MLB standings through games of May 8, 1977

MLB standings at the end of May 8, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	26	16	10	0	.615		132	88	10-5	6-5	8-2	Won 3
Baltimore Orioles	23	14	9	0	.609	0.5	84	63	10-7	4-2	7-3	Won 4
Milwaukee Brewers	26	15	11	0	.577	1.0	102	98	7-4	8-7	4-6	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	25	14	11	0	.560	1.5	126	119	9-6	5-5	7-3	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	29	12	17	0	.414	5.5	117	138	8-9	4-8	3-7	Lost 3
Detroit Tigers	25	10	15	0	.400	5.5	107	143	4-7	6-8	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	24	8	16	0	.333	7.0	106	135	3-10	5-6	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	28	18	10	0	.643		149	106	6-3	12-7	7-3	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	26	16	10	0	.615	1.0	142	125	6-2	10-8	6-4	Won 3
Texas Rangers	23	13	10	0	.565	2.5	99	93	4-7	9-3	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	27	15	12	0	.556	2.5	148	110	8-9	7-3	5-5	Lost 1
Oakland A's	28	14	14	0	.500	4.0	127	155	9-4	5-10	3-7	Lost 3
California Angels	27	10	17	0	.370	7.5	131	129	5-6	5-11	3-7	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	31	9	22	0	.290	10.5	106	174	6-10	3-12	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	24	17	7	0	.708		136	102	9-4	8-3	9-1	Won 8
St. Louis Cardinals	25	16	9	0	.640	1.5	124	85	8-4	8-5	7-3	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	23	13	10	0	.565	3.5	105	99	9-6	4-4	6-4	Won 4
Montreal Expos	22	12	10	0	.545	4.0	85	86	5-4	7-6	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	23	11	12	0	.478	5.5	105	106	2-5	9-7	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	26	10	16	0	.385	8.0	93	97	3-6	7-10	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	27	22	5	0	.815		164	98	11-4	11-1	8-2	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	27	12	15	0	.444	10.0	97	109	5-11	7-4	4-6	Won 2
Houston Astros	27	11	16	0	.407	11.0	95	123	6-6	5-10	4-6	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	25	10	15	0	.400	11.0	121	120	5-6	5-9	5-5	Lost 4
San Diego Padres	30	11	19	0	.367	12.5	139	159	5-14	6-5	3-7	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	27	8	19	0	.296	14.0	103	183	6-9	2-10	0-10	Lost 14

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, Mariners 4 at Baltimore (day game):
Red hot since breaking into the lineup, Pat Kelly hit a grand-slam homer in the first inning to start the Orioles off to a 6-4 victory over the Mariners. The homer was Kelly's fifth in the last six games. Eddie Murray added a circuit clout in the third inning. Jim Palmer, with ninth-inning help from Scott McGregor, gained his fifth victory in six starts.

Red Sox 4, Angels 3 at Boston (day game):
Jim Willoughby turned in a strong relief performance for the Red Sox and was rewarded with a victory when Dwight Evans hit a homer in the sixth inning to defeat the Angels, 4-3. Willoughby, in relief of Bill Lee, retired Joe Rudi with the bases loaded in the fifth and checked the Angels on three hits the rest of the way.

White Sox 8, Indians 3 at Cleveland (day game):
Chet Lemon had a perfect day at bat with two doubles and three singles as the White Sox defeated the Indians, 8-3. Oscar Gamble, hitting at a .545 clip in his last nine games, smashed a two-run homer as part of the attack.

Brewers 7, Tigers 4 at Detroit (day game):
Robin Yount drove in three runs with a pair of singles and Dan Thomas accounted for two with a homer as the Brewers ended their four-game losing streak by defeating the Tigers, 7-4. Yount also had a double among his three hits.

Yankees 10, A's 5 at New York (day game):
Feasting on their former teammate, the Yankees knocked out Dock Ellis in the third inning while romping to a 10-5 victory over the Athletics. The defeat was Ellis' third straight with the A's. Mike Torrez, who came to the Yankees in the trade for Ellis, was a winner for the second time with his new club. The Yankees piled up five runs in the first inning, three scoring on a homer by Graig Nettles. Thurman Munson collected four hits during the course of the contest, capping his performance with a homer in the eighth inning.

Rangers 5, Royals 2 at Texas (day game):
Two homers by Willie Horton, each with a man on base, powered the Rangers to a 5-2 victory over the Royals. Bert Blyleven, with help from Darold Knowles in the ninth inning, continued his mastery of the Royals, beating the Kaycee crew for the sixth straight time since September, 1975.

Twins 5, Blue Jays 4 at Toronto (day game):
Rod Carew rapped two triples, a double and single in five trips to lead the Twins 14-hit attack in a 5-4 victory over the Blue Jays. The Twins built up a 5-0 lead, getting their decisive run on a triple by Larry Hisle, but it almost was not enough to withstand Blue Jays' rallies in the last two innings.

Cubs 6, Braves 3 at Chicago (day game):
The hapless Braves lost to the Cubs, 6-3, and set an Atlanta record with their 14th straight defeat. The Braves' 1976 club lost 13 in a row. The Cubs clinched the outcome with four runs in the third inning. Singles by Ivan DeJesus, Jose Cardenal and Larry Biittner produced the first counter. Bobby Murcer then drove in two runs with a triple and scored himself on a sacrifice fly by Manny Trillo.

Pirates 6, Reds 4 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Hitting safely in his 19th straight game, Dave Parker rapped a single and double as the Pirates defeated the Reds, 6-4, to complete a sweep of the three-game series. Bill Robinson and Phil Garner hit homers for the Pirates, but a two-run blow by Johnny Bench helped the Reds take a 4-3 lead before the Pirates rallied to win with three runs in the seventh inning. Rennie Stennett led off with a single and Garner, bunting for a sacrifice, was safe on a wild throw by Fred Norman. After Frank Taveras walked, Fernando Gonzalez batted for Miguel Dilone and beat out an infield hit as the tying run scored. Parker then whacked his double, driving in two runs for the Pirates' winning margin. Odell Jones, who pitched two innings in relief of Jerry Reuss, received credit for his first major league victory. Pete Rose, who had batted safely in 20 straight games for the Reds, was stopped on his streak in four trips.

[DH] Giants 4, Mets 2 (day game) / Giants 10, Mets 0 at San Francisco (day game):
After winning the opener of a doubleheader, 4-2, the Giants were ahead of the Mets, 10-0, when the second game was suspended by rain. It was to be completed July 26, but never resumed. Jim Barr was the winner of the lidlifter but gave way to Gary Lavelle in the ninth inning. The Giants also had to call on Randy Moffitt, who retired Jerry Grote with the bases loaded for the final out. John Curtis made his first start for the Giants in the second game and allowed only two hits before the game was stopped with one out in the Mets' half of the seventh inning. Curtis, Tim Foli and Rob Andrews each had three hits in the Giants' attack.

Cardinals 2, Astros 1 at St. Louis (day game):
The Cardinals executed their first triple play since 1956 while defeating the Astros, 2-1. The triple killing took place in the third inning after Enos Cabell singled and Cesar Cedeno walked. Willie Crawford lined to Mike Tyson, who flipped to Don Kessinger at second, doubling Cabell. Kessinger's throw to Keith Hernandez beat Cedeno back to the bag for the third out.