MLB standings through games of July 23, 1976

MLB standings at the end of July 23, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	91	58	33	0	.637		431	313	27-23	31-10	8-2	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	89	45	44	0	.506	12.0	365	349	23-20	22-24	7-3	Won 3
Baltimore Orioles	91	46	45	0	.505	12.0	343	351	19-24	27-21	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	90	42	48	0	.467	15.5	356	413	21-23	21-25	3-7	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	91	42	49	0	.462	16.0	377	384	21-22	21-27	2-8	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	88	38	50	0	.432	18.5	329	373	22-20	16-30	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	93	57	36	0	.613		442	344	34-16	23-20	5-5	Lost 1
Oakland A's	95	50	45	0	.526	8.0	412	377	28-17	22-28	6-4	Won 2
Texas Rangers	91	46	45	0	.505	10.0	387	382	28-26	18-19	2-8	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	92	44	48	0	.478	12.5	381	412	22-24	22-24	5-5	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	93	43	50	0	.462	14.0	354	396	22-23	21-27	5-5	Lost 2
California Angels	96	39	57	0	.406	19.5	325	408	18-27	21-30	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	90	62	28	0	.689		467	309	32-16	30-12	7-3	Won 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	92	51	41	0	.554	12.0	427	403	27-21	24-20	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	96	49	47	0	.510	16.0	371	322	24-20	25-27	4-6	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	92	40	52	0	.435	23.0	356	394	19-27	21-25	4-6	Lost 5
Chicago Cubs	93	39	54	0	.419	24.5	362	469	20-22	19-32	3-7	Won 2
Montreal Expos	87	29	58	0	.333	31.5	295	415	14-27	15-31	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	94	59	35	0	.628		535	370	28-19	31-16	6-4	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	53	42	0	.558	6.5	384	367	32-18	21-24	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	97	48	49	0	.495	12.5	390	431	26-22	22-27	6-4	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	96	47	49	0	.490	13.0	353	390	29-25	18-24	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	94	43	51	0	.457	16.0	401	399	18-25	25-26	4-6	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	96	41	55	0	.427	19.0	357	429	24-26	17-29	7-3	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Brewers 4, Orioles 3 at Baltimore (night game):
Reggie Jackson tied an A. L. record by hitting his sixth homer in six consecutive games, but the Orioles nevertheless lost to the Brewers, 4-3, in 13 innings. Lee May also homered for the Orioles, while Don Money hit one for the Brewers. With the score tied, 2-2, George Scott drew a walk in the 13th and scored on a single by Darrell Porter and double by Bill Sharp. Gorman Thomas then made it 4-2 in favor of the Brewers by driving in Porter with an infield out and that run proved decisive because Jackson hit his record-tying homer in the Orioles' half.

Twins 6, White Sox 2 at Chicago (night game):
A four-run rally in the eighth inning carried the Twins to a 6-2 victory over the White Sox. With the Twins trailing, 2-1, an infield hit by Rod Carew, walk to Butch Wynegar and single by Lyman Bostock produced the tying tally. Tony Oliva followed with a single to put the Twins ahead, 3-2. Their two other runs in the stanza counted on a single by Bob Randall and infield out by Steve Braun.

Indians 9, Tigers 4 at Cleveland (night game):
Back-to-back homers by Larvell Blanks and Rico Carty highlighted the Indians' attack in a 9-4 victory over the Tigers. After the Indians took a 3-1 lead, Blanks and Carty rapped their consecutive round-trippers during a four-run outburst in the third inning. Frank Duffy doubled home a pair in the fifth to clinch the decision. Willie Horton smacked a two-run homer for the Tigers.

Yankees 9, Red Sox 1 at New York (night game):
Three outs away from a no-hitter, Doyle Alexander gave up three singles and a run in the ninth inning before wrapping up the Yankees' 9-1 victory over the Red Sox. Rick Burleson lined Alexander's first pitch in the ninth for a single to spoil the righthander's bid. After a wild pitch, Fred Lynn singled to score Burleson. Carl Yastrzemski also singled before Alexander retired the side. Graig Nettles and Mickey Rivers hit homers for the Yankees.

A's 2, Royals 0 at Oakland (night game):
Vida Blue posted the 100th victory of his major league career in pitching the Athletics to a 2-0 shutout of the Royals. Blue struck out 13, his season's high, and scattered six singles. The A's counted both their runs in the seventh inning on a triple by Claudell Washington, single by Billy Williams, sacrifice by Phil Garner and single by Bill North that drove in pinch-runner Larry Lintz.

Reds 3, Braves 1 at Atlanta (night game):
After being held to three hits in the first seven innings, the Reds put together three more hits for two runs in the eighth and defeated the Braves, 3-1. Santo Alcala, who was the winner, doubled in the sixth and scored the Reds' first run when Phil Niekro hit a spell of wildness and walked Pete Rose, Joe Morgan and Dan Driessen. The Braves' tally had counted previously in the fourth on a walk to Ken Henderson, a wild pitch and single by Biff Pocoroba. The Reds' tie-breaking pair in the eighth came when Ken Griffey and Morgan singled and both scored on a single by George Foster.

Giants 3, Astros 0 at Houston (night game):
Jim Barr gave up a first-inning single by Cesar Cedeno and then retired 18 straight batters before yielding three more hits while pitching the Giants to a 3-0 victory over the Astros. The Giants scored an unearned run in the second inning and iced their decision in the fifth when Barr doubled, Marty Perez walked, Larry Herndon was hit by a pitch and Gary Matthews singled to drive in two runs.

Dodgers 5, Padres 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Tommy John, who was out all last season with a sore elbow, turned in his best game since returning to action this year and pitched the Dodgers to a 5-0 victory over the Padres. The Dodgers provided John with an early lead when Bill Buckner and Steve Yeager hit consecutive horners in the third inning.

Expos 3, Mets 2 at Montreal (night game):
Del Unser, who was acquired in a recent deal with the Mets, hit a homer in the 11th inning to give the Expos a 3-2 victory over his former teammates. The Expos' first two runs in the game also came on homers, Barry Foote and Larry Parrish hitting them in the fifth inning. The Mets tied the score in the eighth with singles by Jerry Grote and Jim Dwyer and a triple by Pepe Mangual. Dwyer and Mangual were sent to the Mets in the deal that brought Unser to the Expos.

Phillies 11, Pirates 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
A 15-hit attack that included homers by Dave Cash and Mike Schmidt powered the Phillies to an 11-1 victory and extended their lead over the Pirates to 12 games in the East Division race. The Pirates' only run off Jim Lonborg came on a circuit clout by Dave Parker in the second inning. Cash's homer was his first of the season and came on an inside-the-park drive in the third inning, while Schmidt hit his 25th of the year in the sixth.

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (night game):
Jerry Morales came off the Cubs' bench and hit a pinch-homer in the seventh inning to beat the Cardinals, 4-3.