MLB standings through games of August 28, 1977

MLB standings at the end of August 28, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	129	77	52	0	.597		674	526	44-20	33-32	8-2	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	127	74	53	0	.583	2.0	669	591	39-25	35-28	3-7	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	127	72	55	0	.567	4.0	532	526	40-25	32-30	4-6	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	128	61	67	0	.477	15.5	577	568	32-31	29-36	7-3	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	129	60	69	0	.465	17.0	563	604	29-33	31-36	7-3	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	135	57	78	0	.422	23.0	548	641	32-36	25-42	4-6	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	127	45	82	0	.354	31.0	495	649	22-41	23-41	5-5	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	127	75	52	0	.591		639	537	39-23	36-29	9-1	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	127	72	55	0	.567	3.0	689	639	40-24	32-31	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	129	72	57	0	.558	4.0	601	521	33-32	39-25	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	131	73	58	0	.557	4.0	730	621	42-21	31-37	4-6	Lost 2
California Angels	126	61	65	0	.484	13.5	558	538	33-32	28-33	3-7	Lost 2
Oakland A's	127	50	77	0	.394	25.0	467	578	28-38	22-39	6-4	Won 5
Seattle Mariners	133	52	81	0	.391	26.0	507	710	25-42	27-39	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	128	78	50	0	.609		654	547	47-14	31-36	5-5	Lost 5
Pittsburgh Pirates	131	76	55	0	.580	3.5	615	547	48-19	28-36	6-4	Won 4
Chicago Cubs	128	70	58	0	.547	8.0	587	587	42-26	28-32	4-6	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	130	71	59	0	.546	8.0	583	524	45-23	26-36	5-5	Lost 4
Montreal Expos	129	59	70	0	.457	19.5	542	599	30-32	29-38	5-5	Lost 3
New York Mets	129	51	78	0	.395	27.5	455	518	30-33	21-45	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	130	78	52	0	.600		620	466	38-23	40-29	5-5	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	131	70	61	0	.534	8.5	672	600	42-27	28-34	8-2	Won 5
Houston Astros	131	62	69	0	.473	16.5	522	547	37-29	25-40	5-5	Won 5
San Francisco Giants	132	61	71	0	.462	18.0	551	587	30-34	31-37	6-4	Won 2
San Diego Padres	132	56	76	0	.424	23.0	579	684	25-38	31-38	3-7	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	129	48	81	0	.372	29.5	539	713	35-33	13-48	5-5	Won 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Royals 5, Orioles 0 at Baltimore (day game):
Andy Hassler and Doug Bird combined on a five-hitter and pitched the Royals to a 5-0 victory over the Orioles. Hassler was hit on the left leg by a line drive in the first inning and finally turned the mound over to Bird in the seventh after yielding only two hits. The Royals, who won for the 11th time in their last 12 games, tagged Ross Grimsley for two runs in the fourth on a pass to Amos Otis and homer by John Wathan. A walk to Frank White, a sacrifice and single by George Brett added a tally in the fifth before the Royals wound up their scoring with a single by Otis, double by Wathan and single by Fred Patek in the sixth.

Red Sox 6, Twins 5 at Boston (day game):
A single by Carl Yastrzemski produced a run in the seventh inning and enabled the Red Sox to defeat the Twins, 6-5. Yastrzemski also plated a tally with an infield out in the first and Bob Montgomery hit a two-run homer in the second before each club picked up a counter in the third. The Twins went ahead with four runs in the fifth, three scoring on a homer by Larry Hisle. After the Red Sox tied the count with a double by Rick Miller and single by Denny Doyle in the sixth, Tommy Helms was hit by a pitch in the seventh. Steve Dillard, replacing Helms on the paths, moved up on a sacrifice by Butch Hobson and crossed the plate with the winning run on Yaz' single.

Brewers 10, White Sox 1 at Chicago (day game):
Don Money batted in three runs with a single and homer and also scored when Sal Bando hit a tremendous circuit clout as the Brewers belted the White Sox, 10-1. After Money plated two runs with a single in the first inning, Bando smashed a drive that landed on top of the upper deck in left field. The homer was only the 19th to hit or clear the roof in the 67-year history of Comiskey Park. Money rapped his round-tripper in the seventh.

Indians 10, Mariners 6 at Cleveland (day game):
Rico Carty drove in five runs with a pair of homers and his first triple since 1972 to play a major role in the Indians' 10-6 victory over the Mariners. Carty accounted for two runs with his triple in the first inning and hit his first homer of the game leading off the fourth. In the fifth, when the Indians erupted for five runs, Ron Pruitt hit for the circuit with two men on base to kayo Glenn Abbott and Carty smacked his second homer of the game with one aboard off reliever Bill Laxton.

Tigers 12, Angels 9 at Detroit (day game):
Bobby Bonds hit two homers, each with a man on base, but an error by the right fielder helped the Tigers defeat the Angels, 12-9. With the score tied, 9-9, Rusty Staub singled for the Tigers in the sixth inning. When Jason Thompson doubled, an error by Bonds in handling the hit enabled Staub to score the Tigers' go-ahead run. A fumble by left fielder Gil Flores resulted in another unearned run in the seventh before Thompson iced the Tigers' victory with a homer in the eighth.

Yankees 1, Rangers 0 at New York (day game):
Ron Guidry observed his 27th birthday by pitching a two-hitter and the Yankees helped their lefthander celebrate by defeating the Rangers, 1-0. Guidry, who did not issue a pass, faced only 25 batters. Jim Sundberg, who tripled with two out in the first inning, was stranded when Guidry fanned Willie Horton. Bert Campaneris singled for the Rangers' other hit in the seventh and was thrown out trying to steal. The Yankees scored their run off Dock Ellis in the sixth on a triple by Graig Nettles and single by Reggie Jackson.

A's 6, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto (day game):
With Vida Blue pitching a six-hitter, the Athletics defeated the Blue Jays, 6-2, to complete a sweep of the three-game series. Loser Jim Clancy allowed only five hits in eight innings, but they included a run-scoring double by Earl Williams in the sixth, breaking a 1-1 tie, a double by Wayne Gross that led to another tally in the seventh and a homer by Mitchell Page in the eighth. Doug Ault hit a round-tripper for the Blue Jays.

Braves 6, Mets 4 at Atlanta (day game):
Hitting a homer and double, Rowland Office drove in three of the Braves' runs in a 6-4 victory over the Mets. After Office's RBIs helped the Braves take a 4-2 lead, their deciding pair counted in the eighth inning on a pass to Willie Montanez, double by Gary Matthews, sacrifice fly by Joe Nolan and infield out by Junior Moore. The Mets had a two-run homer by Steve Henderson in the third and added their other pair on doubles by John Milner, Ron Hodges and Lee Mazzilli in the ninth before their rally ended.

Reds 9, Phillies 0 at Cincinnati (day game):
Paul Moskau pitched a shutout in the first complete game of the rookie righthander's major league career as the Reds rolled to a 9-0 victory over the Phillies, who suffered their fifth straight defeat. Dave Concepcion drove in four runs with a pair of doubles and George Foster homered with two men on base, boosting his RBI total to a career high of 123.

Astros 7, Expos 2 at Houston (day game):
The Astros erupted for five runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Expos, 7-2. The Astros started the stanza by loading the bases on a walk to Roger Metzger and singles by Terry Puhl and Wilbut Howard. Art Howe then forced Metzger at the plate, but catcher Gary Carter threw wildly to first base in an attempt to complete the double play and two runs scored. However, those runs became earned when Jose Cruz singled, scoring Howe, and Joe Ferguson followed with a two-run homer.

Dodgers 11, Cardinals 0 at Los Angeles (day game):
In a fantastic batting outburst, Steve Garvey smashed two homers, one of them with the bases loaded, and three doubles as the Dodgers humiliated the Cardinals, 11-0. Garvey drove in five runs. By scoring on each of his five trips to the plate, the first baseman set a Dodger individual record for most runs in one game. The shutout by Don Sutton on a six-hitter was the 47th of his career.

Pirates 10, Padres 1 at San Diego (day game):
The Pirates picked up their fourth game on the Phillies in four days by slamming the Padres, 10-1, to pull within 3½ lengths of the pace-setters in the East Division flag race. The Padres committed six errors, three by shortstop Bill Almon. However, the Pirates didn't need any help. Fernando Gonzalez put the game away with a homer after singles by Ken Macha and Al Oliver in the third inning. The Padres' lone run off Jim Rooker scored in the fourth when Mike Ivie doubled and George Hendrick singled.

Giants 4, Cubs 1 at San Francisco (day game):
Willie McCovey raised his career RBI total to 1,400 by driving in two runs with a double to help the Giants defeat the Cubs, 4-1. The Cubs counted their run off Ed Halicki in the second on doubles by Larry Biittner and Manny Trillo. Gary Alexander led off the Giants' third with a single, reached third on a one-out single by Derrel Thomas and scored the tying run on an infield out by Tim Foli. The Cubs then passed Bill Madlock intentionally to get at McCovey, who wrecked the strategy with a double.