MLB standings through games of June 9, 1978

MLB standings at the end of June 9, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	56	37	19	0	.661		286	221	22-4	15-15	6-4	Won 1
New York Yankees	54	32	22	0	.593	4.0	232	186	16-7	16-15	3-7	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	53	30	23	0	.566	5.5	238	199	15-10	15-13	6-4	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	55	30	25	0	.545	6.5	216	245	12-12	18-13	9-1	Won 8
Milwaukee Brewers	53	27	26	0	.509	8.5	263	239	17-11	10-15	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	52	24	28	0	.462	11.0	202	225	13-10	11-18	4-6	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	52	19	33	0	.365	16.0	200	264	13-15	6-18	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	56	32	24	0	.571		192	184	20-13	12-11	5-5	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	53	28	25	0	.528	2.5	207	206	18-11	10-14	5-5	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	52	27	25	0	.519	3.0	241	219	16-9	11-16	4-6	Lost 4
California Angels	55	28	27	0	.509	3.5	228	227	17-14	11-13	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	53	24	29	0	.453	6.5	216	221	13-13	11-16	9-1	Won 5
Minnesota Twins	54	21	33	0	.389	10.0	239	254	7-15	14-18	4-6	Lost 4
Seattle Mariners	58	19	39	0	.328	14.0	218	288	13-22	6-17	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	52	31	21	0	.596		220	205	18-8	13-13	7-3	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	50	29	21	0	.580	1.0	241	185	22-7	7-14	9-1	Won 7
Montreal Expos	55	31	24	0	.564	1.5	248	199	20-13	11-11	8-2	Won 5
New York Mets	57	27	30	0	.474	6.5	219	244	14-18	13-12	4-6	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	52	24	28	0	.462	7.0	203	233	13-11	11-17	5-5	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	58	22	36	0	.379	12.0	198	235	12-17	10-19	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	53	32	21	0	.604		206	175	17-7	15-14	4-6	Lost 4
Cincinnati Reds	57	34	23	0	.596		278	252	17-10	17-13	5-5	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	55	28	27	0	.509	5.0	280	230	15-9	13-18	2-8	Lost 3
Houston Astros	52	23	29	0	.442	8.5	190	208	16-13	7-16	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	54	23	31	0	.426	9.5	180	224	13-10	10-21	3-7	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	53	20	33	0	.377	12.0	172	245	12-12	8-21	3-7	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 3, Angels 1 at California (night game):
The Angels' strategy in walking Cliff Johnson intentionally with two out in the ninth inning backfired when Bucky Dent tagged Frank Tanana for a two-run single to win the game for the Yankees, 3-1. Tanana retired the first 11 batters in succession before Thurman Munson smashed a homer in the fourth to end the Yankee catcher's 0-for-35 record in previous efforts against the Angels' southpaw. The Angels tied the score against Ed Figueroa in the fifth. Dave Chalk singled, took third on a single by Brian Downing and crossed the plate when Ken Landreaux grounded into a forceout of Downing. In the Yankee ninth, Chris Chambliss doubled with one out. After Graig Nettles was retired, the move that beat the Angels followed with the pass to Johnson and single by Dent.

Indians 7, Twins 3 at Cleveland (night game):
Strong relief by Jim Kern enabled David Clyde to gain his fourth straight victory as the Indians snapped out of a 21-inning scoreless streak to defeat the Twins, 7-3. The Indians ended their drouth by pushing over three runs in the second on a bases-loaded walk to Rick Manning, sacrifice fly by Tom Veryzer and single by Paul Dade. Three more runs in the sixth made it 6-1 before Clyde was lifted in the seventh after the Twins counted twice on a single by Craig Kusick, triple by Larry Wolfe and single by Butch Wynegar. Mike Paxton took over and loaded the bases, but Kern relieved and retired the next three batters to quell the threat.

Tigers 3, Royals 2 at Detroit (night game):
Jack Billingham allowed only two hits before weakening in the ninth inning, but John Hiller relieved and saved the Tigers' 3-2 victory over the Royals. After the Royals picked up an unearned run in the first, the Tigers went ahead in the second when Jason Thompson was safe on an error by George Brett and Aurelio Rodriguez homered. Lance Parrish walked in the fourth and scored what proved to be the deciding run on singles by John Wockenfuss and Alan Trammell. Billingham departed in the ninth after giving up a walk and the third hit off his deliveries. Hiller retired the side at the expense of only one run on a sacrifice fly by Al Cowens.

Brewers 3, Blue Jays 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
With none out in the 10th inning, the Brewers put together successive singles by Cecil Cooper, Larry Hisle and Ben Oglivie, with pinch-runner Jim Gantner scoring, to beat the Blue Jays, 3-2. The Brewers counted their initial run on a pass to Sixto Lezcano in the first. The Blue Jays in turn filled the sacks in the sixth and went ahead with two runs on groundouts by Roy Howell and Rico Carty, but the Brewers tied the score in their half on singles by Oglivie and Lezcano and an infield out by Sal Bando.

Orioles 5, A's 3 at Oakland (night game):
Mike Flanagan pitched a three-hitter and received homer support from Eddie Murray and Rick Dempsey as the Orioles ran their winning streak to eight games with a 5-3 victory over the A's. Murray hit his homer after a single by Billy Smith in the fourth. Dempsey's round-tripper in the fifth was followed by another run when Kiko Garcia singled, stole second and scored on a single by Smith. A pair of walks and a pinch-double by Gary Alexander produced two runs for the A's in the seventh, but the Orioles assured their victory with a run in the eighth on a walk and singles by Doug DeCinces and Murray before the A's fell short with a tally in their half of the inning.

Red Sox 3, Mariners 2 at Seattle (night game):
Scattering nine hits, Luis Tiant raised his record to 5-0 when the Red Sox edged the Mariners, 3-2. Jerry Remy knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly in the third inning and Carl Yastrzemski plated a tally with a single in the eighth before the Mariners nicked Tiant for a tally in their half of the eighth on a triple by Julio Cruz and an infield out by Craig Reynolds. Fred Lynn walked in the ninth, stole second and counted what proved to be the deciding run on a single by Dwight Evans to enable Tiant to survive a homer by Bruce Bochte in the Mariners' half.

White Sox 4, Rangers 3 at Texas (night game):
The White Sox rallied for three runs in the sixth inning and defeated the Rangers, 4-3, for their fifth straight victory. A homer by Al Oliver helped the Rangers take a 3-1 lead before the White Sox opened the sixth with a run on a single by Ralph Garr, double by Bob Molinaro and sacrifice fly by Jim Breazeale. Henry Cruz and Ron Blomberg then drew walks from Doc Medich to load the bases and Bill Nahorodny followed with the decisive single, driving in two runs.

Cubs 5, Padres 0 at Chicago (day game):
Calling it the "best game" of his career, Dennis Lamp yielded only one hit while pitching the Cubs to a 5-0 victory over the Padres. Gene Richards singled with two out in sixth inning for the Padres' only safety. Dave Kingman started Lamp on the way to victory by smashing a two-run homer in the first. Lamp helped clinch his own decision by batting in two runs with a pair of singles.

Expos 10, Dodgers 9 at Montreal (day game):
The first grand slam of Larry Parrish's career helped the Expos overcome the Dodgers, 10-9, for their fifth straight victory. The Dodgers counted twice on a homer by Reggie Smith in the first inning and made it 5-0 with three runs on one hit and three errors in the third. The Expos, after rallying for four runs in their half of the third, exploded against Tommy John and Bobby Castillo for six runs in the fourth. Warren Cromartie was hit by a pitch and scored on a double by Tony Perez. Ellis Valentine walked and Gary Carter singled Perez home, leading to the exit of John. Castillo passed Andre Dawson intentionally to load the bases before Parrish came to the plate and hit his grand slam.

Mets 3, Giants 2 at New York (night game):
After hitting a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, Willie Montanez singled to cap a two-run rally in the eighth as the Mets defeated the Giants, 3-2. Lee Mazzilli walked and scored on a double by Steve Henderson to tie the game at 2-2 before Montanez hit his single for the deciding tally.

Phillies 6, Braves 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Greg Luzinski drove in three runs with two homers to clinch matters for the Phillies, who defeated the Braves, 6-1 for their seventh straight victory. The Phillies actually decided the outcome in the first inning when they loaded the bases on three walks and Richie Hebner drove in two runs with a single. Biff Pocoroba homered for the Braves in the second, but Luzinski then swung into action, hitting his first homer of the game in the third and connecting again in the fifth after Mike Schmidt had driven in a run with a single.

Pirates 11, Reds 9 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Coming from far behind, the Pirates wiped out a seven-run deficit and rallied to defeat the Reds, 11-9. George Foster hit a three-run homer in the first inning to pace the Reds, who built up an 8-1 lead before the Pirates erupted for four runs in the sixth and six more in the seventh. Bill Robinson, who hit three doubles and a single, drove in one run in the sixth and two in the seventh. Willie Stargell had a two-run single in the sixth and a run-scoring double in the seventh. The Pirates got a break when Paul Moskau, who was pitching a five-hitter for the Reds, had to leave the game with a stiff shoulder after five innings. Dave Tomlin, Pedro Borbon and Doug Bair all failed in relief for the Reds.

Astros 11, Cardinals 7 at St. Louis (night game):
The Cardinals celebrated the 25th anniversary of Anheuser-Busch's ownership of the club with a gala pre-game program but then disappointed the crowd of 45,487 with a sad-sack performance in an 11-7 loss to the Astros. Jose Cruz led the Astros' 14-hit attack with two triples and two singles, driving in five runs. After the Cards tied the score at 4-4 in the fourth inning, the Astros broke away with four runs in the fifth, counting one run on a single by Cesar Cedeno, another on an error by Ken Reitz and two on a pinch-single by Denny Walling. Cruz hit his second triple of the game with the bases loaded in the eighth.