MLB standings through games of August 22, 1977

MLB standings at the end of August 22, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	120	71	49	0	.592		640	553	36-22	35-27	5-5	Lost 4
New York Yankees	123	72	51	0	.585	0.5	640	505	40-19	32-32	8-2	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	121	70	51	0	.579	1.5	510	500	38-22	32-29	6-4	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	122	58	64	0	.475	14.0	545	536	30-30	28-34	7-3	Won 4
Cleveland Indians	124	57	67	0	.460	16.0	534	586	27-32	30-35	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	129	55	74	0	.426	20.5	517	614	32-34	23-40	4-6	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	121	42	79	0	.347	29.5	457	622	22-38	20-41	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	121	70	51	0	.579		611	520	38-23	32-28	7-3	Won 6
Chicago White Sox	121	69	52	0	.570	1.0	663	599	38-22	31-30	4-6	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	125	71	54	0	.568	1.0	702	587	41-21	30-33	4-6	Won 2
Texas Rangers	122	69	53	0	.566	1.5	571	496	33-31	36-22	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	120	59	61	0	.492	10.5	527	505	32-30	27-31	4-6	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	128	51	77	0	.398	22.5	494	672	25-40	26-37	3-7	Won 1
Oakland A's	121	45	76	0	.372	25.0	434	550	26-37	19-39	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	122	77	45	0	.631		638	517	47-14	30-31	9-1	Won 5
Pittsburgh Pirates	125	71	54	0	.568	7.5	588	536	46-18	25-36	5-5	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	122	69	53	0	.566	8.0	568	558	42-25	27-28	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	124	69	55	0	.556	9.0	569	497	43-22	26-33	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	125	58	67	0	.464	20.5	531	580	30-32	28-35	6-4	Won 4
New York Mets	123	50	73	0	.407	27.5	436	487	29-33	21-40	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	124	74	50	0	.597		596	454	35-23	39-27	5-5	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	125	65	60	0	.520	9.5	637	583	37-26	28-34	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	125	57	68	0	.456	17.5	495	532	32-29	25-39	4-6	Lost 5
San Francisco Giants	126	57	69	0	.452	18.0	528	572	28-33	29-36	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	128	56	72	0	.438	20.0	571	660	25-35	31-37	5-5	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	123	43	80	0	.350	30.5	509	690	30-32	13-48	2-8	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Tigers 5, Angels 1 at California (night game):
Five-hit pitching by Fernando Arroyo and a three-run homer by Rusty Staub powered the Tigers past the Angels, 5-1, for their fourth straight victory. Arroyo, winning only his second game since June 15, lost the shutout when Tony Solaita hit a homer in the eighth.

White Sox 5, Yankees 3 at Chicago (night game):
Francisco Barrios weathered a home run storm in pitching the White Sox to a 5-3 victory that ended the Yankees' eight-game winning streak. The White Sox scored three runs in last of eighth with Oscar Gamble's single, driving in Richie Zisk from second base, proving decisive.

Royals 8, Orioles 7 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals scored three runs in the ninth to overcome the Orioles, 8-7. A two-run double by Frank White tied the game and Hal McRae singled up middle to chase home White with the deciding tally.

Twins 5, Red Sox 4 at Minnesota (night game):
The Twins dealt the Red Sox their fourth straight defeat, 5-4, on Larry Hisle's run-scoring single in the last of the ninth. Richie Chiles singled leading off the ninth and was replaced by pinch-runner Jerry Terrell. Bill Campbell relieved Bill Lee and yielded a single to Butch Wynegar and the game-winning hit by Hisle. Butch Hobson had tied the game for the Red Sox with a two-run homer in the top of the ninth.

A's 5, Blue Jays 2 at Oakland (night game):
A three-run homer by Willie Crawford in a four-run seventh inning carried the Athletics to a 5-2 triumph over the Blue Jays that ended their 12-game losing streak at the Oakland Coliseum.

[DH] Indians 12, Mariners 1 (night game) / Mariners 4, Indians 3 at Seattle (night game):
Buddy Bell hit a grand-slam homer and Rico Carty hit a three-run homer and had five runs batted in to support the two-hit pitching of Jim Bibby as the Indians routed the Mariners, 12-1, in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader. The Mariners bounced back to win the second game, 4-3, with three runs in the fifth. Losing pitcher Wayne Garland walked Ruppert Jones to force in the tying run, then threw a wild pitch to permit Jose Baez to score the eventual winning run.

Rangers 8, Brewers 7 at Texas (night game):
A two-run single by Jim Sundberg in the last of the seventh inning enabled the Rangers to rally past the Brewers, 8-7, and end their three-game losing streak.

Phillies 5, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
A pinch-single by Davey Johnson scored Bake McBride with what proved to be the winning run in a two-run seventh inning that netted the Phillies a 5-4 triumph over the Braves. McBride and Jay Johnstone hit solo homers to help the Phillies widen their lead over the Pirates in the National League East to 7½ games.

Cubs 3, Giants 2 at Chicago (day game):
Bobby Murcer's home run in the eighth inning, his 24th of the season, proved to be the deciding blow as the Cubs defeated the Giants, 3-2. Rick Reuschel, with help from Willie Hernandez in the ninth, pitched the Cubs to their eighth straight victory over the Giants this season.

Expos 5, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Warren Cromartie belted a two-run homer, snapping a scoreless tie, in the fifth inning and the Expos went on to down the Reds, 5-1, behind the four-hit pitching of Wayne Twitchell and reliever Joe Kerrigan.

Mets 2, Astros 1 at New York (night game):
The Mets snapped their five-game losing streak when Bruce Boisclair delivered a two-run double in the seventh inning to produce a 2-1 victory over the Astros.

Padres 1, Pirates 0 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Bob Shirley and Rollie Fingers combined on a seven-hitter and Gene Tenace stroked his 14th home run to send the Padres to a 1-0 victory over the Pirates. Fingers worked 1 2/3 innings and was credited with his major league-leading 28th save.

Cardinals 8, Dodgers 6 at St. Louis (night game):
The Cardinals staggered the Dodgers, 8-6, with a seven-run, ninth-inning outburst capped by Roger Freed's pinch-homer with two teammates aboard. A grand slam by Steve Yeager in the third helped the Dodgers shape the 6-1 lead they carried into the ninth.