MLB standings through games of June 25, 1977

MLB standings at the end of June 25, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	68	41	27	0	.603		370	314	23-13	18-14	7-3	Lost 2
New York Yankees	70	39	31	0	.557	3.0	344	292	22-13	17-18	5-5	Won 3
Baltimore Orioles	70	37	33	0	.529	5.0	273	287	21-16	16-17	4-6	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	65	33	32	0	.508	6.5	265	303	15-15	18-17	9-1	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	70	34	36	0	.486	8.0	296	315	21-17	13-19	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	67	30	37	0	.448	10.5	288	299	13-17	17-20	4-6	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	68	25	43	0	.368	16.0	252	317	12-21	13-22	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	68	38	30	0	.559		350	315	19-11	19-19	7-3	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	70	39	31	0	.557		368	318	21-13	18-18	4-6	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	68	35	33	0	.515	3.0	338	302	19-20	16-13	7-3	Won 2
California Angels	66	33	33	0	.500	4.0	301	264	17-15	16-18	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	66	33	33	0	.500	4.0	266	268	14-20	19-13	4-6	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	75	33	42	0	.440	8.5	300	369	16-21	17-21	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	67	29	38	0	.433	8.5	252	300	16-18	13-20	1-9	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	66	44	22	0	.667		321	261	24-8	20-14	7-3	Won 5
Pittsburgh Pirates	66	37	29	0	.561	7.0	302	263	22-12	15-17	5-5	Won 5
St. Louis Cardinals	68	37	31	0	.544	8.0	329	294	24-14	13-17	4-6	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	67	36	31	0	.537	8.5	326	301	21-10	15-21	5-5	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	66	28	38	0	.424	16.0	263	328	14-19	14-19	3-7	Lost 3
New York Mets	69	29	40	0	.420	16.5	249	261	15-18	14-22	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	70	46	24	0	.657		365	275	23-10	23-14	7-3	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	67	36	31	0	.537	8.5	359	313	23-13	13-18	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	73	33	40	0	.452	14.5	289	314	16-19	17-21	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	72	31	41	0	.431	16.0	267	312	18-19	13-22	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	74	31	43	0	.419	17.0	342	392	13-22	18-21	4-6	Lost 5
Atlanta Braves	70	26	44	0	.371	20.0	310	408	19-18	7-26	4-6	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 5, Blue Jays 2 (night game) / Orioles 3, Blue Jays 1 at Baltimore (night game):
A bases-loaded triple by Rick Dempsey and two-run double by Ken Singleton enabled the Orioles to snap their six-game losing streak with a 5-2 and 3-1 sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Blue Jays. In the opener, the Orioles stopped their skid with four runs in the second inning. Eddie Murray singled, Tony Muser walked and Rich Dauer was safe on an error, setting the stage for Dempsey's triple. Mark Belanger's ensuing single added the fourth run. The nightcap was decided in the fifth inning when Kiko Garcia singled, Al Bumbry walked and Singleton batted them home with his double.

Angels 3, Rangers 2 at California (day game):
Pitching in relief, Mike Marshall faced five batters in the ninth inning and failed to retire any as the Angels rallied for two runs to defeat the Rangers, 3-2. Nolan Ryan, who started for the Angels, allowed only three hits and struck out 12 before being replaced in the eighth when the Rangers went ahead, 2-1. In the ninth, Darold Knowles took the mound for the Rangers, relieving Dock Ellis, and retired Jerry Remy. The Rangers then switched to Marshall. Dave Chalk greeted the change with a double and Joe Rudi was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Bobby Bonds singled, driving in Chalk with the tying run, and both Rudi and Bonds took an extra base on a fumble by Claudell Washington in left field. Marshall passed Mario Guerrero intentionally to fill the sacks again and then was tagged with the defeat when Ron Jackson singled.

Tigers 6, Indians 4 at Detroit (day game):
Although rapped for 11 hits, Mark Fidrych gained his fifth straight victory when the Tigers defeated the Indians, 6-4, snapping the Cleveland club's nine-game winning streak. Fidrych was presented with a three-run lead when Rusty Staub hit a homer in the first inning and Ben Oglivie added a solo swat in the sixth, but the Indians rallied to tie the score at 4-4 in the seventh. However in the eighth, Staub singled, Steve Kemp walked and Jason Thompson tripled them home for the Tigers' winning margin.

Mariners 8, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
Dan Meyer collected four hits, including a homer, and drove in four runs, while Ruppert Jones accounted for three RBIs with a pair of round-trippers, to bat the Mariners to an 8-3 victory over the Brewers. Jones homered with a man on base in the first inning. Meyer snapped a 2-2 tie with a three-run blast in the fifth. Meyer tripled and scored on a wild pitch in the seventh before Jones came to the plate and hit his second homer of the game. Meyer drove in the Mariners' last run with a single in the ninth. Don Money and Sal Bando homered for the Brewers.

White Sox 8, Twins 1 at Minnesota (day game):
Chris Knapp, young righthander with the White Sox, snapped his personal three-game losing streak by scattering eight hits to defeat the Twins, 8-1. Ralph Garr and Richie Zisk batted in two runs apiece, while Eric Soderholm and Jim Essian hit homers in the White Sox attack.

Yankees 5, Red Sox 1 at New York (day game):
The Red Sox, who had hit a record 30 homers in 10 consecutive games, not only were stopped on their slugging streak by the pitching of Mike Torrez, but they also lost to the Yankees, 5-1. The Yankees took over the power role, starting with a circuit clout by Mickey Rivers off Luis Tiant in first the inning. Then in the fourth, after Thurman Munson, Chris Chambliss and Roy White singled for another tally, Graig Nettles smashed a three-run homer. The Red Sox got their only run in the fifth on a single by Rick Burleson and double by Fred Lynn.

Royals 6, A's 4 at Oakland (day game):
With homers accounting for all of the game's scoring, the Royals whacked four to defeat the Athletics, 6-4. Solo shots by Darrell Porter and John Mayberry gave the Royals a 2-0 lead before the A's tied the score in the fifth inning when Tony Armas connected for the circuit with a man on base. Joe Zdeb, coming up as a pinch-hitter, delivered his first major league homer following a pass to Pete LaCock, to put the Royals ahead again in the seventh. Fred Patek then provided what proved to be the winning blow with a two-run homer in the ninth, offsetting a circuit clout by Mitchell Page with a man on base in the A's half.

Braves 9, Padres 5 at Atlanta (night game):
Andy Messersmith, who helped himself with a two-run double in the third inning, gained his first victory since May 26 when the Braves defeated the Padres, 9-5. The Braves started the scoring with four runs in the first inning. Gary Matthews opened the attack with a homer and, after Jeff Burroughs walked and Junior Moore singled, Vic Correll also hit for the circuit. Willie Montanez homered in the second and Messersmith made it 7-0 with his double in the third. After giving up a circuit clout by George Hendrick in the seventh, Messersmith left the mound and two Atlanta relievers, Rick Camp and Dave Campbell, each gave up two runs before the Braves locked up their decision.

Cubs 5, Mets 4 at Chicago (day game):
The never-say-die Cubs, who went into the ninth inning on the short end of a 4-1 score, rallied dramatically for four runs to defeat the Mets, 5-4. Steve Swisher started the comeback with a single and stopped at third on a double by Ivan DeJesus. Both runners scored on a double by Larry Biittner. Bill Buckner also doubled, driving in Biittner to tie the score. Bobby Murcer and Jerry Morales drew walks to load the bases. Mick Kelleher, running for Buckner, then scored the winning run on a grounder by Manny Trillo.

Reds 7, Dodgers 6 at Cincinnati (day game):
Johnny Bench belted two homers and Dan Driessen hit one as the Reds entertained a standing room-only crowd of 50,062 by defeating the Dodgers, 7-6. Woodie Fryman gained his first victory since April 29 but the veteran lefthander left the game for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning when the Reds went ahead, 6-3. Joe Henderson, in relief, was rapped for three runs before Pedro Borbon came in to save the game. Bill Russell homered in the first and Dusty Baker in the second for the Dodgers. Fryman singled in third and scored when Pete Rose hit the 507th double of his career to move into 19th place on the majors' all-time list ahead of Babe Ruth. The Dodgers added a run in the fourth before Bench belted his first homer of the game. Bench's second homer with George Foster on base capped a three-run rally by the Reds in the fifth. After the Reds picked up a tally in the sixth, chasing Don Sutton, Driessen hit his homer off Al Downing in the seventh to produce what proved to be the winning run.

[DH] Astros 4, Giants 3 (night game) / Giants 4, Astros 1 at Houston (night game):
A pinch-single by Ken Boswell in the 10th inning gave the Astros a 4-3 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader before the Giants came back to win the second game, 4-1. Willie McCovey hit the 476th homer of his career in the fourth inning of the opener for the Giants to move the veteran first baseman into 13th place on the major leagues' all-time list ahead of Stan Musial. After the Giants tied the score at 3-3 in the ninth on a double by Terry Whitfield and single by Marc Hill, the Astros put over their winning run in the 10th on a single by Julio Gonzalez, sacrifice by Ed Herrmann and Boswell's hit, batting for Wilbur Howard. Gary Thomasson, Whitfield and Mike Sadek had two hits apiece to lead the Giants to their victory in the nightcap.

Pirates 10, Expos 2 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The Pirates smashed three homers while exploding for six runs in the third inning to mark a 10-2 victory over the Expos. Dave Parker started the cannonading with a solo shot to break a 2-2 tie. Bill Robinson singled and Al Oliver followed with a two-run blow, knocking out Jackie Brown. After Don Stanhouse relieved, Ed Ott doubled and scored on a single by Bruce Kison before Rennie Stennett capped the inning with a two-run homer.

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2 at St. Louis (night game):
Ted Simmons homered off Steve Carlton after a single by Hector Cruz in the seventh inning to carry the Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Phillies. Bob Forsch, who signed a three-year contract earlier in the day, was the winner with ninth-inning relief from Rawly Eastwick. The Phillies loaded the bases in the second but scored only one run on a sacrifice fly by Garry Maddox. The Cards tied the count in their half with a double by Cruz, long fly by Simmons that enabled Cruz to take third after the catch and infield out by Keith Hernandez. Mike Schmidt put the Phillies ahead with a homer in the third and Carlton protected the lead until falling victim to Simmons' smash.