MLB standings through games of September 7, 1977

MLB standings at the end of September 7, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	139	85	54	0	.612		724	557	47-20	38-34	8-2	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	138	81	57	0	.587	3.5	730	622	41-27	40-30	7-3	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	138	80	58	0	.580	4.5	596	572	43-25	37-33	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	139	67	72	0	.482	18.0	631	622	36-35	31-37	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	140	65	75	0	.464	20.5	601	645	33-38	32-37	4-6	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	144	59	85	0	.410	28.5	565	674	33-38	26-47	3-7	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	136	46	90	0	.338	37.5	518	706	23-47	23-43	1-9	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	137	83	54	0	.606		692	570	44-24	39-30	8-2	Won 8
Chicago White Sox	136	77	59	0	.566	5.5	731	677	41-26	36-33	5-5	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	140	77	63	0	.550	7.5	765	663	46-26	31-37	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	137	75	62	0	.547	8.0	636	557	34-34	41-28	4-6	Won 1
California Angels	134	64	70	0	.478	17.5	584	571	34-33	30-37	3-7	Won 1
Oakland A's	137	54	83	0	.394	29.0	512	637	29-41	25-42	4-6	Lost 3
Seattle Mariners	141	55	86	0	.390	30.0	544	756	25-45	30-41	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	138	85	53	0	.616		710	571	52-15	33-38	7-3	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	140	80	60	0	.571	6.0	643	598	51-20	29-40	5-5	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	137	73	64	0	.533	11.5	602	616	43-28	30-36	3-7	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	139	74	65	0	.532	11.5	619	559	45-23	29-42	3-7	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	138	63	75	0	.457	22.0	571	634	32-36	31-39	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	138	54	84	0	.391	31.0	489	553	33-37	21-47	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	139	85	54	0	.612		662	484	43-24	42-30	8-2	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	140	73	67	0	.521	12.5	699	643	42-28	31-39	4-6	Lost 3
Houston Astros	139	68	71	0	.489	17.0	564	572	41-30	27-41	8-2	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	140	65	75	0	.464	20.5	588	621	32-37	33-38	6-4	Won 2
San Diego Padres	141	63	78	0	.447	23.0	614	703	31-40	32-38	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	139	51	88	0	.367	34.0	563	770	36-35	15-53	3-7	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 4, Brewers 1 at California (night game):
Dave Kingman, playing in his first A. L. game after being acquired from the Padres, hit two doubles to mark the Angels' 4-1 victory over the Brewers. Kingman doubled on his first trip to the plate in the second inning and Don Baylor followed with his homer. That was enough for Paul Hartzell, who pitched a five-hitter and yielded the Brewers' lone run on a homer by Cecil Cooper.

Yankees 4, Indians 3 at Cleveland (night game):
One out away from defeat, the Yankees tied the score with a two-run single by Mickey Rivers and then beat the Indians, 4-3, on a throwing error by Bruce Bochte in the 10th. Wayne Garland, pitching for the Indians, went into the ninth with a 3-0 lead. Chris Chambliss beat out a bunt to start the Yankees' rally and reached second when Garland threw the ball into right field. After Lou Piniella popped up, Roy White beat out an infield hit and Willie Randolph singled to score Chambliss. White and Randolph moved up on an infield out by Dell Alston and both scored on Rivers' single. In the 10th, Thurman Munson singled. Reggie Jackson followed with another single and when Bochte threw wildly, Munson came home with the winning run.

[DH] Orioles 6, Tigers 2 (night game) / Tigers 12, Orioles 5 at Detroit (night game):
Taking advantage of an error, the Orioles scored four unearned runs in the 11th inning to win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 6-2, before they were bombed by the Tigers in the second game, 12-5. Ken Singleton singled to start the 11th. With one out, Ron LeFlore dropped a long fly by Eddie Murray for a two-base error. Following an intentional pass to Andres Mora, Doug DeCinces hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Mike Dimmel, who ran for Singleton. Another pass to Mark Belanger reloaded the bases and Dave Skaggs then cleared the sacks with a double. In the nightcap, Lance Parrish, playing only his second major league game, led the Tigers' attack by driving in four runs with a bases-loaded double and his first homer.

Rangers 4, Twins 3 at Minnesota (night game):
After hitting a homer in the second inning to start the Rangers' scoring, Willie Horton knocked in another run with a double in the sixth to beat the Twins, 4-3. The Rangers also had a homer in the game by Mike Hargrove.

White Sox 5, A's 1 at Oakland (night game):
Steve Renko and Dave Hamilton combined on a four-hitter and Don Kessinger and Ralph Garr batted in two runs apiece as the White Sox defeated the Athletics, 5-1. Renko, who pitched 7 2/3 innings, gained his third straight victory since coming to the White Sox from the Cubs.

Royals 10, Mariners 7 at Seattle (night game):
George Brett had a 4-for-4 night at the plate, driving in two runs, and Darrell Porter went 4-for-5, including a pair of solo homers, to help the Royals come from behind to defeat the Mariners, 10-7. The Mariners exploded for six runs in the third inning to take a 7-4 lead. The Royals rallied to tie the score in the fourth and then went ahead to stay in the fifth when Porter hit his second homer of the game and another run scored on a single by Frank White, a stolen base and double by Brett.

Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2 at Toronto (night game):
The Blue Jays snapped their 11-game losing streak when Dave Lemanczyk pitched a six-hitter and defeated the Red Sox, 3-2. The Blue Jays scored their initial run in the third inning on a double by Alan Ashby and singles by Tom Nordbrook and Steve Staggs. The Red Sox went ahead in the fifth with a walk to Jim Rice, double by Carlton Fisk and single by Butch Hobson. Roy Howell homered for the Blue Jays in the sixth to tie the score and the deciding run followed on a pass to Ron Fairly, an infield out and single by Gary Woods.

Dodgers 5, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Ron Cey smashed homers in two successive innings and Dusty Baker also hit for the circuit as the Dodgers defeated the Braves, 5-2. The Dodgers picked up an unearned run in the first inning before the Braves went ahead with a tainted pair in the second. Cey hit his first homer of the game to tie the score in the fourth and, two outs later, a blast by Baker put the Dodgers in front. Cey then clinched the decision with a two-run drive in the fifth. Dennis Lewallyn, who worked the middle four frames in relief of Burt Hooton, gained the victory in his first appearance with the Dodgers since coming up from Albuquerque (Pacific Coast).

Expos 4, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
Rick Reuschel failed in a second bid for his 20th victory when the Expos defeated the Cubs, 4-2. After pitching hitless ball for the first three innings, Reuschel was tagged for three runs in the fourth. Warren Cromartie and Andre Dawson led off with infield hits and both scored on a double by Tony Perez. Reuschel passed Ellis Valentine intentionally, but the move failed when Gary Carter singled to drive in Perez. The Expos added their last tally on singles by Dawson, Perez and Valentine in the sixth.

Giants 6, Reds 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
Willie McCovey doubled for the 2,000th hit of his career and also smashed his 489th homer to lead the Giants to a 6-3 victory over the Reds. McCovey drove in two runs with his double in the first inning and added two more with his homer in the third. The circuit clout was the veteran slugger's 24th of the season. Ed Halicki, who went 5 2/3 innings to gain the victory, chipped in with his first homer of the year. The Reds had round-trippers by George Foster, his 46th of the season, and Joe Morgan, who hit his 22nd.

Padres 9, Astros 5 at Houston (night game):
Dave Roberts drove in four runs with a double and his first homer of the season and George Hendrick also doubled and homered as the Padres defeated the Astros, 9-5. The Padres jumped on J.R. Richard for four runs in the second inning on Hendrick's homer, doubles by Dave Winfield and Roberts, a triple by Mike Champion and single by Tucker Ashford. Hendrick's double led to another run in the third. Roberts capped the scoring with a three-run homer in the ninth. Cesar Cedeno, who had three hits for the Astros, knocked in two runs with a single in the first and stole home in the third.

Phillies 6, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
Getting two-hit pitching from Larry Christenson, the Phillies breezed to a 6-2 victory over the Mets. Christenson gave up a homer by Lee Mazzilli in the first inning and yielded a single by Ed Kranepool in the seventh when the Mets scored their other run on a wild pitch. The Phillies' attack included a homer by Jay Johnstone and two-run single by Garry Maddox.

Pirates 5, Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Bill Robinson drove in two runs and scored two others to take a leading role in the Pirates' 5-4 victory over the Cardinals. After accounting for his two RBIs with a double in the first inning, Robinson crossed the plate himself on a wild pitch by John Denny. Robinson doubled again in the third and scored on a single by Ed Ott. Frank Taveras singled in the seventh, stole second and counted what proved to be the deciding run on a single by Phil Garner. The Cardinals had back-to-back homers by Ted Simmons and Keith Hernandez in the ninth.