MLB standings through games of May 19, 1977

MLB standings at the end of May 19, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	34	20	14	0	.588		167	121	11-5	9-9	6-4	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	32	18	14	0	.562	1.0	158	150	9-6	9-8	6-4	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	31	17	14	0	.548	1.5	105	106	10-7	7-7	5-5	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	37	19	18	0	.514	2.5	136	140	11-8	8-10	4-6	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	34	14	20	0	.412	6.0	146	180	5-8	9-12	4-6	Lost 3
Toronto Blue Jays	37	15	22	0	.405	6.5	153	176	10-9	5-13	3-7	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	32	12	20	0	.375	7.0	132	186	6-10	6-10	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	36	24	12	0	.667		202	138	11-3	13-9	8-2	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	34	22	12	0	.647	1.0	195	150	10-3	12-9	8-2	Won 2
Texas Rangers	32	18	14	0	.562	4.0	128	121	7-9	11-5	6-4	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	35	17	18	0	.486	6.5	171	147	10-13	7-5	3-7	Lost 3
Oakland A's	36	17	19	0	.472	7.0	145	179	12-9	5-10	3-7	Lost 2
California Angels	37	17	20	0	.459	7.5	182	160	10-9	7-11	7-3	Won 2
Seattle Mariners	41	14	27	0	.341	12.5	160	226	10-13	4-14	5-5	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	34	24	10	0	.706		165	129	13-5	11-5	7-3	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	33	21	12	0	.636	2.5	175	142	11-6	10-6	8-2	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	34	21	13	0	.618	3.0	174	128	10-6	11-7	6-4	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	33	17	16	0	.515	6.5	152	142	8-8	9-8	6-4	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	32	13	19	0	.406	10.0	119	145	6-11	7-8	1-9	Lost 9
New York Mets	35	14	21	0	.400	10.5	125	125	7-11	7-10	4-6	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	37	28	9	0	.757		212	139	11-4	17-5	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	34	15	19	0	.441	11.5	157	154	8-8	7-11	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	36	15	21	0	.417	12.5	127	163	10-11	5-10	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	36	14	22	0	.389	13.5	115	146	5-11	9-11	3-7	Lost 4
San Diego Padres	39	15	24	0	.385	14.0	182	220	5-14	10-10	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	37	13	24	0	.351	15.0	157	227	10-11	3-13	5-5	Won 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 5, Twins 3 at California (night game):
Nolan Ryan struck out 12 batters while pitching the Angels to a 5-3 victory over the Twins and tied Sam McDowell's A. L. record of 74 games with 10 or more strikeouts. Although his strikeout pitch was working, Ryan also was wild, walking eight, and had to struggle to turn in his eighth complete game of the year.

White Sox 8, Royals 3 at Chicago (night game):
Jim Colborn, who pitched a no-hitter against the Rangers in his last start May 14, was knocked out in the third inning as the White Sox defeated the Royals, 8-3. Colborn gave up a homer by Jorge Orta in the first and another by Oscar Gamble in the second before being chased during a five-run outburst in the third. Jim Essian led off with a single, Alan Bannister walked and Orta singled for the first run. Richie Zisk drove in another with an infield out. Jim Spencer singled to produce the third run and kayo Colborn. Tom Hall, in relief, yielded a single by Gamble and then walked Chet Lemon to load the bases before Eric Soderholm capped the stanza with a two-run single. Lemon added the final run for the White Sox with a homer in the sixth.

Brewers 5, Blue Jays 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
Six walks in the third inning helped the Brewers score four runs to account for a 5-3 victory over the Blue Jays. The Brewers had a two-run single by Cecil Cooper for their only hit during the wild inning. Losing his control completely, Bill Singer issued four passes to force in the first run and Cooper then singled. Jerry Johnson took over in relief and walked two more to push across the Brewers' fourth run.

Yankees 9, Orioles 1 at New York (night game):
Thurman Munson drove in four runs with a single, triple and homer in support of Ed Figueroa, who turned in his fifth straight complete-game victory as the Yankees defeated the Orioles, 9-1. Willie Randolph had a 4-for-4 night, scored four runs and batted in one.

Mariners 3, A's 0 at Oakland (day game):
Dave Pagan pitched the new Mariners' first shutout, yielding six hits and beating the Athletics, 3-0. The Mariners decided the game in Pagan's favor with two runs in the second inning on a double by Dan Meyer, single by Bill Stein and double by Bob Stinson.

Braves 6, Cubs 0 at Atlanta (night game):
A winner of one game previously in relief, Phil Niekro gained his first victory of the season against seven losses as a starter for the Braves, pitching a three-hitter and shutting out the Cubs, 6-0. The Cubs were stopped on their six-game winning streak while the Braves posted their fourth victory in a row.

Astros 3, Phillies 2 at Houston (night game):
Pinch-hitters Ken Boswell and Willie Crawford each drove in a run in the eighth inning to lift the Astros to a 3-2 victory over the Phillies. A walk to Cesar Cedeno, single by Cliff Johnson and error by Gene Garber on Joe Ferguson's bunt loaded the bases to start the Astros' rally. After Bob Watson struck out, Boswell batted in the tying run with an infield hit and Crawford plated the winning run with a sacrifice fly.

Padres 5, Expos 2 at Montreal (night game):
Jerry Turner hit a two-run homer and Bob Davis drove in two runs with a single as the Padres snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Expos, who went down to their ninth straight defeat. Randy Jones pitched the first five innings and gained credit for the decision with help from Rollie Fingers, who hurled final the four frames and picked up his seventh save.

Mets 4, Giants 3 at New York (night game):
Making his first major league start, Jackson Todd emerged with credit for the victory when the Mets defeated the Giants, 4-3. John Milner and Lenny Randle hit homers for the Mets' first two runs. Ron Hodges drove in the third run with a single in the sixth inning, but the deciding run in the seventh was unearned on a wild throw by Marc Hill. Todd was removed in the eighth after Terry Whitfield accounted for the Giants' runs with a homer. Skip Lockwood finished.

Pirates 6, Dodgers 5 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Capitalizing on three walks in the 10th inning, the Pirates scored on a single by Rennie Stennett and defeated the Dodgers, 6-5. With Reggie Smith contributing a homer, the Dodgers took a 5-1 lead before Phil Garner brought the Pirates back into contention by hitting for the circuit with two men on base in the fourth. Pinch-hitter Fernando Gonzalez then drove in the tying run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh. Rich Gossage pitched the last three innings for the Pirates, struck out eight and allowed only one hit. In his last seven appearances covering 13 1/3 innings, Gossage had not given up any runs and had struck out 24 of the last 40 batters whom he faced.