MLB standings through games of August 1, 1976

MLB standings at the end of August 1, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	100	61	39	0	.610		462	349	29-23	32-16	4-6	Lost 3
Baltimore Orioles	101	52	49	0	.515	9.5	372	379	23-28	29-21	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	100	50	50	0	.500	11.0	419	403	23-23	27-27	5-5	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	100	48	52	0	.480	13.0	395	447	21-25	27-27	6-4	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	101	47	54	0	.465	14.5	426	437	26-25	21-29	5-5	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	98	43	55	0	.439	17.0	361	402	24-25	19-30	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	101	61	40	0	.604		466	375	35-18	26-22	5-5	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	103	53	50	0	.515	9.0	461	459	29-25	24-25	8-2	Won 7
Oakland A's	104	53	51	0	.510	9.5	452	416	31-19	22-32	4-6	Lost 5
Texas Rangers	101	49	52	0	.485	12.0	415	427	28-26	21-26	3-7	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	102	46	56	0	.451	15.5	378	442	23-25	23-31	3-7	Won 1
California Angels	105	45	60	0	.429	18.0	355	426	24-30	21-30	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	101	69	32	0	.683		515	347	36-19	33-13	7-3	Won 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	101	56	45	0	.554	13.0	459	442	28-23	28-22	5-5	Lost 2
New York Mets	106	52	54	0	.491	19.5	398	349	25-25	27-29	3-7	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	103	44	59	0	.427	26.0	397	504	24-24	20-35	5-5	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	99	42	57	0	.424	26.0	382	421	21-29	21-28	2-8	Lost 5
Montreal Expos	96	35	61	0	.365	31.5	321	443	15-28	20-33	7-3	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	105	67	38	0	.638		608	421	34-21	33-17	8-2	Won 5
Los Angeles Dodgers	103	57	46	0	.553	9.0	412	397	32-18	25-28	5-5	Won 2
Houston Astros	107	55	52	0	.514	13.0	427	452	33-25	22-27	7-3	Won 3
San Diego Padres	106	49	57	0	.462	18.5	380	451	30-26	19-31	2-8	Lost 5
Atlanta Braves	103	46	57	0	.447	20.0	434	443	20-28	26-29	3-7	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	106	46	60	0	.434	21.5	399	462	26-28	20-32	5-5	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 4, Tigers 3 at Baltimore (day game):
Suddenly losing his control, John Hiller walked three straight batters with two out in the ninth inning and Reggie Jackson followed with a single to give the Orioles a 4-3 victory over the Tigers. Jackson also accounted for the Orioles' initial run of the game with a homer in the first and Ken Singleton connected for the circuit in the seventh.

Red Sox 5, Yankees 4 at Boston (day game):
The Red Sox rallied for three runs in the ninth inning on a double by Rick Burleson and sacrifice fly by Carl Yastrzemski to defeat the Yankees, 5-4. The Yankees had a two-run homer by Thurman Munson in taking a 4-2 lead before the Red Sox got a gift start on their rally with passes to Dwight Evans and Butch Hobson. Burleson followed with his double, driving in both runners to tie the score. Denny Doyle singled and on a throwing error by Mickey Rivers, Burleson advanced to third and Doyle took second. The Yankees then walked Cecil Cooper intentionally to load the bases before Yastrzemski won the game with his scoring fly.

White Sox 2, Angels 1 at California (day game):
A loser of seven straight decisions, Rich Gossage broke back into the victory column for the White Sox when Ralph Garr tripled in the eighth inning and outraced the throw home on a grounder by Lamar Johnson to beat the Angels, 2-1. The first White Sox run in the game off Frank Tanana was unearned, as was the Angels' only tally off Gossage.

Rangers 8, Royals 4 at Kansas City (night game):
Gaylord Perry won his first game since June 30, while Andy Hassler suffered his 18th straight loss over two seasons when the Rangers defeated the Royals, 8-4. Hassler's setback was his first with the Royals, the lefthander's previous 17 defeats coming with the Angels before he was sold on waivers to Kansas City July 5. The Rangers broke a 3-3 tie with two runs in the third inning on doubles by Jeff Burroughs and Lenny Randle and a single by Juan Beniquez. Gene Clines also had a hand in the victory with three RBIs on two singles.

Indians 4, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
After failing to hold a 3-1 lead because of the wildness of two relievers, the Indians came back with a run in the 10th inning to defeat the Brewers, 4-3. In the eighth, after Bill Sharp singled for the Brewers, Dave LaRoche replaced Jackie Brown and walked Gorman Thomas and Robin Yount to load the bases. Tom Buskey relieved and forced in two runs to tie the score at 3-3 by hitting George Scott with a pitch and passing Hank Aaron. However in the 10th, Tommy Smith singled for the Indians, took second on a sacrifice by Buddy Bell and scored the winning run on a single by Ray Fosse.

[DH] Twins 8, A's 7 (day game) / Twins 6, A's 2 at Minnesota (day game):
The streaking Twins fell behind by two runs in the 12th inning but came back with a three-run rally to win the first game of a doubleheader, 8-7, before completing the sweep by defeating the Athletics in the second game, 6-2, for their seventh straight victory. After the opener went into overtime with the score tied, 4-4, the A's counted in the 10th on a run-scoring single by Gene Tenace, but the Twins picked up the equalizer in their half when Lyman Bostock singled and Steve Braun tripled. The A's then took the lead again with two runs in the 12th, only to have the Twins come back with the winning trio on consecutive singles by Mike Cubbage, Steve Brye, Steve Braun and Rod Carew, an intentional pass to Tony Oliva and a walk to Roy Smalley with the bases loaded. In the nightcap, Cubbage and Larry Hisle combined for five hits to pace the Twins to their second victory of the day, with a triple by Cubbage and single by Hisle in the sixth inning accounting for the run that broke a 2-2 tie.

Cubs 2, Cardinals 1 at Chicago (day game):
John Denny pitched hitless ball for 7 2/3 innings, but the Cardinals' righthander couldn't keep up his mastery and lost to the Cubs in the 10th, 2-1. Denny, who walked eight, passed Bill Madlock before singles by Jerry Morales and Pete LaCock spoiled his no-hit bid and produced the Cubs' first run. The Cards came back to tie the score in the ninth on errors by Jose Cardenal and LaCock. However in the 10th, Joe Wallis singled and was forced by Madlock for the second out, but Morales and LaCock each followed with his second single off Denny to bring victory to Ray Burris.

Reds 5, Padres 4 at Cincinnati (day game):
A winner of 18 games, Randy Jones went down to his fifth defeat when the Reds edged the Padres, 5-4. The Padres provided their ace southpaw with a two-run lead in the first inning on a walk to Johnny Grubb, double by Jerry Turner and triple by Willie Davis, but the Reds tied the score in the second when George Foster singled, Johnny Bench doubled and Tony Perez singled. Foster broke the deadlock with a homer in the fourth. With two out in the sixth, Bench walked, Perez doubled Bench to third and Doug Flynn drove in both runners with a single. As a result, the Padres fell one run short when Fred Kendall homered with a man on base in the ninth.

Astros 6, Braves 0 at Houston (day game):
Larry Dierker posted his second consecutive shutout and fourth of the season, pitching the Astros to a 6-0 victory over the Braves. Bob Watson homered for the Astros' first run in the second inning. Jose Cruz, who had three hits, drove in two and scored two of the Astros' remaining runs.

[DH] Phillies 7, Mets 6 (day game) / Phillies 2, Mets 0 at New York (day game):
Making his first start of the season, Wayne Twitchell gained his first victory when the Phillies beat the Mets, 2-0, to complete the sweep of a doubleheader after winning the first game, 7-6, in 11 innings. Greg Luzinski hit a grand-slam homer in the fifth inning of the opener to put the Phillies ahead, 6-4, but the Mets picked up a run in the seventh and tied the score in the ninth on a single by Mike Vail, stolen base by pinch-runner Leon Brown and a single by John Milner. In the 11th, with two out for the Phillies, Jay Johnstone singled and, on a run-and-hit play, scored the deciding run from first base when Garry Maddox singled. In the nightcap, Twitchell came out the winner, with help from Ron Schueler in the last two innings, when Larry Bowa beat out a bunt in the sixth and Mike Schmidt smashed a homer.

Expos 2, Pirates 0 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Allowing five hits, Steve Rogers pitched the Expos to a 2-0 victory over the Pirates, who lost despite the fact that Bruce Kison gave up just four hits and, at one stage, retired 18 batters in succession. However, Kison's fate was sealed when Wayne Garrett tripled in the first inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Larry Parrish. The Expos' insurance run in the eighth was unearned.

[DH] Dodgers 4, Giants 1 (day game) / Dodgers 4, Giants 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Bill Buckner collected seven hits in nine trips to the plate as the Dodgers defeated the Giants in a doubleheader, 4-1 and 4-3, with the second game going 10 innings. In the first game, Buckner hit a double and two singles, drew a walk and scored three times. The Dodgers' outfielder came back with four singles in the second game. Steve Garvey drove in Buckner with a single in the third inning and accounted for another RBI with a sacrifice fly in the seventh when the Dodgers pushed across two runs to take a 3-1 lead. However, Marty Perez kept the Giants' hopes alive by driving in the tying tallies with a double in the ninth. However, Garvey led off the 10th with a single, stole second, went to third on a grounder and scored the Dodgers' winning run on a sacrifice fly by Bill Russell.