MLB standings through games of April 23, 1978

MLB standings at the end of April 23, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	12	9	3	0	.750		70	54	5-2	4-1	8-2	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	15	10	5	0	.667	0.5	102	79	8-2	2-3	8-2	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	15	8	7	0	.533	2.5	100	76	5-0	3-7	3-7	Won 1
New York Yankees	14	6	8	0	.429	4.0	45	54	5-3	1-5	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	12	5	7	0	.417	4.0	66	57	3-2	2-5	4-6	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	14	5	9	0	.357	5.0	56	85	4-3	1-6	5-5	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	14	5	9	0	.357	5.0	51	72	4-5	1-4	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	12	10	2	0	.833		50	34	5-0	5-2	9-1	Won 2
Oakland A's	14	11	3	0	.786		45	23	5-1	6-2	9-1	Won 5
California Angels	14	10	4	0	.714	1.0	50	38	5-2	5-2	7-3	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	12	5	7	0	.417	5.0	52	54	4-1	1-6	3-7	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	17	6	11	0	.353	6.5	78	81	2-6	4-5	2-8	Lost 6
Seattle Mariners	19	5	14	0	.263	8.5	64	95	3-8	2-6	3-7	Lost 4
Texas Rangers	12	3	9	0	.250	7.0	40	67	2-3	1-6	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	13	8	5	0	.615		60	45	5-1	3-4	8-2	Won 4
Chicago Cubs	14	8	6	0	.571	0.5	53	50	5-3	3-3	7-3	Won 1
New York Mets	16	9	7	0	.562	0.5	48	48	4-3	5-4	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	11	5	6	0	.455	2.0	48	45	2-2	3-4	5-5	Lost 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	12	5	7	0	.417	2.5	58	69	4-2	1-5	3-7	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	14	5	9	0	.357	3.5	58	68	4-5	1-4	3-7	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	16	11	5	0	.688		90	61	6-1	5-4	6-4	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	15	10	5	0	.667	0.5	87	61	6-3	4-2	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	14	7	7	0	.500	3.0	51	46	4-5	3-2	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	13	6	7	0	.462	3.5	44	50	4-4	2-3	5-5	Won 4
Houston Astros	16	7	9	0	.438	4.0	65	79	4-2	3-7	6-4	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	14	3	11	0	.214	7.0	32	72	1-4	2-7	2-8	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Royals 6, Orioles 5 at Baltimore (day game):
A two-run single by Hal McRae in the sixth inning snapped a 3-3 tie to propel the Royals to a 6-5 victory over the Orioles. McRae hit a solo homer in eighth to boost the lead to 6-3, but Eddie Murray lined a two-run, two-out single off Al Hrabosky in the eighth before Marty Pattin came on to strike out Lee May with two on. Darrell Porter hit safely in his 12th straight game, smacking a two-run single in the third. Steve Busby started for the Royals but walked the first three batters and was given the hook.

[DH] Red Sox 6, Indians 3 (day game) / Indians 10, Red Sox 7 at Boston (night game):
The Indians and Red Sox split a doubleheader; the Bosox taking the first game, 6-3, and the Tribe winning the second, 10-7, in 11 innings. After Johnny Grubb's homer had tied the opener, 3-3, in the top of the eighth, the Sox broke the contest open in the bottom of frame. Bob Bailey drew a leadoff walk and pinch-runner Frank Duffy reached second when reliever Dennis Kinney bobbled Jerry Remy's bunt. Carlton Fisk pounded a double off reliever Jim Kern, scoring Duffy. Remy and Fisk then came around on a double by George Scott. The Tribe won the second game by scoring three runs in the 11th after two were out and nobody on base. Larvell Blanks doubled, Jim Norris drew an intentional walk and Duane Kuiper singled to score Blanks. The other runners reached second and third on the throw to plate and both scored on a single by Ron Hassey.

[DH] Tigers 9, Rangers 6 (day game) / Rangers 2, Tigers 1 at Detroit (day game):
The Tigers dealt the Rangers their eighth straight loss, 9-6, in the opening game of a doubleheader, but the Rangers came back to win the nightcap, 2-1, in 11 innings. In the lidlifter Rusty Staub drilled three hits and drove in three runs to pace the Tigers' 14-hit attack and carry them to their fifth consecutive victory. The Tigers led, 1-0, in the nightcap until Bump Wills led off the eighth inning with a homer. Richie Zisk then led off the 11th with a solo blast for the decisive blow.

Brewers 3, Yankees 2 at New York (day game):
Handing Catfish Hunter his third straight loss, the Brewers edged the Yankees, 3-2. Ben Oglivie sent the Brewers ahead in the second inning with a solo homer and Sal Bando singled home two runs in the seventh, driving in Cecil Cooper, who had singled, and Oglivie, who had doubled. Brewer starter Lary Sorensen retired 16 batters in a row until Reggie Jackson hit a homer in the seventh. The other Yankee run came in the eighth when Mickey Rivers doubled home Lou Piniella with two out. Bob McClure picked up his first save by retiring the Yanks in order in the ninth.

A's 5, Mariners 0 at Seattle (day game):
Rookie lefty John Henry Johnson, obtained in the Vida Blue trade, scattered six hits to lift the A's to their second straight shutout and fifth straight victory over the Mariners, 5-0. Tony Armas' single, Miguel Dilone's sacrifice and Mike Edwards' single produced a third-inning run. In the fifth, Edwards' triple and Gary Alexander's double highlighted a six-hit, four-run inning.

Blue Jays 4, White Sox 0 at Toronto (day game):
Righthander Jesse Jefferson notched his first major league shutout as the Blue Jays topped the White Sox, 4-0. All the runs the Jays needed came in the first inning on singles by Bob Bailor and Rico Carty and John Mayberry's two-out, two-RBI double.

Cubs 3, Mets 2 at Chicago (day game):
The Cubs edged the Mets, 3-2, as Joe Wallis' single scored Bobby Murcer with the winning run in the 12th inning. Murcer opened that inning with a bunt single and, after two outs, moved to third on a single by Dave Rader. Wallis then delivered the key blow. Murcer tripled home the Cubs' first two runs in the first after a walk to Ivan DeJesus and single by Larry Biittner. The Mets' runs came on homers by Willie Montanez in the second and pinch-hitter Steve Henderson in the ninth.

Dodgers 7, Astros 3 at Los Angeles (day game):
Continuing his hitting rampage, Rick Monday belted his eighth home run of the season and drove in three runs as the Dodgers beat the Astros, 7-3. Monday increased his RBI total to 19 by homering with one on in the third inning and adding a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Steve Garvey extended his hitting streak to 15 games. The Dodgers scored three runs in the first on singles by Davey Lopes, Bill Russell, Ron Cey and Dusty Baker, an error and Reggie Smith's sacrifice fly.

Expos 5, Phillies 2 at Montreal (day game):
The Expos completed their three-game sweep over the Phillies with a 5-2 victory. Trailing in the sixth inning, 2-1, the Expos rallied for three runs. Warren Cromartie singled and scored on Dave Cash's double. After Gary Carter was walked intentionally, Ellis Valentine singled home Cash and Larry Parrish followed with another single to score Carter. Expo starter Steve Rogers was forced out of the game in the seventh with a blister on his pitching hand. Reliever Darold Knowles got his first hit in almost two years when he singled in the seventh. Knowles reached second when Greg Luzinski misplayed the ball and scored on a single by Cromartie.

[DH] Pirates 14, Cardinals 7 (day game) / Pirates 5, Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Dave Parker hit an RBI double and two-run homer to lead the Pirates to a 14-7 victory over the Cardinals in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader and Duffy Dyer tripled home a run in the sixth inning of the second game to put the Pirates ahead, 5-4, in a game suspended after six complete innings. The contest was halted so the Cardinals could catch the last scheduled flight to Montreal and will be completed on June 26. Bob Forsch, making first his start since his no-hitter, was treated savagely by the Pirates, being racked for seven hits and seven runs before being yanked in the second inning without retiring anybody. Rennie Stennett hit a solo homer for the Pirates and Roger Freed had a two-run homer for the Cards in the suspended game.

Padres 5, Braves 4 at San Diego (day game):
Errant fielding by the Braves in the 12th inning allowed the Padres to take a 5-4 decision and complete their first sweep of any four-game series since 1976. With one out and the Braves ahead, 4-3, George Hendrick reached first on shortstop Darrel Chaney's throwing error. Bill Almon got an infield hit and Ozzie Smith singled to deep short to fill the bases. Eddie Solomon, the Braves' fifth hurler, then uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Hendrick to score with the tying run. Jerry Turner got a walk to refill the bases. Gene Richards then grounded to Chaney, who booted the ball as Almon scored the winning run. Jeff Burroughs, whose two-run homer in the eighth had tied the score, singled home Bob Beall in the top of the 12th to give the Braves the lead.

Reds 2, Giants 1 at San Francisco (day game):
A record Bay Area crowd of 50,510 on Bat Day went home disappointed when the Reds squeaked by the Giants, 2-1, in 10 innings. George Foster's single to deep short was the winning hit. The decisive stanza began when Pete Rose singled to center after two were out. Ken Griffey followed with a double and Joe Morgan drew an intentional walk to set the stage for Foster. The Giants' run came in the fourth on a walk, two infield outs and a dropped throw at first by pitcher Fred Norman. The Reds tied the game in the sixth on a walk to Foster and triple by Dan Driessen.