MLB standings through games of September 30, 1977

MLB standings at the end of September 30, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	160	99	61	0	.619		816	634	54-25	45-36	6-4	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	160	97	63	0	.606	2.0	852	704	51-28	46-35	8-2	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	160	96	64	0	.600	3.0	711	646	54-27	42-37	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	160	73	87	0	.456	26.0	697	736	39-42	34-45	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	159	70	89	0	.440	28.5	670	733	37-44	33-45	3-7	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	160	67	93	0	.419	32.0	636	750	37-42	30-51	5-5	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	159	53	106	0	.333	45.5	599	816	24-54	29-52	1-9	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	160	101	59	0	.631		819	647	54-25	47-34	6-4	Won 2
Texas Rangers	160	92	68	0	.575	9.0	753	645	42-37	50-31	8-2	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	159	89	70	0	.560	11.5	833	762	47-31	42-39	7-3	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	159	82	77	0	.516	18.5	852	773	48-32	34-45	2-8	Lost 3
California Angels	160	73	87	0	.456	28.0	671	692	39-42	34-45	1-9	Lost 2
Oakland A's	159	63	96	0	.396	37.5	593	735	35-46	28-50	5-5	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	159	62	97	0	.390	38.5	615	844	29-52	33-45	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	160	100	60	0	.625		837	659	59-20	41-40	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	160	94	66	0	.588	6.0	726	662	56-23	38-43	9-1	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	159	82	77	0	.516	17.5	725	672	51-29	31-48	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	160	81	79	0	.506	19.0	689	731	46-35	35-44	3-7	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	160	74	86	0	.463	26.0	656	726	38-43	36-43	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	159	62	97	0	.390	37.5	571	651	35-44	27-53	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	160	97	63	0	.606		762	573	50-29	47-34	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	160	87	73	0	.544	10.0	793	717	47-32	40-41	7-3	Won 2
Houston Astros	160	80	80	0	.500	17.0	671	643	46-35	34-45	4-6	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	160	74	86	0	.463	23.0	659	704	37-42	37-44	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	160	68	92	0	.425	29.0	685	820	35-46	33-46	3-7	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	160	60	100	0	.375	37.0	670	886	40-41	20-59	3-7	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 11, Orioles 10 at Boston (night game):
Jim Rice and Carlton Fisk drove in nine runs between them to help the Red Sox outslug the Orioles, 11-10, and keep their chances alive in the East Division race while eliminating the Orioles from title contention. Rice hit a pair of two-run doubles and then broke a 7-7 tie with a single in the sixth, scoring Ted Cox, who had tripled. Fisk also had a pair of two-run doubles, his second hit coming in the eighth when the Red Sox scored three times to take an 11-7 lead. The Orioles rallied for three runs in the ninth before Bob Stanley finally bore down to save the game for the Red Sox.

Royals 8, Angels 5 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals gained their 101st victory of the season, beating the Angels, 8-5, and set the record for most games won by an expansion club. The previous high was 100 victories by the 1969 Mets. Hal McRae hit a homer and two doubles in the Royals' attack. McRae doubled to drive in one of the Royals' four runs in the first inning. McRae and Amos Otis hit back-to-back homers in the second and McRae rapped his league-leading 54th double to account for the Royals' final marker in the sixth.

Brewers 7, Twins 5 at Milwaukee (night game):
A two-run homer by Cecil Cooper came just in time to give the Brewers a 7-5 victory over the Twins in a game halted by rain with one out in the bottom of the fifth. With the score tied, Don Money led off the Brewers' fifth with a single and Cooper followed with a homer for his 189th hit of the season, tying the Milwaukee club record set by Dave May in 1973. Lyman Bostock homered for the Twins and Rod Carew singled for his 233rd hit of the year, the most by any A. L. batter since Heinie Manush collected 241 in 1928.

Tigers 5, Yankees 2 at New York (night game):
John Hiller, who was handed the starting assignment because of injuries to the Tigers' mound staff, pitched an eight-hitter and gained a 5-2 victory to stall the Yankees' clinching of the East Division title. The Yankees were two games ahead of the Red Sox, each club having two left to play. Rusty Staub shared honors with Hiller, driving in three of the Tigers' runs. The Tigers took a 2-0 lead against Ron Guidry in the third inning on a single by Alan Trammell, triple by Tito Fuentes and infield out by Staub. Hiller, who was making only his eighth start of the season, yielded a run in the Yankees' half of the third on singles by Mickey Rivers and Thurman Munson, a pass to Reggie Jackson and sacrifice fly by Lou Piniella. The Yankees tied the score in the fourth after Cliff Johnson and Willie Randolph walked. Bucky Dent struck out and Rivers forced Johnson at third, but Graig Nettles singled to drive in the tying tally. The Tigers pulled away in the fifth with two runs on a single by Aurelio Rodriguez, pass to Trammell, sacrifice by Ron LeFlore and single by Staub. An insurance run followed in the seventh on singles by Trammell, Fuentes and Steve Kemp.

Rangers 4, A's 1 at Texas (night game):
Dock Ellis, who came to Texas from Oakland in June, brought his record with the Rangers to 10-6 by pitching a five-hitter and beating his former A's teammates, 4-1. Ellis' overall mark was 12-12. The Rangers won the game with a three-run burst in the seventh inning. Bump Wills, Tom Grieve and Keith Smith hit singles for the run that broke a 1-1 tie and Bert Campaneris poked a soft liner into left-center field for a single that plated two insurance tallies.

Reds 7, Braves 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Ken Griffey doubled, tripled and homered, driving in three runs, and Tom Seaver gained his 21st victory as the Reds defeated the Braves, 7-1. Seaver struck out five, leaving him five short of reaching the 200 mark for the 10th straight season. George Foster drove in a run with an infield out in the third inning for his 148th RBI of the season, tying Johnny Bench's Cincinnati club record. Jerry Royster hit a homer to account for the Braves' run.

Dodgers 6, Astros 5 at Los Angeles (night game):
Playing their longest game of the season, the Dodgers defeated the Astros in 14 innings, 6-5. The winning run came on a walk to Jerry Grote, infield hit by Vic Davalillo and single by Steve Garvey, who accounted for his 115th RBI.

Phillies 9, Expos 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies hit three consecutive homers for the first time in the club's long history and beat the Expos, 9-4, for their 100th victory of the season. Greg Luzinski, Richie Hebner and Garry Maddox put on the Phillies' power show in the second inning at the expense of Stan Bahnsen. After two out, the Phillies went on to add three more runs on infield hits by Jim Lonborg and Bake McBride, walks to Larry Bowa and Mike Schmidt and an error by Stan Papi on a grounder by Luzinski. A single by Schmidt accounted for two runs in the fourth and boosted his season's RBI total to 101.

Pirates 3, Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
John Candelaria became the Pirates' first 20-game winner since Vernon Law in 1960 when the 23-year-old lefthander defeated the Cubs, 3-1. Al Oliver tripled home Bill Robinson in the fourth inning and scored himself on a single by Ken Macha. The Pirates assured Candelaria's victory with a tally in the seventh on a triple by Omar Moreno and infield out by Frank Taveras. Steve Swisher homered for the Cubs' run.

Giants 7, Padres 5 at San Francisco (night game):
The Giants sent 10 men to the plate and scored six runs in the second inning to defeat the Padres, 7-5. Darrell Evans was safe on an error, Terry Whitfield singled and Vic Harris hit a sacrifice fly for the first run. After Gary Alexander was retired, the Giants loaded the bases on a pass to Bob Knepper and singles by Derrel Thomas and Rob Andrews. Gary Thomasson then cleared the sacks with a double and scored himself on a single by Willie McCovey. Evans homered for the Giants' final run in the seventh.

[DH] Cardinals 7, Mets 2 (night game) / Mets 6, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (night game):
John Denny, who opened the season with a 7-0 record but then dropped eight straight decisions after returning from a leg injury, gained his first victory since May 31 when the Cardinals defeated the Mets in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-2. The Mets came back with a four-run rally in the sixth inning to win the nightcap, 6-3. The Cardinals stole six bases in the lidlifter, including two by Lou Brock, bringing his season's total to 35 and his career aggregate to 900.