MLB standings through games of May 29, 1977

MLB standings at the end of May 29, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	42	25	17	0	.595		149	139	15-9	10-8	7-3	Lost 1
New York Yankees	45	25	20	0	.556	1.5	213	167	16-11	9-9	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	43	23	20	0	.535	2.5	234	237	13-11	10-9	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	48	24	24	0	.500	4.0	205	198	14-10	10-14	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	40	18	22	0	.450	6.0	169	214	10-11	8-11	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	42	17	25	0	.405	8.0	177	206	5-13	12-12	3-7	Lost 5
Toronto Blue Jays	45	18	27	0	.400	8.5	184	212	11-13	7-14	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	44	28	16	0	.636		237	171	11-3	17-13	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	42	24	18	0	.571	3.0	229	201	10-6	14-12	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	40	21	19	0	.525	5.0	158	154	8-11	13-8	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	45	23	22	0	.511	5.5	212	179	12-10	11-12	8-2	Won 1
Oakland A's	44	21	23	0	.477	7.0	186	211	13-11	8-12	4-6	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	43	20	23	0	.465	7.5	205	201	11-15	9-8	3-7	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	49	19	30	0	.388	11.5	195	263	10-13	9-17	7-3	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	42	28	14	0	.667		224	169	16-7	12-7	7-3	Won 5
Pittsburgh Pirates	41	26	15	0	.634	1.5	192	158	15-7	11-8	4-6	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	44	26	18	0	.591	3.0	220	181	15-11	11-7	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	42	23	19	0	.548	5.0	193	179	11-8	12-11	6-4	Won 3
Montreal Expos	41	16	25	0	.390	11.5	164	199	7-13	9-12	3-7	Won 1
New York Mets	43	15	28	0	.349	13.5	153	171	7-11	8-17	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	46	33	13	0	.717		254	183	14-7	19-6	5-5	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	45	21	24	0	.467	11.5	156	178	9-12	12-12	7-3	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	43	20	23	0	.465	11.5	209	194	11-9	9-14	6-4	Won 2
San Diego Padres	49	21	28	0	.429	13.5	236	268	9-17	12-11	6-4	Won 2
Houston Astros	45	18	27	0	.400	14.5	162	204	11-13	7-14	4-6	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	47	17	30	0	.362	16.5	198	277	11-13	6-17	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Twins 3, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (day game):
A homer by Roy Smalley in the second inning on a ball deflected by Pat Kelly, followed by two more runs in the eighth, carried the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Orioles. The drive by Smalley bounced off left fielder Kelly's glove and popped over the fence. In the eighth, Jerry Terrell singled, Glenn Borgmann walked and Bob Randall drove in Terrell with a double. After a pass to Dan Ford loaded the bases, Larry Hisle singled to score Borgmann with what proved to be the winning run. The Orioles counted their pair in the ninth on a single by Tom Shopay and homer by Ken Singleton, chasing Dave Goltz. Tom Johnson, in relief, gave up a single by Lee May but then retired the next three batters.

Royals 3, Red Sox 0 at Boston (day game):
With Darrell Porter having a hand in all of the game's scoring, the Royals defeated the Red Sox, 3-0, behind the combined six-hit pitching of Jim Colborn and Mark Littell. Porter homered following a single by Tom Poquette in the second inning. In the sixth, Poquette doubled and Porter walked. Poquette was thrown out at third on a bunt by Fred Patek, but Porter advanced to second on the play and scored on a single by Frank White.

Indians 5, A's 4 at Cleveland (day game):
Coming from behind in the ninth inning, the Indians scored two runs to defeat the Athletics, 5-4. The A's took a 4-3 lead in the top half of the ninth when Wayne Gross walked with the bases loaded, but the Indians put together singles by Buddy Bell, Larvell Blanks, Rick Manning and Duane Kuiper to register the tying and winning runs in their half.

Mariners 6, Tigers 4 at Detroit (day game):
Completing the first three-game series sweep of their brief history, the Mariners rallied for three runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Tigers, 6-4, Consecutive homers by Mickey Stanley and John Wockenfuss helped the Tigers take a 4-2 lead over the Mariners, who had a round-tripper by Steve Braun. Opening the sixth, Bob Stinson walked and Craig Reynolds singled, chasing Fernando Arroyo. After Steve Foucault relieved, Jose Baez hit a run-scoring double. Following an intentional pass and two strikeouts, Leroy Stanton singled to drive in two runs and put the Mariners ahead. Dave Collins accounted for an insurance run with a homer in the ninth.

Rangers 5, Brewers 4 at Milwaukee (day game):
A double by Toby Harrah in the 11th inning scored Jim Fregosi and gave the Rangers a 5-4 victory over the Brewers. Mike Marshall made his first start since 1970 and pitched five innings for the Rangers before a sore arm forced his exit. Marshall left with a 4-2 lead, but the Brewers tied the score again against Darold Knowles in the eighth when Steve Brye walked and Ken McMullen homered. Fregosi opened the Rangers' 11th with a single, took third on a single by Willie Horton and scored the winning run when Harrah doubled.

Yankees 5, White Sox 2 at New York (day game):
A no-hit pitching performance by Ken Kravec ended with one out in the sixth inning when the Yankees struck for three runs to defeat the White Sox, 5-2. Mickey Rivers singled for the Yankees' first hit, stole second and scored on a single by Thurman Munson. Chris Chambliss followed with a homer to wipe out the White Sox' 2-0 lead. Chambliss stole home in the eighth when the Yankees added their two other runs.

Angels 3, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto (day game):
Nolan Ryan allowed only five hits, struck out 12 and pitched the Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays. This was Ryan's 76th game in the A. L. with 10 or more strikeouts to go with his previous 14 in the N. L. With the score tied, 1-1, in the seventh inning, Joe Rudi singled and Bobby Bonds homered to provide Ryan with his victory.

Cubs 3, Pirates 2 at Chicago (day game):
Handing Rich Gossage his first loss of the season, the Cubs rallied for two runs in the eighth inning to gain a 3-2 victory and pull 1½ games ahead of the Pirates in the N. L. East. The Pirates had a homer by Al Oliver and were leading, 2-1, when Gossage replaced Jerry Reuss in the seventh. Bobby Murcer opened the Cubs' eighth with a double and when Gossage slipped fielding a bunt by Jerry Morales, both runners were safe. Manny Trillo followed with a single, scoring Murcer. After Steve Ontiveros walked to load the bases, Jose Cardenal hit a sacrifice fly to deep right field and Morales scored easily after the catch.

Reds 8, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (day game):
Johnny Bench smashed a grand slam in the first inning to start the Reds' slugging in an 8-1 victory over the Dodgers. Bench's blow, the seventh of the All-Star catcher's career, came off Rick Rhoden after Pete Rose and Ken Griffey singled and Joe Morgan walked. Griffey added a two-run homer in the second. The Reds then wound up their scoring with a solo swat by George Foster in the eighth and another by Morgan in the ninth for their second victory in three games at L. A. to mark the Dodgers' first series loss of the season.

Phillies 7, Mets 6 at Philadelphia (day game):
A pinch-sacrifice fly by Mike Schmidt in the sixth proved to be the winning blow as the Phillies defeated the Mets, 7-6. Trailing 3-1, the Phils erupted for four runs in the second and were never headed. After Jerry Martin opened the big inning with a homer, Jon Matlack retired the next two batters and struck out Jim Kaat, but Matlack's opposing moundsman reached first base when the third strike skipped past the catcher. Garry Maddox then doubled and Ted Sizemore walked to load the bases. Davey Johnson scored two runs with a single and a third marker counted when Roy Staiger made an error on a ball hit by Ollie Brown. In the fourth, Sizemore singled home Maddox, who had doubled. In the sixth, Bowa doubled and stole third, setting the stage for Schmidt's deciding fly.

Padres 3, Astros 2 at San Diego (day game):
With coach Bob Skinner in charge as acting manager, the Padres put across two runs after two were out in the seventh inning to defeat the Astros, 3-2. George Hendrick led off with a single and was forced by Dave Winfield. After Mike Ivie flied out, Gene Tenace singled. Winfield took third on the hit and Tenace moved to second on the throw. Bobby Valentine then came through with a single, driving in both runners.

Giants 3, Braves 2 at San Francisco (day game):
Tim Foli reached base on an error by Jerry Royster in the 10th inning but received credit for the game-winning RBI when Gary Thomasson scored on the play to bring the Giants a 3-2 victory over the Braves. Thomasson walked with one out and took third on a single by Larry Herndon. Foli followed with a hard grounder that Royster knocked down but couldn't handle in time to prevent Thomasson from crossing the plate.

Expos 14, Cardinals 4 at St. Louis (day game):
Going into the game hitting only .237, Larry Parrish picked up a heavier bat and used it to smash three homers and two singles in the first 5-for-5 day of his career as the Expos defeated the Cardinals, 14-4. The Expos put the game away with an eight-run outburst in the first inning. Parrish accounted for two RBIs with a single. The Expos' third baseman singled and scored in the third before beginning his homer barrage with a drive in the fifth. After Del Unser hit a two-run homer in the seventh, Parrish also connected for the circuit. His third homer came in the ninth.