MLB standings through games of June 8, 1977

MLB standings at the end of June 8, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	55	31	24	0	.564		274	215	16-11	15-13	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	53	29	24	0	.547	1.0	211	216	15-9	14-15	3-7	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	53	29	24	0	.547	1.0	282	270	15-12	14-12	6-4	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	56	27	29	0	.482	4.5	240	253	15-12	12-17	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	49	23	26	0	.469	5.0	204	245	11-12	12-14	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	51	22	29	0	.431	7.0	218	238	7-15	15-14	5-5	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	52	21	31	0	.404	8.5	208	240	11-15	10-16	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	54	33	21	0	.611		288	230	16-8	17-13	5-5	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	52	29	23	0	.558	3.0	287	252	14-9	15-14	5-5	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	50	26	24	0	.520	5.0	212	208	13-16	13-8	5-5	Won 2
California Angels	52	26	26	0	.500	6.0	235	211	14-13	12-13	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	53	26	27	0	.491	6.5	213	240	15-14	11-13	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	52	25	27	0	.481	7.0	261	247	14-18	11-9	6-4	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	58	23	35	0	.397	12.0	231	299	12-18	11-17	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	51	32	19	0	.627		251	214	18-8	14-11	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	50	29	21	0	.580	2.5	226	191	17-11	12-10	3-7	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	53	30	23	0	.566	3.0	267	214	19-13	11-10	4-6	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	52	29	23	0	.558	3.5	234	217	16-9	13-14	6-4	Won 3
Montreal Expos	51	23	28	0	.451	9.0	209	235	12-15	11-13	7-3	Won 5
New York Mets	54	22	32	0	.407	11.5	194	202	12-15	10-17	7-3	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	55	37	18	0	.673		287	217	16-8	21-10	4-6	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	52	26	26	0	.500	9.5	254	228	16-11	10-15	7-3	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	56	26	30	0	.464	11.5	210	241	10-15	16-15	5-5	Won 4
San Diego Padres	59	26	33	0	.441	13.0	280	313	9-17	17-16	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	55	22	33	0	.400	15.0	207	259	13-14	9-19	4-6	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	56	20	36	0	.357	17.5	237	325	14-14	6-22	3-7	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 14, Orioles 5 at Boston (night game):
The Red Sox erupted for 11 runs in the second inning and walloped the Orioles, 14-5. Despite the one-sided nature of the contest, the Orioles actually outhit the Red Sox, 12-11. However, the Orioles could not match a Red Sox outburst that included two-run singles by Denny Doyle and George Scott and a three-run homer by Butch Hobson.

Angels 2, Blue Jays 1 at California (night game):
A drive by Bobby Grich that bounced off the top of the left field wall for a homer in the 13th inning brought the Angels a 2-1 victory over the Blue Jays. Nolan Ryan, who worked the first 10 innings for the Angels and struck out 19, deprived himself of the victory with an error in the eighth. Alan Ashby walked to lead off and Doug Ault singled, Ashby stopping at second. Ryan then threw wild to third on a bunt by Dave McKay, allowing Ault to score. The Angels rallied to tie the score in the ninth with a walk to Grich and singles by Don Baylor and Bobby Bonds.

Yankees 9, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Yankees smashed four homers, including three in one inning, and beat the Brewers, 9-2, behind the five-hit hurling of Mike Torrez. Roy White and Reggie Jackson hit solo drives in succession in the second and, after the Yankees put two men on base, Bucky Dent also connected for the circuit to make the inning good for five runs. Dent hornered again in the eighth for the shortstop's fifth of the season, matching his previous career high.

Twins 9, Royals 8 at Minnesota (night game):
Leading off in the 10th inning, Larry Hisle hit his second homer of the game to lift the Twins to a 9-8 victory over the Royals. Hisle started his slugging with a three-run smash in the first inning. Rod Carew had three hits and drove in three runs. After the Royals took an 8-6 lead with the aid of two round-trippers by John Mayberry and one by Fred Patek, Glenn Borgmann tied the score with a two-run homer in the ninth. Dave Johnson, who pitched the last three innings for the Twins and allowed one hit, received credit for his first major league victory.

A's 3, Indians 2 at Oakland (day game):
Dennis Eckersley's string of three straight victories, including a no-hitter against the Angels, came to an end when Rick Waits failed in relief and the Indians lost to the Athletics, 3-2. Eckersley yielded a homer by Wayne Gross in the second inning but had a 2-1 lead going into the seventh before walking Tony Armas and giving up an infield hit by Marty Perez with two out. The Indians brought in southpaw Waits to face Mike Jorgensen, who bats iefthanded, but the move failed when the A's designated hitter lashed a drive over left fielder Paul Dade's head for a double, driving in the tying and winning runs.

Mariners 3, Tigers 2 at Seattle (night game):
No-hit relief pitching by Mike Kekich over the last four innings and homers by Ruppert Jones and Carlos Lopez enabled the Mariners to gain a 3-2 victory over the Tigers. Dick Pole, who started for the Mariners, gave up the Tigers' pair in the fifth on a homer by Ben Oglivie, double by Milt May and single by Tom Veryzer. Jones sparked the Mariners' comeback with a round-tripper in the seventh. Then in the eighth, after Steve Braun walked, Lopez hit his homer for the winning blow.

Rangers 6, White Sox 1 at Texas (night game):
After giving up a homer to leadoff batter Ralph Garr, Bert Blyleven settled down and ended his personal five-game losing streak by pitching the Rangers to a 6-1 victory over the White Sox. The Rangers backed Blyleven with a three-run homer by Toby Harrah and two-run smash by Tom Grieve.

Dodgers 4, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
Don Sutton yielded only three hits before being ejected from the game in the eighth inning as the Dodgers defeated the Cubs, 4-2. Sutton drew the thumb in an argument after the umpires asked to examine the ball. Charlie Hough relieved with one out and Larry Biittner on base. A double by Bill Buckner, infield out by Bobby Murcer and single by Jerry Morales then produced the Cubs' runs before Hough stopped the rally by striking out Manny Trillo. The Dodgers tagged Mike Krukow for three runs in the first, and capped their scoring with a homer by Reggie Smith in the eighth.

Expos 6, Braves 0 at Montreal (night game):
Pitching his second straight shutout, Steve Rogers defeated the Braves, 6-0, to extend the Expos' winning streak to five games. The Expos sent Rogers on the way to his victory by scoring twice off Andy Messersmith in the first inning on a walk, error, double by Ellis Valentine and sacrifice fly by Tony Perez. Chris Speier hit his first homer of the season in the eighth.

Reds 5, Mets 0 at New York (night game):
Jack Billingham, who pitched the Reds to a 5-0 victory, continued his mastery of the Mets, beating them for the fourth straight time over two seasons and raising his career record against the Mets to 11-4. Billingham had easy sailing after Ken Griffey and Joe Morgan walked in the first inning and George Foster tagged Jerry Koosman for a three-run homer.

Phillies 3, Astros 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
Breaking an 0-for-13 slump, Jay Johnstone smashed a two-run homer in the fifth inning to enable Steve Carlton to pitch the Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Astros. Carlton helped himself by hitting a single. After a forceout by Garry Maddox, Johnstone rapped his round-tripper to erase the Astros' 2-1 lead.

Giants 3, Pirates 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Consecutive doubles by Darrell Evans and Jack Clark in the sixth inning drove in the tying and winning runs to give the Giants a 3-2 victory in a sweep of the three-game series with the Pirates. Clark homered for the Giants' initial run in the second. After the Pirates took a 2-1 lead, Rob Andrews singled, Evans hit a pop fly that fell for a double and Clark followed with another two-bagger on a line drive misjudged by Al Oliver in center field.

Cardinals 3, Padres 0 at St. Louis (night game):
Although his record was only 4-7 after beating the Padres, 3-0, Eric Rasmussen was Cardinals' leader in both complete games (four) and shutouts (two). Randy Jones continued to be jinxed in St. Louis, losing at Busch Stadium for the fifth straight time. The Cards nicked last year's Cy Young award winner for a run in the second inning on a single by Keith Hernandez and double by Ken Reitz. Other runs followed in the fourth on a single by Ted Simmons and triples by Hernandez and Reitz.