MLB standings through games of June 5, 1977

MLB standings at the end of June 5, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	50	28	22	0	.560		195	193	15-9	13-13	4-6	Lost 2
New York Yankees	52	29	23	0	.558		253	204	16-11	13-12	6-4	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	50	27	23	0	.540	1.0	263	260	14-12	13-11	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	53	26	27	0	.491	3.5	229	233	14-10	12-17	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	47	22	25	0	.468	4.5	199	241	11-12	11-13	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	48	20	28	0	.417	7.0	203	233	7-15	13-13	3-7	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	50	20	30	0	.400	8.0	201	235	11-15	9-15	3-7	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	51	31	20	0	.608		268	208	14-7	17-13	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	49	28	21	0	.571	2.0	272	235	14-9	14-12	5-5	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	47	24	23	0	.511	5.0	197	195	11-15	13-8	4-6	Won 1
California Angels	49	25	24	0	.510	5.0	230	196	13-11	12-13	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	51	25	26	0	.490	6.0	209	235	14-13	11-13	5-5	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	49	24	25	0	.490	6.0	248	233	13-17	11-8	5-5	Won 2
Seattle Mariners	56	22	34	0	.393	11.5	226	292	11-17	11-17	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	48	30	18	0	.625		236	205	16-7	14-11	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	47	29	18	0	.617	0.5	217	178	17-8	12-10	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	50	28	22	0	.560	3.0	255	202	17-12	11-10	5-5	Lost 4
Philadelphia Phillies	49	26	23	0	.531	4.5	213	202	13-9	13-14	6-4	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	49	21	28	0	.429	9.5	199	233	10-15	11-13	6-4	Won 3
New York Mets	52	21	31	0	.404	11.0	186	197	11-14	10-17	6-4	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	52	36	16	0	.692		278	202	16-8	20-8	5-5	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	50	25	25	0	.500	10.0	249	220	16-11	9-14	7-3	Won 1
San Diego Padres	56	25	31	0	.446	13.0	268	301	9-17	16-14	6-4	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	53	23	30	0	.434	13.5	197	232	10-15	13-15	3-7	Won 1
Houston Astros	52	22	30	0	.423	14.0	192	238	13-14	9-16	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	54	20	34	0	.370	17.0	235	315	14-14	6-20	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 5, Tigers 1 at California (night game):
While Frank Tanana was less overpowering than usual, striking out only four, the Angels' lefthander easily defeated the Tigers, 5-1. Jason Thompson homered in the fourth inning for the only run off his deliveries. The Angels broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth. Don Baylor and Joe Rudi singled and both scored on a double by Bobby Bonds, who also crossed the plate on a single by Dave Chalk and infield out by Ron Jackson.

Yankees 8, White Sox 6 at Chicago (day game):
Homers by Thurman Munson, Carlos May, Reggie Jackson, Graig Nettles, George Zeber and Bucky Dent accounted for all the Yankee runs in an 8-6 victory over the White Sox. May and Jackson each connected with a man on base, while the others hit solo drives. Zeber's homer was the first of his major league career.

Royals 4, Orioles 3 at Kansas City (night game):
Pete LaCock hit his first A. L. homer, connecting off Jim Palmer after Al Cowens was safe on an error by Rich Dauer in the fourth inning, to provide the Royals with the deciding blow in a 4-3 victory over the Orioles. The Royals picked up their initial pair in the first inning on two walks, a double by George Brett and sacrifice fly by Cowens. After LaCock's blow broke a 2-2 tie, the Orioles fell short with their final run in the seventh on a double by Dauer and single by Al Bumbry.

Red Sox 5, Twins 1 at Minnesota (day game):
A Jacket Day promotion drew 37,756, the largest crowd in Minnesota in nearly four years, but the Twins disappointed the turnout by losing to the Red Sox, 5-1. Carl Yastrzemski hit a two-run homer and Butch Hobson drove in two runs with a pair of singles. Bill Campbell, formerly with the Twins, saved the game for the Red Sox with four innings of two-hit relief. The Twins' only run came on a sacrifice fly by Rod Carew after Campbell replaced Reggie Cleveland with the bases loaded and none out in the sixth.

Blue Jays 7, A's 3 at Oakland (day game):
Four homers, including two by Otto Velez and one each by John Scott and Doug Ault, powered the Blue Jays to a 7-3 victory over the Athletics. Velez also hit a sacrifice fly and single. Vida Blue, pitching for the A's, had a 2-1 lead going into the third when the Jays exploded for four runs. Scott hit his first major league homer to spark the rally. After a walk to Roy Howell and single by Velez, Ault also connected for the circuit. Velez homered off Blue in the sixth and added his other round-tripper off Joe Coleman in the eighth.

Mariners 6, Indians 1 at Seattle (day game):
Ruppert Jones homered in the first inning and drove in two more runs with a single in the seventh, while John Montague pitched the first complete game of his major league career, as the Mariners defeated the Indians, 6-1.

Rangers 7, Brewers 6 at Texas (night game):
Although yielding three homers before departing after 5 1/3 innings, Gaylord Perry gained credit for the victory when the Rangers defeated the Brewers, 7-6. Cecil Cooper, Sal Bando and Charlie Moore accounted for the Brewers' belts, while the Rangers had a round-tripper by Tom Grieve. The Rangers broke a 4-4 tie with three runs in the fifth. Bert Campaneris doubled, took third on an infield out and scored on a passed ball. Dave May walked, advanced to third on a single by Willie Horton and crossed the plate when Toby Harrah forced Horton. Harrah then counted what proved to be the winning run on singles by Mike Hargrove and Grieve.

Giants 10, Braves 9 at Atlanta (day game):
The Giants built up a 10-4 lead and then barely escaped with a 10-9 victory when an error allowed the Braves to score five unearned runs in the seventh inning. Rob Andrews bobbled the ball on what would have been an inning-ending forceout to open the gates for the Braves, who climaxed their rally when Barry Bonnell hit a grand slam for his first major league homer. The Braves also had solo swats in the game by Darrel Chaney and Jerry Royster, while Derrel Thomas and Bill Madlock batted in two runs apiece for the Giants.

Reds 14, Astros 4 at Cincinnati (day game):
Joe Morgan hit a three-run homer and Johnny Bench kept the momentum going with two round-trippers good for five runs to help the Reds overpower the Astros, 14-4. Morgan's drive came after singles by Pete Rose and Ken Griffey in the first inning when the Reds scored five runs. Dan Driessen singled, George Foster doubled and Bench hit his first homer of the game in a four-run fourth. His second smash followed a pass to Foster in the fifth.

Dodgers 4, Padres 2 at Los Angeles (day game):
Although collecting only four hits, the Dodgers were able to defeat the Padres, 4-2, with the aid of a two-run homer by Davey Lopes. The Padres, who had five hits, wasted a big opportunity in first the inning when they scored only once on two hits, two walks and a hit batsman. A double play pulled Doug Rau out of that trouble. Ron Cey doubled for the Dodgers in the second and later scored on a wild pitch before Mike Ivie put the Padres ahead again with a homer in the fifth. Lopes hit his homer with Rau aboard in the Dodgers' half. The Dodgers then added an insurance tally in the seventh on a walk to Steve Yeager, Manny Mota's 108th career pinch-hit and a sacrifice fly by Bill Russell.

Expos 7, Cardinals 5 at Montreal (day game):
The Expos used four homers to defeat the Cardinals, 7-5, and complete a sweep of the three-game series. Tony Scott hit a three-run homer for the Cardinals in the third inning before Andre Dawson accounted for the first of the Expos' smashes in the fifth. The Cards held a 5-3 lead in the sixth, but Tony Perez and Gary Carter tied the score with back-to-back homers. Sam Mejias then snapped the deadlock with the first homer of his major league career in the seventh. The Expos added an insurance run on a single by Dave Cash, sacrifice by Chris Speier and double by Ellis Valentine.

[DH] Mets 6, Phillies 5 (day game) / Mets 3, Phillies 2 at New York (day game):
After a wild pitch in the 10th inning gave the Mets a 6-5 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, Dave Kingman smashed a three-run homer in the fourth inning to beat the Phillies again in the second game, 3-2. Bob Boone homered for the Phils in the second inning of the lidlifter, but a circuit clout by John Stearns and two-run triple by Lenny Randle helped the Mets take a 5-4 lead before pinch-hitter Tim McCarver tied the score with a two-out homer in the ninth. With one away in the Mets' 10th, John Milner singled and took third on a single by Kingman, who moved to second on the throw. Manager Joe Torre inserted himself as a pinch-hitter and was handed an intentional pass to load the bases. Tom Underwood, on the mound for the Phillies, then uncorked a wild pitch on his first delivery to Stearns, allowing Milner to score the winning run. Kingman, who had not homered since May 13 in a span covering 20 games, broke out of his slugging slump in the nightcap with a smash off Jim Kaat after Felix Millan doubled and Milner singled in the fourth inning.

Pirates 5, Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The Pirates moved within one-half game of first place in the Eastern Division by defeating the front-running Cubs, 5-4, in a game that was halted three times by rain for a total delay of three hours, 51 minutes. A Jacket Day crowd of 51,580 was on hand for the start of the contest but only a few thousand fans still were in the stands when the contest finally ended. The Pirates broke a 1-1 tie in the third inning when Dave Parker walked and Bill Robinson homered. The Cubs came back with a run in the fifth, but Parker and Al Oliver singled and Willie Stargell doubled to produce a pair for a 5-2 lead in the Pirates' half. The Cubs then fell short with two runs in the eighth on a single by Larry Biittner, pass to Bobby Murcer, single by Jerry Morales and sacrifice fly by Manny Trillo. Odell Jones, making his first major league start for the Pirates, was the winner with help from Kent Tekulve and Rich Gossage.