MLB standings through games of May 8, 1976

MLB standings at the end of May 8, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	20	15	5	0	.750		116	68	5-2	10-3	8-2	Won 5
Milwaukee Brewers	16	10	6	0	.625	3.0	62	64	5-4	5-2	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	18	10	8	0	.556	4.0	94	62	5-4	5-4	6-4	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	21	10	11	0	.476	5.5	100	86	4-5	6-6	5-5	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	21	9	12	0	.429	6.5	52	80	7-7	2-5	5-5	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	19	6	13	0	.316	8.5	85	100	4-7	2-6	2-8	Lost 8

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Texas Rangers	20	14	6	0	.700		92	65	10-4	4-2	8-2	Won 7
Kansas City Royals	18	10	8	0	.556	3.0	74	72	5-4	5-4	7-3	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	19	9	10	0	.474	4.5	77	90	4-3	5-7	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	24	11	13	0	.458	5.0	104	117	4-6	7-7	3-7	Lost 3
California Angels	25	9	16	0	.360	7.5	88	114	5-9	4-7	4-6	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	17	6	11	0	.353	6.5	61	87	2-4	4-7	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	27	18	9	0	.667		130	82	12-3	6-6	8-2	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	21	14	7	0	.667	1.0	131	102	6-6	8-1	8-2	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	23	14	9	0	.609	2.0	99	92	9-3	5-6	7-3	Won 5
St. Louis Cardinals	25	12	13	0	.480	5.0	97	106	5-5	7-8	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	26	11	15	0	.423	6.5	135	165	3-9	8-6	4-6	Lost 4
Montreal Expos	22	8	14	0	.364	7.5	88	108	4-7	4-7	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	25	15	10	0	.600		117	97	9-3	6-7	9-1	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	24	14	10	0	.583	0.5	153	110	7-4	7-6	6-4	Won 2
Houston Astros	27	13	14	0	.481	3.0	98	127	9-5	4-9	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	25	12	13	0	.480	3.0	109	103	6-7	6-6	4-6	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	24	8	16	0	.333	6.5	91	124	5-7	3-9	1-9	Lost 6
Atlanta Braves	25	8	17	0	.320	7.0	84	116	4-9	4-8	0-10	Lost 12

Today's scores and summaries:

Royals 6, Orioles 3 at Baltimore (night game):
T-Shirt Night brought out a crowd of 51,195, setting a Baltimore record for a regular-season game, but the Orioles failed to live up to the occasion and lost to the Royals, 6-3. Rather, the Orioles lost to John Mayberry, who batted in five runs, including three with his first homer of the season. Lee May hit two homers for the Orioles, good for three runs.

[DH] Rangers 6, Red Sox 5 (day game) / Rangers 12, Red Sox 4 at Boston (day game):
The Rangers, after ekeing out a 6-5 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, walloped the Red Sox in the second game, 12-4, to hand the defending A. L. champions their seventh and eighth defeats in a row. At the same time, the Rangers ran their winning their streak to seven games, longest in their history. In the opener, Roy Howell homered for the Rangers in the eighth inning to break a 4-4 tie and Juan Beniquez, a former Red Sox, scored what proved to be the winning run in the ninth, hitting a single and coming around on two ground balls and a wild pitch. Rick Burleson doubled home a run in the Red Sox' half of the ninth. In the second game, there were two out in the second inning when Jeff Burroughs reached base on an error by Burleson. Before the inning ended, the Rangers put over nine runs, including a bases-loaded triple by Lenny Randle and a homer with a man on base by Toby Harrah.

Angels 4, Indians 3 at California (night game):
Leroy Stanton, after tying the score with an infield grounder in the 12th inning, singled with the bases loaded in the 13th to give the Angels a 4-3 victory over the Indians. The Indians went ahead, 3-2, in the 12th on singles by Alan Ashby and Duane Kuiper around a sacrifice and an infield out. But in the Angels' half, Bobby Bonds singled, raced to third on a wild pitch and scored the tying run on Stanton's grounder. Then in the 13th, Jerry Remy walked and Rusty Torres sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Bonds, Dave Collins struck out. The Indians then decided to pass Bruce Bochte intentionally in order to get at Stanton, but the Angels' outfielder delivered a single for his only hit of the game to drive in the winning run.

Tigers 7, White Sox 1 at Detroit (day game):
The Tigers, after clinging to a 3-1 lead, broke the game apart with four runs in the eighth inning and defeated the White Sox, 7-1. Aurelio Rodriguez had the big blow of the frame, knocking in three runs with a bases-loaded double.

Twins 13, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (day game):
Entering the game with an earned run average of 0.43, Bill Travers allowed six runs on seven hits in 1 1/3 innings before being removed as the Brewers lost to the Twins, 13-2. After picking up a run in the first, the Twins erupted for six in the second. Travers, after giving up a pair on a double by Bob Randall, left the mound with the bases loaded and the Twins proceeded to add four more after Bill Champion relieved on a hit batsman, walk and single by Butch Wynegar. Craig Kusick, who came out of the game with four RBIs to his credit, homered in the fourth.

Yankees 8, A's 4 at Oakland (day game):
With two out in the ninth inning, Roy White singled for his fourth hit of the game, sparking a four-run rally that gave the Yankees an 8-4 victory over the Athletics. The Yankees began their rally with two walks, forcing the exit of Jim Todd, but Rollie Fingers, ace of the A's bullpen, failed in relief. After Mickey Rivers grounded into a forceout at second, White hit his single, driving in two runs to break a 4-4 tie. Another run scored on a double by Thurman Munson and when Phil Garner threw wildly on the relay from the outfield, the final tally counted.

Reds 14, Cubs 4 at Chicago (day game):
Making his first major league start, Santo Alcala was wild in the first inning but regained control and yielded only two hits in seven stanzas to receive credit for the Reds' 14-4 victory over the Cubs. Alcala, a righthanded native of the Dominican Republic, passed three batters in the first inning and all three scored with the aid of two forceouts and a single by Jose Cardenal. The Cubs' only other hit off Alcala was a homer by Bill Madlock in the fifth. The Reds also profited from walks issued by Cubs' pitchers, drawing eight. Joe Morgan and George Foster each batted in three runs.

Expos 7, Giants 5 at Montreal (day game):
A leadoff homer by Pepe Mangual and bases-loaded triple by Larry Parrish started the Expos off to a 7-5 victory over the Giants. After Mangual's blow, the Expos loaded the bases on singles by Jerry White and Gary Carter, plus a pass to Pete Mackanin, setting the stage for Parrish's triple. The Expos then added a pair in the second, one run scoring on a double by Mike Jorgensen and another on an infield out by Carter.

Mets 7, Padres 2 at New York (day game):
Settling the issue quickly, the Mets scored four runs in the first inning and defeated the Padres, 7-2, for their 12th victory in the last 14 games. Wayne Garrett led off by drawing a walk and scored on singles by Joe Torre and Dave Kingman. After a single by Jerry Grote loaded the bases, Ed Kranepool singled, driving in two runs, and Bud Harrelson followed with a single to produce the fourth run of the frame. Kingman's RBI was his 30th of the season.

Phillies 6, Dodgers 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
After taking a 4-0 lead in a bid for their 13th straight victory, the Dodgers folded and lost to the Phillies, 6-4. The Phillies tied the score with a four-run outburst in the fifth inning and went ahead in the sixth with a run on a double by Bob Boone, sacrifice by Gene Garber and infield out by Dave Cash. Greg Luzinski then ended the Dodgers' hopes to keep their string alive with a homer in the seventh.

Pirates 5, Braves 3 at Pittsburgh (day game):
In an extra-base outburst, Dave Parker whacked two triples and a double, driving in three runs, to lead the Pirates to a 5-3 victory over the Braves, who absorbed their 12th straight defeat. Parker poked his first triple with the bases loaded in the first inning and Richie Zisk followed with a single to add the fourth tally. That was enough for the Pirates, but Al Oliver made victory certain by smashing a homer in the eighth inning.

Cardinals 5, Astros 1 at St. Louis (night game):
While Lynn McGlothen scattered nine hits, the Cardinals erupted for five runs in the fifth inning and defeated the Astros, 5-1. Red-hot Vic Harris, with 10 hits in his last 17 times at bat, drove in the first two runs with a bases-loaded double. A wild pitch, triple by Willie Crawford and single by Ted Simmons added the three remaining markers.