MLB standings through games of July 4, 1976

MLB standings at the end of July 4, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	73	46	27	0	.630		341	260	21-18	25-9	7-3	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	73	37	36	0	.507	9.0	299	276	19-18	18-18	5-5	Lost 3
Boston Red Sox	73	36	37	0	.493	10.0	314	303	17-19	19-18	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	73	36	37	0	.493	10.0	308	338	18-19	18-18	7-3	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	75	36	39	0	.480	11.0	273	292	17-21	19-18	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	70	27	43	0	.386	17.5	256	304	14-17	13-26	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	75	46	29	0	.613		381	292	28-12	18-17	7-3	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	74	42	32	0	.568	3.5	330	304	24-18	18-14	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	78	38	40	0	.487	9.5	334	327	21-16	17-24	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	76	36	40	0	.474	10.5	312	343	18-20	18-20	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	75	35	40	0	.467	11.0	286	315	16-18	19-22	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	81	33	48	0	.407	16.0	268	348	16-23	17-25	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	74	52	22	0	.703		413	270	26-13	26-9	7-3	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	43	31	0	.581	9.0	329	313	22-17	21-14	7-3	Won 1
New York Mets	81	43	38	0	.531	12.5	322	274	22-17	21-21	9-1	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	76	33	43	0	.434	20.0	281	323	16-22	17-21	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	77	31	46	0	.403	22.5	305	422	15-20	16-26	1-9	Won 1
Montreal Expos	70	25	45	0	.357	25.0	247	322	11-20	14-25	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	79	48	31	0	.608		458	310	23-15	25-16	6-4	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	80	43	37	0	.537	5.5	315	318	26-15	17-22	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	79	42	37	0	.532	6.0	324	326	26-21	16-16	6-4	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	78	36	42	0	.462	11.5	333	324	14-21	22-21	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	79	36	43	0	.456	12.0	319	370	20-20	16-23	5-5	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	81	32	49	0	.395	17.0	301	375	19-23	13-26	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] White Sox 7, Rangers 6 (day game) / Rangers 3, White Sox 2 at Chicago (day game):
After losing the first game of a doubleheader, 7-6, in 12 innings, the Rangers rebounded and defeated the White Sox, 3-2, in the second game. The White Sox, who had scored a total of only four runs in five prior contests, avoided defeat when Kevin Bell tied the score with a single in the ninth inning. In the 12th, Bill Stein doubled and, with one out, Bucky Dent was safe on an error. Stein was thrown out at the plate on a grounder by Chet Lemon, but Dent advanced to second on the play and scored the winning run on a single by Jorge Orta. In the nightcap, the Rangers picked up a run in the fourth inning and made it 3-0 when Bill Fahey singled a pair across in the eighth. As a result, the Rangers were able to triumph although the White Sox rallied for two runs in their half on a double by Brian Downing, single by Lemon, a wild pitch and single by Orta before Joe Hoerner relieved and saved the game.

Yankees 4, Indians 3 at Cleveland (night game):
With last-inning help from Sparky Lyle, Dock Ellis gained his sixth straight victory when the Yankees defeated the Indians, 4-3. The Yankees scored three of their runs in the second on singles by Graig Nettles and Oscar Gamble, an infield out, single by Willie Randolph, a stolen base and single by Jim Mason. The deciding marker followed in the sixth on a double by Thurman Munson, infield out by Chris Chambliss and sacrifice fly by Nettles. The Indians' runs all came on homers -- two by Rico Carty and one by George Hendrick.

Orioles 7, Tigers 4 at Detroit (day game):
Ken Singleton drew a walk with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to force in the Orioles' deciding run in a 7-4 victory over the Tigers. With the Tigers leading, 4-3, Mark Belanger singled in the eighth, Bobby Grich walked and Reggie Jackson singled to tie the score. After Andres Mora struck out, Lee May was handed an intentional pass to load the bases and Singleton coaxed his walk to force in Grich. Mora iced the victory for the Orioles with a two-run double in the ninth inning.

A's 6, Royals 0 at Kansas City (day game):
Mike Norris, who was out most of last season because of an operation to remove bone chips from his elbow, allowed only three hits and pitched the Athletics to a 6-0 victory over the Royals. Joe Rudi had a two-run double in the A's attack.

Red Sox 3, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
Cecil Cooper, who has been a hitting terror against the Brewers this season, batting .520 (13-for-25), smashed a two-run homer and a single in three trips to lead the Red Sox to a 3-1 victory. The Red Sox scored in the first inning on a walk to Cooper and double by Fred Lynn, but the Brewers came back with their lone tally in the home half on a double by George Scott, a walk and single by Mike Hegan. Cooper then decided the game with his homer in the fifth.

[DH] Angels 5, Twins 3 (day game) / Twins 9, Angels 5 at Minnesota (day game):
Although Frank Tanana, who is second in the A. L. in strikeouts, fanned only one, the Angels won the opener of a doubleheader, 5-3, before the Twins came back to take the nightcap, 9-5, in a slugfest that produced a pair of grand-slam homers. Ron Jackson made Tanana's victory possible by getting three hits including a homer, and driving in four runs. Craig Kusick had a three-run shot for the Twins. In the nightcap, the Twins took a 5-0 lead before the Angels erupted to tie the score in the seventh inning on a walk with the bases loaded and a grand slam by Jackson. However in the eighth, two hit batsmen and a walk filled the sacks for the Twins and Rod Carew clouted his second slam of the season to give the Twins their victory and a split of the twin-bill.

Reds 7, Astros 2 at Cincinnati (day game):
Johnny Bench hit a two-run single in the fifth inning to break a 2-2 tie and George Foster smashed a three-run homer in the eighth inning to clinch the Reds' 7-2 victory over the Astros. Cesar Cedeno homered with a man on base in the Astros' first before the Reds picked up a pair of singletons to forge a deadlock. Then in the fifth, Joe Morgan singled, Foster doubled and Bench singled to decide the outcome.

Padres 5, Dodgers 2 at Los Angeles (day game):
Tying the N. L. record for most victories before the All-Star break, Randy Jones racked up his 15th for the Padres, defeating the Dodgers, 5-2. The Padres pulled four double plays in support of their lefthander, who allowed nine hits. The Padres collected 12, including a homer and two doubles by Dave Winfield, who drove in two runs. Four other Padres had two hits apiece.

[DH] Mets 9, Cubs 4 (day game) / Cubs 4, Mets 2 at New York (day game):
The Mets extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 9-4 victory in the opener of a doubleheader before being stopped by the Cubs in the nightcap, 4-2. The Mets' streak was their longest since 1972. Mike Phillips, Bud Harrelson and reliever Skip Lockwood, who replaced winner Craig Swan in the seventh inning, each drove in two runs for the Mets in the first game. Rick Monday hit a two-run homer for the Cubs, who suffered their ninth straight defeat. Breaking their losing streak in the second game, the Cubs scored two runs in the fourth inning on a single by Mick Kelleher and added an unearned pair in the seventh for their victory. Kelleher walked in the seventh and when Ray Burris bunted, Mickey Lolich threw the ball over the head of first baseman Ed Kranepool. Right fielder Dave Kingman retrieved the ball and followed with a wild throw to the plate, allowing both runners to score.

[DH] Phillies 10, Pirates 5 (day game) / Pirates 7, Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Although Tim McCarver deprived himself of a grand-slam homer, the Phillies won the first game of a doubleheader, 10-5, but the Pirates erupted for six runs in the seventh inning of the second game and captured a 7-1 verdict. In the second inning of the opener, when the Phillies scored four runs, McCarver came up with the bases loaded and topped the right field fence with his drive. Garry Maddox, who was on first, held up fearing a possible catch, and was passed on the basepaths by McCarver. As a result of his faux pas, McCarver was called out and had to settle for a three-run single. The Pirates had homers by Tommy Helms and Bill Robinson before forcing the exit of Steve Carlton in the seventh inning, but Ron Reed came out of the bullpen and saved the game. In the nightcap, the Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the sixth inning on a triple by Rennie Stennett and infield out by Al Oliver before their explosion in the seventh that featured two RBIs for Bob Robertson with his first triple since 1971.

Giants 3, Braves 2 at San Francisco (day game):
A sacrifice fly by Gary Thomasson in the sixth inning drove in Darrell Evans and lifted the Giants to a 3-2 victory over the Braves. Evans opened the stanza with a single and advanced on a sacrifice by Ken Reitz. After stopping at third on a single by Chris Speier, Evans scored the deciding run on Thomasson's fly to center field.

Expos 4, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (day game):
After being shut out by the Cardinals twice in succession, the Expos came back to gain a 4-3 victory after escaping possible disaster in the ninth inning. The Expos picked up a run in the first and added three markers in the second on singles by Barry Foote, Gary Roenicke and Don Stanhouse, a double by Pepe Mangual and an error by Lou Brock. After pulling within one run, the Cardinals staged their ninth-inning threat. Bake McBride delivered a pinch-single and was forced at second on a bunt by Vic Harris. Although Jerry Mumphrey, batting next, struck out, Stanhouse was pitched out and left the mound in favor of Dale Murray. The reliever then proceeded to walk both Ron Fairly and Brock before retiring Ted Simmons on a grounder to end the game.