MLB standings through games of August 31, 1975

MLB standings at the end of August 31, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	133	79	54	0	.594		667	596	38-28	41-26	5-5	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	133	73	60	0	.549	6.0	569	479	36-29	37-31	6-4	Won 1
New York Yankees	134	67	67	0	.500	12.5	559	504	34-32	33-35	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	129	61	68	0	.473	16.0	555	586	31-33	30-35	7-3	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	135	59	76	0	.437	21.0	552	630	30-38	29-38	3-7	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	133	52	81	0	.391	27.0	496	642	28-39	24-42	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	135	81	54	0	.600		603	510	44-23	37-31	6-4	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	132	72	60	0	.545	7.5	578	529	42-26	30-34	4-6	Won 2
Texas Rangers	136	67	69	0	.493	14.5	602	617	35-33	32-36	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	134	65	69	0	.485	15.5	553	567	38-28	27-41	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	133	63	70	0	.474	17.0	629	631	33-35	30-35	7-3	Lost 1
California Angels	135	62	73	0	.459	19.0	536	608	30-38	32-35	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	133	75	58	0	.564		565	472	44-23	31-35	7-3	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	135	72	63	0	.533	4.0	606	583	44-22	28-41	3-7	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	136	72	63	1	.533	4.0	551	552	39-29	33-34	5-4-1	Won 1
New York Mets	135	71	64	0	.526	5.0	549	504	36-32	35-32	6-4	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	136	62	74	0	.456	14.5	587	675	36-33	26-41	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	133	58	75	0	.436	17.0	479	573	29-36	29-39	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	135	90	45	0	.667		700	480	55-14	35-31	7-3	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	136	72	64	0	.529	18.5	535	450	38-30	34-34	5-5	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	135	67	68	0	.496	23.0	557	563	38-29	29-39	6-4	Won 2
San Diego Padres	136	61	75	0	.449	29.5	473	573	31-37	30-38	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	136	59	77	0	.434	31.5	483	619	32-36	27-41	3-7	Lost 1
Houston Astros	138	52	85	1	.380	39.0	584	625	31-37	21-48	5-4-1	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

A's 8, Red Sox 6 at Boston (day game):
Reggie Jackson batted in five runs, two of them with a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning, to enable the Athletics to defeat the Red Sox, 8-6. Jackson also drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the third and accounted for another RBI with a single in the fifth. Rick Burleson had four hits for the Red Sox, including a pair of two-run doubles. The A's tied the score at 6-6 with a homer by Tommy Harper in the seventh. Diego Segui, pitching in relief for the Red Sox, lost his control in the ninth and issued three walks to fill the sacks before Jackson broke the tie with his third hit of the game.

Royals 7, Yankees 0 at New York (day game):
Paul Splittorff pitched a five-hitter and Hal McRae drove in three runs with a double and single as the Royals defeated the Yankees, 7-0.

Brewers 4, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
Homers by Robin Yount and Darrell Porter, each with a man on base, carried the Brewers to a 4-1 victory over the Rangers behind the three-hit pitching of Pete Broberg. Loser Gaylord Perry gave up four hits, but was condemned to defeat by his gopher pitches. Yount homered after a pass to Mike Hegan in the second inning. George Scott was on base after a forceout when Porter connected for the circuit in the sixth. Perry struck out 11, boosting his career total to 2,489 for 10th place ahead of Don Drysdale on the major leagues' all-time list.

[DH] Braves 3, Cubs 1 (day game) / Cubs 9, Braves 8 at Chicago (day game):
Playing for the first time under Connie Ryan as manager, succeeding Clyde King, the Braves won the opener of a doubleheader, 3-1, but lost the nightcap to the Cubs, 9-8, in 10 innings. Phil Niekro was the Braves' winner, scattering eight hits. Singles by Dave May and Vic Correll, plus an infield out by Rod Gilbreath, accounted for the Braves' initial run in the fourth inning. A single by Niekro, double by Ralph Garr and sacrifice flies by Darrell Evans and Dusty Baker produced the winning margin in the fifth. The Cubs counted in the ninth on doubles by Bill Madlock and Jose Cardenal. In the second game, Mike Lum, May and Evans hit homers to escort the Braves to an 8-6 lead before the Cubs rallied to tie the score in the ninth on a single by Madlock, double by Cardenal and single by Jerry Morales. Don Kessinger walked in the 10th and, after a sacrifice by Gene Hiser and intentional pass to Madlock, Cardenal singled for his fourth hit of the game to drive in the Cubs' winning run.

Cardinals 5, Reds 3 at Cincinnati (day game):
Willie Davis homered in the first inning and knocked in another run with a single in the ninth to insure the Cardinals' 5-3 victory over the Reds. After Davis' round-tripper, the Cardinals went on to build up a 4-0 lead behind the pitching of Eric Rasmussen, who aided his own cause by scoring one run and batting in another. The Reds bounced back with two runs in the sixth on singles by Ken Griffey and Joe Morgan, an error by Mike Tyson and single by Dave Concepcion. A double by George Foster and Tyson's second error of the game added a run in the eighth. After a pass to Johnny Bench, John Curtis came in to save the game for the Cardinals, while Tyson made amends for his miscues, hitting his second single of the game in the ninth, advancing on a sacrifice by Curtis and scoring on Davis' single.

Dodgers 5, Mets 2 at Los Angeles (day game):
Ron Cey smashed two homers for the second consecutive game and Steve Yeager also hit for the circuit as the Dodgers defeated the Mets, 5-2. Gene Clines batted in the Mets' runs with a double off Doug Rau in the fifth inning. Rau was lifted with two men on base in the eighth. Mike Marshall, summoned to relieve, reinjured his rib cage while warming up and had to quit the mound in favor of Charlie Hough, who retired the last six straight batters.

Pirates 9, Astros 6 at Pittsburgh (day game):
With more power in their attack, the Pirates smashed a homer, triple and four doubles among their 14 hits and defeated the Astros, 9-6, in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader. The second game was halted by rain with the score tied, 2-2, and with the Astros batting in the third inning. It will be played off only in the event the game has some bearing on the race in the East Division. The Pirates' victory in the completed contest enabled them to retain a four-game lead over the Cardinals. The Phillies, who lost to the Giants, slipped back into a tie with the Cardinals, also four games behind. The Astros, after scoring three runs in the first inning and yielding four in the Pirates' half, came back to tie the score at 5-5 with the aid of a homer by Jose Cruz. The Pirates went ahead to stay with a run in the fourth on a single by Frank Taveras, a sacrifice, infield out and wild pitch by Jose Sosa. Bob Robertson made it 7-5 with a homer in the fifth. The Astros used a two-base error by Taveras and single by Cesar Cedeno for a run in the sixth, but the Pirates clinched their victory with a pair in the seventh on a single by Bill Robinson, triple by Dave Parker and sacrifice fly by Richie Hebner.

Padres 6, Expos 0 at San Diego (day game):
Dave Roberts, hitting safely in his 10th straight game since being recalled from the minors, drove in four runs with a homer and single as the Padres ended their six-game losing streak by defeating the Expos, 6-0. Brent Strom pitched the shutout, holding the Expos to three hits.

Giants 5, Phillies 4 at San Francisco (day game):
John Montefusco struck out 13 in 8 1/3 innings and, more importantly, hit a triple that helped decide the game as the Giants defeated the Phillies, 5-4. The Phils bunched five of their eight hits to score three runs in the second inning. The Giants came back with a homer by Chris Speier in the fifth and tied the score in the sixth with a single by Von Joshua, double by Derrel Thomas, infield out by Bobby Murcer and sacrifice fly by Willie Montanez. Mike Sadek walked in the seventh and Montefusco followed with a tie-breaking triple to kayo Steve Carlton. After Tug McGraw relieved, Joshua singled, sending Montefusco home with what proved to be the winning run. The Phillies rallied in the ninth when Johnny Oates walked and Dave Cash singled with one out. Gary Lavelle, in relief, passed Ollie Brown to load the bases. An infield out by Tony Taylor then scored a run before Charlie Williams came in to retire Greg Luzinski for the final out.