MLB standings through games of July 17, 1977

MLB standings at the end of July 17, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	92	53	39	0	.576		383	359	28-18	25-21	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	89	51	38	0	.573	0.5	470	419	26-16	25-22	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	92	50	42	0	.543	3.0	454	402	28-15	22-27	3-7	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	88	41	47	0	.466	10.0	361	421	21-23	20-24	3-7	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	90	41	49	0	.456	11.0	366	415	25-26	16-23	3-7	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	91	41	50	0	.451	11.5	395	400	20-20	21-30	5-5	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	92	34	58	0	.370	19.0	363	459	18-27	16-31	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	90	54	36	0	.600		484	415	30-15	24-21	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	89	51	38	0	.573	2.5	443	377	27-21	24-17	8-2	Won 6
Minnesota Twins	92	50	42	0	.543	5.0	504	434	27-16	23-26	4-6	Won 2
Texas Rangers	90	46	44	0	.511	8.0	380	363	23-25	23-19	7-3	Lost 1
California Angels	88	42	46	0	.477	11.0	384	362	26-23	16-23	3-7	Lost 1
Oakland A's	90	39	51	0	.433	15.0	344	399	23-24	16-27	5-5	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	95	41	54	0	.432	15.5	374	480	17-26	24-28	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	88	53	35	0	.602		404	379	29-13	24-22	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	90	52	38	0	.578	2.0	461	397	34-12	18-26	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	92	50	42	0	.543	5.0	430	406	30-14	20-28	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	92	47	45	0	.511	8.0	437	395	30-17	17-28	3-7	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	89	42	47	0	.472	11.5	384	427	23-24	19-23	5-5	Won 3
New York Mets	91	37	54	0	.407	17.5	324	354	22-23	15-31	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	92	59	33	0	.641		478	351	25-14	34-19	4-6	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	89	48	41	0	.539	9.5	484	423	29-19	19-22	4-6	Lost 2
Houston Astros	93	43	50	0	.462	16.5	356	395	26-25	17-25	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	94	43	51	0	.457	17.0	397	431	21-24	22-27	7-3	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	95	40	55	0	.421	20.5	433	496	17-29	23-26	5-5	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	91	34	57	0	.374	24.5	396	530	24-24	10-33	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Mariners 8, Angels 7 at California (day game):
Capping a three-hit performance, Dave Collins smashed a two-run homer in the eighth inning to power the Mariners to an 8-7 victory over the Angels. Dan Meyer and Bill Stein also had three hits. Meyer drove in three runs for the Mariners, while Leroy Stanton rapped a two-run single and Stein contributed a homer.

White Sox 3, Red Sox 2 at Chicago (day game):
A homer by Jim Spencer in the sixth inning for his second RBI of the game produced the tie-breaking run for the White Sox in a 3-2 victory over the Red Sox. In the second, Spencer hit a ground-rule double to drive in one run and Brian Downing followed with a sacrifice fly for another tally. The Red Sox put together a walk, an error and infield out for a run in third and knotted the count in the fourth when Jim Rice tripled and Carlton Fisk lofted a sacrifice fly.

Royals 8, Yankees 4 at Kansas City (day game):
Amos Otis drove in three runs and Darrell Porter and Fred Patek batted in two apiece as the Royals defeated the Yankees, 8-4, to sweep the three-game series. Porter accounted for his RBIs with a homer in the second inning. Otis delivered a sacrifice fly in the fourth. A double by Otis and single by Patek each produced two runs in the sixth. The Yankees had a homer by Reggie Jackson and two RBIs by Willie Randolph, who hit a double and single.

Brewers 3, Orioles 2 at Milwaukee (day game):
Rookie shortstop Ed Romero, playing in his second game since being called up from Holyoke (Eastern) to replace injured Robin Yount, stroked three hits and drove in the deciding run in the Brewers' 3-2 victory over the Orioles. Moose Haas, pitching for the Brewers, allowed only three hits before being lifted in the ninth inning when the Orioles rallied for their two runs.

[DH] Twins 4, A's 1 (day game) / Twins 9, A's 5 at Oakland (day game):
The six-hit pitching of Paul Thormodsgard in the first game and the batting of Larry Hisle in the second game featured the Twins' sweep of a doubleheader with the Athletics, 4-1 and 9-5. Roy Smalley, Rod Carew, Lyman Bostock and Luis Gomez split the RBIs for the Twins in the opener. Hisle hit a double and homer in the nightcap. Carew, who went 1-for-4 in the first game, appeared as a pinch-hitter in the second game and drove in a run with a single.

Indians 6, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
The Indians broke a tight game apart with four runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Rangers, 6-1, to snap their five-game losing streak. A walk to Buddy Bell and double by Paul Dade in the first inning and singles by Charlie Spikes, Bruce Bochte and Fred Kendall in the second gave the Indians a 2-0 lead before the Rangers nicked Wayne Garland for their lone marker in the home half of the second on a triple by Willie Horton and infield out by Dave May. Kendall singled for his third hit of the game and second RBI during the Indians' clinching outburst in the ninth.

[DH] Blue Jays 3, Tigers 2 (day game) / Tigers 7, Blue Jays 6 at Toronto (day game):
Ron Fairly had five hits in 10 times at bat in a doubleheader and helped the Blue Jays win the first game, 3-2, but a homer by pinch-hitter Milt May in the 11th inning carried the Tigers to a 7-6 victory in the second game. Jesse Jefferson pitched a five-hitter for the Blue Jays in the lidlifter. After Doug Rader singled in the sixth inning, Fairly also singled, sending Rader to third and setting up what proved to be the Blue Jays' deciding run on a grounder by Sam Ewing. Aurelio Rodriguez homered for the Tigers. In the nightcap, a two-run rap by Ron LeFlore in the third inning started the Tigers' scoring. Fairly homered in the sixth and then drove in two runs with a double and scored himself on a single by Doug Ault in the eighth when the Blue Jays tied the score at 6-6.

Braves 11, Giants 10 at Atlanta (day game):
Winding up a wild game, the Braves scored without the benefit of a hit in the ninth inning and defeated the Giants, 11-10. Jeff Burroughs batted in three of the Braves' first five runs with a double and homer. The Giants had back-to-back blows by Gary Thomasson and Willie McCovey in the fifth, but Willie Montanez hit for the circuit with a man on base in the seventh when the Braves scored three times to take an 8-2 lead. After the Giants erupted for five runs in the eighth, the Braves counted twice in their half before the Giants tied the game in the ninth. Jack Clark was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Darrell Evans followed with a two-run single. The Braves came back to load the bases on two walks and an error. Montanez then smashed a grounder to Thomasson, who made a diving stop, but with no possible play at the plate, the first baseman merely tagged the bag to deprive Montanez of a hit.

Astros 3, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (day game):
Homers by Bob Watson and Enos Cabell, plus the relief pitching of Joe Niekro, enabled Mark Lemongello to gain his first victory since May 13 as the Astros defeated the Reds, 3-1. Doug Capilla, who suffered his first loss in three decisions with the Reds, was the victim of both Astro homers. Jack Billingham gave up the other run in the seventh inning on singles by Joe Ferguson and Julio Gonzalez around an infield out. Lemongello yielded the Reds' tally in the first on a double by Champ Summers and single by Dan Driessen. Niekro held the Reds to two hits in the last three innings.

Expos 8, Cardinals 7 at Montreal (night game):
After being held to six hits in the first eight innings, the Expos rallied for five runs in the ninth and shocked the Cardinals, 8-7. The Cards hit three triples and seven doubles in building up a 7-3 lead with one of the Expos' runs coming on a homer by Warren Cromartie. Opening the Expos' rally in the ninth, Andre Dawson tripled and scored on a single by Wayne Garrett. When Del Unser also singled, Rawly Eastwick replaced Eric Rasmussen, but the reliever gave up a single by Dave Cash, two-run double by Chris Speier and intentional pass to Ellis Valentine before departing. Clay Carroll took over and walked Tony Perez to force in the tying run. Gary Carter then hit a sacrifice fly to center field to drive in the winning marker.

[DH] Pirates 3, Mets 1 (day game) / Mets 9, Pirates 3 at New York (day game):
A grand-slam homer by Steve Henderson climaxed a six-run outburst in the seventh inning as the Mets won the second game of a doubleheader, 9-3, for a split with the Pirates, who posted a 3-1 victory in the first game. John Candelaria, who was forced to leave the game in the sixth inning after reinjuring his back, was the winner of the opener with help from Kent Tekulve and Rich Gossage. The Pirates jumped on Jon Matlack for two runs in the third on a walk to Duffy Dyer, single by Mario Mendoza, sacrifice by Candelaria, infield out by Phil Garner and single by Rennie Stennett. Bill Robinson homered in the fourth. Lee Mazzilli hit for the circuit off Tekulve for the Mets' run in the eighth. In the nightcap, the Pirates tied the score at 3-3 on a homer by Jerry Hairston before the Mets exploded for their big inning. The Mets combined two walks, two singles and a double in batting against four different Pirate pitchers before Henderson hit the first grand slam of his major league career with Tekulve as the victim. Odell Jones finally retired the side as the Pirates' fifth hurler of the frame.

Phillies 4, Cubs 2 at Philadelphia (day game):
Two homers by Jay Johnstone, who also set up another run with a single, paced the Phillies to a 4-2 victory that trimmed the Cubs' lead in the Eastern Division race to just two games at the All-Star break. Johnstone homered for the Phils' initial run in the first inning. Singles by Larry Bowa, Johnstone and Greg Luzinski added a tally in the third before Johnstone hit for the circuit again in the sixth. Doubles by Ted Sizemore and Bake McBride added a marker in the seventh. The Cubs broke through for their runs against Steve Carlton in the eighth on singles by George Mitterwald and Ivan DeJesus and a double by Jose Cardenal. Heat forced Carlton to quit the mound after the end of the inning and Tug McGraw set down the Cubs in the ninth.

Dodgers 4, Padres 3 at San Diego (day game):
Ron Cey homered with a man on base in the fifth inning when the Dodgers scored three runs to overtake the Padres, 4-3. Dusty Baker homered for the Dodgers' first run in the second, but the Padres took a 2-1 lead on a circuit clout by Gene Tenace in the bottom of the frame. Ted Martinez singled for the Dodgers in the fifth, took third on a single by Bill Russell and counted the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Reggie Smith before Cey rapped his round-tripper. Doug Rau pitched the first five innings for the Dodgers before giving way to Burt Hooton, who earned a save in his first relief appearance since May 4, 1975. Dave Kingman struck out on four of his five trips to the plate for the Padres, his last whiff coming with two men on base in the ninth for the final out.