MLB standings through games of July 9, 1977

MLB standings at the end of July 9, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	84	48	36	0	.571		423	358	28-15	20-21	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	80	45	35	0	.562	1.0	423	377	26-16	19-19	4-6	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	84	47	37	0	.560	1.0	349	343	26-18	21-19	8-2	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	79	39	40	0	.494	6.5	325	375	20-19	19-21	4-6	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	82	39	43	0	.476	8.0	339	370	23-20	16-23	4-6	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	82	36	46	0	.439	11.0	345	357	17-20	19-26	2-8	Lost 6
Toronto Blue Jays	82	30	52	0	.366	17.0	321	408	16-25	14-27	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	81	49	32	0	.605		446	377	25-12	24-20	9-1	Won 9
Minnesota Twins	84	46	38	0	.548	4.5	456	400	26-16	20-22	4-6	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	81	44	37	0	.543	5.0	398	350	21-21	23-16	7-3	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	82	41	41	0	.500	8.5	346	334	18-22	23-19	6-4	Won 4
California Angels	80	39	41	0	.487	9.5	355	325	23-19	16-22	4-6	Lost 4
Oakland A's	82	35	47	0	.427	14.5	306	366	19-21	16-26	4-6	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	87	37	50	0	.425	15.0	346	438	17-26	20-24	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	81	51	30	0	.630		380	339	28-12	23-18	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	81	47	34	0	.580	4.0	409	352	29-10	18-24	8-2	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	82	44	38	0	.537	7.5	383	364	28-14	16-24	5-5	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	84	45	39	0	.536	7.5	400	354	30-17	15-22	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	82	38	44	0	.463	13.5	356	399	19-22	19-22	8-2	Lost 1
New York Mets	84	32	52	0	.381	20.5	296	334	17-21	15-31	1-9	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	84	56	28	0	.667		448	324	25-12	31-16	7-3	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	81	46	35	0	.568	8.5	457	392	27-15	19-20	8-2	Won 4
San Francisco Giants	86	38	48	0	.442	19.0	351	398	19-24	19-24	3-7	Won 3
Houston Astros	85	37	48	0	.435	19.5	327	368	22-24	15-24	4-6	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	87	36	51	0	.414	21.5	401	466	15-25	21-26	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	83	30	53	0	.361	25.5	366	484	22-23	8-30	3-7	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, Yankees 5 at Baltimore (night game):
A three-run rally in the eighth inning carried the Orioles to a 6-5 victory over the Yankees. Graig Nettles hit a two-run homer and Thurman Munson added a solo swat to help the Yankees take a 5-3 lead before the Orioles opened their comeback in the eighth with a one-out single by Lee May. Eddie Murray was safe on an error by Willie Randolph. After the runners moved up on a wild pitch by Sparky Lyle, May scored on an infield hit by Doug DeCinces. Andres Mora grounded to Nettles, but Murray beat the third baseman's throw home to score the tying run. Dave Skaggs followed with a single to drive in DeCinces with the winning marker.

Indians 3, Blue Jays 2 at Cleveland (night game):
Pinch-hitter Andre Thornton, batting only .184, smashed a two-run homer with two out in the ninth inning to provide the Indians with a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays. Doug Rader homered for the Blue Jays in the eighth to snap a 1-1 tie, but Bill Melton drew a walk in the Indians' ninth before Thornton belied his low batting average by hitting his 10th homer of the season.

White Sox 5, Tigers 2 at Detroit (night game):
After taking the lead with a two-run homer by Eric Soderholm in the sixth inning, the White Sox extended their winning streak to nine games and clinched a 5-2 victory over the Tigers with a two-run double by Jorge Orta in the ninth. The Tigers, who suffered their sixth straight defeat, counted their runs in the first when Ron LeFlore doubled and Tito Fuentes homered. The White Sox picked up a run in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Alan Bannister before Soderholm hit his homer in the sixth following a single by Oscar Gamble and forceout by Jim Spencer.

A's 7, Royals 1 at Kansas City (day game):
The Athletics snapped their six-game losing streak with a 7-1 victory over the Royals. The A's settled the issue with three runs in the fourth inning. With two out, Wayne Gross and Willie Crawford drew walks from Jim Colborn and Earl Williams was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Rich McKinney singled, driving in Gross and Crawford, and when Al Cowens made a wild throw from the outfield, Williams also crossed the plate. The Royals, who were stopped on a four-game winning streak, counted their run off Rick Langford in the fourth on a triple by George Brett and sacrifice fly by John Mayberry.

Brewers 3, Red Sox 2 at Milwaukee (day game):
An infield grounder by Cecil Cooper that scored Charlie Moore from third base in the eighth inning produced the Brewers' deciding run in a 3-2 victory over the Red Sox. Moore, who had homered earlier for the Brewers' first counter, opened the eighth with a single, advanced on a sacrifice by Bob Sheldon and stopped at third on Robin Yount's third hit of the game. Cooper then rapped his grounder for his second RBI of the game.

Mariners 5, Twins 2 at Minnesota (night game):
Hitting four homers in one game for the second night in succession, the Mariners defeated the Twins, 5-2. Leroy Stanton and Dan Meyer connected in succession in the second inning. Meyer homered again in the seventh. Ruppert Jones then accounted for the fourth homer in the ninth before the Mariners added their final run on a walk to Stanton, an infield out and single by Bill Stein. Rod Carew, whose average dropped to .401 with one hit in four trips, doubled and scored for the Twins on a single by Butch Wynegar in the seventh.

Rangers 7, Angels 2 at Texas (night game):
Bump Wills and Mike Hargrove each drove in two runs in the second inning when the Rangers erupted for five runs with the aid of two errors to defeat the Angels, 7-2. Dave May started the inning with a single, Toby Harrah walked and the first run scored when Juan Beniquez was safe on an error by Dave Chalk. Wills then doubled, driving in Harrah and Beniquez. Jim Sundberg reached base on an error by Rance Mulliniks and Bert Campaneris beat out a bunt to load the bases, setting the stage for a two-run single by Hargrove.

Cardinals 4, Cubs 3 at Chicago (day game):
The Cardinals, who had lost to Steve Renko seven straight times over a three-season stretch, caught up with their nemesis and scored four early runs to defeat the Cubs, 4-3. With two out in the first inning, Keith Hernandez doubled, Ted Simmons and Hector Cruz walked and Tony Scott singled, driving in two runs. Scott then stole second and when catcher Steve Swisher made a wild throw, Simmons scored from third base. The Cards' deciding run followed in the third. Hernandez singled and Cruz walked, leading to the removal of Renko in favor of Donnie Moore. After an infield out and intentional pass to Scott, Ken Reitz singled to drive in the deciding run.

Reds 3, Astros 1 at Houston (night game):
A two-run homer by Johnny Bench in the second inning enabled Tom Seaver to beat the Astros, 3-1, for his second victory against two defeats since being acquired by the Reds from the Mets. Bench's homer followed a single by George Foster and doomed Joaquin Andujar to his first loss to the Reds in five decisions. The Reds added an unearned run in the third before the Astros touched Seaver for their tally in the fourth on a single by Jose Cruz and double by Joe Ferguson.

Padres 2, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Rewarding the superb pitching of Dave Freisleben, the Padres scored in the 10th inning on a two-out double by Bill Almon and defeated the Dodgers, 2-1. Freisleben allowed only two hits, with the Dodgers' run coming on a homer by John Hale in the eighth, before Rollie Fingers took over and retired the Dodgers in the 10th to earn his 18th save. Don Sutton also turned in a fine pitching performance for the Dodgers, striking out 12 for his career high and allowing five hits in the first nine innings. Dave Winfield homered off Sutton in the fourth. With Charlie Hough on the mound in the 10th, George Hendrick drew a walk, stole second and scored the winning run on Almon's double.

Mets 7, Expos 5 at New York (day game):
The Mets snapped a nine-game losing streak, their longest since 1965, when Lenny Randle smashed a two-run homer in the 17th inning to beat the Expos, 7-5. The Expos had a two-run homer by Andre Dawson in taking a 3-0 lead before the Mets rallied for four runs in the fifth. Pinch-hitter Bruce Boisclair came up with the bases loaded and cleared the sacks with a double. Boisclair took third on the throw to the plate and scored himself on a sacrifice fly by Randle. The Expos tied the count in the sixth on a walk, a hit batsman and single by Wayne Garrett. After the game went into overtime, the Expos scored in the 11th, but Steve Henderson saved the Mets from defeat with a tying homer. In the 17th, Lee Mazzilli led off with a single. Doug Flynn and Paul Siebert grounded into successive forceouts before Randle ended the four-hour, 17-minute game with his homer.

Pirates 9, Phillies 8 at Pittsburgh (day game):
A single by Mario Mendoza in the 12th inning for the utility infielder's first RBI of the season gave the Pirates a 9-8 victory over the Phillies. A finger injury kept Mike Schmidt out of the Phillies' lineup. Manager Ozark moved Richie Hebner to third and put Davey Johnson at first. Johnson drove in five runs with a double, homer and sacrifice fly. Dave Parker hit a two-run homer for the Pirates, who rallied to take an 8-6 lead in the eighth inning. The Phillies came back to tie the score with two runs in the ninth on doubles by Bake McBride and Jay Johnstone and a sacrifice fly by Johnson after Garry Maddox singled and Hebner walked to load the bases. In the Pirates' 12th, Jim Fregosi walked and Ed Ott doubled, Fregosi stopping at third, before Mendoza came through with his game-winning single.

Giants 5, Braves 4 at San Francisco (day game):
Pinch-hitting in the 11th inning, Gary Alexander drove in a run with a double to provide the Giants with a 5-4 victory over the Braves. Jack Clark drove in the Giants' first three runs with a bases-loaded double in the first inning. After the Braves came back to tie the score, the Giants took the lead again with a run in the fifth on a walk to Marc Hill, a sacrifice and pinch-double by Terry Whitfield. The Braves knotted the count in the ninth with a pinch-double by Vic Correll and singles by Gary Matthews and Willie Montanez. In the 11th, Hill walked and gave way on the paths to Rob Andrews. Johnnie LeMaster sacrificed. Alexander then batted for Randy Moffitt and won the game with his double.