MLB standings through games of August 22, 1975

MLB standings at the end of August 22, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	126	76	50	0	.603		631	563	35-24	41-26	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	125	69	56	0	.552	6.5	544	455	34-28	35-28	6-4	Won 3
New York Yankees	125	63	62	0	.504	12.5	524	464	30-27	33-35	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	123	57	66	0	.463	17.5	527	571	28-32	29-34	5-5	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	126	56	70	0	.444	20.0	515	590	29-33	27-37	2-8	Lost 6
Detroit Tigers	126	50	76	0	.397	26.0	475	612	27-38	23-38	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	126	76	50	0	.603		560	467	44-23	32-27	5-5	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	124	68	56	0	.548	7.0	547	502	40-23	28-33	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	126	62	64	0	.492	14.0	536	539	38-28	24-36	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	128	61	67	0	.477	16.0	571	586	29-31	32-36	4-6	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	127	59	68	0	.465	17.5	606	611	32-34	27-34	7-3	Won 1
California Angels	128	58	70	0	.453	19.0	499	575	30-38	28-32	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	126	71	55	0	.563		526	438	40-20	31-35	4-6	Won 4
Philadelphia Phillies	125	69	56	0	.552	1.5	574	526	44-22	25-34	5-5	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	126	67	59	0	.532	4.0	513	514	35-28	32-31	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	125	65	60	0	.520	5.5	509	475	36-32	29-28	6-4	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	128	60	68	0	.469	12.0	539	616	34-27	26-41	5-5	Won 2
Montreal Expos	124	53	71	0	.427	17.0	445	537	29-36	24-35	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	126	83	43	0	.659		648	445	52-13	31-30	6-4	Lost 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	126	67	59	0	.532	16.0	493	422	33-25	34-34	6-4	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	126	61	65	0	.484	22.0	516	533	32-26	29-39	4-6	Lost 6
San Diego Padres	126	57	69	0	.452	26.0	434	525	27-31	30-38	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	128	57	71	0	.445	27.0	457	574	32-36	25-35	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	130	48	82	0	.369	37.0	531	580	31-37	17-45	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1 at Boston (night game):
Roger Moret, though giving up nine walks, pitched a four-hit, 2-1 win over the White Sox. Dwight Evans' homer gave the Red Sox one run in the fifth and Fred Lynn singled for the second Boston tally in the sixth. Car Yastrzemski singled, stole second and reached third on White Sox catcher Brian Downing's throwing error in the sixth. Yaz scored as Lynn punched a grounder through the drawn-in infield. Claude Osteen pitched a six-hitter in taking his 12th loss.

Indians 9, Royals 5 at Kansas City (night game):
The Indians scored four unearned runs in the first inning and went on to hand the Royals a 9-5 defeat. Rico Carty's solo homer in the seventh gave the Indians a 7-5 edge after George Hendrick's run-scoring double fueled the big first inning. Errors by Cookie Rojas and George Brett in the first and a passed ball by Buck Martinez in the fourth contributed to the Indians' scoring. Fritz Peterson lasted only five innings but earned the win with relief from Jim Bibby.

Twins 8, Tigers 4 at Minnesota (night game):
Dave McKay homered on his first trip to the plate in the majors and Phil Roof and Dan Ford also walloped home runs for the Twins in an 8-4 victory over the Tigers. McKay's shot ignited a four-run third inning and Roof immediately followed suit. Ford socked his homer in the sixth. Detroit starter Vern Ruhle departed in the third as Dave Goltz chalked up his 12th win for the Twins despite leaving in the sixth without retiring a batter. Bill Campbell pitched four shutout innings to earn his fourth save.

Yankees 5, Angels 2 at New York (night game):
Catfish Hunter chalked up his 17th win and Chris Chambliss drove in three runs as the Yankees ended their five-game losing streak by downing the Angels, 5-2. Chambliss singled for one run in the fourth, then walloped a two-run homer in the seventh to wipe out a 2-1 Angel lead. Mickey Rivers stole his 63rd base of the season for the Angels in the fourth and scored on Adrian Garrett's single.

Orioles 8, Rangers 5 at Texas (night game):
Don Baylor drove in three runs and Elrod Hendricks hit a two-run homer as the Orioles downed the Rangers, 8-5. Mike Torrez hurled his 15th win, but needed relief from Grant Jackson in the eighth. Loser Stan Perzanowski and reliever Clyde Wright were the victims of Baltimore's four-run third inning, which included Hendricks' blast. Jeff Burroughs smacked his 22nd homer of the season for the Rangers in the sixth and added a double in a two-run eighth.

Cubs 6, Astros 5 at Chicago (day game):
An error by Ken Boswell and Jose Cardenal's bunt single gave the Cubs two runs in the 11th and a 6-5 win over the Astros. With runners on first and second, Bill Madlock's grounder escaped second sacker Boswell as Don Kessinger scored the tying run. Cardenal then bunted toward first as Rick Monday raced home from third without a play. The Astros had taken a 5-4 lead in the top of the 11th on Cesar Cedeno's RBI single.

Expos 3, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Larry Parrish crashed a two-run homer in the 12th inning to give the Expos a 3-1 victory over the Dodgers. Al Downing was the victim of the big blow. Expo rookie Dan Warthen held the Dodgers to three hits in eight innings before reliever Dale Murray took over and pitched four shutout innings. Ron Cey homered to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead in the seventh but pinch-batter Nate Colbert tied it in the ninth with a homer. The Dodgers' Davey Lopes stole his 35th consecutive base and 54th of the season, high in the N. L.

[DH] Pirates 7, Reds 2 (night game) / Pirates 4, Reds 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Richie Zisk whacked two home runs in the opener and Dave Parker and Richie Hebner homered in the nightcap to give the Pirates a doubleheader sweep over the Reds, 7-2 and 4-2. A crowd of 46,576, largest of the season in Pittsburgh, saw the Bucs boost their win streak to four games and hike their lead in the N. L. East to 1½ games. In the opener, Zisk's second homer snapped a 1-1 tie in the fourth, and the Pirates then teed off against Jack Billingham for five runs in the sixth. Larry Demery, in his first start since July 7, picked up his sixth win with ninth-inning help from Dave Giusti. Rookie John Candelaria also needed ninth-inning help from Giusti to nail down his seventh victory in the nightcap. Tony Perez' homer gave the Reds a 2-0 lead in the eighth inning of the nightcap, but the Bucs rallied for four runs in their half, getting the last two on Parker and Zisk homers.

Phillies 6, Padres 5 at San Diego (night game):
Mike Schmidt walloped a two-run homer in the ninth to give the Phils a 6-5 win over the Padres. The Phils wiped out a 5-1 deficit with five runs in the last three innings to remain 1½ games behind the first-place Pirates. Dick Sharon boosted the Padre lead to 5-1 with a three-run homer in the fifth, but Dick Allen hit a 400-foot homer for the Phils in the seventh and the Phils got two more in the eighth on Tommy Hutton's pinch double. Allen cracked three hits, including a ninth-inning double ahead of Schmidt's 29th homer. Reliever Bill Greif gave up both Phil blows in the ninth. Tom Hilgendorf, the third Phil hurler, picked up the win.

Mets 6, Giants 4 at San Francisco (night game):
The Mets' five-run first inning enabled Tom Seaver to become the National League's first 18-game winner with a 6-4 victory over the Giants. Rusty Staub's two-run homer and Felix Millan's two RBIs on two singles paced the Met attack. Gene Clines opened the game for the Mets by reaching third on right fielder Glenn Adams' error and scoring on Millan's single. Staub followed with a homer and Dave Kingman doubled, scoring on Joe Torre's triple. A wild pitch by loser Pete Falcone completed the five-run Met burst. Bobby Murcer's two-run pinch-single sparked the Giants to three runs in the second, but Seaver weathered a bases-loaded, none-out jam in the third without yielding a run. Willie Montanez' RBI double in the eighth chased Seaver, with Bob Apodaca finishing for his 11th save.

Braves 9, Cardinals 5 at St. Louis (night game):
Rob Belloir socked a two-run triple in the fifth and two-run single in the sixth to spark the Braves to a 9-5 triumph over the Cardinals. The Braves erased a 4-3 deficit with six runs in the sixth off relievers Harry Parker and Mike Garman. Rod Gilbreath, Darrell Evans and Earl Williams singled for one run before Garman relieved and gave up a two-run single to Dusty Baker in Atlanta's big sixth. Rowland Office was safe on first sacker Reggie Smith's error to load the bases and Williams scored on Garman's wild pitch. A walk to Vic Correll loaded the sacks again and Belloir's single brought home two runs for an 8-4 Atlanta lead. Gilbreath's second hit of the inning accounted for the final Atlanta run. Reliever Elias Sosa, an ex-Cardinal, picked up his first win of the season.