MLB standings through games of May 20, 1977

MLB standings at the end of May 20, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	35	20	15	0	.571		172	127	11-6	9-9	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	32	18	14	0	.562	0.5	111	111	10-7	8-7	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	33	18	15	0	.545	1.0	165	165	9-7	9-8	6-4	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	38	20	18	0	.526	1.5	151	147	11-8	9-10	5-5	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	35	15	20	0	.429	5.0	153	184	5-8	10-12	5-5	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	38	16	22	0	.421	5.5	157	179	10-9	6-13	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	33	12	21	0	.364	7.0	132	190	6-10	6-11	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	37	24	13	0	.649		202	141	11-3	13-10	7-3	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	35	22	13	0	.629	1.0	199	157	10-4	12-9	7-3	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	33	18	15	0	.545	4.0	131	125	7-10	11-5	5-5	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	36	18	18	0	.500	5.5	175	147	11-13	7-5	3-7	Won 1
Oakland A's	37	18	19	0	.486	6.0	159	184	13-9	5-10	4-6	Won 1
California Angels	38	18	20	0	.474	6.5	185	160	11-9	7-11	7-3	Won 3
Seattle Mariners	42	14	28	0	.333	12.5	165	240	10-13	4-15	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	35	24	11	0	.686		166	135	13-6	11-5	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	34	22	12	0	.647	1.5	188	146	11-6	11-6	8-2	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	35	21	14	0	.600	3.0	179	135	10-7	11-7	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	34	17	17	0	.500	6.5	154	147	8-8	9-9	5-5	Lost 4
Montreal Expos	33	13	20	0	.394	10.0	123	157	6-12	7-8	0-10	Lost 10
New York Mets	36	14	22	0	.389	10.5	127	131	7-11	7-11	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	38	29	9	0	.763		218	140	11-4	18-5	7-3	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	35	16	19	0	.457	11.5	163	156	9-8	7-11	6-4	Won 2
Houston Astros	37	16	21	0	.432	12.5	132	165	11-11	5-10	5-5	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	37	15	22	0	.405	13.5	122	151	5-11	10-11	3-7	Won 1
San Diego Padres	40	16	24	0	.400	14.0	194	224	5-14	11-10	5-5	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	38	13	25	0	.342	16.0	161	240	10-12	3-13	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Brewers 15, Red Sox 7 at Boston (night game):
Cecil Cooper collected four of the Brewers' 17 hits and one of their four homers in an attack that produced a 15-7 victory over the Red Sox. Sixto Lezcano, Ken McMullen and Don Money also rapped round-trippers for the Brewers, while the Red Sox had two circuit clouts by Jim Rice and one each by George Scott and Butch Hobson among their 10 hits. Lezcano set an A. L. record for most putouts in one game by a right fielder, handling 10.

Angels 3, Twins 0 at California (night game):
Frank Tanana became the first seven-game winner in the major leagues this season when the Angels' southpaw shut out the Twins, 3-0. Tanana scattered eight hits in going the route for the seventh time. The shutout was his third. Bobby Bonds staked Tanana to a lead with a two-run double in the first inning. The other run counted in the fourth on singles by Tony Solaita and Dave Chalk around a wild pitch.

Tigers 7, White Sox 4 at Chicago (night game):
Appearing in the batting order as the designated hitter, Tim Corcoran homered with a man on base in the eighth inning for his first major league hit to clinch the Tigers' 7-4 victory over the White Sox. Steve Kemp opened the Tigers' scoring with a two-run homer in the first inning.

Royals 4, Indians 0 at Kansas City (night game):
Paul Splittorff, who had lost four times since winning on opening day, pitched the Royals to a 4-0 victory over the Indians. The Royals opened the scoring in the fourth inning with a triple by Al Cowens and infield out by Darrell Porter. Fred Patek batted in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the sixth. Cookie Rojas, who had four hits, tripled and crossed the plate on a single by Joe Zdeb in the eighth.

Orioles 6, Yankees 5 at New York (night game):
Sparked by Mark Belanger, who hit his first homer of the season, the Orioles rallied for two runs in the sixth inning and defeated the Yankees, 6-5. The anticipated pitching duel between Jim Palmer and Don Gullett failed to materialize. Palmer was chased in the fifth when the Yankees took a 5-4 lead. Belanger's homer with one out in the sixth resulted in the exit of Gullett. Dick Tidrow, taking over in relief, struck out Ken Singleton, but Lee May singled and Eddie Murray doubled to produce the Orioles' winning run.

A's 14, Mariners 5 at Oakland (night game):
Wayne Gross, A's rookie third baseman, hit his 11th homer of the season plus a single and double, and drove in five runs to lead the way in a 14-5 rout of the Mariners. Rick Jones, who started for the Mariners, lasted two-thirds of one inning, giving up five runs. Gross hit his homer with two men on base. Earl Williams followed with a double and Tony Armas capped the outburst with his first major league homer.

Blue Jays 4, Rangers 3 at Texas (night game):
Roy Howell, playing for the first time against his former teammates, blasted a homer in the ninth inning to power the Blue Jays to a 4-3 victory over the Rangers. Howell also hit a single and scored in the fourth when the Blue Jays rallied for three runs to tie the score.

Cubs 13, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Batterymates Ray Burris and Steve Swisher each hit his first homer of the season while accounting for three RBIs apiece as the Cubs defeated the Braves, 13-4. Gene Clines also batted in three runs, while Manny Trillo had four hits in five trips. Burris drove in two runs with a single in the second inning when the Cubs kayoed Don Collins while scoring five times. In the next inning, Swisher hit his homer with Trillo on base and, one out later, Burris also connected for the circuit.

Reds 6, Mets 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Gary Nolan, who pitched seven innings before giving way to Woodie Fryman, gained his third consecutive victory when the Reds defeated the Mets, 6-2. The Reds handed Tom Seaver his third straight setback, rapping the Mets' ace for five runs, one of them unearned, in the first five frames.

Astros 5, Phillies 2 at Houston (night game):
Although held to only four hits by Steve Carlton, the Astros took advantage of three walks in the sixth inning and scored three runs to defeat the Phillies, 5-2. Cliff Johnson homered for the Astros in the fourth and another run counted on an error and a triple by J.R. Richard in the fifth before the Phillies came back to tie the score. However in the sixth, after Carlton gave up three walks, Joe Ferguson broke the tie with a sacrifice fly and Julio Gonzalez iced the Astros' victory with a two-run double.

Padres 12, Expos 4 at Montreal (night game):
Mike Ivie hit a grand-slam homer and Merv Rettenmund knocked in four other runs to pace the Padres to a 12-4 victory over the Expos, who lost their 10th straight game. Ivie's jackpot wallop came off Gerry Hannahs in the first inning after Bill Almon was safe on an error and Rettenmund and Dave Winfield walked. Rettenmund accounted for his four RBIs with a double and homer.

Dodgers 6, Pirates 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Reggie Smith homered with two men on base in the fifth inning when the Dodgers erupted for five runs to defeat the Pirates, 6-1. Steve Yeager hit for the circuit to produce the Dodgers' initial run in the third. Burt Hooton, who was the winner with help from Stan Wall, opened the sixth with a double and scored on a single by Davey Lopes. Bill Russell followed with a single ahead of Smith's homer. Rick Monday batted in the last run with a single before the inning ended.

Giants 7, Cardinals 5 at St. Louis (night game):
With two out in the ninth inning, the Giants rallied for four runs to defeat the Cardinals, 7-5. Derrel Thomas, Bill Madlock and Jack Clark hit consecutive singles off Al Hrabosky for the first run and Darrell Evans stroked a double for two more. John Urrea relieved and gave up a single by Larry Herndon to account for the Giants' final tally.