MLB standings through games of August 20, 1977

MLB standings at the end of August 20, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	118	71	47	0	.602		632	542	36-22	35-25	6-4	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	119	70	49	0	.588	1.5	498	483	38-22	32-27	8-2	Won 3
New York Yankees	121	71	50	0	.587	1.5	635	499	40-19	31-31	9-1	Won 7
Detroit Tigers	120	56	64	0	.467	16.0	535	531	30-30	26-34	6-4	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	121	55	66	0	.455	17.5	515	580	27-32	28-34	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	126	54	72	0	.429	21.0	500	599	31-33	23-39	4-6	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	119	42	77	0	.353	29.5	453	614	22-38	20-39	3-7	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	119	68	51	0	.571		597	509	36-23	32-28	6-4	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	118	67	51	0	.568	0.5	651	586	37-22	30-29	3-7	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	120	68	52	0	.567	0.5	562	487	32-30	36-22	6-4	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	123	69	54	0	.561	1.0	688	578	39-21	30-33	4-6	Lost 2
California Angels	118	58	60	0	.492	9.5	523	498	31-29	27-31	4-6	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	125	50	75	0	.400	21.0	485	652	24-38	26-37	2-8	Lost 3
Oakland A's	119	44	75	0	.370	24.0	428	544	25-36	19-39	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	120	75	45	0	.625		626	510	46-14	29-31	9-1	Won 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	123	71	52	0	.577	5.5	584	530	46-16	25-36	7-3	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	120	68	52	0	.567	7.0	564	551	41-24	27-28	4-6	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	122	68	54	0	.557	8.0	561	484	42-21	26-33	6-4	Won 3
Montreal Expos	123	56	67	0	.455	20.5	516	575	29-32	27-35	4-6	Won 2
New York Mets	121	49	72	0	.405	26.5	433	481	28-32	21-40	2-8	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	122	73	49	0	.598		585	445	35-23	38-26	5-5	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	123	64	59	0	.520	9.5	631	577	37-25	27-34	7-3	Won 3
Houston Astros	123	57	66	0	.463	16.5	491	523	32-29	25-37	5-5	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	124	56	68	0	.452	18.0	521	565	28-33	28-35	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	126	54	72	0	.429	21.0	563	660	25-35	29-37	5-5	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	121	43	78	0	.355	29.5	501	675	30-31	13-47	3-7	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Blue Jays 5, Angels 4 at California (night game):
A fluke triple by Bob Bailor in the ninth inning helped the Blue Jays rally for two runs to defeat the Angels, 5-4. Don Baylor homered with a man on base in the eighth to put the Angels ahead, 4-3. With one out in the Blue Jays' ninth, Bailor received credit for a triple when Bobby Bonds overran his grounder to right field. Otto Velez walked and Steve Bowling ran for him. Doug Rader singled to center, scoring Bailor, and when Thad Bosley failed to the handle the ball cleanly, Bowling and Rader advanced an extra base. After the Angels then passed Doug Ault intentionally to load the bases, Roy Howell hit a sacrifice fly, driving in Bowling with the winning run.

Royals 5, Red Sox 2 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals, who defeated the Red Sox, 5-2, for their fourth straight victory, moved into first place in the West Division, one-half game ahead of the White Sox and Rangers and one game in front of the Twins. Hal McRae doubled and Al Cowens singled to start the Royals' scoring in the first inning. Luis Tiant, who started for the Red Sox, was kayoed in the third when the Royals added three runs on a double by Tom Poquette, single by George Brett, triple by Cowens and single by John Mayberry. Mark Littell, making his second start of the season for the Royals, pitched five hitless innings before stiffness in his back forced his exit. The Red Sox jumped on Steve Mingori for two runs in the seventh, but Doug Bird relieved and preserved the victory.

Brewers 4, White Sox 2 at Milwaukee (day game):
Taking advantage of loose play by the White Sox in second inning, the Brewers scored three unearned runs to gain a 4-2 victory. Steve Stone hit Jamie Quirk with a pitch to open the stanza. Lenn Sakata was safe on an error by Alan Bannister, Quirk taking third. Charlie Moore grounded to Eric Soderholm, whose throw home hit Quirk in the back, allowing the runner to score. Von Joshua bunted and when Brian Downing threw late to third in an attempted forceout, all hands were safe to load the bases. Jim Wohlford then came through with a single for the Brewers' only hit of the inning, driving in two runs. The game attracted a crowd of 28,045, putting the Brewers over the million mark in attendance at 1,006,597.

Orioles 6, Twins 2 at Minnesota (day game):
Ken Singleton smashed a two-run homer, plus three singles, in a perfect day at bat to lead the Orioles to a 6-2 victory over the Twins. After the Orioles scored a run in the second inning on a double by Terry Crowley and single by Andres Mora, Dave Skaggs singled in the sixth and Singleton followed with his homer to provide the deciding blow. Ross Grimsley pitched seven innings and allowed only four hits, including a homer by Craig Kusick, before Dennis Martinez took over to finish the game for the Orioles.

Indians 5, A's 4 at Oakland (day game):
After failing to hold a 4-1 lead in the ninth, the Indians came back with a homer by Andre Thornton in the 12th inning to defeat the Athletics, 5.4. The A's tied the score in the ninth on an error by Paul Dade, run-scoring single by Mitchell Page and two-run homer by Jim Tyrone. The A's had a chance to win in the 11th when Marty Perez led off with a triple, but Jim Kern worked his way out of that trouble after issuing two intentional passes to load the bases. Vida Blue pitched the first 11 innings for the A's before Doug Bair was beaten on the homer by Thornton as the first batter to face the reliever in the 12th.

Tigers 7, Mariners 3 at Seattle (night game):
Rusty Staub hit a three-run homer and Aurelio Rodriguez contributed a pair of solo swats to pace the Tigers to a 7-3 victory over the Mariners. Rodriguez, who entered the game hitting only .188, connected for the circuit to lead off the third and fifth innings. After his homer in the fifth, Ron LeFlore doubled, Tito Fuentes beat out an infield hit and Staub followed with his round-tripper. Dan Meyer accounted for the Mariners' tallies with a four-bagger in the home half of the fifth. Milt Wilcox, with relief help from Steve Foucault, gained his fifth straight victory, while loser Glenn Abbott was stopped on his seven-game winning streak.

Yankees 6, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
With a three-run homer by Bucky Dent as the biggest blow in their attack, the Yankees extended their winning streak to seven games by defeating the Rangers, 6-2. Mike Hargrove homered for the Rangers in the first inning, but the Yankees beat Gaylord Perry with a four-run outburst in the second. Reggie Jackson and Chris Chambliss hit singles and Carlos May was safe on an error to load the bases. Willie Randolph drove in Jackson with an infield out for the tying run before Dent put the Yankees on the road to victory with his round-tripper. Graig Nettles added a homer in the fourth. While losing, Perry struck out three to raise his career total to 2,802, moving him into fifth place on the major league's all-time list ahead of Mickey Lolich.

Cubs 5, Dodgers 4 at Chicago (day game):
George Mitterwald and Bill Buckner drove in all of the Cubs' runs to produce a 5-4 victory over the Dodgers. Mitterwald homered in the fifth inning. After the Dodgers went ahead, 3-1, Buckner hit his third homer in two days against his former teammates, connecting with two men on base in the seventh, to put the Cubs in front, 4-3. The Dodgers tied the score with an unearned run in the eighth. In the Cub half, Bobby Murcer walked and moved around to third on a sacrifice by Steve Ontiveros and infield out by Manny Trillo before Mitterwald came to the plate and drove in the winning run with a single.

Expos 6, Braves 3 at Montreal (night game):
Tony Perez and Del Unser hit homers for the Expos in a 6-3 victory over the Braves. Perez' drive came in the third inning after a walk to Warren Cromartie and broke a 1-1 tie. Unser added his round-tripper in the fourth. Larry Parrish accounted for the Expos' last two runs with a single in the sixth inning and sacrifice fly in the seventh. Patt Rockett knocked in two runs for the Braves with a double in the ninth before Joe Kerrigan came in to save the game for Jackie Brown.

Reds 8, Mets 2 at New York (day game):
Fred Norman observed his 35th birthday by pitching the Reds to an 8-2 victory over the Mets. The Reds loaded the bases against Craig Swan in the first inning and scored three runs on a passed ball by Jerry Grote and double by Dan Driessen. Two errors by the Mets, together with a double by George Foster and sacrifice fly by Johnny Bench, added a pair in the third. The Reds tacked on two more runs in the fifth on four hits, including RBI doubles by Driessen and Bench. Norman, who doled out five hits, gave up the Mets' runs on homers by Mike Vail and John Milner.

Phillies 5, Astros 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
A wild throw by Joe Sambito on a bunt in the ninth inning enabled the Phillies to score their winning run in a 5-4 victory over the Astros. The Phillies tied the score at 2-2 in the third inning when Greg Luzinski drove in two runs with a single and knotted the count again at 4-4 in the sixth on an error by Enos Cabell and doubles by Ted Sizemore and Tim McCarver. Mike Schmidt was hit by a pitch in the ninth and Luzinski walked. Davey Johnson batted for Richie Hebner and laid down what was scored as a safe bunt. Sambito fielded the ball and made a wild throw to third in an attempted forceout, allowing Schmidt to score.

Giants 5, Pirates 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Derrel Thomas and Darrell Evans rapped three hits apiece, including a homer by Evans, to lead the Giants' scoring in a 5-1 victory over the Pirates, who were beaten for only the second time in their last 23 home games. Thomas beat out an infield hit in the first inning and Evans followed with his homer. A double by Tim Foli and single by Thomas added a run in the second before the Giants wrapped up matters with their final pair in the fifth on a walk to Rob Andrews, singles by Evans and Willie McCovey and a sacrifice fly by Foli. The Pirates counted their lone run off Ed Halicki in the sixth when Bill Robinson doubled and Al Oliver singled.

Cardinals 7, Padres 1 at St. Louis (night game):
Eric Rasmussen pitched a five-hitter and also drove in two runs with a double in the sixth inning when the Cardinals scored five times to clinch a 7-1 victory over the Padres. Garry Templeton beat out an infield hit with one out in the sixth and took second on an error by Bill Almon. Randy Jones passed Ted Simmons intentionally in order to pitch to Keith Hernandez, who upset the applecart by smashing a homer. Mike Anderson and Ken Reitz followed with singles, chasing Jones. After Dave Freisleben relieved, Rasmussen rapped his double to ice the victory.