MLB standings through games of August 8, 1976

MLB standings at the end of August 8, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	107	64	43	0	.598		489	382	31-25	33-18	3-7	Lost 3
Baltimore Orioles	107	55	52	0	.514	9.0	396	404	23-28	32-24	6-4	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	107	52	55	0	.486	12.0	443	445	28-25	24-30	8-2	Won 4
Cleveland Indians	108	52	56	0	.481	12.5	434	438	25-25	27-31	3-7	Lost 5
Detroit Tigers	108	52	56	0	.481	12.5	429	469	25-27	27-29	5-5	Won 4
Milwaukee Brewers	105	47	58	0	.448	16.0	388	423	28-26	19-32	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	109	67	42	0	.615		512	398	38-18	29-24	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	111	58	53	0	.523	10.0	496	436	34-20	24-33	5-5	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	110	55	55	0	.500	12.5	478	488	30-25	25-30	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	107	52	55	0	.486	14.0	434	447	31-29	21-26	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	109	48	61	0	.440	19.0	397	483	25-30	23-31	3-7	Lost 1
California Angels	112	48	64	0	.429	20.5	382	465	24-30	24-34	5-5	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	109	73	36	0	.670		543	379	36-19	37-17	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	109	59	50	0	.541	14.0	487	473	31-28	28-22	3-7	Lost 2
New York Mets	113	57	56	0	.504	18.0	436	384	27-26	30-30	5-5	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	113	51	62	0	.451	24.0	439	540	26-26	25-36	7-3	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	107	46	61	0	.430	26.0	406	438	23-31	23-30	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	105	37	68	0	.352	34.0	353	484	16-33	21-35	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	112	73	39	0	.652		640	435	34-21	39-18	9-1	Won 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	110	59	51	0	.536	13.0	428	419	34-23	25-28	4-6	Lost 5
Houston Astros	114	56	58	0	.491	18.0	443	479	33-25	23-33	4-6	Lost 4
San Diego Padres	114	55	59	0	.482	19.0	417	473	34-26	21-33	6-4	Won 4
Atlanta Braves	112	51	61	0	.455	22.0	460	470	25-32	26-29	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	114	49	65	0	.430	25.0	414	492	27-30	22-35	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] White Sox 5, Royals 2 (day game) / Royals 7, White Sox 1 at Chicago (day game):
The White Sox, who split a doubleheader with the Royals, winning the first game, 5-2, and losing the second game, 7-1, set a precedent by becoming the first major league club to wear shorts instead of regular pants. Terry Forster pitched six scoreless innings for the White Sox in the lidlifter and gained the victory to end his personal eight-game losing streak. Jack Brohamer drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the sixth inning and the White Sox added two more tallies in the seventh on singles by Ralph Garr and Jim Spencer. The Royals clinched the nightcap with a five-run outburst in the third. Singles by Tom Poquette and George Brett around a pass to Ruppert Jones produced the first run. After John Mayberry walked to load the bases, Hal McRae cleared the sacks with a triple and then scored himself on a wild pitch. Dave Nelson stole home for another Royals' run in the eighth.

[DH] Tigers 2, Indians 1 (day game) / Tigers 15, Indians 5 at Detroit (day game):
After winning the first game, 2-1, on an error in the ninth inning, the Tigers piled up a pair of seven-run stanzas in the second game and walloped the Indians, 15-5, to complete the sweep of a doubleheader. In the opener, Ron LeFlore doubled to lead off the Tigers' ninth. Dan Meyer laid down a bunt and when Dave LaRoche threw wildly past third base, LeFlore came home with the winning run. In the nightcap, Bill Freehan paced the Tigers' 15-hit attack with two doubles and a single, driving in four runs, while Chuck Scrivener accounted for three RBIs with three hits including his first major league homer.

Orioles 8, Yankees 5 at New York (day game):
The Orioles jumped on Catfish Hunter for four runs in the first inning and proceeded to defeat the Yankees, 8-5. An infield hit by Al Bumbry and homer by Reggie Jackson accounted for the Orioles' first two runs before they added another pair on singles by Lee May and Ken Singleton, a wild pitch and single by Tony Muser. Bumbry drove in a run with a single and scored himself on a passed ball in the fourth before the Orioles iced the decision in the ninth when May drove in two runs with a single.

[DH] A's 9, Angels 3 (day game) / A's 13, Angels 8 at Oakland (day game):
The Athletics showed power with six homers and speed with 10 stolen bases while defeating the Angels in a doubleheader, 9-3 and 13-8. In the opener, Don Baylor and Billy Williams hit for the circuit, while it was the turn of Sal Bando, Joe Rudi, Gene Tenace and Phil Garner to show their muscle in the nightcap. The A's 10 stolen bases increased their season's total to 253 in a drive to break the A. L. record of 289 by Washington in 1913.

Rangers 5, Twins 4 at Texas (night game):
A run-scoring single by Jeff Burroughs in the ninth inning gave the Rangers a 5-4 victory over the Twins. Jim Sundberg drove in three of the Rangers' first four runs with a pair of singles. After the Twins tied the score in the top half of the ninth with a double by Steve Brye and single by Steve Braun, Gene Clines led off with a single for the Rangers and Danny Thompson sacrificed. Following an intentional pass to Mike Hargrove, Burroughs ended the game with his single.

[DH] Braves 2, Giants 1 (day game) / Giants 4, Braves 1 at Atlanta (day game):
jerry Royster drove in a run with a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning to enable the Braves to win the first game of a doubleheader, 2-1, before the Giants came back to take the second game, 4-1, on the strength of three RBIs by Ken Reitz. Ed Halicki, who started the opener for Giants, made only one pitch before leaving the game with a bicep injury. The Giants used three relievers with the loss going to Gary Lavelle on Royster's single after the Braves had loaded the bases with a single by Darrel Chaney and two walks. In the nightcap, Reitz batted in two runs with a single in the fourth inning and added an RBI with another single in the sixth to back up the pitching of John Montefusco.

Reds 3, Dodgers 2 at Los Angeles (day game):
The Reds increased their West Division lead to 13 lengths over the runner-up Dodgers by completing a sweep of the four-game series with a 3-2 victory. Jack Billingham allowed only five hits, including homers by Dusty Baker and Ron Cey for the Dodgers' runs, before Rawly Eastwick took over to retire the final batter of the game. The Reds counted twice in the fifth inning. Cesar Geronimo walked and stole second and third before scoring on a single by Bill Plummer. Billingham then helped himself with a double, driving in his catcher. The Reds added what proved to be winning the run in the sixth when Joe Morgan doubled and George Foster singled for his 98th RBI.

Cubs 7, Expos 1 at Montreal (day game):
While Steve Renko was holding his former teammates to five hits, Bill Madlock and Steve Swisher batted in two runs apiece to lead the Cubs to a 7-1 victory over the Expos. The Cubs started with a gift run in the first inning on a pass to Manny Trillo with the bases loaded. Madlock accounted for his two RBIs with a double in the second. Swisher homered with a man on base in the sixth when the Cubs put the game away with a four-run outburst.

Mets 7, Pirates 4 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Staked to a four-run lead in the first inning, Mickey Lolich pitched the Mets to a 7-4 victory over the Pirates. The first two runs in the Mets' fast getaway scored on a single by Pepe Mangual, triple by Mike Vail and infield out by John Milner. Joe Torre followed with a single, Jerry Grote doubled and Roy Staiger was passed intentionally to load the bases, setting the stage for two more runs on a single by Leo Foster and walk to Bud Harrelson. The Mets added their winning margin in the seventh on a walk to Milner, single by Torre, double by Grote, intentional pass to Staiger and double by Foster. Richie Zisk drove in two of the Pirates' runs with a homer and single.

Padres 4, Astros 3 at San Diego (day game):
Completing a sweep of the four-game series, the Padres scored a run on a bases-loaded single by Hector Torres with two out in the ninth inning to defeat the Astros, 4-3. The Padres were held to one hit by J.R. Richard until the eighth when Bob Davis walked, Johnny Grubb singled and Willie McCovey came through with a pinch-homer to tie the score at 3-3. In the ninth, Tito Fuentes bunted safely and raced around to third on a wild throw by Enos Cabell. Richard, on the mound for the Astros, issued two intentional passes to load the bases and retired the next two batters before Torres pinned him with the defeat.

Phillies 3, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (day game):
Pinch-hitter Jerry Martin delivered a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, scoring Johnny Oates, to bring the Phillies a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals. With one out, Greg Luzinski singled and gave way on the paths to Jim Kaat. Jay Johnstone followed with a ground-rule double. Kaat stumbled and fell on his way to third base. Taking no chances that Kaat might be hurt, manager Danny Ozark sent Oates in as the new runner. Al Hrabosky replaced Eric Rasmussen on the mound for the Cards and walked Ollie Brown intentionally, but Martin thwarted Redbird hopes for a double play with his sacrifice fly.