MLB standings through games of September 2, 1977

MLB standings at the end of September 2, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	133	81	52	0	.609		694	538	47-20	34-32	9-1	Won 5
Baltimore Orioles	131	76	55	0	.580	4.0	556	537	43-25	33-30	6-4	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	132	76	56	0	.576	4.5	693	612	41-27	35-29	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	132	64	68	0	.485	16.5	592	577	33-31	31-37	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	134	63	71	0	.470	18.5	581	616	31-34	32-37	6-4	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	140	58	82	0	.414	26.5	554	656	33-38	25-44	2-8	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	130	45	85	0	.346	34.5	509	666	22-42	23-43	3-7	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	132	78	54	0	.591		655	555	42-24	36-30	7-3	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	130	73	57	0	.562	4.0	699	655	40-25	33-32	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	132	74	58	0	.561	4.0	619	532	34-32	40-26	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	135	75	60	0	.556	4.5	746	640	44-23	31-37	4-6	Lost 2
California Angels	130	61	69	0	.469	16.0	565	559	33-32	28-37	2-8	Lost 6
Oakland A's	131	52	79	0	.397	25.5	485	601	28-38	24-41	7-3	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	136	53	83	0	.390	27.0	520	724	25-42	28-41	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	132	82	50	0	.621		677	552	51-14	31-36	5-5	Won 4
Pittsburgh Pirates	134	77	57	0	.575	6.0	623	564	48-19	29-38	6-4	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	132	71	61	0	.538	11.0	592	602	42-26	29-35	2-8	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	134	72	62	0	.537	11.0	597	541	45-23	27-39	3-7	Won 1
Montreal Expos	133	60	73	0	.451	22.5	554	616	31-35	29-38	4-6	Lost 3
New York Mets	133	52	81	0	.391	30.5	465	532	31-34	21-47	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	134	81	53	0	.604		640	473	41-24	40-29	7-3	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	135	72	63	0	.533	9.5	684	613	42-27	30-36	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	134	65	69	0	.485	16.0	538	553	39-29	26-40	8-2	Won 8
San Francisco Giants	135	62	73	0	.459	19.5	562	599	31-36	31-37	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	136	60	76	0	.441	22.0	597	692	29-38	31-38	6-4	Won 4
Atlanta Braves	134	49	85	0	.366	32.0	547	739	35-33	14-52	6-4	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, White Sox 5 at Chicago (night game):
Lee May smashed a homer after a walk to Ken Singleton in the eighth inning to carry the Orioles to a 6-5 victory over the White Sox. Richie Zisk batted in four runs for the White Sox with a homer, single and sacrifice fly. After May's homer put the Orioles ahead, 6-4, the White Sox staged a rally in the ninth, but rookie right fielder Mike Dimmel saved the game for the Orioles. Ralph Garr walked to open the inning and Jim Spencer singled. Following a sacrifice, Oscar Gamble blooped a single to right. After the runners held up until the ball dropped, Garr scored, but pinch-runner John Flannery was thrown out at the plate by Dimmel. Tippy Martinez then struck out Lamar Johnson to end the game.

Indians 3, Angels 1 at Cleveland (night game):
The strikeout relief work of Pat Dobson and Jim Kern enabled the Indians to defeat the Angels, 3-1. Andre Thornton hit a two-run homer for the Indians in the first inning. Jim Bibby, who held the Angels to three hits, was removed after Terry Humphrey singled in the eighth. Don Hood loaded the bases on a pass to Thad Bosley and safe bunt by Jerry Remy. After Dobson took over and fanned Bobby Bonds, Kern came in and whiffed both Tony Solaita and Don Baylor. Kern gave up the Angels' run in the ninth on a single by Bonds before picking up his 17th save.

Tigers 6, A's 4 at Detroit (night game):
Rusty Staub hit a double and single, driving in three runs, and Aurelio Rodriguez slammed a homer to pace the Tigers to a 6-4 victory over the Athletics. Ron LeFlore, batting safely in his 10th straight game and 24th of his last 25, contributed an RBI single to the Tigers' attack on Vida Blue. Bill North had a pair of singles and produced two runs for the A's.

[DH] Royals 3, Brewers 1 (day game) / Royals 3, Brewers 0 at Kansas City (night game):
Climaxing the Royals' sweep of a twi-night doubleheader, Paul Splittorff pitched 7 2/3 innings of no-hit ball before yielding a lone single in a 3-0 victory over the Brewers. Pinch-hitter Charlie Moore spoiled Splittorff's bid for a no-hitter. Hal McRae hit a pair of run-scoring doubles and Al Cowens added an RBI single to lift the Royals to a 3-1 victory in the first game behind the four-hit hurling of Andy Hassler and Doug Bird. Hassler was removed with the bases loaded and none out in the eighth inning. Bird retired Don Money on a grounder as the Brewers' run scored and then induced Sal Bando to hit into a double play to end the threat. In the second game, the Royals scored on singles by Frank White, Joe Zdeb and McRae in the third and wrapped up Splittorff's victory with two runs in the fourth on a single by Amos Otis, triple by John Wathan and sacrifice fly by John Mayberry.

Yankees 4, Twins 0 at Minnesota (night game):
Ron Guidry, who has emerged as one of the most successful members of the Yankees' staff, pitched his second straight shutout and beat the Twins, 4-0. The victory was Guidry's fourth in a row and the Yankees' 22nd in their last 25 games. Scoring support for the lefthander included homers by Lou Piniella and Roy White.

Rangers 6, Red Sox 4 at Texas (night game):
Bert Blyleven, who pitched five innings before reinjuring a groin muscle, received credit for the victory when the Rangers defeated the Red Sox, 6-4. With the score tied, 1-1, Fergie Jenkins, pitching for the Red Sox, helped beat himself with an error in the fifth. After Mike Hargrove and Bump Wills singled, Jenkins fielded a bunt by Claudell Washington and threw the ball into left field trying for a forceout at third, allowing Hargrove to score. Wills reached third and counted on a sacrifice fly by Jim Sundberg. Hargrove, who had three hits, drove in another run with a single in the sixth. After Butch Hobson homered for the Red Sox in the seventh, Sundberg laid down a safe bunt in the Rangers' half to score Washington with what proved to be the deciding run.

Mariners 4, Blue Jays 3 at Toronto (day game):
Bill Stein, who drove in a run with one of his three singles, added the tie-breaking tally with a sacrifice fly in the eighth to give the Mariners a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jays. Ruppert Jones also had three hits for the Mariners and scored twice. Steve Bowling batted in two runs for the Blue Jays with a double. The Mariners' winning run was unearned. Dan Meyer led off the eighth with a single. After one out, Dave McKay booted a grounder by Leroy Stanton, allowing Meyer to reach third and setting the stage for a run on Stein's sacrifice fly.

Dodgers 10, Pirates 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
Backed by a Dodgers' season high 18 hits, Burt Hooton beat the Bucs, 10-2, for his first victory since July 31. Hooton allowed just four hits and struck out 10 before leaving the mound after seven innings. Elias Sosa finished. Steve Garvey batted in the Dodgers' first three runs with a pair of singles. Hooton had a pair of hits including a run-scoring double, and Ron Cey smashed a homer.

Astros 5, Expos 2 at Montreal (night game):
J.R. Richard pitched the Astros to a 5-2 victory and beat the Expos for the second time in one week. Richard had previously shut out the Expos, 4-0, on August 27, but this time Andre Dawson kept Expos from being blanked by driving in their runs with a single and homer. Jose Cruz hit a two-run homer for the Astros, while Richard helped himself with two singles, driving in one run and scoring one. Terry Puhl hit safely in his 17th straight game.

[DH] Mets 4, Braves 0 (night game) / Braves 3, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
Pat Zachry and Steve Henderson, both obtained from the Reds in the Seaver deal, paired up to bring the Mets a 4-0 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Braves bunched a walk and four of their five hits for three runs in the fifth inning to win the nightcap, 3-2. Zachry pitched the shutout on a five-hitter, while Henderson accounted for three runs with a homer and sacrifice fly. Henderson also produced both of the Mets' markers in the nightcap with a double and another homer. The Braves were held hitless by Jackson Todd until the fifth when Joe Nolan led off with a double. After an infield out and pass to Junior Moore, Pat Rockett doubled to drive in Nolan. Buzz Capra singled to score Moore. Rowland Office followed with a single, driving in Rockett with the deciding run.

Phillies 3, Reds 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
The combination of Jim Lonborg's pitching and Bake McBride's batting carried the Phillies to a 3-0 victory over the Reds. Lonborg allowed five hits as the Phillies won at home for the 15th straight time to break the Philadelphia club record set in 1890. Bake McBride, who was a last-minute starter in place of Garry Maddox, collected three of the Phillies' four hits off Mario Soto and Doug Capilla. A pass to Ted Sizemore, sacrifice by Lonborg and double by McBride produced the Phillies' initial run in the third inning. McBride homered in the fifth and then, like their first run, the Phillies put together a pass to Sizemore, sacrifice by Lonborg and double by McBride for their final tally in the seventh.

Padres 5, Cubs 0 at San Diego (night game):
Rollie Fingers not only gained his 31st save in relief of Randy Jones, but also drove in two runs with a single for his first hit since the 1973 World Series to clinch the Padres' 5-0 victory over the Cubs. Jones, who allowed five hits, pitched seven innings in his longest stint since coming off the disabled list July 30. Bill Almon and Dave Winfield homered for the Padres.

Cardinals 6, Giants 4 at San Francisco (night game):
The Cardinals snapped their seven-game losing streak by rallying for four runs in the last two innings to defeat the Giants, 6-4. Hector Cruz hit a two-run homer for the Cards in the fourth, and Gary Thomasson connected with two aboard for the Giants in the sixth. The Redbirds pulled within one run of the Giants at 4-3 in the eighth when Keith Hernandez doubled, advanced on an infield out and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ken Reitz. With one out in the ninth, two pinch-hitters supplied the tying run when Dave Rader singled and Dane Iorg doubled. Mike Phillips ran for Iorg and scored the go-ahead run on a single by Garry Templeton. A wild throw from the outfield by Derrel Thomas allowed Templeton to reach third, setting up an insurance run on a single by Ted Simmons.