MLB standings through games of June 26, 1977

MLB standings at the end of June 26, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	69	41	28	0	.594		374	319	23-13	18-15	7-3	Lost 3
New York Yankees	71	40	31	0	.563	2.0	349	296	23-13	17-18	5-5	Won 4
Baltimore Orioles	71	37	34	0	.521	5.0	273	289	21-17	16-17	3-7	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	67	34	33	0	.507	6.0	272	308	15-15	19-18	8-2	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	71	35	36	0	.493	7.0	304	321	22-17	13-19	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	69	31	38	0	.449	10.0	293	306	14-18	17-20	4-6	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	69	26	43	0	.377	15.0	254	317	12-21	14-22	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	71	40	31	0	.563		387	330	22-13	18-18	4-6	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	69	38	31	0	.551	1.0	362	334	19-11	19-20	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	68	35	33	0	.515	3.5	309	270	19-15	16-18	6-4	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	70	36	34	0	.514	3.5	350	312	19-20	17-14	7-3	Won 1
Texas Rangers	68	33	35	0	.485	5.5	272	276	14-20	19-15	3-7	Lost 3
Oakland A's	69	30	39	0	.435	9.0	262	312	17-19	13-20	2-8	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	76	33	43	0	.434	9.5	306	377	16-21	17-22	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	67	45	22	0	.672		326	263	25-8	20-14	7-3	Won 6
Pittsburgh Pirates	68	38	30	0	.559	7.5	312	273	23-13	15-17	6-4	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	68	37	31	0	.544	8.5	328	301	21-10	16-21	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	69	37	32	0	.536	9.0	329	296	24-15	13-17	3-7	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	68	29	39	0	.426	16.5	273	338	14-19	15-20	3-7	Won 1
New York Mets	70	29	41	0	.414	17.5	251	266	15-18	14-23	4-6	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	72	47	25	0	.653		378	283	23-10	24-15	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	69	37	32	0	.536	8.5	367	326	24-14	13-18	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	74	34	40	0	.459	14.0	291	314	16-19	18-21	5-5	Won 2
Houston Astros	73	31	42	0	.425	16.5	267	314	18-20	13-22	6-4	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	75	31	44	0	.413	17.5	347	400	13-22	18-22	4-6	Lost 6
Atlanta Braves	71	27	44	0	.380	19.5	318	413	20-18	7-26	5-5	Won 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Blue Jays 2, Orioles 0 at Baltimore (day game):
Pete Vuckovich posted his first major league shutout and struck out 12 for a Blue Jays' club record in a 2-0 victory over the Orioles. Jim Palmer gave up a run in the fifth inning on a single by Doug Rader, an error, sacrifice and infield out by Hector Torres. The other run counted in the eighth on singles by Bob Bailor and Ron Fairly around a sacrifice and groundout.

[DH] Angels 4, Rangers 3 (day game) / Angels 4, Rangers 3 at California (day game):
Two pinch-hitters came through to enable the Angels to gain a pair of 4-3 victories in a doubleheader with the Rangers, the first game being decided in the 11th inning. Toby Harrah homered in the sixth inning of the opener to send the Rangers ahead, 3-2, but the Angels came back in their half to tie the score for the third time in the game when Dave Chalk singled and Bobby Bonds doubled. In the 11th, Gil Flores and Tony Solaita singled and Willie Aikens was passed purposely to load the bases before pinch-hitter Ron Jackson singled to drive in the Angels' winning run. In the nightcap, the Angels led, 1-0, until the seventh when the Rangers erupted for three runs on a homer by Juan Beniquez with a man on base and singles by Willie Horton, Mike Hargrove and Sandy Alomar. The Angels came back with three runs in their half. Pinch-hitting, Aikens batted in two runs with a double to tie the score and then counted the winning run on a single by Jerry Remy.

[DH] Indians 5, Tigers 2 (day game) / Tigers 3, Indians 2 at Detroit (day game):
Rookie southpaw Bob Sykes gained his first major league victory when the Tigers rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to win the nightcap of a doubleheader, 3-2, after two homers had carried the Indians to a 5-2 triumph in the opener. Walks actually beat the Tigers in the lidlifter. John Hiller passed two batters before serving up a gopher ball to Buddy Bell in the third inning. Then in the seventh, reliever Milt Wilcox issued a pass ahead of a circuit clout by Paul Dade. Jason Thompson batted in both Tiger tallies with a homer and sacrifice fly. Sykes was handed a 1-0 lead in the first inning of the second game and stayed ahead in his duel with Wayne Garland until the top of the ninth when Ron Pruitt batted in the Indians' two runs with a single. With two out in the Tigers' half, Thompson singled and counted the tying run on a double by Ben Oglivie. Jim Kern replaced Garland and gave up a single by Milt May that drove in Oglivie with the winning run.

Brewers 8, Mariners 6 at Milwaukee (day game):
A grand slam by Cecil Cooper with two out in the ninth inning powered the Brewers to an 8-6 victory over the Mariners. Juan Bernhardt drove in three runs for the Mariners, while Jamie Quirk had a homer and three singles for the Brewers. In the ninth, Quirk and Charlie Moore hit singles off Diego Segui. Enrique Romo relieved and walked Robin Yount to load the bases before striking out Don Money. The Mariners then brought in Mike Kekich, who served up Cooper's clout. Mike Caldwell was the beneficiary, gaining his first A. L. victory.

Twins 19, White Sox 12 at Minnesota (day game):
Glenn Adams batted in eight runs and set a Twins' club record in a 19-12 victory over the White Sox. Rod Carew joined in the slugfest with a double, two singles and homer for six RBIs and raised his batting average to .403 to the delight of the crowd of 46,963, the largest turnout for a regular-season game in Twins' history. Adams hit a two-run double in the first inning, rapped a grand slam in the second and drove in his other runs with a single and sacrifice fly, in addition to having another single for his fourth hit of the game. The Twins' 19 runs set a club record. The White Sox' hitting included homers by Lamar Johnson, Eric Soderholm, Jim Essian and Chet Lemon.

Yankees 5, Red Sox 4 at New York (day game):
The largest crowd at Yankee Stadium since the reconstructed park was opened last season, 55,039, saw the Yankees defeat the Red Sox, 5-4, to complete a sweep of the three-game series. The Red Sox, who were held to five hits by Don Gullett in the first eight innings, rallied for three runs in the ninth to tie the score at 4-4. Carlton Fisk started the rally with a walk, George Scott doubled and both scored on a single by Tommy Helms. Pinch-runner Rick Miller took third on a single by Steve Dillard and crossed the plate on an infield out by Rick Burleson. The Yankees came back with the winning run in their half. Roy White walked and took third on a single by Thurman Munson. After an intentional pass to Chris Chambliss, Paul Blair singled to drive in White.

[DH] A's 7, Royals 3 (day game) / Royals 9, A's 3 at Oakland (day game):
A six-run outburst in the fifth inning of the second game clinched a 9-3 victory for the Royals after the Athletics had won the first game of a doubleheader, 7-3. Jeff Newman collected four hits in four trips in the opener and drove in three runs to help the A's snap their four-game losing streak. Amos Otis also had four hits in four at-bats for the Royals. In the nightcap, the Royals kayoed Rick Langford with four straight hits in the fifth and continued their attack on Pablo Torrealba. Hal McRae batted in two runs with a single. Marty Pattin picked up his first victory of the season with the aid of Larry Gura, who took over in the seventh inning.

Braves 8, Padres 5 at Atlanta (day game):
Homers by Willie Montanez, Darrel Chaney and Jeff Burroughs helped the Braves defeat the Padres, 8-5, for their fourth straight victory. Montanez hit his homer with a man on base, while Chaney and Burroughs rapped solo shots. Chaney also accounted for a second RBI with a single. Phil Niekro, who struck out 11, had a shutout in the works until the ninth inning when the Padres erupted for all their runs on five singles and two walks.

Cubs 5, Mets 2 at Chicago (day game):
Bobby Murcer hit a homer and sacrifice fly, driving in two runs, and Steve Ontiveros also homered as the Cubs defeated the Mets, 5-2, for their sixth straight victory. Murcer hit his homer in the second inning. Morales followed with a double and, after an intentional pass to Steve Swisher, Mike Krukow surprised the Mets with a run-scoring single to put the Cubs ahead, 2-1. After the Mets tied the score in the fifth, the Cubs put the game away with two runs in their half on singles by Ivan DeJesus, Gene Clines and Bill Buckner, plus Murcer's sacrifice fly. Ontiveros wrapped up the scoring with his round-tripper in the sixth.

[DH] Reds 5, Dodgers 4 (day game) / Dodgers 9, Reds 3 at Cincinnati (day game):
After scoring three runs in the first inning, the Reds added homers by Dan Driessen and Dave Concepcion to beat Dodgers in the first game of a doubleheader, 5-4. The Dodgers, in turn, erupted for six runs in the first inning of the nightcap and posted a 9-3 victory to gain a split of the four-game series and retain their lead of 8½ lengths over the Reds in the West Division race. A walk to Pete Rose, double by Ken Griffey, infield out by Joe Morgan, single by Driessen, a stolen base and single by George Foster produced the Reds' getaway trio in the lidlifter. Driessen homered in the third and Concepcion in the seventh. Fred Norman yielded the Dodgers' first three runs, including a homer by Steve Yeager, before giving way to Pedro Borbon in the eighth. The Dodgers then fell short with a run in the ninth on a double by Davey Lopes and single by Reggie Smith. In the nightcap, the Dodgers' outburst in the first included a homer by Steve Garvey and doubles by Bill Russell, Smith and Johnny Oates. Garvey homered again in the eighth. The blow was the 91st of the season for the Dodgers, equalling their entire output for 1976.

Giants 2, Astros 0 at Houston (day game):
Ed Halicki not only pitched a shutout but also drove in the Giants' clinching run in a 2-0 victory over the Astros. The Giants decided the outcome against Ken Forsch in the fifth inning. Terry Whitfield was hit by a pitch, advanced to third on a single by Vic Harris and scored on a sacrifice fly by Marc Hill. Halicki followed with a double to drive in Harris.

[DH] Pirates 7, Expos 4 (day game) / Expos 6, Pirates 3 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The Pirates extended their winning streak to six games with a 7-4 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but their string was snapped by the Expos in the nightcap, 6-3. In the first game, Ellis Valentine homered for the Expos in the first inning. The Pirates had a round-tripper by Rennie Stennett to help take a 4-2 lead before Tony Perez tied the score by hitting for the circuit with a man on base in the eighth. Al Oliver immediately broke the deadlock with a round-tripper and the Pirates went on to add a pair of unearned runs to clinch their victory. In the second game, Bill Robinson celebrated his 34th birthday by driving in the Pirates' runs with a homer and single in a 4-for-4 performance. However, the Expos began chopping into the Pirates' 3-0 lead with a two-run homer by Sam Mejias in the seventh inning. Then in the eighth, the Expos broke away with a walk and four straight hits for three runs, two scoring on a single by Warren Cromartie and one on a single by Del Unser.

Phillies 2, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (day game):
Homers by Mike Schmidt and Garry Maddox supplied support for Jim Kaat, who gained the 250th victory of his career as the Phillies defeated the Cardinals, 2-0. Kaat gave up nine hits, including at least one in every inning, before Gene Garber relieved in the ninth. The Cards then got their 10th hit of the game, but it came with two out before Garber fanned Ken Reitz.