MLB standings through games of July 5, 1976

MLB standings at the end of July 5, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	74	46	28	0	.622		342	262	21-19	25-9	6-4	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	74	37	37	0	.500	9.0	325	305	18-19	19-18	7-3	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	74	37	37	0	.500	9.0	300	284	19-18	18-19	4-6	Lost 4
Detroit Tigers	74	36	38	0	.486	10.0	314	346	18-19	18-19	6-4	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	76	36	40	0	.474	11.0	274	296	17-21	19-19	3-7	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	71	28	43	0	.394	16.5	259	306	15-17	13-26	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	76	47	29	0	.618		383	293	28-12	19-17	7-3	Won 1
Texas Rangers	75	43	32	0	.573	3.5	338	310	25-18	18-14	6-4	Won 2
Oakland A's	79	39	40	0	.494	9.5	338	328	22-16	17-24	5-5	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	77	36	41	0	.468	11.5	314	346	18-20	18-21	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	76	35	41	0	.461	12.0	288	326	16-18	19-23	3-7	Lost 2
California Angels	82	34	48	0	.415	16.0	276	349	17-23	17-25	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	75	52	23	0	.693		413	276	26-14	26-9	6-4	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	43	32	0	.573	9.0	335	321	22-17	21-15	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	82	43	39	0	.524	12.5	325	281	22-17	21-22	8-2	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	77	33	44	0	.429	20.0	285	329	16-23	17-21	3-7	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	78	32	46	0	.410	21.5	306	422	16-20	16-26	2-8	Won 2
Montreal Expos	71	25	46	0	.352	25.0	249	333	11-21	14-25	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	80	49	31	0	.613		469	312	23-15	26-16	6-4	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	81	44	37	0	.543	5.5	321	318	26-15	18-22	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	80	42	38	0	.525	7.0	324	327	26-21	16-17	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	79	37	42	0	.468	11.5	341	330	15-21	22-21	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	80	37	43	0	.463	12.0	326	373	21-20	16-23	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	82	33	49	0	.402	17.0	307	379	19-23	14-26	5-5	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 11, White Sox 2 at Boston (day game):
The Red Sox reached the .500 mark (37-37) for the first time since April 27 when Luis Tiant defeated the White Sox, 11-2. The victory was the 10th of the year for the veteran righthander.

Angels 8, Indians 1 at California (night game):
Dave Chalk and Andy Etchebarren drove in three runs apiece, providing the chief batting support for Gary Ross, who pitched the Angels to an 8-1 victory over the Indians. Ross yielded five hits. Pat Dobson, the Indians' loser, was stopped on his personal seven-game winning streak.

Brewers 3, Twins 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Two errors in one inning by first baseman Rod Carew enabled the Brewers to edge the Twins, 3-2. Trailing, 1-0, the Brewers started the seventh inning when Gorman Thomas walked. Jack Heidemann bunted to Carew, who slipped and fell trying to field the ball and both runners were safe. Carew was charged with an error. Art Kusnyer, also trying to sacrifice, likewise bunted to Carew, who threw wildly to third trying for a forceout, and both baserunners scored.

Royals 2, Yankees 1 at New York (day game):
With two out, the Royals scored twice in the first inning and defeated the Yankees, 2-1. Royals' tallies came on a double by George Brett and singles by John Mayberry, Hal McRae and Al Cowens. The Yankees got their run in the seventh on a single by Fran Healy, walk to Willie Randolph, long fly to center field by Sandy Alomar and sacrifice fly by Mickey Rivers.

A's 4, Orioles 1 at Oakland (night game):
Backed by Phil Garner, who hit a three-run homer, Mike Torrez gained his first victory since May 31 when the Athletics defeated the Orioles, 4-1. Garner's blow in the fifth inning followed a pass to Sal Bando and error by Tony Muser on a ground ball by Claudell Washington. Before the frame ended, the A's added their fourth run on a double by Bill North and single by Bert Campaneris.

Rangers 8, Tigers 6 at Texas (night game):
The Tigers knocked out Gaylord Perry and overcame a 4-0 deficit, but the Rangers came back to gain an 8-6 victory with four runs in the seventh inning. In their winning stanza, the Rangers began with a run on a double by Gene Clines and single by Mike Hargrove. Jeff Burroughs, who had accounted for two earlier RBIs with a double, hit another two-bagger, Hargrove stopping at third. Toby Harrah was passed intentionally to load the bases in a move that failed the Tigers when Tom Grieve singled to drive in the tying and leading runs. Lenny Randle followed with another single for an insurance tally.

Braves 8, Pirates 6 at Atlanta (night game):
The Braves, who had lost six previous meetings between the clubs, rallied for seven runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Pirates, 8-6, before 48,467. John Candelaria, working with a 6-1 lead, had two out in the eighth when the Braves started their rally with a single by Rowland Office, two walks and a two-run single by Willie Montanez. Kent Tekulve relieved and walked Ken Henderson before yielding to Ramon Hernandez, who gave up a two-run single by Cito Gaston. That brought on Bob Moose, who passed Jerry Royster. Darrel Chaney then cleared the sacks with a triple to bring the Braves their victory.

Cubs 1, Padres 0 at Chicago (day game):
With an error deciding the pitching duel, the Cubs defeated the Padres, 1-0. Steve Renko, who hurled the first seven innings for the Cubs, yielded three hits. Joe Coleman followed with two hitless stanzas. The Cubs, who got five hits off Brent Strom, scored their run in the sixth inning. Rick Monday singled, stole second and stopped at third on a single by Jose Cardenal. When Cardenal attempted to steal second, Padre catcher Mike Ivie threw the ball into center field, allowing Monday to score.

Astros 7, Mets 3 at Houston (night game):
Six consecutive hits, followed later by a sacrifice fly, produced six runs in the fourth inning and gave the Astros a 7-3 victory over the Mets. Mets' starter Bob Apodaca failed to retire a batter in the Astros' outburst. Cesar Cedeno singled and Bob Watson homered for the first two runs. Singles by Jose Cruz and Cliff Johnson and a double by Ed Herrmann added another tally. Roger Metzger followed with a triple, driving in two runs and knocking out Apodaca. Bob Myrick relieved and retired Joe Niekro on a tap to the mound, but Enos Cabell hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Metzger.

Reds 11, Expos 2 at Montreal (night game):
Joe Morgan hit the second grand-slam homer of his major league career and also drove in another run with a sacrifice fly to lead the Reds' slugging in an 11-2 victory over the Expos. Four walks forced in one run in the sixth inning before Morgan connected for his slam. Doug Flynn joined in the Reds' attack with a two-run homer, while Pete Mackanin and Andre Thornton homered for the Expos.

Dodgers 6, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
Playing before 60,842, the largest baseball crowd in Philadelphia history, the Phillies collected only two hits off Burt Hooton and lost to the Dodgers, 6-0. The victory was Hooton's seventh straight against the Phils since 1974. Steve Garvey and Bill Russell homered for the Dodgers, while Garry Maddox singled and doubled for both of the Phillies' hits.

Giants 6, Cardinals 4 at St. Louis (night game):
Capping three strong innings of relief, Gary Lavelle gave up a single by Don Kessinger in the ninth and then struck out Lou Brock, Ted Simmons and Willie Crawford in succession to emerge with credit for the Giants' 6-4 victory over the Cardinals. After Lavelle replaced Jim Barr, the Giants broke a 4-4 tie in the eighth. Bobby Murcer doubled, was safe at third on a late throw after Darrell Evans bunted and scored as Ken Reitz grounded into a double play.