MLB standings through games of June 4, 1977

MLB standings at the end of June 4, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	49	28	21	0	.571		192	189	15-9	13-12	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	51	28	23	0	.549	1.0	245	198	16-11	12-12	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	49	26	23	0	.531	2.0	258	259	14-12	12-11	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	52	26	26	0	.500	3.5	223	226	14-10	12-16	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	46	22	24	0	.478	4.5	198	235	11-12	11-12	7-3	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	47	20	27	0	.426	7.0	202	228	7-15	13-12	3-7	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	49	19	30	0	.388	9.0	194	232	11-15	8-15	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	50	31	19	0	.620		267	203	14-6	17-13	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	48	28	20	0	.583	2.0	266	227	14-8	14-12	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	48	24	24	0	.500	6.0	225	195	12-11	12-13	6-4	Lost 1
Oakland A's	50	25	25	0	.500	6.0	206	228	14-12	11-13	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	46	23	23	0	.500	6.0	190	189	10-15	13-8	4-6	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	48	23	25	0	.479	7.0	244	230	12-17	11-8	5-5	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	55	21	34	0	.382	12.5	220	291	10-17	11-17	5-5	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	47	30	17	0	.638		232	200	16-7	14-10	7-3	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	46	28	18	0	.609	1.5	212	174	16-8	12-10	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	49	28	21	0	.571	3.0	250	195	17-12	11-9	5-5	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	47	26	21	0	.553	4.0	206	193	13-9	13-12	7-3	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	48	20	28	0	.417	10.5	192	228	9-15	11-13	5-5	Won 2
New York Mets	50	19	31	0	.380	12.5	177	190	9-14	10-17	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	51	35	16	0	.686		274	200	15-8	20-8	4-6	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	49	24	25	0	.490	10.0	235	216	15-11	9-14	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	55	25	30	0	.455	12.0	266	297	9-17	16-13	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	51	22	29	0	.431	13.0	188	224	13-14	9-15	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	52	22	30	0	.423	13.5	187	223	10-15	12-15	3-7	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	53	20	33	0	.377	16.0	226	305	14-13	6-20	5-5	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Tigers 9, Angels 6 at California (night game):
After striking out in his first two tries against Nolan Ryan, Tim Corcoran tagged the Angels' fireballer for a three-run homer in the eighth inning to power the Tigers to a 9-6 victory. Corcoran came into the game in the second inning after Steve Kemp was hit on the right forearm by a Ryan fast ball. Bobby Bonds homered with a man on base for the Angels in the third. With the score tied, 6-6, Ron LeFlore reached second with one out on an error by Jerry Remy. Ryan struck out Tito Fuentes and then decided to pass Rust yStaub intentionally to get at Corcoran in a move that backfired on the Angels' ace. Ryan fanned 11, marking his 91st game with 10 or more strikeouts.

Yankees 8, White Sox 6 at Chicago (night game):
Batting twice, Reggie Jackson hit two doubles in the second inning when the Yankees erupted for seven runs to defeat the White Sox, 8-6. Jackson ignited the outburst with his first two-bagger and scored on singles by Graig Nettles and Roy White. With one out Bucky Dent singled to load the bases. A walk to Willie Randolph with two away forced in Nettles. Thurman Munson singled, driving in White and Dent. When Chet Lemon failed to field the ball cleanly in center field, Randolph also scored. Chris Chambliss then tripled and Jackson hit his second double to climax the explosion. The White Sox smashed four homers -- two by Lemon and one each by Richie Zisk and Oscar Gamble.

[DH] Orioles 5, Royals 4 (night game) / Royals 14, Orioles 13 at Kansas City (night game):
Winding up a wild game, the Royals scored on a sacrifice fly by Joe Zdeb in 10th inning to gain a 14-13 victory in a split of a twi-night doubleheader with the Orioles, who won the opener, 5-4. In the lidlifter, the Orioles counted twice on a bases-loaded single by Al Bumbry in the fifth inning and added their three other runs in the sixth when Pat Kelly and Tony Muser singled and Rick Dempsey homered. The Royals failed to catch up, although Al Cowens and Tom Poquette hit back-to-back triples in the eighth. In the nightcap, Cowens and John Mayberry hit three-run homers for the Royals, but five RBIs by Lee May, who hit a single and homer, and a two-run pinch-homer by Billy Smith helped the Orioles to tie the score at 11-11. After the Royals regained the lead at 13-11, the Orioles knotted the count in the ninth on a walk to Dempsey, double by Bumbry, a passed ball and sacrifice fly by Ken Singleton. However in 10th, Cowens singled, Hal McRae doubled and Mayberry drew an intentional pass to load the bases and set the stage for Zdeb's winning fly.

Red Sox 5, Twins 2 at Minnesota (day game):
Fred Lynn drove in two runs with a pair of singles and also made a spectacular catch in support of Bill Lee, who pitched the Red Sox to a 5-2 victory over the Twins. In the sixth inning, when Dan Ford smashed a drive more than 400 feet to center field, Lynn leaped high and grabbed the ball as it was about to go over the wall for a home run.

Blue Jays 4, A's 2 at Oakland (day game):
Two runs scored on a bases-loaded single by Otto Velez and another followed on an error as the Blue Jays rallied in the eighth inning to defeat the Athletics, 4-2. Dock Ellis, pitching with a 2-1 lead, was removed after the Blue Jays filled sacks with singles by Doug Ault and Dave McKay and a pass to John Scott. Joe Coleman, in relief, induced Bob Bailor to ground into a forceout at the plate. The A's then switched to Bob Lacey, who struck out Roy Howell, but Velez rapped his single, scoring McKay and Scott, and when Jim Tyrone let the ball get past him in right field, Bailor also crossed the plate.

Indians 7, Mariners 5 at Seattle (night game):
Frank Duffy hit his first homer of the season for the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning to lead the Indians to a 7-5 victory over the Mariners. Rick Manning had four hits and four RBIs for the Indians, including a homer with two men on base in the fourth. Carlos Lopez hit a two-run homer for the Mariners. After Duffy's drive broke a 5-5 tie, the Indians added an insurance run in the ninth on Paul Dade's third single of the game.

Brewers 3, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
Sixto Lezcano homered in the 10th inning to lift the Brewers to a 3-2 victory over the Rangers and hand Bert Blyleven his fifth straight defeat and the fourth in that losing streak by a margin of one run.

Braves 7, Giants 1 at Atlanta (night game):
A grand slam by Jeff Burroughs started the Braves off to a 7-1 victory over the Giants behind the six-hit pitching of Phil Niekro. Jerry Royster walked and Barry Bonnell and Willie Montanez singled to load the bases in the first inning before Burroughs belted his homer off John Curtis. The Giants' lone run came in the fourth on a circuit clout by Willie McCovey. The Braves added their final trio in the fifth with two runs being unearned on an error by Rob Andrews.

Astros 8, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Astros exploded for seven runs in the third inning and defeated the Reds, 8-1. Starting the biggest scoring stanza against the Reds this season, Joaquin Andujar and Enos Cabell singled around a sacrifice to produce the first run. Walks to Jose Cruz and Willie Crawford loaded the bases. Joe Ferguson doubled for two runs, routing Tom Hume. Bob Watson greeted reliever Dale Murray with a two-run double and, one out later, Art Howe capped the outburst with a two-run homer.

Dodgers 9, Padres 4 at Los Angeles (night game):
Ron Cey homered with a man on base in the first inning and Steve Yeager and Reggie Smith later added solo swats to help the Dodgers defeat the Padres, 9-4. Gene Tenace homered for the Padres. In the eighth, when the Dodgers clinched the outcome with four runs, Cey was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to pick up his third RBI of the game and 51st of the season.

Expos 8, Cardinals 7 at Montreal (night game):
After failing to hold a 7-4 lead, the Cardinals finally lost to the Expos in the 13th inning, 8-7. The Expos tied the score in the eighth. Gary Carter ignited the rally with his first homer since May 1. Del Unser walked and Larry Parrish singled. After a sacrifice by Tom Walker, Dave Cash drove in the tying pair with a single. In the 13th, Andre Dawson walked and, after two out, stole second. Ellis Valentine, hitless in six previous times at bat, then came through with the winning single.

Mets 2, Phillies 0 at New York (day game):
Nino Espinosa and Skip Lockwood combined on a shutout and Jerry Grote supplied two scoring singles to enable the Mets to defeat the Phillies, 2-0. In the fourth inning, Dave Kingman doubled, Mike Vail beat out an infield hit and Grote drove in Kingman with a single. The same trio produced the other run in the sixth. Kingman was hit by a pitch, Vail singled and Grote followed with a single to score Kingman.

Cubs 4, Pirates 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Sparked by Jerry Morales, who tripled, the Cubs broke a 2-2 tie with two runs in the fourth inning and defeated the Pirates, 4-3. After his triple, Morales scored on a single by Manny Trillo. Following a sacrifice, Trillo counted what proved to be the winning run when Frank Taveras erred on a grounder by George Mitterwald. Mike Krukow was the Cubs' winner but was lifted in the sixth when the Pirates picked up their third run. Willie Hernandez and Bruce Sutter finished. Sutter received credit for his 15th save.