MLB standings through games of July 5, 1975

MLB standings at the end of July 5, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	78	42	36	0	.538		385	374	19-20	23-16	3-7	Lost 4
Milwaukee Brewers	80	43	37	0	.537		355	364	24-17	19-20	6-4	Lost 2
New York Yankees	79	41	38	0	.519	1.5	359	297	18-16	23-22	1-9	Lost 7
Baltimore Orioles	78	38	40	0	.487	4.0	310	290	20-20	18-20	8-2	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	78	36	42	0	.462	6.0	318	346	19-23	17-19	7-3	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	77	31	46	0	.403	10.5	303	397	17-23	14-23	4-6	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	80	50	30	0	.625		365	289	28-12	22-18	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	80	45	35	0	.562	5.0	361	327	25-12	20-23	6-4	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	78	37	41	0	.474	12.0	331	330	23-18	14-23	7-3	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	81	38	43	0	.469	12.5	364	386	18-24	20-19	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	79	37	42	0	.468	12.5	378	382	17-21	20-21	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	84	38	46	0	.452	14.0	334	381	17-25	21-21	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	79	48	31	0	.608		344	276	25-12	23-19	7-3	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	82	46	36	0	.561	3.5	358	328	32-13	14-23	6-4	Won 2
New York Mets	77	40	37	0	.519	7.0	302	287	24-21	16-16	5-5	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	79	38	41	0	.481	10.0	302	331	20-18	18-23	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	82	39	43	0	.476	10.5	352	395	24-13	15-30	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	75	33	42	0	.440	13.0	264	317	18-22	15-20	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	82	53	29	0	.646		416	290	32-9	21-20	8-2	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	84	46	38	0	.548	8.0	339	284	26-16	20-22	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	81	39	42	0	.481	13.5	314	328	23-18	16-24	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	82	38	44	0	.463	15.0	274	318	21-21	17-23	3-7	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	80	36	44	0	.450	16.0	296	359	19-17	17-27	7-3	Won 4
Houston Astros	85	28	57	0	.329	26.5	340	388	17-23	11-34	1-9	Lost 9

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 12, Red Sox 2 at Cleveland (day game):
Buddy Bell hit two homers, one of them with the bases loaded, and also doubled to drive in a total of six runs as the Indians walloped the Red Sox, 12-2. Bell hit his jackpot wallop off Steve Barr in the second inning when the Indians piled up five runs, all unearned as the result of an error by Denny Doyle with two out. Bell followed with a solo swat off Jim Burton in the fourth and doubled in the eighth for his sixth RBI of the game. George Hendrick also homered for the Indians.

Tigers 3, Brewers 2 at Detroit (day game):
The Tigers forged in front with a three-run rally in the fourth inning, enabling Vern Ruhle to defeat the Brewers, 3-2. The Brewers scored in the second on a double by Gorman Thomas and single by Darrell Porter before Hank Aaron provided their other run in the fourth with his ninth homer of the season and 742nd of his career. The Tigers began their comeback against Jim Colborn by loading the bases in the home half on walks to Dan Meyer and Bill Freehan around a single by Willie Horton. Jack Pierce struck out but Leon Roberts hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Meyer. Tom Veryzer then singled, driving in Horton and Freehan to decide the outcome of the game.

Royals 6, White Sox 4 at Kansas City (night game):
An inside-the-park homer by Frank White in the eighth inning provided the Royals with their tie-breaking run in a 6-4 victory over the White Sox. The Royals held a 4-1 lead before the White Sox rallied to tie the score in the top half of the eighth on a triple by Bucky Dent, infield out by Carlos May, pass to Ken Henderson and homer by Bill Melton. In the Royals' half, White smashed a drive high off the center field wall and raced around the bases when the ball caromed over Henderson's head. The Royals added an insurance run before the inning ended when Jim Wohlford doubled and George Brett singled.

Twins 5, Rangers 4 at Minnesota (day game):
Helping to beat himself with an error, Fergie Jenkins was the loser when the Twins scored in the eighth inning to defeat the Rangers, 5-4. Roy Howell homered for the Rangers, while the Twins had circuit clouts by Tony Oliva and Rod Carew in forging a 4-4 tie. Jenkins committed his error on a high hopper to the mound by Carew. After a sacrifice by Dan Ford and infield out by Johnny Briggs, Oliva walked and Eric Soderholm followed with a single to drive in the deciding run.

Orioles 5, Yankees 2 at New York (day game):
Breaking a tie with three runs in the seventh inning, the Orioles gained a 5-2 victory over the Yankees, who went down to their seventh straight defeat. The Orioles, winning for the eighth time in their last 10 games, opened the decisive stanza with singles by Mark Belanger and Ken Singleton. After Bobby Grich drove Roy White to the wall in left field with a line drive, Belanger advancing to third after the catch, the Yankees brought in Dick Tidrow to relieve Rudy May. Tommy Davis grounded to Ed Brinkman, whose throw home was wide as Belanger scored the tie-breaking run. Singleton took third and Davis reached second on the error. Lee May then singled, plating a pair of insurance tallies.

Angels 2, A's 0 at Oakland (day game):
Allowing only four hits, Ed Figueroa pitched the Angels to a 2-0 victory over the Athletics. Stan Bahnsen, who started for the A's, uncorked four wild pitches in 6 1/3 innings. Two of them led to the Angels' first run in the fifth. Dave Collins walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch, took third on an infield out and scored on a wild pitch. The second run came in the seventh on another walk to Collins, a stolen base by pinch-runner Morris Nettles and single by Mickey Rivers for his third hit of the game.

[DH] Braves 4, Astros 3 (night game) / Braves 8, Astros 4 at Atlanta (night game):
The Braves, after eking out a 4-3 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, turned on the power with three-run homers by Vic Correll and Ralph Garr to beat the Astros again in the second game, 8-4. Darrell Evans, who scored twice in the lidlifter, drove in what proved to be the Braves' winning run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning. Ray Sadecki gained his first victory in an Atlanta uniform, but needed the help of Elias Sosa after Cliff Johnson hit a two-run homer for the Astros in the ninth. The Astros jumped off to a 4-0 lead in the first inning of the nightcap, but the Braves erupted for five runs in the fourth, three scoring on Correll's homer. Garr rapped his round-tripper in the sixth to put the game far out of the Astros' reach.

Pirates 5, Cubs 4 at Chicago (day game):
Richie Zisk smashed two homers in a 13-hit attack, but the Pirates needed an unearned run to gain a 5-4 victory over the Cubs, who fell short with a four-run rally in the ninth inning. Zisk homered in the second and fourth. In between, the Pirates counted a run in the third on a single by Paul Popovich and double by Al Oliver. Richie Hebner and Oliver singled in the seventh, chasing Ray Burris. After Ken Frailing relieved, Dave Parker singled, driving in Hebner, and when Rob Sperring let the ball get past him in right field, Oliver also crossed the plate. As a result, the Cubs were unable to catch up in the ninth. Ramon Hernandez, who followed Jim Rooker and Kent Tekulve to the mound, ended the rally by striking out Rick Monday with two men on base.

Dodgers 5, Giants 4 at Los Angeles (night game):
John Hale, who hit his first major league homer to produce two runs in the sixth inning, also singled and scored in the eighth to bring the Dodgers a 5-4 victory over the Giants. Dave Rader hit a two-run homer for the Giants in the second and Von Joshua added a solo swat for a 3-2 lead in the fifth before Ron Cey doubled and Hale homered in the sixth. The Giants tied the score in the seventh when Cey threw wildly for a two-base error on a grounder by Derrel Thomas and Willie Montanez singled. In the eighth, Hale singled and advanced to second on a sacrifice by Ivan DeJesus. Steve Yeager struck out. The Giants then passed pinch-hitter Willie Crawford intentionally, but Davey Lopes wrecked the move with a single that drove in Hale.

[DH] Phillies 8, Mets 2 (night game) / Phillies 10, Mets 7 at Philadelphia (night game):
Greg Luzinski and Tommy Hutton batted in two runs apiece in the first game and Ollie Brown and Garry Maddox had four hits each in the second game as the Phillies defeated the Mets in a twi-night doubleheader, 8-2 and 10-7. Ron Schueler pitched the opener for the Phillies and allowed only four hits in his first route-going performance of the season. Luzinski accounted for his RBIs with a double and homer, while Hutton plated a pair with a double. John Stearns homered for the Mets. In the nightcap, the Phillies broke a 4-4 tie with a six-run outburst in the fifth. Maddox led off with a triple and later drove in a run with a single on his second appearance at the plate during the inning. Dick Allen, Dave Cash, Luzinski, Mike Schmidt and Bob Boone singled home the other runs. John Milner rapped a three-run homer for the Mets in the third and Dave Kingman hit a solo swat in the ninth.

Reds 6, Padres 3 at San Diego (night game):
Playing before 49,618, the largest crowd in San Diego Stadium's history, the Padres failed to distinguish themselves and lost to the Reds, 6-3, because of two errors that resulted in four unearned runs. The Reds' two other tallies were helped along by balks by Brent Strom, one in the first inning and the other in the sixth. In between, an error by Tito Fuentes led to a tally in the fourth. Then in the seventh, Cesar Geronimo reached second with one out when Gene Locklear dropped his fly ball to left field. After Fred Norman was retired, the Padres walked Pete Rose intentionally. Merv Rettenmund batted for Ken Griffey and doubled to drive in two runs. Joe Morgan followed with another two-bagger to add the Reds' final tally.

[DH] Expos 3, Cardinals 0 (night game) / Cardinals 1, Expos 0 at St. Louis (night game):
The Cardinals, after being shut out by Dennis Blair and Dan Warthen, 3-0, in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, came back with a two-man shutout of their own when John Curtis and Al Hrabosky combined to blank the Expos, 1-0. Blair was lifted after Luis Melendez led off with a single in the seventh inning for the Cards' fourth hit. Warthen completed the whitewashing, although allowing four more safeties. The Expos scored an unearned run off Bob Forsch in the second inning and sewed up their victory in the fifth. Tony Scott tripled and scored on a single by Tim Foli, who then stole second and counted on a single by Mike Jorgensen. Curtis allowed only four hits in the nightcap before Hrabosky took over after Pepe Mangual singled in the ninth inning. Hrabosky retired the last three batters. The Cards counted the only run of the game to beat Woodie Fryman when Ted Sizemore singled and Reggie Smith doubled in the fourth.