MLB standings through games of August 21, 1977

MLB standings at the end of August 21, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	119	71	48	0	.597		636	548	36-22	35-26	6-4	Lost 3
New York Yankees	122	72	50	0	.590	0.5	637	500	40-19	32-31	9-1	Won 8
Baltimore Orioles	120	70	50	0	.583	1.5	503	492	38-22	32-28	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	121	57	64	0	.471	15.0	540	535	30-30	27-34	6-4	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	122	56	66	0	.459	16.5	519	581	27-32	29-34	6-4	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	128	55	73	0	.430	20.5	510	606	32-34	23-39	4-6	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	120	42	78	0	.350	29.5	455	617	22-38	20-40	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	120	69	51	0	.575		603	513	37-23	32-28	7-3	Won 5
Chicago White Sox	120	68	52	0	.567	1.0	658	596	37-22	31-30	3-7	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	124	70	54	0	.565	1.0	697	583	40-21	30-33	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	121	68	53	0	.562	1.5	563	489	32-31	36-22	5-5	Lost 3
California Angels	119	59	60	0	.496	9.5	526	500	32-29	27-31	5-5	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	126	50	76	0	.397	22.0	489	657	24-39	26-37	2-8	Lost 4
Oakland A's	120	44	76	0	.367	25.0	429	548	25-37	19-39	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	121	76	45	0	.628		633	513	47-14	29-31	9-1	Won 4
Pittsburgh Pirates	124	71	53	0	.573	6.5	588	535	46-17	25-36	6-4	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	121	68	53	0	.562	8.0	565	556	41-25	27-28	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	123	68	55	0	.553	9.0	561	491	42-22	26-33	6-4	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	124	57	67	0	.460	20.5	526	579	30-32	27-35	5-5	Won 3
New York Mets	122	49	73	0	.402	27.5	434	486	28-33	21-40	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	123	74	49	0	.602		590	446	35-23	39-26	5-5	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	124	65	59	0	.524	9.5	636	578	37-25	28-34	8-2	Won 4
Houston Astros	124	57	67	0	.460	17.5	494	530	32-29	25-38	5-5	Lost 4
San Francisco Giants	125	57	68	0	.456	18.0	526	569	28-33	29-35	5-5	Won 2
San Diego Padres	127	55	72	0	.433	21.0	570	660	25-35	30-37	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	122	43	79	0	.352	30.5	505	685	30-31	13-48	3-7	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 3, Blue Jays 2 at California (day game):
Frank Tanana gained his 15th victory when Jerry Remy hit his third single of the game in the seventh inning and drove in the Angels' tie-breaking run to beat the Blue Jays, 3-2. Tanana walked Doug Ault with the bases loaded to hand a run to the Blue Jays in the first inning, but the Angels came back with a pair in their half off Jeff Byrd on singles by Gil Flores and Remy, a double by Bobby Bonds and two walks. Doug Rader tied the score with an inside-the-park homer in the fifth on a fly that center fielder Don Baylor apparently lost in the sun. The Angels put over the winning run in the eighth on a double by Terry Humphrey and Remy's single.

Royals 6, Red Sox 4 at Kansas City (day game):
Beating out an infield hit, Tom Poquette drove in two runs in the eighth inning to enable the Royals to defeat the Red Sox, 6-4, for their fifth straight victory. Dwight Evans homered in the fifth when the Red Sox scored three runs to take a 3-2 lead. The Royals tied the score in their half with a double by Poquette and triple by George Brett. With Bill Campbell on the mound for the Red Sox, the Royals loaded the bases with one out in the eighth on singles by Al Cowens and Darrell Porter and a pass to Amos Otis. Joe Lahoud batted for Fred Patek and walked to force in Cowens. After the second out, Poquette grounded to first baseman George Scott and beat the throw to Campbell covering the bag, as both Porter and Otis scored on the play.

[DH] Brewers 7, White Sox 1 (day game) / White Sox 6, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
Moose Haas, Brewers' rookie righthander, and veteran Steve Renko, making his first start for the White Sox after being obtained from the Cubs, shared honors as the clubs split a doubleheader. Haas allowed only three hits and won the opener, 7-1, while Renko pitched seven innings in the nightcap and obtained credit for a 6-3 victory. The Brewers backed Haas with a homer by Jim Wohiford in the third inning and another round-tripper by Ken McMullen in the fourth during a six-run outburst. Chet Lemon saved the White Sox from being shutout with a circuit clout in the eighth. In the second game, Renko received his principal batting support from Brian Downing, who drove in four runs with a homer and single. Lamar Johnson also homered for the White Sox, while Von Joshua hit one for the Brewers.

Twins 9, Orioles 5 at Minnesota (day game):
The Twins overtook the Orioles with a four-run rally in the sixth inning and went on to gain a 9-5 victory. The Orioles had homers by Elliott Maddox and Andres Mora to take a 5-4 lead before the Twins knocked out Rudy May and continued their attack on Scott McGregor in the sixth. Lyman Bostock, who hit a sacrifice fly earlier in the game, drove in one run with a single during the rally and then accounted for his third RBI with a homer in the eighth.

Indians 4, A's 1 at Oakland (day game):
Dennis Eckersley, who had lost two previous starts against the Athletics this season, made sure it didn't happen again by allowing only three hits and pitching the Indians to a 4-1 victory. The A's counted their run in the second inning on a single by Sheldon Mallory, a stolen base and double by Larry Murray. The Indians tied the score in the third and forged ahead in the seventh when Jim Norris singled, stole second, stopped at third on a single by Ron Pruitt and came home on a sacrifice fly by Fred Kendall. Rico Carty doubled and Pruitt singled in the ninth to plate a pair of insurance runs.

Tigers 5, Mariners 4 at Seattle (day game):
A three-run homer by Ben Oglivie and back-to-back blows by Steve Kemp and Jason Thompson powered the Tigers to a 5-4 victory over the Mariners. Oglivie hit his homer in the fourth inning after a pass to Steve Kemp and single by Thompson. The Mariners came back to tie the score in the fifth on a single by Steve Braun, homer by Larry Milbourne, pass to Julio Cruz and double by Bill Stein before Kemp and Thompson shattered the deadlock with their consecutive circuit clouts in the sixth.

Yankees 2, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
Graig Nettles batted in the Yankees' runs with a homer and double to beat the Rangers, 2-1, for their eighth straight victory. Ron Guidry held the Rangers to only four hits before being lifted after issuing a walk to open the eighth inning. Sparky Lyle allowed a run on a two out single by Juan Beniquez but then clamped down to earn his 20th save.

Dodgers 5, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
Rick Rhoden collected three hits including a homer, and gained his 14th victory as the Dodgers defeated the Cubs, 5-1. Rhoden was lifted in the ninth inning and Lance Rautzhan gained credit for his first major league save by inducing pinch-hitter Larry Biittner to ground into a game-ending double play. Dennis Lamp was the loser in his debut with the Cubs. The Dodgers took the lead with two runs in the first inning on a double by Bill Russell, single by Reggie Smith, a balk and double by Ron Cey. After Rhoden hit his homer in the second, the Dodgers wrapped up their scoring in the sixth on singles by Cey and Steve Garvey, a bunt by Rick Monday, sacrifice fly by Johnny Oates and single by Rhoden.

Expos 10, Braves 4 at Montreal (day game):
Del Unser batted in four runs with a single, double and homer to lead the Expos' attack in a 10-4 victory over the Braves. Unser drove in one run with a single in the first inning, another with a double in the fourth and completed his big day with a two-run homer in the sixth. Chris Speier and Dave Cash each knocked in two runs for the Expos. Jeff Burroughs hit a homer with two men on base for the Braves.

Reds 5, Mets 1 at New York (day game):
Tom Seaver, performing at Shea Stadium for the first time since being traded by the Mets June 15, held his former teammates to six hits and pitched the Reds to a 5-1 victory. Seaver, who received a standing ovation from the crowd of 46,265, struck out 11. Steve Henderson, who came to the Mets in the deal with the Reds, collected two hits off Seaver. The Reds nicked Jerry Koosman for a run in the first inning on a double by Pete Rose and single by George Foster. Seaver doubled in the fifth and crossed the plate on a single by Rose.

Phillies 7, Astros 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
In a superlative display, Steve Carlton not only pitched a five-hitter and struck out 14, but the southpaw star smashed a homer and gained his 18th victory as the Phillies defeated the Astros, 7-3. Carlton's strikeout total, high in the N. L. this season, tied the Phillies' club record for lefthanders set by Chris Short in 1963. The Phillies put the game away with five runs in the fourth inning. Mike Schmidt led off with a triple and scored on a single by Richie Hebner. After another single by Jay Johnstone, Tim McCarver hit a three-run homer. Ted Sizemore drew a pass to keep the inning going, stole second and came in on the second of three hits by Bake McBride. Carlton hit his round-tripper in the sixth. Enos Cabell hit two homers for the Astros and also scored their third run after rapping a double in the ninth.

Giants 5, Pirates 4 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Capping a four-hit day, Darrell Evans smashed a homer with a man on base in the eighth inning to lift the Giants to a 5-4 victory over the Pirates. The Pirates took a 3-1 lead in the second with a two-run single by Phil Garner, but the Giants caught up in the sixth. Gary Thomasson started the stanza with a homer. After Terry Whitfield doubled and Gary Alexander singled, Rich Gossage replaced Bruce Kison and walked Bill Madlock and Derrel Thomas to force in the tying run. Another walk to Ron Andrews with two out in the eighth preceded Evans' game-winning home run for the Giants.

Padres 7, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (day game):
Posting the first complete game and first shutout of his major league career, Bob Owchinko breezed to a 7-0 victory over the Cardinals after Dave Kingman hit a grand-slam homer for the Padres in the first inning. Bill Almon singled and Gene Tenace drew a walk from Tom Underwood to start the game. After a double steal, Almon scored when George Hendrick was safe on an error by Garry Templeton. Dave Winfield beat out an infield hit to load the bases, setting the stage for Kingman's clout.