MLB standings through games of May 31, 1975

MLB standings at the end of May 31, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	41	23	18	0	.561		192	173	11-10	12-8	7-3	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	42	21	21	0	.500	2.5	179	174	10-10	11-11	2-8	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	40	19	21	0	.475	3.5	160	203	10-12	9-9	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	45	21	24	0	.467	4.0	210	171	12-10	9-14	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	43	19	24	0	.442	5.0	154	186	8-12	11-12	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	44	18	26	0	.409	6.5	154	172	11-11	7-15	3-7	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	46	28	18	0	.609		188	166	18-6	10-12	7-3	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	47	27	20	0	.574	1.5	199	197	16-9	11-11	7-3	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	42	23	19	0	.548	3.0	192	176	10-8	13-11	7-3	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	46	23	23	0	.500	5.0	211	203	11-15	12-8	3-7	Lost 1
California Angels	48	22	26	0	.458	7.0	186	192	9-15	13-11	2-8	Lost 5
Chicago White Sox	44	20	24	0	.455	7.0	181	193	10-10	10-14	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	42	24	18	0	.571		168	148	14-6	10-12	7-3	Won 6
Chicago Cubs	45	25	20	0	.556	0.5	192	193	16-7	9-13	3-7	Won 1
New York Mets	40	21	19	0	.525	2.0	175	162	12-10	9-9	6-4	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	45	22	23	0	.489	3.5	167	183	16-7	6-16	2-8	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	43	19	24	0	.442	5.5	179	190	13-12	6-12	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	39	15	24	0	.385	7.5	132	170	10-9	5-15	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	50	30	20	0	.600		229	170	17-9	13-11	5-5	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	49	28	21	0	.571	1.5	227	170	18-5	10-16	8-2	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	45	23	22	0	.511	4.5	179	183	14-10	9-12	7-3	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	48	24	24	0	.500	5.0	165	185	12-12	12-12	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	49	22	27	0	.449	7.5	178	231	13-8	9-19	4-6	Lost 3
Houston Astros	51	20	31	0	.392	10.5	220	226	11-12	9-19	6-4	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 1, Angels 0 at California (night game):
Mike Cuellar yielded only one hit and came out the winner in a duel with Bill Singer when Brooks Robinson smashed a homer to give the Orioles a 1-0 victory over the Angels. Bruce Bochte singled for the Angels' lone hit in the third inning. Singer, who struck out 10, gave up three hits. The first two were harmless singles by Al Bumbry and Bobby Grich before Robinson ripped into the first pitch thrown by Singer in the eighth to hand the Angels their fifth straight defeat.

Tigers 2, White Sox 0 at Detroit (day game):
The combination of Vern Ruhle's two-hit pitching and Willie Horton's two-run homer carried the Tigers to a 2-0 victory over the White Sox. Dan Meyer singled in the fourth inning before Horton hit for the circuit off Jim Kaat. Ruhle's shutout was the first of the rookie righthander's major league career.

Royals 7, Brewers 5 at Milwaukee (day game):
Making his first appearance since coming off the disabled list, Lindy McDaniel pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-hit relief and gained the victory when the Royals defeated the Brewers, 7-5. John Mayberry homered for the Royals in the second inning and Vada Pinson hit for the circuit in the third before the Brewers exploded for four runs in their half of the third. Darrell Porter led off with a homer. Bobby Mitchell drove in another run with a single and George Scott followed with a two-run smash. After each club picked up a tally in the fourth, the Royals broke away with four runs in the fifth. With two out, Mayberry doubled and scored on a single by George Brett. After a walk to Fran Healy, Frank White doubled, driving in two runs to put the Royals ahead. Fred Patek then added an insurance marker with a single, scoring White.

Red Sox 12, Twins 8 at Minnesota (day game):
Although the Twins numbered three homers among their nine hits, the Red Sox pounded their way to a 12-8 victory with 17 hits, including only one round-tripper. Larry Hisle and Rod Carew each hit for the circuit with two men on base and Steve Braun added a solo swat in the Twins' scoring. The only Red Sox homer was more potent however, coming off the bat of Jim Rice after singles by Rick Burleson and Carl Yastrzemski to break a 7-7 tie in the seventh inning. Dwight Evans iced the verdict with a two-run double in the ninth.

Indians 4, A's 1 at Oakland (day game):
Dennis Eckersley, the Indians' rookie righthander who shut out the Athletics, 6-0 on May 25, defeated the defending world champions again, 4-1. All of the Indians' runs counted on homers. Tommy McCraw started the attack with a round-tripper in the first inning. McCraw was on base with a single when George Hendrick hit for the circuit in the third. Hendrick also accounted for the Indians' last run with his second homer of the game in the fifth. Eckersley gave up his first earned run in 28 innings when the A's scored in the sixth on a safe bunt by Phil Garner and double by Sal Bando.

Yankees 6, Rangers 0 at Texas (night game):
A single by Cesar Tovar with two out in the sixth inning accounted for the Rangers' only hit off Catfish Hunter, who pitched the Yankees to a 6-0 victory before a Ball Night Crowd of 38,714, second largest turnout in the four-year history of Arlington Stadium. The Yankees supported Hunter with a 16-hit attack, including a two-run homer by Bobby Bonds.

Cubs 2, Dodgers 1 at Chicago (day game):
Andy Messersmith, serving as reliever and starter, saved the Dodgers' 3-1 victory in the completion of the previous day's suspended game, but then was tagged for two homers by Jose Cardenal and lost to the Cubs, 2-1, in the regularly-scheduled contest that followed. The previous day's game was halted by darkness after 7½ innings with the Dodgers leading, 3-1. Messersmith set down the Cubs in their half of the eighth and gave up one hit in the ninth before wrapping up the victory for Don Sutton. Then, taking the mound as a starter, Messersmith bowed in a duel with Rick Reuschel, who held the Dodgers to three hits. Cardenal accounted for the Cubs' first hit off Messersmith with a homer in the fourth before coming up again and rapping another round-tripper in the sixth. The Dodgers' run scored in the eighth on a walk to Henry Cruz, an infield out and single by Bill Buckner.

Expos 3, Giants 2 at Montreal (night game):
Leading off the ninth inning, Mike Jorgensen smashed a homer to give the Expos a 3-2 victory over the Giants. The Expos took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a walk to Pepe Mangual, single by Tim Foli and infield out by Rich Coggins. A triple by Pete Mackanin and sacrifice fly by Steve Rogers added a run in the fifth, but the Giants struck for the tying pair in the ninth when Dave Rader walked and Glenn Adams homered as a pinch-hitter for Jim Barr. Dan Warthen, who replaced Rogers and retired one batter to end the Giants' inning, then gained his first major league victory on Jorgensen's homer.

Mets 7, Padres 2 at New York (night game):
Backed by a 17-hit attack, Tom Seaver pitched the Mets to a 7-2 victory to mark the 15th time that the ace righthander had defeated the Padres in 16 career decisions. Johnny Grubb drove in both Padre runs with a double and homer. Cleon Jones, playing in only his third game since coming off the disabled list, had three hits in three trips for the Mets before leaving the game. Ed Kranepool and Mike Phillips also had three hits apiece.

Astros 15, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
After being shut out for seven innings, the Astros exploded for 12 runs in the eighth and trounced the Phillies, 15-3. Wayne Twitchell, Tug McGraw and Gene Garber were victims of the outburst that saw the Astros put together 10 hits and two walks in their scoring spree. Cliff Johnson, pinch-hitting for Greg Gross, batted twice during the stanza and drove in three runs with a double and homer. The Astros added three more runs in the ninth, two scoring when Enos Cabell hit his first N. L. homer.

Pirates 11, Braves 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Pirates piled up 16 hits, with everyone joining in the attack except Willie Stargell and Bruce Kison, to defeat the Braves, 11-4, for their sixth straight victory. Rennie Stennett and Dave Parker led the way with three hits each. Five other Pirates had two hits apiece. Stargell, although collared in four trips, scored a run in the first when the Pirates got off to a 4-0 lead. Frank Taveras opened with a double, Stargell walked and Parker and Manny Sanguillen each rapped run-scoring singles. Sanguillen took second on the throw home and scored along with Parker when Bill Robinson singled. The Pirates then decided the outcome with two more runs in the second on triples by Stennett and Parker and a single by Al Oliver.

Reds 6, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (night game):
Don Gullett pitched a four-hitter and breezed to a 6-0 victory over the Cardinals behind the slugging of the Reds, who rapped three homers among their 13 hits. Bob Gibson, who started for the Cardinals, had his fate settled in the first inning when Ken Griffey singled and Joe Morgan homered. Griffey rapped a round-tripper off reliever Tommy Moore in the sixth and George Foster hit for the circuit off Ryan Kurosaki in the ninth.