MLB standings through games of October 1, 1977

MLB standings at the end of October 1, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	161	99	62	0	.615		823	644	54-26	45-36	6-4	Lost 3
Baltimore Orioles	161	97	64	0	.602	2.0	719	653	54-27	43-37	7-3	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	161	97	64	0	.602	2.0	859	712	51-29	46-35	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	161	74	87	0	.460	25.0	707	743	39-42	35-45	4-6	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	159	70	89	0	.440	28.0	670	733	37-44	33-45	3-7	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	161	67	94	0	.416	32.0	637	759	37-43	30-51	4-6	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	159	53	106	0	.333	45.0	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	161	101	60	0	.627		820	651	54-26	47-34	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	161	93	68	0	.578	8.0	759	650	43-37	50-31	9-1	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	161	90	71	0	.559	11.0	842	768	48-32	42-39	6-4	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	160	83	77	0	.519	17.5	861	774	48-32	35-45	3-7	Won 1
California Angels	161	74	87	0	.460	27.0	675	693	39-42	35-45	2-8	Won 1
Oakland A's	160	63	97	0	.394	37.5	598	741	35-46	28-51	4-6	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	161	63	98	0	.391	38.0	621	853	29-52	34-46	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	161	100	61	0	.621		842	665	59-21	41-40	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	160	94	66	0	.588	5.5	726	662	56-23	38-43	9-1	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	161	83	78	0	.516	17.0	733	682	52-30	31-48	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	160	81	79	0	.506	18.5	689	731	46-35	35-44	3-7	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	161	75	86	0	.466	25.0	662	731	38-43	37-43	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	161	63	98	0	.391	37.0	581	659	35-44	28-54	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	161	98	63	0	.609		766	576	51-29	47-34	6-4	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	161	88	73	0	.547	10.0	799	719	48-32	40-41	8-2	Won 3
Houston Astros	161	80	81	0	.497	18.0	674	647	46-35	34-46	4-6	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	161	75	86	0	.466	23.0	672	708	38-42	37-44	6-4	Won 2
San Diego Padres	161	68	93	0	.422	30.0	689	833	35-46	33-47	3-7	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	161	60	101	0	.373	38.0	672	892	40-41	20-60	3-7	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 8, Red Sox 7 at Boston (day game):
The Orioles, who were eliminated from the East Division race by the Red Sox in the previous night's game, eliminated the Red Sox in turn, 8-7, enabling the Yankees to win the title. The Orioles hit six homers, including two by Eddie Murray and one each by Dave Skaggs, Lee May, Rich Dauer and Doug DeCinces. But even with their round-trippers, the Orioles needed another run on a single by Murray with two out in the ninth inning for his third RBI of the game to gain the victory. The Red Sox rallied for two runs in their half of the ninth on a homer by pinch-hitter Bernie Carbo. With two away, Ted Cox singled, but Nelson Briles retired Jim Rice on a fly to shallow center field, saving the game for the Orioles.

[DH] Mariners 5, White Sox 3 (day game) / White Sox 6, Mariners 1 at Chicago (day game):
The Mariners scored three runs in the seventh inning and won the first game of a doubleheader, 5-3, before the White Sox came back with three runs in the first inning en route to a 6-1 victory in the second game. Two walks, a double by Dave Collins and single by Dan Meyer accounted for the runs that decided the lidlifter in the Mariners' favor. In the nightcap, the White Sox made their getaway with a double by Jorge Orta, homer by Lamar Johnson and RBI single by Bob Coluccio.

Angels 4, Royals 1 at Kansas City (night game):
Making his first major league start, Mike Barlow allowed only two hits in seven innings and Dave LaRoche yielded one more in the final two frames as the Angels defeated the Royals, 4-1. Rusty Torres and Ike Hampton hit homers to pace the Angels' scoring.

Twins 9, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
Rod Carew and Lyman Bostock collected three hits apiece and Larry Hisle and Craig Kusick contributed homers to the Twins' 9-1 victory over the Brewers. Carew boosted his season's hit total to 236 and his league-leading average to .386.

Tigers 10, Yankees 7 at New York (day game):
Although suffering their third successive defeat at the hands of the Tigers, 10-7, the Yankees won their second straight East Division title when the Red Sox lost to the Orioles, 8-7. The Yankees were trailing, 5-1, when rain interrupted the game with the Tigers for two hours and 42 minutes. During the wait, the Yankees watched the Orioles-Red Sox game on their clubhouse TV set and staged a mild celebration when the Red Sox lost before going back on the field to complete their meeting with the Tigers. The Yankees rallied to go ahead, 7-6, but the Tigers scored twice in both the seventh and eighth innings. In the seventh, Jason Thompson tripled and scored the tying run on an infield grounder by Ben Oglivie, who reached second on a wild throw by George Zeber. Aurelio Rodriguez then doubled to break the tie. The Tigers added an insurance pair in the eighth on scoring singles by Steve Kemp and Oglivie.

Rangers 6, A's 5 at Texas (night game):
A perfect squeeze bunt by Bert Campaneris in the ninth inning brought the Rangers a 6-5 victory over the Athletics. With one out, Willie Horton tripled. After the A's issued two intentional passes to load the bases, Lew Beasley came in to run for Horton. Campaneris then batted for Tom Grieve and laid down a safe bunt as Beasley scored.

Reds 6, Braves 2 at Cincinnati (day game):
The Reds broke away with three runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Braves, 6-2, behind the combined four-hit hurling of Tom Hume and Manny Sarmiento. A single by Cesar Geronimo and pass to Champ Summers touched off the Reds' outburst and led to the departure of Braves' starter Preston Hanna. After Dave Campbell relieved, Mike Lum walked to load the bases and, after one out, Ray Knight broke the 1-1 tie with a two-run single. Ken Griffey followed with a single to drive in Lum. Dave Concepcion added to the Reds' lead with a two-run single in the eighth. Willie Montanez accounted for the Braves' runs with a double and homer.

Dodgers 4, Astros 3 at Los Angeles (day game):
Reggie Smith hit two homers and drove in three runs to enable the Dodgers to defeat the Astros, 4-3. Smith's first homer of the game followed a pass to Rafael Landestoy in the third inning. After Dusty Baker doubled and Jerry Grote singled for another run in the fourth, Smith hit his second homer and 32nd of the season in the fifth for the winning run.

Expos 6, Phillies 5 at Philadelphia (night game):
Andre Dawson, who hit a homer earlier in the game, knocked in the tie-breaker with a single in the 12th inning as the Expos erupted for three runs to defeat the Phillies, 6-5. Jay Johnstone hit a two-run homer for the Phils in the eighth to tie the score at 3-3. In the 12th, Pepe Frias led off with a single for the Expos. After Dan Warthen made a wild throw on a bunt by Chris Speier, Andre Dawson singled to drive in Frias. Pete Mackanin, running for Speier, crossed the plate on an infield out by Sam Mejias and Dawson then scored what proved to be the winning run on a single by pinch-hitter Jose Morales. The Phillies fell short with a two-run rally in their half of the 12th.

Giants 13, Padres 4 at San Francisco (day game):
Darrell Evans and Marc Hill rapped two hits each, including a homer, and drove in three runs apiece to pace the Giants' attack in a 13-4 victory over the Padres. Rob Andrews also had three RBIs. The Giants put the game away with an eight-run outburst in the first inning. Jerry Turner and Pat Scanlon homered for the Padres.

[DH] Mets 8, Cardinals 4 (day game) / Cardinals 4, Mets 2 at St. Louis (day game):
Garry Templeton, who is only 21 years old, became the youngest shortstop in major league history to reach the 200 hit total for a season as the Cardinals split a doubleheader with the Mets. Templeton hit a single and triple in the first game, which the Mets won, 8-4. The triple was his 18th of the season, most for any major league player since Willie Mays hit 20 for the New York Giants in 1957. Nino Espinosa pitched the route for the Mets and Bruce Boisclair batted in three runs with a double and single. The Cardinals won the second game, 4-2.