MLB standings through games of September 5, 1977

MLB standings at the end of September 5, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	137	83	54	0	.606		712	551	47-20	36-34	7-3	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	136	80	56	0	.588	2.5	717	617	41-27	39-29	7-3	Won 4
Baltimore Orioles	135	78	57	0	.578	4.0	578	556	43-25	35-32	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	136	66	70	0	.485	16.5	615	604	35-33	31-37	7-3	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	138	65	73	0	.471	18.5	595	633	33-36	32-37	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	143	59	84	0	.413	27.0	564	670	33-38	26-46	3-7	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	134	45	89	0	.336	36.5	513	693	22-46	23-43	0-10	Lost 10

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	135	81	54	0	.600		672	563	44-24	37-30	7-3	Won 6
Chicago White Sox	134	75	59	0	.560	5.5	719	674	41-26	34-33	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	138	76	62	0	.551	6.5	755	655	45-25	31-37	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	135	74	61	0	.548	7.0	628	547	34-34	40-27	3-7	Lost 3
California Angels	133	63	70	0	.474	17.0	580	570	33-33	30-37	3-7	Lost 1
Oakland A's	135	54	81	0	.400	27.0	509	625	29-39	25-42	6-4	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	139	55	84	0	.396	28.0	537	736	25-43	30-41	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	136	84	52	0	.618		700	564	52-15	32-37	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	138	78	60	0	.565	7.0	633	590	49-20	29-40	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	135	73	62	0	.541	10.5	599	609	43-26	30-36	4-6	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	137	73	64	0	.533	11.5	612	553	45-23	28-41	2-8	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	136	62	74	0	.456	22.0	564	627	32-36	30-38	3-7	Won 1
New York Mets	136	53	83	0	.390	31.0	482	544	32-36	21-47	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	137	83	54	0	.606		654	480	43-24	40-30	8-2	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	138	73	65	0	.529	10.5	693	629	42-27	31-38	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	137	67	70	0	.489	16.0	551	560	40-29	27-41	9-1	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	138	63	75	0	.457	20.5	570	616	32-37	31-38	5-5	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	139	62	77	0	.446	22.0	603	695	31-39	31-38	6-4	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	137	51	86	0	.372	32.0	559	753	36-33	15-53	5-5	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Brewers 6, Angels 5 at California (night game):
Sixto Lezcano returned to the lineup for the first time since he suffered a broken hand July 22 and hit a leadoff homer in the seventh inning to produce the Brewers' 6-5 triumph over the Angels.

[DH] Indians 4, Yankees 3 (night game) / Indians 5, Yankees 4 at Cleveland (night game):
The Indians rocked the Yankees by sweeping a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3 and 5-4. Two runs in the seventh inning of the opener enabled the Indians to end the Yankees' string of seven straight victories. Andre Thornton tripled after a single by Duane Kuiper, and Bruce Bochte followed with a single to score Thornton in the decisive rally. The Indians tied the nightcap, 4-4, on a pinch-homer by John Lowenstein leading off the eighth. Paul Dade followed with a single and took second on Kuiper's sacrifice. Ron Pruitt, running for Dade, scored the winning run on Thornton's checked-swing double.

[DH] Tigers 8, Orioles 7 (day game) / Orioles 5, Tigers 0 at Detroit (day game):
Rudy May pitched the Orioles to a 5-0 victory in the second game of a doubleheader after the Tigers won opener, 8-7, on Rusty Staub's home run in the 11th inning. A three-run double by Al Bumbry in the second inning was the key blow in the nightcap as May posted his 15th victory and fourth shutout.

Twins 5, Rangers 4 at Minnesota (day game):
A two-run fourth inning, when Lyman Bostock and Butch Wynegar delivered run-scoring singles, proved decisive as the Twins shaded the Rangers, 5-4. Wynegar also hit a homer for the Twins in the third.

[DH] A's 8, White Sox 7 (day game) / White Sox 2, A's 1 at Oakland (day game):
The White Sox rallied to win the second game of a doubleheader, 2-1, after the Athletics erupted for seven runs in the second inning and went on to an 8-7 victory in the opener. A sacrifice fly by Alan Bannister and double by Eric Soderholm delivered two runs in the nightcap as the White Sox won behind the pitching of Wilbur Wood and Lerrin LaGrow. Wayne Gross' sacrifice fly capped the seven-run outburst in the second inning of the opener that saw the A's send 12 hitters to the plate.

Royals 8, Mariners 4 at Seattle (night game):
The Royals defeated the Mariners, 8-4, for their sixth straight victory. A six-run second inning, highlighted by George Brett's two-run homer and a two-run single by Frank White, sent the Royals on the way to their 17th victory in the last 20 games.

[DH] Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 0 (night game) / Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 0 at Toronto (night game):
Three-hit pitching by Don Aase and a five-hit performance by Reggie Cleveland propelled the Red Sox to an 8-0, 6-0 sweep of the Blue Jays in a twi-night doubleheader. Jim Rice hit his 35th homer, a three-run blast in the fifth inning, to spice the opener. A two-run double by Rick Miller and run-scoring double by Rick Burleson were the key blows in the fourth inning of the nightcap as the Red Sox chopped the Yankees' lead to 2½ games in the American League East.

Braves 4, Giants 0 at Atlanta (night game):
The Braves downed the Giants, 4-0, behind the three-hit pitching of Dick Ruthven. Jerry Royster knocked Barr out of the game with a line drive single off the pitcher's elbow in a three-run first inning. Run-scoring singles by Jeff Burroughs and Biff Pocoroba and a run-producing double by Gary Matthews highlighted an early attack on reliever John Curtis.

Cubs 4, Cardinals 2 at Chicago (day game):
Bill Buckner, with a two-run homer in the third inning and sacrifice fly in the fifth, powered the Cubs to a 4-2 triumph over the Cardinals. The Cubs jumped ahead in the first on a solo homer by Larry Biittner.

Astros 5, Reds 1 at Houston (night game):
With Mark Lemongello pitching a six-hitter, the Astros defeated the Reds, 5-1, and dealt Tom Seaver his first loss in his last nine decisions. Enos Cabell hit a homer in the first inning and Lemongello tripled and scored on Johnny Bench's throwing error in the third. Those runs were enough for the Astros en route to their 10th victory in 11 games. Seaver, touched for eight hits in six innings, hit his eighth career homer in the sixth for the Reds' only run.

Expos 4, Mets 3 at New York (day game):
Ellis Valentine hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning as the Expos overcame the Mets, 4-3 and dealt Jerry Koosman, a 21-game winner in 1976, his eighth straight defeat and 18th loss of the season. Tony Perez also hit a homer for the Expos in the fourth.

[DH] Pirates 3, Phillies 1 (day game) / Phillies 11, Pirates 1 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The Phillies protected their seven-game lead in the National League East by dividing a doubleheader with the Pirates. The Pirates won the first game, 3-1, but the Phillies bounced back to take the afterpiece, 11-1, as Steve Carlton became the major leagues' first 20-game winner. A run-scoring double by Dave Parker in the second inning proved to be the deciding blow in the opener. Carlton hit his third homer of the season and also drove in a run with a single as the Phillies took the second game and ended their 10-game losing streak at Three Rivers Stadium.

Padres 1, Dodgers 0 at San Diego (night game):
The Padres, with rookie Bob Owchinko in two-hit form, scored an unearned run in the third inning and defeated the Dodgers, 1-0. Gene Richards singled, stole second and moved to third on a single by Bill Almon. With Mike Ivie batting, the Dodgers had Almon picked off first, but Steve Garvey's throw to Bill Russell, covering second, sailed over Almon's head into left field, enabling Richards to score.