MLB standings through games of September 10, 1977

MLB standings at the end of September 10, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	142	87	55	0	.613		733	579	48-21	39-34	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	142	85	57	0	.599	2.0	757	632	44-27	41-30	9-1	Won 4
Baltimore Orioles	141	83	58	0	.589	3.5	613	578	45-25	38-33	7-3	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	143	67	76	0	.469	20.5	639	646	36-36	31-40	2-8	Lost 4
Cleveland Indians	143	65	78	0	.455	22.5	610	662	33-39	32-39	3-7	Lost 5
Milwaukee Brewers	146	60	86	0	.411	29.0	569	679	33-38	27-48	3-7	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	139	47	92	0	.338	38.5	539	718	23-48	24-44	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	140	86	54	0	.614		715	576	44-24	42-30	10-0	Won 11
Chicago White Sox	140	78	62	0	.557	8.0	738	689	41-26	37-36	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	140	77	63	0	.550	9.0	651	568	34-34	43-29	4-6	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	142	77	65	0	.542	10.0	769	679	46-28	31-37	3-7	Lost 3
California Angels	138	67	71	0	.486	18.0	596	578	37-34	30-37	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	139	55	84	0	.396	30.5	517	641	30-42	25-42	4-6	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	145	56	89	0	.386	32.5	557	778	26-48	30-41	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	141	88	53	0	.624		732	578	54-15	34-38	7-3	Won 4
Pittsburgh Pirates	143	81	62	0	.566	8.0	655	609	52-22	29-40	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	140	75	65	0	.536	12.5	617	633	45-29	30-36	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	142	74	68	0	.521	14.5	629	582	45-23	29-45	3-7	Lost 4
Montreal Expos	141	65	76	0	.461	23.0	579	640	32-36	33-40	5-5	Won 2
New York Mets	141	55	86	0	.390	33.0	506	573	33-38	22-48	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	142	87	55	0	.613		675	496	43-24	44-31	8-2	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	143	75	68	0	.524	12.5	713	656	44-29	31-39	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	142	71	71	0	.500	16.0	579	574	44-30	27-41	8-2	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	143	65	78	0	.455	22.5	594	635	32-37	33-41	4-6	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	144	63	81	0	.438	25.0	627	727	31-40	32-41	5-5	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	142	53	89	0	.373	34.0	584	787	38-36	15-53	5-5	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, Indians 5 at Baltimore (night game):
A single by Doug DeCinces in the 11th inning climaxed a two-run rally and brought the Orioles a 6-5 victory over the Indians. The Orioles, after picking up a run in the fifth, went ahead, 4-0, when Andres Mora homered with two men on base in the seventh, but the Indians rallied to tie the score in the ninth. John Lowenstein, pinch-hitting, accounted for one run with a double and, after remaining in the game, smashed a homer in the 11th. The Orioles began their rally with a single by Pat Kelly and pass to Tony Muser. Mike Dimmel laid down a sacrifice and Eddie Murray followed with a single, driving in Kelly to tie the score. DeCinces then whacked a drive that hit the right-field wall on one bounce as Muser waltzed across the plate with the winning run.

Red Sox 7, Tigers 1 at Boston (day game):
After being held to a pair of singles in the first five innings, the Red Sox broke loose to defeat the Tigers, 7-1, behind the five-hit pitching of Don Aase. Bernie Carbo awoke the Red Sox with a homer to lead off the sixth, tying the score at 1-1. Fred Lynn walked and Carl Yastrzemski singled to chase Milt Wilcox, who wound up with his first defeat of the season after six victories. Jim Rice greeted Steve Foucault with a single, scoring Lynn. One out later, George Scott doubled, driving in Yastrzemski and Rice.

Angels 6, White Sox 1 at California (day game):
Bobby Bonds hit a three-run homer, raising his RBI total to a career high of 103, and John Caneira gained the victory in his major league debut as the Angels defeated the White Sox, 6-1. Wilbur Wood, who started for the White Sox, tied a major league record by hitting three consecutive batters with pitched balls in the first inning. Bonds hit his homer in the second and Ron Jackson added a solo swat in the fifth. Caneira pitched seven innings, allowing five hits, and retired the last 11 batters he faced before Dyar Miller came in and finished with two perfect innings.

Royals 10, Twins 1 at Minnesota (night game):
Darrell Porter rapped two singles, giving the Royals' catcher a total of 11 hits in his last four games, as the West Division leaders trounced the Twins, 10-1, for their 11th straight victory. Porter drove in two runs. Fred Patek also accounted for two RBIs with a bases-loaded single to help Paul Splittorff breeze to victory.

Blue Jays 19, Yankees 3 at New York (day game):
Roy Howell batted in nine runs with two homers, two doubles and a single and the Blue Jays piled up a team record 20 hits while walloping the Yankees, 19-3. Doubles by Al Woods and Howell and a single by Ron Fairly started the Blue Jays' scoring in the first inning. Fairly's RBI was the 1,000th of his career. Howell and Fairly hit homers in the third. Howell drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the sixth, hit his second homer of the game with two men on base in the seventh and climaxed his great day with a two-run double in the ninth.

A's 4, Brewers 1 at Oakland (night game):
Doc Medich, who had been demoted to the bullpen on the orders of owner Charlie Finley, pitched four shutout innings in relief and gained his 10th victory when the Athletics defeated the Brewers, 4-1. Mike Jorgensen had two hits and drove in two of the A's runs. Pablo Torrealba gave up the Brewers' tally in the fifth on a double by Steve Brye, single by Charlie Moore and grounder by Robin Yount. After taking over in the sixth, Medich allowed only two hits the rest of the way.

[DH] Rangers 5, Mariners 2 (night game) / Rangers 7, Mariners 1 at Seattle (night game):
Aided by four unearned runs, the Rangers won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 5-2, before powering their way to a 7-1 victory over the Mariners in the second game. In the opener, the Rangers capitalized on an error by Craig Reynolds for a run in the first inning and loaded the bases on another miscue by the shortstop in the fourth. Toby Harrah then drove in one run with a sacrifice fly and Ken Henderson plated a pair with a single. Leroy Stanton homered with a man on base for the Mariners. In the nightcap, Tom Grieve provided the Rangers' big blow by hitting a grand slam off Mike Kekich in the sixth inning.

Braves 9, Padres 6 at Atlanta (night game):
Gary Matthews hit four singles and figured in the production of six runs, driving in four and scoring two, as the Braves defeated the Padres, 9-6. Willie Montanez contributed a homer to the Braves' cause. Tucker Ashford accounted for two of the Padres' runs with a single and homer.

Mets 7, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
The Mets broke a tie with five runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Cubs, 7-2. Lenny Randle led off with a single and when Lee Mazzilli bunted, all hands were safe on a late throw to second. Joel Youngblood looped a double to center, driving in Randle with the tie-breaking tally. The Mets then iced the decision with their remaining markers on a sacrifice fly by Steve Henderson, double by John Stearns and single by Bud Harrelson.

Reds 7, Dodgers 4 at Cincinnati (night game):
Tom Seaver hit a homer in his own behalf and gained his 17th victory when the Reds defeated the Dodgers, 7-4. George Foster batted in two of the Reds' runs with a double, raising his RBI total to 133. Dave Concepcion collected three hits and also drove in two runs. Seaver gave up 10 hits in eight innings but allowed only two runs before turning the mound over to Pedro Borbon.

Astros 2, Giants 0 at Houston (night game):
With a two-run homer by Cesar Cedeno accounting for the scoring, the Astros defeated the Giants, 2-0, behind the combined three-hit pitching of Mark Lemongello and Joe Sambito. Cedeno's homer off Bob Knepper followed a single by Enos Cabell in the sixth inning. Lemongello was hit on the right hand by a pitched ball in the seventh and left the game.

Phillies 3, Cardinals 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
A two-run double by Bob Boone in the fourth inning backed up the pitching of Randy Lerch as the Phillies defeated the Cardinals, 3-1. The complete game was Lerch's first since beating the Cardinals July 12. The Cards' only tally came in the fourth when Garry Templeton doubled and Keith Hernandez singled. In the Phillies' half, Jay Johnstone walked and took third on a single by Garry Maddox. After Maddox stole second, Boone hit his double. The Phillies added an insurance run in the fifth. Bake McBride singled, stole second and scored on a double by Larry Bowa.

Expos 4, Pirates 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Ellis Valentine hit two homers and Tony Perez and Andre Dawson added one apiece to account for the Expos' scoring in a 4-2 victory over the Pirates. Perez and Valentine connected in succession in the sixth inning. Then in the eighth, Dawson hit for the circuit and one out later Valentine rapped his second homer of the game.