MLB standings through games of August 19, 1975

MLB standings at the end of August 19, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	124	75	49	0	.605		628	559	34-24	41-25	6-4	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	122	66	56	0	.541	8.0	529	446	34-28	32-28	4-6	Lost 2
New York Yankees	122	62	60	0	.508	12.0	515	455	29-25	33-35	3-7	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	121	55	66	0	.455	18.5	511	563	28-32	27-34	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	124	56	68	0	.452	19.0	512	579	29-32	27-36	3-7	Lost 4
Detroit Tigers	124	50	74	0	.403	25.0	470	602	27-38	23-36	4-6	Won 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	124	74	50	0	.597		553	464	43-23	31-27	4-6	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	121	67	54	0	.554	5.5	536	485	39-21	28-33	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	123	60	63	0	.488	13.5	528	533	38-28	22-35	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	126	61	65	0	.484	14.0	564	574	29-29	32-36	6-4	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	125	58	67	0	.464	16.5	596	604	31-33	27-34	8-2	Won 2
California Angels	126	57	69	0	.452	18.0	491	569	29-38	28-31	7-3	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	123	68	55	0	.553		512	433	37-20	31-35	2-8	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	123	67	56	0	.545	1.0	564	520	44-22	23-34	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	124	66	58	0	.532	2.5	504	505	34-27	32-31	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	123	64	59	0	.520	4.0	499	466	36-32	28-27	6-4	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	126	58	68	0	.460	11.5	526	611	32-27	26-41	4-6	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	122	52	70	0	.426	15.5	436	528	29-35	23-35	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	123	83	40	0	.675		644	430	52-13	31-27	9-1	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	124	67	57	0	.540	16.5	492	412	33-24	34-33	8-2	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	124	61	63	0	.492	22.5	511	524	32-25	29-38	6-4	Lost 4
San Diego Padres	124	56	68	0	.452	27.5	421	513	27-30	29-38	3-7	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	126	56	70	0	.444	28.5	447	565	32-35	24-35	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	128	47	81	0	.367	38.5	521	570	30-37	17-44	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 5, Brewers 4 at California (night game):
Mike Miley's leadoff homer in the bottom of the 15th ended a four hour-plus contest to give the Angels a 5-4 victory over the Brewers. Milwaukee took a 4-3 lead in the seventh on Bobby Mitchell's two-run homer, but the Angels evened the score in the home half on singles by Leroy Stanton, pinch-hitter Bobby Valentine and Miley. California scored a pair of unearned runs in the first after spotting the Brewers a 1-0 lead in the top of the frame. The Angels expanded their lead to 3-1 in the fourth when Stanton hit a bases-empty homer. The Brewers cut the lead to one in the sixth when Kurt Bevacqua singled following a base hit by Darrell Porter and walk to Hank Aaron.

Rangers 2, Indians 1 at Cleveland (night game):
Jim Spencer's seventh-inning homer proved the difference as the Rangers nudged the Indians, 2-1. The round-tripper gave Texas a 2-0 lead, but Cleveland threatened in the bottom of the inning, scoring once on a single by Rico Carty, a walk and hit by Buddy Bell. Steve Foucault, replacing starter Jim Umbarger, later walked a batter to load the bases, but worked out of the jam to earn his seventh save. The Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the first on Dave Moates' leadoff double, a long fly and infield out.

Red Sox 5, Royals 0 at Kansas City (night game):
Bill Lee turned in a four-hit performance to earn his 16th victory, as the Red Sox stymied the Royals, 5-0. Fred Lynn capped the winners' scoring with a homer in the seventh after Carl Yastrzemski had walked. Boston scored once in the third on Dwight Evans' double, a sacrifice and single by Bob Heise. Lynn doubled to open the sixth and scored on a throwing error. Rick Burleson's sacrifice fly plated Carlton Fisk, who had walked, stolen second and moved to third on an infield hit by Evans. The shutout was the fourth of the season for Lee.

Twins 5, Orioles 2 at Minnesota (night game):
Bert Blyleven retired the first 13 batters he faced, then settled for a five-hit victory as the Twins rolled past the Orioles, 5-2. Minnesota scored a pair of unearned runs in the first on only one hit -- Jerry Terrell's single -- with the help of two Baltimore throwing errors, then struck for their final three runs in the fourth. Lyman Bostock tripled home Steve Braun, who had singled, then scored on Phil Roof's squeeze bunt. Terrell tripled and strolled home on a double by Dan Ford. The Orioles bunched three hits -- singles by Jim Northrup, Tony Muser and Doug DeCinces -- with a Blyleven wild pitch for both of their runs in the fifth.

White Sox 7, Yankees 6 at New York (night game):
Jorge Orta singled home pinch-runner Nyls Nyman in the top of the 11th, giving the White Sox a 7-6 nod over the Yankees. Nyman was running for Carlos May, who had walked and moved to second on a sacrifice. Bucky Dent's three-run homer in the seventh had pulled the Sox into a 6-6 tie. Thurman Munson and Graig Nettles drove in first-inning runs to give the Yanks a 2-0 lead. Chicago counted once in the second and Pete Varney tied the score in the third with his first big league homer. Nettles put the home club back in front with a two-run double in the bottom of the third, then homered in the fifth after New York had scored a single run in the fourth.

Tigers 3, A's 1 at Oakland (night game):
Held hitless by Dick Bosman until the fifth, the Tigers scored twice in that frame on singles by Ben Oglivie, Aurelio Rodriguez and Ron LeFlore, plus a sacrifice, and went on to defeat the A's, 3-1. Mickey Lolich, going the route for the Bengals, had a shutout until the sixth, when Bill North doubled and scored Oakland's only run on Sal Bando's single. The Tigers tacked on an insurance run in the ninth on a single by Bill Freehan and double by Leon Roberts.

Braves 6, Phillies 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Dave May's two-run pinch-homer in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Braves over the Phillies, 6-4. The Phils, who fell out of a tie for first place in the N. L. East, led 4-0 after 2½ innings. Greg Luzinski doubled home Jay Johnstone in the first and the losers got three in the top of the third on Johnstone's RBI single and a two-run double by Garry Maddox. The Braves bounced back with three in the bottom of the third on run-producing hits by Earl Williams, Dusty Baker and Rowland Office. They caught up in the fifth when Rod Gilbreath raced home from second as Maddox misplayed Williams' fly ball to right.

Dodgers 2, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
Lee Lacy, who had tripled, scored the winning run on John Hale's eighth-inning sacrifice fly as the Dodgers edged the Cubs, 2-1. Chicago's only run came in the same fashion in the fourth when Bill Madlock hit a three-bagger and came home on Jose Cardenal's fly ball. L.A.'s first run in the seventh came after Steve Yeager reached second on Madlock's throwing error and moved to third on an infield out. Bill Buckner, pinch-hitting for starter Don Sutton, delivered an RBI single.

Mets 6, Astros 3 at Houston (night game):
The Mets, with Del Unser and Wayne Garrett hitting home runs, spoiled Bill Virdon's Houston managerial debut by beating the Astros, 6-3. Unser and Garrett connected with the bases empty in third and fourth innings, respectively. Winning pitcher Jon Matlack singled and scored in the fifth and the Mets expanded their lead to 6-0 in the eighth on Garrett's RBI single and a two-run double by Jerry Grote. Matlack was within one out of a complete game shutout when Cesar Cedeno and Cliff Johnson belted back-to-back homers, Cedeno's coming with a mate aboard.

Expos 5, Padres 0 at Montreal (night game):
The Expos scored three unearned runs in the first inning, more than enough for Steve Rogers, who blanked the Padres, 5-0, despite giving up 10 hits. Larry Parrish's two-run double was the only Expo hit in the opening frame, but it followed an error, wild pitch and walk. Another San Diego miscue allowed Parrish to score from second base. The Expos had only three other hits -- but they included an RBI double by Larry Biittner in the fifth and solo homer by Pete Mackanin in the eighth.

Pirates 4, Giants 0 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Jerry Reuss stopped the Giants cold on three hits as the Pirates snapped their six-game losing streak, 4-0. An RBI double by Al Oliver and follow-up single by Dave Parker in the third accounted for the Bucs' first two runs. Richie Zisk hit a bases-empty homer in the sixth and Oliver followed suit in the seventh. The shutout was the fifth of the season by Reuss.

Cardinals 2, Reds 1 at St. Louis (night game):
Ted Simmons and Ted Sizemore each singled home a run in the first inning and Lynn McGlothen made the lead stand up with a four-hit mound effort as the Cardinals snapped the Reds' nine-game winning streak, 2-1. The Reds got their only run in the top of the first on Pete Rose's double, an infield hit by Ken Griffey and sacrifice fly by Joe Morgan. Willie Davis, returning to the St. Louis lineup after a short absence because of alimony problems, went 4-for-4.