MLB standings through games of August 20, 1976

MLB standings at the end of August 20, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	118	72	46	0	.610		550	428	34-26	38-20	8-2	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	118	62	56	0	.525	10.0	446	443	27-30	35-26	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	120	59	61	0	.492	14.0	475	476	30-27	29-34	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	120	58	62	0	.483	15.0	469	532	30-31	28-31	5-5	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	119	56	63	0	.471	16.5	489	497	29-25	27-38	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	116	53	63	0	.457	18.0	425	459	31-28	22-35	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	120	73	47	0	.608		566	430	43-22	30-25	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	121	65	56	0	.537	8.5	537	468	40-20	25-36	7-3	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	122	60	62	0	.492	14.0	528	555	33-30	27-32	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	121	57	64	0	.471	16.5	483	499	32-30	25-34	3-7	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	121	52	69	0	.430	21.5	444	544	28-33	24-36	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	122	52	70	0	.426	22.0	415	496	26-34	26-36	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	119	78	41	0	.655		595	416	41-24	37-17	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	120	66	54	0	.550	12.5	534	511	32-30	34-24	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	122	61	61	0	.500	18.5	459	413	31-28	30-33	5-5	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	123	55	68	0	.447	25.0	481	592	29-30	26-38	4-6	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	117	52	65	0	.444	25.0	460	486	27-34	25-31	6-4	Won 3
Montreal Expos	115	41	74	0	.357	35.0	389	529	20-36	21-38	4-6	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	123	79	44	0	.642		688	473	37-23	42-21	6-4	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	121	67	54	0	.554	11.0	469	447	38-23	29-31	8-2	Won 5
San Diego Padres	124	60	64	0	.484	19.5	461	513	34-26	26-38	5-5	Lost 2
Houston Astros	125	60	65	0	.480	20.0	500	532	34-30	26-35	3-7	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	123	56	67	0	.455	23.0	484	510	26-34	30-33	4-6	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	124	53	71	0	.427	26.5	448	546	29-32	24-39	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 2, A's 1 at Boston (night game):
A sacrifice fly by Butch Hobson with the bases loaded in the ninth inning lifted the Red Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Athletics. The Red Sox scored initially in the third on singles by Hobson and Rick Burleson and a wild pitch by Mike Torrez. Phil Garner tied the score with a homer off Luis Tiant in the eighth. The Red Sox opened the ninth with singles by Cecil Cooper and Jim Rice. Carlton Fisk bunted and when Rollie Fingers threw late to third, the bases were loaded. Rick Miller went out on a short fly before Hobson hit a deep drive to center field, Cooper scoring after the catch.

Orioles 6, White Sox 4 at Chicago (night game):
Backed by an 11-hit attack, Wayne Garland brought his record to 15-3 by pitching the Orioles to a 6-4 victory over the White Sox. A single by Ken Singleton and doubles by Al Bumbry and Doug DeCinces produced two runs for the Orioles in the second inning. The White Sox pulled even in their half, but the Orioles regained the lead in the third when Reggie Jackson tripled and Lee May hit a sacrifice fly. Bobby Grich hit a bases-loaded single in the fourth, scoring Terry Crowley and Bumbry. The White Sox came back with a pair of singletons, but the Orioles clinched the verdict in the eighth when Bumbry singled, stole second and scored on a single by Dave Duncan.

[DH] Tigers 3, Twins 2 (night game) / Twins 8, Tigers 5 at Detroit (night game):
Rookie shortstop Mark Wagner, coming up from Evansville (American Association), made a sparkling debut as the Tigers gained a 3-2 victory in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader before losing the nightcap to the Twins, 8-5. Wagner, seeing his first major league pitch, singled in the third inning and counted on a double by Ron LeFlore to tie the score at 1-1. The youngster singled again in the fourth to drive in Alex Johnson. Rusty Staub provided the Tigers' deciding run with a single in the fifth, scoring LeFlore, who had three hits in the game. Rod Carew and Lyman Bostock batted in three runs apiece and larry Hisle accounted for two with a homer to lead the Twins' attack in the second game. Ben Oglivie rapped a pair of round-trippers for the Tigers.

Royals 3, Brewers 0 at Milwaukee (night game):
His 18-game losing streak now only a matter of record, Andy Hassler allowed just two hits in his first route-going performance of the season and gained his second straight victory, pitching the Royals past the Brewers, 3-0. The Royals scored all their runs off Bill Travers in the first inning. Jim Wohlford led off by drawing a walk and stopped at third on a double by Amos Otis. George Brett followed with a triple, driving in both runners, and scored himself on a sacrifice fly by Hal McRae.

Angels 5, Yankees 3 at New York (night game):
Don Kirkwood gave up homers by Graig Nettles and Oscar Gamble but allowed only five other hits in 8 2/3 innings to gain the victory as the Angels defeated the Yankees, 5-3. When the Yankees threatened in the ninth inning, putting the potential tying runs on base with two away, Mickey Scott relieved and retired Nettles on a grounder for the final out. Bob Jones hit a homer for the Angels, who broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh with a pass to Tony Solaita, double by Dan Briggs, single by Terry Humphrey and a wild pickoff throw to third by Thurman Munson. The Angels added an insurance run in the eighth on singles by Jerry Remy and Briggs around a stolen base.

Rangers 3, Indians 0 at Texas (night game):
With Bert Blyleven and Toby Harrah as the winning combination, the Rangers snapped their six-game losing streak by defeating the Indians, 3-0. Blyleven pitched a three-hitter, while Harrah drove in all three runs. In the first inning, Danny Thompson singled, stole second and scored on a single by Harrah. With two out in the fifth, Juan Beniquez singled and Bill Fahey and Thompson walked, setting the stage for a two-run single by Harrah.

Reds 4, Cubs 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
Although having homers by Johnny Bench and George Foster and a triple by Dan Driessen in their attack, the Reds needed an unearned run to defeat the Cubs, 4-3. The Cubs counted in the second inning on singles by Pete LaCock, Larry Biittner and George Mitterwald, but Driessen's triple and a single by Joe Morgan produced the equalizer in the third. Bench sent the Reds ahead with his homer in the fourth. Foster led off the sixth with his circuit clout and the Reds then added a run on errors by Mick Kelleher and LaCock to beat Ray Burris, who was stopped on his personal six-game winning streak. The Cubs rallied for two runs in the seventh to kayo Gary Nolan, but Rawly Eastwick pitched scoreless ball over the last 2 1/3 innings to pick up his 17th save of the season.

Dodgers 8, Pirates 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Dodgers, who had failed to score any runs for Doug Rau in his three previous starts, finally came to the support of their lefthander and defeated the Pirates, 8-1. Rau, recording his first victory since July 25, pitched 7 2/3 innings, scattering nine hits. Charlie Hough finished. The Dodgers tallied three runs in the fourth inning on a single by Bill Buckner, double by Steve Garvey and singles by Ron Cey and Leron Lee. Their other runs followed in the eighth. Bill Russell knocked in two with a bases-loaded single, Hough doubled, also with the sacks filled, to produce two more and Dusty Baker singled for the final tally.

Astros 8, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
Standing out with both his arm and bat, Dan Larson drove in four runs and allowed only five hits while pitching the Astros to an 8-3 victory over the Phillies. Larson, who entered the game with just two RBIs to his credit, unloaded a bases-loaded triple in the fourth inning. Wilbur Howard singled Larson home with the fourth run of the frame. The Astros' rookie righthander accounted for his fourth RBI with a single in the eighth inning when the Astros put six hits together to score three runs.

Giants 6, Expos 3 at San Francisco (night game):
Two homers by Bobby Murcer, who drove in four runs, led the Giants' attack in a 6-3 victory over the Expos. Darrell Evans accounted for the Giants' first two runs with a double in the fourth inning. Murcer hit his first homer of the game after a single by Marty Perez in the fifth and connected for the circuit again after a double by Gary Matthews in the eighth. Larry Parrish rapped two round-trippers and drove in all of the Expos' runs. The defeat was the Expos' sixth in a row.

Cardinals 6, Braves 4 at St. Louis (night game):
The relief pitching of Bill Greif, who allowed only one hit in the last 3 1/3 innings, enabled the Cardinals to emerge with a 6-4 victory over the Braves. After the Braves took a 1-0 lead in the second inning, the Cards erupted for four runs in their half on singles by Keith Hernandez, Don Kessinger and Hector Cruz, a sacrifice and doubles by Jerry Mumphrey and Garry Templeton. Willie Crawford added a run with a homer in the third and accounted for another RBI with a single in the fifth. The Braves rallied for three runs in the sixth, but Greif put out the fire and protected the Cardinals' victory.