Sports news and scores from Wednesday August 24, 1977

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MLB standings as of this date
MLB team and player statistics as of this date: American League Batting / American League Pitching

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Chicago White Sox (69-54)	5	10	0	11
Baltimore Orioles (71-52)	10	19	2	8
Win: Scott McGregor (2-2) Loss: Steve Stone (13-9) T: 3:16 Att: 10,913 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Chicago Cubs (70-55)	3	8	1	6
Atlanta Braves (44-81)	4	8	0	6
Win: Don Collins (3-9) Loss: Willie Hernandez (7-5) Save: Dave Campbell (4) T: 2:34 Att: 4,649 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cleveland Indians (58-67)	5	8	0	6
California Angels (59-63)	3	8	1	4
Win: Al Fitzmorris (6-7) Loss: Nolan Ryan (17-12) Save: Jim Kern (16) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:41 Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cleveland Indians (58-68)	2	9	1	5
California Angels (60-63)	5	13	1	6
Win: Ken Brett (11-9) Loss: Rick Waits (7-5) Save: Dave LaRoche (13) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:16 Att: 16,394 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Detroit Tigers (59-65)	1	4	0	4
Oakland A's (46-77)	3	9	0	8
Win: Vida Blue (12-15) Loss: Dave Rozema (14-5) 1st game of doubleheader T: 1:53 Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Detroit Tigers (59-66)	5	8	3	8
Oakland A's (47-77)	6	9	2	8
Win: Doug Bair (2-2) Loss: John Hiller (5-13) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 3:01 Att: 7,324 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Kansas City Royals (72-51)	4	11	0	14
Milwaukee Brewers (56-75)	3	10	0	10
Win: Doug Bird (10-4) Loss: Lary Sorensen (4-7) Save: Steve Mingori (4) T: 4:21 Att: 9,082 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers (75-51)	2	9	2	7
Pittsburgh Pirates (72-55)	1	11	0	10
Win: Tommy John (15-5) Loss: Rich Gossage (9-9) Save: Mike Garman (7) T: 2:58 Att: 20,018 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Minnesota Twins (72-55)	1	4	0	6
New York Yankees (74-51)	11	13	1	6
Win: Catfish Hunter (9-7) Loss: Pete Redfern (5-9) T: 2:05 Att: 26,676 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Mets (51-75)	4	5	2	5
Cincinnati Reds (66-61)	11	15	2	9
Win: Doug Capilla (6-5) Loss: Jon Matlack (6-15) T: 2:32 Att: 28,832 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Philadelphia Phillies (78-46)	1	5	1	6
Houston Astros (58-69)	3	7	1	7
Win: Joe Niekro (9-5) Loss: Larry Christenson (12-6) T: 2:05 Att: 13,098 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
San Francisco Giants (58-70)	2	4	0	5
St. Louis Cardinals (71-55)	3	3	0	6
Win: John Urrea (6-3) Loss: Ed Halicki (11-10) Save: Al Hrabosky (9) T: 2:15 Att: 15,764 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Texas Rangers (70-54)	3	11	0	7
Boston Red Sox (71-51)	0	3	2	4
Win: Gaylord Perry (11-10) Loss: Mike Paxton (6-4) Save: Adrian Devine (11) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:26 Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Texas Rangers (71-54)	6	14	0	9
Boston Red Sox (71-52)	3	5	1	4
Win: Len Barker (2-1) Loss: Reggie Cleveland (8-7) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 3:01 Att: 31,784 at Fenway Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Toronto Blue Jays (44-79)	7	11	0	9
Seattle Mariners (51-78)	0	6	0	7
Win: Jerry Garvin (9-13) Loss: Dick Pole (7-11) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:31 Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Toronto Blue Jays (45-79)	9	13	2	6
Seattle Mariners (51-79)	3	7	1	5
Win: Jesse Jefferson (8-13) Loss: Glenn Abbott (10-9) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:14 Att: 13,253 at The Kingdome Boxscore

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