MLB standings through games of September 6, 1977

MLB standings at the end of September 6, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	138	84	54	0	.609		720	554	47-20	37-34	8-2	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	137	81	56	0	.591	2.5	728	619	41-27	40-29	7-3	Won 5
Baltimore Orioles	136	79	57	0	.581	4.0	585	558	43-25	36-32	7-3	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	137	66	71	0	.482	17.5	617	611	35-34	31-37	6-4	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	139	65	74	0	.468	19.5	598	641	33-37	32-37	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	143	59	84	0	.413	27.5	564	670	33-38	26-46	3-7	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	135	45	90	0	.333	37.5	515	704	22-47	23-43	0-10	Lost 11

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	136	82	54	0	.603		682	563	44-24	38-30	8-2	Won 7
Chicago White Sox	135	76	59	0	.563	5.5	726	676	41-26	35-33	5-5	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	139	77	62	0	.554	6.5	762	659	46-25	31-37	4-6	Won 2
Texas Rangers	136	74	62	0	.544	8.0	632	554	34-34	40-28	3-7	Lost 4
California Angels	133	63	70	0	.474	17.5	580	570	33-33	30-37	3-7	Lost 1
Oakland A's	136	54	82	0	.397	28.0	511	632	29-40	25-42	5-5	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	140	55	85	0	.393	29.0	537	746	25-44	30-41	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	137	84	53	0	.613		704	569	52-15	32-38	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	139	79	60	0	.568	6.0	638	594	50-20	29-40	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	136	73	63	0	.537	10.5	600	612	43-27	30-36	3-7	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	138	74	64	0	.536	10.5	615	554	45-23	29-41	3-7	Won 1
Montreal Expos	137	62	75	0	.453	22.0	567	632	32-36	30-39	3-7	Lost 1
New York Mets	137	54	83	0	.394	30.0	487	547	33-36	21-47	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	138	84	54	0	.609		657	482	43-24	41-30	8-2	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	139	73	66	0	.525	11.5	696	637	42-27	31-39	5-5	Lost 2
Houston Astros	138	68	70	0	.493	16.0	559	563	41-29	27-41	9-1	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	139	64	75	0	.460	20.5	582	618	32-37	32-38	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	140	62	78	0	.443	23.0	605	698	31-40	31-38	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	138	51	87	0	.370	33.0	561	765	36-34	15-53	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 8, Indians 3 at Cleveland (night game):
Reggie Jackson drove in four runs with a double and homer to lead the Yankees to an 8-3 victory over the Indians. Doubles by George Zeber and Jackson each accounted for an early run before the Indians came back to tie the score against Dick Tidrow, who was making his first start of the season. Lou Piniella broke the tie with a homer in the sixth and the Yankees then broke the game open with four runs in the seventh, capping the outburst when Jackson hit for the circuit with two men on base.

Orioles 7, Tigers 2 at Detroit (night game):
The Orioles erupted for five runs in the second inning and defeated the Tigers, 7-2. Eddie Murray started the outburst with a homer. Andres Mora singled, Doug DeCinces walked and Mark Belanger doubled for another run. Dave Skaggs followed with a two-run double and Al Bumbry capped the inning with a run-scoring single. Ken Singleton homered in the the fifth. Skaggs singled and Bumbry doubled for the Orioles' last tally in the sixth. Mickey Stanley hit a homer for the Tigers.

Twins 7, Rangers 4 at Minnesota (night game):
After a shaky start, Dave Goltz settled down and won his 17th game of the season, pitching the Twins to a 7-4 victory over the Rangers. A walk, two hits and two errors enabled the Rangers to get off to a 3-0 start. Larry Hisle got two runs back in the Twins' half by hitting a homer off Bert Blyleven after a pass to Butch Wynegar. Kurt Bevacqua doubled to put the Rangers ahead, 4-2, in the third, but the Twins took advantage of Blyleven's wildness and scored three runs in the fourth. Blyleven gave up singles by Glenn Adams and Roy Smalley and hit Bob Randall with a pitch to load the bases. Blyleven then walked Lyman Bostock to force in one run, yielded another on a single by Rod Carew and passed Wynegar to force in the third tally. Bostock homered for the Twins' final tally in the eighth.

White Sox 7, A's 2 at Oakland (night game):
The White Sox showed power with homers by Wayne Nordhagen, Oscar Gamble and Henry Cruz to pull away to a 7-2 victory over the Athletics. After the White Sox took a 3-0 lead, Nordhagen homered with a man on base in the sixth inning. The A's came back with two runs, one on a homer by Mitchell Page, but the White Sox clinched their decision with circuit clouts by Gamble in the eighth and Cruz in the ninth.

Royals 10, Mariners 0 at Seattle (night game):
Paul Splittorff and two relievers joined in pitching a four-hitter and Al Cowens went 5-for-5, including a pair of two-run homers, as the Royals massacred the Mariners, 10-0, for their seventh straight victory. In the first inning, Hal McRae walked and scored on a double by George Brett before Cowens hit his first homer of the game. His second drive came after Brett was hit by a pitched ball in the third inning.

Red Sox 11, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto (night game):
Carlton Fisk hit a grand slam in the first inning and followed with a three-run homer in the eighth as the Red Sox overpowered the Blue Jays, 11-2. Mike Darr, making his first major league appearance for the Blue Jays, gave up a single by Rick Burleson, walked Fred Lynn and hit Jim Rice with a pitch to set the stage for Fisk's jackpot wallop. Lynn homered in the sixth and also drove in a run with a single in the eighth before the Red Sox capped their scoring with Fisk's second circuit clout.

Giants 12, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Willie McCovey, Darrell Evans and Gary Thomasson drove in 10 runs between them and Bob Knepper pitched a five-hitter as the Giants shelled the Braves, 12-2, before a sparse crowd of 877. McCovey batted in the Giants' initial run with a single in the first inning and homered with two men on base in the third. Evans rapped two doubles to account for three RBIs and Thomasson also drove in three runs with a sacrifice fly and homer.

Cardinals 3, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
Making his 14th start for the Cardinals, Tom Underwood turned in his first complete game and defeated the Cubs, 3-1. Lou Brock singled in the first inning, stole second, took third on a passed ball and scored on a single by Garry Templeton. After Templeton was thrown out trying to steal second, Ted Simmons smashed a homer. The Cubs counted in their half on a double by Jose Cardenal and single by Bill Buckner, but the Cards clinched the verdict with a run on a single by Simmons in the third.

Astros 8, Reds 3 at Houston (night game):
Joaquin Andujar, making his first start for the Astros since pulling a hamstring July 14, pitched six innings against his former teammates and received credit for an 8-3 victory over the Reds. Bob Watson doubled and Art Howe singled to start the Astros' scoring in the second inning. Two throwing errors by Johnny Bench led to a pair of tainted tallies in the third. After Enos Cabell homered in the fifth, the Astros iced the decision with three runs in the sixth. Howe doubled to drive in two runs and later crossed the plate himself on a wild pitch.

Mets 5, Expos 3 at New York (day game):
Although held to just five hits, the Mets used them to their advantage and defeated the Expos, 5-3. The Expos used six pitchers. Fred Holdsworth, who started, was tagged for two runs in the fourth inning on a walk to Lenny Randle, triple by Lee Mazzilli and sacrifice fly by Ed Kranepool. Gary Carter homered for the Expos in the fifth, but the Mets came back with a pair in the next inning when Randle walked, Bruce Boisclair doubled and Steve Henderson drove them home with a single. The Expos counted twice in the seventh, but the Mets pulled away when Henderson drove in a run with a single in the eighth for his third RBI of the game.

Pirates 5, Phillies 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Dale Berra, son of Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, singled in the 11th inning and drove in Al Oliver to bring the Pirates a 5-4 victory over the Phillies. Oliver singled and Duffy Dyer also singled before Berra delivered his game-winning hit. Led by Mike Schmidt, who drove in three runs with a homer and single, the Phillies led three times at 1-0, 2-1 and 4-2, but the Pirates came back to tie the score each time. A single by Bill Robinson in the first, homer by Oliver in the fourth and single by Phil Garner in the fifth produced the Pirates' first three runs before they tied the score in the ninth at 4-4. Omar Moreno reached base on an error by Schmidt, stole second, advanced on a bunt by Miguel Dilone and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jim Fregosi.

Dodgers 3, Padres 2 at San Diego (day game):
A throwing error by Mike Ivie with two out and the bases loaded in the 10th inning handed the Dodgers a 3-2 victory over the Padres. Singles by Jerry Turner and Mike Champion around a sacrifice produced a run for the Padres in the seventh. The Dodgers went ahead when Bill Russell singled and Reggie Smith homered in the eighth. With his drive, Smith completed the cycle of hitting a homer in every N. L. and A. L. park in which he had played. The Padres tied the score with a circuit clout by Dave Winfield in the ninth. With two out in the Dodgers' 10th, Russell singled and Smith and Ron Cey walked to load the bases. Steve Garvey then tapped to Ivie, who threw low to first base, allowing Russell to score.