MLB standings through games of July 26, 1974

MLB standings at the end of July 26, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Cleveland Indians	96	50	45	1	.526		404	399	27-22	23-23	4-6	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	97	51	46	0	.526		450	426	29-21	22-25	4-6	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	97	50	47	0	.515	1.0	393	400	26-23	24-24	3-7	Won 1
New York Yankees	97	50	47	0	.515	1.0	398	384	27-22	23-25	6-4	Won 4
Milwaukee Brewers	97	47	50	0	.485	4.0	430	402	26-21	21-29	2-8	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	97	46	51	0	.474	5.0	356	440	24-22	22-29	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	98	57	41	0	.582		446	354	31-17	26-24	8-2	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	98	49	47	2	.510	7.0	428	437	29-20	20-27	7-3	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	96	49	47	0	.510	7.0	410	392	25-22	24-25	6-4	Won 2
Texas Rangers	100	49	50	1	.495	8.5	435	462	26-23	23-27	7-3	Won 4
Minnesota Twins	100	47	52	1	.475	10.5	421	438	26-24	21-28	6-4	Lost 2
California Angels	101	39	61	1	.390	19.0	405	442	18-33	21-28	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	97	50	47	0	.515		404	409	29-18	21-29	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	98	48	50	0	.490	2.5	395	392	27-27	21-23	4-6	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	97	47	50	0	.485	3.0	407	396	29-20	18-30	9-1	Won 2
Montreal Expos	96	46	50	0	.479	3.5	399	395	22-21	24-29	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	95	42	53	0	.442	7.0	391	491	24-23	18-30	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	95	41	54	0	.432	8.0	334	388	18-27	23-27	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	100	65	35	0	.650		503	346	33-16	32-19	4-6	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	101	60	41	0	.594	5.5	461	374	30-21	30-20	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	100	52	48	0	.520	13.0	424	395	32-21	20-27	3-7	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	100	51	49	0	.510	14.0	387	348	26-24	25-25	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	101	46	55	0	.455	19.5	403	434	25-25	21-30	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	102	43	59	0	.422	23.0	373	513	27-26	16-33	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Royals 3, Angels 2 at California (night game):
The Royals scored three runs in the ninth to beat the Angels 3-2, and thus prevent new manager Dick Williams from posting his first win on home grounds. The big blow in the decisive frame was George Brett's bases-loaded single off reliever Skip Lockwood. That made the score 2-1 and the insurance tally came home on Fran Healy's sacrifice fly. The Angels made a bid to pull the game out of the fire in their last turn at bat when they loaded the bases with one out on three singles, but Royal ace Steve Busby struck out Joe Lahoud, walked Bruce Bochte to force in a tally and then got Bobby Valentine on a grounder to third.

Orioles 9, Indians 5 at Cleveland (night game):
The Orioles, led by Rich Coggins' five hits, including the tie-breaker in the 11th inning, handed Gaylord Perry his third straight defeat as they downed the Indians, 9-5. Perry carried a three-run lead into the bottom of the ninth but a sacrifice fly by Earl Williams and Paul Blair's two-run homer sent the game into overtime. In the 11th, a pair of walks, Coggins' double, Blair's sacrifice fly and Tommy Davis' homer broke the contest open. The Indians had taken a 5-2 lead in the third with a four-run outburst highlighted by John Ellis' homer. The loss kept the Indians from taking over first place in the A. L. East.

Tigers 1, Red Sox 0 at Detroit (night game):
Jim Northrup's line single with one out in the 11th inning scored Gary Sutherland from second and gave the Tigers a 1-0 win over the Red Sox. Sutherland had reached first on Rico Petrocelli's error and moved to second on Al Kaline's sacrifice. It was a tough loss for Reggie Cleveland who had pitched no-hit ball for 7 2/3 innings and yielded only two safe knocks until Northrup's blow. Joe Coleman went the distance for the Tigers and allowed only four safeties.

Yankees 5, Brewers 1 at New York (night game):
The Yankees scored their 15th win out of the last 20 games when they downed the Brewers, 5-1. Pat Dobson was the winning hurler, although Sparky Lyle came on in the eighth inning with two men on to retire Johnny Briggs on a pop out and then blanked the Brewers in the ninth to preserve the triumph. The Yankees scored two in the fourth on a pair of walks and Lou Piniella's line double to left-center. They added another in the seventh on Jim Mason's home run and two more in the eighth on doubles by Chris Chambliss and Mason and single by Elliott Maddox. The Brewers' lone tally came on a double by Robin Yount and Don Money's single in the third inning.

A's 5, Twins 3 at Oakland (night game):
The A's scored four runs in the fourth inning, and it was all they needed to score their eighth win without a loss over the Twins this season. The final score was 5-3. The Twins built up a 3-0 lead on the strength of a two-run homer by Larry Hisle in the second and sacrifice fly by Hisle in the sixth. The A's broke Blyleven's service in the sixth on singles by Joe Rudi, Angel Mangual and Dick Green, walk to pinch-hitter Pat Bourque and two-run single by Bert Campaneris, the last blow coming off reliever Bill Campbell. A walk and singles by Rudi and Claudell Washington produced the final marker in the seventh. The win stretched the A's first-place margin in the A. L. West to seven games, their biggest bulge of the season.

Rangers 10, White Sox 6 at Texas (night game):
A 16-hit attack, aided by five White Sox errors, was more than enough for the Rangers to post a 10-6 triumph over the Chisox. Jim Kaat, winner of seven straight games, saw his skein snapped as he departed the premises in the fourth inning. Despite being given a seven-run lead, Jim Bibby needed relief help from Steve Foucault before gaining credit for his 14th victory. Carlos May blasted two two-run homers for the losers while Jeff Burroughs, with three hits and his 74th RBI of the campaign, tops for the junior circuit, led the Texas shooting.

Cubs 10, Phillies 7 at Chicago (day game):
Billy Williams' eighth career grand slam homer highlighted a five-run sixth inning and led the Cubs to a 10-7 win over the Phillies. Williams' blow, his 13th of the campaign, came off reliever Jesus Hernaiz and followed successive singles by Don Kessinger, Rick Monday and Jose Cardenal. Seven pitchers for both teams paraded to the mound and 25 hits rattled around the premises. Cub starter Rick Reuschel was the winner despite being kayoed in the seventh after giving up successive singles to Dave Cash, Larry Bowa and Mike Schmidt to open the frame. Ken Frailing relieved and then he himself required assistance from Oscar Zamora in the ninth inning before the home team could close out the game.

Giants 5, Reds 4 at Cincinnati (night game):
Brilliant relief pitching by Elias Sosa enabled the Giants to edge the Reds, 5-4. Sosa took over in the sixth inning and preserved a one-run margin, allowing the local nine but one hit the rest of the route. The Giants got only five hits but four of them came in the third inning and, combined with a couple of walks, enabled the victors to score their five runs. The key blows in the frame were bases-loaded singles by Steve Ontiveros and Ken Rudolph. The loss snapped a personal five-game winning streak for Red starter Don Gullett.

Astros 8, Dodgers 7 at Houston (night game):
The Astros outlasted the Dodgers, 8-7, in a see-saw contest that went 11 innings and saw apparently tireless Dodger reliever Mike Marshall saddled with the defeat. The winning score came about when Larry Milbourne, usually inserted into the lineup as a late-inning defensive substitute, singled, advanced to second on Dave Campbell's sacrifice and scored when he beat second baseman Davey Lopes' throw to the plate on Roger Metzger's grounder. Neither starter, Andy Messersmith nor Tom Griffin, lasted past the third inning.

Pirates 3, Expos 0 at Montreal (night game):
Dock Ellis and Ramon Hernandez combined on a five-hitter as the Pirates blanked the Expos, 3-0. Hernandez relieved in the ninth inning after Ron Hunt and Larry Lintz singled with one out. He got Willie Davis to fly out and struck out Ken Singleton to end the game. The Pirates' scoring came early as Al Oliver stretched his consecutive game hitting streak to 20 with a single in the first that was followed by a triple by Willie Stargell and single by Richie Zisk. Bob Robertson completed the scoring with a homer in the seventh.

Mets 3, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (night game):
Tom Seaver, making his first start since July 7 and pitching his first complete game since June 1st, tossed his third shutout of the season as the Mets defeated the Cardinals, 3-0. The Met ace was in command all the way, giving up but four hits. The New Yorkers scored twice in the third frame when Ed Kranepool singled home two runs off Card starter Lynn McGlothen. Kranepool's blow followed a walk to Jerry Grote and singles by John Milner and Rusty Staub which loaded the bases. The Mets' other tally came in the seventh on a flamer by Milner. McGlothen suffered his fourth straight defeat.