MLB standings through games of August 13, 1976

MLB standings at the end of August 13, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	112	68	44	0	.607		519	402	31-25	37-19	5-5	Won 4
Baltimore Orioles	110	56	54	0	.509	11.0	400	411	24-30	32-24	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	112	55	57	0	.491	13.0	448	449	28-26	27-31	4-6	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	113	55	58	0	.487	13.5	444	490	27-29	28-29	7-3	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	111	53	58	0	.477	14.5	449	459	28-25	25-33	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	109	48	61	0	.440	18.5	399	437	28-26	20-35	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	113	68	45	0	.602		526	410	39-21	29-24	5-5	Lost 3
Oakland A's	115	62	53	0	.539	7.0	512	445	38-20	24-33	9-1	Won 7
Minnesota Twins	114	56	58	0	.491	12.5	488	511	30-27	26-31	2-8	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	113	55	58	0	.487	13.0	459	465	31-29	24-29	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	112	49	63	0	.438	18.5	407	493	25-30	24-33	3-7	Won 1
California Angels	116	50	66	0	.431	19.5	394	473	26-32	24-34	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	113	74	39	0	.655		551	389	37-22	37-17	5-5	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	113	61	52	0	.540	13.0	498	485	32-30	29-22	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	117	59	58	0	.504	17.0	446	399	29-28	30-30	7-3	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	118	53	65	0	.449	23.5	468	574	28-29	25-36	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	111	48	63	0	.432	25.0	427	460	24-33	24-30	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	110	41	69	0	.373	31.5	376	494	20-34	21-35	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	116	76	40	0	.655		671	457	34-21	42-19	8-2	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	115	62	53	0	.539	13.5	445	432	34-23	28-30	3-7	Won 1
Houston Astros	118	58	60	0	.492	19.0	470	500	33-26	25-34	3-7	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	119	57	62	0	.479	20.5	429	489	34-26	23-36	6-4	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	116	53	63	0	.457	23.0	467	486	25-33	28-30	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	118	50	68	0	.424	27.0	423	506	27-30	23-38	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 5, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (night game):
The defensive play of Chet Lemon, who snared five line drives in center field, helped the White Sox defeat the Orioles, 5-2. Bill Stein contributed at bat, driving in two runs with a pair of singles. The White Sox counted twice in the first inning on a single by Alan Bannister, double by Ralph Garr, infield out by Jorge Orta and single by Stein. Another pair crossed the plate in the sixth on a single by Stein and pass to Jim Essian with the bases loaded.

Brewers 2, Angels 0 at California (night game):
Jerry Augustine, the Brewers' young southpaw, posted a 2-0 victory on a four-hitter to beat the Angels for the third time this season. The Brewers picked up their initial run in the third inning on singles by Tim Johnson and Von Joshua around a stolen base. Their other run counted in the fourth on a walk to Mike Hegan, a wild pitch, sacrifice by Gorman Thomas and infield out by Bill Sharp.

Rangers 2, Indians 1 at Cleveland (night game):
Although Dennis Eckersley struck out 14 batters for his career high, the Indians' righthander lost to the Rangers, 2-1. The Rangers' first run in the fifth inning was unearned. Juan Beniquez walked, stole second and scored when Buddy Bell threw wildly on an infield hit by Toby Harrah. Jim Umbarger handed the Indians their lone marker by walking George Hendrick with the bases loaded in the sixth. The Rangers broke the tie in the ninth. Beniquez and Jim Sundberg singled. When Gene Clines grounded to Larvell Blanks, the Indians' second baseman missed his attempt to tag Sundberg, loading the bases. Harrah then hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the deciding run.

Tigers 3, Royals 2 at Kansas City (night game):
Singles by Ron LeFlore and Rusty Staub around a sacrifice bunt by Ben Oglivie in the eighth inning provided the Tigers' winning run in a 3-2 victory over the Royals. Chuck Scrivener and LeFlore rapped singles and Oglivie hit a sacrifice fly for the Tigers' initial tally in the sixth. After the Royals picked up a matching marker in their half, the Tigers went ahead again with doubles by Tom Veryzer and John Wockenfuss in the seventh. Staub's RBI in the eighth then proved decisive when the Royals counted in the ninth on a double by George Brett and single by John Mayberry.

Yankees 9, Twins 3 at Minnesota (night game):
Graig Nettles drove in five runs with two homers and Lou Piniella batted in four while collecting four singles to account for the Yankees' scoring in a 9-3 victory over the Twins. The Yankees put the game away in the first inning when Piniella knocked in two runs with his first single and Nettles homered with two men on base. Nettles' other homer came with one aboard in the eighth.

A's 2, Red Sox 0 at Oakland (night game):
Taking advantage of three errors in their scoring, the Athletics also got combined shutout pitching from Mike Norris and Rollie Fingers to defeat the Red Sox, 2-0. In the fourth inning, Bill North reached base on an error by Denny Doyle, moved up on a sacrifice by Bert Campaneris and scored when Rick Burleson booted a grounder by Joe Rudi and Carlton Fisk dropped the ensuing throw to the plate. Sal Bando followed with a double to drive in Rudi.

Cardinals 8, Braves 0 at Atlanta (night game):
The Cardinals erupted for six runs in the fifth inning to make victory easy for Pete Falcone, who shut out the Braves, 8-0. Jerry Mumphrey, Garry Templeton, Lou Brock and Ted Simmons singled and Willie Crawford hit a sacrifice fly for the Cards' first three runs. After Keith Hernandez doubled, Simmons stopping at third, the Braves walked Don Kessinger intentionally to load the bases and Hector Cruz promptly cleared the sacks with a double. Cruz added his fourth RBI with a sacrifice fly in the seventh.

[DH] Cubs 3, Dodgers 2 (day game) / Dodgers 8, Cubs 7 at Chicago (day game):
A wild pitch by Charlie Hough in the 15th inning enabled the Cubs to win the first game of a doubleheader, 3-2, but the Dodgers came from behind to gain an 8-7 victory in the second game. Ron Cey homered for the Dodgers in the ninth inning of the opener to tie the score at 2-2 and send the game into overtime. In the 15th, Rick Monday singled with two out, took third on a single by Jose Cardenal and scored the Cubs' winning run when Hough threw wide and low past catcher Steve Yeager while pitching to Bill Madlock. George Mitterwald and Madlock homered and Dave Rosello batted in two runs with a triple to stake the Cubs to a 7-2 lead in the nightcap. The Dodgers cut into their deficit with three runs in the seventh and won the game with three more in the ninth. Jim Lyttle opened the frame with a double and scored on singles by Bill Buckner and Steve Garvey. After Cey and Ted Sizemore were retired, Bill Russell doubled to drive in the tying and winning runs.

Pirates 8, Astros 5 at Houston (night game):
Manny Sanguillen, who had only one homer to his credit previously this season, connected for the circuit with a man on base in the eighth inning to send the Pirates on the way to an 8-5 victory over the Astros. Richie Zisk singled and Rennie Stennett tripled to tie the score at 5-5 before Sanguillen rapped his round-tripper. Oamr Moreno, who replaced Al Oliver, accounted for the Pirates' final tally with his first major league homer in the ninth.

[DH] Expos 6, Padres 0 (night game) / Padres 4, Expos 3 at Montreal (night game):
Steve Rogers posted his third shutout of the season, pitching the Expos to a 6-0 victory in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, before the Padres came back to win the nightcap, 4-3. The Expos iced the first game with four runs in the second inning. Tim Foli, Del Unser, Gary Carter and Warren Cromartie hit singles to account for two runs and Ellis Valentine batted in two more with another single. In the second game, the Padres counted twice in the first inning on a double by Johnny Grubb, triple by Dave Winfield and single by Mike Ivie. The Padres made it 4-0 in the third on a bases-loaded single by Ted Kubiak before the Expos fell short with a three-run rally in the seventh.

Reds 7, Mets 3 at New York (night game):
George Foster drove in four runs with a homer and single, boosting his RBI total to 106, and Dave Concepcion accounted for three runs with a pair of round-trippers as the Reds defeated the Mets, 7-3. Concepcion started the scoring with a solo swat in the third inning. The Mets came back with a pair in the fifth, but the Reds went ahead to stay in the sixth when Foster and Concepcion each connected for the circuit with a man on base. Foster's single added two runs in the seventh after the Mets had passed Joe Morgan intentionally to load the bases.

Giants 3, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
After giving up a double by Dave Cash and safe bunt by Larry Bowa in the first inning, John Montefusco struck out the side and proceeded to pitch the Giants to a 3-0 victory over the Phillies. The shutout was the fourth of the season for The Count, who also racked up his fourth straight victory. The Giants tagged Jim Kaat for a run in the first on a single by Marty Perez and double by Gary Matthews. Darrell Evans homered in the fifth and the final marker counted in the sixth on a pass to Matthews and double by Ken Reitz.