MLB standings through games of May 29, 1976

MLB standings at the end of May 29, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	39	24	15	0	.615		191	149	11-10	13-5	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	40	22	18	0	.550	2.5	145	151	11-11	11-7	6-4	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	39	19	20	0	.487	5.0	173	148	7-11	12-9	6-4	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	39	18	21	0	.462	6.0	175	173	8-11	10-10	5-5	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	34	15	19	0	.441	6.5	125	146	6-10	9-9	4-6	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	38	16	22	0	.421	7.5	156	159	8-13	8-9	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	40	24	16	0	.600		209	154	14-6	10-10	4-6	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	40	24	16	0	.600		183	164	15-9	9-7	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	38	19	19	0	.500	4.0	138	167	9-5	10-14	7-3	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	40	20	20	0	.500	4.0	166	189	9-5	11-15	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	44	20	24	0	.455	6.0	186	198	13-9	7-15	5-5	Won 3
California Angels	47	18	29	0	.383	9.5	163	212	11-17	7-12	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	38	28	10	0	.737		225	142	15-9	13-1	8-2	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	41	23	18	0	.561	6.5	164	158	14-9	9-9	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	45	23	22	0	.511	8.5	180	164	12-8	11-14	3-7	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	41	19	22	0	.463	10.5	184	234	9-13	10-9	6-4	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	44	19	25	0	.432	12.0	159	171	8-13	11-12	5-5	Won 2
Montreal Expos	38	16	22	0	.421	12.0	149	166	7-10	9-12	5-5	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	42	26	16	0	.619		255	164	14-7	12-9	6-4	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	44	27	17	0	.614		189	160	15-4	12-13	6-4	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	43	22	21	0	.512	4.5	177	176	11-13	11-8	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	45	19	26	0	.422	8.5	166	217	11-11	8-15	3-7	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	43	16	27	0	.372	10.5	147	182	6-13	10-14	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	46	17	29	0	.370	11.0	162	223	10-13	7-16	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 7, Red Sox 2 at Boston (night game):
Making his fourth try, Jim Palmer gained his sixth victory of the season, pitching the Orioles past the Red Sox, 7-2. In his three previous starts, Palmer came away with one loss and a pair of no-decisions. Mark Belanger collected three hits, giving the Orioles' shortstop six in two successive games.

[DH] Angels 3, Royals 2 (day game) / Angels 7, Royals 2 at California (day game):
A three-run rally in the ninth inning of the first game and a six-run outburst in the eighth inning of the second game carried the Angels to a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Royals, 3-2 and 7-2. In the opener, the Angels put together their winning runs in the ninth on an infield hit by Bobby Bonds, pass to Bill Melton, triple by Ron Jackson and single by Andy Etchebarren. In the nightcap, the Angels did their big scoring in the eighth on a four singles, two walks and two errors. Dave Chalk accounted for two RBIs with a single. The sweep was the first for the Angels at home since June 24, 1970.

Tigers 4, Yankees 1 at Detroit (day game):
Supported by two homers, Dave Roberts pitched the Tigers to a 4-1 victory over the Yankees. Jason Thompson hit for the circuit with a man on in the sixth inning and John Wockenfuss added a solo swat in the seventh.

Indians 6, Brewers 0 at Milwaukee (day game):
After nine scoreless innings, the Indians erupted in the 10th to defeat the Brewers, 6-0. Duane Kuiper knocked in two runs with a bases-loaded single to break the deadlock and after Buddy Bell was hit by a pitch to fillthe sacks again, Rick Manning belted a grand-slam homer.

Twins 5, Rangers 1 at Minnesota (day game):
A loser of six straight decisions with the Twins since September 24, 1975, including five this year, Jim Hughes gained his first victory of the season, defeating the Rangers, 5-1. Hughes pitched 6 2/3 innings before allowing a double by Tom Grieve for the first of the Rangers' three hits.

A's 2, White Sox 0 at Oakland (day game):
Following an 11-0 walloping in the previous night's game, the Athletics handed the White Sox their second successive shutout, winning, 2-0, behind the five-hit pitching of Vida Blue.

Astros 4, Braves 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Joe Niekro hit the first homer of his major league career and smacked it off his brother, Phil, as the Astros defeated the Braves, 4-3. Joe's blow in the seventh inning tied the score at 2-2. Then in the eighth, Cesar Cedeno walked and counted on a double by Jose Cruz. Ken Boswell followed with a single to drive in Cruz, enabling the Astros to withstand a homer by Jim Wynn in the Braves' half of the eighth.

Cubs 4, Pirates 1 at Chicago (day game):
With two out in the seventh inning, Mick Kelleher and Champ Summers singled and Rick Monday homered to lift the Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the Pirates.

Reds 6, Dodgers 5 at Cincinnati (day game):
With Mike Marshall failing in relief, the Reds rallied for three runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Dodgers, 6-5. The Dodgers, who had a homer by Steve Garvey, held a 5-2 lead before Tony Perez cut into their margin with a circuit clout in the eighth. Dave Concepcion opened the ninth with a single to chase Rick Rhoden. After Marshall relieved, the Reds put over their winning runs on a single by Cesar Geronimo, sacrifice by Ed Armbrister, infield out by Pete Rose, triple by Ken Griffey and single by Joe Morgan.

Cardinals 3, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
A homer by Reggie Smith in the 10th inning gave the Cardinals a 3-2 victory over the Mets. Smith's homer came off Ken Sanders, who had just taken the mound in relief.

Phillies 6, Expos 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies broke a tight game apart with four runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Expos, 6-1, for their 21st victory in the last 25 games. Two runs in the clinching outburst counted on a homer by Dick Allen and two others on a throwing error by Gary Carter.

Padres 4, Giants 0 at San Diego (night game):
Although rapped for 10 hits, Dave Freisleben was able to post his second consecutive shutout, pitching the Padres to a 4-0 victory over the Giants.