MLB standings through games of May 28, 1977

MLB standings at the end of May 28, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	41	25	16	0	.610		147	136	15-8	10-8	8-2	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	42	23	19	0	.548	2.5	234	234	13-10	10-9	5-5	Won 2
New York Yankees	44	24	20	0	.545	2.5	208	165	15-11	9-9	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	47	24	23	0	.511	4.0	201	193	14-9	10-14	5-5	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	39	17	22	0	.436	7.0	164	210	9-11	8-11	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	41	17	24	0	.415	8.0	173	200	5-12	12-12	3-7	Lost 4
Toronto Blue Jays	44	18	26	0	.409	8.5	182	209	11-12	7-14	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	43	27	16	0	.628		234	169	11-3	16-13	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	41	24	17	0	.585	2.0	227	196	10-6	14-11	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	39	20	19	0	.513	5.0	153	150	8-11	12-8	5-5	Lost 2
California Angels	44	22	22	0	.500	5.5	209	177	12-10	10-12	7-3	Lost 1
Oakland A's	43	21	22	0	.488	6.0	182	206	13-11	8-11	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	42	19	23	0	.452	7.5	202	201	11-15	8-8	2-8	Lost 3
Seattle Mariners	48	18	30	0	.375	11.5	189	259	10-13	8-17	7-3	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	41	27	14	0	.659		221	167	15-7	12-7	7-3	Won 4
Pittsburgh Pirates	40	26	14	0	.650	0.5	190	155	15-7	11-7	5-5	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	43	26	17	0	.605	2.0	216	167	15-10	11-7	6-4	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	41	22	19	0	.537	5.0	186	173	10-8	12-11	5-5	Won 2
Montreal Expos	40	15	25	0	.375	11.5	150	195	7-13	8-12	2-8	Lost 4
New York Mets	42	15	27	0	.357	12.5	147	164	7-11	8-16	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	45	33	12	0	.733		253	175	14-6	19-6	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	44	20	24	0	.455	12.5	153	176	8-12	12-12	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	42	19	23	0	.452	12.5	201	193	11-9	8-14	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	48	20	28	0	.417	14.5	233	266	8-17	12-11	6-4	Won 1
Houston Astros	44	18	26	0	.409	14.5	160	201	11-13	7-13	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	46	17	29	0	.370	16.5	196	274	11-13	6-16	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 3, Twins 1 at Baltimore (night game):
With a Jacket Night crowd of 47,340 on hand, the Orioles broke through for three runs in the sixth inning to escort Jim Palmer to a 3-1 victory over the Twins. The complete game was Palmer's seventh. After Craig Kusick homered for the Twins in the fifth, the Orioles began the sixth with a double by Al Bumbry. Mark Belanger drove Bumbry home with a triple and scored himself on a bad throw from the outfield by Dan Ford. On the next pitch, Ken Singleton smashed a homer off Jeff Holly to clinch the verdict.

Red Sox 17, Royals 12 at Boston (day game):
The Red Sox smashed six homers, including a pair of two-run raps by Jim Rice, to outslug the Royals, 17-12. The Royals hit three homers in the wind-blown game. Carl Yastrzemski and Carlton Fisk started the Red Sox scoring with two-run drives, but the Royals powered their way to a 10-4 lead before the Red Sox exploded for seven runs in the fifth inning. Rice contributed the first of his two round-trippers to the outburst and Dwight Evans connected for the circuit with two men on base. Rice homered again in the sixth and added his fifth RBI of the game with a single in the seventh when the Red Sox put the game away with four runs, including a homer by George Scott. Hal McRae, who had a homer, triple and single for the Royals, batted in four runs. Amos Otis and Al Cowens accounted for the Royals' other round-trippers.

A's 5, Indians 1 at Cleveland (night game):
Dr. Medich, pitching two days after receiving his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh, came out a winner when the Athletics defeated the Indians, 5-1. Bob Lacey relieved Medich in the seventh inning and gained credit for his first major league save. Dick Allen and Manny Sanguillen each drove in two runs for the A's, who stopped the Indians on their five-game winning streak.

Mariners 3, Tigers 1 at Detroit (day game):
A homer by Ruppert Jones in the fourth inning broke a 1-1 tie and sent the Mariners on their way to a 3-1 victory over the Tigers. Singles by Dan Meyer and Bill Stein, plus a sacrifice fly by Bob Stinson, produced the Mariners' initial run in the second. The Tigers tied the score with doubles by Tom Veryzer and Tito Fuentes in the third before Jones hit his homer off loser Dave Rozema. The Mariners added an insurance counter in the eighth when Dave Collins singled, stole second and scored on a single by Steve Braun.

Brewers 3, Rangers 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
Jerry Augustine turned in his seventh straight complete game and pitched the Brewers to a 3-1 victory over the Rangers. Jim Wohlford had a hand in all of the Brewers' runs, driving in two and scoring one.

White Sox 9, Yankees 4 at New York (day game):
Lamar Johnson drove in four runs and Richie Zisk accounted for three as the White Sox piled up 16 hits to defeat the Yankees, 9-4. Johnson rapped a homer and two doubles. Zisk also had three hits and produced his RBIs with a bases-loaded double in the fourth inning. The White Sox attack included four hits by Wayne Nordhagen and a homer by Jim Spencer. Lou Piniella homered for the Yankees.

Blue Jays 6, Angels 4 at Toronto (day game):
Ron Fairly produced a run with a single in the first inning and accounted for another RBI with a single in the third when the Blue Jays scored four times to defeat the Angels, 6-4. Bob Bailor walked to open the third, advanced on a wild pitch and crossed the plate on Fairly's hit. Otto Velez doubled to score Fairly, Sam Ewing brought Velez home with a triple and counted himself on a single by Doug Ault. Steve Bowling added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Joe Rudi hit his ninth homer of the season for the Angels.

Cubs 6, Pirates 3 at Chicago (day game):
A five-run outburst in the sixth inning, including a double by Jerry Morales with the bases loaded, carried the Cubs to a 6-3 victory and boosted them into first place in the N. L. East, one-half game ahead of the Pirates. Jim Rooker, who started for the Pirates, allowed only one hit and had a 2-0 lead going into the sixth when the lefthander suddenly lost his stuff. Ivan DeJesus walked and scored the Cubs' first run on singles by Gene Clines and Larry Biittner. Bobby Murcer singled to load the bases and chase Rooker. After Kent Tekulve relieved, Morales cleared the sacks with his double and scored himself on a single by George Mitterwald.

Reds 6, Dodgers 3 at Los Angeles (day game):
Two homers by George Foster and one by Ken Griffey helped the Reds win, 6-3, for their first victory over the Dodgers in five meetings this season. While a crowd of 52,636 watched, the Reds erupted for five runs in the second inning. Foster started the fireworks with a homer. Cesar Geronimo singled, Dave Concepcion beat out a bunt, Jack Billingham sacrificed and Pete Rose singled, driving in two runs. Griffey followed with a homer for another pair. Foster added his second round-tripper in the third. Billingham pitched seven innings and allowed only three hits, including homers by Steve Yeager and Dusty Baker, before Pedro Borbon took over to complete the game. Don Sutton suffered the setback.

Phillies 4, Mets 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
When Skip Lockwood replaced Jerry Koosman in the 10th inning, the Phillies jumped on the reliever for two runs on a single by Bob Boone and homer by Richie Hebner to defeat the Mets, 4-2. The Phils bunched singles by Hebner, Terry Harmon and Garry Maddox for a run in the fourth. The Mets counted their pair in the seventh with two walks, a single by Mike Vail and error by Maddox, who dropped a line drive by John Stearns. Boone's first homer of the season tied the score in the eighth.

Padres 6, Astros 5 at San Diego (night game):
One hour after the Padres had defeated the Astros, 6-5. it was announced that John McNamara had been relieved as manager. The Padres, with this victory, had a 20-28 record but, even with the addition of high-priced free agents Gene Tenace and Rollie Fingers, languished in fifth place in the West Division, 14½ games behind the Dodgers. George Hendrick and Mike Ivie each homered with a man on base to help the Padres take a 6-0 lead over the Astros. With Bob Watson hitting a homer, the Astros kayoed Bob Shirley while scoring four runs in the eighth. Fingers gave up another tally in the ninth before ending the game and picking up his ninth save of the season.

Braves 2, Giants 1 at San Francisco (day game):
A two-run single by Jerry Royster in the eighth inning enabled the Braves to defeat the Giants, 2-1. Ed Halicki, pitching for the Giants, allowed only one hit until Biff Pocoroba led off the Braves' eighth with the single. Barry Bonnell also singled and, after a sacrifice by Jamie Easterly, Royster came through with his deciding hit. The Giants, who were stopped on a five-game winning streak, scored in their half of the eighth on a double by Vic Harris and single by Bill Madlock.

Cardinals 7, Expos 5 at St. Louis (night game):
Ken Reitz, who won the previous night's game with a grand slam, homered again with two men on base to pace the Cardinals to a 7-5 victory over the Expos. Lou Brock had four hits and for the 127th time stole two bases in one game to raise his career total to 871. After Reitz' homer accounted for a 5-2 lead, the Cards tacked on what proved to be their winning margin in the eighth on a single by Bake McBride, a stolen base, single by Garry Templeton, double by Brock and infield out by Hector Cruz. As a result, Del Unser's two-run homer in the ninth proved of no help to the Expos.