MLB standings through games of April 15, 1977

MLB standings at the end of April 15, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Cleveland Indians	4	3	1	0	.750		31	19	0-0	3-1	3-1	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	6	4	2	0	.667		17	11	2-1	2-1	4-2	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	8	5	3	0	.625		37	34	5-2	0-1	5-3	Lost 1
New York Yankees	6	2	4	0	.333	2.0	19	20	1-2	1-2	2-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	8	2	6	0	.250	3.0	28	49	0-3	2-3	2-6	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	5	1	4	0	.200	2.5	5	15	0-3	1-1	1-4	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	4	0	4	0	.000	3.0	18	36	0-2	0-2	0-4	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	8	7	1	0	.875		46	33	6-1	1-0	7-1	Won 5
Texas Rangers	5	4	1	0	.800	1.5	16	11	1-1	3-0	4-1	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	6	4	2	0	.667	2.0	28	24	3-0	1-2	4-2	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	6	4	2	0	.667	2.0	39	19	1-2	3-0	4-2	Lost 2
California Angels	10	4	6	0	.400	4.0	49	43	1-0	3-6	4-6	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	10	4	6	0	.400	4.0	29	55	4-5	0-1	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	8	3	5	0	.375	4.0	39	32	0-1	3-4	3-5	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	7	5	2	0	.714		39	30	0-1	5-1	5-2	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	6	4	2	0	.667	0.5	31	22	1-2	3-0	4-2	Won 4
Pittsburgh Pirates	6	3	3	0	.500	1.5	27	29	2-3	1-0	3-3	Won 3
New York Mets	7	3	4	0	.429	2.0	27	33	1-3	2-1	3-4	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	5	2	3	0	.400	2.0	16	23	0-1	2-2	2-3	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	5	1	4	0	.200	3.0	21	24	0-4	1-0	1-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	7	5	2	0	.714		23	24	5-1	0-1	5-2	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	7	5	2	0	.714		48	32	4-2	1-0	5-2	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	7	3	4	0	.429	2.0	32	32	1-0	2-4	3-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	7	3	4	0	.429	2.0	26	33	0-1	3-3	3-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	8	3	5	0	.375	2.5	39	44	2-2	1-3	3-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	8	3	5	0	.375	2.5	38	41	1-3	2-2	3-5	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 7, Mariners 0 at California (night game):
Nolan Ryan pitched the fifth one-hitter of his career and shut out the Mariners for the second time this season as the Angels delighted their record home-opening crowd of 34,654 by posting a 7-0 victory. Bob Stinson singled in the fifth inning for the only hit off the Angels' fireballer, who struck out eight and walked six. The Angels backed Ryan with homers by Bobby Bonds, Don Baylor and Bobby Grich.

White Sox 7, Blue Jays 5 at Chicago (night game):
A five-run rally in the sixth inning enabled the White Sox to defeat the Blue Jays, 7-5. The Blue Jays also had a five-run inning, scoring in the second. The White Sox came back with two in the third on a single by Chet Lemon, triple by Jim Essian and single by Royle Stillman before their uprising in the sixth. After Jim Spencer, Lemon and Alan Bannister contributed doubles to help tie the score, Stillman accounted for the winning margin with a two-run single.

Tigers 4, Royals 3 at Kansas City (night game):
Ben Oglivie batted in three runs with a homer and sacrifice fly to pace the Tigers to a 4-3 victory over the Royals. Oglivie's homer followed a double by Jason Thompson in the second inning. The Tigers counted again on singles by Ron LeFlore, Tito Fuentes and Steve Kemp in the sixth before Oglivie followed with his sacrifice fly to score Fuentes.

Brewers 7, Yankees 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
With Sixto Lezcano and Cecil Cooper driving in five runs between them, the Brewers defeated the Yankees, 7-4, for their second victory over Don Gullett in two meetings. Lezcano, who beat Gullett with two homers April 10, stroked a two-run single off the lefthander in the first inning. Cooper knocked in a pair with a triple in the fifth and Lezcano accounted for his third RBI of the game with a single when the Brewers piled up five runs in the fifth and kayoed Gullett. Jerry Augustine, with help from Bill Castro and Bob McClure, beat the Yankees for the second time.

A's 3, Twins 2 at Minnesota (day game):
The rookie-laden Athletics continued their amazing early streak by defeating the Twins, 3-2, for their fifth straight victory and seventh in eight games. The A's scored all their runs in the fifth inning, starting with Rob Picciolo's first major league homer. Mitchell Page, who had two hits to keep his batting average at .500, then drove in two runs with a single, scoring Bill North and Larry Lintz. Rod Carew homered for the Twins, who drew 14,788 for their home opener.

Braves 4, Astros 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Batting for first time in Atlanta Stadium, Jeff Burroughs smashed a two-run homer to start the Braves off to a 4-3 victory over the Astros before a home opening-night crowd of 46,469. Jerry Royster made it 3-1 for the Braves with a round-tripper in the third, but the Astros tied the score in the fourth when Cliff Johnson hit for the circuit with a man on base. Dick Ruthven then won his own game, driving in the Braves' deciding run with a double in the sixth. However, the Braves needed clutch relief work by Rick Camp, who choked off the Astros with the bases loaded in both the seventh and eighth innings.

Phillies 7, Expos 2 at Montreal (day game):
Playing for the first time in Olympic Stadium, after moving from smaller Jarry Park, the Expos drew the largest crowd in their history, 57,592, but spoiled the home opener by losing to the Phillies, 7-2. Jay Johnstone knocked in two runs for the Phils with a double and Greg Luzinski accounted for two more with a homer. Ellis Valentine drove in both runs for the Expos with a homer and infield out.

Cubs 8, Mets 4 at New York (day game):
Shut out by Jon Matlack for six innings, the Cubs began their comeback with a homer by Bobby Murcer in the seventh and then exploded for seven runs in the eighth to defeat the Mets, 8-4. Manny Trillo led off the big inning with a double and then, batting for a second time, doubled again with the bases loaded to drive in three runs.

Reds 9, Padres 5 at San Diego (night game):
Homers by Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and George Foster helped the Reds snap their five-game losing streak with a 9-5 victory over the Padres. Morgan connected with a man on base in the third inning to pace the Reds to a 5-0 lead, but the Padres battled back and put over the tying tally in the fifth on singles by Dave Winfield and Gene Tenace around a stolen base. Bench broke the deadlock with his circuit clout in the sixth. Foster wrapped up the Reds' decision with a two-run homer in the ninth.

Dodgers 7, Giants 1 at San Francisco (day game):
Reggie Smith hit his first two homers of the season, each with a man on base, to provide the Dodgers' power in a 7-1 victory over the Giants. A double by Chris Speier and pinch-single by Mike Sadek in the seventh inning accounted for the Giants' lone run before a home opener crowd of 40,008. Doug Rau, with help from Charlie Hough, defeated the Giants for the second time this year. Ed Halicki, who had beaten the Dodgers five straight times over three seasons, was stopped in his mastery of the L. A. club.

Pirates 7, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (night game):
The Cardinals, who compiled a a 5-1 record on the road before coming home, disappointed their opening night crowd of 41,226 at Busch Stadium by bowing to the Pirates, 7-0. Jim Rooker, who lost to the Redbirds, 8-7, in Pittsburgh April 10, pitched a three-hitter to regain his mastery of the Cardinals, whom he beat five straight times in 1976. The Pirates backed their lefthander with three homers. Duffy Dyer started the scoring with a shot in the third inning. Dave Parker and Rennie Stennett each hit for the circuit with a man on base in the sixth. Stennett raced around the bases on an inside-the-park drive when Hector Cruz fell down going after the ball in right field.