MLB standings through games of September 3, 1977

MLB standings at the end of September 3, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	134	82	52	0	.612		701	542	47-20	35-32	9-1	Won 6
Boston Red Sox	133	77	56	0	.579	4.5	695	613	41-27	36-29	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	132	76	56	0	.576	5.0	559	543	43-25	33-31	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	133	65	68	0	.489	16.5	602	585	34-31	31-37	6-4	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	135	63	72	0	.467	19.5	583	619	31-35	32-37	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	141	58	83	0	.411	27.5	556	659	33-38	25-45	2-8	Lost 3
Toronto Blue Jays	131	45	86	0	.344	35.5	511	672	22-43	23-43	3-7	Lost 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	133	79	54	0	.594		658	557	43-24	36-30	7-3	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	131	74	57	0	.565	4.0	705	658	41-25	33-32	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	133	74	59	0	.556	5.0	620	534	34-33	40-26	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	136	75	61	0	.551	5.5	750	647	44-24	31-37	3-7	Lost 3
California Angels	131	62	69	0	.473	16.0	568	561	33-32	29-37	3-7	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	137	54	83	0	.394	27.0	526	726	25-42	29-41	4-6	Won 2
Oakland A's	132	52	80	0	.394	26.5	493	611	28-38	24-42	7-3	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	133	83	50	0	.624		686	555	52-14	31-36	5-5	Won 5
Pittsburgh Pirates	135	77	58	0	.570	7.0	627	570	48-19	29-39	6-4	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	133	71	62	0	.534	12.0	593	606	42-26	29-36	2-8	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	135	72	63	0	.533	12.0	602	547	45-23	27-40	2-8	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	134	61	73	0	.455	22.5	559	617	32-35	29-38	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	134	53	81	0	.396	30.5	474	533	32-34	21-47	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	135	82	53	0	.607		646	477	42-24	40-29	8-2	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	136	72	64	0	.529	10.5	687	622	42-27	30-37	7-3	Lost 2
Houston Astros	135	65	70	0	.481	17.0	539	558	39-29	26-41	8-2	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	136	63	73	0	.463	19.5	568	604	32-36	31-37	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	137	61	76	0	.445	22.0	601	693	30-38	31-38	6-4	Won 5
Atlanta Braves	135	49	86	0	.363	33.0	548	748	35-33	14-53	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 6, Orioles 3 at Chicago (night game):
Clay Carroll, making his first appearance with the White Sox since being obtained from the Cardinals, pitched 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing only two hits, and gained the victory when the Pale Hose scored three runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Orioles, 6-3. Brian Downing walked and crossed the plate on a triple by Ralph Garr to break a 3-3 tie. Alan Bannister sent Garr home with a single. After Chet Lemon went out, Richie Zisk singled to drive in Bannister.

Angels 3, Indians 2 at Cleveland (night game):
The Angels ended their six-game losing streak when Andy Etchebarren drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to defeat the Indians, 3-2. The Indians' runs in the second inning were unearned on errors by Thad Bosley and Terry Humphrey. One of the Angels' tying tallies in the seventh also was tainted on an error by Fred Kendall. In the ninth, Dave Chalk doubled and Gil Flores sacrificed before Etchebarren hit a sacrifice fly to give Nolan Ryan his edge over Wayne Garland.

Tigers 10, A's 8 at Detroit (day game):
For the second game in succession, Rusty Staub drove in three runs as the Tigers came from behind to defeat the Athletics, 10-8. The A's, who had homers by Manny Sanguillen, Mike Jorgensen and Mitchell Page, built up an 8-4 lead before the Tigers picked up two runs in the seventh inning on a single by Tito Fuentes and homer by Staub. The Tigers then rallied for four runs in the eighth. Tim Corcoran singled with the bases loaded, driving in two runs to tie the score. Fuentes followed with a single to put the Tigers ahead and Staub accounted for an insurance run with another single.

Royals 3, Brewers 2 at Kansas City (night game):
Although all of the Royals' runs turned out to be earned, the West Division leaders took advantage of errors by Robin Yount and Sal Bando to defeat the Brewers, 3-2. In the first inning, George Brett walked and took third on a single by Hal McRae. Pete LaCock grounded to Yount, Brett scoring, and reached first on a fumble by the Brewers' shortstop. McRae took third on the error and scored when Al Cowens forced LaCock. However, McRae's run became earned when Joe Lahoud followed with a grounder. In the fifth, Amos Otis singled and when Fred Patek bunted, both runners were safe on a late throw to second. Frank White also bunted and Bando not only threw late to third in an attempted forceout, but also threw wildly, allowing Otis to score what proved to be the winning run. Here, too, the run became earned when Brett hit a long fly on which Otis would have scored anyway.

Yankees 7, Twins 4 at Minnesota (day game):
Lou Piniella hit a two-run homer for the Yankees' deciding blow in the sixth inning and Reggie Jackson added two runs with a double in the seventh to clinch a 7-4 victory over the Twins. Piniella's poke, following a pass to Chris Chambliss, put the Yankees ahead, 5-2. Jackson's two-bagger drove in Paul Blair, who had singled, and Roy White, who had reached base on an error. Rod Carew hit two homers and a single for the Twins in four times at bat and produced three of their runs.

Red Sox 2, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
After Jim Rice hit a homer in the second inning for their first run, the Red Sox scored with the aid of an error by Bert Campaneris in the seventh to edge the Rangers, 2-1. Following Rice's rap, the Rangers tied the game in the fourth with doubles by Bump Wills and Pat Putnam. Fred Lynn was safe on Campaneris' error in the seventh. After an infield hit by Carl Yastrzemski and pass to Rice, Lynn scored an unearned run on a sacrifice fly by George Scott.

Mariners 6, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto (day game):
Homers by Bob Stinson and Leroy Stanton produced five runs and powered the Mariners to a 6-2 victory over the Blue Jays. Jesse Jefferson, pitching for the Blue Jays, allowed only two hits and had a 2-0 lead going into the seventh inning when Ruppert Jones doubled and scored on a single by Bill Stein. Stinson then put the Mariners ahead with his homer. Stanton's smash after passes to Julio Cruz and Jones wrapped up the decision in the eighth.

Dodgers 6, Pirates 4 at Los Angeles (night game):
Homers by Steve Garvey, Reggie Smith and Dusty Baker powered the Dodgers to a 6-4 victory over the Pirates. Davey Lopes led off the first inning with a single and scored when Fernando Gonzalez threw wildly on a grounder by Russell. After two out, Garvey followed with a homer. The Dodgers added an unearned run in the second and completed their scoring with Smith's homer in the third and Baker's in the sixth. Omar Moreno rapped a round-tripper for the Pirates and Al Oliver drove in two runs with a sacrifice fly and single.

Expos 5, Astros 1 at Montreal (night game):
The Astros collected only six hits off Steve Rogers and were stopped on their eight-game winning streak by the Expos, 5-1. The Expos took a quick two-run lead in the first inning on a double by Dave Cash, single by Warren Cromartie, double by Tony Perez and forceout by Gary Carter. The Astros picked up their lone run in the fourth on a double by Cesar Cedeno and triple by Joe Ferguson. Larry Parrish then made the road to victory easier for Steve Rogers, batting in two runs with a homer in the Expos' half of the fourth and accounting for a third RBI with a single in the sixth.

Mets 9, Braves 1 at New York (day game):
The Mets collected five doubles among their nine hits and defeated the Braves, 9-1. Nino Espinosa limited the Braves to six hits and gave up their only run on a walk to Biff Pocoroba, single by Gary Matthews and forceout by Barry Bonnell in the second inning. A double by Joel Youngblood helped the Mets break a 1-1 tie with two runs in the fourth when Preston Hanna hurt himself with a wild throw and a wild pitch. In the seventh, the Mets scored four runs, two on a double by Ed Kranepool and one each on doubles by Lee Mazzilli and Joel Youngblood. Steve Henderson knocked in the final pair with a two-bagger in the eighth.

Phillies 9, Reds 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
For the second time in two games, Bake McBride accounted for three RBIs, including two with a homer in the third inning when the Phillies erupted for six runs to defeat the Reds, 9-3. After the Reds counted twice on four singles in the first, Ted Sizemore walked and McBride homered to tie the score in the third. Larry Bowa followed with a double, Greg Luzinski walked and Jay Johnstone sent the Phillies ahead with a single. After a wild pitch and intentional pass to Richie Hebner, Bob Boone batted in two runs with a single. Sizemore, up for a second time, laid down a safe bunt to score Hebner with the sixth run of the stanza. McBride produced his third RBI of the game with a single in the seventh.

Padres 4, Cubs 1 at San Diego (night game):
Rick Reuschel was turned back in his bid to become the major leagues' first 20-game winner of the season when the Padres defeated the Cubs, 4-1. The Cubs tallied on a passed ball by Dave Roberts with the bases loaded in the seventh inning before the Padres broke loose for all their runs in the eighth. Bill Almon was safe on an error and Mike Ivie singled, leading to the removal of Reuschel. Bruce Sutter relieved, but the Cubs' ace fireman was immediately tagged for a triple by George Hendrick, driving in two runs. Dave Winfield followed with a double, driving in Hendrick, and after one out Roberts also doubled to score Winfield.

Giants 6, Cardinals 5 at San Francisco (night game):
A single by pinch-hitter Tim Foli in the 14th inning, following a mental error by Ted Simmons, enabled the Giants to defeat the Cardinals, 6-5. Bill Madlock and Darrell Evans homered for the Giants on successive pitches by Bob Forsch in the fourth inning. The Cards powered their way to a 5-4 lead with a grand slam by Keith Hernandez in the eighth, but Madlock tied the score with his second homer of the game in the ninth. With Pete Falcone pitching for the Cards in the 14th, Evans walked. Jack Clark struck out and so did Gary Thomasson, but Simmons thought there were three out when Thomasson fanned and made no attempt to head off a stolen base by Evans. Foli then batted for Johnnie LeMaster and hit his single to drive in the winning run.