MLB standings through games of August 2, 1976

MLB standings at the end of August 2, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	101	62	39	0	.614		463	349	30-23	32-16	4-6	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	102	52	50	0	.510	10.5	373	386	23-28	29-22	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	101	50	51	0	.495	12.0	420	406	23-24	27-27	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	101	48	53	0	.475	14.0	395	448	21-25	27-28	5-5	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	102	48	54	0	.471	14.5	429	438	26-25	22-29	6-4	Won 4
Milwaukee Brewers	99	44	55	0	.444	17.0	368	403	25-25	19-30	5-5	Won 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	104	54	50	0	.519	8.5	464	459	30-25	24-25	8-2	Won 8
Oakland A's	105	53	52	0	.505	10.0	452	419	31-19	22-33	3-7	Lost 6
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	102	69	33	0	.676		517	351	36-19	33-14	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	102	56	46	0	.549	13.0	459	446	28-24	28-22	5-5	Lost 3
New York Mets	107	52	55	0	.486	19.5	402	354	25-26	27-29	2-8	Lost 4
Chicago Cubs	104	45	59	0	.433	25.0	401	506	25-24	20-35	6-4	Won 4
St. Louis Cardinals	100	43	57	0	.430	25.0	386	421	21-29	22-28	3-7	Won 1
Montreal Expos	97	36	61	0	.371	30.5	326	447	15-28	21-33	7-3	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	106	68	38	0	.642		613	422	34-21	34-17	8-2	Won 6
Los Angeles Dodgers	104	58	46	0	.558	9.0	417	401	33-18	25-28	6-4	Won 3
Houston Astros	108	55	53	0	.509	14.0	431	457	33-25	22-28	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	108	51	57	0	.472	18.0	394	454	30-26	21-31	3-7	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	105	46	59	0	.438	21.5	437	457	20-30	26-29	2-8	Lost 5
San Francisco Giants	107	46	61	0	.430	22.5	400	467	26-29	20-32	5-5	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 3, Indians 1 at Cleveland (night game):
Five-hit pitching by Rick Wise sparked the Red Sox' 3-1 victory over the Indians. Carl Yastrzemski drove in two runs with a single in the first inning and sacrifice fly in the seventh as the Bosox won their fourth straight game and celebrated the rehiring of Don Zimmer as manager for 1977.

Brewers 7, Orioles 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Brewers struck for two runs in the sixth inning and added four in the seventh to beat the Orioles, 7-1. A fielder's choice grounder by Gary Sutherland and single by Von Joshua produced two runs in the sixth after the Brewers filled the bases on George Scott's single, a double by Hank Aaron and intentional walk to Sixto Lezcano. The Brewers linked four walks with Joshua's single, Sutherland's sacrifice fly and a single by Robin Yount for four runs in the seventh.

Twins 3, A's 0 at Minnesota (night game):
The Twins, behind the pitching of Steve Luebber and hitting of Butch Wynegar, trimmed the Athletics, 3-0, and completed a sweep of the five-game series. Wynegar's two-run double in the first inning sent the Twins on the way to their eighth victory in succession.

Yankees 1, Tigers 0 at New York (night game):
Doyle Alexander, who had lost chances for no-hitters in the late innings of three previous games this season, retired 20 batters in succession before Rusty Staub singled in the seventh, but the righthander went on to pitch the Yankees to a 1-0 triumph over the Tigers. Alex Johnson singled in the ninth for the Tigers' only other hit. The Yankees scored in the third when Mickey Rivers singled following a double by Sandy Alomar.

[DH] Padres 7, Braves 3 (day game) / Padres 7, Braves 0 at Atlanta (night game):
The Padres swept two games from the Braves, rallying for four runs in the ninth inning to take the opener, 7-3, and winning the nightcap, 7-0, behind the five-hit pitching of Rick Sawyer, making his first National League start. Merv Rettenmund, Enzo Hernandez and Dave Winfield delivered run-scoring singles to spice the late rally in the first game, when unbeaten reliever Butch Metzger posted his ninth victory. Johnny Grubb, with two homers, a single and four runs batted in, led the Padres' 13-hit attack in the nightcap.

Cubs 4, Phillies 2 at Chicago (day game):
The revived Cubs scored three runs in the first inning, two coming on Pete LaCock's homer, and defeated the Phillies, 4-2, for their sixth victory in seven games. This was only the 14th defeat in 47 road games for the National League East leaders.

Dodgers 5, Astros 4 at Los Angeles (night game):
A home run by Dusty Baker with two out in the 11th inning enabled the Dodgers to overcome the Astros, 5-4. The Dodgers had rallied to tie the game, 4-4, when pinch-hitter Manny Mota singled with the bases full in the ninth.

Expos 5, Mets 4 at New York (night game):
Jose Morales hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning -- his fourth homer and third as a pinch-hitter this season -- as the Expos frustrated the Mets, 5-4, before a Jacket Night crowd of 53,523.

Cardinals 4, Pirates 0 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Pete Falcone allowed four hits and had nine strikeouts in pitching the Cardinals to a 4-0 victory over the Pirates. The Cardinals scored three runs in the seventh, bunching a double by Bake McBride and singles by Keith Hernandez, Hector Cruz, Lee Richard and Falcone.

Reds 5, Giants 1 at San Francisco (night game):
Johnny Bench had three hits and drove in the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning, when the Reds scored four runs to defeat the Giants, 5-1. Bob Bailey, Pete Rose and Joe Morgan also had run-scoring blows in the six-hit outburst.