MLB standings through games of May 11, 1975

MLB standings at the end of May 11, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Milwaukee Brewers	26	16	10	0	.615		123	90	8-2	8-8	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	24	14	10	0	.583	1.0	109	105	5-5	9-5	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	24	12	12	0	.500	3.0	88	128	7-8	5-4	3-7	Lost 3
Baltimore Orioles	27	12	15	0	.444	4.5	114	109	8-8	4-7	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	26	11	15	0	.423	5.0	83	107	6-8	5-7	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	28	11	17	0	.393	6.0	128	109	6-7	5-10	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	29	17	12	0	.586		114	95	12-5	5-7	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	29	17	12	0	.586		128	112	7-8	10-4	7-3	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	30	15	15	0	.500	2.5	125	141	11-8	4-7	4-6	Won 1
California Angels	31	15	16	0	.484	3.0	129	127	8-9	7-7	3-7	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	25	12	13	0	.480	3.0	116	108	4-3	8-10	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	29	12	17	0	.414	5.0	114	140	4-7	8-10	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	27	18	9	0	.667		138	106	11-4	7-5	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	25	13	12	0	.520	4.0	94	88	7-6	6-6	5-5	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	27	13	14	0	.481	5.0	99	109	7-4	6-10	6-4	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	26	12	14	0	.462	5.5	109	123	9-8	3-6	5-5	Won 3
New York Mets	25	11	14	0	.440	6.0	100	96	7-8	4-6	2-8	Won 1
Montreal Expos	24	10	14	0	.417	6.5	76	98	6-6	4-8	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	32	21	11	0	.656		152	109	12-4	9-7	7-3	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	32	18	14	0	.562	3.0	158	114	11-4	7-10	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	33	17	16	0	.515	4.5	108	141	10-6	7-10	5-5	Won 4
San Diego Padres	31	15	16	0	.484	5.5	101	129	5-9	10-7	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	30	14	16	0	.467	6.0	117	122	6-9	8-7	4-6	Lost 4
Houston Astros	34	11	23	0	.324	11.0	136	153	5-9	6-14	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Twins 6, Orioles 4 (day game) / Orioles 9, Twins 3 at Baltimore (day game):
The Twins got six-hit pitching from Bert Blyleven and won the first game of a doubleheader, 6-4, but the Orioles came back with a 12-hit attack to gain a 9-3 victory in the second game. After Craig Kusick drove in a run with a single in the second inning of the opener, the Twins made it 5-0 in the fifth with two walks, a single by Rod Carew, double by Steve Brye and single by Tony Oliva. The Orioles pulled close with a homer by Doug DeCinces in their half of the fifth and three runs in the sixth, two crossing the plate on a double by Tommy Davis, but Kusick singled to add a run to the Twins' total in the eighth, giving Blyleven extra elbow room. In the nightcap, Davis drove in four runs for the Orioles with two singles, Bobby Grich hit two homers and Al Bumbry batted in two runs with a bases loaded double.

Red Sox 5, Angels 2 at California (day game):
Rico Petrocelli and Rick Burleson each singled in two runs and Jim Rice contributed a homer as the Red Sox defeated the Angels, 5-2. After Rice's round-tripper in the fourth inning, the Red Sox loaded the bases in the sixth on two walks and a single by Carl Yastrzemskl, paving the way for Petrocelli's two-run hit. Burleson batted in a pair after the Red Sox loaded the bases again in the ninth.

Indians 4, White Sox 3 at Cleveland (day game):
An infield hit by Tommy McCraw and two errors on the play enabled the Indians to score two runs in the 11th inning to defeat the White Sox, 4-3, and end their five-game losing streak. The Indians tied the score at 2-2 in the seventh with a homer by Rico Carty and consecutive singles by Buddy Bell, John Ellis and manager Frank Robinson. The White Sox went ahead again in the 11th when Tony Muser singled, Bucky Dent sacrificed and Nyls Nyman singled with two out. In the Indians' half, Carty walked and advanced to third on a sacrifice by Charlie Spikes and a long fly by Bell. After an intentional pass to Ellis, McCraw topped a bouncer down the third base line, Carty scoring. When Terry Forster threw wildly to first base and Bob Coluccio also made a wild throw in returning the ball to the infield, Ellis came around to cross the plate with the Indians' winning run.

Rangers 11, Tigers 7 at Detroit (day game):
Four homers, including Leo Cardenas' first circuit clout since 1972, powered the Rangers to an 11-7 victory over the Tigers. Jeff Burroughs was the first to find the range with a two-run blow in the third inning. The Rangers then erupted for five runs in the fifth in an outburst that included a triple by Lenny Randle and Cardenas' homer with a man on base. With two out in the ninth, Roy Smalley and Tom Grieve connected in succession off John Hiller to account for the first runs off the Tigers' reliever this season. Smalley's homer was a major league first for the rookie shortstop. Tigers' hitting included a homer by Bill Freehan. Ron LeFlore, who had a double and two singles, batted in three runs.

Royals 4, Brewers 0 at Kansas City (day game):
While Steve Busby was pitching a five-hitter, the Royals came up with an oddity when Harmon Killebrew stole his first base since 1971 to figure in a 4-0 victory over the Brewers. Hal McRae doubled with two out in the fourth inning and scored on a single by Killebrew, who then surprised the Brewers with his theft of second. Cookie Rojas drove in Killebrew with a single, took second on the throw home and scored on a single by Frank White. The Royals added their last run in the seventh on singles by White and George Brett around a sacrifice by Buck Martinez.

A's 7, Yankees 5 at Oakland (day game):
Although kayoed in the seventh inning, Vida Blue received credit for his seventh victory of the season when the Athletics defeated the Yankees, 7-5. The A's scored six of their runs in the third. Joe Rudi knocked in two with a single and Billy Williams delivered two more with another single. Blue sailed along with a 6-1 lead before surrendering two runs in the sixth on a walk and singles by Elliott Maddox, Thurman Munson and Alex Johnson. Bobby Bonds homered with a man on base to chase Blue in the seventh, but Rudi hit for the circuit in the A's half to provide an extra margin for Jim Todd, who protected Blue's decision.

Braves 7, Phillies 3 at Atlanta (day game):
Homers by Earl Williams and Ralph Garr helped the Braves take full advantage of the Phillies' faulty fielding to gain a 7-3 victory. Only two of the Braves' runs off Walt Twitchell were earned. In the first inning, Garr was safe on a fumble by Tommy Hutton and Marty Perez singled. Darrell Evans forced Perez, but a wild throw by Larry Bowa, attempting a double play, allowed Garr to score. Mike Lum singled to drive in Evans and Williams followed with a homer for two more runs. In the fourth, after Larvell Blanks singled and Buzz Capra was awarded first on catcher's interference by Bob Boone, Garr hit a three-run homer.

Padres 2, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
Although Dave Winfield collected two hits, the Padres' outfielder did more with an infield out, walk and stolen base to help defeat the Cubs, 2-1. In the fifth inning, after a pass to Enzo Hernandez and hits by Gene Locklear and Johnny Grubb loaded the bases, Winfield batted in the Padres' first run with a groundout. Tim Hosley homered off Dave Freisleben for the Cubs in their half of the fifth. The tie then persisted until the eighth when Winfield walked, stole second and scored on a single by Hector Torres.

Astros 6, Expos 0 at Montreal (day game):
The Expos were shut out for the seventh time this season when they collected only five hits off Larry Dierker and lost to the Astros, 6-0. A single by Roger Metzger, pass to Cesar Cedeno and single by Jose Cruz in the fourth inning provided the only run that Dierker needed, but the Astros went on to pad their lead with the aid of a triple and single by Greg Gross, who drove in two runs, and a homer by Metzger with a man on base.

Mets 3, Reds 2 at New York (day game):
Tom Seaver got over a rocky start in the first inning and ended the Mets' six-game losing streak by defeating the Reds, 3-2. Opening the game, Seaver served up a leadoff homer by Pete Rose and allowed a second run on a double by Ken Griffey and single by Dan Driessen, but held the Reds to three more hits the rest of the way. John Milner homered for the Mets in the second and drove in the tying run with an infield out in the fourth after Felix Millan was hit by a pitch and Rusty Staub and Joe Torre walked. The Mets then beat Jack Billingham with a run in the eighth on singles by Mike Phillips, Del Unser and Staub.

Dodgers 7, Pirates 0 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Posting his third shutout of the season, Don Sutton brought his record to 7-1 by pitching the Dodgers to a 7-0 victory over the Pirates. The Dodgers settled Ken Brett's fate with two runs in the fifth inning on a walk to Davey Lopes, triple by Lee Lacy and a wild pitch. Ron Cey hit a triple, double and single, driving in one run and scoring one. Lopes batted in two runs with a single.

Cardinals 4, Giants 3 at St. Louis (day game):
Four runs in the first inning on extra-base blows by the first four batters carried the Cardinals to a 4-3 victory over the Giants. The quick attack on Pete Falcone saw Lou Brock and Ted Sizemore hit doubles, Luis Melendez followed with a triple and Ted Simmons capped the outburst with a homer. The Giants previously had scored two runs in their half of the first on a double by Von Joshua, single by Derrel Thomas, a stolen base and throwing error by Mike Tyson. The Giants added a run in the second on a single by Steve Ontiveros, forceout by Dave Rader, sacrifice by Falcone and single by Joshua, but failed to make up the remaining deficit although outhitting the Cardinals, 10-7.