MLB standings through games of July 27, 1975

MLB standings at the end of July 27, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	100	60	40	0	.600		522	470	28-20	32-20	7-3	Won 3
Baltimore Orioles	98	51	47	0	.520	8.0	409	363	26-22	25-25	7-3	Won 3
New York Yankees	100	50	50	0	.500	10.0	436	378	24-22	26-28	4-6	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	102	50	52	0	.490	11.0	431	489	28-26	22-26	3-7	Lost 3
Detroit Tigers	100	45	55	0	.450	15.0	398	496	27-29	18-26	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	98	44	54	0	.449	15.0	417	453	22-28	22-26	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	101	64	37	0	.634		483	355	36-15	28-22	7-3	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	100	54	46	0	.540	9.5	442	412	31-18	23-28	7-3	Won 5
Chicago White Sox	99	48	51	0	.485	15.0	417	418	30-21	18-30	5-5	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	102	47	55	0	.461	17.5	449	480	24-26	23-29	4-6	Lost 4
California Angels	103	46	57	0	.447	19.0	400	467	20-32	26-25	5-5	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	101	43	58	0	.426	21.0	473	496	19-28	24-30	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	100	62	38	0	.620		444	338	33-15	29-23	6-4	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	101	57	44	0	.564	5.5	458	413	39-15	18-29	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	97	51	46	0	.526	9.5	380	363	29-24	22-22	7-3	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	99	50	49	0	.505	11.5	386	403	26-23	24-26	7-3	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	102	46	56	0	.451	17.0	430	503	28-21	18-35	3-7	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	96	40	56	0	.417	20.0	328	405	22-27	18-29	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	102	66	36	0	.647		511	361	41-11	25-25	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	103	54	49	0	.524	12.5	402	346	30-21	24-28	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	101	51	50	0	.505	14.5	403	401	29-21	22-29	8-2	Won 4
San Diego Padres	102	48	54	0	.471	18.0	339	405	24-27	24-27	6-4	Won 4
Atlanta Braves	101	43	58	0	.426	22.5	361	443	22-26	21-32	3-7	Lost 4
Houston Astros	104	36	68	0	.346	31.0	412	473	21-29	15-39	3-7	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 6, Twins 1 at California (day game):
Dick Lange, hurling the route for only the third time in 28 starts in his career with the Angels, doled out four hits and defeated the Twins, 6-1. Lange's bid for his first major league shutout was ruined when Tony Oliva homered in the ninth inning. The Angels' scoring included a homer by Dave Collins with a man on base in the third.

[DH] Tigers 8, Indians 7 (day game) / Indians 7, Tigers 2 at Detroit (night game):
The Tigers came from behind to gain an 8-7 victory in the first game of a doubleheader before losing the second game to the Indians, 7-2. In the opener, Jack Pierce homered for the Tigers with a man on base in the second inning, but the Indians tied the score in the third and erupted for five runs in the fourth, three crossing the plate on a homer by Jack Brohamer. The Tigers began their comeback with a circuit clout by Leon Roberts in the fifth and pulled even in the sixth with a two-run single by Pierce and two-run double by Tom Veryzer. Then in the eighth, Pierce doubled and scored the winning run on a triple by Aurelio Rodriguez. The Tigers quieted down in the nightcap, collecting only four hits. Their two runs scored on Pierce's second homer of the day. Before Pierce's poke, the Indians already had built up a 7-0 lead. Oscar Gamble drove in three runs with a double and homer. Rick Manning accounted for two RBIs.

Royals 2, Rangers 1 at Kansas City (day game):
Two unearned runs in the fifth inning enabled the Royals to defeat the Rangers, 2-1, for their fifth straight victory and fourth in a row under Whitey Herzog as new manager. Gaylord Perry, who had pitched shutouts in three of his last four starts for the Rangers, was the victim of two errors. Jim Wohlford walked to open the inning. With two out, Fred Patek was safe on a boot by Lenny Randle. Vada Pinson doubled, driving in Wohlford, and when Mike Hargrove made a wild throw from left field, Patek also scored. The Rangers counted their run in the eighth on a walk to Roy Howell, single by Tom Robson and infield out by Dave Moates.

[DH] Orioles 7, Brewers 4 (day game) / Orioles 11, Brewers 6 at Milwaukee (day game):
The Orioles, after winning the first game of a doubleheader, 7-4, made a sensational rally in the second game, scoring six runs to tie the score in the ninth inning before capping a five-run explosion in the 10th with a grand-slam homer by Tommy Davis to beat the Brewers, 11-6. Don Baylor and Bobby Grich combined for seven hits, batting in five runs between them, in the opener. Grich's four hits included a homer. Brewers' runs counted on round-trippers by Mike Hegan, Darrell Porter and Gorman Thomas. With the score tied, 4-4, Lee May and Grich singled in the sixth inning and both came home on a double by Baylor to decide the outcome. The Brewers had three more homers in the nightcap, this time by Robin Yount, Don Money and George Scott, in taking a 6-0 lead before the Orioles rallied in the ninth. Grich walked and Elrod Hendricks singled, leading to the exit of Tom Hausman. Tom Murphy, in relief, failed to retire a batter. Doug DeCinces tripled for two runs and counted himself on a single by Tony Muser. After Ken Singleton also singled, Al Bumbry hit a three-run homer to tie the score. In 10th, Grich and DeCinces drew walks from Rick Austin, but two were out when Singleton singled to drive in the tie-breaking tally. Baylor then walked to load the bases and set the stage for Davis' clinching grand slam.

[DH] Red Sox 1, Yankees 0 (day game) / Red Sox 6, Yankees 0 at New York (day game):
Getting shutout pitching from Bill Lee and Roger Moret, who gave up six hits apiece, the Red Sox whitewashed the Yankees in a doubleheader, 1-0 and 6-0. Lee was the winner over Catfish Hunter, who gave up only three hits but was the loser on an unearned run in the ninth inning. Fred Lynn was safe on an error by Jim Mason and stole second as Jim Rice struck out. Rick Miller then slashed a single to left-center field to decide the pitching duel. Tippy Martinez, making his first major league start for the Yankees, was beaten in the nightcap. Rice led the Red Sox at bat with four hits, driving in two runs and scoring two. Carl Yastrzemski contributed a homer to the attack.

[DH] A's 10, White Sox 1 (day game) / A's 7, White Sox 1 at Oakland (day game):
Reggie Jackson and Joe Rudi homered in each game of a doubleheader in support of Vida Blue and Stan Bahnsen as the Athletics thumped the White Sox, 10-1 and 7-1. In the opener, Jackson hit for the circuit after a single by Bill North in the third inning. Rudi homered in the sixth and knocked in two more runs with a double in the eighth. Jackson hit another two-run blow for the A's in the first inning of the nightcap and Rudi followed with a round-tripper in the third. The White Sox averted a shutout at the hands of Vida Blue in the first game when they scored in the seventh on a triple by Bill Stein and infield out by Nyls Nyman. Their run off Bahnsen in the second game counted on doubles by Pete Varney and Bucky Dent in the third inning.

Padres 3, Braves 1 at Atlanta (day game):
Completing a sweep of the four-game series, the Padres gained a 3-1 victory behind the pitching of Randy Jones, who beat the Braves for the first time in his career after losing six previous decisions. Dave Winfield drove in the Padres' first two runs with a sacrifice fly and single before a double by Johnny Grubb, bunt by Tito Fuentes and sacrifice fly by Mike Ivie added a counter in the fifth inning. The Braves' run scored in the eighth on a walk to Rod Gilbreath and singles by Ralph Garr and Marty Perez.

[DH] Cubs 4, Mets 2 (day game) / Mets 4, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
The slugging of Bill Madlock, who hit two homers and drove in three runs, led the Cubs to a 4-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Mets won the second game, 4-1, by erupting for three runs in the 10th inning. Madlock homered following a pass to Rick Monday in the third inning and added a solo swat in the seventh. Dave Kingman had a round-tripper for the Mets. Steve Stone, who pitched the route for the Cubs, collared Felix Millan in four trips to end the Met second baseman's 19-game batting streak. In the nightcap, the Mets counted in the sixth on a walk to Hank Webb and singles by Millan and John Milner. Pete LaCock tied the score with a homer in the seventh. The Mets loaded the bases in the 10th on singles by Millan and Rusty Staub and a walk to Joe Torre. Wayne Garrett capitalized on the opportuntity, driving in two runs with a single. John Stearns added the final tally with another single.

Dodgers 5, Reds 3 at Cincinnati (day game):
Steve Yeager, who had four hits, singled in the fourth inning when the Dodgers scored four runs and homered in the eighth to wrap up a 5-3 victory over the Reds. In the fourth, John Hale doubled and Ron Cey singled for the Dodgers' first tally. Singles by Yeager and Bill Russell added another run. Yeager and Russell advanced an extra base on a throwing error by Ken Griffey and both scored on a single by Lee Lacy. Reds' runs came on homers by Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench and Tony Perez.

Giants 3, Astros 1 at Houston (day game):
John Montefusco, who pitched five innings before his shoulder began to tighten, received credit for his 10th victory of the season when the Giants defeated the Astros, 3-1. The Giants opened the scoring with a run in the second on a double by Gary Matthews, a balk by J.R. Richard and sacrifice fly by Willie Montanez. After adding an unearned run in the third, the Giants completed their scoring with a homer by Chris Speier in the fourth. Doug Rader accounted for the Astros' run with a round-tripper in the fifth.

[DH] Pirates 4, Expos 1 (day game) / Pirates 5, Expos 3 at Pittsburgh (day game):
After Ken Brett and Larry Demery combined on a three-hitter to mark a 4-1 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, the Pirates also beat the Expos in the nightcap, 5-3, on the strength of a three-run homer by Willie Stargell in the eighth inning. Doubles by Rennie Stennett, Dave Parker, Frank Taveras and Stargell figured in the Pirates' scoring in the lidlifter. The Expos' only run was unearned. In the second game, the Expos took a 3-1 lead in the eighth when Gary Carter homered with a man on base. The Pirates came back with the winning rally in their half, scoring once on a walk to Taveras and singles by Stennett and Al Oliver before Stargell smashed his decisive homer.

Cardinals 9, Phillies 6 at St. Louis (day game):
Bob Gibson pitched four innings and gained his first victory in relief in more than 10 years when the Cardinals defeated the Phillies, 9-6. Gibson's other relief triumph came in the Cardinals' pennant-clinching victory over the Mets October 4, 1964. Gibson replaced John Denny in the fourth after a single by Bob Boone and double by Tony Taylor. An infield out by Dave Cash and sacrifice fly by Mike Schmidt then tied the score at 6-6. Ted Simmons broke the tie with a homer in the seventh. Gibson went out for a pinch-hitter later in the same inning and Mike Garman finished. The Cardinals iced the verdict with their final two runs in the eighth on a safe bunt by Bake McBride, sacrifice by Luis Melendez, double by Willie Davis and single by Ted Sizemore.