MLB standings through games of June 4, 1976

MLB standings at the end of June 4, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	44	27	17	0	.614		216	168	11-11	16-6	5-5	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	45	23	22	0	.511	4.5	158	170	11-12	12-10	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	44	21	23	0	.477	6.0	186	163	9-12	12-11	6-4	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	44	20	24	0	.455	7.0	195	196	10-14	10-10	4-6	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	45	20	25	0	.444	7.5	186	203	12-15	8-10	5-5	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	41	17	24	0	.415	8.5	159	181	7-10	10-14	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	45	28	17	0	.622		226	174	15-6	13-11	5-5	Won 3
Texas Rangers	45	26	19	0	.578	2.0	210	186	16-9	10-10	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	43	23	20	0	.535	4.0	161	181	12-6	11-14	6-4	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	45	22	23	0	.489	6.0	186	212	10-8	12-15	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	49	22	27	0	.449	8.0	210	216	14-12	8-15	6-4	Won 1
California Angels	52	22	30	0	.423	9.5	184	227	11-18	11-12	7-3	Won 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	45	32	13	0	.711		253	165	18-10	14-3	6-4	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	48	28	20	0	.583	5.5	187	187	15-9	13-11	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	52	25	27	0	.481	10.5	216	184	13-13	12-14	3-7	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	48	22	26	0	.458	11.5	202	258	9-14	13-12	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	49	22	27	0	.449	12.0	181	194	9-15	13-12	6-4	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	43	17	26	0	.395	14.0	161	186	8-13	9-13	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	49	30	19	0	.612		294	190	15-8	15-11	6-4	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	51	30	21	0	.588	1.0	212	201	17-7	13-14	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	47	24	23	0	.511	5.0	194	202	12-13	12-10	6-4	Lost 2
Houston Astros	52	24	28	0	.462	7.5	204	240	14-13	10-15	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	52	20	32	0	.385	11.5	188	243	11-13	9-19	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	48	18	30	0	.375	11.5	172	214	7-16	11-14	4-6	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Twins 8, Orioles 6 at Baltimore (night game):
Larry Hisle hit for the cycle, capping his performance with a two-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Twins to an 8-6 victory over the Orioles. Hisle previously had doubled in the fourth, tripled for two RBIs in the fifth and singled in the eighth.

Angels 5, Red Sox 4 at Boston (night game):
The Red Sox twice passed Bruce Bochte intentionally and both times the strategy backfired with singles by Bill Melton that enabled the Angels to gain a 5-4 victory in 10 innings. In the eighth, Bobby Bonds walked and advanced to second on an infield out. The Red Sox then passed Bochte, but Melton foiled the move with a single that drove in Bonds. In the 10th, Tommy Davis reached second base on an error by Rico Petrocelli. Bochte again was passed intentionally and Melton again came through with a single, this time driving in pinch-runner Rusty Torres with the deciding marker.

White Sox 4, Indians 1 at Chicago (night game):
A double and triple by Jorge Orta proved the most potent blows for the White Sox, who defeated the Indians, 4-1, behind the pitching of Rich Gossage. Orta's double drove in one of the White Sox' two runs in the first inning. The third baseman's triple then accounted for one of his club's final pair in the fifth.

Royals 4, Brewers 3 at Kansas City (night game):
Two batters who were hit by pitches both scored with the final run counting in the 10th inning to enable the Royals to defeat the Brewers, 4-3. Hal McRae, who was nicked by Jim Slaton in the fourth, scored one of the Royals' initial tallies of the game. After the contest went into overtime, John Mayberry was hit by a pitch in the 10th and raced home with the winning run on a double by McRae to bring Dennis Leonard his fifth straight victory.

A's 6, Yankees 4 at New York (night game):
Pinch-hitting in the 11th inning, Ken McMullen knocked in a run with a single and Sal Bando hit a sacrifice fly to carry the Athletics to a 6-4 victory over the Yankees. Bert Campaneris doubled and Don Baylor was passed intentionally before McMullen batted for Matt Alexander and hit his single to score Campaneris with the tie-breaking tally. Baylor took third on the play and counted the final run after Bando flied out.

Rangers 14, Tigers 3 at Texas (night game):
Danny Thompson, starting his first game since being obtained in a trade with the Twins, smashed four hits in four trips, including a homer, and drove in four runs to pace the Rangers' slugging in a 14-3 rout of the Tigers. Thompson singled in the first inning, hit his homer with two aboard in the second, drove in another run with a double in the sixth and singled again later in the same stanza before leaving the game with a slight muscle pull in his back. The Rangers' attack also included a triple by Roy Howell with the bases loaded.

Astros 1, Cubs 0 at Houston (night game):
Although collecting only two hits off Rick Reuschel, the Astros defeated the Cubs, 1-0, behind the pitching of Mike Cosgrove, who posted the first shutout of his major league career. The game's only run scored because of an error by Reuschel in the second inning. Jose Cruz bounced a grounder to the right of the mound for an infield hit and raced to third when Reuschel threw wildly to first on the play. Cruz then crossed the plate on a groundout by Enos Cabell. The Astros' other hit was a single by Cesar Cedeno in the first inning.

Mets 11, Dodgers 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Snapping out of a 1-for-18 slump, Dave Kingman smashed three homers and set a Mets' club record by driving in eight runs in an 11-0 drubbing of the Dodgers. Tom Seaver posted the shutout on a three-hitter and gained his first victory since May 4. Kingman broke the Mets' record of seven RBIs by Donn Clendenon against the Giants July 28,1970. Kingman also was the first Mets' player with three homers in a game since Jim Hickman did it against the Cardinals September 3, 1965.

Braves 2, Expos 0 at Montreal (night game):
A single by Pepe Mangual with one out in the ninth inning accounted for the only hit off Andy Messersmith as the Braves' rich pitcher defeated the Expos, 2-0. The Braves scored on a walk, sacrifice and single by Ken Henderson in the first and on a walk to Jim Wynn, another single by Henderson and wild pitch by Don Carrithers in the third.

Pirates 7, Padres 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Dave Freisleben, who had pitched two successive shutouts, was knocked out in the second inning by the Pirates, who piled up four runs en route to a 7-2 victory over the Padres. Freisleben yielded a walk and single before Rennie Stennett doubled to drive in the Pirates' first run. Richie Hebner followed with a two-run single and Al Oliver added a double for another run to chase Freisleben.

Giants 5, Phillies 1 at San Francisco (night game):
After eight consecutive victories, Jim Lonborg suffered from a bad first inning and absorbed his initial defeat of the season when the Giants beat the Phillies, 5-1. In the first, the Giants rapped Lonborg for four runs on six hits, starting with a double by Larry Herndon. A sacrifice bunt by Derrel Thomas and sacrifice fly by Bobby Murcer scored Herndon. Gary Matthews, Willie Montanez and Chris Speier singled to make it 2-0 and, after Ken Reitz beat out an infield hit, Dave Rader doubled to drive in Montanez and Speier.

Reds 11, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (night game):
Led by George Foster, who collected three hits and drove in four runs, the Reds romped over the Cardinals, 11-2. The Reds wasted no time, deciding the outcome in the first inning when they scored five runs. Ken Griffey led off the fireworks with a one-out triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Joe Morgan. The Reds then followed with six successive singles for three more runs to kayo Lynn McGlothen. Eric Rasmussen relieved and walked Pete Rose to force in the fifth run of the frame. Foster hit a homer with two men on base in the seventh inning as Gary Nolan coasted to his first victory since May 11.