MLB standings through games of August 25, 1976

MLB standings at the end of August 25, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	123	75	48	0	.610		580	455	37-28	38-20	6-4	Won 3
Baltimore Orioles	124	64	60	0	.516	11.5	478	475	28-32	36-28	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	125	62	63	0	.496	14.0	488	488	32-28	30-35	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	125	60	65	0	.480	16.0	491	562	32-34	28-31	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	124	59	65	0	.476	16.5	520	517	32-27	27-38	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	121	56	65	0	.463	18.0	443	475	31-30	25-35	6-4	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	125	76	49	0	.608		585	443	43-22	33-27	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	126	68	58	0	.540	8.5	558	492	40-20	28-38	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	127	62	65	0	.488	15.0	553	581	33-30	29-35	5-5	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	126	58	68	0	.460	18.5	492	517	33-34	25-34	2-8	Lost 4
California Angels	127	55	72	0	.433	22.0	441	527	26-34	29-38	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	127	55	72	0	.433	22.0	481	578	30-34	25-38	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	124	82	42	0	.661		626	431	43-24	39-18	7-3	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	125	68	57	0	.544	14.5	551	529	32-30	36-27	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	126	64	62	0	.508	19.0	472	421	31-28	33-34	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	121	55	66	0	.455	25.5	483	498	28-35	27-31	7-3	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	127	57	70	0	.449	26.5	495	603	30-31	27-39	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	120	41	79	0	.342	39.0	400	553	20-36	21-43	0-10	Lost 11

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	127	80	47	0	.630		700	492	38-26	42-21	4-6	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	126	71	55	0	.563	8.5	490	458	42-24	29-31	9-1	Won 3
San Diego Padres	129	62	67	0	.481	19.0	474	531	36-29	26-38	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	129	61	68	0	.473	20.0	510	552	34-30	27-38	3-7	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	128	58	70	0	.453	22.5	500	539	27-36	31-34	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	128	56	72	0	.438	24.5	464	558	32-33	24-39	6-4	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 9, A's 4 at Baltimore (night game):
Bobby Grich hit a two-run homer and Mark Belanger added a bases-loaded double as the Orioles scored five times in the first inning en route to a 9-4 victory over the Athletics. Ken McMullen produced two runs for the A's with a homer in the second, but the Orioles retaliated with a circuit clout by Al Bumbry in their half.

Red Sox 8, Angels 2 at Boston (day game):
Fred Lynn, Jim Rice and Rick Burleson drove in two runs apiece to lead the Red Sox to an 8-2 victory over the Angels as Luis Tiant extended his personal winning streak to five games. The veteran righthander worked eight innings and allowed only four hits before turning the mound over to Tom Murphy. Rice and Burleson, who rapped two hits each in getting their RBIs, also scored twice. Lynn drove in his runs with a sacrifice fly and double. Tony Solaita accounted for the Angels' tallies with a bases-loaded double in the eighth.

Royals 2, Indians 1 at Cleveland (night game):
Andy Hassler continued his turnabout in pitching fortunes by gaining his fourth straight victory as the Royals edged the Indians, 2-1. Hassler, who lost 18 straight games from April 29, 1975, to August 6 of this year, now has a record of 4-1 with the Royals since being acquired from the Angels via the waiver route July 5. He allowed five hits in seven innings before Mark Littell came in to finish the game. The Indians scored their run in the first on a walk, single by Ray Fosse and a pair of infield outs, but the Royals tied the score with three passes and a sacrifice fly by Frank White in the second. Then in the fourth, Al Cowens singled, Amos Otis doubled and George Brett hit a sacrifice fly to drive in what proved to be the Royals' deciding run.

Tigers 3, White Sox 1 at Detroit (night game):
Mark Fidrych enhanced his credentials as the Tigers' candidate for Rookie of the Year by pitching a five-hitter and beating the White Sox, 3-1, for his 15th victory. Jason Thompson singled, stole second and crossed the plate on a single by Aurelio Rodriguez to start the Tigers' scoring in the fourth inning. The White Sox picked up their run on an error by Ben Oglivie in the fifth, but the Tigers came back with the deciding pair in the sixth. Oglivie tripled and continued home when Alan Bannister missed the throw from the outfield. The final run followed on a walk to Rusty Staub, single by Thompson and sacrifice fly by Rodriguez.

Yankees 5, Twins 4 at New York (night game):
Winding up a five-hour, 27-minute marathon, Mickey Rivers drove in Oscar Gamble with a two-out single in the 19th inning to bring the Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Twins. The Twins scored all their runs in the second on four hits, a walk, sacrifice and error before the Yankees began their comeback with a homer by Graig Nettles in their half of the second. The Yankees then rallied for the tying trio in the fifth. Willie Randolph walked, Fred Stanley singled and, after a forceout by Rivers, Roy White doubled to drive in Randolph. Thurman Munson singled, scoring Rivers, and White also crossed the plate while Munson was being thrown out trying to stretch his hit into a double. The game then continued in a parade of ciphers until the 19th when Gamble walked, Randolph sacrificed and Rivers ended the game with his single.

Brewers 5, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
The Brewers continued their domination of the Rangers with a 5-1 victory, beating the Texas club for the eighth straight time and for the 10th time in 12 meetings this season. The Rangers scored their run in the third inning on singles by Danny Thompson, Gene Clines and Toby Harrah, but the Brewers got on the road to victory when George Scott singled and Don Money hit a homer in the fourth. Three runs in the ninth iced the verdict.

Braves 5, Phillies 1 at Atlanta (night game):
Ken Henderson and Vic Correll each hit a two-run homer to enable Phil Niekro to pitch the Braves to a 5-1 victory over the Phillies. Henderson's drive came after Willie Montanez was safe on an error by Larry Bowa in the second inning. Darrel Chaney doubled ahead of Vic Correll's clout in the sixth.

Cubs 5, Astros 1 at Chicago (day game):
Hitting a homer and double, Bill Madlock drove in four runs to account for the Cubs' 5-1 victory over the Astros. Madlock hit his homer in the first inning after Rick Monday was safe on an error by Bob Watson. In the second, Mick Kelleher singled, moved up on a sacrifice by Ray Burris and scored on a single by Jose Cardenal. Monday walked and Madlock then doubled to produce the Cubs' final two runs. Cesar Cedeno hit a homer for the Astros' lone counter off Burris, who scattered seven hits.

Dodgers 3, Expos 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Jim Lyttle singled home two runs in the fifth inning to break a 1-1 tie and bring the Dodgers a 3-1 victory over the Expos, who went down to their 11th straight defeat. Ellis Valentine homered for the Expos' run in the first inning. Davey Lopes walked in the fourth, stole second and scored the Dodgers' tying tally on a single by Bill Buckner. Ron Cey singled in the fifth and moved to third on a single by Bill Russell, who took an extra base on the throw, setting the stage for Lyttle's hit that decided the pitching duel between Doug Rau and Steve Rogers.

Pirates 3, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
Bruce Kison turned in his first shutout of the season, allowing five hits and pitching the Pirates to a 3-0 victory over the Padres. Kison retired the last 17 batters in a row. The Pirates counted twice in the fourth inning when Omar Moreno doubled, Richie Zisk was safe on an error and Dave Parker and Richie Hebner hit run-producing singles. Zisk wrapped up Kison's decision with a homer in the eighth.

Giants 7, Mets 1 at San Francisco (day game):
The Giants scored six runs in the sixth inning, aided by the wildness of Nino Espinosa, and coasted to a 7-1 victory over the Mets. An unearned run put the Mets on the scoreboard first, but Gary Matthews homered for the matching tally in the Giants' half. Mickey Lolich, who started for the Mets, became ill and was forced to retire after four innings. Espinosa took over and lost the game in the sixth. Matthews led off with a double, Bobby Murcer singled and Ken Reitz doubled to drive in Matthews. Espinosa then passed Gary Thomasson to load the bases and walked Chris Speier and Larry Herndon to force in two runs before Johnnie LeMaster capped the inning with a single, driving in the last two tallies.