MLB standings through games of June 23, 1976

MLB standings at the end of June 23, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	62	38	24	0	.613		286	226	16-18	22-6	7-3	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	62	32	30	0	.516	6.0	260	230	16-15	16-15	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	64	32	32	0	.500	7.0	236	246	14-18	18-14	8-2	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	62	30	32	0	.484	8.0	272	261	13-16	17-16	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	63	29	34	0	.460	9.5	268	314	15-18	14-16	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	60	25	35	0	.417	12.0	232	259	12-15	13-20	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	64	39	25	0	.609		340	253	23-10	16-15	4-6	Lost 5
Texas Rangers	62	35	27	0	.565	3.0	284	256	19-15	16-12	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	67	33	34	0	.493	7.5	287	283	19-15	14-19	6-4	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	63	31	32	0	.492	7.5	247	271	14-13	17-19	4-6	Won 4
Minnesota Twins	65	30	35	0	.462	9.5	266	305	13-17	17-18	3-7	Lost 2
California Angels	70	28	42	0	.400	14.0	236	310	15-23	13-19	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	64	45	19	0	.703		357	230	24-12	21-7	7-3	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	63	36	27	0	.571	8.5	259	268	17-15	19-12	7-3	Lost 1
New York Mets	71	34	37	0	.479	14.5	256	250	16-16	18-21	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	67	30	37	0	.448	16.5	253	279	14-21	16-16	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	66	29	37	0	.439	17.0	275	349	14-17	15-20	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	61	23	38	0	.377	20.5	227	278	10-16	13-22	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	68	42	26	0	.618		396	260	21-12	21-14	5-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	69	38	31	0	.551	4.5	275	276	22-11	16-20	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	67	36	31	0	.537	5.5	275	267	21-17	15-14	5-5	Lost 2
Houston Astros	68	31	37	0	.456	11.0	270	312	19-17	12-20	2-8	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	67	30	37	0	.448	11.5	287	292	13-21	17-16	7-3	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	71	27	44	0	.380	16.5	260	329	16-19	11-25	4-6	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 3, Red Sox 2 at Baltimore (night game):
With the Orioles on the brink of defeat, Bobby Grich hit a two-out, two-run homer in the 10th inning to beat the Red Sox, 3-2. The Orioles scored their initial run in the first on a single by Paul Blair, a sacrifice and double by Reggie Jackson. Jim Rice homered for the Red Sox in the second and then put them ahead again with another circuit clout in the 10th. However in the Orioles' half, Tony Muser batted for Paul Blair and singled before Grich smashed his winning homer.

A's 8, Angels 2 at California (night game):
Mike Norris gained his first victory since being recalled from Tucson (Pacific Coast) when the Athletics defeated the Angels, 8-2. Don Baylor singled and Sal Bando homered in the first inning to provide Norris with an early lead. Bert Campaneris had a perfect night for the A's with 4-for-4 and also drove in two runs.

Brewers 9, Tigers 5 at Milwaukee (night game):
George Scott, Sixto Lezcano and Robin Yount batted in two runs apiece to lead the Brewers to a 9-5 victory over the Tigers. Scott drove in his runs with a homer and single. Lezcano accounted for a pair with a double and Yount hit two singles to account for his RBIs.

[DH] White Sox 4, Twins 3 (day game) / White Sox 9, Twins 5 at Minnesota (night game):
A homer by Jack Brohamer and triple by Jorge Orta accounted for a 4-3 victory in the first game before the White Sox also won the second game of a doubleheader with the Twins, 9-5. The White Sox put together four walks and a single by Brian Downing for two runs in the first inning of the lidlifter and added their other pair in the fourth when Brohamer homered and Orta drove in Chet Lemon with his triple. In the nightcap, Jim Essian and Brohamer each batted in two runs with a double and Orta homered with a man on base, hitting safely in his ninth straight game.

Indians 4, Yankees 1 at New York (night game):
Used primarily in relief, Don Hood made only his fourth start of the year and gained his first victory since April 14 when the Indians defeated the Yankees, 4-1. The Indians tagged Ken Holtzman for two runs in the first inning on a single by Rick Manning, triple by Larvell Blanks and single by George Hendrick. The other pair was driven home with a single by Charlie Spikes in the fourth.

Rangers 7, Royals 5 at Texas (night game):
Superb relief pitching by Steve Foucault, who allowed only two hits in 4 1/3 scoreless innings, enabled the Rangers to defeat the Royals, 7-5. Toby Harrah hit a three-run homer for the Rangers in the first, but the Royals tied the score at 5-5 before Foucault appeared on the scene in the fifth. Then in the sixth, the Rangers put over their winning pair on singles by Mike Hargrove and Harrah, a run-scoring wild pitch by Dennis Leonard and infield out by Tom Grieve.

[DH] Braves 5, Expos 2 (night game) / Braves 3, Expos 0 at Atlanta (night game):
Andy Messersmith turned in his fifth straight complete-game victory and Phil Niekro followed with a shutout as the Braves beat the Expos in a twi-night doubleheader, 5-2 and 3-0. Jerry Royster batted in the Braves' first two runs in the lidlifter with a pair of singles and Messersmith helped himself by driving in two more with a bases-loaded single in the sixth. Niekro allowed only four hits in the nightcap while posting his first shutout of the season. Rowland Office hit safely in both ends of the twin-bill, extending his batting streak to 29 games.

Cubs 6, Pirates 5 at Chicago (day game):
Although Willie Stargell and Richie Zisk hit homers for the Pirates, a throwing error by Bob Moose in the ninth inning enabled the Cubs to emerge with a 6-5 victory in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader. The second game was stopped by darkness after four innings with the Pirates leading, 2-0, and will be replayed in its entirety at a later date. The Pirates made five errors in the completed game, but the fatal one occurred in the ninth. Joe Wallis singled and stopped at second on a single by Jose Cardenal. Bill Madlock forced Wallis at third. Jerry Morales then grounded to Bob Moose, who threw wildly to second, allowing Cardenal to score.

Phillies 4, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
A throwing error by Pete Rose with two out in the ninth inning enabled the Phillies to score twice and defeat the Reds, 4-2, George Foster homered for the Reds and Mike Schmidt for the Phillies to effect a 2-2 tie before Dick Allen opened the ninth with a double. After advancing to third on an infield out by Jay Johnstone, Allen held up when Garry Maddox lofted a short fly for the second out. Following an intentional pass to Ollie Brown, Bob Boone grounded to Rose, who made a wild throw to first, allowing Allen to score. Dave Cash then added an insurance run with a single to drive in Brown.

Dodgers 1, Astros 0 at Houston (night game):
Rick Rhoden decided his own pitching duel with J.R. Richard by scoring the Dodgers' run in a 1-0 victory over the Astros. Neither club managed a hit until Rhoden singled in the sixth inning. Bill Buckner followed with a double, sending Rhoden to third and putting the Dodger hurler in position to score on a sacrifice fly by Ted Sizemore.

[DH] Giants 7, Padres 6 (night game) / Giants 8, Padres 7 at San Francisco (night game):
In a big night at bat, Darrell Evans hit a homer and triple in the first game and a grand slam in the second game as the Giants beat the Padres in a twi-night doubleheader, 7-6 and 8-7. Evans walked and scored in the first game, counted again after his triple when Marc Hill hit a sacrifice fly and then whacked his homer with a man on base in the eighth to provide the Giants' decisive blow. Gary Thomasson earlier had a three-run homer for the Giants in the second inning. In the second game, the Giants resumed their slugging with a three-run blast by Bobby Murcer in the first inning. Dave Tomlin, making his first major league start for the Padres, was knocked out in the third when the Giants added five runs. Rich Folkers, relieving Tomlin, was on the mound when Evans hit his grand slam.

Mets 5, Cardinals 4 at St. Louis (night game):
Snapping an 0-for-23 slump, Jerry Grote smashed a homer in the ninth inning to make a winner out of Tom Seaver as the Mets defeated the Cardinals, 5-4. The Cardinals stepped off with three runs in the first inning, but the Mets took a 4-3 lead in the third with the aid of a homer by Del Unser before Joe Ferguson tied the score in the sixth with his first circuit clout for the Cardinals since being obtained from the Dodgers.