MLB standings through games of July 27, 1977

MLB standings at the end of July 27, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	99	57	42	0	.576		405	382	31-20	26-22	6-4	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	97	54	43	0	.557	2.0	516	474	29-21	25-22	4-6	Lost 1
New York Yankees	99	54	45	0	.545	3.0	483	425	32-18	22-27	4-6	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	98	45	53	0	.459	11.5	425	431	23-22	22-31	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	95	43	52	0	.453	12.0	391	460	21-25	22-27	3-7	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	99	44	55	0	.444	13.0	403	452	25-26	19-29	4-6	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	97	34	63	0	.351	22.0	374	507	18-30	16-33	2-8	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	96	59	37	0	.615		530	440	31-16	28-21	8-2	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	94	54	40	0	.574	4.0	466	394	28-21	26-19	8-2	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	100	56	44	0	.560	5.0	547	469	32-17	24-27	8-2	Won 1
Texas Rangers	95	51	44	0	.537	7.5	410	369	23-25	28-19	8-2	Won 5
California Angels	96	47	49	0	.490	12.0	420	388	26-23	21-26	6-4	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	103	44	59	0	.427	18.5	407	516	20-31	24-28	4-6	Lost 1
Oakland A's	98	41	57	0	.418	19.0	373	443	24-25	17-32	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	97	58	39	0	.598		442	417	34-17	24-22	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	98	57	41	0	.582	1.5	502	433	34-12	23-29	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	99	57	42	0	.576	2.0	468	432	37-14	20-28	8-2	Won 7
St. Louis Cardinals	99	53	46	0	.535	6.0	468	415	36-18	17-28	6-4	Won 5
Montreal Expos	98	47	51	0	.480	11.5	417	456	23-24	24-27	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	98	41	57	0	.418	17.5	353	373	22-23	19-34	6-4	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	100	62	38	0	.620		501	378	28-19	34-19	5-5	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	97	49	48	0	.505	11.5	512	464	29-19	20-29	1-9	Lost 1
Houston Astros	101	46	55	0	.455	16.5	390	430	26-25	20-30	5-5	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	102	46	56	0	.451	17.0	430	471	24-29	22-27	4-6	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	103	44	59	0	.427	19.5	461	532	21-33	23-26	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	98	35	63	0	.357	26.0	418	561	24-24	11-39	3-7	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Brewers 14, Red Sox 5 at Boston (night game):
Scoring 11 runs in the final two innings, the Brewers ended their five-game losing streak with a 14-5 pasting of the Red Sox. Boston led, 5-3, in the top of the eighth when Milwaukee counted four times, Jim Wynn scoring the tie-breaking run when first baseman George Scott let Lenn Sakata's grounder get through his legs for an error. The Brewers tacked on seven runs in the ninth, Sal Bando and Ken McMullen contributing RBI singles and Von Joshua a two-run double. Don Money gave the Brewers a 3-2 lead in the top of the sixth with a two-run homer, but the Red Sox scored three times in the bottom of the inning on run-producing singles by Rick Miller and Fred Lynn and a bases-loaded walk to Jim Rice.

Tigers 3, White Sox 1 at Chicago (night game):
The Tigers snapped the White Sox' six-game winning streak, 3-1, with Aurelio Rodriguez' two-run homer in the second inning helping Fernando Arroyo to his first victory since June 15. Tito Fuentes singled home Rodriguez with Detroit's final run in the ninth. The Sox scored in the first on a bases-loaded infield out. Reliever John Hiller put down a Chicago threat in the ninth, striking out Lamar Johnson with runners at first and third, issuing a walk to Jim Spencer, but fanning Chet Lemon.

Royals 5, Indians 4 at Kansas City (night game):
Joe Lahoud's first hit as a Royal, an 11th-inning pinch-single, scored Tom Poquette from third, boosting Kansas City to a 5-4 win over the Indians. Poquette was aboard with a two-out triple. Lahoud swung for Frank White after Fred Patek was given an intentional pass. Cleveland tied the score in the eighth on a two-run triple by Ron Pruitt. George Brett drove in three runs for the Royals, hitting a two-run homer in the third and a double in the fifth. Hal McRae also homered for the winners in the third.

Orioles 6, Yankees 4 at New York (night game):
A five-run, eighth-inning rally pushed the Orioles past the Yankees, 6-4, and moved Baltimore two games ahead of Boston in the A. L. East. Eddie Murray and Lee May homered off Catfish Hunter to start the Birds' comeback. Reliever Dick Tidrow got the next two batters, but walked Dave Skaggs, gave up a double to Billy Smith and two-run single to Elliott Maddox. Ken Singleton drove home the final run with a single off Sparky Lyle. Smith hit Hunter's first pitch of the game for a homer, but the Yankees tied it in the fifth on an RBI single by Mickey Rivers, went ahead in the seventh and managed single runs in the last two frames.

Angels 9, A's 3 at Oakland (night game):
Don Baylor's first career grand slam in the opening inning was the winning blow as the Angels romped past the Athletics, 9-3. Two walks around Rance Mulliniks' double set the stage for Baylor's shot against his former teammates. Mulliniks made it 6-1 in the fourth, homering on the heels of a single by Jerry Remy. Larry Murray hit his first major league homer for the A's in the third. Rusty Torres capped the California scoring with a two-run blast in the ninth.

Twins 4, Mariners 1 at Seattle (night game):
Butch Wynegar's bases-loaded double off Enrique Romo in the top of the ninth cleared the sacks, making 4-1 winners of the Twins and Pete Redfern over the Mariners. Rod Carew snapped a scoreless tie with a solo homer in the seventh, but Seattle tied it in the eighth on singles by Steve Braun, Craig Reynolds and Dave Collins.

[DH] Reds 6, Cubs 2 (day game) / Cubs 5, Reds 1 at Chicago (day game):
Major league home-run leader George Foster rapped his 32nd of the season and drove in a pair of runs as the Reds ended their longest losing streak since 1966 -- eight games -- with a 6-2 victory over the Cubs in the first game of a twin bill. Chicago, scoring all of its runs in the eighth inning of the second game, salvaged a split with a 5-1 decision. Cesar Geronimo and Mike Lum drove in fourth-inning runs for the Reds in the opener. Foster homered in the sixth, Johnny Bench singled home the 1,000th run of his career in the eighth and the Reds added two insurance runs in the ninth in support of Mario Soto's first major league victory. Trailing 1-0 in the eighth inning of the second contest, the Cubs tied the score on Ivan DeJesus' triple and a grounder by Gene Clines to Joe Morgan, who failed to throw out DeJesus at the plate. Singles by Jose Cardenal and Larry Biittner chased Clines home with the winning run. Bobby Murcer walked to load the bases and Cardenal scored on Jerry Morales' sacrifice fly. Two more Chicago runs crossed the plate on Steve Ontiveros' single and a sacrifice fly by Manny Trillo.

Dodgers 7, Phillies 5 at Los Angeles (night game):
Lee Lacy's three-run pinch-homer in the eighth gave the Dodgers a come-from-behind, 7-5 triumph over the Phillies. Lacy's drive, following a single by Steve Garvey and walk to Manny Mota, gave reliever Lance Rautzhan first his major league victory. The Phillies jumped to a 4-0 advantage in the third against Don Sutton, two runs coming on Greg Luzinski's 23rd round-tripper. The Dodgers tied the score in the fourth on solo homers by Ron Cey and Steve Garvey, a hit batsman and three singles. Mike Schmidt's RBI single gave Philadelphia a 5-4 lead in the top of the eighth.

Pirates 3, Astros 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The surging Pirates claimed their seventh straight win, edging the Astros, 3-2, on Rennie Stennett's run-scoring single in the bottom of the 11th. Bill Robinson drew a walk to open the inning and moved to third when loser Bo McLaughlin threw away Al Oliver's sacrifice bunt attempt. Stennett followed with a single to right. Robinson tied the score when he led off the ninth with a solo homer. The Astros grabbed a 2-0 lead in the sixth when Art Howe singled home Jose Cruz and later scored on Roger Metzger's double. Pittsburgh got one back in the eighth on a single and stolen base by Omar Moreno and pinch-hitter Fernando Gonzalez' base hit.

Padres 7, Expos 5 at San Diego (night game):
Tucker Ashford's second homer of the season, with Gene Tenace aboard and one out in the bottom of the ninth, lifted the Padres over the Expos, 7-5. George Hendrick hit a pair of homers for San Diego, his first in the fourth with Bill Almon on base tying the score, 2-2, and his second in the sixth following an Almon single, again knotting the game at 5-5.

Mets 7, Giants 4 at San Francisco (day game):
The Mets pounded five pitchers for 16 hits, including Felix Millan's second homer of the season in the ninth, to defeat the Giants, 7-4. New York took command in the third, erasing a 1-0 Frisco lead with three runs on RBI singles by John Milner and Lee Mazzilli and a sacrifice fly by Mike Vail. Winner Jon Matlack was forced to leave the game with a stiff shoulder in the sixth when the Giants scored three times. Steve Henderson paced the Mets' attack with a run-scoring triple in the fourth and RBI single in the seventh. He also scored a pair of runs.

Cardinals 5, Braves 3 at St. Louis (night game):
A three-run seventh inning boosted the Cardinals to their fifth straight victory, a 5-3 decision over the Braves. Trailing 3-2, the Cards got a single from Hector Cruz, who moved to second on a wild pitch by reliever Rick Camp. Mike Phillips walked and pinch-hitter Dave Rader reached first on Rod Gilbreath's throwing error, loading the bases. Lou Brock drew a pass from Don Collins to force in the tying run. Garry Templeton's sacrifice fly put St. Louis ahead and Tony Scott drove in an insurance run with an infield single, his third hit of the game.