MLB standings through games of May 12, 1978

MLB standings at the end of May 12, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	25	17	8	0	.680		134	102	5-4	12-4	6-4	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	31	20	11	0	.645		178	136	16-3	4-8	8-2	Won 1
New York Yankees	27	16	11	0	.593	2.0	101	94	11-4	5-7	7-3	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	27	13	14	0	.481	5.0	120	121	6-2	7-12	5-5	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	28	12	16	0	.429	6.5	150	136	9-5	3-11	3-7	Lost 4
Baltimore Orioles	28	11	17	0	.393	7.5	118	162	6-9	5-8	4-6	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	29	11	18	0	.379	8.0	109	144	7-7	4-11	4-6	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	29	20	9	0	.690		102	77	13-5	7-4	6-4	Won 1
California Angels	28	18	10	0	.643	1.5	124	95	12-7	6-3	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	28	16	12	0	.571	3.5	121	115	9-2	7-10	3-7	Won 1
Texas Rangers	26	14	12	0	.538	4.5	102	104	9-4	5-8	8-2	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	25	9	16	0	.360	9.0	97	113	7-6	2-10	3-7	Won 2
Seattle Mariners	34	11	23	0	.324	11.5	122	166	7-12	4-11	4-6	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	31	10	21	0	.323	11.0	141	154	3-8	7-13	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	26	16	10	0	.615		137	93	12-5	4-5	7-3	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	29	16	13	0	.552	1.5	133	117	8-5	8-8	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	29	15	14	0	.517	2.5	104	121	6-7	9-7	5-5	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	30	14	16	0	.467	4.0	118	113	9-9	5-7	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	28	13	15	0	.464	4.0	115	128	8-7	5-8	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	33	14	19	0	.424	5.5	116	133	5-9	9-10	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	29	17	12	0	.586		101	95	7-6	10-6	8-2	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	31	18	13	0	.581		163	148	10-7	8-6	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	30	17	13	0	.567	0.5	157	113	7-6	10-7	4-6	Lost 3
Houston Astros	28	12	16	0	.429	4.5	98	121	7-5	5-11	3-7	Won 1
San Diego Padres	29	12	17	0	.414	5.0	94	119	6-6	6-11	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	28	11	17	0	.393	5.5	89	124	9-9	2-8	6-4	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 4, Brewers 3 at Chicago (night game):
Lamar Johnson knocked in three runs with a bases-loaded double in the third and scored himself on another double by Wayne Nordhagen to enable the White Sox to defeat the Brewers, 4-3, in a game called after 4½ innings because of rain.

Indians 4, Angels 3 at Cleveland (night game):
The Indians, who collected only one hit in losing to Nolan Ryan, 5-0, May 5, faced the Angels' fireballer again and beat him, 4-3. Ryan extended his streak of scoreless pitching to 24 innings before the Indians put over three runs in the fifth. Jim Norris singled and was forced by Buddy Bell. Andre Thornton walked and runs followed on singles by Johnny Grubb and Willie Horton and a sacrifice fly by Duane Kuiper. A rookie then provided the Indians' deciding run when Ron Hassey hit his first major league homer in the eighth.

A's 10, Tigers 4 at Detroit (night game):
The A's sent 12 men to bat in the ninth inning and scored seven runs to defeat the Tigers, 10-4. Gary Alexander and Gary Thomasson homered for the A's and Lance Parrish rapped a two-run blow for the Tigers, who were leading, 4-3, going into the final frame. Alexander ignited the A's outburst with a double for his fourth hit of the game. Jeff Newman singled and Thomasson doubled, driving in Alexander to tie the score. After an intentional pass to Bill North, second baseman Lou Whitaker dropped a pop fly by Steve Staggs and Newman scored to put the A's in front. Their other runs counted on singles by Mario Guerrero, Dave Revering, Dwayne Murphy and Newman.

Royals 4, Yankees 3 at Kansas City (night game):
What appeared to be the final out of the game turned into a two-run inside-the-park homer by Amos Otis that gave the Royals a 4-3 victory over the Yankees. After Darrell Porter walked with two away, Otis drilled a deep fly to center fielder Paul Blair, who had the ball in his glove, but Reggie Jackson, coming over from right field, crashed into Blair and the ball rolled free as Porter and Otis circled the bases. The Yankees had taken a 3-2 lead in the seventh with a single by Chris Chambliss and homer by Graig Nettles.

Rangers 9, Orioles 3 at Texas (night game):
Entering the game with a .179 average, Juan Beniquez broke out with four straight hits, driving in three runs, to pace the Rangers to a 9-3 victory over the Orioles. The Rangers snapped a 2-2 tie and beat Jim Palmer with a three-run outburst in the seventh inning. Palmer left the mound with the bases loaded and Al Oliver greeted reliever Don Stanhouse with a sacrifice fly for the tie-breaking tally. Beniquez then delivered two more runs with a double. Richie Zisk homered with a man on base in the eighth when the Rangers iced the verdict with their final four runs. Eddie Murray accounted for the Orioles' tallies with two singles and a homer.

Blue Jays 8, Mariners 3 at Toronto (night game):
Starting with a three-run homer by John Mayberry in the first inning, the Blue Jays assembled a 15-hit attack and defeated the Mariners, 8-3. Rico Carty supplied four hits in five trips. Tommy Hutton walked and Carty was safe on an error before Mayberry hit his homer. The Mariners reached Jesse Jefferson for a tying trio in the second, but the Blue Jays regained the lead on a sacrifice fly by Luis Gomez in the fourth and iced the verdict with three runs in the fifth.

Cubs 9, Dodgers 7 at Los Angeles (night game):
One of the N.L.'s best hitting pitchers, Donnie Moore came through with a single, driving in the last two of the Cubs' six runs in a third-inning rally that beat the Dodgers, 9-7. Joe Wallis homered for the Cubs in the second, but the Dodgers knocked out Ray Burris in their half while scoring five runs to take a 6-2 lead. In the third, the Cubs sent 10 men to bat and collected six hits, in addition to profiting from an error by Steve Garvey on what should have been the third out. Moore, who batted .300 last season, broke the 6-6 tie with his single. Garvey accounted for three of the Dodgers' runs with a homer and double.

Expos 5, Braves 3 at Montreal (night game):
A five-run rally in the sixth inning staked Ross Grimsley to his sixth victory as the Expos defeated the Braves, 5-3. Jerry Royster tripled and scored in the first and doubled home two runs in the second to account for the Braves' scoring. The Expos sent 11 men to bat in their sixth-inning outburst. Gary Carter led off by drawing a pass, Ellis Valentine was safe on an error by Royster and the tying runs followed on a single by Del Unser, double by Larry Parrish and sacrifice fly by Chris Speier. Tony Perez, pinch-hitting for Grimsley, walked. Warren Cromartie then doubled to drive in the Expos' go-ahead run. Dave Cash drew an intentional pass and Andre Dawson bounced into a fielder's choice to produce an insurance tally.

Astros 5, Mets 4 at New York (night game):
Winning his own game, Astros' reliever Tom Dixon batted in a run with a single in the 14th inning to defeat the Mets, 5-4. The Astros, who were trailing, 2-0, tied the score without the benefit of a hit in the ninth on three consecutive walks, a sacrifice fly, hit batsman and a fourth walk. Enos Cabell hit a two-run homer for the Astros in the 11th, but the Mets this time came back to pull even on two passes and singles by Willie Montanez and John Stearns. In the 14th, Julio Gonzalez doubled and Dixon, who was allowed to bat for himself, came through with the decisive single.

Reds 3, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
Bill Bonham, who had been sidelined since April 17 with a strained right elbow, made his reappearance on the mound for the Reds and joined with Paul Moskau in shutting out the Phillies, 3-0. Bonham went 6 1/3 innings and picked up his fourth victory. The Reds' first run in the opening frame was a virtual gift, coming on a pass to Pete Rose, a stolen base, a balk by Randy Lerch and a wild pitch. Dan Driessen homered in the fourth and the Reds added their last tally on a double by Rose and single by George Foster in the seventh.

Padres 6, Pirates 4 at San Diego (night game):
With the infield drawn in, Gene Richards singled up the middle and drove in two runs to give the Padres a 6-4 victory over the Pirates. The Padres tied the score at 4-4 in the seventh inning on a double by Bill Almon and single by Dave Winfield. George Hendrick opened the eighth with a scratch single and Chuck Baker beat out a bunt. After Bob Davis sacrificed, Oscar Gamble drew an intentional pass to fillthe sacks, setting up the situation for Richards' game-winning hit.

Giants 9, Cardinals 3 at San Francisco (night game):
Unbeaten since an opening-day loss, Vida Blue won his fifth straight game, pitching the Giants to a 9-3 victory over the Cardinals. Bill Madlock, Terry Whitfield and Tom Heintzelman hit homers in support of Blue. Ted Simmons homered for the Cardinals.