MLB standings through games of May 12, 1976

MLB standings at the end of May 12, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	23	16	7	0	.696		129	82	6-3	10-4	6-4	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	19	10	9	0	.526	4.0	74	83	5-7	5-2	4-6	Lost 4
Detroit Tigers	21	11	10	0	.524	4.0	106	76	5-5	6-5	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	24	11	13	0	.458	5.5	69	95	7-8	4-5	5-5	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	24	11	13	0	.458	5.5	110	98	5-6	6-7	4-6	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	22	7	15	0	.318	8.5	99	114	4-8	3-7	1-9	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Texas Rangers	24	17	7	0	.708		111	82	11-5	6-2	9-1	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	22	13	9	0	.591	3.0	108	89	7-5	6-4	8-2	Won 2
Oakland A's	27	14	13	0	.519	4.5	120	127	7-6	7-7	5-5	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	23	11	12	0	.478	5.5	96	121	4-3	7-9	6-4	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	20	8	12	0	.400	7.0	77	101	2-4	6-8	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	29	10	19	0	.345	9.5	98	129	6-10	4-9	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	24	16	8	0	.667		150	110	8-7	8-1	8-2	Lost 1
New York Mets	30	19	11	0	.633		143	97	12-4	7-7	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	26	16	10	0	.615	1.0	110	103	10-3	6-7	8-2	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	29	13	16	0	.448	5.5	142	179	5-10	8-6	4-6	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	29	12	17	0	.414	6.5	108	130	5-9	7-8	4-6	Lost 4
Montreal Expos	26	10	16	0	.385	7.0	108	119	5-8	5-8	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	29	18	11	0	.621		134	113	9-3	9-8	8-2	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	27	16	11	0	.593	1.0	176	118	8-5	8-6	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	30	15	15	0	.500	3.5	115	142	10-6	5-9	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	28	14	14	0	.500	3.5	118	112	6-7	8-7	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	28	9	19	0	.321	8.5	97	134	5-10	4-9	1-9	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	28	9	19	0	.321	8.5	95	139	5-7	4-12	1-9	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Rangers 1, Angels 0 at California (night game):
Pitching the Rangers' first shutout of the season, Bill Singer scattered nine hits and beat his former Angels' teammates, 1-0. The lone run scored in the eighth inning on two-out singles by Mike Hargrove, Toby Harrah and Jeff Burroughs.

Red Sox 6, Indians 4 at Cleveland (night game):
Ending a 10-game losing streak, the Red Sox gained their first victory since April 23 by defeating the Indians, 6-4, in 12 innings. Opening the decisive frame, Doug Griffin singled and moved up on a sacrifice bunt by Rick Burleson. After stopping at third on a single by Cecil Cooper, Griffin scored the tie-breaker when Carl Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to center field. Rick Miller singled Cooper to third and the runner then scored on a balk by Tom Buskey.

Royals 17, Twins 5 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals set a club record for most hits in a game with 22 (the former mark was 20) while walloping the Twins, 17-5. Every Royals' starter got at least one hit and scored one run. Tom Poquette accounted for four runs driven in with two doubles and a triple, while Al Cowens also had four RBIs with a pair of doubles. George Brett enjoyed his fifth straight three-hit game.

Orioles 8, Brewers 6 at Milwaukee (night game):
Reggie Jackson hit his first homer in an Orioles' uniform, connecting with the bases loaded in the sixth inning, to take an important part in an 8-6 victory over the Brewers. The Orioles, who were trailing, 6-2, opened the sixth by filling the sacks with singles by Dave Duncan and Al Bumbry around a pass to Doug DeCinces. Mark Belanger singled for one run. Jerry Augustine then relieved Jim Slaton and was the victim of Jackson's grand slam that put the Orioles ahead. Lee May followed with another homer on Augustine's next pitch for an insurance run.

Yankees 7, Tigers 6 at New York (night game):
Three errors on one play in the fourth inning helped the Yankees defeat the Tigers, 7-6. The Yanks, who opened with four runs in the first, two on a homer by Graig Nettles, started the fourth with a circuit clout by Lou Piniella. Jim Mason and Mickey Rivers followed with one-out singles. Ron LeFlore then dropped a fly by Roy White, but recovered in time to throw Mason out at the plate. Catcher John Wockenfuss, thinking there were three out, rolled the ball to the mound, allowing Rivers to score. Bill Laxton retrieved the ball and threw wildly past third, enabling White to romp home with the winning run.

Mets 6, Braves 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Dave Kingman hit his 13th and 14th homers of the season, plus a double and single, as the Mets defeated Andy Messersmith, the Braves' million-dollar pitcher, 6-3. Kingman hit solo swats in the second and the fourth innings, drove in another run with a double in the seventh and completed his night's work with a single in the ninth.

Cubs 1, Giants 0 at Chicago (day game):
The Giants, who had failed to score in 33 consecutive innings, suffered their third straight shutout, losing to the Cubs, 1-0, in 11 innings. The Giants collected only four hits off Rick Reuschel and Mike Garman. The Cubs, who had 10 hits, decided the game in the 11th when Jerry Morales singled, took second on an infield out by Manny Trillo and scored on Steve Swisher's third single of the game.

Pirates 6, Reds 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
Jim Rooker, who batted in the Pirates' first run with a double in the fifth inning, restricted the Reds to eight hits and posted a 6-3 victory. Rooker's double scored Mario Mendoza, who also had doubled, to tie the score at 1-1. Rennie Stennett followed with a single to drive in Rooker. One out later, Al Oliver walked and Willie Stargell doubled to add the pair of decisive tallies.

Expos 7, Astros 2 at Houston (night game):
Gary Carter knocked in two runs with a single and Larry Parrish added two more with a homer when the Expos scored four times in the eighth inning before adding a pair of runs in the ninth to defeat the Astros, 7-2.

Padres 4, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
Winning for the sixth time against two defeats, Randy Jones gained a pair of distinctions while pitching the Padres to a 4-0 victory over the Phillies. The lefthander, who doled out six hits, became the first pitcher to shut out the Phillies this season and also the first to hurl a complete game against the Quaker crew.

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (day game):
Continuing his heavy hitting against the Cardinals, Ron Cey rapped a single and double, driving in two runs, as the Dodgers completed a sweep of the three-game series with a 6-3 victory. In the three games, Cey had six hits in 13 at-bats, including three homers. With the score tied, 3-3, Dusty Baker singled in the eighth inning, Steve Garvey walked and Cey doubled to drive in the deciding run. The Dodgers went on to add two insurance tallies on an error by Willie Crawford and sacrifice fly by Mike Marshall.