MLB standings at the end of September 26, 1977

A.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
New York Yankees	156	97	59	0	.622		801	624	52-23	45-36	7-3	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	155	93	62	0	.600	3.5	821	682	47-27	46-35	7-3	Won 3
Baltimore Orioles	156	93	63	0	.596	4.0	686	629	51-27	42-36	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	156	72	84	0	.462	25.0	686	719	39-42	33-42	4-6	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	156	69	87	0	.442	28.0	665	720	37-44	32-43	3-7	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	157	65	92	0	.414	32.5	620	736	35-41	30-51	5-5	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	155	52	103	0	.335	44.5	587	796	24-54	28-49	3-7	Lost 6

A.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Kansas City Royals	155	99	56	0	.639		796	626	52-25	47-31	8-2	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	157	90	67	0	.573	10.0	745	641	40-36	50-31	9-1	Won 6
Chicago White Sox	157	87	70	0	.554	13.0	821	753	47-31	40-39	6-4	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	156	82	74	0	.526	17.5	838	754	48-30	34-44	4-6	Won 1
California Angels	156	72	84	0	.462	27.5	654	669	39-42	33-42	1-9	Lost 6
Seattle Mariners	157	61	96	0	.389	39.0	612	840	29-52	32-44	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	155	60	95	0	.387	39.0	579	722	32-46	28-49	3-7	Won 1

N.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Philadelphia Phillies	156	97	59	0	.622		806	637	58-19	39-40	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	156	91	65	0	.583	6.0	714	650	53-22	38-43	8-2	Won 7
St. Louis Cardinals	155	80	75	0	.516	16.5	708	657	49-27	31-48	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	157	81	76	0	.516	16.5	677	708	46-33	35-43	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	156	72	84	0	.462	25.0	638	708	38-43	34-41	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	154	60	94	0	.390	36.0	552	632	35-44	25-50	3-7	Lost 3

N.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Los Angeles Dodgers	156	94	62	0	.603		747	561	47-28	47-34	5-5	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	157	85	72	0	.541	9.5	777	713	45-31	40-41	8-2	Won 3
Houston Astros	156	77	79	0	.494	17.0	653	629	46-35	31-44	4-6	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	157	73	84	0	.465	21.5	649	692	36-42	37-42	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	157	67	90	0	.427	27.5	677	804	35-46	32-44	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	157	60	97	0	.382	34.5	663	870	40-39	20-58	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 4, Indians 2 at New York (night game):
Bucky Dent beat out an infield hit, stole second and scored the deciding run on Thurman Munson's single in the fourth inning of the Yankees' 4-2 victory over the Indians. Sparky Lyle pitched three scoreless innings in relief of winner Mike Torrez and was credited with his 26th save as the Yankees increased their lead over the Red Sox to 3½ games in the American League East.

A's 7, Royals 1 at Oakland (night game):
Joe Coleman pitched a five-hitter and Mike Jorgensen and Jeff Newman hit home runs to lead the Athletics to a 7-1 victory that snapped the Royals' eight-game winning streak.

Braves 12, Astros 10 at Atlanta (night game):
Home runs by Jeff Burroughs and Gary Matthews in the seventh inning produced the Braves' 12-10 victory over the Astros. Burroughs led off the seventh with his 41st round-tripper of the season and one out later Matthews stroked his 17th of the season and second of the game.

Cubs 10, Phillies 7 at Chicago (day game):
Larry Biittner had two singles, a double and homer in a 20-hit barrage that powered the Cubs to a 10-7 triumph over the Phillies. The Cubs broke a 7-7 tie in the sixth inning when Bobby Murcer clouted his 26th homer and Greg Gross belted his fifth. Biittner gave the Cubs an early lead with his 12th homer, a two-run blow in the first.

Giants 9, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
A two-run homer by Willie McCovey, his 27th of the season and 492nd of his career, highlighted the Giants' 9-1 rout of the Dodgers. Gary Thomasson had a homer, double and single and drove in four runs while winning pitcher Ed Halicki also hit a homer for the Giants.

Expos 9, Cardinals 5 at St. Louis (night game):
The Expos, with Gary Carter driving in five runs, posted their 11th victory in 16 games against the Cardinals, 9-5. Carter hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and had a two-run single in the ninth when the Expos scored four runs.