MLB standings through games of April 17, 1976

MLB standings at the end of April 17, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	6	5	1	0	.833		40	17	2-0	3-1	5-1	Won 5
Milwaukee Brewers	4	3	1	0	.750	1.0	16	10	1-1	2-0	3-1	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	6	3	3	0	.500	2.0	15	18	2-3	1-0	3-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	4	2	2	0	.500	2.0	10	8	0-1	2-1	2-2	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	7	3	4	0	.429	2.5	30	27	2-2	1-2	3-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	5	1	4	0	.200	3.5	17	25	0-1	1-3	1-4	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Texas Rangers	7	5	2	0	.714		22	13	5-2	0-0	5-2	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	5	3	2	0	.600	1.0	19	18	1-0	2-2	3-2	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	6	3	3	0	.500	1.5	24	26	3-2	0-1	3-3	Won 2
Oakland A's	7	3	4	0	.429	2.0	26	29	0-1	3-3	3-4	Lost 4
California Angels	8	3	5	0	.375	2.5	33	42	1-4	2-1	3-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	7	2	5	0	.286	3.0	17	36	1-1	1-4	2-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	6	5	1	0	.833		40	32	3-1	2-0	5-1	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	7	4	3	0	.571	1.5	47	50	2-2	2-1	4-3	Lost 2
New York Mets	8	4	4	0	.500	2.0	47	32	2-1	2-3	4-4	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	5	2	3	0	.400	2.5	38	39	0-2	2-1	2-3	Won 1
Montreal Expos	6	2	4	0	.333	3.0	22	27	1-1	1-3	2-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	6	2	4	0	.333	3.0	24	38	2-2	0-2	2-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	7	5	2	0	.714		62	40	4-1	1-1	5-2	Won 1
Houston Astros	8	5	3	0	.625	0.5	36	42	5-0	0-3	5-3	Won 5
Atlanta Braves	7	4	3	0	.571	1.0	24	27	2-2	2-1	4-3	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	7	3	4	0	.429	2.0	26	24	1-2	2-2	3-4	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	7	3	4	0	.429	2.0	28	36	2-0	1-4	3-4	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	6	1	5	0	.167	3.5	18	25	0-2	1-3	1-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 7, White Sox 1 at Boston (day game):
Homers by Rico Petrocelli and Jim Rice accounted for five runs in the eighth inning as Luis Tiant pitched the Red Sox to a 7-1 victory over the White Sox. The Red Sox were clinging to a lead of only 2-1 when Carlton Fisk singled and Jim Rice homered. Then, after Carl Yastrzemski singled and Dwight Evans walked, Petrocelli hit for the circuit.

Tigers 2, Angels 0 at California (day game):
Making a successful A. L. debut, Dave Roberts allowed only two hits and pitched the Tigers to a 2-0 victory over the Angels. The Tigers backed the former Astros' lefthander with two homers -- one by Bill Freehan in the fifth inning and the other by Aurelio Rodriguez in the seventh.

Royals 5, Indians 3 at Kansas City (night game):
Fred Patek, hitting safely in his sixth straight game, drove in two men with a double in the first to cap a five-run outburst that brought the Royals a 5-3 victory over the Indians in a game stopped after 5½ innings because of rain. Hal McRae also drove in two runs with a single.

Yankees 10, Twins 0 at New York (day game):
Crossing the plate three times after hitting a homer and two singles, Thurman Munson led the Yankees in a batting spree that produced a 10-0 victory over the Twins. Munson hit his homer in the first inning and the Yankees then put the game beyond the Twins' reach with seven runs in the second, starting with a circuit clout by Oscar Gamble. Five other hits, four walks and three errors also figured in the big frame.

Orioles 6, A's 1 at Oakland (day game):
Mexican native Andres Mora hit his first major league homer to climax the Orioles' scoring in a 6-1 victory over the Athletics. The A's, who were the last club to stage their home opener this season, drew a crowd of 28,017 for their inaugural. Jim Palmer, pitching for the Orioles, held the A's to three hits. The Orioles reached Mike Torrez, their former teammate, for two unearned runs in the sixth inning. Then in the seventh, after Torrez was lifted, a double by Mark Belanger, an error and single by Bobby Grich netted two more runs before Mora capped the outburst with his homer for the final two tallies.

Dodgers 5, Braves 1 at Atlanta (night game):
The Dodgers, who had lost five straight games, finally gained their first victory of the season by defeating the Braves, 5-1. Doug Rau, who pitched the first six innings before giving way to Mike Marshall, helped himself to the decision, batting in a run with a single in the fifth inning and then scoring himself when the Dodgers crossed the plate four times to snap a 1-1 deadlock.

Phillies 18, Cubs 16 at Chicago (day game):
Mike Schmidt set a modern N. L. record, hitting four consecutive homers, his last blow coming in the 10th inning with Dick Allen on base to break a 15-15 tie and give the Phillies an 18-16 victory over the Cubs. Robert Lowe of Boston N. L. also hit four consecutive homers, but that was in the old-time era on May 30, 1894. Five other National Leaguers have hit four homers in a game, but not consecutively -- Ed Delahanty, Philadelphia, July 3, 1896; Chuck Klein, Philadelphia, July 10, 1936 (10 innings), Gil Hodges, Brooklyn, August 31, 1950; Joe Adcock, Milwaukee, July 31, 1961, and Willie Mays, San Francisco, April 30, 1961. Only three American Leaguers have hit four homers in one game -- Lou Gehrig, New York, June 3, 1932; Pat Seerey, Chicago, June 18, 1948 (11 innings) and Rocky Colavito, Cleveland, June 10, 1958. Like Schmidt, Gehrig and Colavito hit their homers in four consecutive at-bats.

Reds 11, Giants 0 at Cincinnati (day game):
Backed by a 15-hit attack, Fred Norman turned in the Reds' first complete game since last August 28 and breezed to an 11-0 victory over the Giants. Norman allowed only four hits. The Reds' total of 15 included homers by Joe Morgan, George Foster and Ken Griffey.

Astros 5, Padres 4 at Houston (night game):
Sparked by Cesar Cedeno, the Astros posted their fifth straight victory, defeating the Padres, 5-4. Cedeno drove in a run with a single in the third inning and then put the finishing touch to the victory with a two-run homer in the fifth.

Mets 17, Pirates 1 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The slugging sensation of the the early season, Dave Kingman smashed his fifth homer among the Mets' 21 hits in a 17-1 walloping of the Pirates. Kingman's clout came with two men on base. Ed Kranepool also drove in three runs with a homer and single as the Mets put a stop to the Pirates' five-game winning streak.

Cardinals 4, Expos 3 at St. Louis (day game):
Ted Simmons hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded and none out in the 10th inning to bring the Cardinals a 4-3 victory over the Expos. With Fred Scherman on the mound for the Expos, Lou Brock singled, Don Kessinger walked and Bake McBride was hit by a pitch. Manager Karl Kuehl of the Expos then called on Dale Murray in relief and set up a five-man infield defense, but Simmons hit a long fly to right field.