MLB standings through games of June 18, 1977

MLB standings at the end of June 18, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	61	36	25	0	.590		328	295	22-13	14-12	8-2	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	62	35	27	0	.565	1.5	253	247	19-11	16-16	6-4	Won 3
New York Yankees	64	36	28	0	.562	1.5	317	257	20-13	16-15	6-4	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	65	31	34	0	.477	7.0	269	297	18-15	13-19	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	57	26	31	0	.456	8.0	226	283	13-15	13-16	4-6	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	60	27	33	0	.450	8.5	260	268	10-15	17-18	5-5	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	60	23	37	0	.383	12.5	227	281	11-17	12-20	3-7	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	63	36	27	0	.571		323	277	18-10	18-17	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	60	33	27	0	.550	1.5	313	284	15-9	18-18	4-6	Won 2
Texas Rangers	59	30	29	0	.508	4.0	243	233	14-19	16-10	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	60	30	30	0	.500	4.5	277	246	16-14	14-16	5-5	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	61	30	31	0	.492	5.0	296	273	16-18	14-13	5-5	Won 2
Oakland A's	60	28	32	0	.467	6.5	237	266	16-16	12-16	3-7	Lost 3
Seattle Mariners	68	29	39	0	.426	9.5	271	333	16-21	13-18	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	60	39	21	0	.650		288	241	22-8	17-13	7-3	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	62	34	28	0	.548	6.0	309	261	22-14	12-14	5-5	Lost 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	59	32	27	0	.542	6.5	263	234	20-12	12-15	3-7	Lost 5
Philadelphia Phillies	61	33	28	0	.541	6.5	289	266	18-9	15-19	5-5	Won 2
Montreal Expos	60	26	34	0	.433	13.0	239	295	12-17	14-17	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	64	27	37	0	.422	14.0	231	243	13-17	14-20	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	64	42	22	0	.656		329	257	20-9	22-13	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	61	34	27	0	.557	6.5	323	266	22-12	12-15	9-1	Won 7
San Francisco Giants	65	30	35	0	.462	12.5	248	275	14-16	16-19	5-5	Won 3
San Diego Padres	68	30	38	0	.441	14.0	317	355	12-19	18-19	4-6	Won 3
Houston Astros	65	27	38	0	.415	15.5	241	283	16-18	11-20	5-5	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	65	23	42	0	.354	19.5	284	385	17-18	6-24	3-7	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 10, Yankees 4 at Boston (day game):
Five homers, including a pair by Carl Yastrzemski, who drove in five runs, powered the Red Sox to a 10-4 victory over the Yankees in a nationally televised game spiced by a dugout brawl between Yankee manager Billy Martin and his millionaire right fielder Reggie Jackson. Martin, unhappy over Jackson's lackadaisical fielding of a double by Jim Rice in the sixth inning, pulled the outfielder out of the game, sending Paul Blair to right field. Martin and Jackson then exchanged heated words and had to be restrained from punching each other. In addition to Yastrzemski's homers, the Red Sox also had two by Bernie Carbo and one by George Scott.

White Sox 2, A's 0 at Chicago (day game):
Ken Kravec and Lerrin LaGrow combined to pitch the first shutout to the credit of the White Sox staff this season, beating the Athletics, 2-0. Kravec allowed four hits and struck out 11 before LaGrow relieved and retired the last five batters. The White Sox reached Vida Blue for a run in the second inning on a pass to Richie Zisk, single by Eric Soderholm and sacrifice fly by Kevin Bell. An error resulted in the other run in the sixth.

Indians 5, Tigers 4 at Cleveland (day game):
Playing what turned out to be their last game under Frank Robinson as manager, the Indians rallied for two runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Tigers, 5-4. Ron Pruitt singled and scored with two out on a single by Duane Kuiper. After John Lowenstein walked, Jim Norris singled to drive in the winning run. Fred Kendall hit a two-run single for the Indians in the first inning and Jason Thompson homered with a man on base for the Tigers in the third to highlight the game's earlier scoring.

Royals 2, Twins 1 at Kansas City (night game):
Stealing home for the first time in his major league career, Fred Patek scored the Royals' winning run in a 2-1 victory over the Twins. In the second inning, John Wathan and Patek singled and Frank White walked to load the bases. The Twins missed an attempted forceout at second on a grounder by Joe Zdeb as Wathan scored. With an 0-2 count on George Brett, Patek dashed home and beat the hurried delivery from Bill Butler, who was the loser in his first major league appearance since 1975.

Brewers 4, Angels 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Gary Beare, Sam Hinds and Bill Castro combined on a one-hitter, but the trio issued a total of 11 walks in keeping the Brewers in hot water before defeating the Angels, 4-2. The Angels' lone hit was a double by Joe Rudi in the first inning. A walk to Baylor, Rudi's two-bagger and an intentional pass to Bobby Bonds loaded the bases with two outs and the Angels then scored two unearned runs on an error by Robin Yount. The Brewers rallied against Gary Nolan, making his first start for the Angels, and scored their four runs in the third on singles by Charlie Moore and Yount, an infield out by Don Money, singles by Sal Bando and Cecil Cooper and a grounder by Von Joshua. Beare, who walked eight, was lifted with two out in the eighth.

Mariners 6, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
Breaking a tight game apart, the Mariners batted around in the 10th inning and scored five runs to defeat the Rangers, 6-1. With one out, Steve Braun and Dan Meyer singled and both scored on a double by Ruppert Jones to kayo Bert Blyleven. After Darold Knowles relieved, Dave Collins singled. Juan Bernhardt followed with a single and when Juan Beniquez committed both fielding and throwing errors in handling the ball, Jones and Collins scored. Knowles then hit Bob Stinson with a pitch and yielded the Mariners' final run on a single by Craig Reynolds.

Orioles 4, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto (night game):
Thanks to a two-run double by Ken Singleton, Jim Palmer was able to gain his first victory since May 25 as the Orioles defeated the Blue Jays, 4-2. Palmer, who had lost his last three starts, left the mound after issuing a pass to open the ninth inning and Tippy Martinez finished. Sam Ewing homered for the Blue Jays to tie the score at 2-2 in the seventh, but in the eighth Rick Dempsey and Rich Dauer walked and Singleton drove them home with his double to enable Palmer to become the winningest pitcher in Orioles' history. The victory was his 182nd, one more than ex-teammate Dave McNally's total.

Dodgers 2, Cubs 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
In addition to getting a two-run homer by Ron Cey, the Dodgers threw up a tight defense, executing five double plays, to enable Tommy John to defeat the Cubs, 2-1. The Cubs counted their run in the third inning on a double by George Mitterwald, single by Bill Bonham and grounder by Gene Clines, but Bill Russell tripled in the fourth and Cey drilled his homer to decide the outcome of the game between the league's division leaders.

Reds 6, Expos 0 at Montreal (day game):
Making a pressure-packed debut with the Reds, Tom Seaver pitched a three-hitter and also batted in two runs in a 6-0 victory over the Expos. The Reds, who extended their winning streak to seven games, scored a run in the first inning on a pass to Pete Rose, single by Ken Griffey and sacrifice fly by Joe Morgan. George Foster homered in the fourth. The Reds wrapped up the decision with four runs in the eighth, two scoring on Seaver's second single of the game.

Astros 4, Mets 3 at New York (day game):
Julio Gonzalez tripled in the seventh inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Cesar Cedeno to bring the Astros a 4-3 victory over the Mets. A homer by John Milner in the second and a clout by Ed Kranepool with a man on base in the fourth gave the Mets a 3-0 lead. The Astros rallied to tie the score in the sixth with a walk to Cedeno, single by Enos Cabell, a double steal, double by Jose Cruz and single by Bob Watson.

Phillies 8, Braves 5 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies rallied for three runs to tie the score in the ninth inning and then beat the Braves, 8-5, when Ollie Brown came up with two men on base in the 12th and hit his first homer of the season. Rowland Office hit a two-run pinch-double for the Braves in the sixth and, remaining in the game, also drove in a run with a triple in the eighth to pace the Braves to a 5-2 lead. However in the ninth, the Phillies loaded the bases on three walks and scored the tying runs on an infield out by Tommy Hutton and single by Jay Johnstone. Richie Hebner walked in the 12th and was forced by Bob Boone. One out later, Terry Harmon singled to set the stage for Brown's homer. Tug McGraw, making his first appearance with the Phillies since April 16, was the winner in relief.

Padres 4, Cardinals 1 at San Diego (night game):
Gene Richards and George Hendrick each hit a two-run homer to carry the Padres to a 4-1 victory over the Cardinals. Richards connected after a single by Bob Davis in the fourth inning, and Hendrick duplicated the blow following a single by Mike Ivie in the fifth. The Cards averted a shutout when Lou Brock broke out of his slump with a double in the seventh, scoring Mike Phillips, who had walked.

Giants 7, Pirates 5 at San Francisco (day game):
The Giants, after averting defeat with a homer by Jack Clark in the 11th inning, beat the Pirates in the 12th, 7-5, when Terry Whitfield walked and Gary Thomasson hit for the circuit. The Pirates forced the game into overtime when Bill Robinson whacked a two-run homer in the eighth to tie the score at 4-4. In the 11th, a double by Dave Parker, safe bunt by Al Oliver and sacrifice fly by Willie Stargell put the Pirates ahead, but Clark's circuit clout saved the Giants and paved the way for the victory on Thomasson's homer in the next inning.