MLB standings through games of June 16, 1978

MLB standings at the end of June 16, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	63	44	19	0	.698		341	240	27-4	17-15	8-2	Won 8
New York Yankees	61	36	25	0	.590	7.0	271	223	20-8	16-17	6-4	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	62	36	26	0	.581	7.5	240	258	16-13	20-13	9-1	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	61	35	26	0	.574	8.0	309	261	20-11	15-15	9-1	Won 9
Detroit Tigers	60	31	29	0	.517	11.5	257	240	16-13	15-16	3-7	Lost 5
Cleveland Indians	58	26	32	0	.448	15.5	225	256	15-11	11-21	3-7	Lost 4
Toronto Blue Jays	61	21	40	0	.344	22.0	225	302	13-19	8-21	2-8	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	59	32	27	0	.542		275	237	19-10	13-17	5-5	Won 4
California Angels	62	32	30	0	.516	1.5	267	264	19-14	13-16	5-5	Won 2
Oakland A's	63	32	31	0	.508	2.0	198	217	20-15	12-16	1-9	Lost 9
Texas Rangers	61	30	31	0	.492	3.0	225	241	19-14	11-17	3-7	Lost 5
Chicago White Sox	60	29	31	0	.483	3.5	240	239	17-14	12-17	8-2	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	60	25	35	0	.417	7.5	265	266	9-15	16-20	4-6	Won 4
Seattle Mariners	65	19	46	0	.292	16.0	242	336	13-24	6-22	1-9	Lost 9

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	58	34	24	0	.586		246	231	19-9	15-15	6-4	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	57	31	26	0	.544	2.5	262	210	23-8	8-18	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	63	32	31	0	.508	4.5	267	235	20-15	12-16	3-7	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	58	27	31	0	.466	7.0	231	256	14-12	13-19	6-4	Won 2
New York Mets	64	28	36	0	.438	9.0	237	273	14-20	14-16	3-7	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	64	23	41	0	.359	14.0	211	275	13-18	10-23	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	60	39	21	0	.650		240	192	22-7	17-14	7-3	Won 7
Cincinnati Reds	63	38	25	0	.603	2.5	295	263	20-11	18-14	5-5	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	62	35	27	0	.565	5.0	317	250	20-9	15-18	7-3	Won 7
Houston Astros	58	26	32	0	.448	12.0	223	237	18-15	8-17	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	62	27	35	0	.435	13.0	207	254	16-13	11-22	4-6	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	59	24	35	0	.407	14.5	203	263	15-13	9-22	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, A's 0 at Baltimore (night game):
Dennis Martinez posted his first major league shutout and Eddie Murray drove in four runs with two homers and a single as the Orioles defeated the A's, 6-0. The victory was the Orioles' 14th in their last 15 games, while the A's went down to their ninth straight loss.

Red Sox 6, Mariners 3 at Boston (night game):
Fred Lynn drove in two runs with a two-out double in the eighth inning and then scored himself on an error as the Red Sox defeated the Mariners, 6-3, for their eighth straight victory. The Red Sox took a 3-0 lead in third, with Lynn hitting a single for one run. The Mariners rallied to tie the score in the eighth, but in the Red Sox half Jerry Remy doubled and, after Jim Rice was retired, Carl Yastrzemski was handed an intentional pass. Dick Pole, pitching for the Mariners, got past Carlton Fisk for the second out, but Lynn then smashed his double. Lynn later scored himself on an error by Craig Reynolds.

Royals 2, White Sox 1 at Chicago (night game):
Amos Otis doubled in the seventh inning and scored on a single by Clint Hurdle to bring the Royals a 2-1 victory over the White Sox, who were stopped on their five-game winning streak. The Royals' initial run counted in the fifth on singles by Hurdle and Al Cowens, plus a sacrifice fly by Freddie Patek. The White Sox tied the score in the sixth with singles by Alan Bannister and Wayne Nordhagen around a sacrifice bunt by Chet Lemon.

Brewers 8, Indians 6 at Cleveland (night game):
A sacrifice fly by Robin Yount scored Larry Hisle with the tie-breaking run in the 10th and Charlie Moore added an insurance marker with a single as the Brewers extended their winning streak to nine games with an 8-6 victory over the Indians. Hisle, who had homered in the fourth, opened the extra frame with a single and took second on a sacrifice by Ben Oglivie. After a wild pitch and a walk to Sixto Lezcano, Yount flied deep to right field, Hisle scoring after the catch. Gorman Thomas walked, moving Lezcano to second in position to come home on Moore's single.

Twins 5, Tigers 2 at Minnesota (night game):
Darrell Jackson, a 22-year-old lefthander who had a nine-inning no-hitter to his credit with Orlando (Southern) this season, made his first major league start and received credit for the Twins' 5-2 victory over the Tigers. Jackson pitched 7 1/3 innings and allowed only one run in the fifth on singles by lance Parrish and Lou Whitaker around a walk. Mike Marshall relieved and yielded another run in the ninth. Mike Cubbage and Roy Smalley each had three of the Twins' 15 hits.

Angels 10, Yankees 7 at New York (night game):
The Angels, after leading, 5-1, erupted for five more runs in the eighth inning and then stood off the rallying Yankees, 10-7. Although Jim Beattie was the loser, Andy Messersmith was the victim of the Angels' outburst in the eighth. Brian Downing doubled and scored on a single by Rick Miller. Joe Rudi also singled. Then, on successive pitches, Don Baylor hit a three-run homer and Ron Fairly followed with a solo shot. Reggie Jackson hit three singles and a triple in a 4-for-4 night for the Yankees.

[DH] Blue Jays 8, Rangers 3 (night game) / Blue Jays 5, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
After rallying for six runs in the ninth inning to win the first game, 8-3, the Blue Jays also defeated the Rangers in the second game, 5-2, to complete the sweep of the twi-night doubleheader. Rico Carty hit a two-run homer for the Jays in the opener, but they trailed, 3-2, going into the ninth when their rally began with score-tying doubles by Carty and John Mayberry. Tommy Hutton bunted and was safe on a fielder's choice, Mayberry taking third. Dave McKay grounded to Toby Harrah, who threw high to the plate, Mayberry scoring the go-ahead run. Other tallies followed on singles by Alan Ashby and Roy Howell and a balk by Reggie Cleveland as the Blue Jays ended their nine game losing streak. In the second game, Bob Bailor had three hits, including a pair of doubles, driving in two runs and scoring one, in the Blue Jays' attack.

Pirates 9, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Piling up 17 hits, Pirates slugged their way to a 9-4 victory over the Braves. The only bright spot for the Braves was supplied by Bob Horner, third baseman from Arizona State, who made his pro debut. In his third time at bat, Horner smashed a two-run homer. The Pirates belted Phil Niekro, who had pitched shutouts in his previous two starts, for nine hits and seven runs in the first 3 1/3 innings. Bill Robinson and Frank Taveras each had three hits in the game for the Pirates.

Reds 4, Cardinals 0 at Cincinnati (night game):
Although he had come close on several occasions, Tom Seaver had never pitched a no-hitter until he hurled this 4-0 victory over the Cardinals, The gem came one year to the day after Seaver had been traded from the Mets to the Reds.

Cubs 7, Astros 6 at Houston (night game):
With one out in the 13th inning, Ivan DeJesus beat out an infield hit, took third on a single by Greg Gross and scored on a sacrifice fly by Bill Buckner to give the Cubs a 7-6 victory over the Astros. The game was extended when the Astros twice staved off defeat. In the ninth, Denny Walling tripled and Enos Cabell singled to tie the score at 5-5. The Cubs went ahead again in the 10th on a run-scoring single by Steve Ontiveros, but the Astros came up with the matching run in their half on singles by Jose Cruz and Bob Watson, a sacrifice bunt by Art Howe, an intentional pass and a grounder by Julio Gonzalez.

Dodgers 2, Expos 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
A homer by Davey Lopes in the fifth inning enabled the Dodgers to extend winning their streak to seven games with a 2-1 victory over the Expos in a duel between Doug Rau and Steve Rogers. The Expos loaded the bases on three singles in the third but scored only one run on a sacrifice fly by Tony Perez. Their lead lasted only until the next inning when Ron Cey doubled and Bill North singled to produce the tying run.

Phillies 5, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
Steve Carlton put a stop to the Phillies' five-game losing streak by defeating the Padres, 5-0. The first three of the Phillies' runs off Randy Jones were unearned on a pair of errors by third baseman Bill Almon. The Phillies made it 4-0 in the seventh on a walk to Mike Schmidt, double by Greg Luzinski and single by Jose Cardenal before Larry Bowa hit his first homer of the season in the ninth.

Giants 7, Mets 4 at San Francisco (night game):
Making his first appearance in a Giants' uniform, Hector Cruz smashed a score-tying homer in the ninth inning and Jack Clark then capped the rally with a three-run blast to defeat the Mets, 7-4. The Mets took a 4-0 lead before the Giants cut their deficit with two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh. Bill Madlock supplied a homer. Cruz, who was obtained from the Cubs, batted for Johnnie LeMaster in the ninth and delivered his homer off Skip Lockwood. After a single by Gary Lavelle, Dale Murray came in to pitch for the Mets. Madlock sacrificed. The Mets then decided to pass Darrell Evans intentionally and the move backfired with Clark's clout.