MLB standings through games of May 17, 1978

MLB standings at the end of May 17, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	30	21	9	0	.700		164	112	8-5	13-4	6-4	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	35	23	12	0	.657	0.5	192	145	16-3	7-9	8-2	Won 1
New York Yankees	32	19	13	0	.594	3.0	131	115	11-4	8-9	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	32	16	16	0	.500	6.0	135	135	9-4	7-12	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	33	15	18	0	.455	7.5	174	157	9-6	6-12	4-6	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	32	13	19	0	.406	9.0	133	182	6-9	7-10	4-6	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	32	13	19	0	.406	9.0	130	163	9-8	4-11	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	34	22	12	0	.647		113	103	13-5	9-7	3-7	Lost 2
California Angels	33	19	14	0	.576	2.5	145	124	12-7	7-7	5-5	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	32	18	14	0	.562	3.0	138	133	11-4	7-10	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	31	16	15	0	.516	4.5	120	125	11-7	5-8	6-4	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	35	12	23	0	.343	10.5	162	171	5-10	7-13	4-6	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	30	10	20	0	.333	10.0	115	142	8-10	2-10	3-7	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	37	12	25	0	.324	11.5	135	180	7-12	5-13	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	31	17	14	0	.548		149	114	13-6	4-8	4-6	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	33	18	15	0	.545		143	128	10-7	8-8	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	33	16	17	0	.485	2.0	124	146	6-7	10-10	4-6	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	33	14	19	0	.424	4.0	130	154	8-7	6-12	3-7	Lost 3
New York Mets	36	15	21	0	.417	4.5	124	143	6-11	9-10	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	36	14	22	0	.389	5.5	141	145	9-9	5-13	2-8	Lost 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	34	22	12	0	.647		130	116	12-6	10-6	9-1	Won 7
Los Angeles Dodgers	35	21	14	0	.600	1.5	189	134	11-7	10-7	5-5	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	35	20	15	0	.571	2.5	180	164	10-7	10-8	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	32	16	16	0	.500	5.0	118	127	10-5	6-11	6-4	Won 5
San Diego Padres	34	16	18	0	.471	6.0	116	135	10-7	6-11	6-4	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	32	13	19	0	.406	8.0	94	132	9-9	4-10	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 9, Angels 6 at Chicago (night game):
The White Sox took advantage of Nolan Ryan's wildness to snap their four-game losing streak, downing the Angels, 9-6. A triple by Ralph Garr followed by a single by Don Kessinger gave the Sox a run in the first inning and they added another in the second on a single by Bob Molinaro, walks to Eric Soderholm and Bill Nahorodny and Garr's infield groundout. Nahorodny and Jorge Orta hit two-run homers during a five-run eighth inning. The Angels scored five in the ninth, the key blows being a two-run single by Carney Lansford and two-run triple by Ike Hampton.

Indians 5, Yankees 4 at Cleveland (night game):
Reliever Sid Monge hurled one-hit ball for 6 2/3 innings, enabling the Indians to come from behind and beat the Yankees, 5-4, in 10 innings. Rick Manning was the offensive star for the Tribe, driving in a pair of runs with a single in the fourth frame, scoring the tying run in the seventh and driving home the winning tally in the 10th. With two out in the overtime frame, Paul Dade slapped a triple to the right field fence and Manning followed with a single to right.

Tigers 5, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
Jason Thompson belted a two-run homer and Ron LeFlore collected four hits including a solo round-tripper, to power the Tigers to their fourth consecutive victory, 5-3, over the Brewers. LeFlore hit his circuit clout in the third inning. Thompson's blast came with two out in the seventh after LeFlore had doubled. Lance Parrish gave the Tigers insurance with a solo homer in the eighth. Winner Jack Billingham yielded solo homers to Sixto Lezcano in the second and to Gorman Thomas in the fifth, bringing the Brewers' major league-leading total to 45.

Rangers 4, A's 3 at Texas (night game):
Jim Sundberg's third hit of the game, a single in the eighth inning, drove in Al Oliver and gave the Rangers a 4-3 triumph over the A's. Oliver doubled with one out and after Richie Zisk was intentionally walked, Elias Sosa relieved John Henry Johnson on the mound forthe A's. Sundberg then smacked Sosa's first pitch for a hit to score Oliver. Sundberg stretched his hitting streak to 16 games, longest in the A.L. this year. The Rangers scored three times in the first on a double by Bert Campaneris, single by Oliver, walk to Zisk, single by Sundberg and sacrifice fly by Juan Beniquez. A single by Mitchell Page and triple by Mario Guerrero scored a run for the A's in the first and a two-run homer by Wayne Gross tied the game in the second.

Astros 2, Phillies 1 at Houston (night game):
A throwing error by catcher Bob Boone gave the Astros two runs and that was all they needed to subdue the Phillies, 2-1. The error came after the Astros loaded the bases with one out in the third inning on a walk to Joe Ferguson, double by Roger Metzger and walk to Terry Puhl. Enos Cabell then grounded to third and Mike Schmidt threw home to force Ferguson. But Boone's relay to first in an attempt for a double play went into right field and two runs scored. A double by Richie Hebner drove in the Phillies' run in the fourth. Joaquin Andujar allowed the Phils two hits in five innings but left the game with a rib cage tear after throwing one pitch in the sixth. Tom Dixon earned the save with four scoreless innings of relief. The victory was the fifth straight for the Astros, while the Phillies took their fifth loss in last the six games.

Dodgers 10, Pirates 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Tommy John doubled home two runs in his own behalf to highlight a five-run, fourth-inning outburst and Davey Lopes and Ron Cey added two-run homers in leading the Dodgers to a 10-1 rout of the Pirates. John and Steve Yeager each drove in a pair of runs in the fourth frame when the Dodgers sent 10 men to the plate. Lopes hit a two-run homer in the third and Cey added a two-run shot in the seventh. Lee Lacy also homered for the Dodgers in the eighth as a pinch-hitter for Lopes.

Expos 5, Reds 4 at Montreal (night game):
A wild pitch lifted the Expos to a 5-4 triumph over the Reds. With the score tied, 4-4, Dave Cash led off the bottom of the 11th inning for the Expos with a single and went to second when center fielder George Foster bobbled the ball. After Andre Dawson received an intentional walk, Gary Carter attempted a sacrifice bunt but forced Cash at third. Ellis Valentine then hit into a forceout of Carter at second with Dawson moving to third. With Tony Perez at bat, Red reliever Dale Murray uncorked a wild pitch which brought Dawson home with the winning run. A two-run homer by Johnny Bench capped a four-run first-inning explosion by the Reds, but the Expos tied the contest with four in the seventh, three coming in on a homer by Warren Cromartie.

[DH] Braves 2, Mets 1 (night game) / Mets 3, Braves 1 at New York (night game):
The Braves and Mets split a pair of games, Atlanta winning the first, 2-1, and Mets taking the second, 3-1. In the lidlifter, Jerry Royster's single with two out in the 10th inning drove across the winning run as Phil Niekro went all the way on a four-hitter. Biff Pocoroba led off the 10th with a single and two outs later, Niekro advanced him to second with a base hit to left. Royster then greeted reliever Skip Lockwood with a line single down the left field line that delivered Pocoroba with the winning run. In the nightcap, Nino Espinosa's six-hit pitching stopped the Braves. The Mets got two runs in the second inning on a single by Steve Henderson, walk to Ron Hodges and singles by Doug Flynn and Lenny Randle. A single by Willie Montanez and Henderson's double added an insurance tally in the third.

Padres 5, Cardinals 2 at San Diego (day game):
A four-run third inning enabled the Padres to defeat the Cardinals, 5-2, handing the Redbirds their seventh straight loss. Singles by Rick Sweet and Chuck Baker opened the Padres' outburst. Bob Shirley hit a chopper to the mound and when Eric Rasmussen threw wildly to first, Sweet scored. Baker and Shirley advanced an extra base on the error and both crossed the plate on a single by Gene Richards. A double by Bill Almon then drove in Richards. The loss was the Cardinals' ninth straight at San Diego Stadium.

Giants 9, Cubs 5 at San Francisco (day game):
The Giants romped to their seventh consecutive victory, 9-5, over the Cubs, as Larry Herndon and Darrell Evans each drove in a pair of runs and Jack Clark and Mike Ivie hit solo homers. Vida Blue got credit for his sixth straight win after a season-opening loss. The ace lefty struck out 11 in seven innings and was lifted after making 121 pitches on a warm afternoon. The Giants jumped to a 4-1 lead in the first frame. Evans drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Herndon two with a bases-loaded single. The fourth tally came across on a wild pitch. Clark hit a round-tripper in the second stanza and Ivie got his in the third. Evans got his second RBI with a single in the sixth for the Giants' final run.