MLB standings through games of July 22, 1977

MLB standings at the end of July 22, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	92	53	39	0	.576		486	431	28-17	25-22	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	93	53	40	0	.570	0.5	384	364	28-19	25-21	7-3	Lost 2
New York Yankees	95	51	44	0	.537	3.5	468	413	29-17	22-27	3-7	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	93	43	50	0	.462	10.5	377	429	25-26	18-24	4-6	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	91	42	49	0	.462	10.5	373	437	21-23	21-26	3-7	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	93	41	52	0	.441	12.5	400	413	20-22	21-30	4-6	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	93	34	59	0	.366	19.5	366	469	18-28	16-31	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	91	55	36	0	.604		494	418	30-15	25-21	6-4	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	91	53	38	0	.582	2.0	456	382	27-21	26-17	9-1	Won 8
Minnesota Twins	94	51	43	0	.543	5.5	509	442	28-17	23-26	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	91	47	44	0	.516	8.0	385	364	23-25	24-19	7-3	Won 1
California Angels	90	43	47	0	.478	11.5	392	367	26-23	17-24	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	92	40	52	0	.435	15.5	352	406	23-24	17-28	5-5	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	97	42	55	0	.433	16.0	381	488	18-27	24-28	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	90	55	35	0	.611		409	382	31-13	24-22	4-6	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	92	53	39	0	.576	3.0	472	409	34-12	19-27	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	94	52	42	0	.553	5.0	444	415	32-14	20-28	6-4	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	94	48	46	0	.511	9.0	443	399	31-18	17-28	3-7	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	91	44	47	0	.484	11.5	390	428	23-24	21-23	6-4	Won 5
New York Mets	93	38	55	0	.409	18.5	331	357	22-23	16-32	7-3	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	94	59	35	0	.628		479	357	25-16	34-19	3-7	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	91	48	43	0	.527	9.5	493	437	29-19	19-24	2-8	Lost 4
Houston Astros	95	44	51	0	.463	15.5	360	401	26-25	18-26	7-3	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	96	44	52	0	.458	16.0	409	442	22-25	22-27	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	97	41	56	0	.423	19.5	436	503	18-30	23-26	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	93	34	59	0	.366	24.5	399	535	24-24	10-35	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Rangers 5, Orioles 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Bert Blyleven equalled a career high with 14 strikeouts as the Rangers won over the Orioles, 5-1. Jim Sundberg's run-scoring single with two out in the fourth broke a 1-1 tie. Doug DeCinces, the only man in the Oriole lineup not to be struck out, doubled home the Birds' lone run in the second stanza. Toby Harrah tripled home two tallies in the seventh and Ken Henderson and Willie Horton each knocked in a run to support Blyleven.

Red Sox 3, Indians 0 at Boston (night game):
The Red Sox took over first place in the A. L. East, blanking the Indians, 3-0, as Rick Wise hurled his second shutout of the season and Butch Hobson extended his hitting streak to 16 games. All Bosox runs came in the opening canto. Rick Burleson led off with a single and Carl Yastrzemski walked after two were out. Carlton Fisk's single produced one run and after George Scott walked to load the bases, Hobson lined a double off the left field wall.

Royals 5, Tigers 4 at Detroit (night game):
Al Cowens hit a home run with two out in the 12th inning, enabling the Royals to equal their club record of eight consecutive victories with a 5-4 triumph over the Tigers. The blast was Cowens' 16th of the season, equalling his entire homer output for three previous major league campaigns. The Tigers had rallied to tie the score with two runs in the bottom of the ninth and again with two runs in the bottom of the tenth, a sacrifice fly by Steve Kemp and single by Jason Thompson driving in runs in the first extra frame.

Angels 6, Twins 2 at Minnesota (night game):
Bobby Bonds drove in three runs on a sacrifice fly and homer as the Angels defeated the Twins, 6-2. His homer came in the sixth inning and drove in the first two tallies of a five-run frame. Dave Chalk tripled in one run and Andy Etchebarren singled in two more during the uprising. Winning pitcher Ken Brett notched his fourth complete game of the season.

Brewers 6, Yankees 3 at New York (night game):
Sal Bando drove in two runs with a gift double and Von Joshua added a two-run homer in a four-run seventh inning to pace the Brewers to a 6-3 victory over the Yankees. A single by Ed Romero and walk to Steve Brye preceded Bando's liner which center fielder Mickey Rivers misjudged and allowed to fall behind him. Sparky Lyle relieved starter Mike Torrez and was greeted by Joshua's shot into the right field stands. Southpaw Mike Caldwell went the distance for the winners. The Yankee runs came in the seventh when Lou Piniella walked, Reggie Jackson doubled and Graig Nettles unloaded his 22nd homer of the season.

A's 5, Mariners 3 at Seattle (night game):
The A's climbed out of the A. L. West cellar by downing the Mariners, 5-3. Wildness in the fourth inning by losing starter Dick Pole was Seattle's downfall. Pole walked Mitchell Page and Wayne Gross and then threw Rick McKinney's attempted sacrifice bunt past third base, allowing Page to score. Gross later tallied on what would have been an inning-ending double play and Sheldon Mallory singled home McKinney to send Pole to the showers. Vida Blue got credit for the victory as Bob Lacey snuffed out a ninth-inning Mariner rally.

White Sox 10, Blue Jays 3 at Toronto (night game):
Lamar Johnson drove in five runs with a homer, double and single to spearhead the White Sox to a 10-3 thrashing of the Blue Jays. The Sox opened the scoring in the third when Eric Soderholm homered after Richie Zisk and Johnson stroked back-to-back doubles. Johnson's circuit clout came in the eighth and followed a single by Alan Bannister and walk to Zisk. Wilbur Wood registered his fourth consecutive victory.

Cubs 1, Braves 0 at Chicago (day game):
Rick Reuschel pitched his third shutout of the season and delivered a key single, leading to the only run of the game as the Cubs edged Atlanta, 1-0. Manny Trillo singled to open the seventh inning and reached second on George Mitterwald's sacrifice. Reuschel's single to left moved Trillo to third and he scored when Ivan DeJesus forced Reuschel at second.

Expos 2, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Home runs by Warren Cromartie and Del Unser backed the pitching of Jackie Brown and carried the Expos to a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers. After Reggie Smith's sacrifice fly produced the L.A. tally in the first frame, Cromartie tied the score in the second stanza. Unser's blow opened the fifth canto. The loss was the Dodgers' eighth out of their last 11 games.

Pirates 8, Reds 7 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Bill Robinson, who tripled home the tying run in the 10th inning, singled home the winning run with two out in the 12th canto to give the Pirates an 8-7 triumph over the Reds. The game-winning bingle was preceded by Dave Parker's double. Reds' ace Tom Seaver was battered early as the Pirates took a 6-2 bulge into the ninth. But Joe Morgan's three-run homer highlighted a four-run rally that produced a tie. The Reds took a 7-6 lead in the 10th on a run-scoring single by Dan Driessen but a single by Parker and Robinson's triple off the left field wall again tied up the contest.

Mets 5, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
Jon Matlack, a loser of eight of his last nine decisions, notched his third shutout of the season and sixth straight victory over San Diego as the Mets, after nine consecutive road losses, prevailed over the Padres, 5-0. The visitors got all their necessary runs in the second inning. John Milner singled and Mike Vail walked. Lee Mazzilli forced Vail at second and Milner scored as Tom Griffin was holding the ball and arguing with the umpire regarding an attempted double play throw to first. Griffin threw wildly to the plate trying to get Milner. Mazzilli took third on the error and then scored on Doug Flynn's single. Matlack reached the 1,000 plateau in career strikeouts.

Giants 6, Phillies 2 at San Francisco (night game):
Tim Foli hit two homers in leading the Giants to a 6-2 verdict over the Phillies. The shortstop's first blast broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth and he added a two-run smash in the seventh. Randy Elliott hit a two-run homer in the sixth when the home team plated three tallies. John Montefusco, who missed six weeks of the campaign with a sprained ankle, received credit for his first victory since April 23.

Astros 4, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (night game):
Bob Watson lined a single to center with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to give the Astros a 4-2 decision over the Cardinals. The winning blow was preceded by an infield hit by Roger Metzger, sacrifice bunt by Mark Lemongello, an intentional walk to Wilbur Howard, Enos Cabell's infield out and an intentional walk to Cesar Cedeno. Lemongello recorded his first complete game in 18 starts. The Cards' bullpen was their downfall as Rawly Eastwick failed to hold a one-run margin and Clay Carroll gave up the winning counter.