MLB standings through games of August 14, 1977

MLB standings at the end of August 14, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	112	68	44	0	.607		609	515	34-22	34-22	9-1	Won 3
Baltimore Orioles	115	67	48	0	.583	2.5	474	461	37-21	30-27	6-4	Won 1
New York Yankees	115	65	50	0	.565	4.5	592	475	38-19	27-31	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	114	53	61	0	.465	16.0	498	508	29-27	24-34	6-4	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	115	52	63	0	.452	17.5	495	557	26-29	26-34	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	120	51	69	0	.425	21.0	477	567	28-30	23-39	3-7	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	113	40	73	0	.354	28.5	434	581	22-36	18-37	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	114	66	48	0	.579		634	564	37-22	29-26	3-7	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	117	67	50	0	.573	0.5	656	549	38-18	29-32	6-4	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	114	65	49	0	.570	1.0	529	459	30-28	35-21	7-3	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	113	64	49	0	.566	1.5	570	494	34-23	30-26	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	114	56	58	0	.491	10.0	504	484	31-27	25-31	6-4	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	119	48	71	0	.403	20.5	469	614	24-36	24-35	2-8	Lost 8
Oakland A's	115	43	72	0	.374	23.5	414	527	25-34	18-38	1-9	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	115	71	44	0	.617		597	480	44-14	27-30	10-0	Won 12
Pittsburgh Pirates	118	69	49	0	.585	3.5	563	508	45-15	24-34	7-3	Won 6
Chicago Cubs	115	64	51	0	.557	7.0	537	531	37-23	27-28	3-7	Lost 5
St. Louis Cardinals	117	65	52	0	.556	7.0	535	467	39-19	26-33	6-4	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	117	53	64	0	.453	19.0	479	550	26-29	27-35	2-8	Won 1
New York Mets	115	47	68	0	.409	24.0	415	458	28-29	19-39	1-9	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	117	71	46	0	.607		566	426	33-22	38-24	4-6	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	117	59	58	0	.504	12.0	603	563	35-24	24-34	6-4	Won 1
Houston Astros	118	55	63	0	.466	16.5	457	496	32-29	23-34	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	119	54	65	0	.454	18.0	507	545	28-33	26-32	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	121	53	68	0	.438	20.0	550	629	25-35	28-33	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	115	41	74	0	.357	29.0	478	634	29-29	12-45	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, A's 4 at Baltimore (day game):
Infrequently used Andres Mora continued to produce for the Orioles when the outfielder from Mexico hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning to beat the Athletics, 5-4. Mora, appearing in only his 40th game this season, boasted seven homers, one triple and four doubles among his 12 hits in 97 at-bats with 20 RBIs. The A's held a 3-2 lead against Ross Grimsley before Ken Singleton and Lee May walked in the sixth and Mora hit his homer off Doc Medich. Grimsley was tagged for a homer by Tim Hosley in the ninth before yielding the mound to Tippy Martinez, who retired the last two batters.

Red Sox 11, Mariners 1 at Boston (day game):
Carlton Fisk and Dwight Evans hit homers as the Red Sox routed the Mariners, 11-1, for their 14th victory in the last 15 games. Fisk hit his homer with a man on base and Rick Burleson drove in two runs with a double to start the Red Sox scoring in the second inning. Butch Hobson knocked in a run with a double and Denny Doyle added two with a single in the third. Evans accounted for the Red Sox' remaining runs, batting in one with a single in the fifth and three with a homer in the seventh. The Mariners averted a shutout with a double by Jose Baez and RBI single by Dan Meyer in the eighth.

[DH] Indians 12, Brewers 4 (day game) / Indians 14, Brewers 5 at Cleveland (day game):
The Indians piled up 35 hits in a doubleheader, including a homer, triple, double and single by Andre Thornton, who drove in six runs, to roll over the Brewers, 12-4 and 14-5. In the opener, the Indians exploded for nine runs in the fifth inning, starting with a homer by Buddy Bell. All nine of the Indians' batters scored during the 10-hit spree. The Indians salted away the nightcap early with seven runs in the first two innings. Thornton homered with a man on base in the first and Paul Dade hit for the circuit to ignite a five-run outburst in the second.

Tigers 6, Twins 5 at Detroit (day game):
One Tigers' rookie came to the aid of another when Tom Corcoran hit as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning to enable Dave Rozema to beat the Twins, 6-5, for his 13th victory. The Tigers also had two homers in the game by Ben Oglivie, who drove in three runs. Rozema was tagged for four runs in third, including a homer by Larry Hisle with two men on base. A balk by the rookie when Rod Carew attempted to steal home in the fifth allowed the Twins to score their final run.

Yankees 15, Angels 3 at New York (day game):
Coming out of the bullpen for his first start of the season, Dick Tidrow pitched six shutout innings and gained an easy victory when the Yankees reached their season high in scoring while beating the Angels, 15-3. Tidrow yielded only two singles. Gil Patterson worked the last three innings. Graig Nettles homered with two men on base, Reggie Jackson tripled with the bases loaded and Mickey Rivers hit a homer and three singles to account for three RBIs in the Yankees' attack.

Rangers 12, White Sox 9 at Texas (night game):
After the White Sox scored six runs in the first inning, the Rangers came storming back to gain a 12-9 victory. Eric Soderholm homered with two men on base in the White Sox' opening outburst. The Rangers rallied for three runs in their half, including a leadoff homer by Mike Hargrove, and tied the score in the second on two walks and a circuit clout by Claudell Washington. The Rangers broke the tie in the fifth with a pass to Dave May, double by Toby Harrah and throwing error by Richie Zisk. Washington drove in another run with a single for a four-RBI night as the Rangers went on to fatten their lead. The crowd of 29,734 produced an Arlington Stadium record of 101,718 for the Rangers' three-game series with the White Sox.

Blue Jays 6, Royals 3 at Toronto (day game):
After allowing only four hits and striking out 12 in the first seven innings, Dennis Leonard blew up in the eighth as the Blue Jays erupted for six runs to defeat the Royals, 6-3. Doubles by Hal McRae and Amos Otis knocked in the Royals' runs in the top half of the eighth. The Blue Jays began their rally with two runs on a pair of walks, a double by Dave McKay and late throw home on a grounder by Steve Staggs. After Bob Bailor walked to load the bases, Larry Gura replaced Leonard and gave up a two-run single by Roy Howell. Marty Pattin was on the mound as the Royals' third pitcher of the inning when the Blue Jays added their final two runs on a sacrifice fly by Otto Velez and double by Sam Ewing.

[DH] Phillies 10, Cubs 2 (day game) / Phillies 4, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
The Phillies broke their club record for most consecutive victories, set in 1955, by extending their winning streak to 12 games with a 10-2 and 4-2 sweep of a doubleheader with the Cubs. In the opener, Larry Christenson pitched a four-hitter and Mike Schmidt smashed two homers, a double and single, driving in six runs. In the nightcap, after the Cubs counted in the first inning on a single by Bill Buckner, Greg Luzinski tied the score with a homer in the second. The Cubs regained the lead in their half with a single by Steve Swisher and double by Mick Kelleher. Ted Sizemore hit a sacrifice fly to put the Phillies even again in the fourth and then drove in the deciding run with a single in the the sixth, scoring Bob Boone, who had doubled.

Dodgers 1, Braves 0 at Los Angeles (day game):
Following the lead of Tommy John, who posted a four-hit shutout in the previous night's game, Doug Rau also yielded only four hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 1-0 victory over the Braves. The Dodgers scored their run off Phil Niekro in the fourth inning on singles by Reggie Smith, Steve Garvey and Ted Martinez, who was playing third base in place of Ron Cey.

Pirates 6, Mets 3 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Phil Garner hit a two-run homer and John Candelaria helped himself with a triple and fielder's choice grounder, accounting for two RBIs, as the Pirates defeated the Mets, 6-3, to complete a sweep of the five-game series. A single by Mario Mendoza, Candelaria's triple, a double by Omar Moreno and Garner's homer produced four runs in the third inning. The Pirates added their other pair in the fourth. Fernando Gonzalez walked, Duffy Dyer singled and both advanced on a sacrifice by Mendoza. When Candelaria hit a high chopper to second, Gonzalez beat the throw home. Dyer took third on the play and crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Moreno.

Astros 6, Padres 3 at San Diego (day game):
Jose Cruz hit a double and single, walked twice and scored four of the Astros' runs in a 6-3 victory over the Padres. After taking a 3-0 lead, the Astros added their winning margin in the seventh inning. Enos Cabell doubled and scored on a single by Cesar Cedeno, who stole second. Following an intentional pass to Cruz, a double steal set the stage for a two-run single by Joe Ferguson. George Hendrick swung into action too late for the Padres, accounting for their three runs with a pair of homers off Joe Niekro.

[DH] Giants 6, Reds 1 (day game) / Reds 9, Giants 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Taking turns at hitting homers, the Giants won the first game of a doubleheader, 6-1, before the Reds came back to take the second game, 9-3. Five of the Giants' runs in the opener came on round-trippers. Willie McCovey hit for the circuit with a man on base in the fourth inning and Darrell Evans added a pinch-homer with two aboard in the fifth. In the nightcap, Joe Morgan drove in five runs for the Reds with a pair of homers including a grand slam, and Cesar Geronimo added a three-run drive. Morgan hit his jackpot wallop off Charlie Williams in the fifth inning. His second homer and Geronimo's blow came off Lynn McGlothen in the seventh.

Expos 6, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (day game):
The Expos ended their six-game losing streak by defeating the Cardinals, 6-2, behind the pitching of Steve Rogers, who yielded only five hits before turning the mound over to Joe Kerrigan in the ninth inning after his right knee stiffened. Tony Perez knocked in a run with a single in the first inning and Dawson stole home for the first time in his major league career in the fourth. After the Cardinals picked up their pair on a pass to Jerry Mumphrey and homer by Ken Reitz, Chris Speier doubled and Warren Cromartie singled to send the Expos ahead again in the fifth. Del Unser homered in the sixth. A safe bunt by Warren Cromartie, triple by Dawson and infield hit by Perez wrapped up the scoring in the seventh.