MLB standings through games of August 23, 1976

MLB standings at the end of August 23, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	121	73	48	0	.603		570	447	35-28	38-20	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	122	63	59	0	.516	10.5	465	466	27-31	36-28	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	123	61	62	0	.496	13.0	485	485	31-27	30-35	6-4	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	123	59	64	0	.480	15.0	481	549	31-33	28-31	4-6	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	122	58	64	0	.475	15.5	507	509	31-26	27-38	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	119	54	65	0	.454	18.0	437	474	31-30	23-35	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	123	75	48	0	.610		582	440	43-22	32-26	7-3	Lost 1
Oakland A's	124	67	57	0	.540	8.5	549	479	40-20	27-37	6-4	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	125	62	63	0	.496	14.0	545	571	33-30	29-33	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	124	58	66	0	.468	17.5	491	511	33-32	25-34	2-8	Lost 2
California Angels	125	54	71	0	.432	22.0	433	514	26-34	28-37	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	125	54	71	0	.432	22.0	468	568	30-34	24-37	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	122	81	41	0	.664		611	423	43-24	38-17	7-3	Won 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	123	67	56	0	.545	14.5	545	522	32-30	35-26	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	124	63	61	0	.508	19.0	467	414	31-28	32-33	5-5	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	120	54	66	0	.450	26.0	479	497	28-35	26-31	7-3	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	125	56	69	0	.448	26.5	487	598	29-30	27-39	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	118	41	77	0	.347	38.0	399	544	20-36	21-41	1-9	Lost 9

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	126	80	46	0	.635		699	488	38-25	42-21	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	124	69	55	0	.556	10.0	481	457	40-24	29-31	8-2	Won 1
San Diego Padres	127	61	66	0	.480	19.5	467	525	35-28	26-38	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	127	60	67	0	.472	20.5	505	544	34-30	26-37	2-8	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	126	57	69	0	.452	23.0	492	524	26-35	31-34	4-6	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	126	55	71	0	.437	25.0	457	553	31-32	24-39	6-4	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

A's 3, Orioles 0 at Baltimore (night game):
Six-hit pitching by Vida Blue and home runs by Sal Bando (No. 24) and Don Baylor (No. 14) powered the Athletics past the Orioles, 3-0. This was Blue's fifth shutout of the season and his first road victory since June 6.

Red Sox 7, Angels 3 at Boston (night game):
The Red Sox staged a six-run uprising in the sixth inning to defeat the Angels, 7-3. A two-run single by Jim Rice was the key blow of the inning, marked by two walks and two errors. Bill Lee, with help from relievers Dick Pole and Tom Murphy, was credited with his first victory of the year as a starter.

Indians 4, Royals 3 at Cleveland (night game):
George Hendrick's infield hit scored Rick Manning from third base with the run that lifted the Indians over the Royals, 4-3. Dennis Eckersley allowed seven hits and struck out 12 in posting his ninth victory. Ray Fosse drove in the Tribe's first three runs with his first homer since 1974 and a two-run single.

Tigers 5, White Sox 4 at Detroit (night game):
Rookie Mark Wagner's second hit, a two-run single, capped the Tigers' three-run sixth inning that produced a 5-4 victory over the White Sox and ended their three-game losing streak.

Yankees 9, Twins 4 at New York (night game):
Graig Nettles and Thurman Munson provided a punch that enabled the Yankees to snap their three-game string of defeats with a 9-4 conquest of the Twins. Nettles had four hits, including two doubles and his 21st homer, while Munson, ending an 0-for-16 slump, contributed two singles and drove in three runs.

Brewers 6, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
George Scott drove in three runs with a homer and two doubles and Gorman Thomas also homered as the Brewers spanked the Rangers, 6-2, behind the seven-hit pitching of converted reliever Eduardo Rodriguez.

Phillies 4, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
The Phillies broke Dick Ruthven's spell with a four-run, eighth-inning outburst and beat the Braves, 4-2. A leadoff walk to Bob Boone, successive singles by Bobby Tolan, pinch-hitter Tim McCarver and Dave Cash, a sacrifice fly by Larry Bowa and single by Greg Luzinski did the damage.

Cardinals 9, Reds 5 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Cardinals exploded for 14 hits, nailing Jack Billingham for eight blows and four runs in four innings, en route to a 9-5 triumph over the Reds, despite Joe Morgan's 24th and 25th home runs. Rookie Garry Templeton had a single and triple, drove in two runs, scored four runs and stole one base for the Redbirds.

Dodgers 6, Expos 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Dodgers scored four runs in the sixth inning to overcome the Expos, 6-3. Bill Buckner's homer, a run-producing single by Bill Russell and two-run single by Steve Yeager were the decisive blows in the rally.

Padres 5, Pirates 4 at San Diego (night game):
Dave Winfield worked reliever Dave Giusti for a base on balls with two out and the bases full in the sixth inning and that produced the run that gave the Padres a 5-4 decision over the Pirates.