MLB standings through games of September 14, 1977

MLB standings at the end of September 14, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	146	90	56	0	.616		747	590	51-22	39-34	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	145	87	58	0	.600	2.5	638	593	46-25	41-33	9-1	Won 7
Boston Red Sox	145	86	59	0	.593	3.5	765	640	45-27	41-32	7-3	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	147	69	78	0	.469	21.5	649	664	36-36	33-42	3-7	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	147	66	81	0	.449	24.5	627	679	34-41	32-40	2-8	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	149	62	87	0	.416	29.5	586	694	33-38	29-49	4-6	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	144	48	96	0	.333	41.0	558	742	23-51	25-45	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	143	89	54	0	.622		730	579	46-24	43-30	10-0	Won 14
Chicago White Sox	145	81	64	0	.559	9.0	761	707	43-27	38-37	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	144	79	65	0	.549	10.5	667	589	36-35	43-30	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	146	78	68	0	.534	12.5	781	696	46-29	32-39	3-7	Won 1
California Angels	143	69	74	0	.483	20.0	618	600	38-35	31-39	6-4	Lost 1
Oakland A's	142	56	86	0	.394	32.5	524	655	31-42	25-44	4-6	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	148	57	91	0	.385	34.5	573	796	27-50	30-41	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	145	90	55	0	.621		744	588	56-17	34-38	7-3	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	146	83	63	0	.568	7.5	669	619	53-22	30-41	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	145	76	69	0	.524	14.0	648	598	47-23	29-46	4-6	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	144	75	69	0	.521	14.5	632	657	45-30	30-39	3-7	Lost 5
Montreal Expos	145	67	78	0	.462	23.0	597	661	34-37	33-41	6-4	Won 2
New York Mets	145	58	87	0	.400	32.0	523	587	33-38	25-49	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	146	89	57	0	.610		710	521	45-25	44-32	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	147	77	70	0	.524	12.5	734	686	45-31	32-39	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	146	73	73	0	.500	16.0	602	585	44-31	29-42	7-3	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	147	68	79	0	.463	21.5	608	648	34-38	34-41	5-5	Won 2
San Diego Padres	148	64	84	0	.432	26.0	646	763	32-40	32-44	3-7	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	146	55	91	0	.377	34.0	605	805	39-36	16-55	5-5	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Twins 7, White Sox 0 at Chicago (night game):
The Twins snapped a six-game losing streak, their longest in two years, when Dave Goltz shut out the White Sox, 7-0. Goltz achieved the first one-man shutout of the White Sox this season. They were blanked once previously in a combined effort by Nolan Ryan and Dave LaRoche of the Angels. Rod Carew had three hits in five trips for the Twins to boost his league-leading average to .381.

[DH] Tigers 5, Indians 3 (night game) / Tigers 2, Indians 1 at Cleveland (night game):
Jason Thompson became first Detroit batter to drive in 100 runs since Willie Horton in 1966 as the Tigers ended their six-game losing streak by sweeping a twi-night doubleheader with the Indians, 5-3 and 2-1, with the nightcap going 10 innings. Ben Oglivie had four hits, including a homer, for the Tigers in the opener. Tim Corcoran batted in two runs with a double and Thompson accounted for his 100th RBI with a grounder. The Indians took the lead in the second game with a run on a single by Bruce Bochte in the fourth inning. The Tigers pulled even in the eighth when Ron LeFlore singled, stole second and scored on a single by Tito Fuentes. In the 10th, Corcoran singled, took third on a single by Oglivie and scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by LeFlore.

[DH] Royals 5, A's 2 (night game) / Royals 6, A's 0 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals extended their club record winning streak to 14 games by beating the Athletics in a twi-night doubleheader, 5-2 and 6-0. In the opener, Al Cowens hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Tom Poquette knocked in a pair with a bases-loaded single in the second. George Brett tripled and John Mayberry singled for the other run in the seventh. Mike Jorgensen homered with a man on base for the A's. Dennis Leonard, who pitched a shutout in the nightcap, fanned three and set the Royals' single-season strikeout record with a total of 208. Poquette batted in two runs with a triple and Mayberry, who rapped three singles, also accounted for two RBIs. Jeff Newman, A's catcher, made his debut on the mound in relief in the eighth inning and was unscored upon, although hitting one batter with a pitch and giving up one hit.

Yankees 2, Red Sox 0 at New York (night game):
Breaking up a scoreless duel, Reggie Jackson smashed a two-run homer in the ninth inning to give the Yankees a 2-0 victory and their second straight over the Red Sox. Ed Figueroa, who pitched the shutout, allowed seven hits. Jackson twice made outstanding catches in right field to save Figueroa from trouble. Reggie Cleveland, pitching for the Red Sox, yielded only four hits until Thurman Munson singled in the ninth and Jackson whacked his homer.

Brewers 8, Mariners 5 at Seattle (night game):
Homers by Robin Yount, Sixto Lezcano and Ken McMullen accounted for seven runs and powered the Brewers to an 8-5 victory over the Mariners. After the Mariners kayoed Jerry Augustine while scoring all their runs in the second inning, Yount ignited the Brewers' comeback with a two-run blow in the third. Lezcano connected with two aboard in the fifth and McMullen, pinch-hitting, clinched the decision with a two-run smash in the eighth.

Rangers 2, Angels 1 at Texas (night game):
Doyle Alexander allowed only three hits in pitching the Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Angels. After John Ellis homered for the Rangers in the third inning, Alexander threw wildly to second on a potential double-play grounder, allowing the Angels to score an unearned run. The Rangers put over the winning run in the sixth on a double by Ken Henderson, single by Jim Sundberg and sacrifice fly by Toby Harrah.

[DH] Orioles 6, Blue Jays 5 (night game) / Orioles 4, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto (night game):
Lee May drove in three runs in the first game and accounted for another RBI in the second game, pacing the Orioles to 6-5 and 4-2 victories in a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Blue Jays. In the opener, the Orioles were held hitless by Jesse Jefferson for 3 1/3 innings until Ken Singleton singled and May homered. The Orioles then scored four unearned runs in the eighth to determine the outcome of the game. May drew a pass with the bases loaded to get credit for his third RBI. The Blue Jays rallied for four runs in their half before Scott McGregor saved the game as the Orioles' fourth pitcher of the frame following Mike Flanagan, Dick Drago and Tippy Martinez. McGregor also relieved Rudy May in the second game and picked up his second save of the night and fourth of the season. The Orioles scored in the first inning on doubles by Elliott Maddox and May. A two-bagger by Andres Mora led to another tally in the second. Back-to-back doubles by Kiko Garcia and Dave Skaggs produced a run in the fourth and Rich Dauer homered in the eighth.

Reds 9, Dodgers 8 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Reds, after rallying for four runs in the eighth inning, capped their comeback when Ken Griffey homered with a man on base in the ninth to beat the Dodgers, 9-8. Tommy John, pitching for the Dodgers, gave up a two-run homer by George Foster in the first, but the Dodgers batted their way to an 8-3 lead after seven innings with the aid of circuit clouts by Davey Lopes, Steve Garvey and Steve Yeager. In the Reds' rally in the eighth, Cesar Geronimo knocked in three runs with a homer and Johnny Bench accounted for one with a single. Joe Morgan walked to open the ninth and was caught stealing, but Pete Rose singled and Griffey followed with his homer to hand John his first loss in Dodger Stadium since April 11.

Expos 3, Cubs 2 at Montreal (night game):
A run-scoring triple by Andre Dawson in the 12th inning brought the Expos a 3-2 victory over the Cubs. A doubles by Greg Gross and single by Mike Krukow in the second and a homer by Larry Biittner in the third produced the Cubs' two runs. The Expos tied the score in the seventh when Chris Speier hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded and Gary Carter stole home on the front end of a double theft. In the 12th, Dave Cash singled and was forced by Stan Papi before Dawson ended the game with his triple.

Mets 1, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
Nino Espinosa, who singled to account for his own run, outdueled Steve Carlton and pitched the Mets to a 1-0 victory over the Phillies. Espinosa allowed only three hits. Carlton gave up five and was beaten on an error. Luis Rosado singled in the fifth inning for his first major league hit. Carlton picked the rookie off first, but Rosado reached second safely when Richie Hebner threw wildly during the rundown. Two outs later, Espinosa bounced a single up the middle for the game's only run.

Padres 6, Braves 4 at San Diego (night game):
Rollie Fingers, who relieved in the eighth inning, recorded his 33rd save as the Padres ended their six-game losing streak by defeating the Braves, 6-4. Jeff Burroughs and Gary Matthews homered for the Braves. With the score tied, 4-4, Gene Richards doubled in the seventh and scored the Padres' deciding run when Jerry Turner singled for his third hit of the game. Dave Winfield cemented the decision with a homer in the eighth.

Giants 3, Astros 2 at San Francisco (night game):
Willie McCovey singled in the sixth inning and drove in what proved to be the Giants' deciding run in a 3-2 victory over the Astros. After the Astros picked up a run in the fourth on singles by Enos Cabell and Cesar Cedeno, plus a pair of infield outs, the Giants tied the score in fifth on a walk to Gary Thomasson and double by Mike Sadek. Rob Andrews opened the sixth with a single and scored on a triple by Darrell Evans. McCovey followed with his single, enabling the Giants to offset a run-scoring rally by the Astros in the ninth.