MLB standings through games of May 20, 1975

MLB standings at the end of May 20, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Milwaukee Brewers	33	20	13	0	.606		151	123	9-2	11-11	6-4	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	32	17	15	0	.531	2.5	143	139	8-8	9-7	4-6	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	32	16	16	0	.500	3.5	127	167	8-10	8-6	4-6	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	34	15	19	0	.441	5.5	128	129	11-11	4-8	5-5	Lost 4
New York Yankees	35	15	20	0	.429	6.0	155	129	9-9	6-11	5-5	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	33	13	20	0	.394	7.0	107	150	6-9	7-11	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	36	21	15	0	.583		144	132	14-5	7-10	6-4	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	36	20	16	0	.556	1.0	167	145	10-11	10-5	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	38	20	18	0	.526	2.0	163	143	9-10	11-8	6-4	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	39	20	19	0	.513	2.5	153	174	11-8	9-11	6-4	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	33	16	17	0	.485	3.5	149	138	8-7	8-10	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	35	15	20	0	.429	5.5	139	157	7-8	8-12	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	35	22	13	0	.629		161	138	13-5	9-8	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	36	20	16	0	.556	2.5	148	140	14-4	6-12	7-3	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	32	17	15	0	.531	3.5	122	118	9-6	8-9	5-5	Lost 2
New York Mets	31	16	15	0	.516	4.0	137	119	9-8	7-7	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	31	13	18	0	.419	7.0	108	134	9-9	4-9	5-5	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	34	14	20	0	.412	7.5	142	152	10-10	4-10	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	40	25	15	0	.625		179	137	14-7	11-8	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	40	20	20	0	.500	5.0	179	147	11-5	9-15	3-7	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	38	19	19	0	.500	5.0	125	144	9-10	10-9	5-5	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	37	18	19	0	.486	5.5	146	158	10-10	8-9	4-6	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	40	19	21	0	.475	6.0	148	191	11-6	8-15	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	42	15	27	0	.357	11.0	176	193	8-11	7-16	5-5	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 7, A's 0 at Boston (night game):
Bill Lee needed only 78 pitches to shut out the Athletics, while Jim Rice, Tony Conigliaro and Juan Beniquez provided home-run support as the Red Sox defeated the Orioles, 7-0. Boston kayoed Vida Blue with six runs in the first five innings, getting two in the second on singles by Dwight Evans and Conigliaro, a walk and Beniquez' double. Rice homered in the third and Conigliaro in the fourth, and the Sox knocked out Blue with a two-run fifth. Beniquez closed out the scoring with his first homer in the sixth. Lee faced only 25 batters through eight innings, giving up a double to Sal Bando in the fifth. Angel Mangual singled to open the ninth and Bill North walked, but Lee worked out of the trouble, registering his only strikeout of the game to end the contest.

Brewers 7, Rangers 6 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Brewers scored their seventh straight victory at home, edging the Rangers, 7-6, in the 10th when George Scott tripled home the tying run and scored the winner on pinch-hitter Mike Hegan's slow infield bounder. Texas' Willie Davis had put the visitors ahead in the top of the inning with a leadoff homer. Scott drove in two runs, Bobby Mitchell and Darrell Porter one each as Milwaukee built a 4-1 lead after three innings. But the Rangers tallied twice in the fifth and sixth to take a 5-4 lead, Jeff Burroughs driving in two runs and scoring a third. The Brewers got the equalizer in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Scott which plated Bill Sharp.

Tigers 5, Twins 3 at Minnesota (night game):
The Tigers' five-run explosion in the sixth inning helped Mickey Lolich gain the first victory in his last four decisions as Detroit defeated the Twins, 5-3. The Tigers tallied all their runs after two were out, Dan Meyer contributing a two-run triple and Bill Freehan driving home two more with a double. Twins' shortstop Danny Thompson made errors on two consecutive ground balls to keep the rally alive. Minnesota scored single runs in the fifth, seventh and ninth, with the final marker crossing the plate on Lolich's wild pitch.

Yankees 6, Royals 0 at New York (night game):
Claiming his first victory since April 26, the Yankees' Pat Dobson shut out the Royals on six hits, 6-0. New York got to loser Paul Splittorff for two runs in the first on a walk, the first of four hits by Roy White -- a double -- and single by Thurman Munson. Chris Chambliss' single and a triple by Graig Nettles were run-producing hits in the sixth. White tripled home the fifth run in the seventh and Nettles closed out the scoring with a solo homer in the following frame.

Braves 9, Expos 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Vic Correll's fifth homer in five games, a grand slam in the eighth, plus a three-run shot in first by Dusty Baker, powered the Braves past the Expos, 9-4. Correll picked up another RBI in the third with a single which plated Baker. Earl Williams singled home the first Atlanta run just prior to Baker's homer in the opening inning. Gary Carter pounded a two-run homer for Montreal in the sixth off winner Roric Harrison, who needed relief help from Max Leon when Montreal pulled within one. Leon surrendered a run-scoring single to Larry Biittner, but blanked the Expos the rest of the way.

Mets 6, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Mets broke a scoreless tie with four runs in the fifth inning and went on to defeat the Reds, 6-2, on the combined seven-hit hurling of winner Jerry Koosman and reliever Bob Apodaca. Koosman touched off the big fifth inning with a single and later scored on Rusty Staub's two-run double. Joe Torre followed with his first homer of the season and doubled home Felix Millan with the fifth New York run in the seventh. Torre doubled again in the ninth and scored on Wayne Garrett's single. A triple by Tony Perez and sacrifice fly by Dave Concepcion got the Reds their first run in the sixth. Johnny Bench hit a solo homer in the eighth. Koosman walked the next two Cincinnati hitters and was replaced by Apodaca.

Astros 4, Phillies 2 at Houston (night game):
The Astros used the flying feet of Cesar Cedeno to snap a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning and beat the Phillies, 4-2. Cedeno scored the go-ahead run from first on a single to right by Bob Watson. Doug Rader's RBI single later produced an insurance run. The Phillies had tied the score in the top of the eighth on a bases-loaded infield single by Dave Cash. Houston's second run, in the third, was the product of Cedeno's daring baserunning. The Astro outfielder singled, stole second, took third when Phillie third baseman Mike Schmidt threw out Watson and scored on Jose Cruz' fly to medium left. Mike Anderson plated the Phillies' first run with a single in the sixth. Houston took a 1-0 lead in the first on successive singles by Roger Metzger, Cedeno and Watson.

Cubs 2, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Cubs got a pair of first-inning runs on Jose Cardenal's one-out double, a passed ball, walk, double by Bill Madlock and an infield out, and starting pitcher Bill Bonham made them stand up as he stopped Dodgers on two hits, 2-1. Lee Lacy's leadoff homer in the fourth was good for the only Los Angeles run. The only other hit allowed by Bonham was a second-inning single by Ron Cey. Loser Don Sutton limited Chicago to three singles after the first inning and struck out 11.

Padres 5, Cardinals 2 at San Diego (night game):
Surviving a shaky first inning in which the Cardinals scored their only runs, Alan Foster shackled his former mates the rest of the way on three hits as the Padres beat St. Louis, 5-2. Lou Brock tripled and scored on Ted Sizemore's sacrifice in the first. Singles by Luis Melendez, Ted Simmons and Ron Fairly loaded the bases, but the Cardinals managed only one more run, Melendez scoring on a groundout by Keith Hernandez, before Foster slammed the door. The Padres scored three off reliever-turned-starter Elias Sosa, Dave Winfield doubling home the first run, Mike Ivie's sacrifice fly plating the second and Fred Kendall scoring the third with an RBI single. Winfield belted a two-run, fifth-inning homer to conclude the scoring.

Giants 12, Pirates 4 at San Francisco (night game):
Ed Halicki, making his first start since being recalled from the minors, benefited from 16-hit support, including Willie Montanez' three-run homer in the sixth, to gain credit for the Giants' 12-4 victory over the Pirates. San Francisco iced the game with a five-run third, with Gary Matthews and Dave Rader each contributing run-scoring doubles. Von Joshua chipped in with a solo homer for the Giants. The Pirates reached Halicki for eight hits and all their runs in the first seven innings, including an inside-the-park homer by Rennie Stennett.