MLB standings through games of May 5, 1978

MLB standings at the end of May 5, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	21	15	6	0	.714		115	85	5-2	10-4	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	23	14	9	0	.609	2.0	87	78	9-3	5-6	8-2	Won 5
Boston Red Sox	24	14	10	0	.583	2.5	145	118	11-3	3-7	4-6	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	23	11	12	0	.478	5.0	133	110	8-2	3-10	4-6	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	22	10	12	0	.455	5.5	99	90	3-2	7-10	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	23	10	13	0	.435	6.0	92	123	5-6	5-7	5-5	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	24	8	16	0	.333	8.5	87	125	4-7	4-9	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	24	19	5	0	.792		91	56	13-3	6-2	8-2	Won 5
California Angels	24	15	9	0	.625	4.0	91	80	10-7	5-2	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	23	14	9	0	.609	4.5	99	90	8-2	6-7	3-7	Lost 4
Texas Rangers	21	10	11	0	.476	7.5	71	89	8-4	2-7	8-2	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	20	7	13	0	.350	10.0	82	94	5-6	2-7	2-8	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	29	9	20	0	.310	12.5	99	140	5-12	4-8	4-6	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	27	8	19	0	.296	12.5	115	128	3-8	5-11	2-8	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	21	13	8	0	.619		92	80	7-3	6-5	7-3	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	20	12	8	0	.600	0.5	114	76	8-3	4-5	7-3	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	23	12	11	0	.522	2.0	81	101	6-5	6-6	5-5	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	22	10	12	0	.455	3.5	93	106	6-7	4-5	5-5	Lost 3
New York Mets	26	11	15	0	.423	4.5	86	100	5-8	6-7	2-8	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	24	10	14	0	.417	4.5	97	92	7-9	3-5	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	24	16	8	0	.667		136	86	6-3	10-5	7-3	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	24	14	10	0	.583	2.0	135	112	7-5	7-5	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	23	12	11	0	.522	3.5	78	81	4-5	8-6	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	23	10	13	0	.435	5.5	75	94	4-4	6-9	4-6	Won 3
Houston Astros	24	10	14	0	.417	6.0	86	111	7-5	3-9	3-7	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	24	9	15	0	.375	7.0	75	109	7-8	2-7	6-4	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 2, Twins 1 at Baltimore (night game):
A double by Billy Smith proved the key blow as the Orioles scored twice after two were out in the eighth inning to edge the Twins, 2-1, in a duel between Mike Flanagan and Geoff Zahn. Al Bumbry beat out a bunt and raced home with the Orioles' first run on Smith's double. Smith took third when Twins' shortstop Roy Smalley overthrew the plate on the relay from the outfield and scored on an infield hit by Gary Roenicke. The Twins got their run in the ninth when Rod Carew walked and Dan Ford doubled.

Angels 5, Indians 0 at California (night game):
With four no-hitters already to his credit, Nolan Ryan had to settle for the sixth one-hitter of his career when Duane Kuiper singled in the sixth inning for the Indians' only hit in a 5-0 loss to the Angels. The shutout was the second in succession for Ryan, who struck out 12, marking the 109th time that the fireball righthander had fanned 10 or more in one game. With the addition of 12, Ryan passed Don Drysdale and moved into 12th place on the all-time strikeout list with a total of 2,497.

Brewers 9, Royals 0 at Milwaukee (night game):
Backing up the shutout pitching of Mike Caldwell, who allowed only four hits, Sixto Lezcano smashed two homers and OBen glivie added one as the Brewers defeated the Royals, 9-0. The shutout was the first for the Royals since being blanked by Nolan Ryan of the Angels, 7-0, last June 29. Lezcano hit his first homer of the game with Larry Hisle on base in the second inning. In the fifth, after Sal Bando doubled and scored on a single by Hisle, Oglivie and Lezcano homered in succession.

Yankees 5, Rangers 2 at New York (night game):
Led by Thurman Munson, who rapped three hits and drove in two runs, the Yankees gained their fifth straight victory and stopped the seven-game winning streak of the Rangers, 5-2. After Munson plated a marker with a single in the first inning, the Yankees clinched the outcome with three runs in the third on a single by Bucky Dent, pass to Willie Randolph and singles by Munson, Reggie Jackson and Chris Chambliss. Richie Zisk hit his eighth homer of the season for the Rangers.

A's 5, Tigers 1 at Oakland (night game):
Although the amazing A's boosted their record to 19-5, they had done it with only two complete games from their pitching staff, both by rookie lefthander John Henry Johnson, who turned in his second route-going effort in a 5-1 victory over the Tigers. In winning the meeting between A.L. division leaders, Johnson held the Tigers to four hits, while the A's had 12, including a two-run homer by Jim Essian, off Jack Billingham and Jim Crawford. Billingham suffered his first defeat of the season after three victories.

Mariners 9, Blue Jays 1 at Seattle (night game):
Designated hitter Steve Braun, who entered the game batting only .160, drove in four runs with a homer and two singles in support of Rick Honeycutt, who pitched the Mariners to a 9-1 victory over the Blue Jays. Honeycutt gave up only four hits and retired the last 19 batters in succession. The Blue Jays' lone run scored in the first inning on a baseball rarity -- a four-base error. Mariner right fielder Leon Roberts failed to hang onto a low drive by Rick Bosetti and, as the ball bounced away into the right field corner, the speedy Bosetti raced around the bases.

Braves 5, Astros 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Making it a night to remember for Tommy Boggs, the Braves' righthander not only won in the N. L. for the first time, but also socked his first major league homer in a 5-2 victory over the Astros. Boggs had a 1-10 record with the Rangers in the A.L. before going to the Braves in a trade. Boggs' homer in the fifth inning put the Braves ahead, 2-1. After the Astros tied the score in the sixth on a circuit clout by Bob Watson, the Braves clinched matters in their half with two runs on a pass to Dale Murphy, double by Rod Gilbreath and single by Pat Rockett.

Expos 4, Reds 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
Pete Rose beat out an infield chopper in the third inning and then singled sharply to left field in the fifth for the 3,000th hit of his career, bringing a five-minute standing ovation from the crowd of 37,823 fans, who were thrilled to be present at the historic occasion and less concerned over the Reds' loss of the game to the Expos, 4-3. Rose became the 13th player in major league history to reach the 3,000-hit plateau, but Mr. Hustle achieved that total faster than any of his predecessors, doing it in his 16th season. The Expos got to Reds' starter Tom Hume for a run in the second inning and made it 3-0 with consecutive homers by Ellis Valentine and Larry Parrish in the fourth. After Johnny Bench hit for the circuit in the Reds' half, the Expos put over the deciding run in the eighth on a double by Valentine and single by Parrish. A homer by Dan Driessen with George Foster aboard in the bottom of the inning left the Reds one run short at the finish.

Phillies 9, Mets 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
Starting with a homer by Mike Schmidt, the Phillies scored five runs in the fifth inning and defeated the Mets, 9-4. After Schmidt's smash, the Phillies scored another run on a walk to Greg Luzinski, singles by Richie Hebner and Garry Maddox and an error by Mets' center fielder Lee Mazzilli. Bob Boone laid down a squeeze bunt to score Hebner, Jim Morrison tripled to drive in Maddox and Bake McBride hit a sacrifice fly to plate Morrison.

Dodgers 7, Pirates 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A homer by Dusty Baker climaxed a five-run outburst in the first inning that sent the Dodgers on their way to a 7-2 victory over the Pirates. Bill Russell singled, Reggie Smith doubled and Steve Garvey hit a sacrifice fly for the Dodgers' first run. Smith took third on a wild pitch by Bert Blyleven and crossed the plate on a single by Rick Monday before Baker bashed his homer.

Padres 2, Cardinals 1 at St. Louis (night game):
Never a previous winner in St. Louis, losing six times, Randy Jones conquered his jinx and pitched the Padres to a 2-1 victory over the Cardinals with the aid of Rollie Fingers, who relieved in the ninth inning. The victory was only Jones' third against eight defeats in his career meetings with the Cards. The Padres, after picking up a run in the second inning on singles by Bill Almon and Mike Champion around a stolen base, tacked on their deciding tally in the third when Gene Richards and Oscar Gamble tripled. A double by Ted Simmons and two groundouts produced the Cards' run in the seventh. When Keith Hernandez doubled in the ninth, Fingers came in to retire the last three batters.