MLB standings through games of August 14, 1976

MLB standings at the end of August 14, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	113	69	44	0	.611		524	406	31-25	38-19	6-4	Won 5
Baltimore Orioles	112	58	54	0	.518	10.5	414	422	26-30	32-24	6-4	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	113	55	58	0	.487	14.0	451	453	28-27	27-31	3-7	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	114	55	59	0	.482	14.5	447	505	27-29	28-30	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	112	53	59	0	.473	15.5	452	466	28-25	25-34	5-5	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	110	49	61	0	.445	18.5	403	440	28-26	21-35	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	114	69	45	0	.605		541	413	40-21	29-24	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	116	63	53	0	.543	7.0	519	448	39-20	24-33	9-1	Won 8
Texas Rangers	114	56	58	0	.491	13.0	463	468	31-29	25-29	6-4	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	115	56	59	0	.487	13.5	492	516	30-28	26-31	2-8	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	114	49	65	0	.430	20.0	418	507	25-30	24-35	3-7	Lost 2
California Angels	117	50	67	0	.427	20.5	397	477	26-33	24-34	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	114	75	39	0	.658		564	391	38-22	37-17	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	114	62	52	0	.544	13.0	503	489	32-30	30-22	5-5	Won 2
New York Mets	118	60	58	0	.508	17.0	448	400	30-28	30-30	7-3	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	119	54	65	0	.454	23.5	470	574	29-29	25-36	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	112	49	63	0	.438	25.0	431	460	24-33	25-30	5-5	Won 2
Montreal Expos	111	41	70	0	.369	32.5	378	501	20-35	21-35	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	117	76	41	0	.650		672	459	34-21	42-20	7-3	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	116	62	54	0	.534	13.5	445	434	34-23	28-31	3-7	Lost 1
Houston Astros	119	58	61	0	.487	19.0	474	505	33-27	25-34	3-7	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	120	58	62	0	.483	19.5	436	491	34-26	24-36	7-3	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	117	53	64	0	.453	23.0	467	490	25-34	28-30	5-5	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	119	50	69	0	.420	27.0	425	519	27-30	23-39	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 8, White Sox 6 (night game) / Orioles 6, White Sox 5 at Baltimore (night game):
Grand-slam homers by Lee May and Reggie Jackson powered the Orioles to 8-6 and 6-5 victories in a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the White Sox. In the opener, the Orioles scored all their runs in the first two innings. Bobby Grich singled and Jackson homered for a pair in the first and May hit his grand slam off Terry Forster to climax a six-run outburst in the second. Jim Palmer gained his 16th victory but was knocked out in the sixth. The Orioles had to use four relievers before wrapping up their victory. In the nightcap, the White Sox erupted for four runs off Mike Flanagan in the first inning, but the Orioles came back with two tallies in the second before Jackson hit his grand slam off Ken Brett in the fifth to decide the outcome.

Brewers 4, Angels 3 at California (night game):
Capping the Brewers' three-run rally in the ninth inning, Darrell Porter homered with a man on base to beat the Angels, 4-3. The Angels loaded the bases in the first, third and fifth innings but scored only one run each time on an error, walk and forceout. The Brewers picked up a run in the seventh before staging their rally in the ninth. Robin Yount led off with a double to chase Don Kirkwood. The Angels brought in Mike Overy for his major league debut and George Scott greeted the reliever with a single, scoring Yount. After Mike Hegan popped out, Porter rapped his game-winning homer.

Rangers 4, Indians 3 at Cleveland (day game):
Jeff Burroughs, who had four hits in four official trips, capped his perfect day at bat by drawing a walk in the 10th inning to set up the run that gave the Rangers a 4-3 victory over the Indians. Burroughs' hits included a run-scoring single in the first inning and a homer with a man on base in the fifth. Boog Powell homered for the Indians, who tied the score in the seventh with singles by Duane Kuiper, Rick Manning and George Hendrick. After walking in the 10th, Burroughs gave way on the paths to Dave Moates, who moved to second when Danny Thompson walked and scored on a single by Lenny Randle.

Royals 15, Tigers 3 at Kansas City (night game):
Breaking out of his slump, John Mayberry batted in five runs to lead the Royals' 18-hit attack in a 15-3 victory over the Tigers. Mayberry, who had only one hit in 19 previous times at bat, smashed a homer with two men on base in the first inning when the Royals started their romp by scoring seven runs. Mayberry also hit a single and double in six trips with his double producing two runs in the eighth. George Brett was right behind Mayberry with four RBIs on a bases-loaded double in the third and sacrifice fly in the sixth.

Yankees 5, Twins 4 at Minnesota (day game):
Graig Nettles hit his third homer in two days and Roy White added a round-tripper for what proved to be the Yankees' deciding run in a 5-4 victory over the Twins. The Yankees' first two runs were unearned before singles by Fred Stanley, Mickey Rivers and Thurman Munson supplied a tally in the fourth inning. Nettles whacked his homer in the fifth and White, who had four hits, connected for the circuit in the sixth. Larry Hisle hit a two-run homer for the Twins.

A's 7, Red Sox 3 at Oakland (day game):
The Athletics extended their winning streak to eight games with a 7-3 victory over the Red Sox behind the five-hit pitching of Vida Blue. Fred Lynn drove in the Red Sox runs with a homer in the fourth inning and double in the ninth. The A's had five doubles among their 12 hits. Sal Bando batted in two runs with a double in the first inning and accounted for his third RBI with a safe bunt in the fifth, scoring Bert Campaneris.

Cardinals 4, Braves 0 at Atlanta (night game):
Following the shutout lead of Pete Falcone, who was an 8-0 winner in the previous night's game, Eric Rasmussen allowed only four hits and pitched the Cardinals to a 4-0 victory over the Braves. Rasmussen's shutout was his second in the major leagues and first since blanking the Padres in his debut July 21, 1975. The Cardinals nicked Andy Messersmith for a run in the first inning. Jerry Mumphrey walked, stole second, moved to third on an infield out and scored on a sacrifice fly by Lou Brock. Keith Hernandez knocked in two runs with a single in the third and the final tally came on a double by Ted Simmons and single by Mike Anderson in the sixth.

Cubs 2, Dodgers 0 at Chicago (day game):
Ray Burris posted his sixth straight victory to go along with his second shutout as the Cubs defeated the Dodgers, 2-0. George Mitterwald drove in both runs. Bill Madlock doubled in the first inning and crossed the plate on a single by Mitterwald. Rick Monday beat out a bunt in the sixth, advanced to third on an error and single by Madlock and scored on a sacrifice fly by Mitterwald.

Pirates 5, Astros 4 at Houston (day game):
Taking advantage of an error by Rob Andrews, the Pirates scored two unearned runs in the ninth inning to overtake the Astros, 5-4. John Candelaria, who had pitched a no-hitter against the Dodgers in his last previous start, held the Astros scoreless until the sixth inning when Bob Watson accounted for all their runs with a grand-slam homer. The Pirates went into the ninth trailing, 4-3. With one out, Andrews let a sharply-hit grounder by Dave Parker get through his legs. Richie Hebner followed with a double to tie the score. After Ed Kirkpatrick grounded out, the Astros passed Rennie Stennett intentionally to get at Mario Mendoza, who upset the move with a double to send Hebner home with the deciding run.

Padres 7, Expos 2 at Montreal (night game):
After losing three straight starts, Randy Jones finally gained his 19th victory of the season when the Padres defeated the Expos, 7-2. Jones was hit on the foot by a batted ball in the fourth inning but continued pitching until the eighth when swelling forced the southpaw to yield the mound to Butch Metzger. Dave Winfield and Mike Ivie each batted in two of the Padres' runs. Earl Williams hit his first homer in an Expos' uniform after rapping nine previously with the Braves.

Mets 2, Reds 1 at New York (day game):
The Mets scored twice on only one hit in the first inning and held on to edge the Reds, 2-1. Reds' starter Pat Zachry walked the first three Mets' batters with their runs following on a sacrifice fly by Joe Torre and a single by Roy Staiger. The Reds scored against Nino Espinosa in the seventh on a triple by Cesar Geronimo and sacrifice fly by Dave Concepcion. After Bill Plummer singled, Skip Lockwood replaced Espinosa and pitched hitless ball over the last 2 2/3 innings to register his 14th save.

Phillies 13, Giants 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
Mike Schmidt hit his 31st homer of the season to climax a six-run outburst in the fourth inning as the Phillies routed the Giants, 13-2. A walk to Ollie Brown and singles by Garry Maddox and Bobby Tolan produced the Phillies' first run in the fourth to tie the score at 2-2. Tolan stole second and when the throw from catcher Mike Sadek hit the runner and bounced into left field, both Maddox and Tolan scored. Dave Cash doubled and crossed the plate on a single by Larry Bowa before Schmidt connected for his homer. The Phillies' 19-hit attack also included a three-run homer by Tim McCarver in the sixth.