MLB standings through games of July 6, 1976

MLB standings at the end of July 6, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	76	47	29	0	.618		350	269	22-20	25-9	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	75	38	37	0	.507	8.5	329	305	19-19	19-18	7-3	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	75	38	37	0	.507	8.5	307	287	19-18	19-19	5-5	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	75	36	39	0	.480	10.5	316	349	18-19	18-20	5-5	Lost 3
Baltimore Orioles	77	36	41	0	.468	11.5	274	298	17-21	19-20	3-7	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	72	29	43	0	.403	16.0	265	308	16-17	13-26	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	78	48	30	0	.615		390	301	28-12	20-18	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	76	44	32	0	.579	3.0	341	312	26-18	18-14	6-4	Won 3
Oakland A's	80	40	40	0	.500	9.0	340	328	23-16	17-24	6-4	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	78	36	42	0	.462	12.0	316	352	18-20	18-22	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	77	35	42	0	.455	12.5	288	330	16-18	19-24	3-7	Lost 3
California Angels	83	34	49	0	.410	16.5	279	356	17-24	17-25	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	76	52	24	0	.684		414	281	26-15	26-9	5-5	Lost 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	76	43	33	0	.566	9.0	337	325	22-17	21-16	5-5	Lost 2
New York Mets	83	43	40	0	.518	12.5	325	282	22-17	21-23	7-3	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	78	34	44	0	.436	19.0	298	336	17-23	17-21	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	79	33	46	0	.418	20.5	310	422	17-20	16-26	3-7	Won 3
Montreal Expos	72	25	47	0	.347	25.0	256	343	11-22	14-25	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	81	50	31	0	.617		479	319	23-15	27-16	7-3	Won 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	82	45	37	0	.549	5.5	326	319	26-15	19-22	6-4	Won 2
San Diego Padres	81	42	39	0	.519	8.0	324	331	26-21	16-18	5-5	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	80	38	42	0	.475	11.5	345	332	16-21	22-21	6-4	Won 2
Houston Astros	81	38	43	0	.469	12.0	327	373	22-20	16-23	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	83	33	50	0	.398	18.0	314	392	19-23	14-27	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 4, White Sox 0 at Boston (night game):
Allowing only four hits, Fergie Jenkins pitched the Red Sox to a 4-0 victory over the White Sox. The Red Sox got three of their runs in the fourth inning on singles by Carlton Fisk, Butch Hobson, Doug Griffin and Rick Burleson. Carl Yastrzemski singled and Bobby Darwin tripled for the other tally in the fifth. The White Sox did not use a designated hitter, allowing Ken Brett to bat because of his swinging ability. However, he went hitless in three trips.

Indians 7, Angels 3 at California (night game):
Player-Manager Frank Robinson drove in two runs with a homer and single to help Dennis Eckersley gain his first victory since May 24 as the Indians defeated the Angels, 7-3. Robinson took himself out of the game after getting his two hits and Orlando Gonzalez, who replaced him, added to the Indians' scoring with a single in the sixth inning.

Brewers 6, Twins 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Robin Yount, who singled to trigger a three-run outburst in the third inning, smashed a homer with a man on base in the sixth to clinch the Brewers' 6-2 victory over the Twins.

[DH] Royals 3, Yankees 1 (night game) / Yankees 7, Royals 4 at New York (night game):
Equalling his career high for any previous season in the majors, Doug Bird posted his ninth victory, winning the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 3-1, but the Yankees came back with a five-run rally in the eighth inning to capture the second game, 7-4. A walk and consecutive singles by George Brett, John Mayberry and Hal McRae produced a 2-1 lead for the Royals in the sixth inning of the opener. Buck Martinez batted in the extra tally with a single in the ninth. Roy White homered for the Yankee counter. In the nightcap, the Yankees' outburst in eighth inning began with two walks and a safe bunt by Mickey Rivers. White singled, driving in two runs, and Chris Chambliss, one out later, homered for three more runs to climax the rally.

A's 2, Orioles 0 at Oakland (night game):
Vida Blue pitched a six-hitter and Gene Tenace drove in both of the Athletics' runs to defeat the Orioles. 2-0. Don Baylor singled in the fourth inning, stole second and scored on a single by Tenace, who got credit for his second RBI by drawing a walk with the bases loaded in the eighth.

Rangers 3, Tigers 2 at Texas (night game):
Joe Lahoud, who had only two hits in 17 previous trips since coming from the Angels, rapped a single and double, scoring one run and driving in another, to lead the Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Tigers. With the score tied in the eighth inning, Toby Harrah walked with two away and raced home from first base on Lahoud's two-bagger.

Braves 4, Pirates 2 at Atlanta (night game):
After pitching eight straight complete games and winning seven, Andy Messersmith needed help from Mike Marshall, but gained credit for the Braves' 4-2 victory over the Pirates. Jim Wynn and Rod Gilbreath each batted in one run and scored one for the Braves. Messersmith, who gave up only five hits, was lifted with two out in the seventh inning after Ed Kirkpatrick doubled to drive in his second run of the game for the Pirates.

Cubs 4, Padres 0 at Chicago (day game):
Five days after coming off the disabled list, Steve Stone gave up only three hits in six innings and gained credit for his first victory of the season when the Cubs defeated the Padres, 4-0. Stone had been out with a disabled shoulder. Bruce Sutter completed the shutout, holding the Padres hitless in the last three frames. Bill Madlock drove in two of the Cubs' runs with a single and double.

Astros 1, Mets 0 at Houston (night game):
An unearned run in the 10th inning handed the Astros a 1-0 victory over the Mets behind the pitching of J.R. Richard, who scattered eight hits. Jon Matlack, who started for the Mets and gave up five hits, went out for a pinch-batter in the 10th and Skip Lockwood was the loser on his own error in the Astros' half. Wilbur Howard led off the inning with a bunt to Lockwood, who threw wildly to first. Howard raced to third on the error and scored on a single by Jerry DaVanon.

Reds 10, Expos 7 at Montreal (night game):
Breaking a tight game apart with five runs on only two hits in the seventh inning, the Reds defeated the Expos, 10-7. The Expos made five errors in the game. In the seventh, with the Reds leading, 5-4, Bill Plummer singled, Doug Flynn walked and Rawly Eastwick sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Pete Rose, Ken Griffey hit a two-run double. An intentional pass to Joe Morgan reloaded the bases and set the stage for the remaining runs on an error by Pete Mackanin and sacrifice fly by Dan Driessen.

Dodgers 5, Phillies 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Reggie Smith and Steve Yeager each tripled in the inning when the Dodgers scored all their runs to defeat the Phillies, 5-1. Singles by Bill Buckner and Steve Garvey, plus a sacrifice fly by Ron Cey, accounted for the first run. Smith drove in the second with his triple and came home himself on a single by Bill Russell. Dusty Baker then singled and Yeager tripled to add the Dodgers' final pair.

Cardinals 13, Giants 7 at St. Louis (night game):
Enjoying their biggest inning of the season so far, the Cardinals scored seven runs in the first and went on to defeat the Giants, 13-7. Ed Halicki, who started for the Giants, was kayoed without retiring a batter. Ted Simmons and Hector Cruz each hit two-run singles. Willie Crawford homered in the fourth for what proved to be the deciding run before the Cardinals erupted for three more runs in the fifth and two in the sixth.