MLB standings through games of August 31, 1976

MLB standings at the end of August 31, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	128	79	49	0	.617		604	464	37-28	42-21	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	129	68	61	0	.527	11.5	494	495	32-33	36-28	6-4	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	129	66	63	0	.512	13.5	510	500	35-28	31-35	7-3	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	130	62	68	0	.477	18.0	567	553	35-30	27-38	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	130	61	69	0	.469	19.0	506	578	32-34	29-35	3-7	Lost 4
Milwaukee Brewers	127	58	69	0	.457	20.5	464	507	32-32	26-37	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	131	78	53	0	.595		615	483	43-22	35-31	4-6	Lost 3
Oakland A's	131	70	61	0	.534	8.0	569	510	42-23	28-38	5-5	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	133	64	69	0	.481	15.0	580	608	35-31	29-38	3-7	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	131	60	71	0	.458	18.0	518	540	33-34	27-37	3-7	Won 1
California Angels	132	58	74	0	.439	20.5	455	548	29-36	29-38	6-4	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	131	57	74	0	.435	21.0	498	594	30-35	27-39	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	130	83	47	0	.638		647	459	43-24	40-23	4-6	Lost 5
Pittsburgh Pirates	129	72	57	0	.558	10.5	569	534	36-30	36-27	6-4	Won 5
New York Mets	130	66	64	0	.508	17.0	483	431	33-30	33-34	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	132	60	72	0	.455	24.0	518	621	33-32	27-40	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	126	56	70	0	.444	25.0	499	517	29-36	27-34	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	124	43	81	0	.347	37.0	411	564	20-37	23-44	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	133	84	49	0	.632		729	522	41-27	43-22	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	130	74	56	0	.569	8.5	503	464	42-24	32-32	8-2	Won 2
Houston Astros	135	67	68	0	.496	18.0	533	562	39-30	28-38	7-3	Won 6
San Diego Padres	133	63	70	0	.474	21.0	480	544	37-31	26-39	3-7	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	132	59	73	0	.447	24.5	513	559	28-36	31-37	3-7	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	132	56	76	0	.424	27.5	471	579	32-33	24-43	4-6	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 4, Royals 3 at Baltimore (night game):
With relief help from Dyar Miller, who put down a threat in the eighth inning, Jim Palmer gained his 19th victory of the season when the Orioles defeated the Royals, 4-3. The Orioles took advantage of an error by Marty Pattin to score two unearned runs in the first inning. Ken Singleton, who accounted for one RBI with a single, drove in another run with a single in the third. The Orioles then put over what proved to be their winning run in the seventh when Al Bumbry walked, stole second and scored on a single by Bobby Grich.

Rangers 8, Red Sox 3 at Boston (night game):
Roy Howell drove in three runs with a double and infield out and Tom Grieve homered with a man on base to lead the Rangers to an 8-3 victory over the Red Sox. In the second inning, after Jeff Burroughs walked and Grieve doubled, Howell batted in both runners with his double. An infield out by Howell produced one of the Rangers' three runs in the third. Grieve hit his homer in the seventh.

Angels 6, Tigers 3 at California (night game):
Nolan Ryan went over the 2,000 mark in strikeouts, fanning 11 to bring his career total to 2,010, while pitching the Angels to a 6-3 victory over the Tigers. Tony Solaita hit a homer for the Angels, who staked Ryan to a 2-0 lead before the Tigers rallied for three runs in the sixth inning. The Angels struck back with four runs in their half, two scoring on a bases-loaded single by Terry Humphrey and two others following on a double by Rusty Torres.

Indians 4, White Sox 2 at Chicago (night game):
Breaking a tie when Rico Carty walked with the bases loaded, the Indians scored three runs in the 10th inning and defeated the White Sox, 4-2. After Carty drew his pass, Boog Powell beat out an infield hit for another run and George Hendrick capped the inning with a sacrifice fly. The White Sox fell short with one run in their half of the 10th.

[DH] Twins 4, Brewers 0 (night game) / Brewers 6, Twins 3 at Minnesota (night game):
Dave Goltz pitched a two-hitter and Steve Brye homered for three runs as the Twins won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 4-0, before the Brewers came back to take the second game, 6-3. Goltz held the Brewers hitless until Bill Sharp singled with one out in the seventh inning. Tim Johnson singled for the other hit with two out in the eighth. Goltz struck out 11 for his major league career high. In the nightcap, Jim Slaton pitched a five-hitter and gained the victory when the Brewers erupted for five runs in the seventh inning. Mike Hegan walked, Bernie Carbo doubled and Johnson singled to account for the first two runs to tie the score at 3-3. Darrell Porter walked and, with two out, Von Joshua singled, driving in Johnson and Porter. Joshua took second on a passed ball and scored on a single by Sharp.

Yankees 2, A's 1 at Oakland (night game):
Carlos May doubled and Graig Nettles homered in the seventh inning to carry the Yankees to a 2-1 victory over the Athletics. Doyle Alexander, who pitched a three-hitter, gave up the A's run in the first on singles by Don Baylor and Joe Rudi plus two-out passes to Sal Bando and Gene Tenace.

Braves 5, Cubs 3 at Atlanta (night game):
A ground-rule double by Ken Henderson, who drove in two runs in the sixth inning, helped the Braves defeat the Cubs, 5-3. The Braves held a 1-0 lead going into the sixth when Rod Gilbreath walked, Rowland Office singled and Willie Montanez was safe on an error to load the bases. Henderson followed with his double on a drive that bounced over the left field fence. Jim Wynn hit a sacrifice fly to add a third run before the inning ended. Rick Monday homered with a man on base for the Cubs.

Astros 3, Phillies 2 at Houston (night game):
J.R. Richard turned in the fifth straight complete game to the credit of the Astros' staff and gained a 3-2 victory over the Phillies, who went down to their fifth straight defeat. The Phillies held a 2-1 lead in the eighth inning before the Astros rallied to score the tying and winning runs. Enos Cabell led off with his fourth single of the game and Cesar Cedeno was safe on an error by Dave Cash. Bob Watson singled, driving in Cabell for his second RBI of the night. After an infield out by Leon Roberts and intentional pass to Cliff Johnson, Jose Cruz grounded into a forceout as Cedeno scored the deciding run.

Dodgers 5, Expos 1 at Montreal (night game):
Starting with two runs before a batter was retired in the first inning, the Dodgers went on to defeat the Expos, 5-1. Davey Lopes and Bill Buckner led off with singles and, after a double steal, both scored on a double by Bill Russell.

Mets 6, Giants 2 at New York (night game):
Sparked by Roy Staiger, who broke out of an 0-for-15 slump with two singles, the Mets defeated the Giants, 6-2. Staiger's first single resulted in a run that tied the score at 2-2 in the seventh inning. Then in the eighth, after a single by Ed Kranepool and pass to Ron Hodges, Staiger singled again to drive in the tie-breaking tally. The Mets went on to add three more runs on a single by Bud Harrelson, an error by Gary Matthews and single by Leo Foster.

Pirates 3, Padres 0 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Allowing only four hits, Jerry Reuss outdueled Randy Jones and pitched the Pirates to a 3-0 victory over the Padres. Reuss' complete game was the Pirates' fifth straight, all resulting in victories. Jones, who went out for a pinch-batter in the eighth inning, after giving up only one run, was the loser on a five-hitter. The Pirates counted their initial tally in the fourth when Richie Zisk singled, Bob Robertson doubled and Dave Parker hit a sacrifice fly. Parker added the remaining two runs by hitting a homer off Butch Metzger in the eighth after a walk to Robertson.

Reds 6, Cardinals 5 at St. Louis (night game):
The Reds, who had lost four straight times to the Cardinals, aroused themselves with a five-run rally in the seventh inning to gain a 6-5 victory. With the Cards leading, 3-1, Tony Perez walked, Dave Concepcion singled and Cesar Geronimo doubled, driving in two runs to tie the score and kayo Pete Falcone. Bill Greif walked Dan Driessen and had a 3-1 count on Pete Rose before Al Hrabosky was called from the bullpen. Rose rapped Hrabosky's first pitch for a run-scoring single. Ken Griffey belted the southpaw's next offering for another single, accounting for the Reds' final two runs. The best the Cards could do was come back with two runs in their half of the seventh on a walk, double by Lou Brock and single by Ted Simmons.