MLB standings through games of April 14, 1978

MLB standings at the end of April 14, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Milwaukee Brewers	6	5	1	0	.833		59	26	5-0	0-1	5-1	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	6	4	2	0	.667	1.0	33	25	2-1	2-1	4-2	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	6	3	3	0	.500	2.0	30	24	1-0	2-3	3-3	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	5	2	3	0	.400	2.5	21	23	2-2	0-1	2-3	Lost 2
New York Yankees	6	2	4	0	.333	3.0	23	24	1-0	1-4	2-4	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	6	2	4	0	.333	3.0	30	38	1-0	1-4	2-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	6	1	5	0	.167	4.0	21	54	1-0	0-5	1-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	5	4	1	0	.800		22	17	3-0	1-1	4-1	Won 4
Oakland A's	8	6	2	0	.750	-0.5	18	11	5-0	1-2	6-2	Won 5
Chicago White Sox	6	4	2	0	.667	0.5	28	28	4-1	0-1	4-2	Lost 1
California Angels	8	5	3	0	.625	0.5	21	21	5-2	0-1	5-3	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	10	5	5	0	.500	1.5	53	40	1-0	4-5	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	6	2	4	0	.333	2.5	16	24	2-3	0-1	2-4	Lost 3
Seattle Mariners	10	2	8	0	.200	4.5	30	50	2-3	0-5	2-8	Lost 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	8	5	3	0	.625		28	26	4-3	1-0	5-3	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	5	3	2	0	.600	0.5	31	19	2-2	1-0	3-2	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	7	4	3	0	.571	0.5	20	22	1-0	3-3	4-3	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	7	4	3	0	.571	0.5	33	32	3-1	1-2	4-3	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	6	2	4	0	.333	2.0	26	25	0-1	2-3	2-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	7	2	5	0	.286	2.5	20	34	2-1	0-4	2-5	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	8	7	1	0	.875		56	33	6-1	1-0	7-1	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	7	5	2	0	.714	1.5	46	25	1-0	4-2	5-2	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	7	4	3	0	.571	2.5	30	31	2-1	2-2	4-3	Won 1
San Diego Padres	6	2	4	0	.333	4.0	20	28	0-1	2-3	2-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	8	2	6	0	.250	5.0	35	50	2-2	0-4	2-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	6	1	5	0	.167	5.0	21	41	1-4	0-1	1-5	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, Brewers 5 at Baltimore (day game):
After losing their first five games on the road, the Orioles opened at home before a crowd of 36,086 and posted a 6-5 victory to snap the Brewers' five-game winning streak. The Brewers jumped off with a two-run single by Paul Molitor and two-run homer by Don Money in the third inning, but the Orioles, taking advantage of two errors, scored five times in their half, with a single by Lee May accounting for two RBIs. Ken Singleton then batted in what proved to be the Orioles' deciding run with a single in the seventh before Cecil Cooper homered for the Brewers in the eighth.

Red Sox 5, Rangers 4 at Boston (day game):
Jim Rice bounced a 395-foot single off the right-center field wall with two out in the 10th inning to score Butch Hobson from third base and give the Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Rangers in their home opener before 34,747. The Rangers got homers by Jim Sundberg and Mike Hargrove in taking a 4-2 lead, but the Red Sox tied the score in the eighth on a homer by Hobson, single by Jerry Remy, passed ball, infield out and single by Rice. In the 10th, Hobson dumped a single into short center and advanced on a sacrifice by Remy and grounder by Rick Burleson before Rice's long single ended the game.

Royals 3, Indians 1 at Kansas City (night game):
Paul Splittorff, who ended the 1977 season with eight straight victories, made it nine in a row when the Royals defeated the Indians, 3-1. Splittorff pitched seven innings and limited the Indians to six hits. The Royals took command in the fourth when Hal McRae homered, Darrell Porter singled and Amos Otis tripled. After the Indians picked up their lone run on a double by Buddy Bell and single by Paul Dade in the fifth, the Royals added an insurance tally in their half on an RBI single by Porter.

Twins 14, Mariners 5 at Minnesota (day game):
Craig Kusick hit a single, double and triple and also walked with the bases loaded to account for five RBIs in the Twins' 14-5 victory over the Mariners in their home opener before 17,425. Dan Ford and Roy Smalley knocked in three runs apiece, while Rod Carew enjoyed his third three-hit game of the season with a double and two singles in four at-bats and drove in two runs.

A's 2, Angels 1 at Oakland (night game):
The surprising A's picked up their fifth straight victory when Wayne Gross homered in the seventh inning to beat the Angels, 2-1, behind the combined three-hit pitching of Alan Wirth and Dave Heaverlo. The Angels scored their run in the second inning on a single by Don Baylor, two infield outs and a safe drag bunt by Rance Mulliniks. Tony Arrnas singled in the third, stole second and counted the tying run on a single by Miguel Dilone before Gross delivered his winning homer in the seventh.

Blue Jays 10, Tigers 8 at Toronto (day game):
Sparked by Roy Howell, who collected four singles, the Blue Jays opened their home season with a 10-8 victory over the Tigers before a crowd of 35,761. Homers by Ron LeFlore and Jason Thompson helped the Tigers take a 6-4 lead before the Blue Jays sent 10 men to plate and erupted for six runs in the sixth inning with the aid of two errors. Only two runs in the outburst were earned. Howell drove in a pair with a single and had three RBIs for the game.

Cubs 5, Pirates 4 at Chicago (day game):
Playing before a record opening-day crowd of 45,777 at Wrigley Field, the Cubs gained a dramatic victory when Larry Biittner hit the first pitch thrown by Jim Bibby in the ninth inning for a homer to beat the Pirates, 5-4. After the Cubs jumped off to a 3-0 lead, the Pirates tied the score in the sixth and went ahead when Willie Stargell came up as a pinch-hitter and homered in the eighth. The Cubs pulled even in their half with a single by Manny Trillo and double by Ivan DeJesus to set the stage for Biittner's blow.

Reds 8, Astros 4 at Houston (night game):
Johnny Bench doubled in the second inning for the 1,500th hit of his major league career and added a two-run homer in the ninth to pace the Reds to an 8-4 victory over the Astros.

Dodgers 5, Braves 1 at Los Angeles (day game):
With a crowd of 38,397 on hand for the home opener, the Dodgers got six-hit pitching from Tommy John and defeated the Braves, 5-1. Ron Cey, who hit a double and two singles, figured in the production of four runs, driving in two and scoring two. Rick Monday accounted for the other marker with a homer.

Mets 3, Expos 2 at Montreal (day game):
Lenny Randle doubled Joel Youngblood home with an unearned run in the 10th inning to bring the Mets a 3-2 victory and spoil the Expos' home opener before a crowd of 37,172. Chris Speier drove in both Expo runs with a single and sacrifice fly for a 2-1 lead, but Tom Grieve tied the score for the Mets in the ninth with his first N.L. homer. In the 10th, Youngblood, batting for Mardie Cornejo, singled and continued to second on a bobble by left fielder Sam Mejias. Randle followed with his game-winning double.

Giants 3, Padres 2 at San Diego (night game):
Speed paid off for the Giants when Jack Clark scored from second base on a long sacrifice fly to cap a two-run, ninth-inning rally and beat the Padres, 3-2. George Hendrick homered in the sixth to give the Padres a 2-1 lead before their home opening crowd of 45,901. With one out in the Giants' ninth, Willie McCovey was safe on an error by first baseman Gene Richards. Skip James ran for McCovey and scored the tying run on a double by Clark. Terry Whitfield then hit a fly to deep center field and Clark, after tagging up, raced home to score the winning run.

Phillies 4, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (night game):
Five Cardinal pitchers issued a total of 11 walks and finally handed the Phillies a 4-3 victory on a pass with the bases loaded after two were out in the ninth inning. Greg Luzinski singled in the ninth and, with one out, Garry Maddox also singled. Maddox advanced to second when Tony Scott fumbled the ball in center field, but Jerry Martin, running for Luzinski, was thrown out trying to score. The Cards then passed Tim McCarver intentionally, but the move backfired when Pete Vuckovich also walked Davey Johnson to load the bases and pinch-hitter Jose Cardenal drew a pass from Dave Hamilton to force in Maddox with the Phillies' winning run.