MLB standings through games of May 9, 1975

MLB standings at the end of May 9, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Milwaukee Brewers	24	15	9	0	.625		120	86	8-2	7-7	7-3	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	22	13	9	0	.591	1.0	104	101	5-5	8-4	6-4	Won 6
Detroit Tigers	22	12	10	0	.545	2.0	79	112	7-6	5-4	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	24	10	14	0	.417	5.0	93	94	6-7	4-7	3-7	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	24	10	14	0	.417	5.0	76	96	5-7	5-7	4-6	Lost 4
New York Yankees	26	10	16	0	.385	6.0	120	102	6-7	4-9	3-7	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	27	16	11	0	.593		107	87	11-4	5-7	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	27	15	12	0	.556	1.0	112	103	7-8	8-4	7-3	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	28	14	14	0	.500	2.5	121	138	10-7	4-7	3-7	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	22	11	11	0	.500	2.5	101	87	4-3	7-8	7-3	Won 1
California Angels	29	14	15	0	.483	3.0	125	122	7-8	7-7	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	27	11	16	0	.407	5.0	103	133	4-7	7-9	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	25	17	8	0	.680		132	103	10-3	7-5	6-4	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	23	13	10	0	.565	3.0	92	75	7-4	6-6	6-4	Won 4
Philadelphia Phillies	25	13	12	0	.520	4.0	95	100	7-4	6-8	7-3	Lost 1
New York Mets	23	10	13	0	.435	6.0	96	87	6-7	4-6	3-7	Lost 5
St. Louis Cardinals	24	10	14	0	.417	6.5	96	118	7-8	3-6	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	22	9	13	0	.409	6.5	68	85	5-5	4-8	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	30	19	11	0	.633		139	107	12-4	7-7	7-3	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	30	17	13	0	.567	2.0	149	110	11-4	6-9	7-3	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	28	14	14	0	.500	4.0	112	109	6-9	8-5	5-5	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	31	15	16	0	.484	4.5	99	137	8-6	7-10	3-7	Won 2
San Diego Padres	29	14	15	0	.483	4.5	98	123	5-9	9-6	4-6	Lost 1
Houston Astros	32	10	22	0	.312	10.0	123	145	5-9	5-13	3-7	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Twins 5, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (night game):
Pressed into service when Vic Albury became ill with flu, Jim Hughes turned in his first complete game of the season and pitched the Twins to a 5-2 victory over the Orioles. The Twins, who handed Ross Grimsiey his fourth straight defeat, broke away with three runs in the second inning. A double by Eric Soderholm and two walks loaded the bases. After Steve Braun grounded out to plate one run, Glenn Borgmann drove in two more with a single. A single by Bobby Darwin, Soderholm's second double of the game and another groundout by Craig Kusick added a run in the third. A pass to Borgmann, a sacrifice and single by Sergio Ferrer completed the Twins' scoring in the seventh. The Orioles got their runs when Dave Duncan homered with Brooks Robinson on base in the ninth.

Red Sox 4, Angels 1 at California (night game):
Getting three-hit pitching from Rick Wise, the Red Sox defeated the Angels, 4-1, for their sixth straight victory. Mickey Rivers spoiled Wise's shutout bid with a homer in the ninth inning.

White Sox 2, Indians 0 at Cleveland (night game):
Jim Kaat gained his fifth straight victory and 12th in a row over two seasons when Pat Kelly hit a two-run homer to defeat the Indians, 2-0. The White Sox club record for consecutive victories in one season is 11 by John Rigney in 1939 and Gary Peters in 1963. Kelly hit his homer off Gaylord Perry in the eighth inning after a single by Tony Muser, sacrifice by Jorge Orta and flyout by Brian Downing. Kaat was removed after giving up the sixth hit off his deliveries to open the ninth.

Rangers 3, Tigers 1 at Detroit (night game):
The Rangers scored two runs in third inning with the aid of a wild throw by Dan Meyer to defeat the Tigers, 3-1. Cesar Tovar singled with one out in that stanza and took third on a single by Lenny Randle. Meyer raced in for a short fly by Willie Davis to left field and then threw wildly trying to double Randle off first. Tovar scored on the error and Randle wound up at third. Jeff Burroughs then beat out an infield hit, driving in Randle. Because of Burroughs' hit, only one run was ruled unearned. Willie Horton homered for the Tigers in the seventh before the Rangers' picked up their last run on a wild pitch by Tiger reliever Tom Walker with the bases loaded in the ninth.

Brewers 7, Royals 1 at Kansas City (night game):
Hank Aaron hit his third homer of the season and 736th of his career in the seventh inning to ignite a five-run outburst that propelled the Brewers to a 7-1 victory over the Royals. After Aaron's blast broke a 1-1 tie, Sixto Lezcano doubled, Darrell Porter walked and Bobby Mitchell tripled for two more runs. Then, following a pass to Pedro Garcia, Don Money doubled to add another pair. Gorman Thomas accounted for the Brewers' last run with a homer in the ninth.

A's 4, Yankees 3 at Oakland (night game):
The speed of pinch-runner Matt Alexander wound up with the Athletics scoring on a wild pitch by Sparky Lyle with two out in the eighth inning to defeat the Yankees, 4-3. Alexander was the A's second pinch-runner in the inning. Don Hopkins, who was the first, running for Joe Rudi, was thrown out trying to steal. However, after Billy Williams walked, Alexander took the paths, stole second, continued to third on a wild throw by catcher Thurman Munson and scored on Lyle's errant heave to the plate. Roy White and Graig Nettles hit homers in the game for the Yankees, while the A's had matching blows by Reggie Jackson and Gene Tenace.

Braves 3, Phillies 1 at Atlanta (night game):
Getting the first hit of his major league career, Biff Pocoroba drove in two runs with a single in the second inning to enable the Braves to defeat the Phillies, 3-1. Earl Williams singled and Larvell Blanks doubled before the Braves' rookie catcher came through with his hit. Greg Luzinski homered for the Phillies' run in the sixth, but the Braves added a tally in their half on a pass to Dusty Baker, a stolen base and single by Blanks. Roric Harrison, who doled out five hits, registered his third career victory over the Phillies without a defeat.

Cubs 5, Padres 2 at Chicago (day game):
A homer by Rick Monday helped the Cubs get off to a three-run start in the first inning en route to a 5-2 victory over the Padres. Don Kessinger singled, took third on a single by Jose Cardenal and scored when Bill Madlock forced Cardenal. Madlock was safe at first when Willie McCovey dropped the throw as the Padres attempted to complete a double play. Monday then made it 3-0 with his homer. Monday was forced to leave the game in the fourth after colliding with Rob Sperring as the second baseman caught a pop fly by McCovey. Champ Summers went into the lineup. In the eighth, Madlock singled, Summers tripled and Jerry Morales hit a sacrifice fly for the Cubs' last two runs.

Expos 5, Astros 4 at Montreal (night game):
After trailing by four runs, the Expos rallied to defeat the Astros, 5-4. Woodie Fryman, who started for the Expos, was stopped on his string of 32 innings of scoreless pitching when the Astros counted all their runs in the fourth, two scoring on a triple by Enos Cabell. The Expos began their comeback with a run in the fifth on a double by Hal Breeden, single by Jose Morales, who batted for Fryman, and a sacrifice fly by Pape Mangual. Don DeMola then was a winner in relief when the Expos erupted for four runs in the sixth. Gary Carter doubled and scored on a single by Larry Parrish. Pete Mackanin also singled. Barry Foote doubled, driving in Parrish and when Cabell had trouble picking up the ball in right field, Mackanin scored. Following an intentional pass to Larry Biittner, Mangual singled to drive in Foote with the winning run.

Reds 4, Mets 3 at New York (night game):
Don Gullett helped himself to victory with a two-run single and Joe Morgan also drove in two runs with a single as the Reds concentrated their scoring in the fifth inning to defeat the Mets, 4-3. Walks to Cesar Geronimo and Ken Griffey around a single by George Foster loaded the bases before Gullett rapped his single. Then, after another walk, Morgan tagged reliever Bob Apodaca's first pitch for the game-deciding hit. Mets' scoring included homers by Dave Kingman in eighth and Wayne Garrett in the ninth, both off Pedro Borbon, pitching in relief of Gullett.

Pirates 11, Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Hitting Mike Marshall with reckless abandon, the Pirates scored nine runs off the relief ace in the seventh and eighth innings to trounce the Dodgers, 11-3. The Dodgers had a 3-2 lead when Burt Hooton was lifted and Marshall took the mound in the seventh. Bob Robertson, batting for Dock Ellis, started the Pirates' attack with a single. After Rennie Stennett sacrificed, Richie Hebner singled in pinch-runner Larry Demery. Al Oliver doubled to put the Pirates ahead and, after a walk to Richie Zisk, Dave Parker tripled to make the inning good for four runs. The Pirates added five more in the eighth, three scoring on a homer by Parker.

Cardinals 6, Giants 4 at St. Louis (night game):
Ron Fairly hit his first homer in a Cardinal uniform and also singled, driving in a total of four runs, in a 6-4 victory over the Giants. The Cards, taking advantage of John D'Acquisto's wildness, scored three times after two were out in the first inning on a walk, hit batsman, wild pitch, Fairly's single and a double by Keith Hernandez. A double by Mike Tyson and single by Lou Brock added a tally in the second before Ted Simmons walked and Fairly homered in the third. Gary Matthews batted in three runs for the Giants with a triple and homer.