MLB standings through games of June 8, 1975

MLB standings at the end of June 8, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	48	28	20	0	.583		237	215	15-12	13-8	7-3	Lost 1
New York Yankees	52	28	24	0	.538	2.0	251	191	12-10	16-14	9-1	Won 8
Milwaukee Brewers	50	24	26	0	.480	5.0	210	230	10-12	14-14	3-7	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	48	23	25	0	.479	5.0	193	228	11-13	12-12	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	51	23	28	0	.451	6.5	191	223	12-15	11-13	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	50	22	28	0	.440	7.0	173	184	15-12	7-16	6-4	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	53	31	22	0	.585		218	197	21-10	10-12	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	55	30	25	0	.545	2.0	240	233	16-9	14-16	4-6	Lost 5
California Angels	55	27	28	0	.491	5.0	216	210	14-17	13-11	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	53	26	27	0	.491	5.0	240	239	11-16	15-11	4-6	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	49	24	25	0	.490	5.0	230	226	10-12	14-13	3-7	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	52	22	30	0	.423	8.5	205	228	10-13	12-17	3-7	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	49	27	22	0	.551		193	177	17-10	10-12	6-4	Lost 2
New York Mets	48	26	22	0	.542	0.5	195	187	17-13	9-9	6-4	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	52	28	24	0	.538	0.5	206	196	22-8	6-16	7-3	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	53	28	25	0	.528	1.0	229	237	19-8	9-17	4-6	Lost 4
St. Louis Cardinals	50	25	25	0	.500	2.5	206	201	16-13	9-12	8-2	Won 6
Montreal Expos	45	17	28	0	.378	8.0	152	201	12-13	5-15	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	56	34	22	0	.607		264	185	22-5	12-17	8-2	Won 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	57	33	24	0	.579	1.5	248	197	17-9	16-15	4-6	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	53	27	26	0	.509	5.5	226	227	14-10	13-16	4-6	Won 2
San Diego Padres	54	26	28	0	.481	7.0	179	214	12-12	14-16	3-7	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	56	25	31	0	.446	9.0	204	254	13-8	12-23	3-7	Lost 1
Houston Astros	59	20	39	0	.339	15.5	230	256	11-15	9-24	2-8	Lost 8

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 1, Royals 0 at Baltimore (day game):
Jim Palmer gave up a single by Hal McRae in the fourth inning for the only hit off his deliveries and pitched the Orioles to a 1-0 victory over the Royals. Steve Busby, on the mound for the Royals, also allowed only one hit -- a single by Lee May in the fourth -- until the seventh when May doubled and Brooks Robinson singled to produce the Orioles' run. By winning, the Orioles completed a sweep of a three-game series for the first time this season.

Twins 7, Red Sox 5 at Boston (day game):
Erupting for six runs in the ninth inning, the Twins ended their seven-game losing streak by defeating the Red Sox, 7-5. With the score tied, 1-1, Larry Hisle doubled to open the outburst and Tony Oliva beat out a bunt. Tom Kelly singled, driving in Hisle. After a sacrifice and intentional pass to Dan Ford, Rod Carew came up as a pinch-hitter and singled to score Eric Soderholm, who ran for Oliva. Danny Walton also delivered a pinch-single, driving in Kelly and Ford. Carew counted on a single by Jerry Terrell. Steve Braun then singled to plate Walton with the Twins' sixth run of the stanza. The Red Sox rallied in their half for four runs, two scoring on a double by Jim Rice and another on a double by Tim McCarver before Tom Burgmeier saved the game.

Brewers 4, Angels 3 at California (day game):
Darrell Porter, who went into the game batting only .191, drove in all of the Brewers' runs to account for a 4-3 victory over the Angels. The Brewers' catcher batted in two runs with a single in the fifth inning and homered with a man on base in the seventh. The Angels came back with a two-run homer by Joe Lahoud in their half of the seventh but then fell short with a rally in the eighth. Dave Collins bunted safely, Jerry Remy singled and, after a sacrifice, Lahoud beat out an infield hit, driving in Collins, but Remy also tried to score from second base and was thrown out at the plate.

Yankees 4, White Sox 1 at Chicago (day game):
The relief pitching of Sparky Lyle, who replaced Doc Medich with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth inning, saved the Yankees' 4-1 victory over the White Sox. The Yankees held a 2-0 lead before Medich faltered. After Brian Downing and Pat Kelly singled and Bucky Dent walked to load the bases, Lyle took over and passed Carlos May to force in a run, but then struck out both Ken Henderson and Deron Johnson to quell the threat. The Yankees iced the victory with their final two runs in the ninth on singles by Rick Dempsey, Graig Nettles and Chris Chambliss together with an error.

[DH] Indians 3, Rangers 2 (day game) / Rangers 7, Indians 6 at Cleveland (day game):
A single by Lenny Randle in the 17th inning, scoring Jeff Burroughs, decided the longest game in the major leagues so far this season and gave the Rangers a 7-6 victory in the nightcap of a doubleheader after the Indians won the opener, 3-2. In the lidlifter, the Indians scored all their runs in the fourth inning on a double by Rick Manning, single by Oscar Gamble, infield hit by Charlie Spikes and double by John Ellis. Rangers' runs came on homers by Toby Harrah and Burroughs. In the second game, Burroughs and Jim Fregosi each hit for the circuit with a man on base and Randle contributed a solo shot to pace the Rangers to a 6-4 lead before Ellis came through with a two-run homer for the Indians in the ninth to tie the score. The clubs then went through seven scoreless stanzas before singles by Burroughs, Mike Hargrove and Randle produced the Rangers' winning run in the 17th.

A's 4, Tigers 0 at Oakland (day game):
One strike away from the third no-hitter of his career, Ken Holtzman was frustrated when Tom Veryzer doubled for the lone hit off the Athletics' southpaw in a 4-0 victory over the Tigers. Holtzman pitched his no-hitters while with the Cubs in 1969 and '71. Tom Veryzer, with two out and a two-strike count in the ninth inning, lofted a long fly to left-center field. Bill North, after appearing to get a slow start, failed to catch up with the ball and it dropped to spoil Holtzman's bid. Shaking off his disappointment, Holtzman struck out Ron LeFlore to end the game. The A's scored their runs on two homers by Claudell Washington, who hit a solo shot in the fifth and followed with a three-run drive in the seventh.

[DH] Reds 2, Cubs 1 (day game) / Reds 8, Cubs 5 at Cincinnati (day game):
After a two-run homer by Johnny Bench accounted for a 2-1 victory in the first game, the Reds proceeded to sweep a doubleheader by defeating the Cubs in the second game, 8-5, before a crowd of 50,311. Gary Nolan, who pitched the opener for the Reds, gave up a run in the sixth inning on a single by Rick Reuschel, sacrifice by Don Kessinger and single by Bill Madlock. But Reuschel failed to make that run stand up, walking Joe Morgan in the seventh before serving a gopher pitch to Bench. The Cubs loaded the bases in the ninth, but Nolan retired Kessinger on a fly to end the game. In the nightcap, Tony Perez returned to the regular lineup for the first time since May 25 and drove in three runs to pace the Reds to their second victory of the day and 16th in their last 19 games. The Cubs bunched four hits to take a 3-2 lead in the fourth inning before the Reds went ahead to stay with two runs in the fifth on a single by Pete Rose, double by Dave Concepcion and single by Bench. Perez homered with a man on base in the seventh. The Cubs had a two-run homer by Jerry Morales as their dying gesture in the eighth.

Cardinals 5, Astros 1 at Houston (day game):
A two-run double by Ted Simmons and two-run homer by Reggie Smith carried the Cardinals to a 5-1 victory to extend their winning streak to six games and hand the Astros their eighth defeat. The Astros scored their run in the first inning on a triple by Greg Gross and infield out by Cesar Cedeno. The Cardinals went ahead with Simmons' double in the fourth and clinched the decision with Smith's homer in the sixth. Ron Reed had relief assistance from Al Hrabosky in chalking up his second straight victory since being acquired from the Braves.

[DH] Padres 5, Expos 2 (day game) / Expos 3, Padres 1 at Montreal (day game):
Dave Winfield and Dick Sharon drove in two runs apiece to pace the Padres to a 5-2 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but the Expos came back to win the second game, 3-1, on the strength of a two-run triple by Pat Scanlon. The Padres got out in front quickly in the first inning of the lidlifter. Enzo Hernandez doubled, Tito Fuentes walked and, after a double steal, both scored on a single by Winfield. An error then allowed Winfield to reach third in position to score on a grounder by Jerry Moses. Sharon batted in the Padres' two other runs with a homer after a single by Winfield in the sixth. Larry Biittner drove in both of the Expos' tallies with two of his three singles. In the nightcap, Winfield produced the Padres' only run with a single in the first inning. A single by Larry Lintz and double by Mike Jorgensen tied the score in the Expos' half. Lintz singled again in the third, Biittner walked with two out and Scanlon came through with his triple for the Expos' winning blow.

Mets 7, Braves 6 at New York (day game):
A wild pitch by Elias Sosa in the 14th inning enabled Felix Millan to score the run that gave the Mets a 7-6 victory over the Braves. Joe Torre, hitting safely in his 15th straight game, had a triple, double and two singles in six trips and drove in three runs. The Braves erupted for five runs in the fifth with the aid of a triple by Ralph Garr and added their other run on a homer by Rod Gilbreath in the sixth. The Mets, who were losing, 6-5, tied the score in the seventh with a single by Del Unser, sacrifice by Millan and single by Torre. In the 14th, Millan singled. Torre followed with a fly ball that center fielder Cito Gaston dropped for an error, putting runners on second and third. The Braves then walked Rusty Staub intentionally to load the bases before Sosa uncorked his wild pitch with Gene Clines at bat.

Phillies 4, Dodgers 2 at Philadelphia (day game):
Although sending Don Sutton to the mound, the Dodgers suffered their ninth loss in the last 15 games when they bowed to the Phillies, 4-2. Jim Lonborg, who helped himself at bat with a run-scoring single, doled out six hits to win his duel with Sutton, who gave up five hits before being lifted for a pinch-batter in the sixth inning. The Phillies reached Sutton for three runs in the fifth. After Jerry Martin doubled and scored on Lonborg's single, Dave Cash provided the decisive blow with a homer. The Dodgers came back with their pair in the seventh on a walk to Jim Wynn, wild throw by Mike Schmidt on an infield hit by Steve Garvey and single by Willie Crawford, but the Phillies added an unearned run for insurance off Mike Marshall in their half of the seventh.

[DH] Giants 3, Pirates 1 (day game) / Giants 4, Pirates 2 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Chris Speier and Bobby Murcer batted the Giants to a 3-1 victory in the first game of a doubleheader before Mike Sadek, Glenn Adams and Marc Hill took over the hitting roles to beat the Pirates again in the second game, 4-2. Richie Hebner hit two homers to account for all of the Pirates' runs. John Candelaria, who joined the Pirates from Charleston (International), drew his first major league defeat in the opener. Murcer singled and Speier doubled for a run off the rookie in the first inning. A walk to Derrel Thomas and singles by Murcer and Speier added a run in the third. After Hebner homered for the Pirates in the fourth, the Giants added the clinching marker in the fifth with a double by Von Joshua and single by Murcer. In the nightcap, Sadek singled in the second inning, driving in the Giants' first run, before Hebner hit his second homer of the day following a pass to Larry Demery in the fifth. The Giants then rallied to win with three runs in the ninth. Adams led off with a homer to tie the score. Speier singled, Steve Ontiveros walked and, after an infield out, Hill batted for Gary Lavelle and singled both runners home to provide the Giants with their winning margin.