MLB standings at the end of April 21, 1978
| A.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Tigers |
9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 53 | 40 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 7-2 | Won 3 | ||||||||
 Boston Red Sox |
12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | -0.5 | 85 | 53 | 7-0 | 2-3 | 9-1 | Won 8 | |||||||
 Milwaukee Brewers |
13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 2.0 | 94 | 70 | 5-0 | 2-6 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Baltimore Orioles |
12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 3.5 | 48 | 74 | 4-1 | 1-6 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New York Yankees |
12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 3.5 | 39 | 48 | 4-2 | 1-5 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Cleveland Indians |
9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 4.0 | 40 | 40 | 3-2 | 0-4 | 3-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Toronto Blue Jays |
12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 5.5 | 43 | 70 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 2-8 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| A.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kansas City Royals |
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 39 | 26 | 5-0 | 3-2 | 8-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||||
 Oakland A's |
12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 37 | 23 | 5-1 | 4-2 | 8-2 | Won 3 | ||||||||
 California Angels |
13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 0.5 | 45 | 35 | 5-2 | 4-2 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Chicago White Sox |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 3.0 | 50 | 46 | 4-1 | 1-4 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Minnesota Twins |
16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 5.0 | 75 | 76 | 2-5 | 4-5 | 3-7 | Lost 5 | |||||||
 Seattle Mariners |
17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 6.5 | 64 | 87 | 3-6 | 2-6 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Texas Rangers |
9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 5.5 | 26 | 50 | 2-3 | 0-4 | 2-7 | Lost 6 | |||||||
| N.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Phillies |
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 40 | 28 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Chicago Cubs |
12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 48 | 45 | 4-2 | 3-3 | 7-3 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 New York Mets |
14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 43 | 43 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | ||||||||
 Montreal Expos |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 1.0 | 43 | 37 | 2-1 | 3-4 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 St. Louis Cardinals |
12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 2.0 | 44 | 46 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 4-6 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 3.0 | 36 | 55 | 2-2 | 1-5 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| N.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Reds |
14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 83 | 56 | 6-1 | 3-4 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | ||||||||
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 0.5 | 75 | 57 | 4-3 | 4-2 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 San Francisco Giants |
12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 1.0 | 46 | 39 | 4-3 | 3-2 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Houston Astros |
14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 2.0 | 61 | 67 | 4-2 | 3-5 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 San Diego Padres |
11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3.5 | 37 | 46 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 3-7 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Atlanta Braves |
12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 5.0 | 28 | 65 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
Today's scores and summaries:
Orioles 2, Royals 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Two straight wild pitches by Dennis Leonard proved costly to the Royals, whose eight-game winning streak was stopped by the Orioles, 2-1. Tom Poquette homered off Jim Palmer for the Royals' run in the sixth inning. In the Orioles' half, Larry Harlow led off with a double and scored the tying run on a two-bagger by Lee May. With Doug DeCinces at bat, Leonard uncorked his wild pitches, allowing May to count the deciding run.
Red Sox 9, Indians 7 at Boston (night game):
Continuing to show power, the Red Sox hit three homers and defeated the Indians, 9-7, for their eighth straight victory. After a round-tripper by Jim Rice helped the Red Sox take a 5-2 lead, the Indians rebounded to tie the score with the aid of a homer by Johnny Grubb. The Red Sox went in front again with a two-run smash by George Scott, only to have the Indians pull even in the seventh, but Carlton Fisk then decided the outcome with a two-run blow in the Red Sox half of the inning.
Angels 3, Twins 2 at Minnesota (night game):
Slow-starting Dave Goltz suffered his third straight defeat when the Angels edged the Twins, 3-2. Last year Goltz dropped his first two decisions before coming back to win 20 games while losing 11. The Angels tagged Goltz for a run in the first inning on a double by Lyman Bostock and single by Joe Rudi. Don Baylor homered in the sixth and the Angels' deciding run followed in the same inning when Ron Jackson doubled and Dave Chalk singled.
Brewers 9, Yankees 2 at New York (night game):
After being held to one hit in the first four innings, the Brewers exploded for eight runs in the fifth and defeated the Yankees, 9-2. Catching up with Ed Figueroa, the Brewers sent 11 men to bat and scored on seven hits and two errors. Don Money drove in two runs with a double and Ben Oglivie capped the inning with a two-run homer.
A's 5, Mariners 3 at Seattle (night game):
Two unearned runs in the ninth inning on two singles, a sacrifice and three errors enabled the A's to defeat the Mariners, 5-3. Gary Alexander, Dave Revering, Jim Essian and Wayne Gross all singled in the fourth for the A's first two runs and Alexander homered in the fifth. After handing the A's their pair in the ninth, the Mariners staged a rally in the home half, scoring their three runs, before Elias Sosa relieved and retired Dan Meyer to save the game for Oakland.
White Sox 11, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto (day game):
Chet Lemon, Eric Soderholm and Bill Nahorodny slugged two-run homers to highlight a 17-hit attack that powered the White Sox to an 11-2 victory over the Blue Jays.
Cubs 5, Mets 0 at Chicago (day game):
Dennis Lamp pitched a four-hitter and gained his first major league victory with a shutout as the Cubs defeated the Mets, 5-0. Dave Kingman hit his second homer of the season and first in Wrigley Field, connecting with two men on base in the sixth inning, to assure Lamp's decision.
Astros 8, Dodgers 6 at Los Angeles (night game):
A triple play in the ninth inning cut off a potential Dodger rally and enabled the Astros to post an 8-6 victory. After Bill Russell and Reggie Smith singled to open the frame, Ron Cey lined to Bob Watson, who stepped on first base to double Smith and then threw to Roger Metzger at second to catch Russell off the bag for the third out. Joe Ferguson provided the winning blow for the Astros, hitting a homer with two men on base in the eighth inning. The Dodgers had homers by Rick Monday and Davey Lopes.
Padres 9, Braves 3 at San Diego (night game):
Marking his first N.L. victory since 1971, Gaylord Perry moved into third place on the all-time strikeout list and also cracked three hits as the Padres defeated the Braves, 9-3. Perry fanned five to bring his career total to 2,860. The veteran righthander rapped two doubles and a single, driving in two runs and scoring two. Bill Almon also had a big night at bat with four of the Padres' 18 hits.
Giants 3, Reds 0 at San Francisco (night game):
After no-decisions in his first three starts, Tom Seaver was pinned with a loss when Bob Knepper outdueled the Reds' ace and pitched the Giants to a 3-0 victory. Knepper hurled a three-hitter. Seaver, who worked the first seven innings, yielded only two hits but gave up a run in the sixth on a double by Darrell Evans, sacrifice by Bill Madlock and sacrifice fly by Jack Clark. The Giants added their last two tallies off Dale Murray in the eighth. Joe Morgan, the Reds' All-Star second baseman, played in his 90th consecutive game without an error, breaking the major league record for his position. Jerry Adair set the former mark of 89 games with the Orioles in 1964-65.