MLB standings through games of May 6, 1978

MLB standings at the end of May 6, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	22	16	6	0	.727		121	85	5-2	11-4	7-3	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	26	16	10	0	.615	2.0	154	122	13-3	3-7	5-5	Won 4
New York Yankees	24	14	10	0	.583	3.0	92	87	9-4	5-6	8-2	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	24	12	12	0	.500	5.0	137	113	9-2	3-10	5-5	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	23	10	13	0	.435	6.5	102	97	3-2	7-11	4-6	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	24	10	14	0	.417	7.0	99	131	5-7	5-7	5-5	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	25	8	17	0	.320	9.5	87	131	4-7	4-10	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	25	19	6	0	.760		91	62	13-4	6-2	7-3	Lost 1
California Angels	25	16	9	0	.640	3.0	98	83	11-7	5-2	6-4	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	24	14	10	0	.583	4.5	102	94	8-2	6-8	3-7	Lost 5
Texas Rangers	22	11	11	0	.500	6.5	80	94	8-4	3-7	8-2	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	30	10	20	0	.333	11.5	105	140	6-12	4-8	4-6	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	28	9	19	0	.321	11.5	123	135	3-8	6-11	3-7	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	22	7	15	0	.318	10.5	86	103	5-6	2-9	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	21	13	8	0	.619		121	78	9-3	4-5	8-2	Won 2
Montreal Expos	22	13	9	0	.591	0.5	94	86	7-3	6-6	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	24	12	12	0	.500	2.5	82	103	6-6	6-6	4-6	Lost 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	23	11	12	0	.478	3.0	96	108	7-7	4-5	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	25	11	14	0	.440	4.0	98	92	8-9	3-5	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	27	11	16	0	.407	5.0	88	107	5-8	6-8	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	25	16	9	0	.640		138	89	6-3	10-6	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	25	15	10	0	.600	1.0	141	114	8-5	7-5	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	24	13	11	0	.542	2.5	80	82	4-5	9-6	6-4	Won 2
San Diego Padres	24	10	14	0	.417	5.5	75	95	4-4	6-10	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	25	10	15	0	.400	6.0	77	110	8-8	2-7	6-4	Won 2
Houston Astros	25	10	15	0	.400	6.0	87	113	7-5	3-10	3-7	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Twins 8, Orioles 7 at Baltimore (night game):
Rod Carew tripled with the bases loaded for his fourth hit of the night to highlight a seven-run, ninth-inning rally that brought the Twins an 8-7 victory over the Orioles. A three-run double by Billy Smith helped the Orioles build up a 5-1 lead before the Twins made their comeback. A wild throw by shortstop Kiko Garcia with the bases loaded resulted in two runs. After a single by Hosken Powell drove in another run, Roy Smalley walked to fill the sacks again and Carew cleared them with his triple. Mike Cubbage followed with a single and Carew scored what proved to be the winning run as the Orioles fell short in their half with two tallies on a bases-loaded single by Terry Crowley.

[DH] Red Sox 6, White Sox 4 (day game) / Red Sox 3, White Sox 0 at Boston (night game):
Jim Wright became the first Boston rookie since Bill Rohr in 1967 to pitch a shutout in his first major league start as the Red Sox defeated the White Sox in a doubleheader, 6-4 and 3-0. The opener was decided in the 10th inning when Carlton Fisk singled and Dwight Evans homered. Jim Rice drove in three runs, his key hit being a single that tied the score for the Red Sox in the ninth. Wright got his starting chance in the nightcap because Mike Torrez was out with a back injury. The rookie righthander scattered seven hits. Rice kept up his hot hitting with a two-run homer in the fourth inning and Evans smashed his second circuit clout of the day in the seventh to account for the Red Sox scoring.

Angels 7, Indians 3 at California (night game):
The first pinch-hitter in Angels' history to come through with a grand slam, Merv Rettenmund beat the Indians, 7-3. The Angels scored their first three runs in the first inning on a pass to Rick Miller, double by Dave Chalk and homer by Ron Fairly, Then in the seventh, Chalk singled, Lyman Bostock doubled and Don Baylor was passed intentionally to load the bases before Rettenmund batted for Ken Landreaux and hit his homer off Dennis Kinney.

Brewers 4, Royals 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
After forcing the exit of Paul Splittorff, the Brewers continued their rally against Doug Bird and Al Hrabosky in the ninth inning and scored four runs to defeat the Royals, 4-3. Splittorff, who had a string of eight consecutive winning decisions over the Brewers, was lifted with none out in the ninth after giving up a single by Paul Molitor and pass to Dick Davis. Bird, relieving, was tagged for a homer by Sal Bando that tied the score at 3-3. Larry Hisle then walked and Sixto Lezcano singled. After Hrabosky took over, Cecil Cooper singled and Gorman Thomas walked on a 3-1 pitch to force in the Brewers' winning run.

Rangers 9, Yankees 5 at New York (day game):
The Rangers erupted for five runs in the sixth inning and gained a 9-5 victory to stop the Yankees on their five-game winning streak. Richie Zisk stole two bases for the Rangers, equalling his entire career total for six previous full seasons in the major leagues. In the sixith, Zisk singled and stole second. After a pass to John Lowenstein, Zisk scored on a single by Tobby Harrah and Lowenstein counted on a single by Bobby Thompson. Sparky Lyle replaced Dick Tidrow and, on the reliever's first pitch, Jim Sundberg laid down a safe squeeze bunt, scoring Harrah. Mike Hargrove walked to load the bases and Bump Wills capped the outburst with a two-run double. Reggie Jackson hit a two-run homer for the Yankees in the ninth.

Tigers 6, A's 0 at Oakland (day game):
Called up from the minors earlier in the week, Bob Sykes allowed only four singles and posted his first major league shutout, pitching the Tigers to a 6-0 victory over the A's. The young lefthander was with the Tigers in 1977 and had a 5-7 record but was sent to Evansville (American Association) this spring. The Tigers backed Sykes with a 15-hit attack that included a homer by Jason Thompson.

Mariners 6, Blue Jays 0 at Seattle (night game):
In a turnabout from last year, Dave Lemanczyk absorbed his sixth straight loss when the Mariners defeated the Blue Jays, 6-0. In 1977, Lemanczyk was Toronto's staff leader with 13 victories. Paul Mitchell posted the shutout, scattering seven singles. Julio Cruz, Steve Braun and Bill Stein each drive in two of the Mariners' six runs.

Braves 2, Astros 1 at Atlanta (night game):
Pitching in relief in the 10th inning, Ken Forsch paved the way for his own defeat with two walks before Jerry Royster drove in a run with a single to give the Braves a 2-1 victory over the Astros. After replacing Joaquin Andujar to open the 10th, Forsch passed Rod Gilbreath, who stole second. Darrel Chaney also walked. Cito Gaston bunted safely when Forsch bobbled the ball, thus loading the bases. Royster followed with his single.

Giants 2, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
Pinch-hitter Vic Harris drew a pass with the bases loaded in the 12th inning to enable the Cubs to walk off with a 2-1 victory over the Giants. Johnnie LeMaster singled off Willie Hernandez to open the 12th and when the Cubs' pitcher threw late to second on a bunt by Skip James, both runners were safe. Following a sacrifice by Bill Madlock, an intentional pass to Terry Whitfield loaded the bases. Donnie Moore relieved and retired Darrell Evans but then walked Harris on a 3-2 pitch.

Reds 6, Expos 2 at Cincinnati (day game):
Although failing to travel the route for the seventh straight time this season, Tom Seaver finally gained his first victory against three defeats when the Reds beat the Expos, 6-2. Pete Rose continued his torrid batting with two hits, including a double in the second inning when the Reds scored four runs. Seaver departed with none out in the seventh after serving up a two-run homer to Larry Parrish. Pedro Borbon finished.

Phillies 7, Mets 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
Greg Luzinski drove in four runs in leading the Phillies to a 7-2 victory over the Mets, who suffered their 10th loss in the last 12 games. Luzinski doubled for one of the Phillies' four runs in the first inning, homered with a man on base in the second and added his fourth RBI with a sacrifice fly in the seventh. Steve Carlton held the Mets to five hits, including a homer by Lee Mazzilli.

Pirates 3, Dodgers 2 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Grant Jackson gained the first save to the credit of the Pirates' bullpen this season with a ninth-inning strikeout in a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers. The Pirates jumped on Don Sutton for all their runs in the first inning, two scoring on a single by Willie Stargell. The Dodgers counted once in the seventh and then chased John Candelaria when pinch-hitter Lee Lacy led off the ninth with a homer. Kent Tekulve retired the next two batters but then gave up a single by Dusty Baker and double by Rick Monday before Jackson relieved and fanned pinch-hitter Ted Martinez to end the game.

Cardinals 1, Padres 0 at St. Louis (night game):
The Cardinals brought their record to 4-3 under new manager Ken Boyer, with all four victories coming via the shutout route, when John Denny pitched a two-hitter to beat the Padres, 1-0. Mike Tyson singled with one out in the seventh inning and Denny sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Lou Brock, Garry Templeton singled to decide Denny's duel with Gaylord Perry, who was the loser on a seven-hitter.