MLB standings through games of July 24, 1976

MLB standings at the end of July 24, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	92	59	33	0	.641		435	314	28-23	31-10	8-2	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	90	45	45	0	.500	13.0	369	354	23-21	22-24	7-3	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	93	46	47	0	.495	13.5	344	360	19-26	27-21	5-5	Lost 3
Detroit Tigers	91	43	48	0	.473	15.5	361	417	21-23	22-25	3-7	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	92	42	50	0	.457	17.0	378	388	21-22	21-28	1-9	Lost 4
Milwaukee Brewers	90	40	50	0	.444	18.0	338	374	22-20	18-30	6-4	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	94	58	36	0	.617		448	349	34-16	24-20	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	96	50	46	0	.521	9.0	417	383	28-18	22-28	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	93	46	47	0	.495	11.5	390	394	28-26	18-21	2-8	Lost 5
Minnesota Twins	93	45	48	0	.484	12.5	398	414	22-24	23-24	6-4	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	94	43	51	0	.457	15.0	356	413	22-24	21-27	4-6	Lost 3
California Angels	98	41	57	0	.418	19.0	337	411	20-27	21-30	6-4	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	92	63	29	0	.685		479	318	33-17	30-12	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	94	52	42	0	.553	12.0	436	415	27-21	25-21	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	97	50	47	0	.515	15.5	381	326	24-20	26-27	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	93	41	52	0	.441	22.5	368	397	20-27	21-25	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	94	39	55	0	.415	25.0	365	481	20-22	19-33	3-7	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	88	29	59	0	.330	32.0	299	425	14-28	15-31	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	96	60	36	0	.625		545	378	28-19	32-17	7-3	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	96	53	43	0	.552	7.0	389	373	32-18	21-25	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	99	49	50	0	.495	12.5	395	439	27-23	22-27	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	97	48	49	0	.495	12.5	359	395	30-25	18-24	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	96	44	52	0	.458	16.0	409	409	19-26	25-26	4-6	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	98	42	56	0	.429	19.0	365	434	24-26	18-30	7-3	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Brewers 4, Orioles 1 (night game) / Brewers 5, Orioles 0 at Baltimore (night game):
After winning the first game, 4-1, the Brewers got a four-hit pitching performance from Jerry Augustine and also won the second game, 5-0, in a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Orioles. Gorman Thomas hit a two-run homer for the Brewers in the opener and Robin Yount drove in their two other runs while hitting safely in his 16th straight game. Reggie Jackson, who had hit homers for the Orioles in six straight games, was stopped on his slugging streak. In the nightcap, Yount also was halted, going hitless in three official trips. The Brewers had a homer by Jack Heidemann while handing Wayne Garland only his second loss in 14 decisions.

[DH] Angels 8, Rangers 0 (night game) / Angels 4, Rangers 3 at California (night game):
Making their debut under Norm Sherry, who replaced Dick Williams as manager, the Angels swept a twi-night doubleheader with the Rangers, 8-0 and 4-3. In the opener, Paul Hartzell yielded only three hits and posted his first major league shutout. Rusty Torres hit a homer and double in support of the Angels' rookie righthander, while Mario Guerrero chipped in with two singles and a double. In the nightcap, the Angels scored three runs in the third inning, two counting on a triple by Jerry Remy, and then added an unearned run without the benefit of a hit in the fifth for what proved to be their winning tally.

Twins 17, White Sox 2 at Chicago (day game):
Lyman Bostock hit for the cycle and Steve Braun and Dan Ford each smashed three-run homers as the Twins overwhelmed the White Sox, 17-2. Bostock, who had a sacrifice fly and walk to go with his homer, triple, double and single, drove in four runs. Braun also accounted for four RBIs with a single in addition to his homer. Ralph Garr collected four hits for the White Sox.

Tigers 5, Indians 4 at Cleveland (day game):
Reliever Jim Kern, who had not given up a homer in 69 1/3 consecutive innings, had his record ruined when Ben Oglivie hit for the circuit as the leadoff batter in the eighth to give the Tigers a 5-4 victory over the Indians. The Tigers grabbed a 4-0 lead with the aid of a round-tripper by Jason Thompson, but the Indians got to Mark Fidrych for two runs in the fourth and then chased the Tigers' colorful rookie with two more runs in the fifth on a bases-loaded single by George Hendrick. John Hiller was the winner in relief.

Yankees 4, Red Sox 1 at New York (day game):
Three unearned runs enabled the Yankees to defeat the Red Sox, 4-1, behind the pitching of Ed Figueroa, who racked up his 13th victory of the season. In the second inning, after Thurman Munson doubled and Chris Chambliss walked, Rico Petrocelli booted a two-out grounder by Willie Randolph, loading the bases. Fred Stanley then singled, driving in two runs, and Mickey Rivers laid down a safe bunt for the third counter. The Yanks picked up their only untainted tally in the sixth when Munson doubled again and Graig Nettles singled. Jim Rice wrecked Figueroa's shutout bid with a homer in the eighth inning.

Royals 6, A's 5 at Oakland (day game):
Jacket Day drew 42,592, Oakland's largest crowd of the year, but the Athletics put on a fumbling performance, committing seven errors, and lost to the Royals, 6-5. The A's built up a 4-0 lead before the Royals erupted for all their runs in the sixth inning. Tom Poquette opened with a single and advanced on an error by Bill North. George Brett followed with a single. John Mayberry grounded to Phil Garner, who let the ball slip through his hands, allowing Poquette to score. Six more Royals then went to bat with the inning coming to a climax when Dave Nelson drove in two runs with a single.

[DH] Braves 5, Reds 4 (night game) / Reds 6, Braves 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Don Gullett and Jack Billingham combined to pitch the Reds to a 6-3 victory in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader after the Braves had won the first game, 5-4, before a Banner Day crowd of 50,419. In the opener, George Foster batted in the Reds' first two runs with a single and homer before the Braves rallied for three runs in the sixth inning to take a 4-2 lead, but Ken Griffey tied the score by hitting a homer with a man on base in the eighth. However, in the Braves' half, Willie Montanez singled and scored the winning run on a double by Tom Paciorek. In the nightcap, the Reds' 10 hits included three for Dan Driessen, who drove in one run, and a homer by Mike Lum. Montanez had three hits and two RBIs for the Braves.

[DH] Astros 5, Giants 4 (night game) / Giants 4, Astros 0 at Houston (night game):
The Astros scored in the 13th inning on a sacrifice fly by Bob Watson and won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 5-4, but then they collected only three hits off John D'Acquisto and Mike Caldwell in the second game and lost to the Giants, 4-0. The Astros had to come from behind twice in the opener, first overcoming a 3-0 deficit. The Giants broke a tie in the 10th with a pinch-homer by Gary Thomasson, but the Astros pulled even again in their half on singles by Enos Cabell and Leon Roberts around a sacrifice. In the 13th, Greg Gross doubled, Rob Andrews singled and, after an intentional pass to Cesar Cedeno, Watson hit his game-winning fly.

Mets 10, Expos 4 at Montreal (night game):
Four pitchers for the Expos issued a total of 14 passes, making it easy for the Mets to walk their way to a 10-4 victory. Loser Clay Kirby, who passed six in 3 1/3 innings, issued four straight walks to force in the Mets' initial run in the opening frame. John Milner drove in three runs for the Mets with a grounder in the fourth and double in the fifth. Pepe Mangual walked with the bases loaded in the fifth and added two RBIs with a double in the eighth.

[DH] Pirates 8, Phillies 5 (night game) / Phillies 7, Pirates 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
After the Pirates won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 8-5, the Phillies came back behind the three-hit pitching of Steve Carlton to gain a 7-1 victory in the second game. Richie Zisk and Dave Parker each drove in two runs for the Pirates in the opener. The Pirates took command of the game with two out in the first inning by scoring four runs on a double by Al Oliver, triple by Willie Stargell, a walk, throwing error by Larry Christenson and singles by Zisk and Manny Sanguillen. Larry Bowa had four hits and Greg Luzinski three to lead the Phillies' support of Carlton in the nightcap. Luzinski's hits included a homer.

Padres 6, Dodgers 5 at San Diego (night game):
Reliever Butch Metzger, who pitched to only one batter, received credit for his eighth straight victory when the Padres scored in the ninth inning on a double by Dave Winfield to defeat the Dodgers, 6-5. Randy Jones started for the Padres but went out for a pinch-hitter in the seventh after giving up seven hits and all of the Dodgers' runs. The Padres, who were losing, 5-1, when Jones departed, rallied in the eighth inning to tie the score and take their ace lefthander off the hook.

Cardinals 12, Cubs 3 at St. Louis (night game):
Hector Cruz knocked in four runs with a homer and single to lead the Cardinals' 13-hit attack in a 12-3 victory over the Cubs. The game attracted 32,942, the Cardinals' second largest crowd of the season.