MLB standings through games of August 17, 1975

MLB standings at the end of August 17, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	123	74	49	0	.602		623	559	34-24	40-25	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	120	66	54	0	.550	6.5	526	435	34-28	32-26	6-4	Won 1
New York Yankees	121	62	59	0	.512	11.0	509	448	29-24	33-35	4-6	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	122	56	66	0	.459	17.5	504	569	29-32	27-34	3-7	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	118	53	65	0	.449	18.5	502	556	26-31	27-34	3-7	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	122	48	74	0	.393	25.5	462	598	27-38	21-36	2-8	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	122	74	48	0	.607		549	456	43-21	31-27	5-5	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	120	67	53	0	.558	6.0	536	480	39-20	28-33	6-4	Won 2
Texas Rangers	123	60	63	0	.488	14.5	557	565	29-29	31-34	7-3	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	122	59	63	0	.484	15.0	521	527	38-28	21-35	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	123	56	67	0	.455	18.5	585	601	29-33	27-34	7-3	Lost 1
California Angels	124	55	69	0	.444	20.0	481	561	27-38	28-31	6-4	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	122	67	55	0	.549		508	433	36-20	31-35	1-9	Lost 6
Philadelphia Phillies	121	66	55	0	.545	0.5	554	511	44-22	22-33	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	122	65	57	0	.533	2.0	500	501	33-26	32-31	7-3	Won 1
New York Mets	121	63	58	0	.521	3.5	493	459	36-32	27-26	5-5	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	124	58	66	0	.468	10.0	524	606	32-25	26-41	6-4	Won 2
Montreal Expos	119	50	69	0	.420	15.5	425	522	27-34	23-35	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	121	82	39	0	.678		640	426	52-13	30-26	9-1	Won 8
Los Angeles Dodgers	122	65	57	0	.533	17.5	487	410	33-24	32-33	7-3	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	123	61	62	0	.496	22.0	511	520	32-25	29-37	6-4	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	121	55	66	0	.455	27.0	415	502	27-30	28-36	3-7	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	124	55	69	0	.444	28.5	438	555	31-34	24-35	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	126	46	80	0	.365	38.5	514	564	29-36	17-44	5-5	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 4, Rangers 0 at Baltimore (day game):
Setting an Orioles' club record with his ninth shutout of the season, Jim Palmer beat the Rangers, 4-0, to register his 19th victory. The Orioles put the game away with two runs in the fifth inning when Mark Belanger singled, Brooks Robinson walked and Ken Singleton drove them home with a double.

Tigers 7, Angels 0 at California (day game):
The Tigers posted their second straight shutout victory, after snapping a 19-game losing streak, when Vern Ruhle pitched a five-hitter and beat the Angels, 7-0. Tom Veryzer hit a two-run homer and Ron LeFlore drove in two runs with a single to lead the Tigers' scoring.

[DH] White Sox 6, Red Sox 2 (day game) / Red Sox 4, White Sox 3 at Chicago (day game):
Rich Gossage gained his 18th save of the season as the White Sox won the first game of a doubleheader, 6-2, but the ace reliever was the loser in the nightcap when the Red Sox scored in the 11th inning to post a 4-3 victory. Terry Forster, who came out of the White Sox bullpen for his first start of the season in the lidlifter, injured his elbow in the second inning and reportedly will be out of action the rest of the year. Dave Hamilton relieved and was the winner with help from Gossage in the eighth. Rick Wise, Red Sox loser, was troubled by wildness and was stopped on his nine-game winning streak. In the nightcap, Gossage made his second appearance of the day, replacing Jim Kaat, and retired nine straight batters before being beaten with two out in the 11th when Rick Burleson singled, Fred Lynn walked and Denny Doyle drove in the winning run with a single.

Royals 5, Yankees 3 at Kansas City (day game):
Al Cowens, who drove in the tying run with a double in the fifth inning, tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Amos Otis in the seventh before John Mayberry homered off Catfish Hunter to seal the Royals' 5-3 victory over the Yankees. Paul Splittorff limited the Yankees to five hits, but gave up all their runs in the third on four singles and a sacrifice fly.

Indians 14, Twins 5 at Minnesota (day game):
Piling up 19 hits, the Indians walloped the Twins, 14-5, with an attack that started in the first inning when George Hendrick homered with two men on base. The Indians exploded for eight more runs in the second. Buddy Bell batted in two tallies with a single and accounted for two more RBIs with another single in the third. Although the scoring was one-sided, the Twins collected 16 hits, including two homers and two singles by Eric Soderholm.

A's 3, Brewers 1 at Oakland (day game):
The Athletics took advantage of Pete Broberg's wildness and scored three runs without the benefit of a hit in the second inning to defeat the Brewers, 3-1. Broberg walked Billy Williams, hit Sal Bando and Gene Tenace with successive pitches and passed Jim Holt to force in the first run. Another run scored as Phil Garner bounced into a double play and the third run counted when Robin Yount bobbled a grounder by Bert Campaneris. The A's collected only three hits.

Cardinals 8, Braves 1 at Atlanta (day game):
Bake McBride collected four singles and Ken Reitz and Mike Tyson rapped three apiece in a 19-hit attack that carried the Cardinals to an 8-1 victory over the Braves. A homer by Earl Williams accounted for the Braves' lone tally.

Reds 3, Pirates 1 at Cincinnati (day game):
A single by Pete Rose for the 2,500th hit of his major league career capped the Reds' scoring in a 3-1 victory over the Pirates, who suffered their sixth straight defeat and 17th in the last 22 games. As result of the setback, the Pirates' once formidable lead in the East Division was reduced to one-half game over the Phillies, two over the Cardinals and 3½ over the Mets. The Reds won although Johnny Bench, George Foster and Tony Perez did not play and Dave Concepcion was out of action with an injured wrist. The Reds nicked loser Bruce Kison for an unearned run to start the scoring in the sixth inning. Ken Griffey bunted, reached second on a wild throw by Duffy Dyer and crossed the plate on a single by Dan Driessen. Darrel Chaney singled in the seventh, stole second and scored on a single by Bill Plummer. After advancing an extra base on the throw home, Plummer also scored on Rose's milestone single.

Cubs 11, Astros 7 at Houston (day game):
Bill Madlock rapped three singles in six trips, raising his league-leading average to .361, and Jose Cardenal had a 4-for-4 day as the Cubs beat the Astros, 11-7. After taking a 4-3 lead, the Cubs broke the game open in the seventh inning when they sent 11 men to the plate and scored six runs on two walks, six consecutive singles and a sacrifice fly.

Dodgers 5, Expos 3 at Montreal (day game):
Lee Lacy hit a homer and Bill Russell drove in two runs with a single to pace the Dodgers to a 5-3 victory over the Expos. Lacy connected for the circuit in the first inning. After the Expos picked up an unearned run on a wild throw by Russell in their half, the Dodgers' shortstop made up for his error in the second. Willie Crawford singled, Ron Cey walked and Steve Yeager drove in a run with a double. Russell followed with his single to put the Dodgers ahead, 4-1. Gary Carter narrowed the gap with a two-run homer for the Expos in the eighth, but Davey Lopes accounted for an insurance run with a single in the ninth.

Mets 3, Giants 0 at New York (day game):
Tom Seaver, who helped himself by driving in one run and scoring another, gained his 17th victory when the Mets defeated the Giants, 3-0. Seaver left the game with one out in the eighth after a pass to Steve Ontiveros and single by Glenn Adams. Jerry Koosman, making his first relief appearance of the season, finished the shutout. The Mets scored on doubles by Mike Phillips and Del Unser in the third before tacking on a pair with a triple by Mike Phillips, single by Seaver, double by Felix Millan and sacrifice fly by Rusty Staub in the fifth.

Phillies 10, Padres 4 at Philadelphia (day game):
The Phillies, who had successive homers by Jay Johnstone and Mike Schmidt in their 14-hit attack, defeated the Padres, 10-4. The Phillies scored in the first inning on singles by Dave Cash and Larry Bowa around an error before adding three more in the second on singles by Garry Maddox, Johnny Oates and Tom Underwood and a triple by Cash. Johnstone and Schmidt hit their homers in the third. The Padres reached Underwood for all their runs in the seventh before the Phillies iced the victory in the eighth.