MLB standings through games of September 8, 1977

MLB standings at the end of September 8, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	140	86	54	0	.614		728	560	47-20	39-34	8-2	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	139	82	57	0	.590	3.5	737	624	41-27	41-30	7-3	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	139	81	58	0	.583	4.5	600	572	43-25	38-33	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	140	67	73	0	.479	19.0	631	626	36-36	31-37	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	141	65	76	0	.461	21.5	604	649	33-39	32-37	4-6	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	144	59	85	0	.410	29.0	565	674	33-38	26-47	3-7	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	137	46	91	0	.336	38.5	520	713	23-48	23-43	1-9	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	138	84	54	0	.609		699	572	44-24	40-30	9-1	Won 9
Chicago White Sox	138	77	61	0	.558	7.0	733	682	41-26	36-35	5-5	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	140	77	63	0	.550	8.0	765	663	46-26	31-37	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	137	75	62	0	.547	8.5	636	557	34-34	41-28	4-6	Won 1
California Angels	136	66	70	0	.485	17.0	589	573	36-33	30-37	5-5	Won 3
Oakland A's	137	54	83	0	.394	29.5	512	637	29-41	25-42	4-6	Lost 3
Seattle Mariners	142	55	87	0	.387	31.0	546	763	25-46	30-41	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	139	86	53	0	.619		718	573	52-15	34-38	7-3	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	141	81	60	0	.574	6.0	652	603	52-20	29-40	5-5	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	138	74	64	0	.536	11.5	605	618	44-28	30-36	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	140	74	66	0	.529	12.5	624	568	45-23	29-43	3-7	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	139	63	76	0	.453	23.0	573	637	32-36	31-40	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	139	54	85	0	.388	32.0	491	561	33-38	21-47	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	140	86	54	0	.614		667	488	43-24	43-30	8-2	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	141	74	67	0	.525	12.5	705	648	43-28	31-39	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	140	69	71	0	.493	17.0	571	573	42-30	27-41	8-2	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	141	65	76	0	.461	21.5	593	627	32-37	33-39	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	142	63	79	0	.444	24.0	615	710	31-40	32-39	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	140	51	89	0	.364	35.0	567	775	36-36	15-53	3-7	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Angels 2, White Sox 0 (day game) / Angels 3, White Sox 2 at California (night game):
After Nolan Ryan and Dave LaRoche combined to post a 2-0 victory in the first game, the Angels rallied for three runs in the ninth inning with the aid of an error and wild pitch and defeated the White Sox in the second game, 3-2, to complete the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader. Ryan, who gained his 19th victory, was forced to leave the mound after 6 1/3 innings when his right forefinger stiffened. He allowed three hits. LaRoche yielded one in the last 2 2/3 innings. The shutout was the first absorbed by the White Sox in 137 games this season. Don Baylor singled and scored for the Angels in the second and homered for their other run in the sixth. In the nightcap, the Angels opened their rally with a single by Ron Jackson and pass to Dave Kingman. Don Baylor forced pinch-runner Jerry Remy at third, but Mario Guerrero singled to score Kingman. Baylor took third on the play and also scored when Jim Spencer threw wildly to the plate after fielding a grounder by Rance Mulliniks. Orlando Ramirez, running for Guerrero, advanced to third after a pass to Gil Flores and scored the winning run on a wild pitch by Lerrin LaGrow. Originally, the opener was to have been the completion of a suspended game from April 21, when play was stopped after one out because of inadequate lighting. However, league President Lee MacPhail ordered the game replayed in its entirely, disregarding the suspension.

Yankees 4, Indians 3 at Cleveland (night game):
Errors by Jim Norris and Larvell Blanks enabled the Yankees to score three unearned runs to defeat the Indians, 4-3. Norris dropped a fly by Roy White with two out in second inning, leading to the Yankees' first run. Blanks booted a grounder by Willie Randolph to open the fifth. After Dent and Mickey Rivers singled to load the bases, Willie Randolph scored on a sacrifice fly by Graig Nettles. Thurman Munson singled, driving in Dent, and Chris Chambliss followed with a sacrifice fly that sent Rivers home with what proved to be the deciding run.

Orioles 4, Tigers 0 at Detroit (day game):
Allowing only four hits, Jim Palmer pitched the Orioles to a 4-0 victory over the Tigers for his third shutout of the season. Doug DeCinces cemented the decision by hitting a two-run homer in the ninth inning.

Royals 7, Mariners 2 at Seattle (night game):
For the second straight night, Darrell Porter went 4-for-5 at bat with two solo homers and paced the Royals to a 7-2 victory over the Mariners. Hal McRae, Frank White and John Mayberry also homered for the Royals.

Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto (night game):
Hot-hitting Carlton Fisk smashed two homers and drove in five runs as the Red Sox rapped the Blue Jays, 7-2. Fisk hit his first round-tripper with two men on base in the second inning and George Scott followed with a circuit clout, marking the 16th time this season that the Red Sox had hit two homers in succession. Fisk's other four-bagger came after a single by Jim Rice in the sixth.

Dodgers 5, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Dusty Baker scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Davey Lopes in the 11th inning and then threw out a runner at the plate to save the Dodgers' 5-4 victory over the Braves. Baker led off the 11th with a single and took third one out later when Manny Mota delivered a single for the 118th pinch-hit of his career to move into second place on the major leagues' all-time list for successful substitute batters. Lopes flied to left field and Baker scored easily after the catch. In the Braves' half, Rowland Office was hit by a pitch and subsequently reached second on an error by Charlie Hough. Willie Montanez then singled to left, but Baker fielded the ball and made a perfect throw to catcher Jerry Grote to retire Office. The Dodgers had homers in the game by Ron Cey and Baker, while the Braves had boundary belts by Office, Jeff Burroughs and Joe Nolan.

Cubs 3, Expos 2 at Chicago (day game):
Bruce Sutter, who took over in the eighth inning, fanned the first six batters he faced, tying the N. L. record for most consecutive strikeouts by a relief pitcher, and gained the victory when the Cubs scored an unearned run in the 10th to defeat the Expos, 3-2. Dave Rosello, batting for Sutter, led off the extra stanza with a single and reached third when Gary Carter overthrew second on an attempted sacrifice by Ivan DeJesus. Rosello was forced to hold third when Larry Biittner grounded out but then scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Buckner.

Reds 6, Giants 5 at Cincinnati (night game):
Willie McCovey hit two homers, but an error by the veteran first baseman in the ninth inning resulted in the Giants losing to the Reds, 6-5. McCovey batted in three runs with his round-trippers. The Giants tied the score at 5-5 in the ninth on singles by Terry Whitfield, Tim Foli and Gary Thomasson. In the Reds' half, Pete Rose grounded to Randy Moffitt and was safe at first when McCovey bobbled the pitcher's throw. Rose stole second and moved to third on an infield hit by Ken Griffey. The Giants then passed Joe Morgan intentionally to take their chances with George Foster, who hit a sacrifice fly to end the game.

Astros 7, Padres 1 at Houston (night game):
A bases-loaded triple by Roger Metzger capped a five-run outburst in the sixth inning and featured the Astros' 7-1 victory over the Padres. Terry Puhl doubled, Enos Cabell singled and Cesar Cedeno beat out an infield hit, Puhl scoring to break a 1-1 tie. Bob Watson was hit by a pitched ball and Joe Ferguson walked to force in Cabell. Jose Cruz then grounded into a double play, but Art Howe walked to reload the sacks and Metzger followed with his fifth triple of the season, all against the Padres.

Phillies 8, Mets 2 at New York (day game):
The Phillies smashed three homers in one inning and powered their way to an 8-2 victory over the Mets. Bake McBride led off the seventh by pounding reliever Bob Apodaca's first pitch out of the park. After one out, Mike Schmidt also hit for the circuit. Greg Luzinski then singled and Jay Johnstone followed with the Phillies' third homer.

Pirates 9, Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Pirates, after trailing, 5-1, came from behind to defeat the Cardinals, 9-5. Ken Reitz and Garry Templeton each batted in two runs for the Redbirds. The Pirates rallied for three runs in the fifth and then erupted for four in the seventh. Miguel Dilone walked, stole second and scored on a double by Phil Garner off Rawly Eastwick. Al Hrabosky relieved and Dave Parker greeted the Mad Hungarian with a homer. Bill Robinson walked, stole second and counted the fourth run of the frame on a single by Al Oliver.