MLB standings through games of July 28, 1977

MLB standings at the end of July 28, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	100	57	43	0	.570		407	396	31-20	26-23	5-5	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	98	55	43	0	.561	1.0	528	474	30-21	25-22	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	100	55	45	0	.550	2.0	497	427	33-18	22-27	5-5	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	98	45	53	0	.459	11.0	425	431	23-22	22-31	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	96	43	53	0	.448	12.0	395	465	21-25	22-28	3-7	Lost 4
Milwaukee Brewers	100	44	56	0	.440	13.0	403	464	25-26	19-30	3-7	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	98	34	64	0	.347	22.0	374	510	18-31	16-33	2-8	Lost 7

	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	95	55	40	0	.579	3.5	471	398	29-21	26-19	8-2	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	101	56	45	0	.554	5.5	549	474	32-17	24-28	7-3	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	96	52	44	0	.542	7.0	413	369	23-25	29-19	9-1	Won 6
California Angels	97	47	50	0	.485	12.5	424	394	26-23	21-27	5-5	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	104	45	59	0	.433	18.0	412	518	21-31	24-28	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	99	42	57	0	.424	18.5	379	447	25-25	17-32	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	98	59	39	0	.602		458	432	35-17	24-22	6-4	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	100	58	42	0	.580	2.0	477	436	38-14	20-28	9-1	Won 8
Philadelphia Phillies	99	57	42	0	.576	2.5	503	435	34-12	23-30	6-4	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	100	54	46	0	.540	6.0	471	415	37-18	17-28	7-3	Won 6
Montreal Expos	99	48	51	0	.485	11.5	422	460	23-24	25-27	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	98	41	57	0	.418	18.0	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	101	63	38	0	.624		503	379	29-19	34-19	5-5	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	98	49	49	0	.500	12.5	527	480	29-19	20-30	1-9	Lost 2
Houston Astros	102	46	56	0	.451	17.5	394	439	26-25	20-31	4-6	Lost 4
San Francisco Giants	102	46	56	0	.451	17.5	430	471	24-29	22-27	4-6	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	104	44	60	0	.423	20.5	465	537	21-34	23-26	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	99	35	64	0	.354	27.0	418	564	24-24	11-40	2-8	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 12, Brewers 0 at Boston (day game):
Behind Mike Paxton's four-hitter and the productive bats of Bernie Carbo and Denny Doyle, the Red Sox romped to a 12-0 decision over the Brewers. Carbo plated the winners' first run with a sacrifice fly in the second inning and hit a two-run homer to climax the Sox' six-run third. Fred Lynn and Jim Rice hit run-scoring doubles while Carlton Fisk and Butch Hobson had RBI singles before Carbo finished loser Sam Hinds with his homer. Rice and Hobson added solo homers in the fifth and eighth, with Doyle capping the Boston scoring in the eighth with a three-run blast.

Royals 5, Indians 4 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals came from behind in the ninth with two runs to tie the score on a bunt single by John Mayberry, triple by Amos Otis and suicide squeeze by Bob Heise, then pushed across the deciding tally with nobody out in the 11th to edge the Indians, 5-4. Heise, Joe Zdeb and George Brett stroked consecutive singles to account for the winning run.

Yankees 14, Orioles 2 at New York (day game):
The Yankees came up with their biggest run production of the season, with Thurman Munson, Chris Chambliss and Roy White combining for nine hits and eight RBIs in a 14-2 pasting of the East-leading Orioles. Munson homered in the three-run New York third, Graig Nettles hit a two-run homer in the fifth and Chambliss delivered two more runs with a bases-loaded double in the seventh. White then finished off the Yankee attack with a two-run homer in the eighth. Mike Torrez, after a shaky three-walk first inning which helped Baltimore take a 1-0 lead, settled down to toss a four-hitter. Doug DeCinces' solo homer in the seventh was the only damaging Baltimore blow.

A's 6, Angels 4 at Oakland (night game):
The A's scored all their runs in the first four innings and hung on to beat the Angels, 6-4. Mitchell Page drove in single markers in the third and fourth and also swiped his 25th consecutive base. Joe Coleman, with a sore shoulder which made him a doubtful starter, went five innings to gain the victory. The Angels scored all their runs in the sixth, three on a homer by Tony Solaita with two aboard.

Mariners 5, Twins 2 at Seattle (day game):
A three-run first inning featuring Leroy Stanton's two-run triple and a follow-up single by Bill Stein was enough to carry the Mariners past the Twins, 5-2. John Montague, relieving in the eighth for Seattle, missed the A. L. record for most consecutive batters retired when he walked pinch-hitter Craig Kusick. Montague had tied the mark of 33 straight set by Kansas City's Steve Busby in 1974.

Rangers 3, Blue Jays 0 at Toronto (night game):
The Rangers rolled to their sixth straight triumph, Gaylord Perry shutting out the Blue Jays despite allowing 11 hits, 3-0. Texas had only four safeties off loser Jerry Garvin, scoring the only run Perry needed in the first when Toby Harrah's sacrifice fly plated Bert Campaneris. The Rangers added two in the ninth on Harrah's single, a triple by Kurt Bevacqua and squeeze bunt by Jim Sundberg.

Cubs 16, Reds 15 at Chicago (day game):
The Cubs and Reds combined for a record-tying 11 home runs, but it was singles after two were out in the bottom of the 13th by Rick Reuschel, Steve Ontiveros and Dave Rosello which gave Chicago the final nod, 16-15. The Cubs' leading winner as a starter, Reuschel was the seventh Chicago pitcher to appear in the game and got his 15th victory. The Cubs hit six homers, two by Bill Buckner and George Mitterwald and one each by Bobby Murcer and Jose Morales. The five Reds' round-trippers were by Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Mike Lum, Ken Griffey and Cesar Geronimo. The teams tied the major league record for most homers in a single inning when they combined for five in the first, which ended with Reds up, 6-4. The game was deadlocked, 14-14, after nine when Ontiveros singled home Murcer with two out to keep the Cubs alive. The Reds went up, 15-14, in the 12th when George Foster doubled and scored on Rosello's error. But Mitterwald hit his second homer in the bottom of the frame to knot it again.

Dodgers 2, Phillies 1 at Los Angeles (day game):
A bases-loaded walk to Reggie Smith forced home Bill Russell with none out in the bottom of the ninth to give the Dodgers a 2-1 victory over the Phillies. Russell tripled to open the inning off loser Jim Kaat. Gene Garber relieved and intentionally walked bases the full. Smith then pinch-hit for Joe Simpson and walked on a full-count pitch. Ron Cey homered in the fourth for the first Dodger run. Bob Boone's double and singles by Ted Sizemore and Garry Maddox got the equalizer for the Phils in the fifth.

Pirates 9, Astros 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Pirates moved into second place in the N. L. East with a 9-4 triumph over the Astros. Unbeaten at home since July 5, Pittsburgh struck for four runs in the first off loser Dan Larson. Al Oliver drove in the first two with a bases-loaded single and Rennie Stennett and Ed Ott followed with RBI singles. The Astros had whittled the lead to 5-3 in the sixth when Bill Robinson insured Jim Rooker's ninth victory with a grand-slam blast after the Pirates filled the bases on three walks. Joe Ferguson and Bob Watson hit homers for the losers while Phil Garner also tagged one for the Pirates.

Expos 5, Padres 4 at San Diego (day game):
Andre Dawson's homer followed an eighth-inning single by Tony Perez as the Expos rallied to nip the Padres, 5-4. San Diego scored four times in the sixth to break open the duel between Wayne Twitchell and Bob Owchinko, but Montreal rallied with three in the top of the seventh to cut the Padre lead to one.

Cardinals 3, Braves 0 at St. Louis (night game):
The Cardinals completed a 7-1 homestand with a 3-0 blanking of the Braves on a five-hitter by John Urrea, who was making only his second major league start. Garry Templeton scored the first St. Louis run in the first when he singled, stole second, moved to third on a fly ball, and trotted home on a wild pitch by loser Buzz Capra. Urrea drew a two-out walk in the fifth, Lou Brock singled and Templeton chased both home with his 10th triple of the season.