MLB standings through games of September 20, 1977

MLB standings at the end of September 20, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	151	93	58	0	.616		773	616	51-23	42-35	6-4	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	151	90	61	0	.596	3.0	665	615	49-27	41-34	7-3	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	150	89	61	0	.593	3.5	791	667	46-27	43-34	6-4	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	152	71	81	0	.467	22.5	673	692	38-39	33-42	4-6	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	152	67	85	0	.441	26.5	650	706	35-43	32-42	2-8	Lost 4
Milwaukee Brewers	153	64	89	0	.418	30.0	601	707	35-40	29-49	5-5	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	150	52	98	0	.347	40.5	583	763	24-51	28-47	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	149	94	55	0	.631		762	603	51-25	43-30	9-1	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	152	85	67	0	.559	10.5	796	730	47-30	38-37	6-4	Won 4
Texas Rangers	151	84	67	0	.556	11.0	708	624	40-36	44-31	7-3	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	152	80	72	0	.526	15.5	815	729	46-29	34-43	3-7	Lost 4
California Angels	150	72	78	0	.480	22.5	642	631	39-36	33-42	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	149	58	91	0	.389	36.0	548	693	31-42	27-49	3-7	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	152	58	94	0	.382	37.5	586	817	27-50	31-44	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	150	94	56	0	.627		781	614	58-17	36-39	7-3	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	152	87	65	0	.572	8.0	697	647	53-22	34-43	6-4	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	150	78	72	0	.520	16.0	683	634	49-26	29-46	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	151	78	73	0	.517	16.5	657	685	45-30	33-43	3-7	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	149	69	80	0	.463	24.5	615	678	36-39	33-41	6-4	Lost 2
New York Mets	152	60	92	0	.395	35.0	546	618	35-42	25-50	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	151	92	59	0	.609		733	539	47-27	45-32	5-5	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	152	81	71	0	.533	11.5	756	700	45-31	36-40	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	150	76	74	0	.507	15.5	628	595	45-31	31-43	7-3	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	152	69	83	0	.454	23.5	624	672	35-42	34-41	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	152	65	87	0	.428	27.5	657	789	33-43	32-44	2-8	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	151	57	94	0	.377	35.0	630	836	39-36	18-58	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, Blue Jays 2 at Baltimore (night game):
Jim Palmer won his 18th game with a seven-hitter and Eddie Murray and Rich Dauer cracked home runs as the Orioles defeated the Blue Jays, 5-2, and climbed past the Red Sox into second place, three games behind the Yankees in the American League East.

Angels 5, Rangers 2 at California (night game):
Two-run homers by Bobby Bonds and Ron Jackson and a solo homer by Dave Chalk powered the Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Rangers. Bonds' fifth-inning blast was his 36th homer of the season and increased his runs batted in total to 111.

White Sox 8, A's 2 at Chicago (night game):
The White Sox capitalized on seven errors by the Athletics, leading to five unearned runs, in an 8-2 victory. Henry Cruz hit a two-run homer in a five-run fifth inning.

Tigers 5, Indians 4 at Detroit (night game):
The Tigers rallied for two runs in the 10th inning to overcome the Indians, 5-4. Jason Thompson tied the score in the ninth with his 29th homer. Lance Parrish walked, was sacrificed to second by Mickey Stanley, then scored the winning run on John Wockenfuss' single. The Indians had taken the lead in the top of the 10th when Frank Duffy singled, advanced on Paul Dade's sacrifice and scored on a single by Larvell Blanks.

Royals 4, Twins 2 at Kansas City (night game):
Hal McRae hit a two-run homer in the fifth while George Brett contributed solo homers in the fourth and eighth to power the Royals to a 4-2 decision over the Twins and their 19th victory in 20 games. Paul Splittorff pitched a seven-hitter for his sixth straight triumph.

Brewers 5, Mariners 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
Jim Slaton pitched an eight-hitter in his first complete game since July 30 and the Brewers scored four runs in the fifth inning to beat the Mariners, 5-1, before a crowd of 3,004, smallest of the year at Milwaukee County Stadium. Sal Bando's two-run single was the key blow in the fifth.

Astros 6, Braves 3 at Houston (night game):
Ed Herrmann drove in the tie-breaking run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth and delivered an RBI single in the eighth as the Astros beat the Braves, 6-3. Cesar Cedeno equaled the Houston club record for hitting in 21 consecutive games.

Pirates 4, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
Bill Robinson singled in the tie-breaking run that helped John Candelaria gain his 18th victory as the Pirates downed the Mets, 4-2.

Phillies 4, Cubs 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
Tim McCarver's two-run homer in the fourth inning was the big blow as Steve Carlton notched his 22nd victory in the Phillies' 4-2 verdict over the Cubs. The catcher also hit a sacrifice fly in the second frame to plate Garry Maddox, who had tripled.

Reds 4, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
Tom Seaver hurled a two-hitter and George Foster smashed his 49th homer to lead the Reds to a 4-0 victory over the Padres. The homer came with two out in the first inning and Ken Griffey aboard on a walk.

Dodgers 3, Giants 1 at San Francisco (night game):
Rick Monday's homer capped a three-run second-inning and sent the Dodgers on their way to a 3-1 triumph over the Giants, enabling them to clinch the N. L. West championship. The winning rally began when Steve Garvey beat out a bunt and then stole second. Dusty Baker doubled to score Garvey and Monday followed with his circuit clout.