MLB standings through games of August 7, 1977

MLB standings at the end of August 7, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	107	64	43	0	.598		564	489	30-21	34-22	10-0	Won 10
Baltimore Orioles	108	61	47	0	.565	3.5	439	436	31-20	30-27	5-5	Lost 3
New York Yankees	109	60	49	0	.550	5.0	544	459	33-18	27-31	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	107	48	59	0	.449	16.0	460	478	24-25	24-34	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	111	49	62	0	.441	17.0	446	514	28-30	21-32	4-6	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	106	46	60	0	.434	17.5	448	527	22-28	24-32	3-7	Lost 4
Toronto Blue Jays	108	38	70	0	.352	26.5	408	555	20-33	18-37	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	107	63	44	0	.589		592	521	35-20	28-24	3-7	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	112	65	47	0	.580	0.5	629	521	38-18	27-29	8-2	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	106	61	45	0	.575	1.5	540	453	34-21	27-24	6-4	Won 5
Texas Rangers	107	60	47	0	.561	3.0	483	428	25-26	35-21	8-2	Won 1
California Angels	106	52	54	0	.491	10.5	461	425	31-27	21-27	5-5	Won 4
Seattle Mariners	112	48	64	0	.429	17.5	446	556	24-36	24-28	4-6	Lost 1
Oakland A's	108	42	66	0	.389	21.5	395	493	25-34	17-32	1-9	Lost 9

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	108	64	44	0	.593		541	459	41-14	23-30	7-3	Won 5
Chicago Cubs	108	63	45	0	.583	1.0	512	487	37-19	26-26	4-6	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	110	62	48	0	.564	3.0	527	486	38-14	24-34	4-6	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	111	61	50	0	.550	4.5	522	453	37-18	24-32	7-3	Won 1
Montreal Expos	109	51	58	0	.468	13.5	456	510	25-28	26-30	3-7	Lost 2
New York Mets	107	46	61	0	.430	17.5	397	424	27-27	19-34	6-4	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	110	67	43	0	.609		543	412	29-19	38-24	5-5	Lost 4
Cincinnati Reds	109	55	54	0	.505	11.5	578	540	35-24	20-30	5-5	Won 2
Houston Astros	112	52	60	0	.464	16.0	429	468	32-29	20-31	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	111	50	61	0	.450	17.5	473	511	24-29	26-32	4-6	Won 2
San Diego Padres	114	48	66	0	.421	21.0	517	602	21-34	27-32	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	109	40	69	0	.367	26.5	465	608	29-29	11-40	5-5	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 6, Orioles 3 at California (day game):
Bobby Bonds' fifth homer in as many consecutive games marked the Angels' attack on Jim Palmer while defeating the Orioles, 6-3. The Orioles scored all their runs in the fifth inning on singles by Ken Rudolph and Billy Smith and a sacrifice fly by Tony Muser, but Palmer blew the lead in the sixth when the Angels rallied for four runs. A single by Don Baylor and double by Dave Chalk accounted for two tallies before Rance Mulliniks drove in two more with a single for the rookie's third hit of the game. Bonds hit his homer in the seventh following a single by Jerry Remy to clinch the decision.

Rangers 4, Tigers 1 at Detroit (day game):
After surviving a bases-loaded jam in the first inning, Dock Ellis became a winner for the first time since July 8 by pitching the Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Tigers. Tito Fuentes tripled with one out and scored the Tigers' run when Rusty Staub was safe on an error by Mike Hargrove. Steve Kemp followed with a single, making the run earned, and Jason Thompson walked to load the bases, but Ellis retired Ben Oglivie on a pop-up and Milt May on a grounder to end the threat.

Royals 3, White Sox 2 at Kansas City (day game):
The largest crowd of the season in Kansas City, 40,247, saw the Royals defeat the White Sox, 3-2, on a run-scoring single by pinch-hitter John Wathan in the ninth inning to complete a sweep of the three-game series. After Oscar Gamble homered for the White Sox in the ninth to tie the score, Al Cowens led off the Royals' half with a double for only the fifth hit off Ken Kravec. Lerrin LaGrow relieved and passed John Mayberry before turning the mound over to Randy Wiles after the Royals announced Joe Lahoud as the pinch-hitter for Joe Zdeb. The Royals then switched to Wathan, who ruined Wiles' major league debut with his single.

[DH] Brewers 6, Blue Jays 2 (day game) / Brewers 7, Blue Jays 5 at Milwaukee (day game):
Steve Brye hit a two-run homer in the first game and sparked a rally with a double in the second game to pace the Brewers to 6-2 and 7-5 victories in a doubleheader with the Blue Jays. The Brewers took a 2-1 lead in the opener on a double by Cecil Cooper and Brye's homer in the fourth inning before clinching the decision with four runs in the sixth on a walk and five singles. In the nightcap, Don Money walked in the fifth inning and scored on Brye's double to break a 2-2 tie. Jim Wohlford followed with a double to drive in Brye and Lenn Sakata then made it three doubles in a row to score Wohlford. Von Joshua batted in a run with another double in the eighth and scored on a double by Cooper for the Brewers' winning margin.

Twins 11, Indians 1 at Minnesota (day game):
Mike Cubbage drove in two runs with a homer and three more with a double, while Rod Carew rapped four hits in five trips, as the Twins scalped the Indians, 11-1. Cubbage also tripled and scored another run. Carew, whose hits included three doubles, crossed the plate four times and drove in one run. Dave Goltz, who gained his 14th victory, lost his bid for a shutout when the Indians scored in the eighth inning on a single by Fred Kendall and double by Duane Kuiper.

Red Sox 5, A's 2 at Oakland (day game):
The Red Sox erupted with two homers in the ninth inning and defeated the Athletics, 5-2, for their 10th straight victory. The loss was the A's ninth in a row. Bernie Carbo led off the ninth with a homer to break a 1-1 tie. Rick Miller singled with one away and, after a forceout by Denny Doyle, Rick Burleson also singled. Fred Lynn then provided the deciding blow with a three-run homer. The A's scored once in their half of the ninth, but the rally was cut short by Bill Campbell, who gained his 19th save in relief of Rick Wise.

Yankees 7, Mariners 1 at Seattle (day game):
Batting around in the third inning, the Yankees scored six runs to defeat the Mariners, 7-1. Willie Randolph started the outburst with a double and Roy White, Thurman Munson and Chris Chambliss rapped successive singles for the first two runs. After a bunt by Lou Piniella, Reggie Jackson hit a sacrifice fly and Graig Nettles drove in two runs with a double before Paul Blair climaxed the inning with a two-run homer. Blair accounted for his third RBI in the game with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. The Mariners scored their lone run off Mike Torrez on a single by Ruppert Jones and double by Juan Bernhardt in the seventh.

Braves 6, Expos 2 at Atlanta (day game):
Dick Ruthven, who missed two months of the season with a tendon injury, gained his first victory since April 18 when the Braves defeated the Expos, 6-2. The Braves built up a 4-0 lead before Jose Morales hit his first homer of the season for the Expos in the seventh inning. After the Expos counted again in the eighth, Rod Gilbreath assured Ruthven's victory by smashing a homer with a man on base in the Braves' half.

[DH] Padres 8, Cubs 6 (day game) / Cubs 9, Padres 4 at Chicago (day game):
After being outhit by the Padres while losing the first game of a doubleheader, 8-6, the Cubs followed the batting lead of Jose Cardenal, who drove in four runs, and won the second game, 9-4. Dave Kingman and Gene Tenace smashed two-run homers for the Padres in the opener. Tenace, Bill Almon and Mike Champion had three hits apiece. Bobby Murcer homered for the Cubs with two men on base in the first inning. After Kingman and Tenace hit their homers to help the Padres take a 5-4 lead, Champion and Almon delivered run-scoring singles in the sixth to decide the outcome. Bill Buckner homered for the Cubs in the ninth. Cardenal started the Cubs' scoring in the nightcap with a three-run clout in the first inning. Steve Swisher rapped a round-tripper in the second and Cardenal drove in a run with a single for his fourth RBI. The Cubs made it 8-1 in the seventh before Gene Richards and Jerry Turner hit homers for the Padres in the eighth, Turner's blow coming with a man on base.

Reds 6, Pirates 0 at Cincinnati (day game):
The Reds took advantage of three errors and scored five unearned runs in the seventh inning before adding their lone earned run in the eighth to defeat the Pirates, 6-0. Mario Soto, who posted the shutout on a seven-hitter, was engaged in a scoreless duel with Jim Rooker until a wild throw by the Pirates' starter led to his downfall. George Foster led off the Reds' seventh with a double and took third on a single by Johnny Bench. Rooker grabbed a grounder by Dave Concepcion and, after bluffing Foster back to third, threw wildly to second in an attempt to start a double play and both Foster and Bench scored. Ed Ott and Omar Moreno committed other errors before the inning ended. The Reds' earned run in the eighth counted on another double by Foster and singles by Bench and Concepcion.

Cardinals 5, Astros 2 at Houston (day game):
Ken Reitz broke out of a 2-for-38 slump with four hits in four trips, including a homer, to lead the Cardinals to a 5-2 victory over the Astros. Reitz hit his homer after a single by Jerry Mumphrey in the second inning. Bob Watson singled, Jose Cruz doubled and Joe Ferguson drove them home with a single to knot the count in the fourth, but a walk to Lou Brock, single by Garry Templeton and double by Hector Cruz sent the Cards ahead to stay in the fifth. With the bases loaded in the seventh, the Cards sent Ted Simmons up to bat for Dave Rader after the Astros brought southpaw Joe Sambito to the mound. Simmons singled to drive in two runs.

Giants 7, Mets 4 at New York (day game):
Gary Alexander hit a triple, double and sacrifice fly and walked with the bases loaded to account for four RBIs as the Giants defeated the Mets, 7-4. Jon Matlack, who started for the Mets, aggravated an old shoulder injury and left the game after yielding a run on singles by Derrel Thomas, Jack Clark and Gary Thomasson in the first inning. Lenny Randle tied the score with a homer in the Mets' half. The Giants came back with three runs in the fourth on a walk to Thomasson, singles by Vic Harris and Tim Foli and double by Alexander before deciding the outcome with two runs in the fifth. After Randy Elliott singled, Thomasson doubled and Foli was passed intentionally. Alexander walked to force in one run and another scored on an error by Bobby Valentine.

Phillies 3, Dodgers 1 at Philadelphia (day game):
Steve Carlton, who helped himself at bat with a sacrifice fly that drove in the tie-breaking run, defeated the Dodgers, 3-1, to complete a Phillies' sweep of the three-game series. Carlton also had two hits in two official trips, giving him 6-for-8 in his last three games. The Dodgers used a pass to Ron Cey, an infield out and single by Glenn Burke for their run in the second inning. Garry Maddox quickly tied the score with a homer in the Phillies' half. Tim McCarver, next up, walked and, after taking third on a single by Ted Sizemore, scored on Carlton's sacrifice fly. The Phils added an insurance run in the fifth on doubles by Larry Bowa and Richie Hebner. The crowd of 40,628 enabled the Phillies to set an attendance record of 138,313 for the three-game series.