MLB standings through games of July 23, 1977

MLB standings at the end of July 23, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	93	53	40	0	.570		494	440	28-18	25-22	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	94	53	41	0	.564	0.5	384	365	28-20	25-21	6-4	Lost 3
New York Yankees	96	52	44	0	.542	2.5	471	414	30-17	22-27	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	92	43	49	0	.467	9.5	382	445	21-23	22-26	3-7	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	94	43	51	0	.457	10.5	378	432	25-26	18-25	4-6	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	94	42	52	0	.447	11.5	405	417	21-22	21-30	4-6	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	94	34	60	0	.362	19.5	369	479	18-29	16-31	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	92	56	36	0	.609		504	421	30-15	26-21	7-3	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	92	53	39	0	.576	3.0	460	387	27-21	26-18	8-2	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	95	52	43	0	.547	5.5	519	446	29-17	23-26	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	92	48	44	0	.522	8.0	386	364	23-25	25-19	7-3	Won 2
California Angels	91	43	48	0	.473	12.5	396	377	26-23	17-25	4-6	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	98	43	55	0	.439	16.0	391	491	19-27	24-28	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	93	40	53	0	.430	16.5	355	416	23-24	17-29	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	91	55	36	0	.604		413	387	31-14	24-22	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	93	54	39	0	.581	2.0	478	412	34-12	20-27	7-3	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	95	53	42	0	.558	4.0	449	419	33-14	20-28	7-3	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	95	49	46	0	.516	8.0	447	402	32-18	17-28	3-7	Won 1
Montreal Expos	92	45	47	0	.489	10.5	396	432	23-24	22-23	7-3	Won 6
New York Mets	94	38	56	0	.404	18.5	334	361	22-23	16-33	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	59	36	0	.621		483	363	25-17	34-19	3-7	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	92	48	44	0	.522	9.5	497	442	29-19	19-25	2-8	Lost 5
Houston Astros	96	44	52	0	.458	15.5	363	405	26-25	18-27	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	97	44	53	0	.454	16.0	412	448	22-26	22-27	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	98	42	56	0	.429	18.5	440	506	19-30	23-26	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	94	35	59	0	.372	23.5	404	539	24-24	11-35	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Rangers 1, Orioles 0 at Baltimore (day game):
Mike Hargrove singled home Bump Wills from third base in the 13th inning to give the Rangers a 1-0 decision over the Orioles. Wills opened the inning with a double and moved to third on Jim Sundberg's single. After Tippy Martinez replaced Dick Drago on the mound for Baltimore, Hargrove drilled a hit into right field. Both starting pitchers hurled brilliantly. The Orioles' Jim Palmer retired 19 in a row between the second and eighth innings. The Rangers' Gaylord Perry pitched hitless ball until Al Bumbry got an infield single with two out in the sixth.

Indians 9, Red Sox 8 at Boston (day game):
Rico Carty hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to give the Indians a 9-8 victory over the Red Sox. The Sox had rallied from deficits of 4-0 and 7-4 and took an 8-7 lead in the sixth on Butch Hobson's double and four walks. But after ace reliever Bill Campbell got two out in the seventh, he walked Andre Thornton before Carty connected.

Tigers 5, Royals 4 at Detroit (day game):
Jason Thompson drove in three runs and scored the game-winner on Milt May's sacrifice fly to help the Tigers snap the Royals' eight-game winning streak with a 5-4 triumph. The Royals led, 4-3, in the seventh but Steve Kemp singled and Thompson doubled to drive him in. Thompson moved to third on an infield out and scored on May's fly. Dave Rozema became first the A. L. rookie to win nine games this season.

Twins 10, Angels 4 at Minnesota (day game):
Home runs by Lyman Bostock, Rod Carew, Roy Smalley and Larry Hisle powered the Twins to a 10-4 rout of the Angels. Bostock's two-run smash ignited a five-run rally in the fourth that staked starting and winning pitcher Pete Redfern to a 7-2 lead. The Angels pulled off a triple play in the sixth inning. Bostock lined to shortstop Rance Mulliniks who flipped to second baseman Jerry Remy to double up Jerry Terrell. Remy then threw to first to catch Mike Cubbage off the bag for the third putout.

Yankees 3, Brewers 1 at New York (day game):
Lou Piniella rapped three singles and drove in a run and Paul Blair added a two-run homer to pace the Yankees to a 3-1 conquest of the Brewers. Blair's blast followed a leadoff single by Graig Nettles in the second inning. The Brewers' lone score came in the sixth frame when Ed Romero doubled and came around on two infield outs.

Mariners 10, A's 3 at Seattle (day game):
Larry Cox belted his first major league home run, a two-run blast in the sixth inning, and Bill Stein drove in two runs with a single to spark the Mariners to a 10-3 triumph over the A's. Stein's hit gave Seattle a 3-2 lead in the fourth inning. Cox, who was filling in for injured catcher Bob Stinson, also had a double. Dave Collins hit a homer in the fifth inning for the Mariners.

White Sox 10, Blue Jays 3 at Toronto (day game):
The White Sox exploded for six runs in the sixth inning and went on to drub the Blue Jays, 10-3. The big frame began when Jorge Orta doubled and came home on Richie Zisk's single. Jim Spencer singled and Chet Lemon doubled to drive in another run. After Jack Brohamer was walked intentionally to load the bases, Jim Essian hit a sacrifice fly. Ralph Garr then unloaded a homer deep into right-center. Pitcher Ken Kravec picked up his seventh consecutive victory.

Braves 5, Cubs 4 at Chicago (day game):
Rod Gilbreath opened the ninth inning with a homer to give the Braves a 5-4 decision over the Cubs. Trailing, 3-0, in the eighth, the Braves scored four times. Gilbreath and Jerry Royster singled. Willie Hernandez replaced Mike Krukow on the hill for the Cubs. Barry Bonnell walked to fill the bases, Gary Matthews batted in two runs with a single and Willie Montanez doubled to drive in two more. The victory snapped a nine-game Braves' losing streak at Wrigley Field.

Expos 6, Dodgers 4 at Los Angeles (night game):
Wayne Garrett drove in four runs and Stan Bahnsen won his fifth straight game with relief help from Joe Kerrigan to lead the Expos to a 6-4 victory over the Dodgers. Garrett tripled in the second inning following two walks and Gary Carter's single that loaded the bases. Bahnsen's squeeze bunt then plated Garrett. Garrett's fourth RBI came in the sixth after a double by Carter and Del Unser's bunt single. The other Expo tally resulted from Dave Cash's single, a stolen base and wild throw by L. A. catcher Steve Yeager and a single by Ellis Valentine.

Pirates 5, Reds 4 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Pinch-hitter Jim Fregosi's two-run single capped a four-run seventh inning, lifting the Pirates to a 5-4 victory over the Reds. Trailing 4-1, Dave Parker ignited the rally with a double and scored on Bill Robinson's single. After a forceout, Rennie Stennett doubled in another tally. Following a popout, pinch-hitter Fernando Gonzalez walked and pinch-hitter Jerry Hairston beat out an infield single, filling the bases and setting the stage for Fregosi's game-winning hit. Joe Morgan's two-run homer highlighted a four-run fifth inning for the Reds after Pete Rose's single and a fielder's choice accounted for a pair of tallies. Rose tied Frankie Frisch as baseball's all-time leading switch-hitter with his 2,880th safe blow.

Padres 4, Mets 3 at San Diego (night game):
The Padres edged the Mets, 4-3, scoring the decisive run without the benefit of a safe hit. With the score tied 3-3 in the seventh, Tucker Ashford drew a leadoff walk. Pinch-runner Gene Richards stole his 31st base of the season and took third one pitch later on a balk. After Jerry Turner fanned, Bill Almon hit a routine grounder to third which Lenny Randle bobbled momentarily, allowing Richards to score as Almon was thrown out at first. The other Padre runs came on Dave Kingman's homer in the fourth and Dave Winfield's two-run double in the sixth.

Phillies 6, Giants 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Bob Boone belted a two-run homer in the sixth inning to help the Phillies beat the Giants, 6-3. The circuit clout followed a walk to Garry Maddox and gave the Phils a 5-1 lead. Davey Johnson hit a homer in the second and drove in another run with a single in the fifth. Winning pitcher Larry Christenson hit a solo homer in the third. Tug McGraw hurled three shutout innings in relief.

Cardinals 4, Astros 3 at St. Louis (night game):
Hector Cruz doubled home the tying run and the Cardinals scored twice in the 11th inning to down the Astros, 4-3. The Astros had taken a 3-2 lead in the top of the frame on Joe Ferguson's sacrifice fly which followed a walk and an error by Card first sacker Keith Hernandez. The home team rebounded when Ken Reitz opened the Card half of the inning with a double, pinch-runner Mike Phillips moved to third on a sacrifice and scored on Cruz' hit. The Cards took an early lead on Ted Simmons' two-run homer but the Astros tied it in the sixth on Cesar Cedeno's double, a walk to Bob Watson and singles by Jose Cruz and Ed Herrmann.