MLB standings at the end of August 16, 1976

A.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
New York Yankees	115	70	45	0	.609		537	416	32-25	38-20	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	114	60	54	0	.526	9.5	425	426	27-30	33-24	8-2	Won 4
Cleveland Indians	116	57	59	0	.491	13.5	461	463	30-27	27-32	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	115	55	60	0	.478	15.0	450	512	27-29	28-31	6-4	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	114	54	60	0	.474	15.5	471	479	28-25	26-35	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	112	51	61	0	.455	17.5	412	446	29-26	22-35	5-5	Won 4

A.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Kansas City Royals	116	71	45	0	.612		554	417	42-21	29-24	5-5	Won 3
Oakland A's	118	64	54	0	.542	8.0	530	459	40-20	24-34	9-1	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	117	57	60	0	.487	14.5	505	532	31-29	26-31	3-7	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	117	56	61	0	.479	15.5	468	482	31-29	25-32	4-6	Lost 3
California Angels	118	50	68	0	.424	22.0	400	482	26-34	24-34	3-7	Lost 4
Chicago White Sox	116	49	67	0	.422	22.0	423	522	25-31	24-36	3-7	Lost 4

N.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
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	121	55	66	0	.455	23.0	477	580	29-30	26-36	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	114	49	65	0	.430	25.5	440	474	24-34	25-31	5-5	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	112	41	71	0	.366	32.5	379	507	20-36	21-35	5-5	Lost 3

N.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Cincinnati Reds	119	76	43	0	.639		675	464	34-22	42-21	6-4	Lost 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	117	63	54	0	.538	12.0	448	436	34-23	29-31	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	122	60	62	0	.492	17.5	453	499	34-26	26-36	7-3	Won 4
Houston Astros	122	58	64	0	.475	19.5	483	521	33-30	25-34	2-8	Lost 5
Atlanta Braves	119	55	64	0	.462	21.0	474	495	26-34	29-30	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	120	51	69	0	.425	25.5	434	524	27-30	24-39	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 12, White Sox 5 at Chicago (night game):
The Red Sox erupted for six runs in the third inning and five in the seventh en route to a 12-5 triumph over the White Sox that ended a three-game losing streak. Consecutive singles by Rick Burleson, Denny Doyle, Fred Lynn, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, Cecil Cooper and Carlton Fisk spiced the third inning uprising. Luis Tiant, with four innings of relief by Bill Lee, was credited with his fourth victory of the season against the White Sox.

Royals 6, Indians 1 at Kansas City (night game):
Marty Pattin limited the Indians to three hits and Amos Otis and Tom Poquette belted two-run homers in the first inning as the Royals won, 6-1. George Hendrick's 20th homer, in the second inning, spoiled Pattin's bid for a shutout in his first complete game this season.

Brewers 4, A's 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
Von Joshua delivered a single off Rollie Fingers with the bases full in the last of the ninth inning, scoring the tying and winning runs as the Brewers snapped the Athletics' nine-game winning streak, 4-3.

Orioles 8, Twins 4 at Minnesota (night game):
The Orioles thumped the Twins, 8-4, for their fourth victory in five games. Mark Belanger doubled, driving in two runs in the second inning, and Ken Singleton socked a three-run homer in the fifth.

Yankees 5, Rangers 1 at New York (night game):
Mickey Rivers and Fred Stanley hit home runs to support Catfish Hunter's seven-hit pitching while leading the Yankees to a 5-1 victory over the Rangers. Stanley's homer was his first since 1973.

Braves 4, Reds 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Braves defeated the Reds, 4-3, and ended Fred Norman's five-game winning streak. A leadoff homer by Vic Correll in the seventh inning was the deciding blow as Carl Morton and Adrian Devine teamed up on a five-hitter that extended the Reds' losing streak to three games.

Cubs 5, Astros 3 at Houston (night game):
Rob Sperring singled with the bases full in the ninth inning, scoring two runs and enabling the Cubs to down the Astros, 5-3. Singles by Pete LaCock and Manny Trillo, a throwing error by Rob Andrews and intentional walk to Steve Swisher made a loser of Larry Dierker, who allowed one hit in the first five innings. Andrews' miscue came after Dierker apparently had picked LaCock off second base. Andrews' throw to third struck the runner in the back.

Padres 11, Cardinals 7 at St. Louis (night game):
The Padres exploded for eight runs in the ninth inning to overcome the Cardinals, 11-7, despite Lou Brock's five singles and two stolen bases. A two-run double by Willie Davis and two-run triple by Enzo Hernandez were the key blows in the game-winning rally.