MLB standings through games of June 29, 1975

MLB standings at the end of June 29, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	70	40	30	0	.571		357	329	18-18	22-12	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	73	41	32	0	.562	0.5	342	270	18-14	23-18	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	73	39	34	0	.534	2.5	330	335	20-16	19-18	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	71	33	38	0	.465	7.5	262	257	20-20	13-18	5-5	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	71	30	41	0	.423	10.5	288	329	13-22	17-19	6-4	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	70	27	43	0	.386	13.0	269	366	14-22	13-21	1-9	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	74	48	26	0	.649		342	272	27-11	21-15	9-1	Won 8
Kansas City Royals	75	41	34	0	.547	7.5	331	306	23-12	18-22	4-6	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	75	36	39	0	.480	12.5	341	350	17-22	19-17	4-6	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	72	34	38	0	.472	13.0	310	304	20-17	14-21	8-2	Won 8
Minnesota Twins	71	33	38	0	.465	13.5	330	346	13-17	20-21	3-7	Lost 1
California Angels	77	34	43	0	.442	15.5	304	342	17-25	17-18	2-8	Lost 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	73	44	29	0	.603		317	256	25-12	19-17	5-5	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	75	42	33	0	.560	3.0	318	298	28-10	14-23	7-3	Won 2
New York Mets	70	36	34	0	.514	6.5	269	258	21-20	15-14	4-6	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	72	35	37	0	.486	8.5	283	304	19-16	16-21	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	75	36	39	0	.480	9.0	332	368	22-12	14-27	3-7	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	69	31	38	0	.449	11.0	248	295	18-19	13-19	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	76	48	28	0	.632		381	263	29-9	19-19	8-2	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	78	42	36	0	.538	7.0	316	262	22-14	20-22	3-7	Lost 5
San Francisco Giants	76	37	39	0	.487	11.0	299	309	22-17	15-22	5-5	Won 4
San Diego Padres	76	36	40	0	.474	12.0	247	293	20-19	16-21	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	75	32	43	0	.427	15.5	272	339	16-17	16-26	4-6	Won 3
Houston Astros	79	28	51	0	.354	21.5	313	350	17-23	11-28	4-6	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 2, Tigers 1 at Baltimore (day game):
Working with only two days of rest, Mike Cuellar spaced five hits and pitched the Orioles to a 2-1 victory over the Tigers. Ray Bare, who started for the Tigers, was even more frugal, allowing only four hits, but two walks in the eighth inning helped beat him. After Brooks Robinson batted in a run for the Orioles in the fifth inning, the Tigers tied the score in the sixth when Gary Sutherland doubled and Willie Horton singled. With two out in the eighth, Bare walked both Tim Nordbook and Al Bumbry, paving the way for the Orioles' winning run on a single by Lee May.

Red Sox 3, Yankees 2 at Boston (day game):
Making his first start of the season, Roger Moret came out ahead in a duel with Catfish Hunter when the Red Sox scored on doubles by Bernie Carbo and Rick Burleson in the eighth inning to defeat the Yankees, 3-2. The Yankees counted both their runs in the fifth on a homer by Chris Chambliss and doubles by Sandy Alomar and Bobby Bonds. The Red Sox came back with one in their half of the fifth on a single by Cecil Cooper and double by Carlton Fisk before tying the game in the seventh on a pass to Fred Lynn, single by Cooper and sacrifice fly by Rico Petrocelli.

A's 7, Angels 1 at California (day game):
While Ken Holtzman and Rollie Fingers collaborated on a two-hitter, the Athletics made merry with the offerings of Nolan Ryan, knocking him out in the seventh inning, to defeat the Angels, 7-1. The Angels got both their hits and their run off Holtzman on doubles by Tommy Harper and Leroy Stanton in the first inning. Fingers relieved with two out in the seventh after Holtzman walked two batters. Ryan, making his first appearance since pulling a groin muscle June 18, gave up nine hits, walked seven and yielded four runs. Don Kirkwood was tagged for the A's last three tallies. Claudell Washington accounted for four RBIs with a sacrifice fly, single and grounder.

White Sox 3, Royals 1 at Chicago (day game):
The relief work of Dave Hamilton, who pitched 2 1/3 hitless innings, enabled the White Sox to extend their winning streak to eight games with a 3-1 victory over the Royals. A double by Bucky Dent and homer by Bill Melton supplied two runs for the White Sox in the third and their other tally followed in the fourth on a single by Jorge Orta, a stolen base, wild throw and squeeze bunt by Brian Downing. With two out in the seventh, the Royals staged a threat when Al Cowens singled and Buck Martinez walked to force the exit of Jim Kaat. Rich Gossage, in relief, gave up a run-scoring single by Harmon Killebrew and passed Jim Wohlford to load the bases before Hamilton came in to retire Tony Solaita on a fly ball.

Brewers 4, Indians 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
After scoring three times through errors, the Brewers pushed over an earned run in the ninth inning and defeated the Indians, 4-3, for their 14th victory in the last 20 games. Don Hood, who started for the Indians, allowed only four hits in the first eight innings and retired the last 14 batters in a row before being lifted after George Scott led off with a double for the Brewers in the ninth. Following the appearance of Tom Buskey in relief, Sixto Lezcano sacrificed Scott to third. Buskey then passed Darrell Porter intentionally, bringing up Bobby Mitchell, who hit a long fly to left field, enabling Scott to score after the catch.

Rangers 9, Twins 7 at Texas (night game):
In a game that featured one big inning by each club, the Rangers defeated the Twins, 9-7, to bring Mike Bacsik credit for his first major league victory. The Rangers went on their scoring spree in the fourth, piling up eight runs. Singles by Mike Hargrove, Jim Spencer and Lenny Randle, an error and singles by Roy Smalley, Jim Sundberg and Cesar Tovar accounted for the first five runs before Mike Cubbage climaxed the outburst by hitting a homer with two men on base. The Twins flexed their muscles in the sixth, scoring seven times. After the first three runs had crossed the plate, the Twins called on Tony Oliva as a pinch-hitter with the bases loaded. The Rangers brought in southpaw Jim Umbarger to face the lefthanded batter. Oliva promptly kicked the percentage theory in the teeth by smashing a grand-slam homer. The Twins' rally died at that point, while the Rangers added an insurance run in their half on singles by Tovar and Hargrove and a grounder by Spencer.

[DH] Reds 4, Padres 1 (day game) / Padres 4, Reds 3 at Cincinnati (day game):
With George Foster, Joe Morgan and Merv Rettenmund hitting homers, the Reds extended their winning streak to six games with a 4-1 victory in the opener of a doubleheader before being stopped by the Padres in the nightcap, 4-3. The Reds added to their major league fielding record in the twin bill, playing their 13th and 14th consecutive games without committing an error. Jack Billingham, with last-out help from Will McEnaney, notched his sixth straight victory in the lidlifter. Singles by Enzo Hernandez and Bobby Tolan, together with a grounder by Tito Fuentes, produced the Padres' run in the third inning before the Reds swung into action with their homers. In the nightcap, Brent Strom posted his third successive complete-game victory for the Padres. Gene Locklear batted in two runs with a double in the third to start the Padres' scoring. Doubles by Mike Ivie and Randy Hundley added a tally in the sixth and what proved to be the winning run followed in the seventh on a pass to Fuentes and singles by Locklear and Ivie. Foster hit his second homer of the day for the Reds, connecting with a man on base in the eighth inning.

Braves 3, Astros 1 at Houston (day game):
The Braves bunched four hits for all their runs in the fourth inning and defeated the Astros, 3-1. Marty Perez and Darrell Evans hit singles and both scored on a double by Larvell Blanks, who also crossed the plate when Rowland Office singled. The Astros loaded the bases against Carl Morton in the sixth, but failed to score when Milt May grounded into a double play. Morton then gave up a run on a walk and singles by Wilbur Howard and Greg Gross in the eighth before yielding the mound to Max Leon, who got out of the inning without further scoring.

Expos 7, Cardinals 3 at Montreal (day game):
Two Expos' batters with low averages, Barry Foote (.083) and Nate Colbert (.186), smashed consecutive homers in the eighth inning during a five-run outburst that beat the Cardinals, 7-3. Bob Bailey walked and Larry Lintz came in to run before Foote scored his round-tripper. Colbert followed with his first homer since being obtained by the Expos from the Tigers on June 15. Three singles, an error and sacrifice fly added two more runs before the inning ended. Steve Renko, who overcame a shaky start, pitched his first complete game of the season for the Expos.

[DH] Phillies 9, Mets 6 (day game) / Phillies 4, Mets 3 at New York (day game):
The Phillies, who pounded Jerry Koosman for seven runs in the first two innings to win the first game of a doubleheader, 9-6, also beat the Mets in the second game, 4-3, when Greg Luzinski hit his 19th homer of the season in the 12th inning. Tug McGraw stood his former Mets' teammates on their ears, pitching three perfect innings of relief to save the opener and then allowing only one hit in four innings to gain credit for the victory in the nightcap. The Phillies rapped Koosman for three runs in the first inning on a single by Dave Cash, triple by Larry Bowa, an error, walk and single by Bob Boone. Four more runs followed in the second on singles by Mike Anderson and Cash, sacrifice fly by Bowa, homer by Ollie Brown, walk to Greg Luzinski and singles by Dick Allen and Mike Schmidt. The Mets scored five times in the fifth, but it was not enough. In the nightcap, the Mets counted their three runs in the fourth on the misfortunes of Tom Underwood, who let one run in with an error, passed Tom Seaver with the bases loaded and hit Felix Millan with a pitch to force in another run. The Phillies picked up a pair in the sixth on a walk, error, infield out and homer by Jay Johnstone before tying the score in the ninth when Tony Taylor drew a pass from Rick Baldwin with the bases loaded.

[DH] Pirates 4, Cubs 3 (day game) / Pirates 7, Cubs 0 at Pittsburgh (day game):
After a two-run homer by Al Oliver with two out in the ninth inning lifted the Pirates to a 4-3 victory, Jerry Reuss shut out the Cubs, 7-0, to complete the sweep of a doubleheader. Richie Hebner also had a homer for the Pirates in the lidlifter, but Don Kessinger drove in two runs with a double in the seventh inning to put the Cubs ahead, 3-2. In the Pirates' ninth, Bill Robinson delivered a pinch-single and took second on a sacrifice by Rennie Stennett. After Ed Kirkpatrick was retired, Oliver came up and hit his game-winning homer off Rick Reuschel. Reuss' shutout was the fourth of the season for the lefthander. Willie Stargell backed Reuss with a single, double and homer.

Giants 5, Dodgers 2 at San Francisco (day game):
Tom Bradley, who returned recently from a two-month stay in the minors, gained his first victory of the season when the Giants defeated the Dodgers, 5-2, to complete a sweep of the four-game series. Bradley blanked the Dodgers on three hits until the eighth inning when Leron Lee singled and Davey Lopes homered. Bill Buckner followed with a single before Randy Moffitt took over to save Bradley's decision. Derrel Thomas drove in two runs with a single and homer to lead the Giants' 10-hit attack on Don Sutton, who was chased in the seventh and wound up with his third straight defeat.