MLB standings through games of August 17, 1976

MLB standings at the end of August 17, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	116	71	45	0	.612		539	417	33-25	38-20	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	115	61	54	0	.530	9.5	435	429	27-30	34-24	8-2	Won 5
Cleveland Indians	117	57	60	0	.487	14.5	464	467	30-27	27-33	5-5	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	116	56	60	0	.483	15.0	453	514	28-29	28-31	6-4	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	116	55	61	0	.474	16.0	483	488	28-25	27-36	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	113	51	62	0	.451	18.5	416	451	29-27	22-35	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	117	72	45	0	.615		558	420	43-21	29-24	6-4	Won 4
Oakland A's	119	65	54	0	.546	8.0	535	463	40-20	25-34	9-1	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	118	57	61	0	.483	15.5	508	542	31-30	26-31	3-7	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	118	56	62	0	.475	16.5	469	484	31-29	25-33	3-7	Lost 4
Chicago White Sox	118	50	68	0	.424	22.5	432	534	26-32	24-36	2-8	Lost 1
California Angels	119	50	69	0	.420	23.0	402	485	26-34	24-35	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	116	76	40	0	.655		580	403	39-23	37-17	4-6	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	117	64	53	0	.547	12.5	520	502	32-30	32-23	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	120	61	59	0	.508	17.0	452	404	31-28	30-31	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	122	55	67	0	.451	24.0	478	588	29-30	26-37	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	115	50	65	0	.435	25.5	449	478	25-34	25-31	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	113	41	72	0	.363	33.5	382	518	20-36	21-36	5-5	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	120	76	44	0	.633		677	467	34-23	42-21	5-5	Lost 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	118	64	54	0	.542	11.0	452	439	35-23	29-31	5-5	Won 2
San Diego Padres	123	60	63	0	.488	17.5	457	508	34-26	26-37	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	123	59	64	0	.480	18.5	491	522	34-30	25-34	3-7	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	120	56	64	0	.467	20.0	477	497	26-34	30-30	6-4	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	121	52	69	0	.430	24.5	441	530	28-30	24-39	4-6	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] White Sox 2, Red Sox 1 (night game) / Red Sox 11, White Sox 7 at Chicago (night game):
After the White Sox gained a 2-1 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, the second game turned into a scoring spree with the Red Sox winning, 11-7. In the opener, the White Sox registered the deciding run in the ninth when Pat Kelly doubled and Bill Stein singled. Bob Montgomery led the Red Sox in the nightcap, driving in five runs, three with a homer in the second inning and two with a bases-loaded double in the fifth. Montgomery also scored himself on a single by Rick Burleson, who finished the twin-bill with seven hits in 10 times at bat.

Tigers 3, Angels 2 at Detroit (night game):
Bruce Kimm, Mark Fidrych's favorite receiver, hit his first major league homer to enable the Tigers' sensational rookie to defeat the Angels, 3-2. Fidrych gave up five hits, including a homer by Ron Jackson in the fifth inning. The Angels picked up their other run on a single by Dave Collins, a sacrifice, wild pitch and sacrifice fly by Bruce Bochte in the sixth. The Tigers were limited to four hits by Frank Tanana but came back with the tying pair in their half of the sixth on a walk to Kimm, triple by Ron LeFlore and sacrifice fly by Alex Johnson. Kimm then hit his homer in the eighth for the Tigers' winning run.

Royals 4, Indians 3 at Kansas City (night game):
George Brett stole home with two out in the 10th inning to bring the Royals a 4-3 victory over the Indians. Brett singled with one away, stole second as John Mayberry struck out and continued to third on a wild throw by catcher Rick Cerone. When Dave LaRoche went into a full windup, pitching to Dave Nelson with a 1-1 count, Brett caught the Indians' reliever by surprise and took off for the plate to become the Royals' sixth runner to steal home this season. This was another three-hit game for Brett.

A's 5, Brewers 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
Bert Campaneris and Cesar Tovar drove in two runs apiece to lead the Athletics to a 5-4 victory over the Brewers. Tovar accounted for his two RBIs with a single in the fourth inning. Campaneris hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth. The Brewers knocked out Mike Norris in their half of the fifth and took the lead with four runs, including a homer by Sixto Lezcano. In the seventh, Phil Garner walked, stole second and scored the tying run on a single by Bill North. Taking second on the throw to the plate, North then came home with the A's winning run on a single by Campaneris.

Orioles 10, Twins 3 at Minnesota (night game):
Hitting a homer, triple and single, Lee May knocked in half of the Orioles' runs in a 10-3 victory over the Twins. May homered with two men on base in the first inning, delivered a run with a triple in the sixth and accounted for his fifth RBI with a single in the ninth.

Yankees 2, Rangers 1 at New York (night game):
Two Yankees homers pinned a 2-1 defeat on Tommy Boggs, Rangers' rookie righthander, who turned in the first complete game of his major league career while dropping his third straight decision. Oscar Gamble connected off the youngster in the fifth inning for the Yankees' first hit. After the Rangers tied the score in the ninth on a walk to Toby Harrah, single by Mike Hargrove and forceout by Jeff Burroughs, Graig Nettles swung at Boggs' first pitch in the Yankees' half of the ninth and homered for the winning run.

Braves 3, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Jerry Royster hit a game-tying homer in the sixth inning and then scored the winning run in the eighth on a pinch-single by Tom Paciorek to give the Braves a 3-2 victory over the Reds, who suffered their fourth straight defeat in their longest losing streak of the season. Royster walked in the eighth and stole second to set the stage for Paciorek's decisive single.

Astros 8, Cubs 1 at Houston (night game):
Five-hit pitching by J.R. Richard enabled the Astros to end their five-game losing streak with an 8-1 victory over the Cubs. Roger Metzger batted in two runs with a single in the fourth inning, Enos Cabell accounted for two with a triple in the sixth and Bob Watson drove in two with a double in the eighth. Rick Monday homered in the ninth for the Cubs.

Dodgers 4, Mets 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
Rick Rhoden helped himself to his 11th victory against one defeat by hitting a double in the fourth inning when the Dodgers scored all their runs to edge the Mets, 4-3. The Mets counted their markers in the first on a walk to Bruce Boisclair, single by Felix Millan and homer by John Milner. Steve Garvey beat out a bunt to start the Dodgers' rally in the fourth, Ron Cey walked and Bill Russell and Lee Lacy hit singles to produce the Dodgers' first two runs. After a sacrifice fly by Ellie Rodriguez added the third tally, Rhoden hit his double to drive in what proved to be the winning run.

Phillies 11, Expos 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
Jay Johnstone and Greg Luzinski knocked in nine runs between them to pace the Phillies' 17-hit attack in an 11-3 victory over the Expos. Johnstone and Dave Cash rapped four hits apiece. Johnstone, who accounted for five RBIs, drove in three runs with a double in the third inning and two with a single in the sixth. Luzinski singled for a run in the third, homered with a man on base in the fifth and produced his fourth RBI of the game with a single in the sixth.

Giants 7, Pirates 6 at San Francisco (night game):
The Giants rallied for two runs in the eighth inning on a pinch-double by Steve Ontiveros, a throwing error and homer by Gary Thomasson to overtake the Pirates, 7-6. Richie Zisk homered to account for two of the Pirates' three runs in the first. The Giants went on to take a 5-4 lead before the Pirates moved ahead with two runs in the top half of the eighth on a pair of singles, a double play and homer by Richie Hebner. In the Giants' half, Ontiveros rapped his double, batting for Gary Lavelle, and scored when Frank Taveras threw wildly on the relay from the outfield. Thomasson followed with his winning homer.

Cardinals 9, Padres 4 at St. Louis (night game):
Although batting only .207, Hector Cruz raised his season's RBI total to 53, high among N. L. rookies, by driving in four of the Cardinals' runs in a 9-4 victory over the Padres. Keith Hernandez batted in their first two tallies with a single in the first inning. Cruz picked up an RBI with a grounder in the third and then doubled with the bases loaded to plate three runs in the fourth.