MLB standings through games of June 18, 1976

MLB standings at the end of June 18, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	57	35	22	0	.614		267	213	15-16	20-6	7-3	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	57	28	29	0	.491	7.0	257	243	13-16	15-13	6-4	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	57	28	29	0	.491	7.0	239	213	14-15	14-14	6-4	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	59	28	31	0	.475	8.0	216	234	12-17	16-14	4-6	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	58	26	32	0	.448	9.5	239	290	15-18	11-14	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	55	24	31	0	.436	10.0	208	227	11-13	13-18	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	59	39	20	0	.661		318	216	23-8	16-12	8-2	Won 1
Texas Rangers	57	33	24	0	.579	5.0	270	236	18-13	15-11	6-4	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	59	28	31	0	.475	11.0	238	273	12-14	16-17	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	57	27	30	0	.474	11.0	212	244	14-11	13-19	2-8	Lost 8
Oakland A's	62	29	33	0	.468	11.5	260	269	16-14	13-19	5-5	Lost 2
California Angels	65	26	39	0	.400	16.0	218	284	13-20	13-19	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	59	42	17	0	.712		333	212	22-10	20-7	7-3	Won 4
Pittsburgh Pirates	60	35	25	0	.583	7.5	240	246	17-14	18-11	7-3	Won 6
New York Mets	66	33	33	0	.500	12.5	247	222	16-14	17-19	7-3	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	61	28	33	0	.459	15.0	254	308	13-16	15-17	6-4	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	62	27	35	0	.435	16.5	234	267	11-19	16-16	4-6	Won 2
Montreal Expos	55	20	35	0	.364	20.0	207	254	8-16	12-19	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	63	39	24	0	.619		380	246	19-11	20-13	6-4	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	64	37	27	0	.578	2.5	268	260	22-11	15-16	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	61	33	28	0	.541	5.0	247	242	19-17	14-11	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	64	29	35	0	.453	10.5	243	289	19-16	10-19	3-7	Lost 6
Atlanta Braves	60	24	36	0	.400	13.5	235	264	7-20	17-16	4-6	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	65	23	42	0	.354	17.0	226	304	14-19	9-23	2-8	Lost 7

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 3, Angels 1 at California (night game):
With a double by Jim Rice as the key blow, the Red Sox scored two runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Angels, 3-1. The loss was the fourth in a row for Andy Hassler this season and 15th in succession since April 29, 1975. With two down in the ninth, Carl Yastrzemski singled and scored the tie-breaking run on Rice's double. Rico Petrocelli followed with a single to add an insurance marker.

Yankees 3, White Sox 2 at Chicago (night game):
A sacrifice fly by Roy White in the 14th inning scored Fred Stanley and gave the Yankees a 3-2 victory over the White Sox, who went down to their eighth straight defeat. With one out, Stanley singled and went to third when White Sox reliever Dave Hamilton threw wildly on an infield hit by Mickey Rivers. White then followed with his game-winning sacrifice fly.

Royals 5, Indians 3 at Cleveland (day game):
Cookie Rojas, no longer an everyday player for the Royals, got a chance to start at third base and responded by driving in three runs to help beat the Indians, 5-3. The veteran singled home one run in the second, doubled to account for another in the seventh and hit a sacrifice fly for the final marker in the ninth. Royals' catcher Buck Martinez threw out four Indians trying to steal.

Tigers 4, Twins 2 at Minnesota (night game):
Dave Roberts pitched his seventh complete game of the season for the Tigers and defeated the Twins, 4-2. The Tigers got off to a two-run start with a double by Ron LeFlore, walk to Dan Meyer, single by Rusty Staub and error by Rod Carew on a grounder by Jason Thompson. Bill Freehan homered in the fourth and the Tigers' final run counted in the eighth on a double by Staub and single by Alex Johnson.

Brewers 3, A's 2 at Oakland (day game):
Hank Aaron hit his fifth homer of the season and 750th of his major league career with one out in the ninth inning to power the Brewers to a 3-2 victory over the Athletics. Aaron's blow was the third of game for the Brewers, who also had round-trippers by George Scott and Bernie Carbo.

Orioles 9, Rangers 4 at Texas (night game):
Lee May and Andres Mora each homered with two men on base and Reggie Jackson added a solo swat to carry the Orioles to a 9-4 victory over the Rangers. Rudy May, making his first appearance for the Orioles since being obtained in a 10-player deal with the Yankees, gained the decision, pitching 8 1/3 innings before Dyar Miller came in to finish.

Cubs 6, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
A grand slam by Bill Madlock in the seventh inning carried the Cubs to a 6-4 victory over the Braves. Carl Morton, who started for the Braves and had a 3-1 lead, passed Dave Rosello and Champ Summers in the seventh and gave up a bases-loading single by Jose Cardenal before yielding the mound to Max Leon, who was the victim of Madlock's jackpot wallop.

Dodgers 6, Expos 5 at Montreal (night game):
Five singles in the eighth inning resulted in three runs and provided the Dodgers with a 6-5 victory over the Expos. Singles by Ellie Rodriguez, Ed Goodson and Bill Buckner accounted for the first run to put the Dodgers ahead, 4-3. Steve Garvey and Ron Cey then followed with run-scoring singles to enable the Dodgers to withstand a two-run pinch-homer by Jose Morales in the Expos' half of the ninth inning.

Mets 3, Giants 2 at New York (night game):
Backed by John Milner and Ed Kranepool, who drove in the Mets' runs with homers, Tom Seaver defeated the Giants, 3-2, allowing only two hits. Milner accounted for the Mets' first marker in the fourth inning, but a homer by Darrell Evans in the fifth and run-scoring triple by Derrel Thomas in the sixth put the Giants ahead, 2-1, before Milner walked in the Mets' half of the sixth and, after a forceout by Wayne Garrett, Kranepool hit for the circuit.

Phillies 6, Reds 5 at Philadelphia (night game):
With a crowd of 50,635 on hand to watch a battle between the N. L.'s division leaders, the Phillies had the benefit of a three-run homer by Mike Schmidt and defeated the Reds, 6-5. Dick Allen also homered for the Phils, while George Foster smashed two for the Reds. With the Phils clinging to a 3-2 lead, Dave Cash and Larry Bowa singled in the fifth inning and Schmidt hit his circuit clout to decide the game's eventual outcome.

Pirates 7, Astros 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Manny Sanguillen rapped four singles in four trips to lead the Pirates' attack in a 7-3 victory over the Astros. Sanguillen drove in two runs. Al Oliver also accounted for two RBIs with a double, while Willie Stargell contributed a homer. The Astros had circuit clouts by Cesar Cedeno and Leon Roberts.

Cardinals 7, Padres 4 at St. Louis (night game):
With Pete Falcone pitching, the Cardinals handed Randy Jones his third defeat of the season against 12 victories by beating the Padres' ace, 7-4. The loss snapped Jones' personal seven-game winning streak. The Padres took a 3-0 lead on homers by Dave Winfield and Mike Ivie before the Cardinals went to work with four runs in the fourth on three singles and an inside-the-park homer by Hector Cruz. Then in the fifth, Lou Brock, who was celebrating his 37th birthday and return to the lineup after a three-game absence with an injured right hand, also hit an inside-the-park homer with Don Kessinger on base to seal Jones' defeat.