MLB standings through games of September 21, 1977

MLB standings at the end of September 21, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	152	93	59	0	.612		775	619	51-23	42-36	6-4	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	152	91	61	0	.599	2.0	669	615	50-27	41-34	7-3	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	151	90	61	0	.596	2.5	794	669	47-27	43-34	6-4	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	152	71	81	0	.467	22.0	673	692	38-39	33-42	4-6	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	152	67	85	0	.441	26.0	650	706	35-43	32-42	2-8	Lost 4
Milwaukee Brewers	154	64	90	0	.416	30.0	605	718	35-41	29-49	5-5	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	151	52	99	0	.344	40.5	583	767	24-51	28-48	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	150	95	55	0	.633		772	608	52-25	43-30	9-1	Won 4
Texas Rangers	152	85	67	0	.559	11.0	717	625	40-36	45-31	7-3	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	153	85	68	0	.556	11.5	802	738	47-31	38-37	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	153	80	73	0	.523	16.5	820	739	46-29	34-44	3-7	Lost 5
California Angels	151	72	79	0	.477	23.5	643	640	39-37	33-42	4-6	Lost 1
Oakland A's	150	59	91	0	.393	36.0	556	699	31-42	28-49	3-7	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	153	59	94	0	.386	37.5	597	821	27-50	32-44	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	151	94	57	0	.623		781	616	58-18	36-39	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	153	88	65	0	.575	7.0	701	647	53-22	35-43	7-3	Won 4
Chicago Cubs	152	79	73	0	.520	15.5	659	685	45-30	34-43	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	152	79	73	0	.520	15.5	693	640	49-26	30-47	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	151	70	81	0	.464	24.0	621	688	37-40	33-41	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	153	60	93	0	.392	35.0	546	622	35-43	25-50	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	152	92	60	0	.605		737	544	47-27	45-33	5-5	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	153	82	71	0	.536	10.5	759	702	45-31	37-40	7-3	Won 2
Houston Astros	151	76	75	0	.503	15.5	631	600	45-32	31-43	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	153	70	83	0	.458	22.5	629	676	36-42	34-41	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	153	65	88	0	.425	27.5	659	792	33-44	32-44	2-8	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	152	58	94	0	.382	34.0	635	839	39-36	19-58	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 4, Blue Jays 0 at Baltimore (night game):
Ross Grimsley pitched a four-hitter and Lee May hit a two-run homer, his 25th of the season, as th eOrioles drew to within two games of the Yankees in the American League East by beating the Blue Jays, 4-0.

Red Sox 3, Yankees 2 at Boston (night game):
George Scott, who also sparkled with the glove, hit his 33rd homer of the season in the sixth inning to lift the Red Sox over the Yankees, 3-2, completing a sweep of the critical two-game series.

Rangers 9, Angels 1 at California (night game):
The Rangers trimmed the Angels, 9-1, behind the four-hit pitching of Dock Ellis. Willie Horton drove in three runs with a homer, single and sacrifice fly.

A's 8, White Sox 6 at Chicago (night game):
A two-run homer by Manny Sanguillen in the ninth inning gave the Athletics an 8-6 victory that officially eliminated the White Sox from the American League West race.

Royals 10, Twins 5 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals exploded for six runs in the seventh inning to beat the Twins, 10-5, and clinch at least a tie for the American League West title. Darrell Porter hit a two-run homer and George Brett added a two-run double in a seventh-inning uprising.

Mariners 11, Brewers 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
Ray Fosse had four hits and drove in four runs to lead the Mariners to an 11-4 victory over the Brewers. Sixto Lezcano hit a two-run homer for the Brewers in the first to give the major leagues a record season homer total of 3,430, breaking the previous high of 3,429 set in 1970.

Braves 5, Astros 3 at Houston (night game):
A fielding error by Enos Cabell opened the door to two unearned runs in the sixth inning that produced the Braves' 5-3 victory over the Astros. Winning pitcher Phil Niekro had 10 strikeouts, bringing his National League-leading total to 252, in his 20th complete game.

[DH] Expos 4, Cardinals 2 (night game) / Cardinals 8, Expos 2 at Montreal (night game):
The Cardinals defeated the Expos in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader, 8-2, to end their seven-game string of Olympic Stadium losses. The Expos won the opener, 4-2, behind the four-hit pitching of Wayne Twitchell. Lou Brock and Ted Simmons each hit two-run homers in the nightcap.

Pirates 4, Mets 0 at New York (night game):
The Pirates beat the Mets, 4-0, and made a 20-game loser of Jerry Koosman. Frank Taveras broke the scoreless tie in the sixth when he singled, stole second and third for his 65th and 66th stolen bases of the season, then came home as Fernando Gonzalez looped a single to left.

Cubs 2, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
Ray Burris and Bruce Sutter combined for a seven-hitter as the Cubs silenced the Phillies, 2-0. Ivan DeJesus and Steve Ontiveros delivered run-scoring singles and Sutter was credited with his 29th save.

Reds 3, Padres 2 at San Diego (night game):
The Reds nailed reliever Rollie Fingers for two runs in the eighth to overcome the Padres, 3-2. Ken Griffey walked and scored on Joe Morgan's triple to tie the game. Johnny Bench then singled to score Morgan with the winning run.

Giants 5, Dodgers 4 at San Francisco (night game):
A bases-loaded single by Skip James highlighted a three-run seventh-inning rally that enabled the Giants to turn back the Dodgers. 5-4.