MLB standings through games of August 27, 1976

MLB standings at the end of August 27, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	124	76	48	0	.613		585	455	37-28	39-20	7-3	Won 4
Baltimore Orioles	125	65	60	0	.520	11.5	481	475	29-32	36-28	4-6	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	126	63	63	0	.500	14.0	495	491	33-28	30-35	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	126	61	65	0	.484	16.0	499	563	32-34	29-31	5-5	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	126	60	66	0	.476	17.0	535	528	33-28	27-38	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	122	56	66	0	.459	19.0	445	480	31-31	25-35	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	127	77	50	0	.606		596	458	43-22	34-28	5-5	Lost 1
Oakland A's	127	68	59	0	.535	9.0	559	500	40-21	28-38	4-6	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	128	62	66	0	.484	15.5	556	588	33-30	29-36	5-5	Lost 4
Texas Rangers	127	58	69	0	.457	19.0	492	520	33-34	25-35	2-8	Lost 5
Chicago White Sox	128	56	72	0	.438	21.5	486	580	30-34	26-38	6-4	Won 1
California Angels	128	55	73	0	.430	22.5	441	532	26-35	29-38	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	126	83	43	0	.659		632	439	43-24	40-19	7-3	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	126	69	57	0	.548	14.0	556	531	33-30	36-27	5-5	Won 2
New York Mets	127	64	63	0	.504	19.5	474	426	31-29	33-34	5-5	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	122	55	67	0	.451	26.0	484	500	28-35	27-32	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	129	58	71	0	.450	26.5	507	612	31-32	27-39	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	121	41	80	0	.339	39.5	400	555	20-36	21-44	0-10	Lost 12

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	129	81	48	0	.628		708	498	39-27	42-21	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	127	72	55	0	.567	8.0	495	460	42-24	30-31	9-1	Won 4
San Diego Padres	130	63	67	0	.485	18.5	476	531	37-29	26-38	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	131	63	68	0	.481	19.0	517	556	35-30	28-38	5-5	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	129	58	71	0	.450	23.0	504	548	27-36	31-35	3-7	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	129	56	73	0	.434	25.0	466	563	32-33	24-40	6-4	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 3, Rangers 0 at Baltimore (night game):
Jim Palmer became an 18-game winner and posted his fifth shutout of the season, pitching the Orioles to a 3-0 victory over the Rangers. The Orioles nicked Gaylord Perry for a run in the first inning on a single by Al Bumbry and double by Bobby Grich. Mark Belanger singled in the eighth, advanced on a sacrifice and passed ball before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Bumbry. Lee May doubled home the final run in the eighth.

Red Sox 9, Royals 4 at Boston (night game):
Homers by Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk and Butch Hobson highlighted the Red Sox' 14-hit attack in a 9-4 victory over the Royals. After the blows by Yastrzemski and Fisk produced a 2-0 lead, the Red Sox struck for three runs in the fifth inning on a single by Rick Miller, triple by Hobson, a hit batsman, single by Denny Doyle and double by Fred Lynn. Hobson hit his homer in the seventh to lead off a three-run inning. Bob Stinson homered with two men on base for the Royals in the ninth.

Yankees 5, Angels 0 at California (night game):
Breaking a scoreless tie, the Yankees erupted for five runs in the 15th inning and defeated the Angels, 5-0. The game's starters, Catfish Hunter for the Yankees and Frank Tanana for the Angels, each pitched 13 innings. Grant Jackson was the winner in relief of Hunter, while Sid Monge drew the defeat. Mickey Rivers singled with one out in the 15th, took third on a single by Roy White and beat the throw home for the first run on a grounder by Thurman Munson to third baseman Ron Jackson. After an intentional pass to Lou Piniella, Chris Chambliss batted in two runs with a single and Willie Randolph accounted for two more with a triple.

Indians 7, Twins 3 at Cleveland (night game):
Although rapped for 10 hits in five innings of pitching, Jackie Brown was able to gain his first victory since June 29 when the Indians defeated the Twins, 7-3. Don Hood, who relieved Brown, loaded the bases with two out in the sixth, but Stan Thomas came in, retired Rod Carew on an infield out and saved the game, allowing only two hits in the last 3 1/3 innings. The Indians did their major scoring in the second, getting four runs, one each on singles by George Hendrick and Buddy Bell and two on a double by Ray Fosse.

White Sox 5, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Staked to a five-run lead in the first inning, Ken Kravec gained his first major league victory when the White Sox defeated the Brewers, 5-2. The rookie lefthander pitched 7 2/3 innings before being lifted in favor of Francisco Barrios. Dave Hamilton relieved in the ninth and struck out the last two batters to save the game. In their first-inning outburst, the White Sox began the scoring with a single by Ralph Garr and double by Jorge Orta. Pat Kelly drove in the second run with a double and Jim Spencer added two more with a homer. The White Sox then tacked on their final marker with a pass to Brian Downing, an error and sacrifice fly by Jack Brohamer.

Tigers 8, A's 1 at Oakland (night game):
Ben Oglivie batted in three runs with a homer and sacrifice fly in support of Vern Ruhle, who pitched the Tigers to an 8-1 victory over the Athletics. Gene Tenace saved A's from being shutout with a circuit clout in the sixth inning.

Cubs 9, Braves 4 at Chicago (day game):
Jerry Morales went 4-for-4 with a homer and three singles and drove in four runs to pace the Cubs to a 9-4 victory over the Braves. Joe Wallis joined in the attack with a homer and single, accounting for two RBIs. Morales hit his homer with Jose Cardenal on base in the fifth inning, and batted in Cardenal and Wallis with a single in the sixth. Vic Correll hit a homer for the Braves.

Reds 4, Phillies 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
In an outstanding show by Joe Morgan, the Reds' second baseman drove in two runs, scored two and stole three bases to account for a 4-1 victory over the Phillies. Singles by Larry Bowa, Mike Schmidt and Ollie Brown gave the Phillies their lone run off Fred Norman in the first inning. The Reds came back with the tying tally in their half on a double by Pete Rose, an infield out and sacrifice fly by Morgan, who then tripled in the third and counted the go-ahead run on a single by George Foster. Morgan and Johnny Bench worked a double steal in the fifth and when catcher Bob Boone threw to second, trying to nail Bench, Morgan caught the Phillies off guard and continued home. A double by Rose and singles by Ken Griffey and Morgan added the final tally in the seventh. Morgan's two RBIs raised his season total to 94, equalling his career high, while his three stolen bases were his 45th, 46th and 47th.

Astros 2, Cardinals 1 at Houston (night game):
Bo McLaughlin, who failed to last two innings in an earlier encounter with the Cardinals, gained revenge with a five-hit performance and pitched the Astros to a 2-1 victory. The Astros counted their pair in the fourth inning. Jose Cruz and Cesar Cedeno singled and after the pair executed a double steal, Bob Watson drove them home with a double. The Cards' tally came in the sixth on singles by Garry Templeton and Lou Brock around a passed ball.

Dodgers 5, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
Don Sutton pitched a five-hitter and Steve Garvey and Steve Yeager knocked in two runs apiece to lead the Dodgers to a 5-2 victory over the Mets. Garvey hit a homer with a man on base in the first inning. The Mets caught up with a similar blow by Jerry Grote in the seventh, but the Dodgers then beat Jerry Koosman with three runs in the eighth. Lee Lacy and Dusty Baker singled with one out and both crossed the plate on a double by Yeager. After Skip Lockwood relieved, Bill Buckner singled to drive in Yeager.

Pirates 5, Giants 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Richie Zisk drove in three runs with a homer and triple to power the Pirates to a 5-2 victory over the Giants. Zisk hit his homer in the third inning after Omar Moreno had reached base with a safe bunt. In the fifth, Moreno singled and scored again on Zisk's triple. Dave Parker singled to drive in Zisk and later in the outburst Rennie Stennett plated Parker with a single. Gary Thomasson hit two doubles for the Giants, batting in one run and scoring one.

Padres 2, Expos 0 at San Diego (night game):
After two successive defeats, Randy Jones achieved his 20th victory of the season when the Padres' star lefthander shut out the Expos, 2-0. In becoming the first major leaguer to enter the charmed circle this season, Jones needed just 94 pitches to subdue the Expos, who went down to their 12th straight setback. The complete game was his 22nd in 32 starts and the shutout was his fifth of the year. The Padres scored both their runs off Woodie Fryman in the fourth inning when Dave Winfield singled and Mike Ivie and Fred Kendall followed with doubles.