MLB standings through games of July 3, 1975

MLB standings at the end of July 3, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	76	42	34	0	.553		381	359	19-20	23-14	5-5	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	78	43	35	0	.551		351	353	24-17	19-18	7-3	Won 2
New York Yankees	77	41	36	0	.532	1.5	353	287	18-14	23-22	3-7	Lost 5
Baltimore Orioles	76	36	40	0	.474	6.0	300	284	20-20	16-20	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	76	34	42	0	.447	8.0	303	342	17-23	17-19	7-3	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	75	29	46	0	.387	12.5	292	393	15-23	14-23	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	78	49	29	0	.628		359	287	27-11	22-18	7-3	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	78	43	35	0	.551	6.0	352	321	23-12	20-23	5-5	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	76	37	39	0	.487	11.0	325	321	23-18	14-21	9-1	Won 2
Texas Rangers	78	37	41	0	.474	12.0	356	371	18-24	19-17	3-7	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	76	35	41	0	.461	13.0	363	374	15-20	20-21	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	82	37	45	0	.451	14.0	332	375	17-25	20-20	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	76	47	29	0	.618		337	264	25-12	22-17	8-2	Won 5
Philadelphia Phillies	79	44	35	0	.557	4.5	337	315	30-12	14-23	6-4	Won 2
New York Mets	74	39	35	0	.527	7.0	289	266	24-21	15-14	7-3	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	76	37	39	0	.487	10.0	300	323	19-16	18-23	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	79	37	42	0	.468	11.5	340	388	22-12	15-30	2-8	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	72	31	41	0	.431	14.0	256	315	18-22	13-19	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	80	51	29	0	.637		403	281	32-9	19-20	8-2	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	82	45	37	0	.549	7.0	334	279	25-15	20-22	4-6	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	79	38	41	0	.481	12.5	309	323	23-18	15-23	5-5	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	80	38	42	0	.475	13.0	265	305	21-19	17-23	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	77	33	44	0	.429	16.5	279	348	16-17	17-27	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	82	28	54	0	.341	24.0	329	371	17-23	11-31	3-7	Lost 6

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 3, A's 2 at Chicago (day game):
The relief pitching of Rich Gossage enabled Jim Kaat to gain his 13th victory of the season as the White Sox defeated the Athletics, 3-2. Gossage took over with two men on base and one out in the ninth inning and struck out both Bert Campaneris and Bill North to save the game. Campaneris had three hits previously in the game, including a triple in the first when the A's scored both their runs. Singles by Bill Melton and Jerry Hairston and an infield out by Bucky Dent retrieved one run for the White Sox in the second. Jorge Orta doubled in the fifth and pulled a hamstring, forcing him out of the game. Lee Richard took Orta's place on the paths and scored the tying run on a single by Deron Johnson. An error by Campaneris, who threw high on a grounder by Brian Downing, led to the winning run in the seventh. Downing stole second and stopped at third on an infield hit by Pat Kelly. Richard then hit a high bouncer to Campaneris, who had no chance for a play at the plate and threw to first for the putout as Downing scored.

Indians 3, Yankees 2 at Cleveland (night game):
Don Hood allowed only two hits, both homers by Bobby Bonds, in 8 1/3 innings as the Indians defeated the Yankees, 3-2. Hood's only previous victory also was over the Yankees on a four-hitter April 29. Bonds homered in the fourth and again in the ninth. After his second drive, Dave LaRoche relieved Hood and retired the last two batters. The Indians also scored all their runs off Doc Medich on homers. Oscar Gamble connected for the circuit in the fifth, and in the sixth John Lowenstein walked and Boog Powell rapped a round-tripper for the deciding blow.

Tigers 9, Orioles 5 at Detroit (night game):
Joe Coleman, who had lost seven straight games, was able to gain his first victory since May 19 when the Tigers erupted for four runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Orioles, 9-5. In the early going, Ken Singleton and Jim Northrup hit homers for the Orioles and Willie Horton hammered one for the Tigers. With the score tied, 5-5, the Tigers opened the seventh with a single by Ron LeFlore. Gary Sutherland walked. After Dan Meyer grounded into a forceout, Horton singled to drive in the tie-breaking run. One out later, Mickey Stanley clinched the victory with a three-run homer.

Brewers 3, Red Sox 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
An error by Fred Lynn, second of the game for the center fielder, allowed the Brewers to score in the 10th inning for a 3-2 victory that moved them into a virtual tie with the Red Sox for first place in the East Division, just two percentage points behind. Hank Aaron homered for the Brewers in the fourth, but the Red Sox took a 2-1 lead with the aid of a round-tripper by Cecil Cooper before the Brewers rallied to tie the score in the ninth. Aaron walked, Bobby Darwin sacrificed and Gorman Thomas doubled to drive in pinch-runner Tom Murphy. In the 10th, with two out, Robin Yount walked. Kurt Bevacqua followed with a single to center and when Lynn let the ball go through for an error, Yount raced home with the winning run.

Angels 7, Twins 6 at Minnesota (day game):
Joe Lahoud hit a run-scoring triple in the ninth inning for his third RBI of the game to bring the Angels a 7-6 victory over the Twins. The Angels built up a 6-0 lead with the aid of a two-run homer by Ellie Rodriguez and appeared to be cinch winners behind the pitching of Nolan Ryan, who allowed only four hits in the first six innings. However, Ryan quickly lost his stuff and gave up three runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth before being removed. The Angels then won the game for reliever Mickey Scott when Winston Llenas singled and crossed the plate on Lahoud's triple in the ninth.

Royals 10, Rangers 5 at Texas (night game):
The Royals smashed four homers, giving them a total of 11 in the three-game series, while slugging their way to a 10-5 victory over the Rangers. John Mayberry started the bombardment with a two-run blow in the first inning and, one out later, Tony Solaita also hit for the circuit. Fred Patek supplied a solo swat in the second and Solaita hit his second homer of the game with a man on base in the seventh.

Dodgers 7, Giants 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Steve Garvey drove in five runs, a high for his career in one game, to lead the Dodgers to a 7-1 victory over the Giants. Garvey doubled for a run in the fourth inning, batted in two more with a bases-loaded single in the fifth and capped his big night with a two-run homer in the seventh. Don Sutton gained his 12th victory, pitching eight innings before turning the mound over to Mike Marshall.

Pirates 5, Expos 1 at Montreal (day game):
While Dock Ellis was doling out five singles, the Pirates got a homer and triple by Al Oliver and a homer by Dave Parker to power their way to a 5-1 victory over the Expos. Oliver started the scoring with a circuit clout in the first inning. Parker, playing in the outfield for the first time since hurting his knee on June 24, pounded his homer after a double by Willie Stargell in the sixth. Oliver hit his triple in the eighth and scored on a single by Richie Zisk.

Mets 4, Cubs 0 at New York (day game):
Jerry Koosman not only pitched a four-hit shutout but also drove in two runs with a double as the Mets defeated the Cubs, 4-0. Rusty Staub doubled and John Milner homered for the Mets' first two runs in the sixth inning. Koosman then clinched the victory with his double in the eighth, scoring Del Unser and John Stearns.

Phillies 7, Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
Buddy Bradford hit his first two homers in a St. Louis uniform, each with a man on base, but that was not enough for the Cardinals, who lost to the Phillies, 7-4. The Phillies, in beating Bob Gibson, broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the fourth inning. Dick Allen singled and trotted home on a triple by Bob Boone. After a pass to Garry Maddox, Tom Underwood laid down a squeeze bunt, scoring Boone. Dave Cash singled, driving in Maddox. An infield hit by Larry Bowa, on which Gibson threw wildly to first, then allowed Cash to cross the plate with the fourth run of the frame.

Padres 2, Reds 1 at San Diego (night game):
Randy Jones pitched a perfect game for seven innings before giving up a run on an error and a double by Bill Plummer for the Reds' only hit, but the Padres then scored on a dropped fly ball in the ninth to gain a 2-1 victory. The one-hitter was the second of the season for Jones, who also had a similar performance against the Cardinals May 19. Gary Nolan, pitching for the Reds, almost matched Jones, allowing two hits in eight innings before going out for a pinch-batter. However, the Padres scored in the third on a double by Ted Kubiak, an infield out and balk by Nolan while pitching to Bobby Tolan. Jones' string of retiring 21 straight batters came to an end in the eighth when Rusty Torres threw wildly to first on a grounder by Tony Perez, allowing the batter to reach second. After George Foster grounded out, Plummer rapped his double to break up the no-hitter and tie the score. Will McEnaney replaced Nolan in the ninth and drew the defeat when Tolan singled, Tito Fuentes doubled and Ed Armbrister dropped a fly by Gene Locklear to right field.