MLB standings through games of July 16, 1976

MLB standings at the end of July 16, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	84	53	31	0	.631		381	286	25-22	28-9	7-3	Won 4
Baltimore Orioles	84	42	42	0	.500	11.0	307	319	19-21	23-21	7-3	Won 6
Detroit Tigers	81	40	41	0	.494	11.5	329	365	21-21	19-20	5-5	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	84	41	43	0	.488	12.0	363	351	21-22	20-21	4-6	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	81	39	42	0	.481	12.5	323	318	19-18	20-24	2-8	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	80	34	46	0	.425	17.0	298	340	21-18	13-28	7-3	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	86	54	32	0	.628		425	318	31-13	23-19	7-3	Won 2
Texas Rangers	85	44	41	0	.518	9.5	366	356	26-22	18-19	1-9	Lost 9
Oakland A's	87	44	43	0	.506	10.5	371	351	27-17	17-26	7-3	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	85	40	45	0	.471	13.5	355	385	19-21	21-24	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	84	39	45	0	.464	14.0	309	352	18-18	21-27	4-6	Won 2
California Angels	89	35	54	0	.393	20.5	291	377	18-27	17-27	3-7	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	83	57	26	0	.687		440	296	30-16	27-10	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	83	48	35	0	.578	9.0	393	355	24-17	24-18	6-4	Won 4
New York Mets	90	47	43	0	.522	13.5	363	309	23-18	24-25	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	84	38	46	0	.452	19.5	322	357	19-25	19-21	6-4	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	86	36	50	0	.419	22.5	339	448	20-22	16-28	6-4	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	79	26	53	0	.329	29.0	274	372	11-23	15-30	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	88	54	34	0	.614		510	356	26-18	28-16	7-3	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	49	39	0	.557	5.0	356	343	28-15	21-24	7-3	Won 3
Houston Astros	88	43	45	0	.489	11.0	354	399	26-21	17-24	7-3	Won 1
San Diego Padres	89	43	46	0	.483	11.5	338	366	26-23	17-23	1-9	Lost 6
Atlanta Braves	87	40	47	0	.460	13.5	373	381	18-24	22-23	4-6	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	89	36	53	0	.404	18.5	332	412	20-24	16-29	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, Angels 4 at Baltimore (night game):
Wayne Garland boosted his record to 11-1 when Brooks Robinson smashed a two-run homer in the fifth inning to enable the Orioles to defeat the Angels, 5-4, for their sixth straight victory. A sacrifice fly by Tony Muser produced the Orioles' initial run in the first inning. A single by Ken Singleton and bases-loaded walk to Reggie Jackson pushed over a pair in the second before Terry Crowley doubled and Robinson homered in the fifth to permit the Orioles to eke out their victory.

White Sox 5, Brewers 2 at Chicago (night game):
A single by Bucky Dent that knocked in two of three runs in the fourth inning started the White Sox on their way to a 5-2 victory over the Brewers. Lamar Johnson singled for one run to tie the score at 1-1 before Dent cracked the deadlock. The White Sox added their other runs on scoring singles by Jorge Orta in the fifth and Brian Downing in the seventh.

Tigers 1, A's 0 at Detroit (night game):
The loser in the All-Star Game, Mark Fidrych returned to his brilliant rookie form for the Tigers, shutting out the Athletics, 1-0, in 11 innings for his 10th victory of the season. The shutout, which reduced Fidrych's earned run average to 1.61, was his second and the complete game was his 12th in 15 starts. The Tigers scored the run that broke up the scoreless duel when Ron LeFlore singled, Tom Veryzer sacrificed and, after an intentional pass to Rusty Staub, Willie Horton singled off Rollie Fingers.

[DH] Royals 5, Red Sox 1 (night game) / Royals 2, Red Sox 1 at Kansas City (night game):
Paul Splittorff pitched a three-hitter and Al Fitzmorris followed with a five-hitter as the Royals defeated the Red Sox in a twi-night doubleheader, 5-1 and 2-1. Splittorff was assured of his 10th victory in the opener when the Royals scored four runs in the fourth inning. John Mayberry and Jamie Quirk each rapped RBI singles before Buck Martinez capped the outburst with a two-run double. In the nightcap, both of the Royals' runs came in the sixth inning when Amos Otis and George Brett walked and Mayberry drove them home with a double.

Indians 7, Twins 6 at Minnesota (night game):
Relieving for the first time since May 18, 1975, Dennis Eckersley struck out Phil Roof in the ninth inning to save a victory for the Indians, who ended their five-game losing streak by defeating the Twins, 7-6. Rico Carty and Buddy Bell cracked bases-loaded singles to drive in two runs apiece and lead the Indians' attack. In the ninth, Butch Wynegar hit a three-run homer to pull the Twins within one run and Lyman Bostock doubled. That's when Eckersley made his relief appearance as the Indians' fourth pitcher of the game. After passing Larry Hisle intentionally, Eckersley "blew" the ball past Roof for the game-ending strikeout.

Yankees 3, Rangers 0 at Texas (night game):
Getting only two hits off Ken Holtzman, the Rangers lost to the Yankees, 3-0, for their ninth defeat in a row. The Yankees sent Holtzman on his way to success over Bert Blyleven with two runs in the fourth inning on a single by Chris Chambliss, a wild pitch, pass to Carlos May, single by Graig Nettles and grounder by Oscar Gamble. Chambliss doubled and Nettles singled for the other run in the eighth.

Reds 4, Expos 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
After tying the score in the eighth inning on a homer by Joe Morgan, the Reds again came from behind with two runs in the 10th inning to defeat the Expos, 4-3. In the top half of the overtime frame, Mike Jorgensen put on an extra burst of speed and raced home from second on an infield hit by Jose Morales to put the Expos ahead. However, in the Reds' half, Morgan walked and counted the tying tally on an infield out by George Foster and single by Bill Plummer. Then, after an intentional pass to Tony Perez, Dave Concepcion singled for the winning run.

Dodgers 4, Cubs 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Don Sutton, who yielded only five hits, retired the last 19 batters in order while pitching the Dodgers to a 4-1 victory over the Cubs. Rick Monday homered for the Cubs' run in the third inning to tie the score at 1-1, but the Dodgers broke away in the sixth when Reggie Smith singled and scored from first base as Steve Renko threw wildly on a safe bunt by Ron Cey. Bill Russell homered in the eighth before Davey Lopes knocked in the Dodgers' final run with a triple.

Astros 4, Mets 3 at New York (night game):
Making his first start since pitching a no-hitter against the Expos July 9, Larry Dierker was kayoed in the sixth inning but still received credit for the victory when the Astros edged the Mets, 4-3. Bob Watson smashed a three-run homer in the fourth inning before the Astros went on to add what proved to be the deciding tally in that same stanza when Leon Roberts was safe on an error, advanced to third on a single by Ed Herrmann and scored on a wild pitch by Jon Matlack.

Pirates 7, Braves 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Although tagged for 10 hits, Jerry Reuss easily defeated the Braves, 7-2, after the Pirates pounded Andy Messersmith for all their runs in the first two innings. In the first, Frank Taveras, Rennie Stennett and Al Oliver rapped RBI singles before Richie Zisk climaxed the five-run outburst by hitting a homer with a man on base. Oliver singled again in the second and Willie Stargell homered. The Pirates subsided thereafter and collected only one hit off Braves' relievers in the last seven innings.

Cardinals 4, Padres 2 at San Diego (night game):
Starting with a two-run homer by Ted Simmons in the first inning, the Cardinals triumphed over Randy Jones for the second time this season, beating the Padres, 4-2. Mike Anderson, who collected three hits, was on base with a single when Simmons connected for the circuit. Anderson also scored after hitting a single in the fourth and a double in the sixth.

Giants 1, Phillies 0 at San Francisco (night game):
Pitching his second successive shutout for the Giants, Ed Halicki came out the winner in a duel with Jim Kaat when Bobby Murcer homered with two out in the ninth inning to beat the Phillies, 1-0. The game was the fastest in the N. L. this season, lasting only one hour, 32 minutes.