MLB standings through games of August 9, 1975

MLB standings at the end of August 9, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	114	69	45	0	.605		587	526	34-24	35-21	7-3	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	112	62	50	0	.554	6.0	491	412	30-25	32-25	9-1	Won 7
New York Yankees	113	59	54	0	.522	9.5	486	418	29-24	30-30	7-3	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	115	53	62	0	.461	16.5	471	539	28-32	25-30	1-9	Lost 6
Cleveland Indians	111	51	60	0	.459	16.5	469	516	26-30	25-30	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	115	46	69	0	.400	23.5	439	569	27-34	19-35	0-10	Lost 14

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	114	70	44	0	.614		525	427	39-17	31-27	4-6	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	113	63	50	0	.558	6.5	514	459	37-19	26-31	7-3	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	114	55	59	0	.482	15.0	494	498	34-24	21-35	4-6	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	115	55	60	0	.478	15.5	520	526	29-29	26-31	7-3	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	116	51	65	0	.440	20.0	542	566	25-31	26-34	6-4	Won 2
California Angels	116	50	66	0	.431	21.0	449	531	22-35	28-31	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	114	66	48	0	.579		484	398	36-20	30-28	3-7	Lost 4
Philadelphia Phillies	114	64	50	0	.561	2.0	527	472	42-17	22-33	5-5	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	113	59	54	0	.522	6.5	461	468	32-26	27-28	7-3	Won 3
New York Mets	113	58	55	0	.513	7.5	452	429	31-29	27-26	3-7	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	117	54	63	0	.462	13.5	484	568	32-25	22-38	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	111	48	63	0	.432	16.5	399	473	25-29	23-34	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	114	75	39	0	.658		586	404	45-13	30-26	8-2	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	115	60	55	0	.522	15.5	455	384	33-24	27-31	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	114	55	59	0	.482	20.0	464	492	32-25	23-34	3-7	Lost 6
San Diego Padres	114	53	61	0	.465	22.0	385	462	27-30	26-31	4-6	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	115	51	64	0	.443	24.5	412	508	27-29	24-35	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	118	43	75	0	.364	34.0	479	530	26-31	17-44	5-5	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 8, Yankees 1 at California (night game):
The Angels scored six runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Yankees, 8-1. Ed Figueroa's victory was his 10th of the season. The Angels took the lead in the fourth when Jerry Remy beat out a slow roller, took third on Adrian Garrett's single and scored on Catfish Hunter's wild pitch. Graig Nettles' throwing error on Dave Chalk's grounder scored Garrett with the go-ahead run. Dave Collins drove in two runs in the eighth and Garrett added an RBI with his third hit. The Yankees collected three singles in the first, including an RBI single by Sandy Alomar, who had three hits.

Orioles 12, White Sox 6 at Chicago (night game):
Jim Palmer permitted 13 hits in 8 2/3 innings, but had ample support to defeat the White Sox, 12-6, and become the major leagues' first 17-game winner this season. The Orioles rolled to their seventh straight success as Dave Duncan homered twice and drove in three runs. Bobby Grich walked five times to set a club record and scored three runs. Jorge Orta singled twice and homered for the White Sox.

Royals 6, Indians 4 at Cleveland (night game):
The Royals took advantage of two errors by Buddy Bell to score three unearned runs in the seventh in a 6-4 victory over the Indians. After one out in the seventh, Al Cowens was safe on Bell's high throw to first. Bob Stinson forced Cowens and Fred Patek walked, bringing in Jim Bibby to pitch for Dennis Eckersley. Stinson then scored when Bell booted Cookie Rojas' grounder. Amos Otis followed with a two-run single. The Indians had taken a 4-2 lead in the sixth on Boog Powell's three-run homer and a solo shot by Rico Carty. The triumph was their 16th in the last 20 games for the Royals and 13th against four losses since Whitey Herzog took over as manager of the club.

Twins 1, Tigers 0 at Detroit (day game):
Dave Goltz pitched a five-hitter and Glenn Borgmann singled in the game's only run, leading the Twins past the Tigers, 1-0, for a Detroit club record 14th consecutive defeat. The only balls the Tigers hit out of the infield were singles as no Twins' outfielder had a putout. In the fourth, Eric Soderholm doubled and Johnny Briggs walked before Borgmann's RBI hit.

Rangers 4, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (day game):
Fergie Jenkins scattered 10 hits as the Rangers dealt the Brewers their ninth straight home defeat, 4-2. The Rangers scored three runs on homers. Roy Howell hit his sixth in the last 10 games in the third inning. In the eighth Jeff Burroughs followed Mike Hargrove's double with a blast to right. Sixto Lezcano connected for the Brewers in the fifth.

Red Sox 7, A's 2 at Oakland (day game):
Back-to-back homers by Denny Doyle and Cecil Cooper in the third inning led the Red Sox to a 7-2 victory over the A's. Rick Burleson led off a four-run third with a single and scored on Bernie Carbo's double before the consecutive blasts off loser Sonny Siebert. Carlton Fisk added a two-run shot in the fifth for Boston, which coasted for six innings on the three-hit pitching of Bill Lee. Joe Rudi singled and Sal Bando homered in the A's seventh, bringing in Dick Drago to preserve Lee's sixth consecutive triumph. Lee is 11-2 since May 16.

Cubs 8, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Don Kessinger and Rick Monday drove in three runs each as the Cubs ripped 15 hits in defeating the Braves, 8-2, after the Braves had won 6-2 to complete a suspended game of June 12. Phil Niekro pitched one scoreless inning to complete the suspended game but was laced for 11 hits and seven runs in six innings of the regular game. Winning pitcher Steve Stone singled to start the Cubs' three-run seventh. After Biff Pocoroba misplayed a sacrifice by Kessinger, Monday homered. Darrell Evans had three of the five Braves' hits, including a first-inning homer. Andre Thornton hit a two-run shot for the Cubs in the sixth.

Reds 9, Expos 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Aided by 10 bases on balls, including three by reliever Don DeMola in a four-run fifth, the Reds coasted to a 9-1 victory over the Expos. Winner Gary Nolan and reliever Clay Carroll teamed for a 10-hitter. The Reds' fifth included a walk to Darrel Chaney forcing in the first run of the inning. Pinch-hitter Dan Driessen singled in two more off Chuck Taylor and the final tally came on Ken Griffey's sacrifice fly off Fred Scherman. Pete Rose led the Reds with three hits but also made two errors, including a boot of Gary Carter's grounder, enabling Pepe Mangual to score the Expos' run in the third.

Astros 5, Pirates 0 at Houston (night game):
Making just his second start of the season, Joe Niekro pitched a five-hitter and singled and scored a run as the Astros topped the Pirates, 5-0. Loser Jerry Reuss held the Astros to four hits, including an RBI single by Cesar Cedeno, scoring Niekro in the third. The Astros broke loose with four in the eighth against Dave Giusti when Greg Gross hit an RBI triple, Cedeno singled and Cliff Johnson homered. The Pirates loaded the bases in the first on Richie Hebner's double and two walks but Richie Zisk grounded out to end the threat.

Dodgers 2, Mets 0 at New York (night game):
Davey Lopes set a major league record for consecutive steals in a season when he swiped his 32nd straight (No. 51 this season) in the eighth inning of the Dodgers' 2-0 victory over the Mets. Lopes led off the game against loser Jerry Koosman with a walk and stole second. He doubled in the sixth and scored on Lee Lacy's single. In the eighth he singled, was sacrificed to second and stole third to break Max Carey's consecutive theft record set with the Pirates in 1922. Koosman's wild pitch scored Lopes with the final run. Burt Hooton pitched a three-hitter for his fourth career shutout over the Mets.

Phillies 11, Giants 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies scored six runs in the fifth and blasted the Giants, 11-4, to move to two games from the Pirates' lead. Greg Luzinski doubled home two in the first and Mike Schmidt hit a three-run homer in the fifth. Dick Allen's two-run single and pinch-hitter Ollie Brown's RBI single accounted for the first three runs of the big frame before Schmidt connected off reliever Gary Lavelle for his sixth homer in eight games. Winner Steve Carlton rapped a two-run single in the seventh. Marc Hill hit a pinch-hit homer for the Giants in the ninth.

Cardinals 6, Padres 1 at St. Louis (night game):
Lou Brock rapped three hits, including a sixth-inning single, to become the 51st player in major league history to get 2,500 hits as the Cardinals took sole possession of third with a 6-1 victory over the Padres. Brock's key single to center was followed by Willie Davis' double for a 3-1 lead. Ken Reitz, who had four hits, drove in the first two Cardinals runs and opened a three-run seventh with a single. After a sacrifice and winning pitcher Lynn McGlothen's single, Brock, pinch-hitter Buddy Bradford and Davis each drove in runs. McGlothen had two singles, matching his previous season output, and tossed his first complete game since June 22.