MLB standings through games of April 17, 1977

MLB standings at the end of April 17, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Milwaukee Brewers	8	6	2	0	.750		23	14	4-1	2-1	6-2	Won 4
Cleveland Indians	7	4	3	0	.571	1.5	46	36	1-2	3-1	4-3	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	10	5	5	0	.500	2.0	41	41	5-2	0-3	5-5	Lost 3
Baltimore Orioles	7	3	4	0	.429	2.5	16	16	0-3	3-1	3-4	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	10	3	7	0	.300	4.0	41	60	0-3	3-4	3-7	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	7	2	5	0	.286	3.5	35	51	0-2	2-3	2-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	8	2	6	0	.250	4.0	22	26	1-2	1-4	2-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	8	6	2	0	.750		35	28	5-0	1-2	6-2	Won 5
Oakland A's	10	7	3	0	.700		49	46	6-1	1-2	7-3	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	8	5	3	0	.625	1.0	50	32	2-3	3-0	5-3	Won 1
Texas Rangers	7	4	3	0	.571	1.5	17	22	1-3	3-0	4-3	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	10	5	5	0	.500	2.0	52	35	2-1	3-4	5-5	Won 2
California Angels	12	5	7	0	.417	3.0	62	58	2-1	3-6	3-7	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	12	5	7	0	.417	3.0	44	68	4-5	1-2	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	9	6	3	0	.667		44	36	1-2	5-1	6-3	Won 1
Montreal Expos	7	4	3	0	.571	1.0	22	27	2-1	2-2	4-3	Won 2
New York Mets	9	5	4	0	.556	1.0	37	34	3-3	2-1	5-4	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	8	4	4	0	.500	1.5	32	32	1-2	3-2	4-4	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	8	4	4	0	.500	1.5	33	34	2-3	2-1	4-4	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	7	1	6	0	.143	4.0	25	30	0-4	1-2	1-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	9	7	2	0	.778		60	38	4-2	3-0	7-2	Won 5
Atlanta Braves	9	5	4	0	.556	2.0	41	39	3-0	2-4	5-4	Won 3
Houston Astros	9	5	4	0	.556	2.0	30	33	5-1	0-3	5-4	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	10	4	6	0	.400	3.5	47	50	2-2	2-4	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	10	4	6	0	.400	3.5	44	49	2-4	2-2	4-6	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	9	3	6	0	.333	4.0	32	45	0-3	3-3	3-6	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Mariners 11, Angels 7 at California (night game):
Mike Kekich, who pitched two perfect innings in relief before leaving the mound with a sore shoulder, was credited with his first major league victory since 1973 when the Mariners defeated the Angels, 11-7. Dan Meyer homered for the Mariners with two men on base in the first and Leroy Stanton, who had only one hit in 21 previous at-bats, connected for the circuit with a mate aboard in the sixth. Bobby Bonds homered for the Angels.

White Sox 4, Blue Jays 2 at Chicago (day game):
The White Sox extended their winning streak to five games by defeating the Blue Jays, 4-2, behind the combined four-hit hurling of Ken Brett and Bruce Dal Canton. The White Sox scored their first three runs on sacrifice flies by Richie Zisk, Royle Stillman and jorge Orta before adding the final tally in the fifth inning when Jim Essian doubled and Stillman singled. Doug Ault saved the Blue Jays from being shutout by hitting a homer with a man on base in the ninth.

[DH] Red Sox 4, Indians 1 (day game) / Indians 10, Red Sox 5 at Cleveland (day game):
Reggie Cleveland pitched a four-hitter and Denny Doyle rapped a triple and two singles as the Red Sox won the opener of a doubleheader, 4-1, but the Indians came back to gain a split with a 10-5 victory in the nightcap. Andre Thornton homered in the third inning for the Indians' lone run in the lidlifter. Doyle tripled and scored on a single by Jim Rice in the fifth. Butch Hobson hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the sixth and the final Red Sox pair counted on a single by Doyle, double by Carl Yastrzemski and single by Carlton Fisk in seventh. In the second game, the Indians and Red Sox matched five-run outbursts before Fred Kendall sent the Tribe ahead to stay with a homer in the fourth inning.

Royals 6, Tigers 5 at Kansas City (day game):
John Mayberry led off the eighth inning with a homer to help the Royals snap their three-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Tigers. The homer was Mayberry's second of the year, both off Dave Roberts, whom he also beat with a three-run smash in Detroit on opening day. Rusty Staub hit a two-run homer for the Tigers in the first inning and, after the Royals went ahead, 5-4, a triple by Staub and sacrifice fly by Jason Thompson tied the score in the Tigers' half of the eighth before Mayberry delivered the Royals' winning blow.

Brewers 2, Yankees 0 at Milwaukee (day game):
The Brewers completed a sweep of the three-game series, beating the Yankees, 2-0, for their fifth victory in six meetings between the clubs this season. Bill Travers spaced seven hits in posting the shutout to end his personal eight-game losing streak dating back to 1976. The Brewers scored their first run on a walk to Jim Wohlford and triple by Charlie Moore in the third inning. Robin Yount provided an insurance marker with a homer in the sixth.

Twins 10, A's 2 at Minnesota (night game):
The Twins exploded for seven runs in the second inning, featuring a triple by Rod Carew with the bases loaded, and had easy going the rest of the way to register a 10-2 victory over the Athletics.

[DH] Orioles 5, Rangers 0 (day game) / Orioles 6, Rangers 1 at Texas (day game):
Jim Palmer turned in his second straight shutout and 44th of his career, pitching a three-hitter, and Ross Grimsley followed with a six-hit performance as the Orioles swept over the Rangers in a doubleheader, 5-0 and 6-1. Lee May drove in two runs with a single and Billy Smith hit his first major league homer in the Orioles' support of Palmer. In the second game, Ken Singleton hit two singles, driving in a run each time, and also contributed a double to the Orioles' attack.

Braves 5, Astros 4 at Atlanta (day game):
A single by Gary Matthews and double by Rod Gilbreath scored a run in the eighth inning and gave the Braves a 5-4 victory over the Astros in a game that saw the umpires walk off the field briefly in protest against showing a close play on Atlanta Stadium's electronic scoreboard. In the fourth inning, after Bob Watson scored for the Astros on a passed ball in a nip-and-tuck play at the plate, a replay was shown on the scoreboard. When the crowd responded with a storm of boos, the umpiring crew left the field but returned after Braves' director of player personnel Bill Lucas assured them that no more close calls would be shown.

Expos 2, Phillies 1 at Montreal (day game):
Ellis Valentine hit a homer in the eighth inning to lift the Expos to a 2-1 victory over the Phillies. The Expos scored initially in the third on a double by Andre Dawson and single by Dave Cash. The Phillies pulled even in the top half of the eighth with a double by Ted Sizemore and single by Bob Boone.

Mets 6, Cubs 0 at New York (day game):
Tom Seaver turned in the fifth one-hitter of his career while pitching the Mets to a 6-0 victory over the Cubs. Steve Ontiveros accounted for the hit in the fifth inning with a blooper that fell in front of right fielder Ed Kranepool, who just missed making a diving catch. The shutout was Seaver's second straight and 41st of his career. Mets' scoring included a homer by Dave Kingman with a man on base.

Reds 4, Padres 1 at San Diego (day game):
The first Reds' pitcher to last the route this season, Pat Zachry scattered seven hits and defeated the Padres, 4-1. The victory was Zachry's fifth of his career without a loss in meetings with the Padres. A single by Pete Rose, two errors and a single by George Foster resulted in three runs for the Reds in the first inning and sewed up the decision for Zachry.

Dodgers 7, Giants 6 at San Francisco (day game):
The largest crowd in San Francisco baseball history, 48,771, turned out for Cap Day, but the Dodgers put a cap on the afternoon by defeating the Giants, 7-6. Steve Garvey smashed a three-run homer for the Dodgers, who held a 5-2 lead before the Giants rallied for four runs in the seventh inning. Pinch-hitter Darrell Evans supplied the big blow with a three-run homer. Randy Moffitt took the mound for the Giants in the eighth and was greeted with a score-tying homer by Ron Cey. Garvey drew a walk and Lee Lacy doubled to drive in the deciding run.

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3 at St. Louis (day game):
A perfect squeeze bunt by Bake McBride climaxed a three-run rally in the fifth inning and brought the Cardinals a 4-3 victory over the Pirates. Ted Simmons homered for the Cards' initial run in the second. After the Pirates went ahead, 3-1, singles by Ken Reitz, Mike Tyson and pinch-hitter Roger Freed produced the first run in the sixth. Lou Brock walked to load the bases and Garry Templeton hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Tyson. Jerry DaVanon, running for Freed, raced to third on the play and crossed the plate with the winning run on McBride's bunt.