MLB standings through games of June 17, 1978

MLB standings at the end of June 17, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	64	45	19	0	.703		346	244	28-4	17-15	9-1	Won 9
New York Yankees	62	37	25	0	.597	7.0	275	223	21-8	16-17	7-3	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	63	37	26	0	.587	7.5	245	262	17-13	20-13	9-1	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	62	36	26	0	.581	8.0	313	264	20-11	16-15	10-0	Won 10
Detroit Tigers	61	31	30	0	.508	12.5	258	243	16-13	15-17	3-7	Lost 6
Cleveland Indians	59	26	33	0	.441	16.5	228	260	15-12	11-21	3-7	Lost 5
Toronto Blue Jays	62	21	41	0	.339	23.0	227	315	13-19	8-22	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	60	32	28	0	.533		276	243	19-10	13-18	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	63	32	31	0	.508	1.5	267	268	19-14	13-17	5-5	Lost 1
Oakland A's	64	32	32	0	.500	2.0	202	222	20-15	12-17	0-10	Lost 10
Texas Rangers	62	31	31	0	.500	2.0	238	243	20-14	11-17	3-7	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	61	30	31	0	.492	2.5	246	240	18-14	12-17	8-2	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	61	26	35	0	.426	6.5	268	267	10-15	16-20	5-5	Won 5
Seattle Mariners	66	19	47	0	.288	16.0	246	341	13-24	6-23	0-10	Lost 10

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	59	34	25	0	.576		250	236	19-9	15-16	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	58	31	27	0	.534	2.5	262	217	23-8	8-19	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	64	33	31	0	.516	3.5	273	238	20-15	13-16	3-7	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	59	28	31	0	.475	6.0	236	259	14-12	14-19	6-4	Won 3
New York Mets	65	29	36	0	.446	8.0	242	277	14-20	15-16	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	65	23	42	0	.354	14.0	216	281	13-18	10-24	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	61	39	22	0	.639		244	197	22-8	17-14	7-3	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	64	39	25	0	.609	1.5	301	268	21-11	18-14	6-4	Won 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	63	35	28	0	.556	5.0	320	256	20-10	15-18	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	59	27	32	0	.458	11.0	228	241	19-15	8-17	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	63	28	35	0	.444	12.0	214	254	17-13	11-22	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	60	24	36	0	.400	14.5	206	268	15-14	9-22	5-5	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, A's 4 at Baltimore (night game):
Mike Flanagan notched his 10th victory and Don Stanhouse picked up his 11th save as the Orioles defeated the A's, 5-4. Mike Morgan, the high school phenom signed by the A's, lasted only one inning in his second start and drew his second loss. The Orioles tagged the youngster for three runs on a single by Larry Harlow, a throwing error by catcher Jim Essian on his theft of second, singles by Eddie Murray and Lee May and a double by Andres Mora. Ken Singleton then provided the Orioles' decisive blow with a two-run homer off reliever Elias Sosa in the third. The A's, who lost for the 10th straight time, had a homer by Mitchell Page in the second and scored three runs in the seventh before Stanhouse replaced Flanagan and smothered the rally.

Red Sox 5, Mariners 4 at Boston (day game):
Capping a two-run rally in the ninth inning, Carl Yastrzemski singled Rick Burleson home to give the Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Mariners. Dan Meyer hit a two-run double and Leon Roberts rapped a homer to help the Mariners take a 4-3 lead before the Red Sox rebounded. Butch Hobson opened the rally with a single and took third on a single by Burleson. Jerry Remy grounded to Julio Cruz and when the second baseman made a wild throw to the plate, Hobson scored and the other runners advanced. Following an intentional pass to Jim Rice, Yastrzemski hit his single. The victory was the ninth in a row for the Red Sox, while the Mariners lost their 10th in succession.

White Sox 6, Royals 1 at Chicago (day game):
With help from Jim Willoughby, Ken Kravec gained his fifth straight victory when the White Sox defeated the Royals, 6-1. Freddie Patek walked in the sixth inning, stole second and scored the Royals' run on a double by Al Cowens. When the Royals threatened in the seventh, loading the bases with two out, Willoughby replaced Kravec and retired Hal McRae on a fly. Ron Blomberg drove in two runs with a double for the White Sox and Greg Pryor accounted for two with a sacrifice fly and a grounder.

Brewers 4, Indians 3 at Cleveland (day game):
Hitless in 13 previous times at bat, Sal Bando smashed his slump with a homer in the 12th inning to beat the Indians, 4-3 and extend the Brewers' winning streak to 10 games. The Indians, who lost their fifth in a row, scored all their runs in the second after loading the bases on singles by Andre Thornton, Gary Alexander and Willie Horton. One run scored on a fielder's choice grounder by Johnny Grubb, another on a single by Duane Kuiper and the third on a sacrifice fly by Tom Veryzer. The Brewers picked up an unearned run in the fifth and tied the score when Gorman Thomas homered with a man on base in the seventh.

Twins 3, Tigers 1 at Minnesota (day game):
Geoff Zahn turned in his fifth complete game in 14 starts and pitched the Twins to a 3-1 victory over the Tigers. Butch Wynegar started the Twins' scoring with a homer in the second inning. Singles by Willie Norwood and Roy Smalley around a sacrifice added a run in the third. After doubles by Jason Thompson and Aurelio Rodriguez produced a Tigers' tally in the fourth, the Twins clinched the outcome with a run in the eighth on a double by Dan Ford and single by Mike Cubbage.

Yankees 4, Angels 0 at New York (night game):
Adding to his phenomenal streak, Ron Guidry not only won for the 11th straight time but also broke the Yankees' 59-year-old record for strikeouts, fanning 18, while shutting out the Angels, 4-0. The former club mark was 15, set by Bob Shawkey September 27, 1919, in the second game of a doubleheader with the former Philadelphia Athletics. The Yankees also had another standout in Gary Thomasson, who played his first game in pinstripes since being acquired from the A's. The new center fielder hit a single and a triple, driving in two runs and scoring one.

Rangers 13, Blue Jays 2 at Texas (night game):
The Rangers equalled their club record for hits in a game with 19 while trouncing the Blue Jays, 13-2. Fergie Jenkins, who breezed to victory on a six-hitter, fanned five and became the 12th pitcher in major league history to record a career total of 2,500 strikeouts. Toby Harrah was the only Ranger starter who failed to participate in the hitting spree. Bobby Bonds and Richie Zisk smashed homers. Zisk scored four runs, tying the Rangers' individual club record for one game.

Pirates 5, Braves 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Four unearned runs enabled the Pirates to a gain 5-3 victory over the Braves. Jeff Burroughs tagged Candelaria for a two-run homer in the first, but the Pirates came back with three runs in the third. Duffy Dyer walked and completed his journey around the paths on a sacrifice by Candelaria and double by Frank Taveras. When Bob Horner threw wildly on a grounder by Phil Garner, Taveras scored. Garner reached second on the error and crossed the plate on a single by Dave Parker. The Pirates added the deciding run in the sixth on singles by Bill Robinson and Manny Sanguillen together with a throwing error by catcher Dale Murphy. Robinson hit a sacrifice fly for an extra run in the eighth.

Reds 6, Cardinals 5 at Cincinnati (day game):
The Reds converted a pair of stolen bases into the tying and winning runs in their comeback that produced a 6-5 victory over the Cardinals. Keith Hernandez hit a two-run homer for the Cards, who held a 5-2 lead before Cesar Geronimo narrowed the Reds' deficit with a round-tripper in the seventh inning. The Reds knotted the count in the eighth. Ken Griffey tripled and scored on a single by Joe Morgan, who stole second and came home on a single by Mike Lum. In the ninth, Pete Rose singled, stole second and barreled home with the winning run on a short single to left by Morgan.

Astros 5, Cubs 4 at Houston (night game):
Turning in a two-hit relief performance over 6 2/3 innings, Joe Niekro gained his first victory since May 13 when the Astros defeated the Cubs, 5-4. Niekro entered the game when a pulled leg muscle forced Joaquin Andujar off the mound. The Cubs went ahead against Niekro, 4-2, with two runs in the fourth, but Bob Watson came to the rescue of his teammate, driving in one run with an infield out in the sixth and knocking in the tying and winning tallies with a double in the eighth.

Expos 6, Dodgers 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
Paced by Tony Perez, who had three hits in as many official trips, the Expos snapped the Dodgers' seven-game winning streak, 6-3. Perez batted in two runs and scored two. Rudy May, who started for the Expos, was removed in the second inning. The Expos then broke a 2-2 tie against Burt Hooton with two runs in the third on doubles by Warren Cromartie and Perez, an infield out and a sacrifice fly by Andre Dawson. Three walks in the fifth led to the Expos' final pair on a grounder by Dawson and single by Gary Carter.

Padres 7, Phillies 0 at San Diego (night game):
Winless since May 16, Bob Owchinko ended his slump by pitching the Padres to a 7-0 victory over the Phillies. The Padres' southpaw also rapped three singles in the 14-hit attack. Derrel Thomas had four hits. Dave Winfield drove in three runs with a pair of doubles. Rawly Eastwick, making his debut in a Phillies' uniform after being obtained from the Yankees, pitched one inning in relief and was tagged for four runs.

Mets 5, Giants 4 at San Francisco (day game):
Held to six hits by the combined pitching of Pat Zachry and Dale Murray, the Giants were stopped on a seven-game winning streak by the Mets, 5-4. The Mets tagged Bob Knepper for all their runs in the first and third innings. Lee Mazzilli accounted for three RBIs with a double and single. Larry Herndon tripled with the bases loaded for the Giants in the fourth. Zachry departed with two men on base and none out in the seventh. The Giants scored a run on a sacrifice by Bill Madlock and an infield out by Terry Whitfield but were stopped cold thereafter by Murray.