MLB standings at the end of April 8, 1976
| A.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Brewers |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 New York Yankees |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Baltimore Orioles |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Boston Red Sox |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Cleveland Indians |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Detroit Tigers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| A.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Angels |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 Chicago White Sox |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 Kansas City Royals |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 Minnesota Twins |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 Oakland A's |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 Texas Rangers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
| N.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Cubs |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 Montreal Expos |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 New York Mets |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 Philadelphia Phillies |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 St. Louis Cardinals |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
| N.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Reds |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 5 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Houston Astros |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 5 | 11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Braves |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 San Diego Padres |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 San Francisco Giants |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
Today's scores and summaries:
Brewers 5, Yankees 0 at Milwaukee (day game):
Making their debut under new manager Alex Grammas, the Brewers jumped on Catfish Hunter for five runs in the first two innings and shut out the Yankees, 5-0, behind the four-hit hurling of Jim Slaton. Hank Aaron was the Brewers' big gun, driving in three runs with two singles, one of them coming with the bases loaded in the first. The victory, achieved before a crowd of 44,868 in sunny but chilly 44-degree weather, marked the third straight year that the Brewers had won their home opener.
Reds 11, Astros 5 at Cincinnati (day game):
A crowd of 52,949, setting a record for a regular-season game at Riverfront Stadium, saw the Reds open their season by walloping the Astros, 11-5. The Reds battered six Astro pitchers for 15 hits, including three each for Pete Rose and Joe Morgan. Tony Perez batted in four runs with a double, infield out and bases-loaded walk. Gary Nolan, who started for the Reds, was kayoed in the sixth inning after giving up a single by Enos Cabell and homers by Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson on successive pitches. Pedro Borbon relieved and had easy sailing when the Reds exploded for five runs in their half of the sixth.