MLB standings through games of May 10, 1974

MLB standings at the end of May 10, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	32	18	14	0	.562		128	126	11-4	7-10	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	27	14	13	0	.519	1.5	102	104	8-5	6-8	4-6	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	27	14	13	0	.519	1.5	96	114	5-5	9-8	7-3	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	29	15	14	0	.517	1.5	132	118	7-5	8-9	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	29	13	16	0	.448	3.5	114	131	10-8	3-8	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	23	10	13	0	.435	3.5	106	107	5-8	5-5	3-7	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	28	14	12	2	.538		117	123	7-5	7-7	7-3	Won 2
California Angels	31	16	14	1	.533		149	128	10-7	6-7	7-3	Won 1
Texas Rangers	30	15	15	0	.500	1.0	143	139	7-8	8-7	3-7	Lost 6
Oakland A's	29	14	15	0	.483	1.5	122	130	9-8	5-7	4-6	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	26	12	13	1	.480	1.5	106	119	6-6	6-7	4-6	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	27	12	15	0	.444	2.5	134	110	6-7	6-8	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	29	16	13	0	.552		139	127	7-5	9-8	6-4	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	29	15	14	0	.517	1.0	125	121	11-5	4-9	6-4	Won 2
Montreal Expos	22	11	11	0	.500	1.5	99	107	5-3	6-8	2-8	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	25	11	14	0	.440	3.0	98	142	9-5	2-9	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	29	12	17	0	.414	4.0	122	127	5-8	7-9	5-5	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	26	9	17	0	.346	5.5	114	132	5-8	4-9	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	30	21	9	0	.700		163	87	12-3	9-6	6-4	Won 3
Houston Astros	32	19	13	0	.594	3.0	158	116	14-6	5-7	7-3	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	31	17	14	0	.548	4.5	131	115	8-6	9-8	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	26	13	13	0	.500	6.0	115	107	8-6	5-7	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	30	13	17	0	.433	8.0	116	136	9-7	4-10	3-7	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	33	14	19	0	.424	8.5	110	173	9-7	5-12	5-5	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 2, Royals 1 at California (night game):
Nolan Ryan allowed only four hits and struck out 10 in a performance marred by eight walks, but the Angels' ace righthander was able to beat the Royals, 2-1. Mickey Rivers had a hand in both of the Angels' runs and also saved the game for Ryan by making a catch in the ninth inning and turning it into a double play. In the fifth, Ellie Rodriguez singled, Denny Doyle sacrificed and Rivers doubled. Rivers walked with two out in the seventh and scored from first base on a single by Dave Chalk and an error by Cookie Rojas, who dropped the ball after going out to take the throw from Jim Wohlford.

Orioles 3, Indians 1 at Cleveland (night game):
Deciding a tight game, the Orioles scored twice in the 10th inning on a single by Earl Williams and sacrifice fly by Don Baylor to defeat the Indians, 3-1. Mark Belanger homered for the Orioles and Frank Duffy for the Indians to produce a 1-1 tie before the Orioles opened the 10th with a single by Boog Powell, who gave way on the paths to Enos Cabell. After a sacrifice by Paul Blair, Brooks Robinson was passed intentionally. Williams then singled to score Cabell. Following a pass to Belanger, Baylor wrapped up the decision with his sacrifice fly, scoring Robinson.

Tigers 6, Red Sox 5 at Detroit (night game):
Ben Oglivie, who had had only one hit previously this season, came up in the ninth inning and delivered a pinch-double, scoring Willie Horton, to give the Tigers a 6-5 victory over the Red Sox. Horton led off the frame with a double and, after Norm Cash was passed intentionally, Gates Brown struck out before Oglivie batted for Aurelio Rodriguez. John Hiller received credit for an undeserved victory. The bullpen ace relieved Mickey Lolich with two men on base and two out in the ninth and was tagged for a homer by Rico Petrocelli to waste the Tigers' 5-2 lead. Danny Cater also homered for the Red Sox in the game, while the Tigers had round-trippers by Al Kaline and Cash. Kaline's clout with two men on base and Cash's swat both came in the fourth inning.

Yankees 7, Brewers 2 at New York (night game):
Dick Tidrow scattered seven hits and beat the Brewers, 7-2, for his second straight victory since being acquired by the Yankees from the Indians. The Brewers scored their runs on homers by Don Money and Darrell Porter. The Yankees, after being blanked in the first inning, counted all their runs in the next three stanzas. In the second, Graig Nettles walked and scored on a double by Chris Chambliss, who took third on the throw and crossed the plate on a sacifice fly by Bill Sudakis. A double by Thurman Munson, together with singles by Fernando Gonzalez, Bobby Murcer and Ron Blomberg, added three runs in the third and the final pair counted on a walk to Jim Mason, single by Gonzalez, sacrifice fly by Roy White and infield out by Munson in the fourth.

A's 4, Twins 2 at Oakland (night game):
Deron Johnson and Bill North drove in two runs apiece to enable the Athletics to defeat the Twins, 4-2. Reggie Jackson doubled and Johnson singled for the A's initial run in the second inning and, later in the same stanza, North drew a pass with the bases loaded to force in a second run. Johnson homered in the sixth before a single by Ray Fosse, a stolen base and double by North added the A's final tally in the seventh. Eric Soderholm homered for the Twins.

White Sox 8, Rangers 7 at Texas (night game):
The White Sox rewarded tremendous relief pitching by Terry Forster by scoring in the 14th inning on a double by Dick Allen and single by Jorge Orta to defeat the Rangers, 8-7. With Allen contributing a homer, the White Sox built up a 5-2 lead before the Rangers jumped on Stan Bahnsen and Cy Acosta for five runs in the sixth. Forster, taking over, held the Rangers scoreless on four hits over the last 8 2/3 innings. Steve Foucault, who pitched the last eight innings in relief for the Rangers, was almost as effective as Forster. However, after replacing Steve Hargan in the seventh, Foucault gave up a two-run double by Bill Melton, creating the tie that persisted until Allen and Orta decided the game in the 14th.

Giants 5, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
A single by Garry Maddox in the 13th inning scored Bobby Bonds and brought the Giants a 5-4 victory over the Braves. Bonds led off with a single and took second on an infield out by Tito Fuentes before Maddox stroked his single off the glove of first baseman Frank Tepedino for his third hit of the game. An error by Chris Speier enabled the Braves to score three unearned runs on a homer by Darrell Evans in the third inning, wiping out the Giants' 2-0 lead. A double by Dave Kingman, an infield out and sacrifice fly by Bonds tied the count in the fifth, but the Braves went ahead again in their half when Dusty Baker walked and Hank Aaron doubled. Speier then made up for his error, hitting a homer in the seventh to tie the score and set up the overtime game.

Mets 7, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
With last-out help from Bob Miller, Jerry Koosman gained his fourth consecutive victory when the Mets defeated the Cubs, 7-2. Koosman handcuffed the Cubs until two out in the final frame when singles by Don Kessinger and Dave Rosello, an error by Wayne Garrett and single by Rick Monday resulted in two unearned runs and brought Miller to the scene. Dave Schneck and Jerry Grote led the Mets' attack, each getting three hits and driving in two runs. Grote accounted for his RBIs with a bases-loaded single in the second inning and Schneck homered after a single by John Milner in seventh.

Reds 2, Astros 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Reds, who had been shut out for 21 consecutive innings, broke their drouth with a two-run homer by Dan Driessen in the fourth and defeated the Astros, 2-1. The blow off Larry Dierker enabled Jack Billingham to gain the victory after a narrow squeak in the fifth inning. With two out, Tommy Helms hit a line drive that got past George Foster, who failed in an attempted shoestring catch. Johnny Edwards scored, but Helms, who was credited with a triple, tried for an inside-the-park homer and was thrown out at the plate.

Expos 5, Cardinals 4 at Montreal (night game):
Taking advantage of errors and walks, including a pass with the bases loaded that forced in the deciding run, the Expos defeated the Cardinals, 5-4. The Expos filled the sacks in the third inning on walks to Jim Cox and Ron Hunt around a single by Barry Foote, then scored three runs on singles by Tim Foli and Ken Singleton. Steve Rogers, pitching for the Expos, had a rough time in the fourth, giving up four runs, including a homer by Jose Cruz, but the Expos came back to win the game in the fifth. Foote walked, Hunt was safe on an error by Ken Reitz and Foli drew a pass to load the bases. Willie Davis singled, driving in a run to tie the score and knock out Alan Foster. The Cardinals brought in Al Hrabosky to face lefthanded-hitting Ron Fairly, but the southpaw walked Fairly to force in the deciding run.

Phillies 3, Pirates 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
After yielding only two hits in the first eight innings, Dick Ruthven ran out of steam in the ninth, but the relief work of Mac Scarce enabled the Phillies to emerge with a 3-2 victory over the Pirates. The Phillies began their scoring against Ken Brett with a homer by Mike Schmidt in the sixth before adding two runs in the eighth on a double by Bob Boone after singles by Bill Robinson and Mike Anderson and a safe bunt by Willie Montanez had loaded the bases. Ruthven had retired 18 batters in a row before walking Rennie Stennett and giving up a single by Richie Hebner in the ninth. Scarce relieved and induced Al Oliver to ground into double play as Stennett scored. Willie Stargell then smashed a homer, but Scarce retired Dave Parker on a grounder to end the game.

Dodgers 7, Padres 5 at San Diego (night game):
Steve Yeager, who hit one of the Dodgers' three homers earlier in the game, came through with a tie-breaking double in the eighth inning to condemn the Padres to a 7-5 defeat. After both clubs scored twice in the first, Yeager hit his homer in the second, but the Padres went ahead, 4-3, before the Dodgers regained the lead with homers by Ron Cey and pinch-hitter Ken McMullen in the sixth. Derrel Thomas then tied the score with a circuit clout for the Padres in the seventh. Cey opened the Dodgers' eighth with a single and, after a sacrifice by Bill Russell, scored on Yeager's double. Tom Paciorek added an extra run with a single that drove in Yeager.