MLB standings through games of July 5, 1977

MLB standings at the end of July 5, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	81	46	35	0	.568		403	345	27-15	19-20	6-4	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	81	45	36	0	.556	1.0	336	331	24-17	21-19	8-2	Won 6
Boston Red Sox	76	42	34	0	.553	1.5	400	364	24-16	18-18	1-9	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	76	37	39	0	.487	6.5	309	360	18-19	19-20	3-7	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	79	38	41	0	.481	7.0	326	353	22-19	16-22	4-6	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	79	36	43	0	.456	9.0	336	340	17-18	19-25	5-5	Lost 3
Toronto Blue Jays	78	30	48	0	.385	14.5	307	380	16-25	14-23	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	78	46	32	0	.590		427	366	25-12	21-20	8-2	Won 6
Minnesota Twins	80	44	36	0	.550	3.0	431	373	24-14	20-22	5-5	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	78	42	36	0	.538	4.0	383	334	19-20	23-16	7-3	Won 2
California Angels	76	39	37	0	.513	6.0	339	297	23-19	16-18	6-4	Won 3
Texas Rangers	78	37	41	0	.474	9.0	318	321	14-22	23-19	4-6	Lost 3
Oakland A's	78	34	44	0	.436	12.0	291	347	19-21	15-23	4-6	Lost 3
Seattle Mariners	84	35	49	0	.417	14.0	326	421	17-25	18-24	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	77	48	29	0	.623		360	323	25-11	23-18	3-7	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	77	45	32	0	.584	3.0	383	328	27-10	18-22	9-1	Won 6
St. Louis Cardinals	80	44	36	0	.550	5.5	382	331	30-17	14-19	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	79	41	38	0	.519	8.0	355	341	25-14	16-24	3-7	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	79	37	42	0	.468	12.0	340	380	19-22	18-20	8-2	Won 7
New York Mets	80	31	49	0	.388	18.5	278	313	16-20	15-29	2-8	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	80	54	26	0	.675		434	313	23-10	31-16	8-2	Won 4
Cincinnati Reds	78	43	35	0	.551	10.0	431	373	27-15	16-20	6-4	Won 1
Houston Astros	81	36	45	0	.444	18.5	315	349	22-22	14-23	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	82	35	47	0	.427	20.0	333	384	16-23	19-24	3-7	Lost 7
San Diego Padres	83	34	49	0	.410	21.5	388	450	15-25	19-24	3-7	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	80	30	50	0	.375	24.0	347	461	22-22	8-28	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 2, Tigers 1 (night game) / Orioles 6, Tigers 5 at Baltimore (night game):
After Jim Palmer became a 10-game winner with a 2-1 victory, the Orioles went 12 innings and defeated the Tigers, 6-5, to sweep a twi-night doubleheader. Ken Singleton drove in the Orioles' first run in the opener with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning and scored what proved to be the deciding run when Tito Fuentes hit Doug DeCinces with a throw while trying to complete a double play in the seventh. Singleton also batted in the winning run in the nightcap. The Tigers had two-run homers by Mickey Stanley and Ron LeFlore, but Lee May equalized the count with a grand slam in the sixth. After each club picked up a run to force the game into overtime, the Orioles drew two walks in the 12th and Singleton came through with a single to wrap up the sweep.

Angels 6, A's 0 at California (night game):
The Angels broke Vida Blue's string of 12 straight victories in Anaheim Stadium, routing their nemesis in the second inning and defeating the Athletics, 6-0. Wayne Simpson and Dyar Miller combined on the shutout. Miller, who hurled the last four frames and allowed only one hit, recorded his first save with the Angels. Blue's mastery ended when the Angels erupted for four runs in the second with a double by Rusty Torres and triple by Andy Etchebarren among their five hits.

Twins 3, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Dave Goltz got off to a shaky start, giving up two runs in the first inning, but the Twins' righthander pitched scoreless ball the rest of the way and beat the Brewers, 3-2. The Twins, after tying the score at 2-2, put over the deciding run in the eighth when Bob Gorinski doubled and Butch Wynegar singled.

Yankees 5, Indians 4 at New York (night game):
The Yankees extended their two-season domination of the Indians to 12 games with a 5-4 victory, scoring their winning run on two-out doubles by Chris Chambliss and Reggie Jackson in the seventh inning. The decision went to Sparky Lyle, the third Yankees pitcher, who relieved with two out in the fifth and retired 12 batters in a row before Duane Kuiper singled with two away in the ninth for the only hit off his deliveries.

White Sox 4, Mariners 1 at Seattle (night game):
Lamar Johnson homered with a man on base in the third inning when the White Sox scored three runs to defeat the Mariners, 4-1, for their sixth straight victory. Jim Essian walked and Alan Bannister beat out an infield hit to start the stanza. After the runners moved up on a grounder by Jorge Orta, Richie Zisk hit a sacrifice fly, driving in Essian, and Johnson followed with his homer to score behind Bannister.

Royals 6, Rangers 4 at Texas (night game):
The Royals rapped Bert Blyleven for three homers and defeated the Rangers, 6-4, to end their road trip with nine victories in 12 games. Blyleven, who had been sidelined by a groin injury, made his first start since June 22. Frank White started the Royals' slugging with a solo shot in the third inning. Al Cowens clubbed a two-run homer in the fourth and Hal McRae hit a similar blow in the fifth.

Reds 9, Braves 3 at Atlanta (night game):
An extra-base attack that included four homers, one triple and two doubles powered the Reds to a 9-3 victory over the Braves. Ed Armbrister and Dave Concepcion each hit for the circuit with a man on base, while George Foster and Dan Driessen rapped solo drives.

Expos 9, Cubs 8 at Chicago (day game):
Andre Dawson hit two homers and a single, driving in four runs, and Tony Perez was on base six straight times on three hits, two walks and an error, batting in the deciding run with a triple in the ninth inning, as the Expos defeated the Cubs, 9-8. The victory was the Expos' seventh straight while the Cubs went down to their seventh loss in the last eight games. Dawson hit his first homer of the game in the third as the Expos built up a 5-1 lead. The Cubs came back within one run at 6-5 before Perez walked and Dawson hit his second homer in the eighth. Perez, who batted in three runs and scored three times, made it 9-5 with his triple in the ninth and that extra run proved decisive when the Cubs rallied for three in their half on three singles and a double by Steve Ontiveros.

Phillies 12, Mets 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Tim McCarver smashed a grand slam, Jay Johnstone hit two homers and Mike Schmidt added one to account for all 12 RBIs as the Phillies romped over the Mets, 12-1. Steve Carlton, who allowed only one hit -- a leadoff double by Lenny Randle -- left the game after seven innings and Warren Brusstar finished. Johnstone homered for the first time in the game after a single by Garry Maddox in the first inning. In the third, Carlton and Maddox singled and Schmidt and Johnstone followed with back-to-back blasts. McCarver hit his jackpot wallop in the sixth inning.

Cardinals 7, Pirates 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Mike Tyson hit first the grand slam homer of his major league career to power the Cardinals to a 7-3 victory over the Pirates. Tyson's blast off John Candelaria followed a walk to Ted Simmons and singles by Keith Hernandez and Ken Reitz in the fourth inning. Simmons also homered after Hector Cruz drew a pass in the eighth.

Padres 8, Astros 7 at San Diego (night game):
Rookie third baseman Tucker Ashford, who hit his first major league homer in the ninth inning, committed a costly error in the 10th but then made amends with a run-scoring single in the 12th to give the Padres an 8-7 victory over the Astros. In the 10th, Ashford missed a pop fly by Jim Fuller for a two-base error and the Astros went ahead, 7-6, when Rob Sperring followed with a pinch single. But the Padres rallied to tie the score in their half on a single by pinch-hitter Merv Rettenmund, a sacrifice and double by George Hendrick. In the 12th, Dave Roberts walked and Gary Sutherland sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Hendrick, Ashford singled for his game-winning hit.