MLB standings through games of September 27, 1977

MLB standings at the end of September 27, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	157	98	59	0	.624		803	625	53-23	45-36	8-2	Won 5
Boston Red Sox	157	95	62	0	.605	3.0	832	688	49-27	46-35	8-2	Won 5
Baltimore Orioles	157	94	63	0	.599	4.0	692	630	52-27	42-36	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	157	72	85	0	.459	26.0	687	725	39-42	33-43	3-7	Lost 4
Cleveland Indians	157	69	88	0	.439	29.0	666	722	37-44	32-44	3-7	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	158	66	92	0	.418	32.5	627	741	36-41	30-51	5-5	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	157	52	105	0	.331	46.0	593	807	24-54	28-51	2-8	Lost 8

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	157	99	58	0	.631		800	633	52-25	47-33	7-3	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	157	90	67	0	.573	9.0	745	641	40-36	50-31	9-1	Won 6
Chicago White Sox	158	88	70	0	.557	11.5	829	759	47-31	41-39	7-3	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	157	82	75	0	.522	17.0	844	762	48-31	34-44	3-7	Lost 1
California Angels	157	72	85	0	.459	27.0	659	676	39-42	33-43	1-9	Lost 7
Oakland A's	157	62	95	0	.395	37.0	586	726	34-46	28-49	4-6	Won 3
Seattle Mariners	157	61	96	0	.389	38.0	612	840	29-52	32-44	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	157	98	59	0	.624		821	646	58-19	40-40	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	157	91	66	0	.580	7.0	715	657	53-23	38-43	7-3	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	156	81	75	0	.519	16.5	713	660	50-27	31-48	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	158	81	77	0	.513	17.5	686	723	46-34	35-43	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	157	72	85	0	.459	26.0	641	713	38-43	34-42	3-7	Lost 1
New York Mets	155	61	94	0	.394	36.0	559	633	35-44	26-50	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	157	95	62	0	.605		752	563	48-28	47-34	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	158	85	73	0	.538	10.5	778	716	45-32	40-41	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	157	78	79	0	.497	17.0	660	634	46-35	32-44	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	158	73	85	0	.462	22.5	651	697	36-42	37-43	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	158	68	90	0	.430	27.5	680	805	35-46	33-44	4-6	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	158	60	98	0	.380	35.5	668	877	40-40	20-58	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, Tigers 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Mike Flanagan yielded only five hits and struck out 13 for his career high while pitching the Orioles to a 6-1 victory over the Tigers. Doubles by Tito Fuentes and Rusty Staub accounted for the Tigers' run in the first inning. The Orioles came back with three runs in their half. After singles by Al Bumbry, Billy Smith and Pat Kelly loaded the bases, Lee May walked with two out to force in one run and Rich Dauer singled for two more. The Orioles wrapped it up with another trio in the second. Bumbry singled for his second of four hits and Kelly homered before a walk and singles by Eddie Murray and May added the final tally.

[DH] Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 5 (night game) / Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1 at Boston (night game):
Bill Campbell, pitching 1 2/3 innings in each game, gained his 30th and 31st saves when the Red Sox defeated the Blue Jays in a twi-night doubleheader, 6-5 and 5-1. The Red Sox exploded for five runs in the first inning of the opener and then put over what proved to be the winning tally in the second when Rick Burleson singled, Ted Cox doubled and Carl Yastrzemski grounded out. Sam Ewing drove in four runs for the Blue Jays with a double and homer. In the nightcap, Carl Yastrzemski knocked in a run with an infield out in the third and Jim Rice rapped two hits to raise his season's total to 200, becoming the first Red Sox player to reach that number since Johnny Pesky, now Boston's first base coach, did it in 1947. Luis Tiant pitched seven scoreless innings before the Blue Jays scored their run when Roy Howell homered off Bob Stanley in the eighth.

Brewers 7, Angels 5 at Milwaukee (night game):
A homer by Don Money after a pinch-single by Dick Davis in the 10th inning carried the Brewers to a 7-5 victory over the Angels. The Brewers also had a two-run homer by Cecil Cooper in the first and added three runs in the third, one scoring on a single by Money and two on a double by Sal Bando. Ken Landreaux batted in two of the Angels' runs with a pair of singles.

White Sox 8, Twins 6 at Minnesota (day game):
Richie Zisk hit two homers and drove in five runs to lead the White Sox to an 8-6 victory over the Twins. Zisk homered with a man on base in the first inning when the White Sox scored four runs and hit for the circuit again with two aboard in the second. Rod Carew had three hits for the Twins, raising his season's total to 230.

Yankees 2, Indians 1 at New York (night game):
Two wild pitches by Jim Bibby in the ninth inning enabled the Yankees to gain a 2-1 victory over the Indians, cutting their magic number to three for clinching the East Division title. The Yankees counted their initial run in the fifth on a single by Lou Piniella, double by Dave Kingman and single by Cliff Johnson. The Indians tied the score in the eighth. After a single by Fred Kendall led to the removal of Dick Tidrow, pinch-hitters John Lowenstein and Ron Pruitt greeted Sparky Lyle with singles, Kendall scoring. Thurman Munson opened the Yankee ninth with a single off Bibby, pitching in relief of Rick Waits, and advanced to second on a wild pitch. After an intentional pass to Jackson, Piniella sacrificed. Then, with Kingman at bat, Bibby uncorked his second wild pitch of the inning and third in 2 1/3 innings, allowing Munson to score.

[DH] A's 4, Royals 2 (night game) / A's 3, Royals 2 at Oakland (night game):
The West Division champion Royals, who mixed up their lineup with regulars, second-stringers and rookies, lost both ends of a twi-night doubleheader to the Athletics, 4-2 and 3-2, with the opener going 15 innings. Joe Lahoud hit two homers to account for the Royals' runs in the first game. The A's tied the score in the sixth with singles by Rob Picciolo and Mitchell Page, an error by U.L. Washington and sacrifice fly by Jerry Tabb. In the 15th, Page beat out an infield hit and Tabb hit a homer to give the A's the win. Dennis Leonard started the second game for the Royals and was turned back in a bid for his 20th victory. The Royals took a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning on a bases-loaded single by George Brett and error by Mike Jorgensen, but Jorgensen made up for his miscue by hitting a homer to tie the score in the A's half of the sixth. Sheldon Mallory was hit by a pitch in the seventh, took third on a single by Jeff Newman and when center fielder Willie Wilson failed to handle the ball cleanly, Mallory scored the A's winning run.

Astros 7, Braves 5 at Atlanta (night game):
Coming from behind with the aid of Cedeno's hitting, the Astros defeated the Braves, 7-5. The Braves were held to only four hits by J.R. Richard, but they scored five runs in the second inning on a single by Willie Montanez, pass to Gary Matthews, double by Dale Murphy, another walk to Mickey Mahler and a homer by Jerry Royster. The Astros narrowed their deficit to 5-4 in the fifth when Cedeno homered with two men on base. A walk to Ed Herrmann, singles by Roger Metzger and Richard and a double by Wilbur Howard put the Astros ahead with two runs in the sixth and Cedeno iced the decision with a run-scoring single in the eighth.

Phillies 15, Cubs 9 at Chicago (day game):
The Phillies clinched their second straight East Division title by rolling over the Cubs, 15-9, in a game that featured a grand-slam homer by Larry Christenson, who gained his 18th victory of the season. After taking a 4-2 lead, the Phillies exploded for seven runs in the seventh inning. Paul Reuschel, pitching in relief for the Cubs, gave up singles by Bake McBride and Larry Bowa. Mike Schmidt forced McBride at third, but Reuschel uncorked a wild pitch before yielding to Dave Roberts. After an intentional pass to Greg Luzinski, Ollie Brown struck out. The Cubs then brought in Dennis Lamp to face Garry Maddox, who singled, driving in two runs. Bob Boone added another run with a double before Christenson came to bat and smashed his grand slam. Schmidt homered in the eighth.

Padres 3, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Rollie Fingers, who pitched the ninth inning in relief of Bob Shirley, gained his 35th save when the Padres defeated the Reds, 3-1. The Padres scored once in the second and then put the game away with two runs in the fourth on a homer by George Hendrick and doubles by Dave Winfield and Gene Tenace. Johnny Bench homered in the Reds' half for their only run.

Dodgers 5, Giants 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
Homers by Steve Garvey and Rick Monday highlighted a four-run outburst in the second inning as the Dodgers defeated the Giants, 5-2. Steve Garvey led off the stanza with his 32nd homer of the season, tying the Dodgers' Los Angeles record set by Jim Wynn in 1974. After Dusty Baker was hit by a pitch, Monday rapped his round-tripper. Steve Yeager then singled, Doug Rau sacrificed and Davey Lopes drove in the fourth run of the frame with a single. Rau snapped his personal five-game losing streak despite giving up 13 hits in 8 1/3 innings before yielding the mound to Mike Garman.

Mets 7, Pirates 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Pirates, who were eliminated from the Eastern Division race earlier in the day when the Phillies defeated the Cubs in Chicago, collected only four hits off Nino Espinosa and lost to the Mets, 7-1. Steve Henderson drove in a run with a double and two more with a homer to pace the Mets' attack. Lee Mazzilli had four hits.

Cardinals 5, Expos 3 at St. Louis (night game):
Bob Forsch became the first Cardinal pitcher to win 20 games since 1971 and helped his own cause with a two-run double in a 5-3 victory over the Expos. Steve Carlton, now with the Phillies, was the last previous Redbird hurler in the charmed circle. The Cards scored four of their runs in the second inning. After three passes loaded the bases, Mike Tyson knocked in a pair with a single and Forsch followed with his double. Andre Dawson hit a homer and sacrifice fly for the Expos.