MLB standings through games of August 12, 1975

MLB standings at the end of August 12, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	117	71	46	0	.607		603	535	34-24	37-22	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	115	63	52	0	.548	7.0	499	419	31-26	32-26	8-2	Lost 1
New York Yankees	116	60	56	0	.517	10.5	494	429	29-24	31-32	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	118	55	63	0	.466	16.5	492	555	29-32	26-31	3-7	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	113	52	61	0	.460	17.0	476	524	26-31	26-30	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	118	46	72	0	.390	25.5	442	584	27-37	19-35	0-10	Lost 17

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	117	71	46	0	.607		534	442	40-19	31-27	4-6	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	116	65	51	0	.560	5.5	523	466	37-19	28-32	8-2	Won 1
Texas Rangers	118	57	61	0	.483	14.5	535	536	29-29	28-32	7-3	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	116	56	60	0	.483	14.5	500	506	35-25	21-35	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	119	53	66	0	.445	19.0	558	580	26-32	27-34	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	119	52	67	0	.437	20.0	460	540	24-36	28-31	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	117	67	50	0	.573		497	407	36-20	31-30	3-7	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	117	64	53	0	.547	3.0	535	494	42-20	22-33	4-6	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	116	61	55	0	.526	5.5	471	481	33-26	28-29	7-3	Won 1
New York Mets	116	60	56	0	.517	6.5	470	439	33-30	27-26	4-6	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	120	55	65	0	.458	13.5	504	590	32-25	23-40	5-5	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	114	48	66	0	.421	17.5	406	498	25-31	23-35	4-6	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	117	78	39	0	.667		618	418	48-13	30-26	9-1	Won 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	118	63	55	0	.534	15.5	471	392	33-24	30-31	7-3	Won 5
San Francisco Giants	117	58	59	0	.496	20.0	486	497	32-25	26-34	4-6	Won 3
San Diego Padres	117	53	64	0	.453	25.0	395	482	27-30	26-34	2-8	Lost 5
Atlanta Braves	118	52	66	0	.441	26.5	417	527	28-31	24-35	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	121	45	76	0	.372	35.0	495	540	28-32	17-44	7-3	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Royals 4, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (night game):
The Royals broke away with two runs in the 10th inning to defeat the Orioles, 4-2. Amos Otis led off with a single for his fourth hit of the game and stole second with two out. George Brett doubled, driving in Otis with the tie-breaking tally. Harmon Killebrew followed with a single to produce an insurance marker.

Red Sox 8, Angels 2 at California (night game):
Rick Wise extended his personal winning streak to nine games by pitching the Red Sox to an 8-2 victory over the Angels. The Red Sox got started with two runs in the first inning on a single by Carlton Fisk with the bases loaded. Three runs followed in the third on a single by Denny Doyle, double by Carl Yastrzemski, single by Jim Rice, a walk and single by Cecil Cooper. After the Angels picked up their pair in the fifth on a single by Ike Hampton, two walks and a single by Mickey Rivers, Fisk singled in the ninth to account for two of the Red Sox' last three runs, giving him four RBIs for the game.

Indians 6, White Sox 3 at Chicago (night game):
After driving in one run with a single in the fifth inning, George Hendrick broke a 2-2 tie by a smashing homer with a man on base in the seventh to lead the Indians to a 6-3 victory over the White Sox.

Rangers 4, Tigers 3 at Detroit (night game):
After being shut out in three straight games, the Tigers ended their scoring drouth but still lost to the Rangers, 4-3, for their 17th straight defeat. The Rangers scored all their runs in the first inning on a forceout by Jeff Burroughs with the bases loaded, a double by Toby Harrah and single by Roy Howell. The Tigers in the third scored their first run in 32 innings on a triple by Aurelio Rodriguez and single by Tom Veryzer. The Tigers' two other runs crossed the plate in the seventh. Ron LeFlore hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded and, after a walk filled the sacks again, Dan Meyer hit another sacrifice fly.

Brewers 7, Twins 4 at Minnesota (night game):
Staked to a four-run lead in the first inning, Bill Travers gained his first victory since April 30 when the Brewers defeated the Twins, 7-4. Travers, who had lost seven straight decisions, was lifted in the sixth inning. Pete Broberg relieved, but the Brewers also had to call on Tom Murphy in the ninth to quell a Twins' rally. In the first, Brewers' runs counted on a double by Robin Yount, singles by George Scott and Hank Aaron, a groundout by Darrell Porter, single by Mike Hegan and double by Bill Sharp. The Brewers added the deciding run in the seventh on another double by Yount and single by Scott.

Yankees 7, A's 2 at Oakland (night game):
Walt Williams and Chris Chambliss each rapped three of the Yankees' 15 hits in a 7-2 victory over the Athletics. Williams smacked a homer and two singles, while Chambliss contributed a triple, double and single. Doc Medich limited the A's to six hits while posting his fourth straight victory.

Braves 3, Pirates 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Crossing up the Pirates' strategy, Rob Belloir batted the Braves to a 3-2 victory with a two-run double in the seventh inning for the rookie shortstop's first extra-base hit and first RBIs of his major league career. The Braves registered a run without a hit on three walks and an out by Mike Lum in the first before Bob Robertson tied the score with a homer in the second. Biff Pocoroba doubled for the Braves in the seventh and was on second with two out when Pirate manager Danny Murtaugh ordered an intentional pass to Ralph Garr in order to get at Belloir, who upset the move with his double. The Pirates rallied for a run in the ninth before Tom House saved the game for Carl Morton by retiring the last two batters.

Reds 12, Cubs 8 at Cincinnati (night game):
Paced by Tony Perez, who rapped four hits and drove in four runs, the Reds defeated the Cubs in a free-swinging contest, 12-8. The Reds collected 18 hits, with Joe Morgan and George Foster getting three apiece. Bill Madlock had four of the Cubs' 16 hits and Jose Cardenal batted in four runs with a triple and two doubles. Dan Driessen drove in two runs with a triple when the Reds tied the score at 6-6 in the third inning. A double by Pedro Borbon, infield out and balk produced the go-ahead run for the Reds in the fourth and they added another on a walk to Morgan and singles by Perez and Foster. The Cubs knotted the count in the sixth, but the Reds went ahead to stay with three runs in their half. Perez drove in two with a double and then singled to account for the Reds' final marker in the seventh.

Cardinals 5, Astros 4 at Houston (night game):
A safe squeeze bunt by John Denny in the seventh inning, scoring Ken Reitz, produced the Cardinals' deciding run in a 5-4 victory over the Astros, who were stopped on their five-game winning streak. Lou Brock drove in two runs with a single in the fifth and Ted Simmons homered with a man on base in the sixth to give the Cards a 4-1 lead before a double by Reitz, infield out by Mike Tyson and Denny's perfectly-placed bunt added the winning tally. Al Hrabosky replaced Denny with two men on base in the eighth and gave up a three-run homer by Doug Rader before saving the game. The runs were unearned because Reggie Smith bumped into Simmons, forcing the catcher to drop a pop foul by Rader, before the Astros' batter went back to the plate and smashed his homer.

Giants 5, Expos 2 at Montreal (night game):
The Giants rapped three doubles in the 11th inning and scored three runs to defeat the Expos, 5-2. Larry Parrish knocked in the Expos' pair with a single in the first. The Giants picked up a run in the second and tied the score with two out in the ninth on a single by Derrel Thomas, pass to Bobby Murcer and single by Gary Matthews. In the 11th, Gary Thomasson led off with a double, Thomas singled and both runners then scored when Murcer doubled. Murcer overran the bag and was tagged out, but Matthews walked and Willie Montanez doubled to produce the Giants' final marker.

Mets 9, Padres 4 at New York (night game):
Continuing his mastery of the Padres, Tom Seaver became a 16-game winner by pitching the Mets to a 9-4 victory, marking his 17th triumph over the San Diego club in 18 career decisions. The Mets staked Seaver to a 7-0 lead before the Padres notched a pair in the seventh on a homer by Randy Hundley. A single by Willie McCovey with the bases loaded added two runs for the Padres in the eighth. Wayne Garrett led the Mets' attack with four hits in five trips.

Dodgers 7, Phillies 6 at Philadelphia (night game):
Steve Yeager hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning to enable the Dodgers to triumph over the Phillies, 7-6. Yeager's blow, coming after a single by Jim Wynn, a sacrifice and intentional pass to Ron Cey, snapped a 4-4 tie. The Phillies then fell short by one run in their half of the 10th when Jay Johnstone homered off Mike Marshall with a man on base.