MLB standings through games of May 21, 1977

MLB standings at the end of May 21, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	33	19	14	0	.576		115	114	10-7	9-7	5-5	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	34	19	15	0	.559	0.5	175	174	10-7	9-8	6-4	Won 1
New York Yankees	36	20	16	0	.556	0.5	175	131	11-7	9-9	4-6	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	39	20	19	0	.513	2.0	160	157	11-8	9-11	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	36	16	20	0	.444	4.5	156	186	5-8	11-12	6-4	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	39	17	22	0	.436	5.0	166	185	10-9	7-13	5-5	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	34	13	21	0	.382	6.5	144	197	6-10	7-11	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	38	24	14	0	.632		203	146	11-3	13-11	6-4	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	36	22	14	0	.611	1.0	201	160	10-5	12-9	6-4	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	34	18	16	0	.529	4.0	137	134	7-11	11-5	5-5	Lost 2
California Angels	39	19	20	0	.487	5.5	190	161	12-9	7-11	7-3	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	37	18	19	0	.486	5.5	182	159	11-14	7-5	3-7	Lost 1
Oakland A's	38	18	20	0	.474	6.0	165	191	13-10	5-10	4-6	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	43	15	28	0	.349	11.5	172	246	10-13	5-15	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	36	24	12	0	.667		169	139	13-7	11-5	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	35	23	12	0	.657	0.5	197	149	11-6	12-6	8-2	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	36	22	14	0	.611	2.0	187	140	11-7	11-7	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	35	18	17	0	.514	5.5	161	151	8-8	10-9	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	34	13	21	0	.382	10.0	131	168	6-13	7-8	0-10	Lost 11
New York Mets	37	14	23	0	.378	10.5	134	139	7-11	7-12	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	39	30	9	0	.769		222	143	11-4	19-5	7-3	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	36	17	19	0	.472	11.5	171	163	10-8	7-11	7-3	Won 3
Houston Astros	38	16	22	0	.421	13.5	136	172	11-12	5-10	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	41	17	24	0	.415	14.0	205	232	5-14	12-10	5-5	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	38	15	23	0	.395	14.5	127	159	5-11	10-12	3-7	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	39	13	26	0	.333	17.0	164	249	10-13	3-13	5-5	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 10, Brewers 9 at Boston (day game):
A take-out slide by Dwight Evans that broke up a possible double play enabled the Red Sox to complete a four-run rally in the ninth inning and defeat the Brewers, 10-9. Trailing, 9-6, the Red Sox began their comeback with a one-out homer by Jim Rice. Carl Yastrzemski singled, reached second on an error and scored on a double by George Scott. After Carlton Fisk walked, Evans singled, driving in Scott, to tie the score. Butch Hobson then grounded into a forceout at second and when Evans' slide prevented Don Money from making a throw to first, Fisk scored the winning run.

Angels 5, Twins 1 at California (night game):
Gary Ross doled out three singles before being lifted in the seventh inning and gained his first victory of the season when the Angels defeated the Twins, 5-1.

Tigers 3, White Sox 2 at Chicago (night game):
Milt May drove in two runs with a single and double in support of batterymate Fernando Arroyo, who allowed only five hits and pitched the Tigers to a 3-2 victory over the White Sox.

Indians 12, Royals 7 at Kansas City (night game):
Breaking loose for five runs in the 12th inning, the Indians defeated the Royals, 12-7. Duane Kuiper walked to open the outburst, stole second, took third on a passed ball and scored the tie-breaking tally on a sacrifice fly by Jim Norris. After a pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases, Frakn Duffy drove in two runs with a single and Buddy Bell knocked in two more with a double. Rick Manning had a homer for the Indians, while Hal McRae hit two for the Royals, batting in their first four runs. The Royals tied the score in the ninth. John Wathan delivered a pinch-single for one run and Dave Nelson hit a pinch-triple to drive in the tying pair.

Orioles 4, Yankees 3 at New York (day game):
Eddie Murray singled home pinch-runner Larry Harlow in the 12th inning to give the Orioles a 4-3 victory over the Yankees. After the Yankees took a 2-0 lead, the Orioles tied the score with a two-run double by Al Bumbry in the seventh. The Orioles forged ahead in the 11th when Billy Smith singled to score Pat Kelly, but the Yankees pulled even in their half on a walk to Fran Healy, sacrifice by Bucky Dent and single by Willie Randolph. With two out in the 12th, Ken Singleton singled and Harlow, running for him, scored the winning run on singles by Lee May and Murray.

Mariners 7, A's 6 at Oakland (day game):
Earl Williams hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning but then committed an error in the ninth that helped the Mariners defeat the Athletics, 7-6. Williams' homer put the A's ahead, 6-5. In the ninth, after Dave Collins singled and Ruppert Jones walked, Williams bobbled a bunt by Steve Braun and all runners were safe. Leroy Stanton tied the score with a single for his fourth hit of the game and Dan Meyer followed with a sacrifice fly to drive in the winning run.

Blue Jays 9, Rangers 6 at Texas (night game):
A three-run homer by Alan Ashby and two RBIs each by Otto Velez and Pedro Garcia paced the Blue Jays to a 9-6 victory over the Rangers. Velez hit a homer and triple. Garcia contributed a double. Jim Sundberg homered with two men on base and Willie Horton with one aboard for the Rangers.

Cubs 9, Braves 3 at Atlanta (night game):
In an all-round show, Ivan DeJesus collected four hits, drove in two runs, stole three bases and scored three times as the Cubs defeated the Braves, 9-3. The Cubs' 11-hit attack also included a homer by Joe Wallis.

Reds 8, Mets 7 at Cincinnati (day game):
Joe Morgan stole the 320th and 321st bases of his career, breaking a tie with Bob Bescher and setting a Cincinnati club record, as the Reds defeated the Mets, 8-7. The Mets knocked out Pat Zachry in the fourth inning while scoring four runs, but the Reds came back with a matching quartet in their half on a double by Ken Griffey, single by Morgan, double by Dan Driessen and homer by Johnny Bench. The Reds tacked on three more runs in the sixth on a bases-loaded wild pitch by Bob Apodaca and single by Pete Rose. Driessen doubled Morgan home with what proved to be the deciding run in the seventh.

Phillies 7, Astros 4 at Houston (night game):
A double by Bob Boone in the sixth inning, driving in two runs, sent the Phillies on their way to a 7-4 victory over the Astros. Cliff Johnson and Art Howe homered for the Astros, while Greg Luzinski hit one for the Phillies. In the sixth, Richie Hebner and Davey Johnson singled and both scored on Boone's double to put the Phillies ahead, 5-4. Boone subsequently scored on a wild throw by Howe.

Padres 11, Expos 8 at Montreal (night game):
The Expos battled for five hours, 33 minutes in an effort to break their long losing streak but failed and wound up with their 11th straight defeat when Merv Rettenmund slashed a three-run homer in the 21st inning to win the game for the Padres, 11-8. Doug Rader homered for the Padres in the 12th, but pinch-hitter Wayne Garrett came through with a circuit clout in the Expos' half to extend the marathon contest. Gene Tenace opened the 21st with a single, Bobby Valentine walked and Rettenmund hit his homer to kill the Expos' hopes.

Dodgers 4, Pirates 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Dusty Baker and Davey Lopes each hit a two-run homer to power the Dodgers to a 4-3 victory over the Pirates. Baker's blow in the fourth inning followed a single by Lee Lacy. Tommy John, who was the winner on a five-hitter, singled in the seventh and scored on Lopes' drive.

Cardinals 8, Giants 5 at St. Louis (day game):
John Denny was tagged for 10 hits and five runs in five innings before being lifted for a pinch-hitter but received credit for his sixth straight victory when the Cardinals defeated the Giants, 8-5. Bake McBride hit a two-run homer for the Cards in the first. John Montefusco homered in the fourth to put the Giants ahead, 4-3, but was knocked out when the Cards came back with three runs in their half. Denny accounted for two RBIs with a single. Terry Whitfield homered for the Giants in the fifth. The Cards retaliated with two runs in their half to clinch the decision.