MLB standings through games of June 9, 1976

MLB standings at the end of June 9, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	49	30	19	0	.612		237	185	14-13	16-6	6-4	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	48	23	25	0	.479	6.5	214	210	13-15	10-10	5-5	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	51	24	27	0	.471	7.0	179	201	12-17	12-10	2-8	Lost 5
Cleveland Indians	50	23	27	0	.460	7.5	200	185	10-14	13-13	4-6	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	50	22	28	0	.440	8.5	201	238	12-15	10-13	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	46	19	27	0	.413	9.5	173	200	8-11	11-16	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	51	32	19	0	.627		258	190	19-8	13-11	7-3	Won 1
Texas Rangers	50	30	20	0	.600	1.5	244	203	17-10	13-10	6-4	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	48	26	22	0	.542	4.5	176	192	14-7	12-15	7-3	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	51	26	25	0	.510	6.0	212	232	10-8	16-17	5-5	Lost 1
Oakland A's	54	25	29	0	.463	8.5	232	240	14-12	11-17	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	56	22	34	0	.393	12.5	193	243	11-18	11-16	5-5	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	50	35	15	0	.700		288	183	18-10	17-5	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	53	29	24	0	.547	7.5	208	224	16-13	13-11	5-5	Lost 2
New York Mets	57	26	31	0	.456	12.5	223	206	13-13	13-18	2-8	Lost 4
St. Louis Cardinals	54	23	31	0	.426	14.0	193	225	9-17	14-14	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	53	22	31	0	.415	14.5	209	278	9-16	13-15	2-8	Lost 6
Montreal Expos	47	18	29	0	.383	15.5	180	218	8-15	10-14	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	54	34	20	0	.630		332	204	15-8	19-12	7-3	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	56	32	24	0	.571	3.0	234	231	19-10	13-14	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	52	29	23	0	.558	4.0	222	213	15-13	14-10	8-2	Won 5
Houston Astros	58	29	29	0	.500	7.0	228	253	19-14	10-15	8-2	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	52	22	30	0	.423	11.0	203	225	7-16	15-14	6-4	Won 6
San Francisco Giants	56	22	34	0	.393	13.0	205	265	13-15	9-19	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Rangers 4, Orioles 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Doubles by Roy Howell, Mike Hargrove, Jeff Burroughs and Jim Fregosi backed up the pitching of Gaylord Perry as the Rangers defeated the Orioles, 4-1, to sweep the four-game series. Howell's two-bagger in the second inning drove in Tom Grieve and Juan Beniquez, who had singled and walked, respectively. Doubles by Hargrove and Burroughs accounted for another run in the eighth and the Rangers' final tally counted in the ninth on a single by Howell and Fregosi's double.

Red Sox 6, A's 4 at Boston (night game):
Four homers, including a game-deciding two-run shot by Cecil Cooper in the seventh inning, powered the Red Sox to a 6-4 victory over the Athletics. Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk and Jim Rice also homered for the Red Sox, while the A's had circuit clouts by Sal Bando and Don Baylor.

Indians 4, Twins 1 at Cleveland (night game):
While Pat Dobson pitched a four-hitter, the Indians took advantage of the wildness of Joe Decker and defeated the Twins, 4-1. In the sixth inning, the Indians scored their first two runs on two walks, an error, a sacrifice fly by George Hendrick and single by Alan Ashby. Two more tallies followed in the seventh on two more passes and a double by Buddy Bell.

Royals 6, Tigers 3 at Kansas City (night game):
John Mayberry hit two homers, connecting for the first time with a man on base in the first inning, to start the Royals off to a 6-3 victory over the Tigers. George Brett was aboard with a walk when Mayberry hit his first homer of the game. The Royals then proceeded to add two more runs on a single by Hal McRae, triple by Al Cowens and single by Cookie Rojas. Mayberry homered again in the eighth.

White Sox 4, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
A triple by Pat Kelly drove in the tying and winning runs in the seventh inning when the White Sox scored three times to defeat the Brewers, 4-2. Bucky Dent singled, Jack Brohamer walked and both crossed the plate on Kelly's three-bagger. Kelly then counted himself on a single by Ralph Garr.

Yankees 4, Angels 3 at New York (night game):
With help from Sparky Lyle, who relieved in the ninth inning, Catfish Hunter gained credit for the victory when the Yankees defeated the Angels, 4-3. The save was Lyle's eighth of the season. The Yankees, after taking a 3-0 lead, had their margin shaved to a single tally when the Angels rallied for two runs in the eighth, but Oscar Gamble singled home Sandy Alomar with the Yankees' margin of victory in the home half.

Braves 2, Cubs 0 at Chicago (day game):
Andy Messersmith, who allowed only one hit while defeating the Expos in his last previous start June 4, came back with a three-hitter and pitched the Braves to a 2-0 victory over the Cubs. Joe Coleman, obtained by the Cubs from the Tigers, made his N. L. debut and was the loser, although giving up only two hits in six innings. A walk to Jerry Royster, a stolen base and single by Rowland Office in the sixth accounted for the only run off Coleman. The Braves' other tally against Darold Knowles in the eighth was unearned as they extended their winning streak to six games.

Astros 5, Cardinals 2 at Houston (night game):
Greg Gross collected four hits and Rob Andrews rapped three, matching the Cardinals' entire output against J.R. Richard while losing to the Astros, 5-2. The Astros decided the outcome against Lynn McGlothen with three runs in the first inning. Gross singled and was out trying to steal, but Andrews also singled, Cesar Cedeno walked and Jose Cruz doubled for one run. After another pass to Ed Herrmann loaded the bases, Enos Cabell singled to send two runs across the plate.

Dodgers 3, Phillies 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
Cutting off a Phillies' rally in the ninth inning, Charlie Hough saved the victory for Burt Hooton as the Dodgers defeated the Phillies, 3-2. Hooton allowed only two hits in the first eight innings, but both runners were erased on double plays. However in the ninth, Tim McCarver hit a two-out pinch-double and two batters walked to load the bases. Mike Schmidt singled, driving in two runs, before Hough took over for Hooton. After walking Greg Luzinski, Hough retired Dick Allen to end the game.

Reds 6, Pirates 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Gary Nolan pitched a five-hitter and Tony Perez knocked in three runs with a single and homer as the Reds defeated the Pirates, 6-1. Taking a quick lead, the Reds scored twice in the first inning on a single by Pete Rose, double by Ken Griffey and single by Joe Morgan. Straining his hamstring, Morgan left the game, but Doug Flynn, his replacement, doubled and scored on a single by Perez in the sixth. Perez then iced the outcome with a two-run homer in the eighth. Al Oliver homered for the Pirates' lone tally.

Padres 3, Mets 0 at San Diego (night game):
A match-up between Randy Jones and Tom Seaver brought out a crowd of 42,972, who saw the Padres' lefthander defeat the Mets' ace righthander, 3-0. The victory was the seventh in a row for Jones, bringing his season's record to 11-2. The Padres put together singles by Fred Kendall, Enzo Hernandez and Tito Fuentes for their initial run in the fifth inning. Three more singles by Dave Winfield, Gene Locklear and Kendall added a tally in the sixth before Willie McCovey capped the scoring with a homer in the eighth.

Giants 6, Expos 2 at San Francisco (night game):
After pitching no-hit ball for six innings, Jim Barr began to weaken and needed help from Randy Moffitt in the ninth before the Giants defeated the Expos, 6-2. In his last 2 1/3 innings, Barr yielded six hits. However, the Giants' starter helped himself to victory by driving in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the fifth.