MLB standings through games of July 9, 1975

MLB standings at the end of July 9, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	83	46	37	0	.554		421	404	22-20	24-17	5-5	Won 3
New York Yankees	83	44	39	0	.530	2.0	374	304	21-17	23-22	3-7	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	85	45	40	0	.529	2.0	373	398	24-17	21-23	4-6	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	81	39	42	0	.481	6.0	321	304	20-20	19-22	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	83	37	46	0	.446	9.0	341	386	20-24	17-22	5-5	Lost 3
Detroit Tigers	82	36	46	0	.439	9.5	332	407	22-23	14-23	9-1	Won 8

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	84	53	31	0	.631		390	300	31-13	22-18	5-5	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	84	46	38	0	.548	7.0	380	347	26-15	20-23	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	86	41	45	0	.477	13.0	381	397	18-24	23-21	4-6	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	82	38	44	0	.463	14.0	343	344	23-18	15-26	4-6	Lost 3
California Angels	87	40	47	0	.460	14.5	344	391	18-26	22-21	6-4	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	84	37	47	0	.440	16.0	396	414	17-23	20-24	3-7	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	83	51	32	0	.614		370	293	26-13	25-19	7-3	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	86	47	39	0	.547	5.5	377	352	33-13	14-26	5-5	Lost 3
New York Mets	81	43	38	0	.531	7.0	317	300	24-21	19-17	6-4	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	83	40	43	0	.482	11.0	326	347	22-20	18-23	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	86	39	47	0	.453	13.5	372	429	24-17	15-30	3-7	Lost 5
Montreal Expos	79	34	45	0	.430	15.0	273	334	18-22	16-23	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	86	57	29	0	.663		447	303	35-9	22-20	9-1	Won 6
Los Angeles Dodgers	87	48	39	0	.552	9.5	349	288	27-16	21-23	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	85	40	45	0	.471	16.5	287	339	21-22	19-23	5-5	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	85	40	45	0	.471	16.5	327	354	23-18	17-27	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	84	36	48	0	.429	20.0	303	374	19-21	17-27	5-5	Lost 4
Houston Astros	89	32	57	0	.360	26.5	360	395	20-23	12-34	4-6	Won 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 9, Twins 8 at Boston (day game):
After trailing by six runs early in the game, the Red Sox came battling back to gain a 9-8 victory over the Twins. The Red Sox smashed four homers, starting with a solo swat by Dwight Evans in the second inning. The Twins erupted for seven runs in the third on seven hits, a walk, wild pitch and sacrifice fly. Jerry Terrell started the outburst with a single and capped it with a double. Two-run homers by Carlton Fisk and Fred Lynn helped the Red Sox get back into contention, but they still trailed by one run going into the ninth. Cecil Cooper provided that needed run with a pinch-homer. Doug Griffin, also pinch-hitting, singled with one away and then with two out raced home from first base with the winning run when Jim Rice doubled.

Angels 3, Orioles 2 at California (night game):
The Angels snapped an eight-game losing streak when pinch-hitter Dave Collins drove in two runs with a triple in the eighth inning to beat the Orioles, 3-2. The Angels scored their first run in the sixth on a walk to Dave Chalk and singles by Winston Llenas and Ellie Rodriguez. Brooks Robinson batted the Orioles ahead with a two-run single in the eighth, but an error by the third baseman then led to his club's defeat. Robinson missed a grounder by Leroy Stanton to open the Angels' half of the eighth. Chalk sacrificed. After a pass to Joe Lahoud, Collins batted for John Balaz and smashed his triple.

Tigers 6, White Sox 2 at Detroit (night game):
The Tigers stretched their longest winning streak of the season to eight games with a 6-2 victory over the White Sox. Jack Pierce and Bill Freehan accounted for the Tigers' runs. Pierce drove in two with a single in the first inning and picked up another RBI with a grounder in the third. The White Sox came back with a pair in the fifth on a single by Jerry Hairston and homer by Brian Downing, but Freehan settled the issue in the Tigers' half, hitting for the circuit and driving in Mickey Stanley and Willie Horton, who were on base with singles.

Brewers 6, Royals 4 at Kansas City (night game):
Two homers by Don Money and one by Bobby Darwin helped the Brewers defeat the Royals, 6-4. Money led off the game with a homer. Darwin hit for the circuit in the second inning. The Brewers went on to add three more runs before the stanza ended. Money drove in one with a sacrifice fly and then capped the Brewers' scoring with his second round-tripper of the game in the fourth. Fred Patek plated two of the Royals' runs with a pair of singles.

Rangers 4, Yankees 0 at New York (night game):
Fergie Jenkins pitched a four-hitter for his first shutout of the season and Jim Sundberg clinched the Rangers' 4-0 victory over the Yankees by rapping a homer with two men on base. The Rangers counted their initial run in the first inning on two walks and a double by Tom Grieve. Leo Cardenas singled in the sixth and Roy Smalley walked ahead of Sundberg's smash.

A's 3, Indians 1 at Oakland (day game):
Dick Bosman beat his former Cleveland teammates for the third straight time but needed help from Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers to nail down the Athletics' 3-1 victory over the Indians. Bosman gave up only two hits before being lifted after issuing two passes in the sixth inning. Lindblad was touched for the Indians' run in the ninth on singles by Duane Kuiper and George Hendrick and a double by John Ellis. Fingers relieved and struck out Bill Sudakis to save the game.

Mets 2, Braves 1 at Atlanta (night game):
A homer by Rusty Staub with two out in the 10th inning enabled the Mets to defeat the Braves, 2-1, and brought Tom Seaver his 13th victory of the season. The Braves scored their run in the first when Ralph Garr singled and raced home from first base on a long single by Darrell Evans. Singles by Staub and Del Unser, around a wild pitch, produced the Mets' tying tally in the fourth.

Padres 3, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
Bill Greif, who took over after Jerry Morales singled off Brent Strom in the ninth inning, retired three straight batters to complete the Padres' 3-2 victory over the Cubs, who suffered their fifth straight defeat. The Padres took a 2-0 lead before the Cubs tied the score in the third on singles by Manny Trillo and Rob Sperring, a sacrifice by Geoff Zahn and single by Don Kessinger. The Padres broke the tie in the fourth when Dave Winfield singled, Dick Sharon walked and Hector Torres singled to drive in what proved to be the winning run.

Reds 9, Phillies 7 at Cincinnati (night game):
A homer by Johnny Bench in the eighth inning ignited a five-run rally that carried the Reds to a 9-7 victory over the Phillies. The Reds got off to an early 3-0 lead with the aid of a two-run homer by Tony Perez, but the Phillies erupted for five runs in the sixth. Jay Johnstone knocked in two with a double and Greg Luzinski two with a homer. Bench doubled and scored in the Reds' half of the sixth before opening the eighth with his score-tying homer. Singles by Perez, Cesar Geronimo, Dave Concepcion, Dan Driessen and Pete Rose and a sacrifice fly by Ken Griffey then added four runs, giving the Reds more than enough margin to withstand a two-run homer by Mike Schmidt in the ninth.

Astros 4, Expos 3 at Houston (night game):
Wilbur Howard was hit by a pitch in the 10th inning, Greg Gross sacrificed and Cesar Cedeno singled to drive in the run that gave the Astros a 4-3 victory over the Expos. Pepe Mangual had a hand in all three of the Expos' runs, hitting a single and scoring in the first before driving in two runs with a double in the second. The Astros, after picking up a pair of tallies, tied the score when Doug Rader homered in the ninth.

Pirates 3, Dodgers 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Pirates took advantage of two wild pitches by Andy Messersmith to defeat the Dodgers, 3-2. Willie Stargell walked in the second inning, advanced on the first of Messersmith's wild pitches and scored on a single by Richie Hebner. A single by Dave Parker, infield hit by Manny Sanguillen on which Davey Lopes threw wildly and Messersmith's second wild pitch made it 2-0 in the fourth. The Pirates then added the decisive tally in the sixth. Stargell doubled, stopped at third on another double by Parker and scored on a sacrifice fly by Hebner. The Dodgers' two runs included a homer by John Hale.

Cardinals 9, Giants 0 at St. Louis (night game):
While John Denny pitched shutout ball, the Cardinals piled up 15 hits, including four in a row by Ted Simmons, to defeat the Giants, 9-0. Willie Davis set the tone of the game by hitting a homer in the first inning. Bake McBride batted in two runs with a triple in the second and Ron Fairly hit a homer after a single by Simmons in the third.