MLB standings through games of May 3, 1978

MLB standings at the end of May 3, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	20	15	5	0	.750		114	80	5-2	10-3	7-3	Won 2
New York Yankees	22	13	9	0	.591	3.0	82	76	8-3	5-6	8-2	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	23	13	10	0	.565	3.5	137	117	10-3	3-7	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	21	10	11	0	.476	5.5	99	85	3-2	7-9	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	22	10	12	0	.455	6.0	124	110	7-2	3-10	4-6	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	22	9	13	0	.409	7.0	90	122	4-6	5-7	4-6	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	23	8	15	0	.348	8.5	86	116	4-7	4-8	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	23	18	5	0	.783		86	55	12-3	6-2	8-2	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	22	14	8	0	.636	3.5	99	81	8-2	6-6	4-6	Lost 3
California Angels	23	14	9	0	.609	4.0	86	80	9-7	5-2	5-5	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	20	10	10	0	.500	6.5	69	84	8-4	2-6	8-2	Won 7
Chicago White Sox	20	7	13	0	.350	9.5	82	94	5-6	2-7	2-8	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	25	8	17	0	.320	11.0	113	118	3-8	5-9	2-8	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	28	8	20	0	.286	12.5	90	139	4-12	4-8	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	20	12	8	0	.600		88	77	7-3	5-5	7-3	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	19	11	8	0	.579	0.5	105	72	7-3	4-5	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	22	12	10	0	.545	1.0	80	97	6-4	6-6	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	21	10	11	0	.476	2.5	91	99	6-6	4-5	6-4	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	23	10	13	0	.435	3.5	96	90	7-8	3-5	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	24	10	14	0	.417	4.0	74	89	5-8	5-6	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	22	14	8	0	.636		125	83	6-3	8-5	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	23	14	9	0	.609	0.5	132	108	7-4	7-5	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	23	12	11	0	.522	2.5	78	81	4-5	8-6	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	23	10	13	0	.435	4.5	84	106	7-5	3-8	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	22	9	13	0	.409	5.0	73	93	4-4	5-9	4-6	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	22	8	14	0	.364	6.0	68	99	6-7	2-7	5-5	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Rangers 2, Orioles 1 at Baltimore (night game):
With Richie Zisk batting in both runs, the Rangers rolled to their seventh straight victory, beating the Orioles 2-1. Zisk singled in the tie-breaking tally in the eighth after Bump Wills walked and stole second with two out. The designated hitter's sixth-inning double plated the first run after Mike Hargrove singled and advanced to second when John Lowenstein was hit by a pitch. Oriole starter Jim Palmer left the game after six innings reportedly because of a stiff right shoulder.

Red Sox 11, Twins 9 at Boston (night game):
In a Pier 6 donnybrook, the Red Sox outslugged the Twins, 11-9. The Bosox held a 5-3 lead going into the top of the sixth when the Twins got four runs on Hosken Powell's RBI single, Roy Smalley's sacrifice fly and Mike Cubbage's two-run single. But the Sox retaliated with five runs in the bottom of the frame on Jerry Remy's RBI single, a fielder's choice grounder, Fred Lynn's two-run single and a passed ball on a strikeout. Rain delayed the game in the bottom of the fourth for 38 minutes.

Tigers 7, Angels 4 at California (night game):
The Tigers clawed the Angels, 7-4, sending lefty Frank Tanana down to his first defeat of the season. Errors by Angel shortstop Rance Mulliniks and third baseman Dave Chalk opened the door to three unearned Tiger runs in the third inning. Recovering from those errors, Tanana retired 11 straight batters until the Tigers loaded the bases in the seventh on a single by John Wockenfuss, double by Lance Parrish and walk to Aurelio Rodriguez. Steve Dillard and Ron LeFlore then smashed doubles to send Tanana to the showers.

Brewers 4, White Sox 0 at Milwaukee (night game):
A two-out double in the seventh inning by rookie Paul Molitor triggered the Brewers to a 4-0 blanking of the White Sox. Molitor's hit ruined the major league debut by Sox hurler Rich Wortham and scored Gorman Thomas and pinch-runner Jim Gantner after Wortham walked those two and threw a wild pitch. Dick Davis' single scored Molitor with the Brewers' third run.

Yankees 6, Royals 5 at New York (night game):
A home run by Graig Nettles in the eighth inning powered the Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Royals and completed a sweep of the three-game series. With the score tied, 5-5, Nettles hit a 3-2 pitch off the lower edge of the upper deck in right field. The third baseman's smash was the Yankees' third round-tripper of the game. Jim Spencer homered with one on in the second and Reggie Jackson socked a solo clout in the third.

A's 11, Blue Jays 3 at Oakland (night game):
The surprising A's stretched their lead in A. L. West to 3½ games, pounding the Blue Jays, 11-3. Gary Alexander snapped a 3-3 tie in the fifth inning with a two-run homer. The round-tripper was Alexander's eighth of the season, tying him for the league lead, and was his sixth which decided a game for the A's. Pete Broberg and Bob Lacey combined to hold the Jays to five hits. Four Toronto pitchers aided the A's by issuing 11 walks.

Indians 10, Mariners 5 at Seattle (night game):
The seventh bases-loaded homer of Willie Horton's career was the big blow as the Indians scalped the Mariners, 10-5. Horton's first-inning blast was set up by a walk to Paul Dade, single by Rick Manning and walk to Buddy Bell. Horton, who also had a single in the game, doubled home another run in the third inning.

Dodgers 9, Cubs 5 at Chicago (day game):
Scoring in each of the last five innings, the Dodgers pulled away from the Cubs to gain a 9-5 victory and end a three-game losing streak. Reliever Charlie Hough, inserted into the contest to protect a 5-4 lead, was more effective at bat than on the mound. The veteran knuckleballer singled and scored in the seventh inning and hit an RBI double in the eighth. Reggie Smith had a triple, double and two singles for the Dodgers and Rick Monday hit his ninth homer as well as a double. The Dodgers put the game out of reach in the ninth when Bill Russell tripled and Smith doubled. Smith moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on Steve Garvey's sacrifice fly. Garvey's hitting streak was stopped at 21 games.

Reds 12, Phillies 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
Pete Rose singled and doubled to close to within two hits of the 3,000 career mark as the Reds pounded out 15 safe blows en route to a 12-3 drubbing of the Phillies. After the Phils scored three runs in the first inning, the Reds bounced back with four in their half on five hits, including doubles by Ken Griffey and Johnny Bench, and kayoed Phil starter Larry Christenson with a three-run splurge in the second frame.

Expos 10, Astros 3 at Montreal (night game):
Recording his fifth straight win, tops in the league, Ross Grimsley coasted as the Expos bombed the Astros, 10-3. Gary Carter hit the first grand-slam homer of his career and the first by an Expo player in Olympic Stadium. The big blast came in the third inning off Astro starter J.R. Richard. Grimsley led off that frame with a single, Warren Cromartie singled and Dave Cash walked to load the bases and set the stage for Carter.

Padres 7, Pirates 5 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Taking advantage of Pirate defensive lapses, the Padres broke a 5-5 tie with a two-run seventh inning and made the Bucs walk the plank to the tune of 7-5. Gene Richards led off the seventh with a walk, stole second, moved to third on Ozzie Smith's sacrifice bunt and scored when pitcher Jim Bibby overthrew third. Smith made it to second on Bibby's error, took third on a groundout and scored when the Pirates failed to tag him out on a fielder's choice grounder. The Pirates took a 5-1 lead in the third with a three-run homer by Dave Parker being the key blow, But the Padres railed for four in the sixth on a homer by Oscar Gamble, RBI double by Bill Almon and homer by Jerry Turner, whose smash came on Bibby's first pitch after the reliever entered the game.

Giants 4, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (night game):
Boosting his career record to 10-3 against the Cardinals, the Giants' Jim Barr blanked the Redbirds, 4-0, on five hits. The Giants got three runs in the first inning as Terry Whitfield and Rob Andrews led off with singles and Whitfield scored on Darrell Evans' sacrifice fly. With two out, Jack Clark singled and Larry Herndon followed with a two-run triple. The game was delayed starting and interrupted twice by rain and the last five innings were played in a steady drizzle. Barr retired the last 19 batters under the inclement conditions.