MLB standings through games of August 23, 1977

MLB standings at the end of August 23, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	124	73	51	0	.589		648	508	40-19	33-32	9-1	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	121	71	50	0	.587	0.5	640	560	36-22	35-28	4-6	Lost 5
Baltimore Orioles	122	70	52	0	.574	2.0	512	505	38-22	32-30	5-5	Lost 3
Detroit Tigers	123	59	64	0	.480	13.5	548	537	30-30	29-34	7-3	Won 5
Cleveland Indians	124	57	67	0	.460	16.0	534	586	27-32	30-35	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	130	56	74	0	.431	20.0	521	616	32-34	24-40	5-5	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	122	43	79	0	.352	29.0	465	623	22-38	21-41	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	122	71	51	0	.582		616	522	39-23	32-28	7-3	Won 7
Minnesota Twins	126	72	54	0	.571	1.0	709	587	42-21	30-33	5-5	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	122	69	53	0	.566	2.0	666	607	38-23	31-30	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	123	69	54	0	.561	2.5	573	500	33-32	36-22	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	121	59	62	0	.488	11.5	528	508	32-31	27-31	4-6	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	128	51	77	0	.398	23.0	494	672	25-40	26-37	3-7	Won 1
Oakland A's	122	45	77	0	.369	26.0	435	558	26-38	19-39	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	123	78	45	0	.634		641	519	47-14	31-31	9-1	Won 6
Pittsburgh Pirates	126	72	54	0	.571	7.5	595	542	47-18	25-36	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	123	69	54	0	.561	9.0	571	562	42-26	27-28	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	125	70	55	0	.560	9.0	571	498	44-22	26-33	6-4	Won 2
Montreal Expos	126	59	67	0	.468	20.5	535	582	30-32	29-35	7-3	Won 5
New York Mets	124	51	73	0	.411	27.5	438	488	30-33	21-40	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	125	74	51	0	.592		597	456	35-23	39-28	5-5	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	126	65	61	0	.516	9.5	639	587	37-27	28-34	7-3	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	127	58	69	0	.457	17.0	532	575	28-33	30-36	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	126	57	69	0	.452	17.5	496	534	32-29	25-40	3-7	Lost 6
San Diego Padres	129	56	73	0	.434	20.0	577	667	25-35	31-38	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	124	43	81	0	.347	30.5	511	693	30-33	13-48	2-8	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Tigers 3, Angels 1 at California (night game):
Rookie lefthander Bob Sykes combined on a five-hitter with reliever Steve Foucault as the Tigers defeated the Angels, 3-1. The Tigers bunched singles by Jason Thompson, Ben Oglivie and Milt May with a sacrifice fly by Tom Veryzer for two runs in the fourth inning. Ron LeFlore homered for the other tally in the seventh.

Yankees 8, White Sox 3 at Chicago (night game):
Sparked by Mickey Rivers, who rapped five hits in five trips, the Yankees defeated the White Sox, 8-3, and moved into first place in the East Division, one-half game ahead of the Red Sox. Rivers singled to bat in two of the Yankees' three runs in the second inning and singled again for another RBI in the seventh. Graig Nettles broke the game wide open with a three-run homer in the eighth. Mike Torrez turned in his seventh consecutive complete game and posted his seventh straight victory.

Royals 5, Orioles 2 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals scored four runs in the fourth inning on homers by John Mayberry and George Brett and defeated the Orioles, 5-2. The Orioles took the lead with a pair of unearned runs before the Royals broke loose in the fourth. Mayberry led off with his round-tripper. Ken Singleton dropped a fly by Darrell Porter for a three-base error. Fred Patek walked and Brett followed with his circuit clout to nail down the Royals' seventh straight victory.

Twins 7, Red Sox 0 at Minnesota (night game):
A single by Jim Rice in the fourth inning accounted for the only hit off Dave Goltz, who pitched the Twins to a 7-0 victory over the Red Sox. Rod Carew homered to start the Twins' attack on Fergie Jenkins, who was kayoed in the fifth inning. Larry Hisle batted in the Twins' last run for his 99th RBI of the season.

Blue Jays 8, A's 1 at Oakland (night game):
A bases-loaded double by Otto Velez in the sixth inning capped a five-run outburst and clinched the Blue Jays' 8-1 victory over the Athletics. The Blue Jays put together singles by Roy Howell, Hector Torres, Rick Cerone and Steve Bowling for two runs in the second. In the sixth, Cerone drove in a run with a single and Steve Staggs walked with the bases loaded before Velez cleared the sacks with his double. Doug Rader accounted for the Blue Jays' final tally with a double in the eighth.

Brewers 4, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
Homers by Sal Bando and Cecil Cooper carried the Brewers to a 4-2 victory over the Rangers. Bando's belt followed a single by Cooper in the third inning. Cooper added his circuit clout in the fifth.

Phillies 3, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Although Phl Niekro struck out 13 batters, the Phillies beat the Braves' knuckleball artist, 3-2. The Phillies used their speed on the bases to score twice in the first inning. Bake McBride led off with a single and stole second. Larry Bowa walked and the runners then worked a double steal, paving the way for two runs on a single by Greg Luzinski. Rod Gilbreath homered for the Braves in the fourth, but Mike Schmidt came back with a circuit clout in the fifth to provide the Phillies' deciding run.

Giants 4, Cubs 3 at Chicago (day game):
The Giants, who scored their only earned run of the game on a single by Tim Foli with one out in the 13th inning, beat the Cubs for the first time in nine meetings, 4-3. The Cubs counted twice in the second on singles by Jerry Morales, Steve Ontiveros, Manny Trillo and Ray Burris. After the Giants went ahead, 3-2, on errors by Ontiveros and Ivan DeJesus, the Cubs tied the score in the sixth when Morales doubled and Ontiveros singled. With Paul Reuschel on the mound as the Cubs' fifth pitcher, Jack Clark walked and stole second. Darrell Evans then drew a pass before Foli hit his single for the game-deciding run.

Expos 4, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Dave Cash, who has been feasting on Cincinnati pitching this season, rapped two hits and scored two of the Expos' runs in a 4-2 victory over the Reds. Cash had 18 hits in 37 trips against the Reds for an average of .486. Cash doubled in the first inning, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Warren Cromartie. In the fourth, Cash reached base on a forceout, stopped at third on a double by Cromartie and scored again on a sacrifice fly by Del Unser. Gary Carter added a run with a homer in the fifth. A triple by Larry Parrish and infield out by Cash produced the Expos' final marker in the ninth. George Foster drove in one of the Reds' runs with a single for his 119th RBI of the season.

Mets 2, Astros 1 at New York (day game):
A single by Lenny Randle with one out in the ninth inning scored Leo Foster and gave the Mets a 2-1 victory over the Expos. The first run was scored by the Astros in the eighth when Terry Puhl doubled and Jose Cruz singled. The Mets tied the score in their half on a single by Steve Henderson, a balk and two-out double by Ed Kranepool for his eighth hit in 20 trips as a pinch-hitter this season. In the ninth, Foster singled and Skip Lockwood sacrificed. After a wild pitch by Joe Sambito, Randle rapped his game-winning single.

Pirates 7, Padres 6 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Leading off in the ninth inning, Al Oliver smashed a homer off Rollie Fingers to give the Pirates a 7-6 victory over the Padres. The Pirates, who had an earlier homer by Bill Robinson, went ahead, 6-5, with two runs in the eighth on a pass to Duffy Dyer, a wild throw by Mike Ivie on a sacrifice bunt by Frank Taveras and sacrifice fly by Fernando Gonzalez. Gene Tenace tied the score with a homer in the ninth before Oliver won the game with his homer on the first pitch thrown to him by Fingers.

Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1 at St. Louis (night game):
Bob Forsch won his 16th game, representing a career high for the Cardinals' righthander, who pitched a three-hitter to defeat the Dodgers, 2-1. Lou Brock scored one run and drove in another to make Forsch's decision possible. Brock singled in the first inning, was safe at second on an error by Ted Martinez and scored on a single by Ted Simmons. After Vic Davilillo drove in the Dodgers' run with a double in the second, Ken Reitz was hit by a pitch in the Cards' half, Forsch sacrificed and Brock singled for the 2,800th hit of his career to drive in Reitz. Brock followed by stealing his 24th base of the season and 899th of his career, three shy of Ty Cobb's all-time record.