MLB standings through games of August 12, 1977

MLB standings at the end of August 12, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	110	66	44	0	.600		585	508	32-22	34-22	9-1	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	113	66	47	0	.584	1.5	463	448	36-20	30-27	7-3	Won 5
New York Yankees	113	64	49	0	.566	3.5	572	466	37-18	27-31	6-4	Won 5
Detroit Tigers	112	51	61	0	.455	16.0	490	502	27-27	24-34	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	112	50	62	0	.446	17.0	468	542	24-28	26-34	4-6	Won 4
Milwaukee Brewers	117	50	67	0	.427	19.5	462	540	28-30	22-37	3-7	Lost 3
Toronto Blue Jays	111	39	72	0	.351	27.5	425	573	21-35	18-37	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	115	67	48	0	.583		650	541	38-18	29-30	8-2	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	112	65	47	0	.580	0.5	619	547	37-22	28-25	3-7	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	112	64	48	0	.571	1.5	512	444	29-27	35-21	7-3	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	111	63	48	0	.568	2.0	562	485	34-23	29-25	7-3	Won 1
California Angels	112	55	57	0	.491	10.5	495	464	31-27	24-30	7-3	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	117	48	69	0	.410	20.0	462	590	24-36	24-33	2-8	Lost 6
Oakland A's	113	42	71	0	.372	24.0	401	516	25-34	17-37	0-10	Lost 14

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	112	68	44	0	.607		573	469	44-14	24-30	9-1	Won 9
Pittsburgh Pirates	116	67	49	0	.578	3.0	555	505	43-15	24-34	7-3	Won 4
Chicago Cubs	112	64	48	0	.571	4.0	526	507	37-20	27-28	4-6	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	115	64	51	0	.557	5.5	532	461	38-18	26-33	7-3	Won 2
Montreal Expos	115	52	63	0	.452	17.5	473	547	26-29	26-34	2-8	Lost 5
New York Mets	113	47	66	0	.416	21.5	412	450	28-29	19-37	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	115	69	46	0	.600		554	426	31-22	38-24	3-7	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	114	57	57	0	.500	11.5	590	553	35-24	22-33	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	117	54	63	0	.462	16.0	451	493	32-29	22-34	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	116	53	63	0	.457	16.5	497	532	27-31	26-32	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	120	53	67	0	.442	18.5	547	623	25-34	28-33	7-3	Won 5
Atlanta Braves	113	41	72	0	.363	27.0	478	622	29-29	12-43	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, A's 1 at Baltimore (night game):
After failing to travel the route in six straight starts, Jim Palmer turned in a complete game and allowed only two hits while pitching the Orioles to a 6-1 victory over the Athletics. Manny Sanguillen singled in first inning and Sheldon Mallory in the second before the A's picked up their run in the third on a pass to Rodney Scott, a stolen base, an error and infield out by Sanguillen. The Orioles got their first run on a homer by Doug DeCinces in the second and then knocked out Vida Blue while scoring four runs on five singles in the sixth. DeCinces and Dave Skaggs hit doubles for the final tally in the eighth.

Red Sox 7, Mariners 2 at Boston (night game):
Exploding for six runs in the first two innings, the Red Sox breezed to a 7-2 victory over the Mariners. The Red Sox loaded the bases in the first on two walks and a single by Jim Rice, paving the way for two runs on a grounder by Carl Yastrzemski and sacrifice fly by George Scott. In the second, when the Red Sox made it 6-0, Rice hit a homer with a man on base. Yastrzemski accounted for his second RBI of the game with a single in the sixth. Mariners' runs included a homer by Bob Stinson.

[DH] Indians 2, Brewers 0 (night game) / Indians 5, Brewers 4 at Cleveland (night game):
Dennis Eckersley, who pitched a no-hitter against the Angels May 30, almost duplicated that feat with a one-hitter as the Indians swept a twi-night doubleheader with the Brewers, 2-0 and 5-4. Cecil Cooper tripled with two out in the first inning to spoil what could have been Eckersley's second gem. After Jim Wynn reached base on an error by Buddy Bell to open the second inning, Eckersley retired the last 24 Brewers in order. The Indians decided their duel with Lary Sorensen in the sixth. Jim Norris led off with a double and, after a sacrifice by Duane Kuiper, Bell was passed intentionally in a move that failed when Andre Thornton drove in both runners with a double. In the nightcap, the Brewers tied the score at 4-4 in the ninth on an error by Jim Kern, who threw wildly on a bunt by Charlie Moore, allowing two runs to score. However, the Indians came back to win the game for Jim Kern in their half of the ninth. Bill Melton walked, pinch-runner Paul Dade stopped at second on a single by Frank Duffy and scored when Rico Carty batted for John Lowenstein and singled.

Twins 12, Tigers 11 at Detroit (night game):
Rod Carew hit a grand slam and Mike Cubbage drove in three runs with a homer and single as the Twins outlasted the Tigers in a slugfest, 12-11. The Tigers hit four homers, starting with a three-run shot by Jason Thompson in the first inning. The Twins came back with a seven-run outburst in the second, including two runs on a single by Rich Chiles, two on Cubbage's homer and two on a double by Roy Smalley. Cubbage drove in another run with his single in third before Carew crashed the fourth grand slam of his career. The Tigers' unsuccessful attempt to catch up thereafter included homers by Tito Fuentes, Rusty Staub and Steve Kemp.

[DH] Yankees 10, Angels 1 (night game) / Yankees 9, Angels 3 at New York (night game):
Chris Chambliss hit two homers in the first game and Reggie Jackson smashed a pair in the second game to help power the Yankees to 10-1 and 9-3 victories in a twi-night doubleheader with the Angels. The Yankees got six-hit pitching performances from Catfish Hunter in the opener and Ed Figueroa in the nightcap. The Angels' only run off Hunter came on a homer by Jerry Remy in the first inning. Chambliss tied the score in the second with his first round-tripper of the game. Jackson batted in the go-ahead run with a double in the fourth and accounted for two more RBIs with a triple in the sixth. Roy White homered with a man on base in the seventh before Chambliss wrapped up the Yankees' scoring with a two-run shot in the eighth. Jackson's first homer in the nightcap came in the sixth inning and ignited a four-run outburst that broke a 3-3 tie. Paul Blair batted in two runs with a single. Jackson's second homer accounted for one of the Yankees' last two tallies in the seventh.

Rangers 10, White Sox 7 at Texas (night game):
A crowd of 36,852 raised the roof at Arlington Stadium when Keith Smith smashed a three-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Rangers to a 10-7 victory over the White Sox, who were knocked out of the lead in the West Division for the first time since July 1. The Twins moved one-half game ahead of the White Sox. The Rangers were third, one and one-half lengths off the pace. The Rangers had a homer by Mike Hargrove and two-run double by Jim Sundberg in the early going, but Richie Zisk drove in three runs with a homer and double, Oscar Gamble also homered and Jorge Orta batted in two runs with a triple to give the White Sox a 6-5 lead. The Rangers opened the eighth with the tying run on singles by Dave May, Bump Wills and Jim Sundberg before Smith came to the plate and hit his first major league homer. The Rangers added another run in the same stanza when Hargrove tripled and Bert Campaneris singled.

Royals 9, Blue Jays 8 at Toronto (night game):
A homer by Hal McRae provided the winning blow as the Royals broke a 6-6 tie with three runs in the sixth inning and then stood off a rally by the Blue Jays to gain a 9-8 victory. Four of the Royals' runs were unearned. Doug Ault hit a homer for the Blue Jays to help effect a tie before the Royals broke away in the sixth. Fred Patek tripled and scored on a single by Tom Poquette. McRae followed with his homer, enabling the Royals to withstand a two-run rally by the Blue Jays in the seventh.

Phillies 10, Cubs 3 at Chicago (day game):
The Phillies tied their club record for most homers in one game by hitting six while walloping the Cubs, 10-3. Tim McCarver had two homers plus two singles in the Phillies' 14-hit attack. Steve Carlton, who gained his 17th victory, also hit for the circuit, while other round-trippers came off the bats of Greg Luzinski, Jay Johnstone and Tommy Hutton. Rick Reuschel, the Cubs' loser, had not allowed a homer in Wrigley Field since May 5 before McCarver started the Phils' slugging with his smash in the second inning. Ted Sizemore followed with a single and Carlton also hit for the circuit. In the third, Larry Bowa and Mike Schmidt singled ahead of Luzinski's homer and Johnstone continued the attack with a homer to kayo Reuschel, who suffered his first home defeat in 11 decisions this season. Pete Broberg gave up McCarver's second homer of the game in the fifth and a circuit clout by Hutton in the seventh.

Braves 5, Dodgers 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
Trying to hit a sacrifice fly, Rod Gilbreath smacked a grand-slam homer instead to carry the Braves to a 5-2 victory over the Dodgers. Dusty Baker gave the Dodgers a 2-1 lead with a homer in the fifth inning. Don Sutton protected that margin until the ninth when the Dodgers' ace was defeated. Jeff Burroughs singled with one out, Gary Matthews doubled and Joe Nolan was passed intentionally, setting the stage for Gilbreath, whose homer enabled Duane Theiss to gain his first major league victory.

[DH] Pirates 3, Mets 2 (night game) / Pirates 6, Mets 5 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The pitching and batting of Jim Rooker produced a 3-2 victory in the first game before the Pirates went on to complete the sweep of a doubleheader by defeating the Mets in the second game, 6-5, in 12 innings. In the opener, the Mets scored both their runs in the first inning, but Rooker, who wound up the game with three hits in three trips, batted in a matching pair with a single in the second. Then in the fifth, Rooker singled, took second on a balk by Jerry Koosman, stole third and scored the winning run on an infield out by Phil Garner. The nightcap was marred by a brawl in the sixth inning between Ed Ott and Felix Millan after a forceout at second base. Millan wound up with a fractured right clavicle. Ott was ejected. Rennie Stennett singled for the Pirates in the 12th and stole second. After an intentional pass to Fernando Gonzalez, Duffy Dyer came through with a single to drive in the winning run.

Padres 5, Astros 4 at San Diego (night game):
A hotly-disputed play saw Dave Winfield beat the throw home on a grounder in the ninth inning to give the Padres a 5-4 victory over the Astros. The Padres built up an early 4-1 lead, but Cesar Cedeno homered for the Astros in the sixth and the tying tallies followed in the top of the ninth on a single by Joe Ferguson and doubles by Art Howe and Ed Herrmann. In the Padres' half, Winfield walked and reached third on a single by George Hendrick. After a pass to Gene Tenace loaded the bases, Dave Kingman batted for Mike Champion and hit a grounder to shortstop Julio Gonzalez, who fired the ball to the plate, but umpire Art Williams called Winfield safe, setting off a post-game rhubarb by the Astros.

Giants 4, Reds 3 at San Francisco (night game):
After the Giants scored a run on a wild pitch in the first inning, Gary Alexander took over with the bat and hit a triple and homer to lead the way to a 4-3 victory over the Reds. Mike Lum homered for the Reds in the second and Johnny Bench drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth to produce a 2-1 lead, but triples by Alexander and Derrel Thomas and a sacrifice fly by Rob Andrews sent the Giants ahead in the fifth. Alexander followed with his homer in the seventh for what proved to be the winning run.

Cardinals 2, Expos 1 at St. Louis (night game):
Two walks issued by Will McEnaney in the ninth inning led to the defeat of the Expos when Jerry Mumphrey drove in a run with a double to give the Cardinals a 2-1 victory. Lou Brock singled in the first and stole his 22nd base of the season and 887th of his career to set up the Cards' initial run. The Expos tied the score with a single by Andre Dawson and double by Tony Perez in the seventh. McEnaney walked Ted Simmons with one away in the ninth. After Rick Bosetti came in to run for Simmons, Mike Anderson also drew a pass before Mumphrey hit his double.