MLB standings through games of May 24, 1978

MLB standings at the end of May 24, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	42	27	15	0	.643		227	170	16-3	11-12	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	38	24	14	0	.632	1.0	191	146	10-7	14-7	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	38	24	14	0	.632	1.0	176	134	12-4	12-10	7-3	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	39	20	19	0	.513	5.5	201	179	12-7	8-12	7-3	Won 4
Cleveland Indians	38	18	20	0	.474	7.0	150	162	11-7	7-13	4-6	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	40	18	22	0	.450	8.0	155	199	9-10	9-12	5-5	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	40	15	25	0	.375	11.0	156	212	11-13	4-12	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	39	23	16	0	.590		175	143	14-7	9-9	5-5	Won 2
Oakland A's	41	24	17	0	.585		136	134	15-9	9-8	3-7	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	40	21	19	0	.525	2.5	170	174	12-7	9-12	4-6	Won 2
Texas Rangers	39	20	19	0	.513	3.0	148	157	12-7	8-12	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	42	17	25	0	.405	7.5	190	193	7-11	10-14	7-3	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	45	16	29	0	.356	10.0	176	212	11-16	5-13	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	37	12	25	0	.324	10.0	140	176	8-11	4-14	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	37	20	17	0	.541		149	156	10-7	10-10	7-3	Won 4
Philadelphia Phillies	36	19	17	0	.528	0.5	178	139	13-6	6-11	3-7	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	40	20	20	0	.500	1.5	157	154	11-11	9-9	3-7	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	39	18	21	0	.462	3.0	159	174	9-8	9-13	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	42	19	23	0	.452	3.5	158	176	9-12	10-11	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	41	15	26	0	.366	7.0	150	168	10-10	5-16	1-9	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	39	25	14	0	.641		148	132	14-6	11-8	8-2	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	43	26	17	0	.605	1.0	219	192	15-9	11-8	7-3	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	41	24	17	0	.585	2.0	216	160	13-8	11-9	6-4	Lost 2
Houston Astros	38	18	20	0	.474	6.5	148	146	12-7	6-13	6-4	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	41	19	22	0	.463	7.0	145	165	12-8	7-14	6-4	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	39	15	24	0	.385	10.0	117	182	9-9	6-15	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Tigers 3, Orioles 2 (night game) / Orioles 1, Tigers 0 at Baltimore (night game):
Jim Palmer notched his 47th career shutout as the Orioles won the second game of a doubleheader, 1-0, after the Tigers won the opener, 3-2. In the lidlifter, the score was 2-2 going into the top of the ninth when the Tigers began their winning rally with a single by Milt May. Steve Dillard, running for May, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Tim Corcoran and scored on a single up the middle by Aurelio Rodriguez. The only run of the nightcap came on a solo round-tripper by Andres Mora, his first homer of the season.

Angels 4, White Sox 1 at California (night game):
The Angels took over first place in the A.L. West by .005 percentage points with a 4-1 triumph over the White Sox. Chris Knapp, obtained from the White Sox in the Bobby Bonds deal during the winter, improved his record to 6-3. The Angels' four runs came in the first three innings. Bobby Grich homered in the first, Don Baylor connected for the circuit in the second and Dave Chalk and Ron Jackson each had a run-scoring single in the third.

Rangers 3, Twins 2 at Minnesota (night game):
A single by Al Oliver scored Bobby Thompson in the 11th inning, lifting the Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Twins. Thompson was running for Mike Hargrove, who drew a walk from reliever Mike Marshall. Thompson stole second to move into scoring position. The run was the first yielded by Mike Marshall since joining Minnesota. The Twins forced the game into extra innings on a solo homer by Craig Kusick with two out in the ninth.

Brewers 7, A's 1 at Oakland (night game):
Mike Caldwell, pitching his fourth complete game in his last six starts, allowed only six hits as the Brewers bowled over the A's, 7-1. Sal Bando began the Brewers' scoring with an RBI single in the first inning. A two-run double by Sixto Lezcano and two Oakland errors produced four more tallies in the third. A two-run single by Robin Yount in the fifth finished the Brewers' scoring. The result knocked the A's out of first place in the American League West for the first time since April 19. The A's defeat was the 12th in their last 17 games and second straight since Jack McKeon replaced Bobby Winkles as manager of Charlie Finley's athletes.

Royals 6, Mariners 5 at Seattle (night game):
The Royals got two runs in the ninth inning to snare a 6-5 verdict over the Mariners. Juan Bernhardt's solo homer had given the Mariners a 5-4 lead. Singles by Al Cowens and pinch-hitter Joe Lahoud opened the Royals' ninth. After a sacrifice by Frank White, Enrique Romo relieved Jim Todd on the hill for the Mariners and issued an intentional base on balls to Amos Otis. Tom Poquette followed with a grounder to first that scored Cowens with the tying run and a sacrifice fly by Hal McRae knocked in the game-winner.

Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto (night game):
Home runs by Jack Brohamer and Carlton Fisk highlighted the attack as the Red Sox rolled over the Blue Jays, 8-2. Brohamer blasted his round-tripper for a 2-0 lead in the second. Jerry Remy, hitting in his 10th straight game, made it 3-0 with an RBI single in the third. The homer by Fisk came in the sixth after a walk to Fred Lynn.

Cubs 6, Phillies 4 at Chicago (day game):
Extending their winning streak to four games, the Cubs took over first place in the N.L. East with a 6-4 triumph over the Phillies in 10 innings. With two out and nobody on in the bottom of the 10th, Dave Kingman was hit by a pitch and Manny Trillo followed with a drive into the left field bleachers for his first home run of the season. The Cubs trailed, 4-2, going into the bottom of the ninth but tied the game with two out when Steve Ontiveros and Dave Rader singled and Greg Gross tripled.

Reds 5, Braves 4 at Cincinnati (day game):
A bases-loaded walk climaxed a three-run rally to give the Reds a 5-4 decision over the Braves. The Reds trailed, 3-2, when Dave Concepcion and Dan Driessen began the eighth inning with doubles. Adrian Devine replaced starter Jamie Easterly on the hill and, one out later, a single by pinch-hitter Mike Lum drove in Driessen to tie the game. After a sacrifice by Manny Sarmiento, Pete Rose was intentionally walked. Cesar Geronimo then drew a walk to load the bases. Mickey Mahler replaced Devine and walked Joe Morgan to force home the winning run.

Pirates 6, Mets 5 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Scoring two runs in the bottom of the 10th, the Pirates edged the Mets, 6-5. The winning rally began with a pinch-single by Jim Fregosi. Frank Taveras drew a walk and the runners moved up on a sacrifice bunt by Omar Moreno. Rennie Stennett then dropped a single in short right field to score both runners. The contest was a see-saw affair up to that point. The Mets went ahead, 4-3, in the top of the eighth on a two-run homer by Willie Montanez, but Dave Parker tied the game for the Pirates in the bottom of the frame with a two-out RBI double. Montanez' second homer of the evening in the top of the 10th gave the Mets a 5-4 lead.

Padres 9, Dodgers 3 at San Diego (night game):
With Tucker Ashford leading the attack, the Padres enjoyed a 9-3 romp over the Dodgers. Ashford hit a homer in the second inning to boost the Padres to a 3-0 lead and singled in the fifth to drive in two runs after the Padres loaded the bases on a walk, an error and a single by Gene Tenace. Oscar Gamble hit a homer to lead off the third inning for the Padres.

Giants 2, Astros 0 at San Francisco (day game):
Vic Harris, with only one hit in 33 previous at-bats, drove in both runs with a bloop single as the Giants blanked the Astros, 2-0. With one out in the sixth inning, Larry Herndon reached first safely when third baseman Enos Cabell booted his grounder and advanced to second on a groundout. Pinch-hitter Terry Whitfield was given an intentional pass. The runners moved up on a wild pitch and then scored when Harris, batting for winning hurler John Montefusco, dropped his hit into short center field.

Cardinals 2, Expos 0 at St. Louis (night game):
The cellar-dwelling Cardinals, getting two-hit pitching from John Denny, broke their 11-game losing streak with a 2-0 whitewashing of the Expos. Both Cardinal runs were unearned. With two out and two on in the third inning, Expo third baseman Larry Parrish booted a grounder by Ken Reitz on what should have been the side-retiring out. Ted Simmons then bounced a grounder up the middle that drove in the Cardinal runs.