MLB standings through games of August 10, 1977

MLB standings at the end of August 10, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	108	65	43	0	.602		575	499	31-21	34-22	10-0	Won 11
Baltimore Orioles	111	64	47	0	.577	2.5	453	444	34-20	30-27	6-4	Won 3
New York Yankees	110	61	49	0	.555	5.0	550	462	34-18	27-31	6-4	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	111	51	60	0	.459	15.5	479	490	27-26	24-34	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	115	50	65	0	.435	18.5	458	533	28-30	22-35	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	109	47	62	0	.431	18.5	458	537	22-28	25-34	3-7	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	109	39	70	0	.358	26.5	414	557	21-33	18-37	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	110	65	45	0	.591		611	534	37-21	28-24	3-7	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	113	65	48	0	.575	1.5	631	527	38-18	27-30	7-3	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	109	62	47	0	.569	2.5	550	469	34-23	28-24	6-4	Won 1
Texas Rangers	110	62	48	0	.564	3.0	494	434	27-27	35-21	7-3	Lost 1
California Angels	109	54	55	0	.495	10.5	484	442	31-27	23-28	7-3	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	115	48	67	0	.417	19.5	457	579	24-36	24-31	3-7	Lost 4
Oakland A's	111	42	69	0	.378	23.5	400	507	25-34	17-35	0-10	Lost 12

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	110	66	44	0	.600		553	461	43-14	23-30	9-1	Won 7
Chicago Cubs	111	64	47	0	.577	2.5	523	497	37-19	27-28	4-6	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	113	64	49	0	.566	3.5	537	497	40-15	24-34	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	114	63	51	0	.553	5.0	530	460	37-18	26-33	7-3	Won 1
Montreal Expos	113	52	61	0	.460	15.5	467	535	26-29	26-32	4-6	Lost 3
New York Mets	110	47	63	0	.427	19.0	404	432	28-29	19-34	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	113	69	44	0	.611		548	416	31-20	38-24	4-6	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	112	56	56	0	.500	12.5	582	545	35-24	21-32	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	115	53	62	0	.461	17.0	440	483	32-29	21-33	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	114	52	62	0	.456	17.5	488	522	26-30	26-32	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	118	51	67	0	.432	20.5	540	618	23-34	28-33	5-5	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	111	40	71	0	.360	28.0	472	618	29-29	11-42	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, Mariners 4 at Baltimore (night game):
Ken Singleton smashed a three-run homer and Elliott Maddox connected for the circuit with a man on base to power the Orioles to a 5-4 victory over the Mariners, who also had two round-trippers to account for their scoring. Juan Bernhardt singled and Leroy Stanton homered for the Mariners in the first inning, but the Orioles took the lead with Singleton's shot in their half. Carlos Lopez tied the score with a four-bagger in the second before Billy Smith walked in the third and Maddox won the game with his first homer since 1975.

Red Sox 11, Angels 10 at Boston (night game):
Coming from behind after trailing, 10-5, the Red Sox gained their 11th straight victory by defeating the Angels, 11-10. The Angels, who were stopped on a six-game winning streak, fell behind early in the game, 5-2, but then built up their big lead with the aid of a two-run homer by Bobby Bonds. The Red Sox began their rally with three runs in the seventh inning on a double by Fred Lynn, triple by Jim Rice, double by Carlton Fisk and triple by George Scott. Dwight Evans opened the eighth with a single and pinch-hitter Bernie Carbo followed with a homer to tie the score. Rick Burleson walked and Lynn sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Rice, Carl Yastrzemski singled to drive in the winning run.

Indians 6, White Sox 1 at Chicago (night game):
The five-hit pitching of Wayne Garland enabled the Indians to snap their six-game losing streak with a 6-1 victory over the White Sox. The Indians nicked Wilbur Wood for a run in the first inning on a safe bunt by Duane Kuiper, two infield outs and a single by Andre Thornton. A walk and singles by Bill Melton, Ron Pruitt and Paul Dade added a pair in the third before the White Sox scored their lone run on a double by Ralph Garr and single by Alan Bannister. The Indians chased Wood in the fifth and counted their final runs on a single by Fred Kendall with the bases loaded and a sacrifice fly by Kuiper.

Tigers 5, Brewers 3 at Detroit (night game):
Ron LeFlore and Steve Kemp batted in all of the Tigers' runs between them to defeat the Brewers, 5-3, and enable rookie Jack Morris to gain credit for his first major league victory. LeFlore accounted for three RBIs, batting in the Tigers' first two runs with a homer in the third inning and driving in another with a double in the seventh. Kemp plated a run with a single in the sixth and added the Tigers' final run with a homer in the eighth.

Yankees 6, A's 3 at New York (night game):
The Yankees knocked out Vida Blue in the first inning while scoring five runs and defeated the Athletics, 6-3. Walks to Graig Nettles and Thurman Munson and a single by Reggie Jackson accounted for the first tally. Lou Piniella drove in another run with a double before a pass to Chris Chambliss loaded the bases. Cliff Johnson then doubled, driving in two runs and sending Blue to the showers. A sacrifice fly by Paul Blair off reliever Doug Bair capped the stanza. Nettles produced the Yanks' last run with a homer in the second.

Royals 4, Rangers 3 at Texas (night game):
A two-run homer by Hal McRae and two-run single by Frank White carried the Royals to a 4-3 victory over the Rangers. Gaylord Perry, who pitched for the Rangers and struck out 13, was handed a 2-0 lead but lost his advantage when George Brett walked and McRae homered in the third inning. Then in the fourth, after Darrell Porter singled and Fred Patek doubled, White rapped his decisive single.

Dodgers 1, Reds 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Dodgers, who got two-hit pitching from Rick Rhoden, scored an unearned run off luckless Fred Norman and defeated the Reds, 1-0. Davey Lopes drew a walk in the third inning and was caught off base on a pickoff attempt by Norman, but the Dodger runner escaped the trap and reached second safely when Pete Rose, covering the bag on the play, dropped a throw from Joe Morgan. Bill Russell then sacrificed and Reggie Smith followed with a single to hand Norman his seventh straight defeat.

Cardinals 3, Mets 1 at New York (day game):
Cardinal manager Vern Rapp's use of Roger Freed at first base in place of slumping Keith Hernandez paid off when Freed smashed a two-run homer to beat the Mets, 3-1.

[DH] Phillies 6, Expos 1 (night game) / Phillies 6, Expos 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies were to have started their twi-night doubleheader with the Expos at 5:35 p.m., but after three rain delays that lasted four hours, 56 minutes, it was 3:13 a.m. before the Phillies completed the sweep with a pair of 6-1 victories. The start of the first game was held up for 63 minutes and again for two hours, 27 minutes in the third inning. The second game was delayed for one hour, 26 minutes in the second inning. Larry Christenson pitched a two-hitter for the Phillies in the opener. After the Expos scored in the first inning on a walk, two infield outs and a single by Tony Perez, the Phillies erupted for four runs in the fourth and iced their decision when Ted Sizemore singled and Bake McBride homered in the sixth. In the nightcap, Jim Lonborg and Ron Reed combined on a four-hitter, while Greg Luzinski batted in four runs with a pair of homers. Bob Boone also hit for the circuit and singled to produce the two other tallies for the Phillies. Del Unser accounted for the Expos' lone run with a homer in the eighth inning.

Pirates 2, Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Breaking up a four-hour, 56-minute marathon, pinch-hitter Ed Ott delivered a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the 18th inning to give the Pirates a 2-1 victory over the Cubs. The Pirates scored their initial run in the fourth on a double by Dave Parker and single by Bill Robinson. Jerry Morales tied the score with a homer in the sixth. The game then settled down into a scoreless duel until the Pirates won in the 18th. Phil Garner drew a one-out walk from Pete Broberg and took third on a single by Parker. Robinson was passed intentionally to load the bases before Ott hit his scoring fly.

[DH] Padres 8, Braves 6 (night game) / Padres 2, Braves 1 at San Diego (night game):
Randy Jones, who had gradually resumed pitching after being sidelined for six weeks with a sore muscle in his left arm, received credit for his first victory since May 19 as the Padres swept a doubleheader with the Braves, 8-6 and 2-1 in 11 innings. Jones worked 5 2/3 innings in the opener and retired with a 4-3 lead. The Padres then clinched his decision with four runs on five hits in the seventh, including doubles by Dave Winfield and Tucker Ashford. Dan Spillner, who relieved, was kayoed in the ninth and Rollie Fingers ended the game, earning his 26th save. Mike Champion batted in three runs for the Padres with a pair of singles, while Jeff Burroughs produced three RBIs for the Braves with a homer and sacrifice fly. In the nightcap, Jerry Turner singled in the Padres' 11th and stopped at third on a double by Winfield. After passing George Hendrick intentionally, Duane Theiss also walked Gene Tenace on a 3-and-2 pitch to force in the Padres' winning run.

Astros 8, Giants 6 at San Francisco (night game):
The batting of Cesar Cedeno, who hit a homer, double and single, led the Astros to an 8-6 victory over the Giants. Cedeno knocked in a run with his double in the first inning. After the Astros picked up two unearned runs in the fourth, Cedeno hit a homer with a man on base in the fifth. The Giants rallied for four runs in their half of the fifth, two scoring on a homer by Willie McCovey. The Astros made it 7-4 in the eighth, but the Giants narrowed the gap in their half with a two-run homer by Randy Elliott. Cedeno singled in the ninth and eventually scored an insurance run on a sacrifice fly by Jose Cruz.