MLB standings through games of May 21, 1978

MLB standings at the end of May 21, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	35	23	12	0	.657		188	141	10-7	13-5	6-4	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	39	25	14	0	.641		213	162	16-3	9-11	6-4	Won 1
New York Yankees	37	23	14	0	.622	1.0	166	133	11-4	12-10	7-3	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	37	18	19	0	.486	6.0	149	152	11-7	7-12	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	37	18	19	0	.486	6.0	191	176	12-7	6-12	6-4	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	37	16	21	0	.432	8.0	150	196	7-9	9-12	5-5	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	37	14	23	0	.378	10.0	148	198	10-11	4-12	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	39	24	15	0	.615		133	124	15-7	9-8	4-6	Won 1
California Angels	37	21	16	0	.568	2.0	166	138	12-7	9-9	3-7	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	36	19	17	0	.528	3.5	155	152	12-7	7-10	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	36	19	17	0	.528	3.5	143	148	12-7	7-10	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	39	15	24	0	.385	9.0	181	188	5-10	10-14	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	35	12	23	0	.343	10.0	135	167	8-11	4-12	3-7	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	41	14	27	0	.341	11.0	154	197	9-14	5-13	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	35	19	16	0	.543		174	133	13-6	6-10	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	36	19	17	0	.528	0.5	143	152	9-7	10-10	6-4	Won 3
Montreal Expos	37	18	19	0	.486	2.0	148	149	10-11	8-8	3-7	Lost 4
Pittsburgh Pirates	36	17	19	0	.472	2.5	148	157	8-7	9-12	4-6	Won 3
New York Mets	40	18	22	0	.450	3.5	146	167	9-12	9-10	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	39	14	25	0	.359	7.0	147	164	9-9	5-16	0-10	Lost 10

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	37	23	14	0	.622		143	130	12-6	11-8	8-2	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	38	23	15	0	.605	0.5	203	147	13-8	10-7	6-4	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	40	24	16	0	.600	0.5	200	182	13-8	11-8	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	36	18	18	0	.500	4.5	146	141	12-7	6-11	7-3	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	38	17	21	0	.447	6.5	132	152	10-7	7-14	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	36	14	22	0	.389	8.5	107	163	9-9	5-13	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 3, Indians 0 (day game) / Indians 3, Orioles 2 at Cleveland (day game):
Scott McGregor tossed the first major league shutout of his career as the Orioles won the first game of a doubleheader, 3-0, but the Indians came back for a 3-2 victory in the second game. In the opener, Andres Mora began the Oriole fifth with a single and took third on a single by Doug DeCinces. After Mark Belanger walked to fill the bases, Dave Skaggs bounced into a double play as one run scored. The second tally came across on a single by Carlos Lopez. The Indians made three second-inning runs stand up in the nightcap. A leadoff triple by Johnny Grubb triggered the outburst. After Grubb's blow, Willie Horton walked and Ron Hassey hit a groundout on which Grubb scored. Successive two-out singles by Tom Veryzer, Rick Manning and Jim Norris then produced two more runs.

[DH] Tigers 2, Red Sox 1 (day game) / Red Sox 9, Tigers 3 at Detroit (night game):
Jason Thompson's 11th homer of the season snapped a 1-1 tie and lifted the Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox in the first game of a doubleheader. The Red Sox pounded out a 9-3 triumph in the second game with reserve catcher Bob Montgomery getting his first four hits of the year and driving in four runs. In the opener, Thompson's homer pinned Bill Lee with his first loss in seven decisions. Montgomery singled home a run in the fourth inning of the nightcap and Rick Burleson followed with a triple as the Red Sox scored three times to break a 1-1 tie. The Sox added three more tallies in the fifth, two on Montgomery's second single and the other on Fred Lynn's sacrifice fly. Montgomery tripled home the final Boston run in the ninth.

Twins 3, Royals 2 at Kansas City (day game):
Raising his batting average to .407, Rod Carew stroked three hits, knocked in two runs and scored another to pace the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Royals. Carew doubled in the fourth inning and scored on a single by Dan Ford. After a single by Bob Randall and double by Willie Norwood in the sixth, Carew batted them home with a triple. The Royals' runs were driven in on a second-inning triple by Al Cowens and fourth-inning single by Darrell Porter.

Brewers 2, Angels 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
A two-out single by Cecil Cooper in the ninth inning for his fourth hit of the game gave the Brewers a 2-1 triumph over the Angels. Gorman Thomas led off the inning with a walk and advanced on a sacrifice. Dick Davis grounded out, Thomas holding second. Paul Molitor was given an intentional walk and both runners moved up on a passed ball. Thomas then scored on Cooper's liner to center. Ron Fairly staked the Angels to a 1-0 lead with a leadoff homer in the fourth, but the Brewers tied the score on a single by Cooper, a groundout and single by Ben Oglivie. Cooper's ninth-inning single made a winner of Lary Sorensen, who pitched a five-hitter.

[DH] White Sox 6, A's 2 (day game) / A's 8, White Sox 0 at Oakland (day game):
Mitchell Page drove in five runs with a homer, two doubles and a single and rookie lefty John Henry Johnson pitched his second shutout as the A's won the second game of a doubleheader, 8-0, after losing the first game to the White Sox, 6-2. The White Sox trailed, 2-1, going into the eighth inning of the lidlifter when Lamar Johnson drew a base on balls, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Junior Moore. After Henry Cruz forced Moore, singles by Don Kessinger and Eric Soderholm put the Sox ahead, 3-2. A double by Jorge Orta and homer by Johnson added three insurance runs in the ninth. In the nightcap, Page homered for two runs in the first inning, got his third RBI with a fifth inning double and plated two more mates with a sixth-inning double.

Rangers 5, Mariners 4 at Seattle (day game):
The Rangers came from behind to post a 5-4 decision over the Mariners. With two out and the score tied, 4-4, in the ninth inning, Mike Hargrove walked and was replaced by pinch-runner Toby Harrah, who stole second. A double by Al Oliver down the left field foul line scored Harrah. Texas tied the score in the eighth on a steal of home by pinch-runner Bobby Thompson. Richie Zisk drew a two-out base on balls and was replaced by Thompson, who took third on a single by John Lowenstein. The runners then worked a double steal with Thompson scoring to make it 4-4. Bob Stinson accounted for all the Seattle runs with two homers. Jim Sundberg had two hits for the Rangers and stretched his batting streak to 21 games, tying him with Los Angeles' Steve Garvey for the longest in the majors this season.

[DH] Yankees 2, Blue Jays 1 (day game) / Yankees 9, Blue Jays 1 at Toronto (day game):
The Yankees swept a doubleheader from the Blue Jays, winning the opener, 2-1, on Cliff Johnson's two-run homer and pounding three pitchers for 14 hits in a 9-1 rout in the nightcap. Johnson, who has eight homers off Toronto pitching since coming into the league last season, blasted his round-tripper following a one-out single by Chris Chambliss in the second inning. In the nightcap, Thurman Munson sparked the Yankee attack with a single, double and homer, driving in four runs.

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2 at Chicago (day game):
The Cubs finished the three-game series sweep by handing the Cardinals their 10th consecutive defeat, 3-2. With score tied, 2-2, Manny Trillo began the eighth inning with a base on balls and advanced to second on an infield out. Dave Rader then doubled into the left field corner to produce the deciding counter. The Cubs scored twice in the first inning on singles by Ivan DeJesus and Bill Buckner, a throwing error by Card right fielder Jim Dwyer and RBI single by Dave Kingman. Run-scoring singles by Ted Simmons in the fourth and Garry Templeton in the fifth tied the score for the Redbirds.

[DH] Padres 7, Reds 2 (day game) / Reds 1, Padres 0 at Cincinnati (day game):
A wild pitch enabled the Reds to salvage the second game of a doubleheader, 1-0, after the Padres had captured the opening game, 7-2. The Reds donated five unearned runs to the Padres in the first game. Four tallies crossed the plate in the sixth inning on errors by third baseman Pete Rose and catcher Johnny Bench, an intentional walk, a two-run pinch-hit double by George Hendrick and RBI single by Dave Winfield. Rick Auerbach opened the fifth inning of the nightcap by being hit by a pitch. One out later, singles by Rose and Ken Griffey loaded the bases. After Dan Driessen flied out, Padre pitcher John D'Acquisto let loose with a wild pitch for the game's only run.

Braves 6, Astros 4 at Houston (day game):
The Braves ended their scoring drought to upend the Astros, 6-4. A homer by Gary Matthews in the first snapped a 21-inning scoreless streak for the Braves. An RBI double by Art Howe got the Astros even in the second stanza, but the Braves scored four times in the fourth. Singles by Dale Murphy and Darrel Chaney and a walk to Rod Gilbreath the loaded bases and Phil Niekro delivered one run with a sacrifice fly. Jerry Royster then tripled home two more tallies and scored himself on a throwing error by Howe.

Dodgers 4, Giants 1 at Los Angeles (day game):
The Dodgers crept to within a half-game of first place in the N. L. West by defeating the Giants, 4-1. After a bases-loaded walk in the first inning accounted for an initial run, the Dodgers upped their lead to 3-0 in the third on a two-run homer by Lee Lacy. The final Dodger marker came in the fifth on a round-tripper by Ron Cey. A homer by Jack Clark in the seventh produced the Giants' lone tally.

Pirates 7, Expos 0 at Montreal (day game):
The Pirates blanked the Expos, 7-0, behind the combined six-hit pitching of John Candelaria and Kent Tekulve. The scoring began in the sixth inning when Omar Moreno hit a homer. The Pirates added two runs in the seventh on a single by Phil Garner, double by Steve Brye and single by Duffy Dyer. Rennie Stennett hit the first grand slam homer of his career in the ninth to complete the scoring.

Mets 6, Phillies 5 at New York (day game):
The Mets spotted the Phillies a lead of five runs and then came back for a 6-5 triumph in 10 innings. With the score tied, 5-5, Lee Mazzilli reached first on an infield hit with two out and Steve Henderson stroked a double to left to plate Mazzilli.