MLB standings through games of June 22, 1976

MLB standings at the end of June 22, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	61	38	23	0	.623		285	222	16-17	22-6	7-3	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	61	31	30	0	.508	7.0	256	229	16-15	15-15	7-3	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	63	31	32	0	.492	8.0	233	244	13-18	18-14	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	61	30	31	0	.492	8.0	270	258	13-16	17-15	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	62	29	33	0	.468	9.5	263	305	15-18	14-15	5-5	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	59	24	35	0	.407	13.0	223	254	11-15	13-20	4-6	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	63	39	24	0	.619		335	246	23-10	16-14	5-5	Lost 4
Texas Rangers	61	34	27	0	.557	4.0	277	251	18-15	16-12	4-6	Lost 1
Oakland A's	66	32	34	0	.485	8.5	279	281	19-15	13-19	6-4	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	63	30	33	0	.476	9.0	258	292	13-15	17-18	3-7	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	61	29	32	0	.475	9.0	234	263	14-13	15-19	2-8	Won 2
California Angels	69	28	41	0	.406	14.0	234	302	15-22	13-19	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	63	44	19	0	.698		353	228	24-12	20-7	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	36	26	0	.581	7.5	254	262	17-15	19-11	7-3	Won 1
New York Mets	70	33	37	0	.471	14.5	251	246	16-16	17-21	5-5	Lost 4
St. Louis Cardinals	66	30	36	0	.455	15.5	249	274	14-20	16-16	6-4	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	65	28	37	0	.431	17.0	269	344	13-17	15-20	4-6	Lost 4
Montreal Expos	59	23	36	0	.390	19.0	225	270	10-16	13-20	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	67	42	25	0	.627		394	256	21-11	21-14	6-4	Won 2
San Diego Padres	65	36	29	0	.554	5.0	262	252	21-17	15-12	7-3	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	68	37	31	0	.544	5.5	274	276	22-11	15-20	4-6	Lost 4
Houston Astros	67	31	36	0	.463	11.0	270	311	19-16	12-20	3-7	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	65	28	37	0	.431	13.0	279	290	11-21	17-16	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	69	25	44	0	.362	18.0	245	316	14-19	11-25	2-8	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 6, Orioles 5 at Baltimore (night game):
Bobby Darwin hit a grand-slam homer in the first inning, but the Red Sox had to battle until the 15th before a fielder's choice grounder by Darwin produced a 6-5 victory over the Orioles, who were stopped on a seven-game winning streak. After Darwin's slam, the Orioles came back with the tying runs in their half, three scoring on a homer by Reggie Jackson. After both clubs picked up subsequent singletons to send the game into overtime, Fred Lynn led off the 15th with a single for the Red Sox, Carlton Fisk sacrificed and Denny Doyle singled, Lynn stopping at third, before Darwin hit his game-winning grounder.

Twins 10, Angels 6 at California (day game):
The Twins pounded out 17 hits, including homers by Rod Carew and Dan Ford, to defeat the Angels, 10-6. Carew homered with two men on base among his three hits. Butch Wynegar and Bob Randall also had three hits apiece. Terry Humphrey rapped a three-run homer for the Angels.

White Sox 14, Royals 8 at Kansas City (night game):
Three homers, including a grand slam by Buddy Bell on an inside-the-park drive, propelled the White Sox to a 14-8 victory over the Royals. Tom Poquette, Royals' rookie left fielder, crashed into the wall on Bell's drive and was knocked unconscious, suffering a fracture of his left cheek bone. Ralph Garr had a triple, double and two singles for the White Sox and also drove in four runs, while Jim Spencer homered with two aboard and Jorge Orta with one on base. Orta also hit a sacrifice fly. George Brett had four hits for the Royals, marking the 15th time this season that the third baseman had collected three or more hits in one game.

Tigers 10, Brewers 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
With a collection of 20 hits, the Tigers romped over the Brewers, 10-4. Everyone in the Tigers' starting lineup hit safely, with Tom Veryzer, Bill Freehan and Alex Johnson having three apiece. Hank Aaron smashed his seventh homer and 752nd of his career.

Indians 3, Yankees 2 at New York (night game):
The Yankees' seven-game winning streak came to an end when Charlie Spikes hit a homer to provide the Indians with a 3-2 victory. The Indians tagged Catfish Hunter for two runs in the second inning, one on a sacrifice fly by Spikes and another on a single by Frank Duffy. Lou Piniella singled and Graig Nettles doubled for a Yankee run in the fourth before Spikes hit his homer in the seventh. The Yanks fell short in their half with a run on a double by Elliott Maddox and single by Mickey Rivers.

A's 5, Rangers 2 at Oakland (day game):
Making his fifth start, Dick Bosman gained his first victory of the season when the Athletics defeated the Rangers, 5-2. Bosman worked seven innings before Paul Lindblad hurled hitless ball in the last two frames.

Astros 9, Braves 7 at Atlanta (night game):
Although Tom Paciorek hit a grand slam for the Braves, the Astros came from behind to gain a 9-7 victory. The Astros tied the score at 5-5 in the fourth inning, but the Braves went ahead again with two more runs in the sixth, including an RBI double by Rowland Office, who hit safely in his 27th straight game. However in the eighth, the Astros exploded for four runs, with a double by Bob Watson accounting for a pair. Watson had three hits in the game, batted in three runs and scored three.

Pirates 10, Cubs 7 at Chicago (day game):
Rennie Stennett collected five singles in six trips to lead the Pirates' 19-hit attack in a 10-7 victory over the Cubs. Stennett drove in two runs and scored two. Richie Zisk, Willie Stargell and Bill Robinson also had two RBIs apiece for the Pirates, while Jerry Morales and Bill Madlock homered for the Cubs. Morales accounted for four RBIs with his homer and a double.

Reds 6, Dodgers 0 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Reds boosted their West Division lead to 5½ games, their largest margin so far this season, by shutting out the Dodgers, 6-0, behind the four-hit pitching of Fred Norman. Norman also batted in a run with a sacrifice fly, but Doug Flynn, playing in place of injured Joe Morgan, led the Reds' attack, driving in three runs with two singles and a grounder. Johnny Bench snapped out of his slump with three hits.

Expos 8, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
Starting the game with an 0-5 record, Clay Kirby gained his first victory of the season when the Expos defeated the Phillies, 8-3. Kirby, who gave up three hits, pitched six innings before turning the mound over to Dale Murray, who held the Phillies hitless the rest of the way. The Expos' 13-hit attack included homers by Mike Jorgensen and Pat Scanlon, a triple by Barry Foote, two doubles by Pete Mackanin and one apiece by Jim Lyttle and Gary Roenicke. Greg Luzinski homered for the Phils.

Padres 4, Giants 2 at San Diego (night game):
Dandy Randy Jones tied Christy Mathewson's 63-year-old National League record of 68 consecutive innings without allowing a walk as the Padres' star lefthander defeated the Giants, 4-2. However, Jones' walkless string came to an end after tying Mathewson when Marc Hill drew a pass for the Giants to open the seventh inning. Tito Fuentes won the game for Jones by smashing a 2-2 tie with a homer in the Padres' half of the seventh after Jones had reached base on a single.

Cardinals 3, Mets 0 at St. Louis (night game):
John Denny, who never has lost to the Mets in four decisions, allowed only three hits and pitched the Cardinals to a 3-0 victory. The Cards settled the issue quickly, scoring twice in the first inning on a single by Bake McBride, double by Lou Brock and single by Ted Simmons.