MLB standings through games of July 8, 1975

MLB standings at the end of July 8, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	82	45	37	0	.549		412	396	21-20	24-17	4-6	Won 2
New York Yankees	82	44	38	0	.537	1.0	374	300	21-16	23-22	3-7	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	84	44	40	0	.524	2.0	367	394	24-17	20-23	4-6	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	80	39	41	0	.487	5.0	319	301	20-20	19-21	7-3	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	82	37	45	0	.451	8.0	340	383	20-24	17-21	6-4	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	81	35	46	0	.432	9.5	326	405	21-23	14-23	8-2	Won 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	83	52	31	0	.627		387	299	30-13	22-18	5-5	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	83	46	37	0	.554	6.0	376	341	26-14	20-23	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	85	40	45	0	.471	13.0	377	397	18-24	22-21	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	81	38	43	0	.469	13.0	341	338	23-18	15-25	5-5	Lost 2
California Angels	86	39	47	0	.453	14.5	341	389	17-26	22-21	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	83	37	46	0	.446	15.0	388	405	17-23	20-23	4-6	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	82	50	32	0	.610		367	291	25-13	25-19	7-3	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	85	47	38	0	.553	4.5	370	343	33-13	14-25	5-5	Lost 2
New York Mets	80	42	38	0	.525	7.0	315	299	24-21	18-17	6-4	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	82	39	43	0	.476	11.0	317	347	21-20	18-23	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	85	39	46	0	.459	12.5	370	426	24-16	15-30	3-7	Lost 4
Montreal Expos	78	34	44	0	.436	14.0	270	330	18-22	16-22	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	85	56	29	0	.659		438	296	34-9	22-20	8-2	Won 5
Los Angeles Dodgers	86	48	38	0	.558	8.5	347	285	27-16	21-22	6-4	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	84	40	44	0	.476	15.5	327	345	23-18	17-26	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	84	39	45	0	.464	16.5	284	337	21-22	18-23	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	83	36	47	0	.434	19.0	302	372	19-20	17-27	6-4	Lost 3
Houston Astros	88	31	57	0	.352	26.5	356	392	19-23	12-34	3-7	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 6, Twins 5 at Boston (night game):
Fred Lynn, sidelined with a jammed wrist, came off the Red Sox bench as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning and drove in a run with a single to defeat the Twins, 5-4. Jim Rice beat out an infield hit to start the stanza and Cecil Cooper sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Carlton Fisk, Rick Burleson worked Tom Johnson for another walk to load the bases before Lynn made his appearance.

Orioles 8, Angels 5 at California (night game):
The Orioles handed Nolan Ryan his fifth straight setback by scoring three times in the 10th inning to defeat the Angels, 8-5. Jim Palmer, who started for the Orioles, was one out away from victory when the Angels rallied to tie the score with a two-run single by Dave Chalk. Doyle Alexander relieved, struck out Ellie Rodriguez and wound up the winner. In the 10th, Broks Robinson drew a pass from Ryan. When Elrod Hendricks bunted, John Doherty threw wildly to second, trying for the forceout. Both runners advanced an extra base on the error and scored when Mark Belanger singled. Belanger later crossed the plate with the last run on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Grich.

Tigers 3, White Sox 0 at Detroit (night game):
Joe Coleman and John Hiller combined on a shutout and Ron LeFlore and Leon Roberts hit homers as the Tigers defeated the White Sox, 3-0, for their seventh straight victory. LeFlore hit his homer off Wilbur Wood in the fourth and then singled ahead of Roberts' rap in the eighth.

Royals 9, Brewers 1 at Kansas City (night game):
Sending 11 men to bat, the Royals erupted for five runs in the first inning and breezed to a 9-1 victory over the Brewers. Harmon Killebrew contributed to the outburst with a two-run double. John Mayberry added three more runs to the Royals' total with a homer in the fourth. Dennis Leonard, who pitched the route, gave up nine hits, but the Royals backed their rookie with four double plays. George Scott homered in the seventh for the Brewers' run.

Yankees 4, Rangers 0 at New York (night game):
Catfish Hunter posted his fifth shutout and 12th victory of the season for the Yankees, defeating the Rangers, 4-0. Hunter gave up seven hits, but the only Ranger to solve his offerings with consistency was Mike Hargrove, who rapped a double and two singles. The Yankees put the game away in the first inning when Roy White singled and Ron Blomberg homered.

A's 15, Indians 5 at Oakland (night game):
The Athletics, after scoring four runs in the first inning, broke the game wide open with seven more in the fourth and rolled over the Indians, 15-5. Gene Tenace drove in four runs with a homer and single in the 14-hit attack. Bert Campaneris, Claudell Washington and Billy Williams batted in two runs apiece. Williams accounted for his RBIs with a homer. Ken Holtzman, although staked to a 13-2 lead, failed to last the route and was lifted after 8 2/3 innings. Jim Todd finished. The Indians' 12 hits, 10 off Holtzman, included a homer by Bill Sudakis.

Mets 4, Braves 3 at Atlanta (night game):
A homer by Wayne Garrett in the first inning and three-run smash by Dave Kingman in the sixth carried the Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Braves. Felix Millan was safe on an error and Joe Torre walked ahead of Kingman's decisive blow. The Braves had homers by Earl Williams in the second and Cito Gaston in the fourth before counting their last run in the eighth on a walk to Vic Correll and singles by Rod Gilbreath and Marty Perez.

Padres 8, Cubs 6 at Chicago (day game):
Hitless in six previous trips, Fred Kendall came to bat again in the 15th inning and knocked in two runs with a single to give the Padres an 8-6 victory over the Cubs. Rick Monday homered with a man on base for the Cubs in the third, while the Padres had back-to-back blows by Bobby Tolan and Willie McCovey in the sixth. The Padres, who were trailing, 6-4, tied the score in the ninth with singles by Gene Locklear, Dick Sharon, Johnny Grubb and Tito Fuentes. In the 15th, Don Hahn doubled with one away. After an intentional pass to Dave Winfield, Hector Torres grounded out before Kendall, who was batting only .180, came through with the winning hit.

Reds 2, Phillies 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Taking advantage of Tom Underwood's wildness, the Reds defeated the Phillies, 2-1, for their 14th victory in the last 16 games. George Foster, who had four of the Reds' eight hits, doubled in the second and strolled around the bases when Underwood walked Dave Concepcion, Merv Rettenmund and Pete Rose to force in the first run. Another pass to Rettenmund led to the deciding tally in the fourth. After drawing his free ticket, Rettenmund stole second, went to third on a grounder and scored on an infield hit by Ken Griffey. The Phils' run off Gary Nolan counted in the seventh on singles by Dick Allen, Johnny Oates and Garry Madddox. Rawly Eastwick relieved and halted the rally.

Astros 5, Expos 1 at Houston (night game):
Dave Roberts pitched a four-hitter and also batted in two of the Astros' runs with a pair of singles in a 5-1 victory over the Expos. Larry Parrish homered for the Expos' run in the fifth inning.

Dodgers 3, Pirates 0 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Two of the Dodgers' All-Star pitchers, Don Sutton and Mike Marshall, combined to shut out the Pirates, 3-0. Sutton allowed three hits before aggravating an old groin injury and leaving the mound after Dave Parker led off the seventh inning with a single. Marshall finished the game on a yield of one hit. The Dodgers collected only three hits off Dock Ellis, but they included a homer by Jim Wynn in the sixth. Their two other runs were unearned as a result of a passed ball in the third and an error in the fourth.

Giants 6, Cardinals 4 at St. Louis (night game):
The Giants, after building up a 5-0 lead, survived a grand-slam homer by Ron Fairly and defeated the Cardinals, 6-4. The Giants scored their first four runs off Bob Gibson, including a homer by Bobby Murcer with a man on base. Ron Bryant, replacing Gibson, gave up his former teammates' decisive run on singles by Gary Thomasson, Steve Ontiveros and Dave Rader in the fifth inning. In the Cards' sixth, Luis Melendez singled and Ted Simmons and Buddy Bradford walked to load the bases for Fairly's smash off Pete Falcone.