MLB standings through games of May 31, 1976

MLB standings at the end of May 31, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	41	26	15	0	.634		203	152	11-10	15-5	6-4	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	43	22	21	0	.512	5.0	150	162	11-11	11-10	4-6	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	42	21	21	0	.500	5.5	185	157	9-11	12-10	8-2	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	41	19	22	0	.463	7.0	181	182	9-12	10-10	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	36	16	20	0	.444	7.5	134	155	7-10	9-10	4-6	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	40	17	23	0	.425	8.5	161	167	9-14	8-9	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	42	25	17	0	.595		213	166	14-6	11-11	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	42	24	18	0	.571	1.0	190	177	15-9	9-9	4-6	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	40	21	19	0	.525	3.0	151	174	10-5	11-14	7-3	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	42	21	21	0	.500	4.0	172	195	10-6	11-15	5-5	Lost 1
Oakland A's	46	21	25	0	.457	6.0	199	203	14-10	7-15	6-4	Won 1
California Angels	49	19	30	0	.388	9.5	168	217	11-18	8-12	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	41	30	11	0	.732		241	151	17-10	13-1	8-2	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	44	25	19	0	.568	6.5	172	174	14-9	11-10	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	48	24	24	0	.500	9.5	199	174	13-10	11-14	2-8	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	44	20	24	0	.455	11.5	194	247	9-14	11-10	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	45	20	25	0	.444	12.0	165	176	8-13	12-12	6-4	Won 3
Montreal Expos	39	16	23	0	.410	13.0	150	173	7-10	9-13	4-6	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	45	28	17	0	.622		271	174	15-8	13-9	7-3	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	47	28	19	0	.596	1.0	198	179	15-5	13-14	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	45	24	21	0	.533	4.0	191	186	12-13	12-8	6-4	Won 3
Houston Astros	48	21	27	0	.438	8.5	189	228	11-12	10-15	3-7	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	48	18	30	0	.375	11.5	172	228	10-13	8-17	6-4	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	46	16	30	0	.348	12.5	161	213	6-16	10-14	4-6	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 8, Red Sox 3 at Boston (night game):
The Yankees capitalized on three wild pitches, a passed ball and three stolen bases to defeat the Red Sox, 8-3, before a crowd of 35,939, the largest at Fenway Park in 20 years. Thurman Munson hit his seventh homer and drove in another run with a sacrifice fly as Catfish Hunter went the route for the ninth time in 12 starts.

White Sox 9, Rangers 4 at Chicago (night game):
Chet Lemon was credited with a three-run triple in the first inning on a fly ball to short left field that was lost in the fog and the White Sox went on to wallop the Rangers, 9-4. Jim Spencer, with four hits, and Lemon, with three, helped the White Sox collect a club season high of 15 hits. The umpires twice suspended play until fog cleared enough to permit resumption.

[DH] Indians 4, Orioles 1 (night game) / Indians 4, Orioles 3 at Cleveland (night game):
The Indians swept a doubleheader from the Orioles, 4-1 and 4-3, with Larvell Blanks going 5-for-7 and providing most of the punch. A two-run triple by Blanks broke a scoreless tie in the fourth inning of the opener. Blanks hit a two-run homer in the seventh, capping a three-run rally that won the nightcap.

Tigers 5, Brewers 4 at Detroit (night game):
The Tigers scored two runs in the last of the 11th inning to beat the Brewers, 5-4, behind rookie Mark Fidrych, who went the distance. Ron LeFlore's sacrifice fly brought in the tying run and Tom Veryzer's single scored Jerry Manuel, who had singled and stolen second base. Robin Yount's run-scoring single had given the Brewers a 4-3 lead in the top of the 11th. Don Money hit a three-run homer in the seventh.

Angels 3, Twins 2 at Minnesota (night game):
Frank Tanana outdueled Bert Blyleven in pitching the Angels to a 3-2 triumph over the Twins. The lefthander had 12 strikeouts, did not issue a walk and retired 15 batters in succession in the middle innings to post his sixth straight victory.

A's 10, Royals 1 at Oakland (day game):
Billy Williams led the Athletics on a 10-1 rout of the Royals, driving in five runs while collecting a single, double and his sixth homer.

Padres 10, Braves 7 at Atlanta (night game):
A three-run homer by Dave Winfield capped a six-run outburst in the eighth inning that carried the Padres to a 10-7 triumph over the Braves. Two walks, an error by Marty Perez, singles by Ted Kubiak and Willie McCovey and Luis Melendez' sacrifice fly combined to send the Braves to their fourth straight defeat.

Reds 4, Astros 2 at Houston (night game):
The Reds scored three runs in the fifth inning on a walk to Pete Rose, triple by Joe Morgan and George Foster's eighth homer of the season and went on to defeat the Astros, 4-2.

Giants 7, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Giants erupted for six runs against Mike Marshall in the 12th inning to beat the Dodgers, 7-1. Bobby Murcer had a two-run double and Ken Reitz a two-run single in the outburst. Jim Barr pitched the first eight innings in a duel with Doug Rau, who went 10 innings.

[DH] Mets 13, Pirates 2 (day game) / Pirates 2, Mets 1 at New York (day game):
The Mets blasted Jerry Reuss and the Pirates, 13-2, in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Pirates bounced back to win the second game, 2-1, on the five-hit pitching of Doc Medich. Mike Phillips and Wayne Garrett each drove in three runs to support Jon Matlack's five-hitter in the opener. Duffy Dyer's second homer of the season, in the second inning, proved decisive in the nightcap. Ron Hodges' two-out homer in the ninth spoiled Medich's shutout bid.

[DH] Cubs 7, Phillies 5 (night game) / Phillies 4, Cubs 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Jim Kaat held the Cubs to six hits and hit the 15th homer of his major league career in pitching the Phillies to a 4-1 victory in the second game of a doubleheader after the Cubs took the opener, 7-5. Kaat's homer in the fourth inning was his first in the National League. Run-scoring singles by Mick Kelleher and winning pitcher Rick Reuschel helped the Cubs take a 3-1 lead in the seventh inning of the opener and they scored three more in the eighth on singles by Bill Madlock, Larry Biittner and Manny Trillo, a wild pitch by Tug McGraw and throwing errors by Larry Bowa and Dick Allen.