MLB standings through games of May 20, 1976

MLB standings at the end of May 20, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	30	19	11	0	.633		156	117	7-7	12-4	4-6	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	30	16	14	0	.533	3.0	99	113	9-8	7-6	7-3	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	30	14	16	0	.467	5.0	151	142	6-9	8-7	8-2	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	28	13	15	0	.464	5.0	119	110	6-10	7-5	3-7	Lost 4
Milwaukee Brewers	25	11	14	0	.440	5.5	99	113	5-8	6-6	1-9	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	30	13	17	0	.433	6.0	134	124	5-9	8-8	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	30	20	10	0	.667		157	111	14-6	6-4	9-1	Won 4
Texas Rangers	31	19	12	0	.613	1.5	139	116	11-6	8-6	4-6	Lost 4
Minnesota Twins	31	16	15	0	.516	4.5	135	151	6-3	10-12	5-5	Lost 2
Oakland A's	34	15	19	0	.441	7.0	143	161	8-8	7-11	4-6	Lost 4
Chicago White Sox	28	12	16	0	.429	7.0	102	139	5-5	7-11	5-5	Won 3
California Angels	37	14	23	0	.378	9.5	137	174	8-13	6-10	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	29	21	8	0	.724		176	118	8-7	13-1	8-2	Won 5
Pittsburgh Pirates	33	20	13	0	.606	3.0	130	126	11-5	9-8	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	36	20	16	0	.556	4.5	156	124	12-6	8-10	3-7	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	30	13	17	0	.433	8.5	123	127	6-8	7-9	6-4	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	33	14	19	0	.424	9.0	157	203	6-12	8-7	3-7	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	36	15	21	0	.417	9.5	132	150	8-13	7-8	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	36	23	13	0	.639		160	127	12-4	11-9	8-2	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	35	21	14	0	.600	1.5	211	145	11-6	10-8	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	34	17	17	0	.500	5.0	157	144	6-9	11-8	5-5	Lost 2
Houston Astros	38	18	20	0	.474	6.0	140	177	11-11	7-9	4-6	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	36	12	24	0	.333	11.0	116	160	6-12	6-12	4-6	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	36	12	24	0	.333	11.0	128	185	6-10	6-14	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 3, Twins 2 at Chicago (night game):
Rookie Chet Lemon played a leading role as the White Sox defeated the Twins, 3-2. The White Sox scored in the first inning on a triple by Pat Kelly and single by Rich Coggins, but Lemon had a hand in the next two tallies, driving in a run with a single in the second and then drawing a walk in the fifth, stealing second and counting what proved to be the winning tally on a single by Jack Brohamer.

Royals 8, A's 4 at Kansas City (day game):
A five-run rally in the seventh inning that included triples by Fred Patek and George Brett carried the Royals to an 8-4 victory over the Athletics, who dropped seven games behind the West Division leaders. John Mayberry drove in a total of four runs for the Royals, accounting for two with a single in the third, one with an infield grounder in the seventh and another with a single in the eighth. Don Baylor hit two homers for the Athletics.

Red Sox 8, Yankees 2 at New York (night game):
Continuing his torrid slugging, Carl Yastrzemski smashed two homers, giving him five in two consecutive games to tie the major league record, as the Red Sox defeated the Yankees, 8-2. Only two other American leaguers -- Ty Cobb in 1925 and Tony Lazzeri in 1936 -- had previously accomplished the feat. Both of Yastrzemski's blows against the Yankees came with a man on base -- one in the eighth inning and other in the ninth. Rick Burleson also hit a two-run homer for the Red Sox.

Angels 6, Rangers 3 at Texas (night game):
The Angels smashed a tie with three runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Rangers, 6-3. Rusty Torres drew a walk from Gaylord Perry to open the stanza and scored on singles by Bobby Bonds and Bruce Bochte to break a 3-3 deadlock. After Steve Foucault relieved, Andy Etchebarren later doubled to drive in Bonds and Bochte. Gary Ross, making his seventh start of the year, received credit for his first victory after five defeats.

Dodgers 3, Braves 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
After Mike Marshall failed to protect a 2-0 lead, the Dodgers put together two-out singles by Bill Buckner, Dusty Baker and Steve Garvey in the ninth inning to defeat the Braves, 3-2. Doug Rau, who started for the Dodgers, was removed for a pinch-hitter after six innings and Marshall then gave up the Braves' pair in the seventh.

Expos 3, Cubs 0 at Montreal (night game):
Newly acquired in a deal with the Cubs, Andre Thornton turned on his former teammates and smashed a two-run homer to help the Expos gain a 3-0 victory. Thornton, making his debut with the Expos, appeared in right field for the first time since 1973, when he was in the minors. His homer came in the fifth inning and the Expos then added their last run in the eighth on a single by Thornton, forceout by Larry Parrish, a stolen base and single by Tim Foli.

Phillies 5, Mets 3 at New York (day game):
Tagged for four runs in the first inning, Tom Seaver was the loser when the Phillies defeated the Mets, 5-3, while Jim Lonborg received credit for his sixth straight victory with late-inning help from Tug McGraw. Dave Cash walked, Larry Bowa singled and Greg Luzinski doubled for the Phils' first two runs with another pair following on a double by Jay Johnstone and single by Tommy Hutton. Dave Kingman hit his 15th homer of the season for the Mets in the sixth, but Mike Schmidt matched that with his 15th for the Phillies in the eighth.

Astros 5, Padres 4 at San Diego (day game):
The relief pitching of Ken Forsch, who also drove in what proved to be the winning run, enabled the Astros to defeat the Padres, 5-4. Joe Niekro, who started for the Astros, was forced out of the game after six innings when shaken up in a collision with Willie Davis of the Padres on a passed-ball play. Forsch, taking over in the seventh, padded the Astros' lead to 5-3 with a run-scoring single in the eighth, offsetting a homer by Dave Winfield for the Padres in the ninth.

Giants 6, Reds 5 at San Francisco (day game):
The Giants ended their five-game losing streak when a single by Larry Herndon in the eighth inning for his third hit of the game led to a 6-5 victory over the Reds. After Herndon's single, Derrel Thomas bunted safely and when Will McEnaney threw wildly to first, Herndon reached third on the play. Gary Matthews followed with a long sacrifice fly, scoring Herndon, to break the 5-5 tie.

Cardinals 4, Pirates 1 at St. Louis (day game):
The Cardinals broke away with four runs off Doc Medich in the first inning and made those tallies stand up for a 4-1 victory over the Pirates behind the pitching of John Denny, who turned in his first complete game of the season. Lou Brock walked and stole second, but the Cards' scoring did not come until after two out on a single by Ted Simmons, walk to Ron Fairly, single by Jerry Mumphrey, intentional pass to Don Kessinger and single by Mike Tyson.