MLB standings through games of September 18, 1977

MLB standings at the end of September 18, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	150	93	57	0	.620		770	610	51-23	42-34	7-3	Won 3
Baltimore Orioles	149	89	60	0	.597	3.5	659	610	48-26	41-34	8-2	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	149	88	61	0	.591	4.5	785	664	45-27	43-34	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	150	69	81	0	.460	24.0	662	684	36-39	33-42	2-8	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	150	67	83	0	.447	26.0	642	695	35-43	32-40	2-8	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	152	63	89	0	.414	31.0	596	706	34-40	29-49	5-5	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	148	51	97	0	.345	41.0	578	757	24-51	27-46	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	148	93	55	0	.628		758	601	50-25	43-30	9-1	Won 2
Texas Rangers	149	83	66	0	.557	10.5	700	618	40-36	43-30	7-3	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	150	83	67	0	.553	11.0	780	728	45-30	38-37	5-5	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	151	80	71	0	.530	14.5	813	725	46-29	34-42	3-7	Lost 3
California Angels	148	71	77	0	.480	22.0	636	623	38-35	33-42	4-6	Lost 2
Oakland A's	147	58	89	0	.395	34.5	546	677	31-42	27-47	4-6	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	151	58	93	0	.384	36.5	585	812	27-50	31-43	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	149	93	56	0	.624		777	612	57-17	36-39	7-3	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	151	86	65	0	.570	8.0	693	645	53-22	33-43	5-5	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	150	78	72	0	.520	15.5	655	681	45-30	33-42	3-7	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	150	78	72	0	.520	15.5	683	634	49-26	29-46	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	149	69	80	0	.463	24.0	615	678	36-39	33-41	6-4	Lost 2
New York Mets	151	60	91	0	.397	34.0	544	614	35-41	25-50	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	150	91	59	0	.607		730	538	47-27	44-32	5-5	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	151	80	71	0	.530	11.5	752	700	45-31	35-40	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	149	75	74	0	.503	15.5	622	592	44-31	31-43	7-3	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	151	69	82	0	.457	22.5	623	669	35-41	34-41	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	151	65	86	0	.430	26.5	657	785	33-42	32-44	2-8	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	150	57	93	0	.380	34.0	627	830	39-36	18-57	6-4	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 10, Orioles 4 at Baltimore (day game):
Rick Burleson and rookie Ted Cox, getting four hits in his major league debut, snapped a 4-4 tie with sixth-inning RBIs as the Red Sox defeated the Orioles, 10-4.

[DH] White Sox 6, Angels 3 (day game) / White Sox 7, Angels 3 at Chicago (day game):
Wayne Nordhagen's two-run homer capped a four-run third inning to pace White Sox to a 7-3 victory and a doubleheader sweep of the Angels. The Sox took opener, 6-3, as Francisco Barrios won his 14th game. Oscar Gamble's 31st homer and Jim Spencer's 18th, plus a two-run single by Henry Cruz, powered the winners.

Blue Jays 7, Indians 4 at Cleveland (day game):
Toronto parlayed four Cleveland errors into a five-run fifth inning as the Blue Jays downed the Indians, 7-4. With one out in the fifth, Alan Ashby was safe when pitcher Wayne Garland dropped a throw at first. A wild pitch, two errors by shortstop Frank Duffy, two singles and an error by second baseman Duane Kuiper gave the Jays enough runs to win.

Yankees 6, Tigers 5 at Detroit (day game):
Dave Kingman hit a two-run homer in the second inning and Reggie Jackson blasted a three-run shot in the third to pace the Yankees to a 6-5 triumph over the Tigers. Jackson also doubled in the fourth and scored on Bucky Dent's sacrifice fly. Southpaw Ron Guidry received credit for his seventh straight victory.

Royals 8, Mariners 3 at Kansas City (day game):
Rookie Clint Hurdle drilled a 425-foot, two-run homer in his second major league at-bat to help Dennis Leonard gain his 18th victory as the Royals topped the Mariners, 8-3. Hurdle's blow came in the fifth frame after John Mayberry opened with a double.

A's 3, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
Manny Sanguillen lined a run-scoring single to snap a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning and lift the A's to a 3-1 decision over the Brewers. Rookie pitcher Matt Keough recorded his first major league victory.

[DH] Rangers 5, Twins 4 (day game) / Rangers 10, Twins 8 at Texas (day game):
Toby Harrah, Kurt Bevacqua, Ken Henderson and Mike Hargrove drove in two runs each to lead the Rangers to a 10-8 victory over the Twins and give the club its sixth straight doubleheader sweep. The Rangers won the first game, 5-4, jumping off to a 4-1 lead on RBI doubles by Jim Mason in the first and rookie Pat Putnam in the second and Harrah's 25th homer in the third.

Braves 9, Dodgers 8 at Los Angeles (day game):
Jeff Burroughs, Willie Montanez and Brian Asselstine each drove in two runs to lead the Braves to a 9-8 victory over the Dodgers. Burroughs slugged his 40th homer in the sixth to go with a double and sacrifice fly, while Montanez drove in a pair of tallies on a double and two singles. Asselstine socked a pinch-hit homer in the fifth with Barry Bonnell aboard on a single to plate the Braves' first two runs.

Pirates 7, Expos 5 at Montreal (day game):
Phil Garner tripled home the tie-breaking run and then scored on a wild pitch in a three-run 11th inning as the Pirates downed the Expos, 7-5, before a Cap Day crowd of 25,097.

[DH] Cubs 6, Mets 3 (day game) / Mets 6, Cubs 0 at New York (day game):
Craig Swan scored the winning run and combined with Bob Myrick on a four-hit shutout when the Mets defeated the Cubs, 6-0, in the second game of a doubleheader after Rick Reuschel became the majors' second 20-game winner with a 6-3 triumph. Swan led off the third inning with an infield hit and eventually scored on an error by third baseman Steve Ontiveros. Reuschel drove in the winning run in the opener with a fourth-inning triple.

Giants 3, Reds 2 at San Francisco (day game):
It was Willie McCovey Day at Candlestick Park and the veteran slugger put a perfect ending to it by stroking a two-out, ninth-inning single to score Derrel Thomas from third and give the Giants a 3-2 triumph over the Reds. Thomas began the winning rally with a one-out single and went to third one out later on Bill Madlock's infield chopper. Bob Knepper went the distance for the sixth time.

Cardinals 12, Phillies 5 at St. Louis (day game):
Keith Hernandez' grand slam was the big blow of a nine-run, second-inning explosion as the Cardinals stopped the Phillies, 12-5. Bob Forsch got credit for his 18th victory, but had to leave the game after five innings because of aggravating an leg injury.