MLB standings through games of August 15, 1975

MLB standings at the end of August 15, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	120	72	48	0	.600		612	550	34-24	38-24	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	118	65	53	0	.551	6.0	521	430	33-27	32-26	7-3	Won 1
New York Yankees	119	62	57	0	.521	9.5	503	439	29-24	33-33	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	120	56	64	0	.467	16.0	502	564	29-32	27-32	3-7	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	116	52	64	0	.448	18.0	487	542	26-31	26-33	4-6	Lost 3
Detroit Tigers	120	46	74	0	.383	26.0	447	598	27-38	19-36	0-10	Lost 19

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	120	72	48	0	.600		544	454	41-21	31-27	4-6	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	118	65	53	0	.551	6.0	527	474	37-20	28-33	6-4	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	121	59	62	0	.488	13.5	552	560	29-29	30-33	7-3	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	119	58	61	0	.487	13.5	512	516	37-26	21-35	6-4	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	121	55	66	0	.455	17.5	571	586	28-32	27-34	6-4	Won 2
California Angels	122	55	67	0	.451	18.0	481	546	27-36	28-31	6-4	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	120	67	53	0	.558		504	425	36-20	31-33	1-9	Lost 4
Philadelphia Phillies	119	65	54	0	.546	1.5	543	502	43-21	22-33	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	120	64	56	0	.533	3.0	485	492	33-26	31-30	8-2	Won 2
New York Mets	119	61	58	0	.513	5.5	486	457	34-32	27-26	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	122	56	66	0	.459	12.0	510	597	32-25	24-41	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	117	49	68	0	.419	16.5	419	515	26-33	23-35	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	119	80	39	0	.672		632	422	50-13	30-26	9-1	Won 6
Los Angeles Dodgers	120	64	56	0	.533	16.5	480	404	33-24	31-32	8-2	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	121	61	60	0	.504	20.0	509	513	32-25	29-35	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	119	54	65	0	.454	26.0	406	491	27-30	27-35	3-7	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	122	54	68	0	.443	27.5	429	540	30-33	24-35	4-6	Lost 2
Houston Astros	124	46	78	0	.371	36.5	505	550	29-34	17-44	6-4	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Rangers 10, Orioles 6 (night game) / Orioles 13, Rangers 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Doug DeCinces drove in five runs with a homer and bases-loaded triple to back Mike Cuellar's five-hitter as the Orioles rapped the Rangers, 13-1, to split a twinbill. The Rangers won the opener, 10-6, with a four-run eighth capped by Dave Moates' tie-breaking double and Tom Grieve's second two-run single of the game.

Angels 8, Tigers 0 at California (night game):
The Tigers' losing streak reached 19 as the Angels' Frank Tanana tossed a four-hitter and registered an 8-0 victory. Bruce Bochte, who hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, also doubled twice. Mickey Lolich suffered his eighth straight loss.

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2 at Chicago (night game):
Luis Tiant pitched a seven-hitter for the Red Sox and turned in his 14th complete game in a 3-2 victory over the White Sox. Cecil Cooper, who tripled in the second inning and scored on Rico Petrocelli's sacrifice fly, added a solo homer in the fourth. The decisive Red Sox run counted in the sixth when Fred Lynn walked, advanced to second on an infield out and came home on a single by Rick Miller.

Yankees 5, Royals 4 at Kansas City (night game):
Chris Chambliss hit a two-out, two-run double to cap a three-run eighth inning as the Yankees edged the Royals, 5.4. The Royals had taken a 4-2 lead on a homer by Tony Solaita in the fifth and solo shot by John Mayberry in the sixth. Tippy Martinez gained the save with 1 1/3 scoreless innings, helping end Pat Dobson's six-game losing streak.

Twins 8, Indians 4 at Minnesota (night game):
Rod Carew singled in two runs in a four-run second inning and Steve Braun doubled in two in a three-run fifth to send the Twins past the Indians, 8-4. Oscar Gamble hit a three-run homer and Boog Powell added a solo blast for the Indians' runs.

Brewers 8, A's 4 at Oakland (night game):
George Scott hit a pair of two-run homers as the Brewers topped the Athletics, 8-4. Jim Colborn permitted eight hits including a homer by Phil Garner, but fanned seven, including Gene Tenace four times.

[DH] Cardinals 4, Braves 1 (night game) / Cardinals 2, Braves 1 at Atlanta (night game):
The Cardinals swept the Braves, 4-1 and 2-1, to move to three games behind the Pirates. Ron Reed pitched a seven-hitter in the opener. Eric Rasmussen and Al Hrabosky teamed for a four-hitter in the second game, with Hrabosky notching a Cardinal club record 18th save. Ron Fairly singled for the first Cardinal hit off loser Mike Thompson in a two-run nightcap seventh. After Ted Simmons singled, Reggie Smith rapped an RBI single and Ted Sizemore hit a sacrifice fly.

Reds 8, Pirates 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Reds exploded with a six-run first inning to defeat the Pirates, 8-3. Johnny Bench hit a two-run homer and winning pitcher Fred Norman added a two-run single in the first as the Reds dealt the Bucs their ninth loss in 10 games. Pete Rose singled and also hit an RBI double in the burst. Norman notched his sixth straight victory and upped his career record at Riverfront Stadium to 23-6.

Astros 4, Cubs 1 at Houston (night game):
The Astros scored three runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Cubs, 4-1, and end a three-game losing streak. The winners snapped a 1-1 tie on Cliff Johnson's double, scoring Greg Gross, who had walked and stopped at third on a double by Cesar Cedeno. When Jose Cardenal bobbled Johnson's double, Cedeno also scored. Milt May singled off reliever Darold Knowles for the third run of the inning.

Expos 8, Dodgers 4 at Montreal (night game):
The Expos scored five runs in the fifth inning to down the Dodgers, 8-4. Larry Parrish hit a two-run double and Larry Biittner added an RBI two-bagger after run-scoring singles by Pete Mackanin and Barry Foote. Winning pitcher Steve Rogers scattered seven hits, including a three-run homer by Davey Lopes in the ninth.

[DH] Giants 6, Mets 2 (day game) / Mets 9, Giants 4 at New York (night game):
The Mets salvaged a split with the Giants on a three-run homer by Wayne Garrett and two-run clouts by Rusty Staub and John Stearns for a 9-4 victory in the second game. The Giants won the opener, 6-2, on the strength of Marc Hill's three-run homer, which capped a six-run sixth.

Phillies 4, Padres 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
A two-run homer by Greg Luzinski in the first inning and solo blast by Mike Schmidt in the second started the Phillies off to a 4-3 victory over the Padres. Tom Hilgendorf tossed 3 1/3 shutout innings for a relief triumph that put the Phils 1½ games behind the first-place Pirates. The final Phillie run scored in the fourth on Garry Maddox' double and a single by Dick Ruthven.