MLB standings through games of July 2, 1975

MLB standings at the end of July 2, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	75	42	33	0	.560		379	356	19-20	23-13	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	77	42	35	0	.545	1.0	348	351	23-17	19-18	7-3	Won 1
New York Yankees	76	41	35	0	.539	1.5	351	284	18-14	23-21	4-6	Lost 4
Baltimore Orioles	75	36	39	0	.480	6.0	295	275	20-20	16-19	6-4	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	75	33	42	0	.440	9.0	300	340	16-23	17-19	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	74	28	46	0	.378	13.5	283	388	14-23	14-23	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	77	49	28	0	.636		357	284	27-11	22-17	8-2	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	77	42	35	0	.545	7.0	342	316	23-12	19-23	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	77	37	40	0	.481	12.0	351	361	18-23	19-17	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	75	36	39	0	.480	12.0	322	319	22-18	14-21	9-1	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	75	35	40	0	.467	13.0	357	367	15-19	20-21	4-6	Won 2
California Angels	81	36	45	0	.444	15.0	325	369	17-25	19-20	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	46	29	0	.613		332	263	25-12	21-17	7-3	Won 4
Philadelphia Phillies	78	43	35	0	.551	4.5	330	311	29-12	14-23	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	73	38	35	0	.521	7.0	285	266	23-21	15-14	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	75	37	38	0	.493	9.0	296	316	19-16	18-22	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	78	37	41	0	.474	10.5	340	384	22-12	15-29	2-8	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	71	31	40	0	.437	13.0	255	310	18-21	13-19	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	79	51	28	0	.646		402	279	32-9	19-19	9-1	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	81	44	37	0	.543	8.0	327	278	24-15	20-22	3-7	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	78	38	40	0	.487	12.5	308	316	23-18	15-22	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	79	37	42	0	.468	14.0	263	304	20-19	17-23	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	77	33	44	0	.429	17.0	279	348	16-17	17-27	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	82	28	54	0	.341	24.5	329	371	17-23	11-31	3-7	Lost 6

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 5, A's 4 at Chicago (night game):
With two out in the ninth inning, successive singles by Jerry Hairston, Bucky Dent and Brian Downing gave the White Sox a 5-4 victory over the Athletics.

Indians 3, Yankees 2 at Cleveland (night game):
An unfortunate error by Bobby Bonds on a throw to third base enabled the Indians to defeat the Yankees, 3-2. The Yankees collected only four hits to 10 for the Indians, but took a 2-1 lead when Chris Chambliss smashed a two-run homer in the fourth inning. The Indians tied the score with a double by Duane Kuiper and single by Rick Manning in the fifth. Kuiper opened the ninth with a single for his third hit of the game. Ed Crosby followed with a single, sending Kuiper to third. Bonds' throw hit the sliding runner on the helmet and bounced away, allowing Kuiper to get up and score the winning run.

Orioles 13, Tigers 5 at Detroit (night game):
Don Baylor hit homers his first three trips to the plate and tied a major league record with circuit clouts in four consecutive official times at bat to lead the Orioles' attack in a 13-5 victory over the Tigers. In the previous night's game against the Red Sox, Baylor homered in the seventh inning and then walked in his last plate appearance. Picking up his slugging string, the 26-year-old outfielder homered with two aboard against the Tigers in the first inning and followed with solo swats in the third and fourth before popping up on his next trip. Jim Northrup added a two-run homer for the Orioles, while Al Bumbry accounted for four of the Birds' 18 hits and drove in three runs. Although staked to an 11-0 lead at one point, Mike Torrez failed to hurl the route and needed relief from Dyar Miller in the seventh inning.

[DH] Red Sox 6, Brewers 3 (night game) / Brewers 4, Red Sox 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
Rick Wise, only one out away from becoming the second pitcher in modern history to throw a no-hitter in each league, was stopped in his bid by two consecutive homers in the ninth inning as the Red Sox defeated the Brewers, 6-3, in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader. The Brewers came back to win the nightcap, 4-3. Wise opened the ninth by striking out Robin Yount and retiring Don Money on a pop fly. The Red Sox righthander then walked light-hitting Bill Sharp on four pitches before disaster struck in the form of homers by George Scott and Bobby Darwin. Wise pitched a no-hitter for the Phillies against the Reds in the National League in 1971. The only modern pitcher with no-hitters in each league is Jim Bunning, who hurled one for the Tigers in 1958 and another for the Phillies in 1964. Jim Rice provided the bulk of Red Sox support for Wise, smashing two homers and driving in four runs. In the second game, Gorman Thomas and Pedro Garcia hit homers for the Brewers, who scored their winning run in the sixth inning on successive singles by Thomas, Charlie Moore and Bobby Mitchell. Cecil Cooper rapped a round-tripper for the Red Sox.

Twins 9, Angels 4 at Minnesota (night game):
Bert Blyleven, making his second appearance since being sidelined by shoulder trouble, gained credit for his first victory since May 23 when the Twins defeated the Angels, 9-4. Blyleven was hurt on June 4 and did not return to action until June 27, when he was beaten by the Rangers, 2-0. The Angels rapped Blyleven for 10 hits and forced his exit after 7 2/3 innings. Vic Albury picked up his first save of the season in relief. Dan Ford drove in three runs for the Twins with a bases-loaded double in the fourth. Rod Carew helped assure the victory, batting in two tallies with a single in the eighth.

Royals 7, Rangers 5 at Texas (night game):
John Mayberry, who hit three homers in a losing cause in the previous night's game, delivered a two-run blast in the 10th inning to power the Royals to a 7-5 victory over the Rangers. The Royals had a three-run homer by George Brett en route to a 5-3 lead before the Rangers rallied to tie the score in the ninth. Gaylord Perry, who drew his fourth straight defeat with the Rangers, was removed after walking Fred Patek to open the 10th. After Stan Thomas relieved, Jim Wohlford sacrificed. The Rangers then brought in Mike Kekich, who retired Brett before facing Mayberry, who homered on the reliever's first pitch.

Reds 4, Astros 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
A homer by George Foster with two men on base in the sixth inning lifted the Reds to a 4-3 victory over the Astros. After the Astros scored all their runs in the first, the Reds picked up a tally in the fifth and then boomed ahead in the sixth when Ken Griffey and Dan Driessen singled and Foster hit his homer.

Dodgers 6, Padres 5 at Los Angeles (night game):
Steve Garvey singled with the bases loaded and two out in the 14th inning to drive in the run that gave the Dodgers a 6-5 victory over the Padres. The Padres took a 5-4 lead in the eighth on a two-run single by Gene Locklear, but the Dodgers tied the score in the ninth when Garvey was hit by a pitch and Ron Cey doubled. In the 14th, Paul Powell, who was called up from Albuquerque (Pacific Coast) to replace injured Joe Ferguson, singled and Willie Crawford sacrificed. Davey Lopes was passed intentionally. After the runners advanced on an infield out by Ken McMullen, Jim Wynn also was handed an intentional pass to load the bases, setting the stage for Garvey's winning single.

Mets 7, Cubs 2 at New York (night game):
Jon Matlack, having the best season of his entire career, posted his 10th victory as the Mets defeated the Cubs, 7-2. The lefthander's high for games won over a full campaign is 15 with the Mets in 1972. The Mets, who had a homer by Joe Torre, broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning when Matlack walked, Mike Phillips singled and both crossed the plate on a double by Felix Millan. Three walks and an error let the Mets wrap up their scoring with three runs on only one hit in the sixth.

Phillies 5, Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
After giving up three runs in the first inning, Steve Carlton clamped down and pitched the Phillies to a 5-3 victory over the Cardinals. The Phils picked up one run in their half of the first, tied the score with a two-run homer by Greg Luzinski in the sixth and then won when an intentional pass backfired on the Cardinals in the eighth. Larry Bowa singled with one out and stole second. After Jay Johnstone flied out, Ron Reed passed Luzinski intentionally to get at Dick Allen, who promptly tripled to drive in two runs for the Phils' winning margin.

Braves 6, Giants 0 at San Francisco (day game):
Phil Niekro pitched his first shutout of the season and only the second to the credit of the Braves' staff, stopping the Giants on four hits, 6-0. Biff Pocoroba, catching for Niekro, backed him with three hits, scoring one run and driving in two.