MLB standings through games of July 10, 1977

MLB standings at the end of July 10, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	82	47	35	0	.573		438	385	26-16	21-19	6-4	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	85	48	37	0	.565	0.5	355	343	27-18	21-19	9-1	Won 2
New York Yankees	85	48	37	0	.565	0.5	423	364	28-15	20-22	6-4	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	80	39	41	0	.487	7.0	328	380	20-20	19-21	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	84	39	45	0	.464	9.0	347	385	23-22	16-23	3-7	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	83	37	46	0	.446	10.5	351	362	18-20	19-26	2-8	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	83	31	52	0	.373	16.5	326	411	16-25	15-27	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	82	49	33	0	.598		451	383	25-12	24-21	9-1	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	85	47	38	0	.553	3.5	471	400	27-16	20-22	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	82	45	37	0	.549	4.0	403	354	22-21	23-16	7-3	Won 1
Texas Rangers	83	42	41	0	.506	7.5	350	336	19-22	23-19	6-4	Won 5
California Angels	81	39	42	0	.481	9.5	357	329	23-19	16-23	3-7	Lost 5
Oakland A's	83	35	48	0	.422	14.5	310	371	19-21	16-27	3-7	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	88	37	51	0	.420	15.0	346	453	17-26	20-25	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	83	52	31	0	.627		387	350	29-13	23-18	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	83	47	36	0	.566	5.0	420	369	29-10	18-26	6-4	Lost 4
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	46	38	0	.548	6.5	400	375	30-14	16-24	7-3	Won 5
St. Louis Cardinals	86	46	40	0	.535	7.5	411	361	30-17	16-23	3-7	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	83	38	45	0	.458	14.0	357	401	19-22	19-23	7-3	Lost 2
New York Mets	85	33	52	0	.388	20.0	298	335	18-21	15-31	2-8	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	86	56	30	0	.651		457	336	25-14	31-16	6-4	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	82	46	36	0	.561	8.0	462	398	27-15	19-21	7-3	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	88	40	48	0	.455	17.0	368	405	21-24	19-24	5-5	Won 5
Houston Astros	86	38	48	0	.442	18.0	333	373	23-24	15-24	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	89	38	51	0	.427	19.5	413	475	15-25	23-26	6-4	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	85	30	55	0	.353	25.5	373	501	22-23	8-32	2-8	Lost 6

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, Yankees 0 at Baltimore (day game):
A homer by Eddie Murray started a barrage of extra-base hits that powered the Orioles to a 6-0 victory over the Yankees behind the pitching of Ross Grimsley. In addition to his homer in the second inning, Murray also batted in another run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Billy Smith hit a two-run triple in the third. Kiko Garcia drove in a run with a double in the fourth. Two-baggers by Ken Singleton and Doug DeCinces produced another tally in the sixth.

Blue Jays 5, Indians 3 at Cleveland (day game):
Doug Rader hit a two-run homer and Steve Staggs drove in two runs with a single to enable the Blue Jays to snap their five-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the Indians. Rader hit his homer after a single by Otto Velez in the second inning. Staggs hit his single with the bases loaded in the seventh to provide what proved to be the winning margin. Jeff Byrd gained his first major league victory with the help of Pete Vuckovich who relieved in the seventh.

Tigers 6, White Sox 5 at Detroit (day game):
The nine-game winning streak of the White Sox came to an end on an unearned run when the Tigers scored in the 10th inning to gain a 6-5 victory. Tom Veryzer was safe on an error by Alan Bannister to start the stanza and Ron LeFlore walked. Tito Fuentes followed with a bunt to Dave Hamilton, who threw wildly to third base in an attempted forceout, allowing Veryzer to score. Milt Wilcox gained his first major league victory since 1974, allowing one run in 5 2/3 innings in relief.

Royals 5, A's 4 at Kansas City (day game):
A three-run rally in the ninth inning brought the Royals a 5-4 victory over the Athletics. After Jeff Newman hit the first homer of his pro career to put the A's ahead, 4-2, in the ninth, the Royals began their comeback with a run on a pass to George Brett and double by Hal McRae, who took third on the throw home. Following a pass to Al Cowens, pinch-hitter John Wathan tied the score with a sacrifice fly. Amos Otis then walked and Cookie Rojas singled to drive in the winning run.

[DH] Red Sox 8, Brewers 5 (day game) / Red Sox 7, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Red Sox, after erupting for four runs in the 11th inning to win the first game, 8-5, also defeated the Brewers in the second game, 7-3, to sweep a doubleheader. In the opener, the Red Sox tied the score at 4-4 in the ninth with a run on singles by Butch Hobson, Rick Miller and Rick Burleson. In the 11th, Hobson singled and scored on a triple by Burleson. After Fred Lynn drew an intentional pass, Jim Rice singled to score Burleson. The Red Sox proceeded to bat around and added two more runs on a sacrifice fly by Carlton Fisk and single by George Scott. The Red Sox left 20 men on base, tying the A.L. record for an 11-inning game. In the nightcap, Scott homered in the second inning to start a four-run outburst that put the game away for the Red Sox.

Twins 15, Mariners 0 at Minnesota (day game):
Winless since May 16, Geoff Zahn allowed only three singles and breezed to a one-sided victory as the Twins drubbed the Mariners, 15-0. Roy Smalley led the Twins' 16-hit attack with a pair of doubles, driving in four runs. Butch Wynegar accounted for three RBIs with a pair of singles, while Dan Ford contributed a homer.

Rangers 4, Angels 2 at Texas (night game):
John Ellis not only made a rare appearance as a catcher in the Rangers' lineup but also drove in two runs with a double in the fifth inning to beat the Angels, 4-2. The victory was the fifth in a row for the Rangers and the first for Bert Blyleven since June 13. The Angels suffered their fifth straight loss. Willie Horton singled and Toby Harrah walked in the fifth before Ellis hit his double.

[DH] Cardinals 8, Cubs 3 (day game) / Cubs 4, Cardinals 3 at Chicago (day game):
A misjudged line drive in the eighth inning led to a run and enabled the Cubs to win the second game of doubleheader, 4-3, for a split with the Cardinals, who posted an 8-3 victory in the first game. The Cubs' crowd of 40,038 was their largest of the season. Bob Forsch pitched a six-hitter for the Cards in the opener. Batterymate Ted Simmons drove in two runs with a homer and another RBI with a grounder. Keith Hernandez collected four of the Cards' 15 hits. In the nightcap, Jerry Morales hit a homer for the Cubs to tie the score at 3-3 in the seventh inning. Larry Biittner opened the eighth with a drive that sailed over the head of Jerry Mumphrey in left field for a double. Bobby Murcer sacrificed and, after an intentional pass to Morales, Steve Ontiveros singled for the winning run.

Astros 6, Reds 5 at Houston (day game):
A three-run triple by Cesar Cedeno and homer by Jose Cruz sparked the Astros to a 6-5 victory over the Reds. Joe Morgan drove in the Reds' first four runs, hitting a homer with two men on base in the first inning and accounting for another RBI with an infield out in the seventh. The Astros bounced back to tie the score in their half of the seventh, scoring one run on a bases-loaded pass to Ken Boswell before Cedeno cleared the sacks with his triple. After the Reds regained the lead with a run in the eighth, the Astros came back again in their half. Cruz homered to tie the score. Enos Cabell singled, advanced on a sacrifice by Ed Herrmann and crossed the plate with the winning run when pinch-hitter Joe Ferguson singled.

[DH] Padres 7, Dodgers 5 (day game) / Padres 5, Dodgers 4 at Los Angeles (day game):
Ninth-inning rallies carried the Padres to 7-5 and 5-4 victories in a surprise sweep of a doubleheader with the Dodgers. In the opener, Dusty Baker and Johnny Oates each hit a two-run homer to help stake the Dodgers to a 5-4 lead before the Padres tied the score in the eighth with singles by Mike Ivie and Dave Kingman around an infield out. Then in the ninth, George Hendrick doubled and when Bill Almon bunted, both runners were safe on a late throw to third. Ivie followed with a single, scoring Hendrick. Almon reached third on a throwing error and counted an extra run on an infield out by Dave Winfield. In the nightcap, the Padres went into the ninth inning losing, 4-2, but quickly tied the score when Ivie singled and Winfield hit his second homer of the game. Merv Rettenmund followed with a double and scored the winning run on a single by Hendrick.

Mets 2, Expos 1 at New York (day game):
Pat Zachry received credit for his first victory in a Mets' uniform when Mike Vail doubled home two runs in the seventh inning to beat the Expos, 2-1. Steve Henderson walked and Bruce Boisclair singled ahead of Vail's two-bagger. Zachry, who came from the Reds in the Seaver deal, allowed only two hits, including a homer by Del Unser, until singles by Unser and Jose Morales forced his exit with one out in the eighth inning. Skip Lockwood relieved and gained his 13th save.

[DH] Pirates 5, Phillies 1 (day game) / Pirates 12, Phillies 10 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Starting with a homer by Phil Garner as their leadoff batter in the first game, the Pirates piled up a total of 33 hits and swept over the Phillies in a doubleheader, 5-1 and 12-10. Garner's homer came on the first pitch thrown by Phillies' loser Jim Lonborg. Bill Robinson knocked in two runs with a single in the seventh. In the nightcap, Davey Johnson, Richie Hebner and Garry Maddox hit two-run homers for the Phillies, who held a 10-7 lead before the Pirates exploded for four runs in the seventh inning when Garner doubled with the bases loaded and Robinson singled. Omar Moreno then hit the Pirates' only homer of the game for an insurance run in the eighth.

[DH] Giants 5, Braves 2 (day game) / Giants 12, Braves 5 at San Francisco (day game):
After Charlie Williams pitched the second complete game of his major league career to win the opener of a doubleheader, 5-2, the Giants erupted for seven runs in the fourth inning and beat the Braves again in the nightcap, 12-5. Williams' first complete game came with the Mets in 1971. Johnnie LeMaster drove in two runs in support of Williams with a sacrifice fly and safe bunt. Bill Madlock contributed a homer. A bases-loaded triple by Junior Moore and single by Willie Montanez gave the Braves a 4-0 lead in the fourth inning of the second game, but the Giants sent 12 batters to the plate in their half. Terry Whitfield led off with a triple and, batting for a second time, singled to drive in the seventh run of the outburst. The Giants made it a rout with five more runs in the fifth.