MLB standings through games of May 24, 1977

MLB standings at the end of May 24, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	37	22	15	0	.595		130	129	12-7	10-8	6-4	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	38	21	17	0	.553	1.5	198	199	11-8	10-9	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	40	22	18	0	.550	1.5	193	147	13-9	9-9	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	43	21	22	0	.488	4.0	182	179	11-8	10-14	5-5	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	38	17	21	0	.447	5.5	171	191	5-9	12-12	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	36	15	21	0	.417	6.5	158	203	7-10	8-11	5-5	Won 3
Toronto Blue Jays	41	17	24	0	.415	7.0	170	195	10-10	7-14	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	39	25	14	0	.641		211	151	11-3	14-11	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	37	22	15	0	.595	2.0	204	174	10-6	12-9	5-5	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	35	19	16	0	.543	4.0	144	138	8-11	11-5	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	41	20	21	0	.488	6.0	197	170	12-10	8-11	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	40	19	21	0	.475	6.5	170	197	13-11	6-10	3-7	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	38	18	20	0	.474	6.5	183	166	11-15	7-5	3-7	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	45	16	29	0	.356	12.0	183	255	10-13	6-16	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	38	26	12	0	.684		185	145	15-7	11-5	6-4	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	37	23	14	0	.622	2.5	203	159	11-7	12-7	7-3	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	39	23	16	0	.590	3.5	197	154	12-9	11-7	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	37	19	18	0	.514	6.5	172	162	8-8	11-10	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	36	15	21	0	.417	10.0	139	173	7-13	8-8	2-8	Won 2
New York Mets	40	15	25	0	.375	12.0	141	155	7-11	8-14	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	41	31	10	0	.756		230	156	12-4	19-6	7-3	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	38	18	20	0	.474	11.5	182	168	11-9	7-11	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	40	17	23	0	.425	13.5	136	161	5-11	12-12	4-6	Won 2
San Diego Padres	44	18	26	0	.409	14.5	215	244	6-15	12-11	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	40	16	24	0	.400	14.5	141	182	11-13	5-11	4-6	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	42	15	27	0	.357	16.5	178	260	11-13	4-14	6-4	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 2, Brewers 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Working out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning, Jim Palmer pitched the Orioles to a 2-1 victory over the Brewers. Palmer ended the game by making Charlie Moore his 12th strikeout victim. The Orioles scored a run in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Lee May after singles by Rick Dempsey and Al Bumbry and a pass to Ken Singleton filled the bases. Don Money tied the score with a homer in the eighth, but Singleton came back with a circuit clout off Jerry Augustine in the Orioles' half for the winning run.

Indians 7, Mariners 5 at Cleveland (night game):
The Indians broke a 5-5 tie with two runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Mariners, 7-5. Bruce Bochte singled to open the stanza and was forced by Rico Carty. Andre Thornton ran for Carty and stole second. After a walk to Buddy Bell, Ray Fosse was safe on an error by Larry Milbourne to load the bases. Frank Duffy laid down a safe bunt, scoring Thornton with the tie-breaking run, and Duane Kuiper added an insurance tally with an infield hit.

Angels 2, Tigers 1 at Detroit (night game):
Nolan Ryan set an A. L. record for most games with 10 or more strikeouts when the Angels' fireballer achieved the feat for the 75th time in posting a 2-1 victory over the Tigers. Ryan fanned 12 and allowed only three hits while gaining the 100th triumph of his A. L. career. The Angels' ace and Sam McDowell, former Indians' star, previously had been tied for the most 10-or-more-strikeout games at 74 each. Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers holds the major league mark, 97. Counting his previous service in the N. L., Ryan's total was 89. John Hiller, who made his second start of the season and third in five years for the Tigers, was the loser to Ryan when the Angels scored their runs in the second inning on singles by Joe Rudi, Bobby Bonds and Ron Jackson and a sacrifice fly by Bobby Grich.

Yankees 6, Red Sox 5 at New York (night game):
A four-run rally in the seventh inning at the expense of Luis Tiant carried the Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Red Sox. George Scott hit a homer and Steve Dillard drove in two runs with a double and sacrifice fly as the Red Sox took a 5-2 lead. Opening the Yankee seventh, Graig Nettles and Carlos May smashed consecutive homers. Bucky Dent singled, moved up on a sacrifice and scored the tying run on a double by Mickey Rivers. Thurman Munson then singled to score the winning marker.

Expos 5, Cubs 4 at Chicago (day game):
After Barry Foote hit a homer in the eighth inning to tie the score, the Expos went on to beat the Cubs, 5-4, with a run in the 15th on a double by Chris Speier and pinch-single by Jerry Morales. Rick Reuschel, who started on the mound for the Cubs, hit his first homer of the season and second of his six-year major league career to account for two runs in the fourth, putting the Cubs ahead, 4-1. Tony Perez batted in an Expos' run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth and another with a single in the seventh, driving in Dave Cash both times, before Foote hit his score-tying homer.

Dodgers 4, Astros 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
Rick Rhoden and Charlie Hough shared the pitching honors as the Dodgers defeated the Astros, 4-2. Rhoden gained credit for the victory, bringing his record to 7-1, while Hough, who relieved in the seventh inning, picked up his 12th save. The Dodgers grabbed the lead with two runs in the second on a single by Steve Garvey, double by Rick Monday and single by Dusty Baker. Doubles by Ted Martinez and Ron Cey tacked on a run in the fifth. The Dodgers' final tally counted in the seventh on a walk to Steve Yeager, single by Martinez and sacrifice fly by Reggie Smith.

Pirates 5, Mets 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A loser of five previous decisions, Jerry Reuss gained his first victory of the season, with relief help from Terry Forster, when the Pirates defeated the Mets, 5-2. The Pirates beat Jon Matlack, who had gone into the game with two straight shutouts to his credit. A double by Rennie Stennett in the second inning snapped Matlack's scoreless streak. The Pirates then chased Matlack with three runs in the fourth on a single by Al Oliver, pass to Stennett and singles by Phil Garner, Reuss and Omar Moreno. Oliver added a run with a homer off Bob Myrick in the fifth.

Padres 4, Braves 3 at San Diego (night game):
A triple by Doug Rader with the bases loaded climaxed a scoring outburst in the fourth inning and produced the Padres' 4-3 victory over the Braves. Bob Shirley singled, Bill Almon walked and George Hendrick singled for one run. After Dave Winfield forced Almon, Mike Ivie walked to fill the sacks, setting the stage for Rader's triple.

Cardinals 8, Phillies 5 at St. Louis (night game):
The Cardinals knocked out Jim Kaat in the fifth inning and defeated the Phillies, 8-5, to spoil the 38-year-old lefthander's hopes of winning as a wedding present for his new bride. Kaat was married 24 hours earlier to Linda Jankowski of Okawville, Ill. Hector Cruz batted in two runs with a triple during the Cards' kayo of Kaat. Bob Forsch, who started for the Cards, gained his seventh victory against one defeat. Greg Luzinski accounted for the Phillies' five runs with two homers and a single.