MLB standings through games of April 26, 1974

MLB standings at the end of April 26, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	16	10	6	0	.625		63	59	7-4	3-2	6-4	Won 3
New York Yankees	19	11	8	0	.579	0.5	78	72	7-2	4-6	6-4	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	14	8	6	0	.571	1.0	61	58	4-3	4-3	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	18	9	9	0	.500	2.0	72	70	7-3	2-6	5-5	Lost 4
Detroit Tigers	16	6	10	0	.375	4.0	46	66	3-4	3-6	3-7	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	17	6	11	0	.353	4.5	73	89	5-4	1-7	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Texas Rangers	17	10	7	0	.588		81	60	7-3	3-4	7-3	Lost 1
Oakland A's	17	9	8	0	.529	1.0	74	75	5-4	4-4	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	19	9	9	1	.500	1.5	97	80	6-4	3-5	3-7	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	17	8	8	1	.500	1.5	69	83	3-2	5-6	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	18	7	9	2	.438	2.5	75	88	5-3	2-6	6-4	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	16	7	9	0	.438	2.5	82	71	3-2	4-7	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	13	9	4	0	.692		82	67	3-0	6-4	7-3	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	19	10	9	0	.526	2.0	101	101	4-4	6-5	3-7	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	18	9	9	0	.500	2.5	77	73	6-3	3-6	4-6	Lost 4
Chicago Cubs	14	6	8	0	.429	3.5	62	79	5-3	1-5	3-7	Lost 4
New York Mets	16	5	11	0	.312	5.5	61	72	2-5	3-6	3-7	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	16	5	11	0	.312	5.5	74	92	2-5	3-6	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	19	14	5	0	.737		112	49	8-2	6-3	8-2	Won 4
Cincinnati Reds	17	10	7	0	.588	3.0	91	76	7-4	3-3	6-4	Won 3
Houston Astros	20	11	9	0	.550	3.5	92	72	7-4	4-5	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	19	10	9	0	.526	4.0	70	70	6-3	4-6	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	20	10	10	0	.500	4.5	85	97	8-5	2-5	5-5	Won 2
San Diego Padres	21	7	14	0	.333	8.0	64	123	5-5	2-9	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, A's 5 at Baltimore (night game):
A three-base error by Bill North, who dropped a long fly hit by Don Baylor with one out in the 15th inning, paved the way for the Orioles to defeat the Athletics, 6-5. After Baylor chugged into third, the A's walked Brooks Robinson and Jim Fuller intentionally to load the bases with hopes of getting a double play, but Andy Etchebarren foiled the plan with a sacrifice fly that scored Baylor. Reggie Jackson hit two homers for the A's, including a blow that put them ahead in the 12th, 5-4, but the Orioles tied the score in their half on a single by Elrod Hendricks, pass to Bobby Grich and single by Boog Powell.

White Sox 8, Tigers 2 at Chicago (night game):
Brian Downing hit his third homer in the last five games, connecting with two men on base in the fifth inning, as the White Sox defeated the Tigers, 8-2. The White Sox already had a 3-1 lead when Dick Allen and Ron Santo doubled for another run in the fifth. Then, after an intentional pass to Ken Henderson, Downing smashed his homer. Henderson later added the last White Sox run with a homer in the seventh.

Indians 4, Angels 3 at Cleveland (night game):
Playing what proved to be his last game in an Indians' uniform, Chris Chambliss capped a rally with a three-run double in the seventh inning to beat the Angels, 4-3. Nolan Ryan, pitching for the Angels, had a 3-0 lead until two walks started his trouble in the seventh. After George Hendrick fanned, John Lowenstein beat out an infield hit to load the bases and Jack Brohamer drove in a run with a single before Chambliss sliced his double down the left field line. After the game, it was announced that Chambliss had been traded to the Yankees in a multi-player deal.

Royals 4, Red Sox 2 at Kansas City (night game):
With the backing of four double plays, Steve Busby pitched the Royals to a 4-2 victory over the Red Sox. Amos Otis, observing his 27th birthday, hit a single, double and triple for the Royals and stole two bases. Jim Wohlford also had three hits and stole three bases. Carlton Fisk, making his first appearance of the season with the Red Sox after suffering a groin injury in spring training, walked in the second inning and scored on a double by Bob Montgomery. Hal McRae tied the score with a homer in the fourth and the Royals went ahead to stay when Freddie Patek singled and Cookie Rojas singled in the fifth.

Brewers 4, Twins 3 at Minnesota (day game):
Jim Colborn, who entered the game with an earned-run average of 10.26, pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing only five hits, and gained a victory when the Brewers defeated the Twins, 4-3. A triple by Bob Sheldon in the first and double by Bob Coluccio in the fourth led to the Brewers' first two runs before they made it 4-0 against Bert Blyleven in the eighth when George Scott and Dave May singled and Darrell Porter tripled. Eduardo Rodriguez came out to replace Colborn in the Twins' half of the eighth and failed to retire a batter, giving up three runs on a walk, single by Sergio Ferrer and doubles by Rod Carew and Larry Hisle, but Tom Murphy relieved and saved the game.

Yankees 4, Rangers 3 at New York (night game):
After reaching base on an error in the seventh inning, Thurman Munson scored an unearned run that enabled the Yankees to defeat the Rangers, 4-3. Munson was safe when third baseman Lenny Randle booted his slow roller, took third on a single by Lou Piniella and beat the throw home on a grounder by Bobby Murcer that shortstop Toby Harrah fielded over second base.

Braves 9, Cubs 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Hank Aaron hit the 15th grand-slam homer of his career, setting an N. L. record and powering the Braves to a 9-3 victory over the Cubs. Aaron formerly was tied with Gil Hodges and Willie McCovey at 14 grand-slams each. The A. L. record is 23 by Lou Gehrig. The Braves were losing, 3-1, going into the seventh inning when they began an eight-run explosion with a single by Johnny Oates and doubles by Norm Miller and Ralph Garr to tie the score. A safe bunt by Craig Robinson and pass to Darrell Evans then loaded the bases for Aaron, whose homer was his 719th. The Braves filled the sacks again on a single by Dusty Baker and two walks and added their last two runs on a single by Rowland Office.

Dodgers 7, Expos 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
The battery of Andy Messersmith and Steve Yeager provided the principal show as the Dodgers defeated the Expos, 7-1. Messersmith, who pitched a three-hitter to gain his second straight victory, also joined in the Dodgers' attack with a single and double, driving in one run. Yeager likewise had a single and double and accounted for three RBIs. A homer by Ron Fairly deprived Messersmith of a shutout.

Pirates 4, Astros 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
With a possible double play in sight, Roger Metzger booted a grounder by Ed Kirkpatrick with the bases loaded in the ninth inning and Gene Clines scored to bring the Pirates a 4-3 victory over the Astros. Bob Watson put the Astros ahead, 3-2, with a two-run homer in the eighth, but the Pirates rallied to win in the ninth. Willie Stargell was hit by a pitch to open the stanza. Mario Mendoza, running for Stargell, counted the tying run on singles by Clines and Manny Sanguillen. An intentional pass to Paul Popovich then loaded the bases before Metzger committed his error.

Padres 6, Phillies 2 at San Diego (night game):
Dave Freisleben, 22-year-old righthander from Hawaii (Pacific Coast), made his major league debut with the Padres and pitched a four-hitter to defeat the Phillies, 6-2. The Padres provided their youngster with a two-run lead in the first inning, but a walk to Dave Cash and homer by Del Unser produced the Phillies' tying pair in the sixth. Dave Winfield quickly dissolved the deadlock with a circuit clout in the home half.

Mets 6, Giants 0 at San Francisco (night game):
Tom Seaver, who had only two defeats and an earned-run average of 6.12 to show for his first four starts for the Mets this season, returned to winning form and shut out the Giants, 6-0. Last year's Cy Young Award winner gave up only four singles and did not issue a pass. In addition, Seaver collected two of the Mets' six hits and drove in two runs. Ron Bryant was the Giants' loser in his first start of the season after being injured in a swimming pool accident March 15.

Reds 4, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (night game):
Turning in 2 1/3 innings of hitless relief work, Pedro Borbon received credit for a save when the Reds defeated the Cardinals, 4-3. The victory went to Don Gullett, who was the first of four pitchers used by the the Reds. The Cardinals also used four. The Reds jumped on John Curtis for two runs in the second inning on a walk and doubles by Andy Kosco and Gullett. A single by Joe Morgan and double by Dave Concepcion added a tally in the fifth. The Reds then loaded the bases in the sixth on a double by George Foster, a hit batsman and a walk, then scored what proved to be the winning run when Foster crossed the plate while Dan Driessen was grounding into a double play. Reggie Smith hit a homer for the Cards.