MLB standings through games of July 21, 1977

MLB standings at the end of July 21, 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	91	52	39	0	.571	0.5	483	431	27-17	25-22	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	94	51	43	0	.543	3.0	465	407	29-16	22-27	3-7	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	90	42	48	0	.467	10.0	373	434	21-23	21-25	3-7	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	92	42	50	0	.457	11.0	371	426	25-26	17-24	3-7	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	92	41	51	0	.446	12.0	396	408	20-21	21-30	5-5	Lost 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	90	52	38	0	.578	2.0	451	378	27-21	25-17	8-2	Won 7
Minnesota Twins	93	51	42	0	.548	4.5	507	436	28-16	23-26	5-5	Won 3
Texas Rangers	90	46	44	0	.511	8.0	380	363	23-25	23-19	7-3	Lost 1
California Angels	89	42	47	0	.472	11.5	386	365	26-23	16-24	3-7	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	96	42	54	0	.438	15.0	378	483	18-26	24-28	6-4	Won 2
Oakland A's	91	39	52	0	.429	15.5	347	403	23-24	16-28	5-5	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	89	54	35	0	.607		408	382	30-13	24-22	4-6	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	91	53	38	0	.582	2.0	470	403	34-12	19-26	6-4	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	93	51	42	0	.548	5.0	436	408	31-14	20-28	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	93	48	45	0	.516	8.0	441	395	31-17	17-28	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	90	43	47	0	.478	11.5	388	427	23-24	20-23	6-4	Won 4
New York Mets	92	37	55	0	.402	18.5	326	357	22-23	15-32	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	93	59	34	0	.634		478	355	25-15	34-19	3-7	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	90	48	42	0	.533	9.5	486	429	29-19	19-23	3-7	Lost 3
Houston Astros	94	43	51	0	.457	16.5	356	399	26-25	17-26	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	95	43	52	0	.453	17.0	403	440	21-25	22-27	6-4	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	96	41	55	0	.427	19.5	436	498	18-29	23-26	6-4	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	92	34	58	0	.370	24.5	399	534	24-24	10-34	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Red Sox 11, Indians 4 (day game) / Indians 8, Red Sox 2 at Boston (night game):
The Red Sox, who exploded for nine runs in the seventh inning, won the day half of a split doubleheader, 11-4, before the Indians came back with three homers to gain an 8-2 victory in the night game. The contests attracted a total attendance of 49,232. Playing in the sunshine, the Indians took a 3-2 lead in the top half of the seventh on a two-run homer by pinch-hitter Larvell Blanks, but the Red Sox knocked out Wayne Garland and roughed up relievers Rick Waits and Tom Buskey in their half. Butch Hobson hit a three-run homer during the outburst. George Scott rapped two singles and drove in two runs. Luis Tiant, who pitched the first seven innings for the Red Sox, fanned eight and went over the 2,000 mark in strikeouts for his career. Andre Thornton started the Indians' scoring under the lights with a two-run homer in the first inning. John Lowenstein connected for the circuit in the second and Bruce Bochte added a round-tripper in the sixth.

Royals 8, Tigers 1 at Detroit (night game):
Al Cowens reached a personal high for RBIs with 63 by driving in five runs as the Royals defeated the Tigers, 8-1, for their seventh straight victory. In 1976, his best previous season, Cowens had 59 RBIs. The Royals' outfielder, who collected four hits, started his big night with a single in the second inning and scored on a homer by John Mayberry. Cowens then hit for the circuit with a man on base in the third, drove in a run with a single in the fifth and capped his performance with a two-run single in the sixth.

Twins 3, Angels 2 at Minnesota (night game):
A surprise safe bunt by slugger Larry Hisle in the first inning scored what proved to be the Twins' deciding run in a 3-2 victory over the Angels. Dave Goltz, who triumphed in his duel with Nolan Ryan, gave up the Angels' counters to start the game when Rance Mulliniks was safe on an error and Bobby Bonds homered. In the Twins' half, Lyman Bostock drove in two runs with a triple to tie the score before crossing the plate himself on Hisle's bunt.

[DH] Yankees 7, Brewers 0 (night game) / Brewers 5, Yankees 4 at New York (night game):
After coming within three outs of being blanked in both games, the Brewers rallied to defeat the Yankees, 5-4, in 10 innings to split a twi-night doubleheader. The Yankees won the first game, 7-0, behind the pitching of Catfish Hunter, who recorded his first shutout of the season. Graig Nettles started Hunter on the road to victory with a three-run homer in the second inning. In the nightcap, the Yankees put together five singles for four runs in the first inning, and breezed along behind the hurling of Ed Figueroa until the ninth when the Brewers rallied to tie the score. Cecil Cooper led off with a homer. Sal Bando and Dick Davis followed with singles to chase Figueroa. After Sparky Lyle relieved, the Brewers scored their other runs on a single by Ken McMullen, an error and single by Charlie Moore. Then in the 10th, Cooper singled off Dick Tidrow, stole second with two out and scored the Brewers' winning run on a single by Davis.

Mariners 4, A's 3 at Seattle (night game):
Snapping an 0-for-18 slump, Ruppert Jones drove in two runs with a homer and sacrifice fly to join with Julio Cruz in batting the Mariners to a 4-3 victory over the Athletics. Cruz produced the Mariners' two other runs with a pair of singles. Wayne Gross and Mitchell Page homered for the A's, Gross' blow coming after a single by Page.

Cubs 4, Braves 3 at Chicago (day game):
Bill Buckner delivered a pinch-single in the 12th inning to score Manny Trillo and give the Cubs a 4-3 victory over the Braves. The Cubs took a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning, one run scoring on an infield out by Steve Ontiveros with the bases loaded and two on a single by Trillo. The Braves pulled even in the sixth with a single by Jeff Burroughs, pass to Biff Porcoroba, a sacrifice, infield out by Darrel Chaney and single by Rod Gilbreath. In the 10th, Trillo and Joe Wallis drew walks from Rick Camp before Buckner hit his single, batting for George Mitterwald.

Expos 4, Dodgers 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Posting his fourth shutout of the season, Steve Rogers allowed only four hits and pitched the Expos to a 4-0 victory over the Dodgers. The Expos scored their first run in the fourth inning on singles by Chris Speier and Gary Carter sandwiched around two infield outs. Tony Perez clinched Rogers' 10th victory with a bases-loaded double in the fifth.

Pirates 6, Reds 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Al Oliver hit a homer and sacrifice fly, driving in two runs, and Frank Taveras rapped a pair of triples in support of Jerry Reuss, who pitched the Pirates to a 6-2 victory over the Reds. Oliver hit his homer in the fourth inning. Taveras' first triple led to three runs in the fifth. A double by Omar Moreno, Taveras' second triple and Oliver's sacrifice fly added a pair in the sixth. Reuss, who allowed six hits, lost his bid for a shutout in the ninth when the Reds scored on a homer by Pete Rose, single by George Foster and double by Dave Concepcion.

Padres 3, Mets 2 at San Diego (night game):
The Padres, who collected only two hits off Pat Zachry in the first six innings but scored a pair of tainted tallies, counted their only earned run of the game in the 10th and defeated the Mets, 3-2. With one out, Bill Almon singled off Skip Lockwood and took third on a single by Mike Ivie. The Mets then passed Dave Winfield intentionally in a move that backfired when George Hendrick singled to drive in the winning run.

Phillies 9, Giants 6 at San Francisco (night game):
Gary Thomasson hit first the grand slam of his major league career and Marc Hill smashed a two-run homer, but those blows were not enough for the Giants, who succumbed to the Phillies, 9-6. Held to one hit by Ed Halicki in the first five innings, the Phillies exploded for eight runs in the sixth. Halicki gave up five runs before departing with a man on base. Reliever Charlie Williams, as the loser, loaded the bases with a single by Ted Sizemore and pass to Tommy Hutton. When John Curtis took over, Jerry Martin batted for Bake McBride, who had tripled earlier in the inning, and also tripled to clear the bases.

Cardinals 4, Astros 0 at St. Louis (night game):
Matched in a low-hit duel, Bob Forsch triumphed over J.R. Richard and pitched the Cardinals to a 4-0 victory over the Astros. Forsch allowed three hits. Richard gave up four, but they included a homer by Keith Hernandez in the second inning and run-scoring triple by Garry Templeton in the sixth. Ted Simmons batted in the Cards' two other runs with a pair of infield outs.