MLB standings through games of August 15, 1976

MLB standings at the end of August 15, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	114	69	45	0	.605		532	415	31-25	38-20	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	113	59	54	0	.522	9.5	417	422	27-30	32-24	7-3	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	115	57	58	0	.496	12.5	460	457	30-27	27-31	5-5	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	115	55	60	0	.478	14.5	450	512	27-29	28-31	6-4	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	113	53	60	0	.469	15.5	459	474	28-25	25-35	5-5	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	111	50	61	0	.450	17.5	408	443	28-26	22-35	4-6	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	115	70	45	0	.609		548	416	41-21	29-24	5-5	Won 2
Oakland A's	117	64	53	0	.547	7.0	527	455	40-20	24-33	9-1	Won 9
Minnesota Twins	116	57	59	0	.491	13.5	501	524	31-28	26-31	3-7	Won 1
Texas Rangers	116	56	60	0	.483	14.5	467	477	31-29	25-31	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	115	49	66	0	.426	21.0	418	510	25-30	24-36	3-7	Lost 3
California Angels	118	50	68	0	.424	21.5	400	482	26-34	24-34	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	115	75	40	0	.652		569	400	38-23	37-17	4-6	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	116	64	52	0	.552	11.5	514	495	32-30	32-22	6-4	Won 4
New York Mets	119	61	58	0	.513	16.0	449	400	31-28	30-30	7-3	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	120	54	66	0	.450	23.5	472	577	29-30	25-36	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	113	49	64	0	.434	25.0	433	463	24-33	25-31	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	112	41	71	0	.366	32.5	379	507	20-36	21-35	5-5	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	118	76	42	0	.644		672	460	34-21	42-21	7-3	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	117	63	54	0	.538	12.5	448	436	34-23	29-31	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	121	59	62	0	.488	18.5	442	492	34-26	25-36	7-3	Won 3
Houston Astros	121	58	63	0	.479	19.5	480	516	33-29	25-34	2-8	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	118	54	64	0	.458	22.0	470	492	26-34	28-30	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	120	51	69	0	.425	26.0	434	524	27-30	24-39	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 3, White Sox 0 at Baltimore (day game):
Homers by Bobby Grich and Lee May accounted for the Orioles' runs in support of Wayne Garland, who shut out the White Sox, 3-0, for his 14th victory. Grich hit a solo swat in the first inning and walked ahead of a smash by May in the third.

Brewers 5, Angels 3 at California (day game):
Robin Yount batted in two runs and scored one to lead the Brewers to a 5-3 victory over the Angels. After Von Joshua and George Scott singled and Darrell Porter doubled for a Brewer run in the first inning, Mike Hegan homered in the fourth. Yount singled, stole second and scored on a single by Don Money in the sixth. Yount drove in a run with a single in the seventh to make it 4-0 before the Angels chased Bill Travers while scoring three times in the home half of the seventh. Bill Castro relieved and safeguarded Travers' 14th victory. Yount made the decision secure by driving in the final run with a grounder in the ninth.

[DH] Indians 6, Rangers 4 (day game) / Indians 3, Rangers 0 at Cleveland (day game):
Larvell Blanks and John Lowenstein drove in two runs apiece in the first game and Buddy Bell knocked in a pair to support the pitching of Jim Bibby in the second game as the Indians defeated the Rangers in a doubleheader, 6-4 and 3-0. In the opener, the Indians jumped on Bert Blyleven for three runs in the first inning, loading the bases and scoring on a sacrifice fly by George Hendrick, single by Lowenstein and an error. Blanks batted in two runs with a single in the seventh and Lowenstein accounted for the Indians' final tally with a single in the eighth. Toby Harrah and Jeff Burroughs homered for the Rangers. Bibby was the winner of the nightcap in a four-hit duel with Steve Hargan. Bell slapped a two-run single in the seventh inning after the Indians filled the sacks on a double by Rick Manning and passes to Boog Powell and Hendrick.

Royals 7, Tigers 3 at Kansas City (day game):
Amos Otis hit a two-run homer and Frank White drove in two runs with a pair of singles to pace the Royals to a 7-3 victory over the Tigers. Otis rapped his round-tripper after a single by Jim Wohlford in the first inning. Before the stanza ended, the Royals added a tally on a single by George Brett, a stolen base, infield out and sacrifice fly by John Mayberry. White hit his run-scoring singles in the second and sixth innings.

Twins 9, Yankees 8 at Minnesota (day game):
The Twins rallied to wipe out a four-run deficit and gain a 9-8 victory over the Yankees, who were stopped on their five-game winning streak. Chris Chambliss homered with two men on base in the fifth inning when the Yankees scored five times to take an 8-4 lead. The Twins began their comeback in the seventh when Rod Carew tripled to drive in one run and scored himself. With two out in the eighth, Dan Ford singled, Bob Randall walked and Craig Kusick beat out an infield hit to load the bases. Roy Smalley singled, driving in two runs to tie the score, and Carew followed with another single to bat in the Twins' winning marker.

A's 8, Red Sox 7 at Oakland (day game):
After trailing by six runs, the Athletics rallied to defeat the Red Sox, 8-7, for their ninth straight victory. Dwight Evans and Fred Lynn homered for the Red Sox, Evans' blow coming with two men on base. The A's, who had a circuit clout by Sal Bando, counted twice in the fifth and added two more runs in the sixth before the Red Sox made it 7-4 in the seventh. After another two-run burst in the eighth, the A's put over the tying and winning tallies with two out in the ninth when Bill North doubled, Bert Campaneris singled and Don Baylor doubled.

Braves 3, Cardinals 2 at Atlanta (day game):
The Braves, who had lost to the Cardinals five straight times in games at home, averted being the victims of a season sweep when Phil Niekro pitched a six-hitter and posted a 3-2 victory. The Braves' veteran knuckleballer also batted in his seventh run in his last seven games with a sacrifice fly. In the second inning, singles by Dave May and Rob Belloir, a pass to Vic Correll, Niekro's sacrifice fly and a safe bunt by Darrel Chaney produced the Braves' first two runs. The deciding tally followed in the eighth when Rod Gilbreath tripled and Tom Paciorek hit a sacrifice fly. Joe Ferguson homered for the Cardinals in the ninth.

Dodgers 3, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
A balk by Bill Bonham proved the key factor when the Dodgers scored three runs in the fourth inning to defeat the Cubs, 3-2. Rick Monday homered for the Cubs in the first. Bonham began the fourth by walking Bill Buckner and Steve Garvey. Ron Cey singled, driving in Buckner and sending Garvey to third. Bonham then committed his balk, allowing Garvey to score and moving Cey to second. Bill Russell followed with a single to drive in what proved to be the winning run. The Cubs fell short with a run in the fifth on a single by Monday and double by Jose Cardenal.

[DH] Pirates 8, Astros 6 (day game) / Pirates 3, Astros 0 at Houston (day game):
Doc Medich gained his first victory since June 16 and Jerry Reuss followed with a shutout as the Pirates defeated the Astros in a doubleheader, 8-6 and 3-0. In the opener, the Pirates erupted for four runs in the ninth inning to take an 8-2 lead and seemingly had an easy victory in hand, but the Astros rallied for four runs in their half of the ninth, chasing Medich, before Kent Tekulve put out the fire. In the nightcap, the Pirates scored all their runs in the first inning on five singles off Joe Sambito, who was the loser in his first major league start for the Astros.

Padres 6, Expos 1 at Montreal (day game):
After two bunts helped load the bases, the Padres erupted for five runs in the sixth inning to defeat the Expos, 6-1. Fred Kendall walked to open the stanza and when Tom Griffin bunted, Don Carrithers threw late to second and both runners were safe. Johnny Grubb also bunted and reached base on an error by Larry Parrish. Willie Davis singled, driving in two runs. Dave Winfield singled to add the third tally. After an intentional pass to Mike Ivie reloaded the sacks, Ted Kubiak singled to drive in two runs.

Mets 1, Reds 0 at New York (day game):
Jerry Koosman helped set up a run with a sacrifice bunt in the fifth inning and pitched the Mets to a 1-0 victory over the Reds. Koosman, who brought his record to 15-7, scattered five hits, struck out 11 and did not issue a pass. In the fifth, Roy Staiger singled off Gary Nolan and was forced by Bud Harrelson. Koosman then laid down his successful bunt to pave the way for a run on a single by Bruce Boisclair.

Giants 9, Phillies 5 at Philadelphia (day game):
Darrell Evans hit two homers, smashing his second blow with two men on base in the ninth inning when the Giants scored five runs to defeat the Phillies, 9-5. Evans' first homer put the Giants ahead, 4-3, in the sixth, but Greg Luzinski sent the Phillies in front with a two-run smash in the eighth. Chris Speier led off the Giants' ninth with a pinch-double. Larry Herndon beat out an infield hit and Marty Perez doubled to drive in Speier with the tying run. After an infield hit by Gary Matthews loaded the bases, Ken Reitz hit a sacrifice fly for the go-ahead tally and Evans followed with his three-run homer to ice the decision.