MLB standings through games of June 6, 1978

MLB standings at the end of June 6, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	55	36	19	0	.655		283	219	22-4	14-15	6-4	Lost 3
New York Yankees	52	30	22	0	.577	4.5	220	184	16-7	14-15	3-7	Lost 4
Detroit Tigers	51	28	23	0	.549	6.0	227	196	14-10	14-13	4-6	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	54	29	25	0	.537	6.5	211	242	12-12	17-13	9-1	Won 7
Milwaukee Brewers	51	26	25	0	.510	8.0	259	229	16-10	10-15	5-5	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	51	23	28	0	.451	11.0	195	222	12-10	11-18	4-6	Lost 4
Toronto Blue Jays	51	19	32	0	.373	15.0	198	261	13-15	6-17	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	52	31	21	0	.596		180	165	19-10	12-11	6-4	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	49	27	22	0	.551	2.5	233	208	16-9	11-13	7-3	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	50	26	24	0	.520	4.0	196	196	16-10	10-14	5-5	Won 2
California Angels	51	26	25	0	.510	4.5	213	215	17-13	9-12	1-9	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	50	21	29	0	.420	9.0	202	214	13-13	8-16	9-1	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	51	21	30	0	.412	9.5	232	237	7-13	14-17	4-6	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	56	19	37	0	.339	14.0	215	276	13-20	6-17	3-7	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	49	29	20	0	.592		199	195	16-7	13-13	7-3	Won 5
Philadelphia Phillies	48	27	21	0	.562	1.5	230	180	20-7	7-14	8-2	Won 5
Montreal Expos	51	27	24	0	.529	3.0	222	186	16-13	11-11	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	55	25	30	0	.455	7.0	213	240	12-18	13-12	4-6	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	51	23	28	0	.451	7.0	192	224	12-11	11-17	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	55	21	34	0	.382	11.0	189	218	11-15	10-19	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	51	32	19	0	.627		200	167	17-7	15-12	5-5	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	54	33	21	0	.611	0.5	259	225	17-10	16-11	6-4	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	52	28	24	0	.538	4.5	268	213	15-9	13-15	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	51	23	28	0	.451	9.0	177	207	13-10	10-18	4-6	Lost 1
Houston Astros	51	22	29	0	.431	10.0	179	201	16-13	6-16	3-7	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	50	19	31	0	.380	12.5	165	237	12-12	7-19	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 8, Angels 6 at California (night game):
Unleashing a 15-hit attack, the Orioles made their record 8-1 on the current road trip by the downing the Angels, 8-6. Larry Harlow had three singles, stole three bases and scored twice. His key hit was a drag bunt single in the fifth with the score tied, 2-2. Harlow then stole second and scored on a single by Eddie Murray. Singles by Ken Singleton and Lee May loaded the bases and Pat Kelly capped the inning with a two-run single. The Angels' loss was their ninth in the last 10 games, including four of five under new manager Jim Fregosi. Nolan Ryan lost for the third straight time as his ERA soared to 4.15.

White Sox 3, Indians 0 at Cleveland (night game):
Getting their second straight shutout against the Indians, the White Sox posted a 3-0 victory behind the seven-hit hurling of Francisco Barrios. The White Sox got two runs in the fourth. Wayne Nordhagen walked to open the frame, moved to second on a single by Lamar Johnson and the runners advanced on a wild pitch. Nordhagen scored on a passed ball and Johnson counted on a double by Jorge Orta. An infield single by Bob Molinaro plated Junior Moore with final the Chisox tally in the ninth.

Brewers 5, Tigers 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
A two-run homer by Gorman Thomas highlighted the Brewers' 5-1 thumping of the Tigers. Thomas doubled in the second and fourth innings before slamming his homer in the sixth after a walk to Ben Oglivie. The Brewers' first two tallies came in the opening frame on successive singles by Paul Molitor, Robin Yount and Cecil Cooper and a double-play grounder by Larry Hisle. Molitor led off the third inning with a home run. Lary Sorensen pitched his seventh complete game.

A's 7, Red Sox 1 at Oakland (night game):
Stretching their lead in the A. L. West to 2½ games, the A's throttled the Red Sox, 7-1, taking advantage of Boston misplays. Six of their seven runs were unearned as the result of three errors by third baseman Butch Hobson and one by shortstop Rick Burleson. Two throwing errors by Hobson, sandwiched around a single by Gary Alexander, netted the A's two runs in the second inning. Hobson's third error prolonged the sixth inning and Taylor Duncan followed with a three-run homer.

Mariners 4, Yankees 3 at Seattle (night game):
Continuing to torment the world champions, the lowly Mariners beat the Yankees, 4-3, for the second straight day. The score was 3-3 when Juan Bernhardt led off the bottom of the ninth with a double off the glove of Reggie Jackson who was attempting a shoestring catch. Jose Baez ran for Bernhardt and scored when second baseman Willie Randolph, covering first on a sacrifice bunt, dropped the throw from pitcher Rich Gossage. The Mariners had an early 3-0 lead, but the Yankees came back and finally tied the score in the seventh on a solo homer by Jim Spencer.

Rangers 2, Royals 1 at Texas (night game):
A homer by Bobby Bonds was the decisive blow as Fergie Jenkins outdueled Dennis Leonard, giving the Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Royals. The Texans got on the board in the third inning on a double by Juan Beniquez and single by Bump Wills. After a homer by George Brett tied the game in the fourth, Bonds connected in the fifth, sending the ball deep into the left field seats.

Cubs 9, Astros 4 at Chicago (day game):
A grand-slam home run by Dave Kingman was the big blow as the Cubs posted a 9-4 victory over the Astros. A bases-loaded situation was set up in the sixth inning by an intentional base on balls. A single by Dave Roberts and walk to Ivan DeJesus sent Astro starter Joaquin Andujar to the showers in favor of Oscar Zamora. A double by Greg Gross plated Roberts and after Larry Blittner received an intentional pass to load the sacks, Kingman unloaded his seventh career grand slam.

Expos 4, Padres 0 at Montreal (night game):
The Padres led the Expos, 2-0, after six innings when the game was suspended because of a power failure. The contest was resumed prior to the regularly-scheduled game of June 7.

Dodgers 8, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
A four-run rally in the fourth inning triggered the Dodgers to an 8-2 thumping of the Mets, ending a five-game losing streak. Reggie Smith started the Dodgers' big inning with a one-out single and, after Ron Cey walked, a double by Steve Garvey scored both runners. Rick Monday followed with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Steve Yeager. The Dodgers scored twice more in the sixth on a fielder's choice groundout by Doug Rau and bunt single by Davey Lopes. Lopes doubled home a run in the eighth and Smith hit a solo homer in the ninth.

Phillies 7, Giants 6 at Philadelphia (night game):
Overcoming an early 5-0 deficit, the Phillies toppled the Giants, 7-6, with Greg Luzinski driving in the tying and winning runs with a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning. The left fielder's single capped a three-run rally and was preceded by a walk to Jim Morrison, single by pinch-hitter Jerry Martin, infield hit by Larry Bowa, a double steal and a walk to Mike Schmidt. Bill Madlock rapped three hits and scored three runs to help the Giants to their early lead.

Pirates 4, Braves 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Returning to the lineup just three days after suffering a bone chip in the middle finger of his left hand, Dave Parker tripled home one run and scored two others to spark the Pirates to a 4-2 decision over the Braves. The triple came in the first inning and drove in Phil Garner, who had walked. Parker then scored on a single by Willie Stargell. After the Braves tied the game at 2-2 on a home run by Dale Murphy in the second stanza, the Pirates went ahead in the fourth on a double by Ed Ott and single by Mario Mendoza. In the fifth, Parker singled, stole second and came home on a single by Bill Robinson.

Cardinals 4, Reds 1 at St. Louis (night game):
A four-run outburst in the first inning and steady pitching by John Denny enabled the Cardinals to upend the Reds, 4-1. In the first, with the bases full on three walks, a single by Jerry Morales drove in two runs. A single by Garry Templeton added another run and Morales then scored the fourth run of the inning on a wild pitch. The Redbirds didn't have a runner reach base again until Lou Brock singled in the eighth.