MLB standings through games of September 28, 1977

MLB standings at the end of September 28, 1977

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	158	99	59	0	.627		813	625	54-23	45-36	8-2	Won 6
Baltimore Orioles	158	95	63	0	.601	4.0	695	632	53-27	42-36	6-4	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	158	95	63	0	.601	4.0	834	691	49-28	46-35	8-2	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	158	72	86	0	.456	27.0	689	728	39-42	33-44	3-7	Lost 5
Cleveland Indians	158	69	89	0	.437	30.0	666	732	37-44	32-45	2-8	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	159	66	93	0	.415	33.5	629	745	36-42	30-51	4-6	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	158	53	105	0	.335	46.0	596	809	24-54	29-51	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	158	99	59	0	.627		805	639	52-25	47-34	6-4	Lost 4
Texas Rangers	158	91	67	0	.576	8.0	748	642	41-36	50-31	9-1	Won 7
Chicago White Sox	159	89	70	0	.560	10.5	833	762	47-31	42-39	7-3	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	158	82	76	0	.519	17.0	847	766	48-32	34-44	2-8	Lost 2
California Angels	158	73	85	0	.462	26.0	663	678	39-42	34-43	2-8	Won 1
Oakland A's	158	63	95	0	.399	36.0	592	731	35-46	28-49	5-5	Won 4
Seattle Mariners	158	61	97	0	.386	38.0	613	843	29-52	32-45	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	158	99	59	0	.627		826	648	58-19	41-40	6-4	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	158	92	66	0	.582	7.0	718	659	54-23	38-43	8-2	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	157	81	76	0	.516	17.5	715	664	50-28	31-48	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	159	81	78	0	.509	18.5	688	728	46-35	35-43	3-7	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	158	73	85	0	.462	26.0	645	715	38-43	35-42	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	156	61	95	0	.391	37.0	561	636	35-44	26-51	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	158	96	62	0	.608		754	564	49-28	47-34	6-4	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	159	86	73	0	.541	10.5	786	716	46-32	40-41	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	158	79	79	0	.500	17.0	662	635	46-35	33-44	5-5	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	159	73	86	0	.459	23.5	652	699	36-42	37-44	5-5	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	159	68	91	0	.428	28.5	680	813	35-46	33-45	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	159	60	99	0	.377	36.5	669	879	40-41	20-58	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 3, Tigers 2 at Baltimore (night game):
Jim Palmer became a 20-game winner for the seventh time in the last eight years when the Orioles defeated the Tigers, 3-2, in 11 innings. An unearned run decided the outcome. With one out, Doug DeCinces was safe on an error by Chuck Scrivener. Kiko Garcia, attempting to sacrifice, forced DeCinces but then stole second and scored on a single by Rick Dempsey.

Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2 at Boston (night game):
The Red Sox went over the 2,000,000 mark in attendance for the first time in the club's history but slipped to the brink of elimination in the East Division race by losing to the Blue Jays, 3-2. After each club posted its initial run, Roy Howell homered for the Blue Jays in the sixth inning, but Carl Yastrzemski tied the score with a circuit clout in the Red Sox half. Tim Nordbrook tripled for the Blue Jays in the seventh and, after holding third on an infield out by Gary Woods, scored what proved to be the winning run when Bob Bailor singled.

Angels 4, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Batting support from Ike Hampton enabled John Caneira to gain the victory as the Angels defeated the Brewers, 4-2. Hampton homered in the fifth inning to break a 1-1 tie, knocked in another run with a double in the seventh and scored himself on a single by Gil Flores. Caneira gave up a homer by Von Joshua in the first but then held the Brewers in check until Cecil Cooper hit for the circuit to open the ninth.

White Sox 4, Twins 3 at Minnesota (day game):
Rod Carew cracked a double and single to reach the 232 hit total for the season, but the Twins lost to the White Sox, 4-3. Carew has the most hits by any major league player since Joe Medwick of the Cardinals collected 237 in 1937 and the most by any A. L. batter since Earl Averill of the Indians also had 232 in 1936. Richie Zisk knocked in two runs for the White Sox with a double and homer to help turn back a bid by Dave Goltz for his 20th victory. Steve Renko, who pitched 7 2/3 innings, won for the fifth straight time since being obtained from the Cubs in late August.

Yankees 10, Indians 0 at New York (night game):
A grand slam by Reggie Jackson in the first inning opened the Yankees' power display in a 10-0 victory over the Indians and clinched at least a tie for the East Division title. The Yankees loaded the bases on an error and bunts by Roy White and Thurman Munson before Jackson uncorked his homer. After Chris Chambliss flied out, Graig Nettles also hit for the circuit. Bucky Dent singled and Mickey Rivers homered in the fourth. Munson added a round-tripper in the fifth. The Yankees, with four games left to play, were four ahead of the Red Sox and Orioles.

A's 6, Royals 5 at Oakland (night game):
Completing the sweep of the four-game series, the Athletics defeated the West Division champion Royals, 6-5, in 10 innings. The Royals scored four runs in the first and made it 5-2 in the eighth before the A's rallied to tie the score. Mike Jorgensen drove in one run with a sacrifice fly and Manny Sanguillen batted in two others with a single. Jorgensen led off the 10th with a single and gave way to pinch-runner Larry Murray. After a sacrifice by Jim Tyrone and infield out by Jerry Tabb, Marty Perez singled to plate the winning run.

Rangers 3, Mariners 1 at Texas (night game):
Gaylord Perry struck out 13, raising his career total to 2,847, while pitching the Rangers to a 3-1 victory over the Mariners. After Bump Wills produced the Rangers' first run with a double in the fourth inning, Craig Reynolds homered for the Mariners in the fifth. The Rangers went ahead with a freak broken-bat single by Dave May in the seventh. Juan Beniquez doubled and stole third. May then broke his bat in two while sending a grounder toward first baseman Dan Meyer. The barrel end of the bat hit Meyer in the head, causing him to lose sight of the ball. Claudell Washington homered for the Rangers' insurance run in the eighth.

Astros 2, Braves 1 at Atlanta (night game):
Mark Lemongello batted in what proved to be his own winning run while pitching the Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Braves. Dick Ruthven, who opposed Lemongello, committed an error that led to the Astros' initial run in the fourth inning. Denny Walling walked in the fifth, took third on a single by Luis Pujols and scored on a grounder by Lemongello. That run proved decisive when Pat Rockett hit his first major league homer for the Braves in the sixth.

Phillies 5, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
The East Division champion Phillies completed their road schedule with a winning record of 41-40 after defeating the Cubs, 5-2. The Phillies' runs were batted in by five different players. Tommy Hutton had three hits in five trips and scored once. Greg Gross went 3-for-3 and scored both of the Cubs' counters.

Reds 8, Padres 0 at Cincinnati (night game):
Johnny Bench belted a grand slam, George Foster smashed his 52nd homer and Pete Rose singled twice to reach the 200 hit total for a record-tying ninth time in his career as the Reds defeated the Padres, 8-0. Paul Moskau posted the shutout on a five-hitter. Bench's grand slam, the eighth of his career, came off John D'Acquisto in the first inning. Foster homered in the fifth. With nine 200-hit seasons, Rose tied the record of Ty Cobb.

Dodgers 2, Giants 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Making the first start of his major league career, Charlie Hough pitched five scoreless innings and received credit for the Dodgers' 2-1 victory over the Giants. The Dodgers initiated the scoring in the first with a double by Bill Russell and single by Joe Simpson. Successive singles by Jerry Grote, Hough and Davey Lopes added the other run in the fourth. Dennis Lewallyn, who replaced Hough, gave up a homer by Willie McCovey in the sixth. The round-tripper was the 28th of the season for McCovey and 493rd of his career, tying him with Lou Gehrig for 12th place on the major leagues' all-time list.

Pirates 3, Mets 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Ken Macha made up for a first-inning error by batting in the tie-breaking run with a single in the sixth to give the Pirates a 3-2 victory over the Mets. After Macha's error led to an unearned run, the Mets made it 2-0 in the fourth, but the Pirates rallied to tie the score and then put over the deciding tally when Al Oliver doubled in the sixth and Macha hit his single. Jim Rooker was the winner with help from Rich Gossage.

Expos 4, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (night game):
When Hector Cruz fell down in right field going after a drive by Chris Speier, the ball dropped for a two-run double, enabling the Expos to defeat the Cardinals, 4-2. Speier's hit in the eighth inning was his third in four trips and put the Expos ahead, 3-2. Speier then scored himself on a single by Andre Dawson. Steve Rogers posted his 17th victory.