MLB standings through games of July 11, 1976

MLB standings at the end of July 11, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	81	50	31	0	.617		365	276	25-22	25-9	6-4	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	80	40	40	0	.500	9.5	354	331	21-22	19-18	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	82	40	42	0	.488	10.5	298	315	17-21	23-21	6-4	Won 4
Cleveland Indians	79	38	41	0	.481	11.0	314	307	19-18	19-23	2-8	Lost 4
Detroit Tigers	79	38	41	0	.481	11.0	325	363	19-21	19-20	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	78	34	44	0	.436	14.5	293	330	21-18	13-26	8-2	Won 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	82	51	31	0	.622		405	309	28-12	23-19	7-3	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	82	44	38	0	.537	7.0	356	340	26-19	18-19	3-7	Lost 6
Oakland A's	85	44	41	0	.518	8.5	369	347	27-17	17-24	7-3	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	83	39	44	0	.470	12.5	344	376	18-20	21-24	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	82	37	45	0	.451	14.0	299	347	16-18	21-27	3-7	Lost 1
California Angels	87	35	52	0	.402	18.5	287	368	18-27	17-25	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	81	56	25	0	.691		435	292	30-16	26-9	6-4	Won 4
Pittsburgh Pirates	81	46	35	0	.568	10.0	373	352	22-17	24-18	4-6	Won 2
New York Mets	88	46	42	0	.523	13.5	357	304	22-17	24-25	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	82	36	46	0	.439	20.5	316	354	19-25	17-21	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	84	36	48	0	.429	21.5	336	439	20-22	16-26	6-4	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	77	25	52	0	.325	29.0	267	365	11-23	14-29	1-9	Lost 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	86	53	33	0	.616		503	349	25-17	28-16	7-3	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	86	47	39	0	.547	6.0	347	340	26-15	21-24	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	87	43	44	0	.494	10.5	335	360	26-21	17-23	2-8	Lost 4
Houston Astros	86	42	44	0	.488	11.0	349	393	26-21	16-23	7-3	Won 4
Atlanta Braves	85	40	45	0	.471	12.5	370	361	18-24	22-21	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	87	35	52	0	.402	18.5	328	407	19-23	16-29	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 6, Twins 4 at Boston (day game):
With help from Jim Willoughby, who recorded the last two outs, Fergie Jenkins evened his record at 8-8 when the Red Sox defeated the Twins, 6-4. Fred Lynn homered for the Red Sox in the first inning to tie the score at 1-1 and Denny Doyle put the Sox ahead with a two-run single in the third. The Red Sox then knocked out Bill Singer and added two more runs on four hits in the fifth. Carl Yastrzemski doubled for one tally and the other scored on a grounder by Carlton Fisk.

Orioles 3, Angels 1 at California (day game):
Although Nolan Ryan struck out 12 batters, Reggie Jackson hit a two-run homer off the Angels' speedballer in the first inning to provide the Orioles with a 3-1 victory. Dave Pagan, obtained from the Yankees in a June 15 deal, made his first start for the Orioles and was the winner with relief help from Tippy Martinez, who also was acquired in the Yankee swap.

Tigers 6, Royals 5 at Detroit (day game):
A two-out single by Rusty Staub in the 12th inning scored John Wockenfuss and enabled the Tigers to outlast the Royals, 6-5. The Tigers got off to a 5-0 lead, but failed to hold it. John Hiller, the Tigers' third pitcher of the game, relieved with two out in the seventh and gave up two singles plus a wild pitch that let the Royals tie the score. In the 12th, the Royals loaded the bases against Hiller with none out, but the Tigers' ace reliever escaped with the aid of a forceout at the plate and a double play. Then in the Tigers' half, Wockenfuss walked and, after a sacrifice and infield out, scored the winning run on Staub's hit. George Brett had a double and three singles for the Royals, marking the 21st time that the All-Star third baseman had come up with three or more hits in one game.

[DH] Brewers 6, Rangers 3 (day game) / Brewers 5, Rangers 4 at Milwaukee (day game):
Hank Aaron hit his ninth homer of the season and 754th of his career in the 10th inning to give the Brewers a 5-4 victory in a sweep of a doubleheader with the Rangers. The Brewers won the first game, 6-3, behind the pitching of Jim Slaton, who gained his 10th victory. However, the Brewers trailed, 3-1, going into the seventh inning when they rallied for five runs. Robin Yount singled and scored on a double by Von Joshua. After Don Money singled, George Scott and Bernie Carbo followed with run-scoring hits before Gorman Thomas capped the outburst with a double for the final pair. The Brewers also were losing the nightcap, 4-2, going into the ninth inning when they rallied to tie the score before Aaron came through with his game-winning wallop in the overtime frame.

Yankees 5, White Sox 0 at New York (day game):
Ed Figueroa joined teammates Catfish Hunter and Dock Ellis as a 10-game winner when the Yankees defeated the White Sox, 5-0, before a Jacket Day crowd of 53,160. Figueroa yielded only three hits. The Yankees clinched their decision when Oscar Gamble rapped a two-run homer in the second inning. Mickey Rivers also accounted for two runs with a double in the eighth.

A's 9, Indians 3 at Oakland (day game):
Bill North had one hit in one official trip to the plate, but walked three other times, scored three runs and drove in two as the Athletics completed a sweep of the three-game series by defeating the Indians, 9-3. Frank Duffy homered with a man on base for the Indians.

Braves 9, Mets 8 at Atlanta (day game):
Capping a six-RBI performance, Willie Montanez drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double in the eighth inning to bring the Braves a 9-8 victory over the Mets. Montanez accounted for one run with a single in the first and two with a single in the seventh before his winning double. The Mets jumped on Mike Marshall for four runs in the eighth to take an 8-6 lead, but in the Braves' half a double by Dave May, a walk and error loaded the bases. Montanez' double with two out ruined what would have been a victory for Tom Seaver, who made his first relief appearance of the season in the seventh inning.

Giants 2, Cubs 0 at Chicago (day game):
Ed Halicki allowed just two singles and pitched the Giants to a 2-0 victory over the Cubs. Halicki got a quick lead when Gary Matthews homered in the first inning. The Giants did not add their insurance tally until the ninth when Darrell Evans rapped a single to drive in Marty Perez.

Pirates 8, Reds 5 at Cincinnati (day game):
After breaking a tie when Tommy Helms was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, the Pirates added two runs on a pinch-double by Rennie Stennett and proceeded to defeat the Reds, 8-5. Don Gullett, making his first start since being sidelined by a sore shoulder June 20, pitched the first six innings for the Reds and yielded four runs, two coming on passes with the bases loaded. In the Pirates' eighth, Bill Robinson, Dave Parker and Bob Robertson singled in succession to load the bases before an errant pitch by Pedro Borbon hit Helms on the elbow to force in the run that snapped a 4-4 deadlock. Will McEnaney relieved Borbon and was tagged for Stennett's two-bagger. Jerry Reuss pitched the eighth and ninth for the Pirates in the lefty's first relief appearance since 1973.

Astros 1, Expos 0 at Houston (night game):
Posting his third shutout of the season, rookie righthander Joaquin Andujar scattered nine hits and pitched the Astros to a 1-0 victory over the Expos. In completing the sweep of the four-game series, the Astros scored in the fifth inning on singles by Jose Cruz and Leon Roberts around a stolen base.

Phillies 3, Padres 0 at Philadelphia (day game):
A three-run double by Greg Luzinski enabled Jim Kaat to pitch the Phillies to a 3-0 victory over the Padres for the veteran lefthander's first shutout of the season. The Phils broke up Kaat's duel with Dave Freisleben in the sixth inning when Dave Cash singled, Larry Bowa and Mike Schmidt beat out bunts to load the bases and Luzinski cleared the sacks with his two-bagger.

Dodgers 9, Cardinals 6 at St. Louis (day game):
Wiping out a four-run deficit, the Dodgers exploded for seven runs in the seventh inning, featuring a homer by Reggie Smith with two men on base, to salvage the finale of a three-game series with the Cardinals, 9-6. Smith, formerly with the Cards, homered in each game of the series. Keith Hernandez, Willie Crawford and Bake McBride hit homers to give the Cards a 5-0 lead before the Dodgers awoke with a run. Then three straight pinch-singles by Ted Sizemore, Ed Goodson and Lee Lacy loaded the bases in the seventh. Bill Buckner followed with a two-run double, Steve Garvey hit a sacrifice fly and Ron Cey walked to set the stage for Smith's decisive homer. Sizemore, batting for the second time in the stanza, later hit another single for the Dodgers' final tally.