MLB standings through games of July 15, 1977

MLB standings at the end of July 15, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	90	52	38	0	.578		376	356	28-18	24-20	8-2	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	87	50	37	0	.575	0.5	464	413	26-16	24-21	7-3	Lost 1
New York Yankees	90	50	40	0	.556	2.0	449	389	28-15	22-25	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	86	40	46	0	.465	10.0	351	415	21-23	19-23	3-7	Lost 4
Milwaukee Brewers	88	40	48	0	.455	11.0	363	408	24-25	16-23	2-8	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	88	39	49	0	.443	12.0	375	388	20-20	19-29	3-7	Lost 3
Toronto Blue Jays	89	33	56	0	.371	18.5	351	439	17-25	16-31	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	88	53	35	0	.602		478	409	29-14	24-21	7-3	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	87	49	38	0	.563	3.5	430	372	25-21	24-17	8-2	Won 4
Minnesota Twins	89	48	41	0	.539	5.5	489	420	27-16	21-25	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	88	45	43	0	.511	8.0	374	353	22-24	23-19	8-2	Won 2
California Angels	86	41	45	0	.477	11.0	372	350	25-22	16-23	2-8	Lost 3
Oakland A's	87	38	49	0	.437	14.5	330	384	22-22	16-27	4-6	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	93	40	53	0	.430	15.5	362	468	17-26	23-27	5-5	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	86	52	34	0	.605		393	367	29-13	23-21	4-6	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	88	51	37	0	.580	2.0	449	386	33-11	18-26	5-5	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	89	49	40	0	.551	4.5	421	391	30-14	19-26	8-2	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	90	47	43	0	.522	7.0	430	384	30-17	17-26	3-7	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	87	40	47	0	.460	12.5	373	420	21-24	19-23	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	88	35	53	0	.398	18.0	309	345	20-22	15-31	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	90	57	33	0	.633		473	348	25-14	32-19	3-7	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	87	48	39	0	.552	7.5	483	412	29-17	19-22	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	92	42	50	0	.457	16.0	383	420	21-24	21-26	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	91	41	50	0	.451	16.5	345	394	26-25	15-25	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	93	40	53	0	.430	18.5	430	491	17-27	23-26	6-4	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	89	33	56	0	.371	23.5	385	516	23-23	10-33	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Mariners 6, Angels 2 at California (night game):
Leroy Stanton smacked two homers, driving in four runs, as the Mariners ruined Gary Nolan's return from the disabled list by defeating the Angels, 6-2. Stanton rapped his first round-tripper of the game with two out in the first inning after Dave Collins and Dan Meyer had touched Nolan for singles. Steve Braun and Bill Stein followed with singles, Braun taking third on Stein's hit, and the pair then worked a double steal, with Braun scoring the fourth run of the frame. Stanton's second homer, leading off in the third inning, kayoed Nolan.

White Sox 9, Red Sox 7 at Chicago (night game):
Playing before their largest crowd of the season, 41,597, the White Sox benefited from a pinch-triple by Lamar Johnson with the bases loaded in the fourth inning to defeat the Red Sox, 9-7. Jim Spencer and Eric Soderholm opened the stanza with singles and Brian Downing walked. A sacrifice fly by Ralph Garr and singles by Alan Bannister and Jorge Orta each accounted for one run before Johnson batted for Oscar Gamble and hit his triple. Johnson remained in the game as the White Sox designated hitter and drove in a later run with a single. Lerrin LaGrow was credited with his 15th save but had to struggle to get it, giving up three runs on three hits, including a homer by Carl Yastrzemski, after relieving Wilbur Wood in the seventh.

Royals 7, Yankees 4 at Kansas City (night game):
Continuing his torrid hitting, Frank White smashed a three-run homer to help the Royals defeat the Yankees, 7-4, for their fourth straight victory. After the Yankees took a 3-1 lead in the fifth inning, the Royals erupted for five runs in their half. White hit his homer after singles by Darrell Porter and Fred Patek. George Brett was safe on an error and, on a hit-and-run play, scored from first base on a single by Amos Otis. Al Cowens followed with a double to drive in Otis.

Orioles 4, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Although tagged for 11 hits, Mike Flanagan turned in his fifth straight complete game and pitched the Orioles to a 4-2 victory over the Brewers. Andres Mora rapped a pair of run-scoring doubles to pace the Orioles' seven-hit attack. In the second inning, a walk to Eddie Murray, double by Mora and single by Mark Belanger gave the Orioles a 2-1 lead. Their two other tallies followed in the fourth on a single by Lee May, balk by Mike Caldwell, single by Murray and Mora's second double.

A's 8, Twins 7 at Oakland (night game):
A single by Matt Alexander through a drawn-in infield scored Mitchell Page with one out in the 11th inning and gave the Athletics an 8-7 victory over the Twins. After the A's overcame a 5-0 deficit to tie the score at 6-6 in the fifth, Butch Wynegar hit a homer for the Twins in the 10th, but the A's came back with the tying tally on singles by Rodney Scott and Manny Sanguillen around a sacrifice by Marty Perez. In the 11th, Page walked, stole second and continued to third on a throwing error by Wynegar. Jim Tyrone walked and was forced by Tony Armas as Page held third. Alexander then bounced the winning hit between short and third. The RBI was only his second of the season with the A's and third of his major league career after getting one with the Cubs in 1973.

[DH] Rangers 8, Indians 3 (night game) / Rangers 8, Indians 1 at Texas (night game):
The Rangers swept a doubleheader for the first time this season, beating the Indians in twi-night games, 8-3 and 8-1. The Rangers sent Bert Blyleven on the way to victory in the opener with three runs in the first inning. With two out, Dave May doubled and scored on a single by Willie Horton. Toby Harrah walked and Juan Beniquez followed with a double, driving in Horton and Harrah. Pinch-hitter Jim Sundberg also batted in two runs for the Rangers with a single in the sixth. Jim Norris homered with a man on base for the Indians. Len Barker gained his first victory of the season, with help from Nelson Briles, who recorded his first save, in the nightcap. Harrah provided the Rangers' punch with a pair of two-run homers.

Blue Jays 8, Tigers 6 at Toronto (night game):
Bob Bailor, who drove in two runs with a single in the fifth inning, belted a homer with a man on base in the 13th to carry the Blue Jays to an 8-6 victory over the Tigers. After the game went into overtime, Milt May homered for the Tigers in the 10th, but the Blue Jays came back with the tying tally on a pass to Doug Rader, sacrifice by Ron Fairly and single by Hector Torres. Al Woods singled in the 13th before Bailor ended the game with his circuit clout.

Braves 3, Giants 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Reserve outfielder Brian Asselstine, filling in for Gary Matthews, smashed a homer in the fourth inning to ignite a three-run outburst that enabled the Braves to defeat the Giants, 3-2. After Asselstine's blow, Darrel Chaney singled. Rod Gilbreath doubled and when Terry Whitfield made a wild throw from the outfield, Chaney scored. Eddie Solomon then helped himself to victory with a single, driving in Gilbreath with what proved to be the winning run. After Solomon was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the sixth, the Giants counted their runs in the seventh when Marc Hill doubled and Rob Andrews singled off Jamie Easterly and Derrel Thomas singled off Dave Campbell before Rick Camp took over to record his 10th save.

Reds 8, Astros 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
Equalling his entire homer production for 1976, George Foster smashed his 29th of the season as the Reds defeated the Astros, 8-3. Foster's homer followed a single by Dan Driessen in the sixth inning. Paul Moskau, who was lifted in the seventh, received credit for his first major league victory. After the rookie's departure, the Reds iced the game in their half of the seventh, capitalizing on four walks issued by Joe Niekro and a passed ball by Joe Ferguson. Mike Lum drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single.

Expos 7, Cardinals 6 at Montreal (night game):
Winding up a four-hour, 21-minute game, Pepe Frias batted in a run with a two-out single in the 14th inning to bring the Expos a 7-6 victory over the Cardinals. Forty players appeared during the course of the marathon, with the Cardinals using 21. The Expos erupted for five runs in the third, three scoring on a homer by Gary Carter, to take a 5-3 lead, but the Cards rallied for the tying pair in the fifth. After both clubs counted in the 10th, Carter walked with one out in the 14th and was forced by Warren Cromartie. Carter jarred Mike Tyson on the play, with the result that the second baseman threw wildly to first, allowing Cromartie to advance on the error. The Cards then passed Andre Dawson intentionally before Frias drove in the winning run.

[DH] Pirates 7, Mets 1 (night game) / Mets 6, Pirates 1 at New York (night game):
Jim Rooker pitched a three-hitter for the Pirates in the first game and Nino Espinosa followed with a four-hitter for the Mets in the second game as the clubs split a twi-night doubleheader. The Pirates won the opener, 7-1. Dave Parker collected two hits and scored twice, in addition to batting in a run with a sacrifice fly. The Mets captured the nightcap. 6-1. Mike Vail backed Espinosa's pitching with four hits, including a homer. Felix Millan joined in the Mets' attack with his first homer since April 20, 1976.

[DH] Phillies 4, Cubs 2 (night game) / Phillies 9, Cubs 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
Greg Luzinski hit a homer in each game of a twi-night doubleheader as the Phillies delighted the crowd of 61,177 by knocking off the Cubs, 4-2 and 9-2. In the opener, the Cubs counted their pair in the sixth inning on a triple by Ivan DeJesus, pass to Greg Gross, sacrifice fly by Bobby Murcer and double by Jerry Morales, but the Phillies immediately tied the score in their half when Mike Schmidt tripled and Luzinski homered. The Phillies followed with two runs for their winning margin in the seventh on singles by Garry Maddox, Tommy Hutton and Ted Sizemore and a double by Jerry Martin. In the nightcap, the Phillies broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the fifth inning on a homer by Bob Boone and singles by Sizemore, Bake McBride and Larry Bowa. Luzinski's homer sparked a three-run outburst in the sixth and the Phillies wrapped it up with another trio in the eighth. Murcer homered for the Cubs.

Padres 5, Dodgers 3 at San Diego (night game):
The Padres, who got effective relief pitching from Dan Spillner and Rollie Fingers, broke a 3-3 tie with two runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Dodgers, 5-3. Jerry Turner opened the Padres' eighth with a single, moved up on a sacrifice and scored the tie-breaking run on a single by Mike Champion. Reggie Smith fumbled the hit and Champion took second on the error. Spillner then clinched his fifth victory without a defeat by rapping a single to drive in Champion. Fingers relieved with two out and a man on base in the ninth and retired the final batter to pick up his 20th save.