MLB standings through games of August 2, 1975

MLB standings at the end of August 2, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	107	65	42	0	.607		555	498	33-22	32-20	8-2	Won 4
Baltimore Orioles	104	55	49	0	.529	8.5	437	380	30-24	25-25	7-3	Won 3
New York Yankees	105	54	51	0	.514	10.0	452	391	28-23	26-28	5-5	Won 4
Milwaukee Brewers	108	52	56	0	.481	13.5	453	513	28-26	24-30	3-7	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	103	46	57	0	.447	17.0	435	476	22-28	24-29	4-6	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	107	46	61	0	.430	19.0	416	526	27-29	19-32	2-8	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	106	67	39	0	.632		503	378	38-16	29-23	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	106	57	49	0	.538	10.0	474	440	32-19	25-30	7-3	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	105	51	54	0	.486	15.5	440	442	30-21	21-33	4-6	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	107	50	57	0	.467	17.5	471	497	26-26	24-31	4-6	Won 2
California Angels	108	47	61	0	.435	21.0	414	491	21-34	26-27	4-6	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	108	47	61	0	.435	21.0	508	526	23-31	24-30	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	106	63	43	0	.594		459	365	34-20	29-23	4-6	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	108	60	48	0	.556	4.0	488	447	39-15	21-33	5-5	Lost 2
New York Mets	104	56	48	0	.538	6.0	423	390	29-24	27-24	7-3	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	106	54	52	0	.509	9.0	425	439	28-25	26-27	5-5	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	108	49	59	0	.454	15.0	448	530	31-24	18-35	4-6	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	103	44	59	0	.427	17.5	362	433	25-28	19-31	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	108	70	38	0	.648		542	381	44-12	26-26	6-4	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	109	56	53	0	.514	14.5	430	372	31-22	25-31	4-6	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	107	54	53	0	.505	15.5	429	437	31-21	23-32	7-3	Won 2
San Diego Padres	108	51	57	0	.472	19.0	362	430	25-28	26-29	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	107	47	60	0	.439	22.5	391	476	25-27	22-33	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	110	38	72	0	.345	33.0	438	497	23-31	15-41	2-8	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, Brewers 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Tommy Davis batted in two runs with a double in the third inning and Doon Baylor accounted for two with a homer in the sixth as the Orioles defeated the Brewers, 6-1, for their sixth straight victory. Doug DeCinces also had a round-tripper for the Orioles. Darrell Porter ruined the shutout bid by Mike Torrez, hitting for the circuit in the sixth to account for the Brewers' run.

Red Sox 7, Tigers 2 at Boston (day game):
Denny Doyle extended his batting streak to 20 games with three hits as the Red Sox defeated the Tigers, 7-2. The Tigers took a 2-1 lead with homers by Jack Pierce and Gary Sutherland before the Red Sox put the game away with five runs in the fourth on a single by Rico Petrocelli, a hit batsman, singles by Bernie Carbo and Doyle, a double by Carl Yastrzemski and single by Fred Lynn. Petrocelli batted in the final run with a double in the seventh inning.

A's 6, Royals 5 at Kansas City (night game):
A single by Billy Williams in the eighth inning, scoring Claudell Washington, enabled the Athletics to defeat the Royals, 6-5. Reggie Jackson homered for the A's in the fourth to tie the score at 1-1 and Willams led off the fifth with another homer to spark a four-run outburst. The Royals rallied for three runs in the sixth and tied the score with a circuit clout by Amos Otis in the seventh. However in the eighth, Washington doubled with one away and Jackson walked. After Joe Rudi popped up, Williams came through with his game-winning single.

[DH] Twins 4, White Sox 1 (day game) / Twins 8, White Sox 3 at Minnesota (day game):
After Bert Blyleven pitched the Twins to a 4-1 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, Bill Butler showed a reversal of form and also beat the White Sox in the nightcap, 8-3. Blyleven allowed five hits and the only run off his deliveries was unearned. Butler had an 0-3 record and earned run average of 7.13 before twirling the route with a seven-hitter. Tony Oliva homered and Rod Carew, Eric Soderholm and Jerry Terrell batted in two runs apiece in the Twins' support of their lefthander.

Yankees 5, Indians 3 at New York (day game):
Billy Martin made a successful debut as manager of the Yankees, succeeding Bill Virdon, with a 5-3 victory over the Indians before an Oldtimers Day crowd of 43,968. Boog Powell homered with two men on base for the Indians' runs in the sixth inning. The Yankees came back with a pair in their half and then won with three runs in the eighth. After infield hits by Roy White and Thurman Munson, Martin disdained a sacrifice and let Graig Nettles swing away for the single that drove in the tying run. Chris Chambliss followed with a single to put the Yankees ahead. Sandy Alomar drove in another run with a single later in the inning to clinch the outcome.

Rangers 8, Angels 2 at Texas (night game):
Jeff Burroughs batted in four runs to pace the Rangers to an 8-2 victory over the Angels. Burroughs accounted for two RBIs with a double in the first inning and added two others with a homer in the fifth. Dave Moates also homered for the Rangers in the eighth and Tom Grieve drove in two runs with a single.

Cardinals 4, Cubs 0 at Chicago (day game):
After rain delayed the start of play for two hours and 17 minutes, Bob Forsch went out and pitched the Cardinals to a 4-0 victory over the Cubs in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader. The second game was postponed because of darkness. The Cardinals got to Rick Reuschel for a run in the fourth inning on a double by Ron Fairly and single by Ted Simmons. A single by Bake McBride and triple by Willie Davis added a tally in the eighth.

Reds 1, Dodgers 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
A homer by George Foster in the fifth inning was enough to give the Reds a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers and pin defeat on Andy Messersmith. The Dodgers' starter yielded only one other hit in eight innings on the mound. Mike Marshall gave up two more in the ninth. The Dodgers collected seven hits off Tom Carroll and forced his exit with one out in the seventh, but Clay Carroll pitched hitless relief for the rest of the game.

Expos 4, Phillies 3 at Montreal (night game):
Pinch-hitting in the ninth inning, Nate Colbert came through with a three-run homer to give the Expos a 4-3 victory over the Phillies. Although collecting only four hits off Steve Renko and two relievers, the Phillies scored two runs on a walk and homer by Greg Luzinski in the fourth inning and added a tainted tally on a double by Jay Johnstone and error by Larry Parrish in the eighth. The Expos' initial run came in the third on a single by Jose Morales and double by Bob Bailey. Tom Underwood retired the first batter in the Expos' ninth before Tim Foli and Barry Foote singled. Underwood's first pitch to Colbert proved his undoing with the homer by the Expos' pinch-hitter.

Mets 6, Pirates 0 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Jon Matlack yielded only five hits and pitched the Mets to a 6-0 victory over the Pirates. The Mets scored off Bruce Kison in the first inning on a double by Wayne Garrett and single by Ed Kranepool before breaking the game apart with five runs in the seventh. Garrett and Felix Millan hit two-run singles and Rusty Staub batted in the final marker with a sacrifice fly.

Braves 8, Padres 6 at San Diego (night game):
The longest game by clock in the league this season, four hours and 41 minutes, wound up with the Braves defeating the Padres, 8-6, with a two-run homer by Darrell Evans in the 15th inning. Ralph Garr walked and was forced by Rod Gilbreath before Evans decided the marathon with his circuit clout.

Giants 8, Astros 7 at San Francisco (day game):
The Astros, after wasting a 6-1 lead, tied the score in the ninth inning only to lose to the Giants on a wild pitch in the 10th, 8-7. Jose Cruz had three hits and scored three times for the Astros, while Bob Watson batted in two runs. Von Joshua and Gary Thomasson homered for the Giants. Joshua also had two other hits and drove in three runs. After the Giants took a 7-6 lead on Bruce Miller's second run-scoring hit of the game, the Astros tied the score in the ninth with singles by Enos Cabell, Watson and Ken Boswell. However, in the tenth Marc Hill singled and Joshua sacrificed. Mike Sadek, coming in to run for Hill, advanced to third on an infield hit by Derrel Thomas and scored the winning run on a wild pitch by Jim Crawford.