MLB standings through games of July 31, 1977

MLB standings at the end of July 31, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	101	58	43	0	.574		538	479	30-21	28-22	6-4	Won 4
Baltimore Orioles	103	59	44	0	.573		418	409	31-20	28-24	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	103	58	45	0	.563	1.0	519	432	33-18	25-27	7-3	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	101	46	55	0	.455	12.0	445	446	23-22	23-33	5-5	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	103	46	57	0	.447	13.0	414	473	25-26	21-31	3-7	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	100	44	56	0	.440	13.5	412	483	22-28	22-28	2-8	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	101	35	66	0	.347	23.0	383	521	19-33	16-33	1-9	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	100	62	38	0	.620		556	464	34-17	28-21	8-2	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	99	56	43	0	.566	5.5	495	424	29-21	27-22	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	105	59	46	0	.562	5.5	567	491	32-17	27-29	7-3	Won 1
Texas Rangers	99	54	45	0	.545	7.5	428	389	25-26	29-19	8-2	Won 2
California Angels	100	47	53	0	.470	15.0	429	404	26-26	21-27	4-6	Lost 4
Seattle Mariners	107	46	61	0	.430	19.5	425	529	22-33	24-28	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	102	42	60	0	.412	21.0	384	469	25-28	17-32	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	101	60	41	0	.594		465	445	35-17	25-24	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	102	59	43	0	.578	1.5	517	449	36-13	23-30	6-4	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	103	59	44	0	.573	2.0	493	455	38-14	21-30	8-2	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	104	56	48	0	.538	5.5	492	431	37-18	19-30	8-2	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	102	48	54	0	.471	12.5	429	479	23-27	25-27	3-7	Lost 3
New York Mets	101	43	58	0	.426	17.0	373	391	24-24	19-34	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	104	66	38	0	.635		522	386	29-19	37-19	7-3	Won 5
Cincinnati Reds	102	51	51	0	.500	14.0	543	501	31-21	20-30	3-7	Won 1
Houston Astros	105	48	57	0	.457	18.5	407	446	28-26	20-31	4-6	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	105	47	58	0	.448	19.5	444	485	24-29	23-29	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	107	45	62	0	.421	22.5	483	557	21-34	24-28	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	102	37	65	0	.363	28.0	437	580	26-25	11-40	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 1, Angels 0 at California (day game):
Don Aase, 22-year-old rookie righthander with the Red Sox, turned in his second complete game in his second major league start and shut out the Angels, 1-0. The youngster allowed only three hits. Frank Tanana, who started for the Angels, pitched seven scoreless innings before leaving the mound because of elbow troubles.

[DH] White Sox 5, Royals 4 (day game) / Royals 8, White Sox 4 at Chicago (day game):
After rallying to win the first game of a doubleheader, 5-4, in 10 innings, the White Sox lost the second to the Royals, 8-4. In the opener, the Royals broke a 2-2 tie with two runs in the top half of the 10th, but the White Sox came back to win in their half. Jim Spencer singled and Chet Lemon hit his second homer of the game to tie the score. Eric Soderholm then walked and, after a sacrifice, scored the winning run on a single by Ralph Garr. In the second game, Hal McRae drove in four runs for the Royals with a homer, double and single. George Brett and Amos Otis also homered for the Royals. Otis' blow was his second of the day, coming after a round-tripper in the first game. The White Sox had homers by Oscar Gamble and Brian Downing.

[DH] Indians 9, Twins 2 (day game) / Twins 9, Indians 4 at Cleveland (day game):
The Indians snapped a six-game losing streak by winning the opener of a doubleheader, 9-2, before absorbing a 9-4 defeat at the hands of the Twins in the nightcap. Al Fitzmorris, who pitched a five-hitter for the Indians, gained his first victory since May 1 in the lidlifter. Duane Kuiper drove in three runs with a single and sacrifice fly, Bruce Bochte accounted for two with a homer and double and Andre Thornton added a run with a homer. Don Carrithers, Twins' reliever, tied a major league record by handling all three putouts in the seventh inning. In the second game, Roy Smalley and Craig Kusick led Twins' attack. Smalley drove in three runs with a pair of singles and Kusick batted in two with a double.

Yankees 9, A's 2 at Oakland (day game):
Mickey Rivers and Cliff Johnson drove in three runs apiece to help propelthe Yankees to a 9-2 victory in a sweep of the three-game series with the Athletics. Rivers accounted for his RBIs with an infield out and single, while Johnson homered with two men on base.

Mariners 6, Orioles 1 at Seattle (day game):
Winning for the fifth straight time, Glenn Abbott allowed only four hits and pitched the Mariners to a 6-1 victory over the Orioles. After the Orioles picked up their run on a passed ball in the first inning, the Mariners started Palmer on the road to defeat with two runs in their half on scoring doubles by Dan Meyer and Leroy Stanton. A single by Julio Cruz, triple by Dave Collins and sacrifice fly by Meyer added a pair in the third. Ruppert Jones singled and Stanton homered for the final runs in the eighth.

Rangers 3, Tigers 2 at Texas (night game):
A single by Mike Hargrove in the 10th inning scored Tom Grieve and gave the Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Tigers. Jack Morris, making his second major league appearance with the Tigers, allowed only four hits in the first nine innings and struck out 11. However, the Rangers nicked the youngster for two runs in the first, one scoring on a wild pitch. The Tigers caught up with homers by John Wockenfuss in the fourth and Ben Oglivie in the ninth. Grieve drew a walk from Tiger reliever Jim Crawford in the 10th, moved up on a sacrifice by Dave May, advanced to third on a single by Jim Sundberg and scored on Hargrove's hit.

Blue Jays 4, Brewers 1 at Toronto (day game):
The four-hit pitching of Dave Lemanczyk and Tom Murphy enabled the Blue Jays to end their nine-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Brewers. Lemanczyk pitched perfect ball for 5 2/3 innings and then yielded two singles before a blister on his hand forced his exit with one out in the seventh. Doug Rader and Doug Ault each had two hits for the Blue Jays. Rader scored twice. Ault batted in one run and scored another.

Braves 8, Pirates 3 at Atlanta (day game):
The Braves forged in front with three runs on homers by Jeff Burroughs and Vic Correll in the fourth inning and went on to defeat the Pirates, 8-3. Burroughs' blow broke a 1-1 tie. Cito Gaston then doubled before Correll hit for the circuit. The Braves iced their decision with four runs in the eighth. Al Oliver and Omar Moreno homered for the Pirates.

Reds 6, Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati (day game):
Ken Griffey and Joe Morgan each collected four of the Reds' 15 hits in a 6-2 victory over the Cardinals. Doug Capilla, whom the Reds obtained from the Cards' organization in the Rawly Eastwick deal, picked up the decision, pitching six innings before turning the mound over to Pedro Borbon. Eastwick faced his former teammates in relief and was tagged for two homers. Morgan hit for the circuit after a single by Griffey in the fifth and Dave Concepcion homered for the Reds' final run in the sixth.

Cubs 4, Astros 1 at Houston (day game):
Ray Burris, who had lost four decisions since winning last on June 25, regained his touch and pitched the Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the Astros. Enos Cabell singled and Bob Watson doubled for the Astros' run in the first inning. The Cubs tied the score in the second with a walk to Bobby Murcer and singles by Steve Ontiveros and Mick Kelleher before beating the Astros with three runs in the sixth. Greg Gross singled and, after two outs, scored the tie-breaking run on a double by Jerry Morales. Murcer followed with a single, driving in Morales, and then crossed the plate himself on a double by Ontiveros.

Dodgers 8, Expos 2 at Montreal (day game):
Breaking a tight game apart, the Dodgers erupted for six runs in the 10th inning and defeated the Expos, 8-2. Bill Russell singled and Reggie Smith homered for the Dodgers' initial pair in the first. The Expos, after picking up a run on singles by Ellis Valentine and Tony Perez around a passed ball in the fourth, tied the score with the aid of two errors in the seventh. In the Dodgers' 10th, Boog Powell walked and yielded the paths to pinch-runner Glenn Burke. When Johnny Oates bunted, Stan Bahnsen threw wildly to second in an attempted forceout. Another forceout attempt failed on a bunt by Manny Mota, loading the bases. Davey Lopes took advantage of the opportunity and singled, driving in two runs. The Dodgers went on to add four more runs on a single by Russell, infield out by Smith, intentional pass to Steve Garvey and singles by Dusty Baker and Lee Lacy.

Mets 10, Padres 9 at New York (day game):
The Padres helped beat themselves with six errors during a 10-9 loss to the Mets. Five of the Mets' runs were unearned. Steve Henderson drove in three runs with a the homer and single. Randy Jones, the Padres' Cy Young Award winner in 1976 but sidelined most of this season with a sore arm, made his first appearance since June 17 and was clipped for five hits and four runs, two unearned, in 2 2/3 innings, pitching in relief of loser Dave Wehrmeister. However, Dan Spillner gave up what proved to be the Mets' winning run in the seventh on a safe bunt by Lee Mazzilli and singles by Doug Flynn and Lenny Randle.

Phillies 5, Giants 4 at Philadelphia (day game):
Greg Luzinski, who hit two homers in one game for the third time this season and 10th time in his career, provided the Phillies' winning blow in a 5-4 victory over the Giants. Luzinski started the Phillies' scoring with a circuit clout in the second inning and Richie Hebner followed with another round-tripper. Mike Schmidt joined in the slugging with a swat in the fourth. Terry Whitfield homered for the Giants, who tied the score at 4-4 in the eighth on a pass to Vic Harris, sacrifice by Tim Foli and single by Randy Elliott before Luzinski smashed his second homer of the game in the Phillies' half for the winning run.