run in the fifth. Manny Trillo homered with two men on base for the Cubs. Randy Tate, with help from Rick Baldwin, gained his first major league victory in the nightcap as the Mets completed the sweep of a doubleheader at home for the first time since September 1, 1973. Jerry Grote and Kingman backed Tate with homers, Kingman's blow coming with a man on base. The Cubs scored their runs in the ninth on a single by Jose Cardenal with the bases loaded and an error by Kingman.

Pirates 5, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (day game):
Ken Brett, one of baseball's best hitting pitchers, smashed the 10th homer of his major league career to add icing to the cake as the Pirates shut out the Cardinals, 5-0. The Pirates decided the game with four runs in the second inning, two scoring on a triple by Richie Hebner. Brett, making his first start since coming off the disabled list, connected for his homer in the seventh and then turned the mound over to Dave Giusti.