MLB standings through games of April 22, 1978

MLB standings at the end of April 22, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	10	8	2	0	.800		60	46	4-1	4-1	8-2	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	13	9	4	0	.692	0.5	89	66	7-1	2-3	8-2	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	14	7	7	0	.500	3.0	97	74	5-0	2-7	3-7	Lost 1
New York Yankees	13	6	7	0	.462	3.5	43	51	5-2	1-5	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	10	4	6	0	.400	4.0	53	44	3-2	1-4	4-6	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	13	5	8	0	.385	4.5	51	79	4-2	1-6	5-5	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	13	4	9	0	.308	5.5	47	72	3-5	1-4	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	11	9	2	0	.818		44	29	5-0	4-2	9-1	Won 1
Oakland A's	13	10	3	0	.769		40	23	5-1	5-2	9-1	Won 4
California Angels	14	10	4	0	.714	0.5	50	38	5-2	5-2	7-3	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	11	5	6	0	.455	4.0	52	50	4-1	1-5	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	17	6	11	0	.353	6.0	78	81	2-6	4-5	2-8	Lost 6
Seattle Mariners	18	5	13	0	.278	7.5	64	90	3-7	2-6	3-7	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	10	2	8	0	.200	6.5	32	57	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	15	9	6	0	.600		46	45	4-3	5-3	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	12	7	5	0	.583	0.5	55	43	4-1	3-4	7-3	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	13	7	6	0	.538	1.0	50	48	4-3	3-3	6-4	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	10	5	5	0	.500	1.5	46	40	2-2	3-3	5-5	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	13	5	8	0	.385	3.0	51	54	4-5	1-3	4-6	Lost 4
Pittsburgh Pirates	11	4	7	0	.364	3.0	44	62	3-2	1-5	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	15	10	5	0	.667		88	60	6-1	4-4	6-4	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	14	9	5	0	.643	0.5	80	58	5-3	4-2	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	13	7	6	0	.538	2.0	50	44	4-4	3-2	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	15	7	8	0	.467	3.0	62	72	4-2	3-6	7-3	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	12	5	7	0	.417	3.5	39	46	3-4	2-3	4-6	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	13	3	10	0	.231	6.0	28	67	1-4	2-6	3-7	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Royals 5, Orioles 3 at Baltimore (night game):
Paul Splittorff, who pitched seven innings, gained his fourth straight victory this year and 11th in a row over two seasons when the Royals defeated the Orioles, 5-3. Al Hrabosky, in relief of Splittorff, picked up his fourth save. The Orioles collected only four hits off Splittorff, but they included homers by Carlos Lopez and Lee May. Hal McRae and Al Cowens rapped round-trippers for the Royals, while John Wathan hit two doubles, driving in one run and scoring another.

Indians 13, Red Sox 4 at Boston (day game):
The first Cleveland player to hit for the cycle in eight years, Andre Thornton completed the feat as the Indians drubbed the Red Sox, 13-4. Thornton singled in the first inning, tripled in the second, homered in the seventh and doubled in the eighth, with each hit coming off a different Red Sox pitcher. The last previous Indian to hit for the cycle was Tony Horton against the Orioles, July 2, 1970. Willie Horton and Johnny Grubb also homered in the 17-hit attack, while George Scott had one for the Red Sox, who were stopped on their eight-game winning streak. Rick Wise, whom Red Sox had traded to the Indians, got back at his former teammates, pitching seven innings to pick up his first victory of the season.

Tigers 7, Rangers 6 at Detroit (day game):
With the infield drawn in, Tim Corcoran slashed a single off first baseman Mike Hargrove's glove in the 10th inning to score Steve Dillard and give the Tigers a 7-6 victory over the Rangers. Jason Thompson and Milt May homered for the Tigers and Toby Harrah hit one for the Rangers to help effect a 6-6 tie. The Tigers got one-hit relief from John Hiller over the last 4 1/3 innings and rewarded him with a victory in the 10th. Lou Whitaker led off the inning with a single and took third on a hit by Rusty Staub, who then yielded the paths to Dillard. Following an intentional pass to Thompson, Steve Kemp forced Whitaker at the plate before Corcoran's hit off Fergie Jenkins ended the game.

Angels 5, Twins 3 at Minnesota (day game):
With relief help from Paul Hartzell in the ninth inning, Frank Tanana gained his fourth straight victory when the Angels defeated the Twins, 5-3, in a game marked by a free-for-all fight. The trouble broke out in the fourth inning when Roger Erickson, pitching for the Twins, threw a pitch behind Bobby Grich's back. The Angels' batter, after pausing momentarily, rushed to the mound and fired a punch at Erickson. Players from both teams swarmed around the combatants. After order was restored, Grich was ejected. Before the fight began, the Angels already had doomed Erickson to defeat, scoring four times off the rookie in the third inning.

Yankees 4, Brewers 3 at New York (day game):
Batting for the first time this season, Fred Stanley singled in the 12th inning and came around to score on singles by Mickey Rivers and Roy White to bring the Yankees a 4-3 victory over the Brewers. Paul Molitor homered for the Brewers in the 10th, but the Yankees averted defeat in their half with the tying run on singles by Graig Nettles and Thurman Munson and a sacrifice fly by Willie Randolph. Munson batted for Bucky Dent, paving the way for the entrance of Stanley into the Yankees' lineup at shortstop.

A's 3, Mariners 0 at Seattle (night game):
One of the players obtained from the Giants in the Vida Blue deal, Alan Wirth pitched 7 2/3 innings and gained his first major league victory when the A's defeated the Mariners, 3-0. Wirth, a 21-year-old righthander, had a 15-5 record at Waterbury (Eastern) last season. The Mariners, who were shut out by the A's for the third time this year, collected only three singles off Wirth but threatened against reliever Bob Lacey in the ninth before Elias Sosa saved the game. The A's scored twice in the sixth on a pair of two-out singles by Tony Armas and Miguel Dilone and a double by Mike Edwards. Singles by Mitchell Page, Gary Alexander and Jim Essian added the final tally in the seventh.

Blue Jays 4, White Sox 2 at Toronto (day game):
The Blue Jays completed the first triple play in their history en route to a 4-2 victory over the White Sox before a crowd of 44,327, including Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. In the second inning, after Bobby Bonds homered for the White Sox, Lamar Johnson doubled and stayed at second on an infield hit by Ron Blomberg. Junior Moore followed with a liner to Blue Jay pitcher Jim Clancy, who threw to John Mayberry at first base to double Blomberg. Mayberry then fired the ball to Luis Gomez at second and Johnson was tripled up before he could return to the bag. The Blue Jays scored on a two-run single by Bob Bailor in the third inning and on homers by Doug Ault in the fourth and by Roy Howell in the eighth.

Mets 3, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
Hitless in six previous official trips this season, Ron Hodges delivered the tie-breaking single with two out in the eighth inning to give the Mets a 3-2 victory over the Cubs. After the Cubs took a 2-0 lead, the Mets tied the score in the seventh on a triple by Lee Mazzilli, sacrifice fly by Hodges and singles by Tim Foli and Tom Grieve around a wild pitch. Willie Montanez then singled in the eighth and, following a pass to Mazzilli, scored the deciding run on Hodges' single.

Dodgers 5, Astros 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Dodgers drew nine walks and converted four of them into runs to gain a 5-1 victory over the Astros. Floyd Bannister, who started for the Astros, issued four passes without trouble but then in the fifth inning Reggie Smith and Ron Cey walked and Steve Garvey followed with a homer, hitting safely in his 14th straight game. Gene Pentz, in relief, loaded the bases with free tickets in the sixth and the Dodgers added their last two tallies on a sacrifice fly by Smith and single by Cey.

[DH] Expos 7, Phillies 3 (day game) / Expos 5, Phillies 3 at Montreal (day game):
After erupting for six runs in the seventh inning to win the first game, 7-3, the Expos posted a 5-3 victory in the second game to complete the sweep of a doubleheader with the Phillies. A homer by Greg Luzinski gave the Phillies a 1-0 lead in the lidlifter before the Expos knocked out Steve Carlton and roughed up Ron Reed in their big inning. Tony Perez, leading off, started the fireworks with a double and completed it with a run-scoring single while batting for the second time. Andre Dawson drove in two runs with a single. Ross Grimsley, signed as a free agent from the Orioles on a multi-year, million-dollar contract, gained his third straight victory in the nightcap with the help of Stan Bahnsen, who relieved in the ninth inning. The Phillies again took a 1-0 lead with a homer, this time by Mike Schmidt, but the Phillies' third baseman later committed two errors and Larry Christenson allowed a run on a wild pitch when the Expos clinched the decision in the fifth inning.

Pirates 8, Cardinals 7 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Duffy Dyer came off the disabled list and immediately won the game for the Pirates, slashing a pinch-double in the ninth inning and driving in two runs to beat the Cardinals, 8-7. The Cardinals failed to hold a 6-3 lead but went ahead again in the eighth when Keith Hernandez walked, Lou Brock sacrificed and Roger Freed doubled. However, in the ninth, with two out, Ed Ott doubled and Phil Garner walked. Dyer, who had been on the disabled list for 15 days with a broken thumb, came off the bench as a pinch-hitter for Kent Tekulve and popped his double down the left field line to give the Pirates their victory.

Padres 2, Braves 0 at San Diego (night game):
Teaming up on a six-hitter, Bob Owchinko and Rollie Fingers combined to pitch the Padres to a 2-0 victory over the Braves. Although Owchinko picked up the decision, full credit had to go to Fingers, who induced Jeff Burroughs to ground into a double play with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh inning. The Padres counted their first run on a double by Oscar Gamble and single by Dave Winfield in the fifth. The other tally followed in the sixth on a double by Bill Almon, sacrifice by Chuck Baker and squeeze bunt by Ozzie Smith.

Reds 5, Giants 4 at San Francisco (day game):
The hustle of Johnny Bench prevented the Giants from completing a double play and enabled the Reds to score in the 10th inning for a 5-4 victory. Vida Blue pitched the first nine innings for the Giants and also hit his second major league homer to tie the score before leaving the game. With Gary Lavelle on the mound for the Giants in the 10th, Ken Griffey singled and reached third on an infield out and a single by George Foster. Bench then forced Foster at second but beat the throw to first as Griffey scored the deciding run.