MLB standings through games of July 27, 1976

MLB standings at the end of July 27, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	95	60	35	0	.632		443	326	29-23	31-12	6-4	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	96	48	48	0	.500	12.5	352	365	21-27	27-21	6-4	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	94	46	48	0	.489	13.5	390	380	23-23	23-25	4-6	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	95	46	49	0	.484	14.0	383	431	21-23	25-26	5-5	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	95	43	52	0	.453	17.0	395	410	22-23	21-29	2-8	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	93	42	51	0	.452	17.0	350	383	23-21	19-30	7-3	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	97	59	38	0	.608		455	360	34-16	25-22	4-6	Lost 1
Oakland A's	99	53	46	0	.535	7.0	430	386	31-18	22-28	7-3	Won 3
Texas Rangers	95	47	48	0	.495	11.0	396	401	28-26	19-22	3-7	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	96	46	50	0	.479	12.5	415	432	22-25	24-25	6-4	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	98	44	54	0	.449	15.5	372	434	23-25	21-29	4-6	Lost 2
California Angels	101	43	58	0	.426	18.0	346	419	22-28	21-30	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	95	65	30	0	.684		497	330	35-18	30-12	7-3	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	96	53	43	0	.552	12.5	446	429	27-21	26-22	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	100	51	49	0	.510	16.5	387	333	24-20	27-29	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	95	42	53	0	.442	23.0	373	403	21-28	21-25	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	98	40	58	0	.408	26.5	375	490	21-24	19-34	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	92	32	60	0	.348	31.5	306	433	15-28	17-32	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	99	62	37	0	.626		565	396	29-20	33-17	7-3	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	98	55	43	0	.561	6.5	396	375	32-18	23-25	6-4	Won 2
Houston Astros	102	52	50	0	.510	11.5	407	440	30-23	22-27	5-5	Won 3
San Diego Padres	100	48	52	0	.480	14.5	360	407	30-26	18-26	5-5	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	98	44	54	0	.449	17.5	417	422	19-28	25-26	3-7	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	101	43	58	0	.426	20.0	377	448	24-26	19-32	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 4, Yankees 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Jim Palmer came out ahead in a duel with Dock Ellis and won for the 14th time this season when the Orioles defeated the Yankees, 4-1. The Orioles' first two tallies were unearned, but they picked up an earned run on a double by Lee May and single by Tony Muser in the fourth inning before capping their scoring with a homer by Al Bumbry in the seventh.

Red Sox 8, Indians 7 at Boston (night game):
Although knocked out in the eighth inning after giving up 14 hits, Fergie Jenkins received credit for the 200th victory of his career when the Red Sox outlasted the Indians, 8-7. The Red Sox scored all their runs in the first four frames, counting what proved to be the deciding tally in the fourth on a double by Fred Lynn, single by Carl Yastrzemski and forceout by Jim Rice.

Angels 2, Royals 1 at California (night game):
Paul Splittorff, who had won eight straight games for the Royals, was stopped on his streak by the Angels, who posted a 2-1 victory behind the four-hit pitching of Frank Tanana. Splittorff gave up the Angels' pair in the fifth inning on a single by Bill Melton, pass to Tony Solaita and double by Andy Etchebarren. That was the last inning in the game for Splittorff, who had to leave the mound because of swelling of his right index finger.

Brewers 6, Tigers 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
Scoring three runs on only one hit in the seventh inning, the Brewers defeated the Tigers, 4-3. The Brewers opened their lucky seventh with a walk to Tim Johnson and single by Von Joshua, chasing Ray Bare, who started for the Tigers. After Steve Grilli took the mound, Don Money sacrificed and George Scott drew an intentional pass to load the bases. Darrell Porter followed with a sacrifice fly to tie the score. Joshua came home with the go-ahead run on a wild pitch. Mike Hegan walked. Bill Laxton relieved and passed Hank Aaron to load the bases before allowing the Brewers' last run on a wild pickoff throw.

A's 1, White Sox 0 at Oakland (night game):
Vida Blue was rapped for 10 hits but managed to post his second straight shutout, pitching the Athletics to a 1-0 victory over the White Sox. Rich Gossage, who gave up only five hits, became the loser when the A's scored in the seventh inning on a double by Claudell Washington and single by Ken McMullen.

Cubs 5, Expos 0 at Chicago (day game):
After scoring four runs in the first inning, the Cubs proceeded to beat the Expos, 5-0, behind the three-hit hurling of Ray Burris. The first five Cub batters all hit safely. Joe Wallis, Jose Cardenal, Bill Madlock, Jerry Morales and Pete LaCock singled in succession for the first three runs and the fourth scored on a forceout by Manny Trillo.

Giants 9, Reds 4 at Cincinnati (night game):
Jack Billingham pitched hitless ball for the first four innings but then blew up in the fifth as the Giants erupted for six runs to defeat the Reds, 9-4. Bobby Murcer drew a walk to open the fifth before Darrell Evans homered for the Giants' first hit. A double by Dave Rader and triple by Gary Thomasson helped the Giants add four runs before the frame ended.

Astros 4, Padres 1 at Houston (night game):
Bob Watson drove in the Astros' runs and J.R. Richard pitched a four-hitter to defeat the Padres, 4-1. Watson accounted for his first RBI with a single in the opening frame. After the Padres picked up a tainted tally in the second, the Astros loaded the bases in their half and scored two runs on a single by Watson. Then in the fifth, Watson completed his big night with a homer for his fourth RBI.

Mets 4, Phillies 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
When arm trouble forced Craig Swan to leave the mound after three innings, Bob Myrick relieved and received credit for his first major league victory as the Mets defeated the Phillies, 4-1. Myrick was lifted after putting a runner on base in the seventh and Skip Lockwood finished. The Mets scored twice in the fifth on a single by Roy Staiger, pass to Bud Harrelson, a double steal, infield out and wild pitch. Their other pair followed in the sixth on singles by Bruce Boisclair, John Milner and Joe Torre and a sacrifice fly by Staiger.

Pirates 3, Cardinals 1 at St. Louis (night game):
Although rapped for 11 hits, Bruce Kison lasted the distance and helped himself at bat with two singles and pitched the Pirates to a 3-1 victory over the Cardinals. With the score tied, 1-1, Kison singled in the eighth inning. Pete Falcone, who had started for the Cardinals, was forced to leave the mound with a pulled neck muscle. After Al Hrabosky relieved, Frank Taveras forced Kison, but Rennie Stennett singled, Al Oliver walked and Willie Stargell hit a sacrifice fly to break the tie. Kison batted in an insurance run with a single in the ninth.