MLB standings through games of June 23, 1978

MLB standings at the end of June 23, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	69	48	21	0	.696		376	265	31-6	17-15	8-2	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	68	40	28	0	.588	7.5	270	281	18-13	22-15	7-3	Lost 1
New York Yankees	68	40	28	0	.588	7.5	309	254	21-9	19-19	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	68	38	30	0	.559	9.5	330	292	21-14	17-16	6-4	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	66	33	33	0	.500	13.5	281	278	16-15	17-18	2-8	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	65	29	36	0	.446	17.0	251	278	17-13	12-23	3-7	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	66	21	45	0	.318	25.5	243	340	13-21	8-24	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	67	36	31	0	.537		299	275	22-12	14-19	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	68	36	32	0	.529	0.5	270	257	25-15	11-17	6-4	Won 4
California Angels	69	36	33	0	.522	1.0	293	294	19-14	17-19	6-4	Lost 2
Oakland A's	70	34	36	0	.486	3.5	219	247	20-15	14-21	2-8	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	67	31	36	0	.463	5.0	272	264	19-19	12-17	4-6	Lost 4
Minnesota Twins	66	28	38	0	.424	7.5	287	291	11-18	17-20	7-3	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	71	24	47	0	.338	14.0	271	355	13-24	11-23	5-5	Won 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	63	34	29	0	.540		279	228	26-9	8-20	4-6	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	65	35	30	0	.538		261	263	19-9	16-21	2-8	Lost 4
Montreal Expos	69	35	34	0	.507	2.0	281	255	20-15	15-19	4-6	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	64	30	34	0	.469	4.5	257	278	16-13	14-21	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	71	31	40	0	.437	7.0	252	290	16-22	15-18	3-7	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	69	25	44	0	.362	12.0	231	293	14-18	11-26	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	67	43	24	0	.642		266	211	26-10	17-14	7-3	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	69	42	27	0	.609	2.0	316	277	22-11	20-16	7-3	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	68	38	30	0	.559	5.5	337	269	23-12	15-18	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	64	30	34	0	.469	11.5	244	256	20-15	10-19	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	68	31	37	0	.456	12.5	226	262	20-15	11-22	6-4	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	65	27	38	0	.415	15.0	221	289	16-14	11-24	6-4	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 5, Orioles 2 at Boston (night game):
Bill Lee, back in the good graces of the Red Sox after his one-day walkout over the sale of teammate Bernie Carbo, scattered eight hits and defeated the Orioles, 5-2, for his first victory since May 26. The Red Sox beat Jim Palmer, snapping his seven-game winning streak. The Orioles' ace had allowed only three earned runs in his streak, but the Red Sox wrecked that showing in the first inning when Carlton Fisk smashed a homer with two men on base. Carl Yastrzemski added a run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth and the Red Sox completed their scoring against Palmer with a double by Rick Burleson and single by Jim Rice in the seventh. Andres Mora homered in the ninth for one of the Orioles' runs off Lee.

Twins 2, White Sox 1 at Chicago (night game):
Thanks to a homer by Craig Kusick in the ninth inning, Dave Goltz was able to observe his 29th birthday with a victory when the Twins defeated the White Sox, 2-1. Ken Kravec, who had won five straight games, was stopped on his streak in the five-hit duel with Goltz. Kravec was the victim of error by Chet Lemon that resulted in the Twins' first run in the second. The White Sox tied the score in the sixth with a single by Bill Nahorodny, a sacrifice and a double by Claudell Washington.

Indians 8, Blue Jays 3 at Cleveland (night game):
Gary Alexander and Jim Norris drove in three runs apiece to lead the Indians to an 8-3 victory over the Blue Jays. In the second inning, after Andre Thornton singled, Alexander hit his 11th homer of the season, but only his first in a Cleveland uniform since being obtained from the A's. Rick Waits, who pitched the distance for the Indians, was stopped on a string of 27 innings without allowing an earned run when the Blue Jays scored in the fifth on a triple by Willie Upshaw and an infield out by Bob Bailor. Otto Velez hit a two-run homer in the eighth.

Yankees 12, Tigers 3 at Detroit (night game):
Starting with a grand slam by Chris Chambliss in the first inning, the Yankees powered their way to a 12-3 victory over the Tigers. Singles by Roy White and Graig Nettles, plus a pass to Reggie Jackson, loaded the bases for Chambliss' clout off Milt Wilcox. The Yankees then subsided until the sixth when they exploded for seven runs, three scoring on a double by Paul Blair and three on a homer by White.

[DH] Royals 5, A's 3 (night game) / A's 5, Royals 4 at Kansas City (night game):
Scoring four unearned runs in the third inning, the A's won the second game of a twi-night doubleheader, 5-4, to gain a split with the Royals, who won the first game, 5-3. In the opener, George Brett batted in three of the Royals' runs with a double and triple, while Al Cowens accounted for two others with a bases-loaded single. Paul Splittorff, pitching with a 5-1 lead, appeared to have the A's well in hand until the eighth inning when Mario Guerrero singled and Taylor Duncan homered. Al Hrabosky relieved and picked up his 10th save. In a shuffle of 18-year-old pitchers, the A's sent Mike Morgan to Vancouver (Pacific Coast) and started Tim Conroy in the nightcap. The youngster allowed only two hits before being lifted after 3 1/3 innings, but he walked five batters and hit one with a pitch. Pete Broberg, the first of four relievers used by the A's, gained the decision. The A's third-inning scoring began with a pass to Jim Essian, a sacrifice and an error by Clint Hurdle in failing to hold the throw from Frank White on a grounder by Tito Fuentes. Essian scored and Fuentes reached second. Guerrero singled to drive in Fuentes and Mitchell Page followed with a two-run homer.

Mariners 3, Brewers 0 at Milwaukee (night game):
Getting shutout pitching from Glenn Abbott, who allowed only four hits, the Mariners defeated the Brewers, 3-0, for their fifth straight victory. The Mariners started their scoring in the first inning when Dan Meyer singled, stole second and crossed the plate on a single by Leon Roberts. Similarly in the ninth, Larry Milbourne singled, stole second and scored on a single by Craig Reynolds. The Mariners' run in between was unearned on an error by Paul Molitor.

[DH] Rangers 7, Angels 0 (night game) / Rangers 8, Angels 4 at Texas (night game):
Bobby Bonds belted a pair of three-run homers, connecting consecutively in the fourth and fifth innings, and Fergie Jenkins pitched a five-hitter as the Rangers defeated the Angels 7-0, to start a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader. Bonds also contributed to the Rangers' 8-4 victory in the second game, hitting a double and knocking in two more runs. In the opener, Bonds tied the Rangers' club record with his six RBIs, and Jenkins, who struck out six to bring his career total to 2,509, moved into 12th place on the major leagues' all-time list, passing Christy Mathewson. Don Baylor hit a two-run homer for the Angels in the nightcap, but Reggie Cleveland struck out Joe Rudi with the bases loaded in the seventh inning to preserve the victory for Doyle Alexander.

Dodgers 1, Reds 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
A homer by Steve Garvey enabled Burt Hooton to pitch the Dodgers to a 1-0 victory over the Reds in a duel with Fred Norman before a sellout crowd of 51,068. Hooton gave up only three hits. Norman yielded seven, including Garvey's blow in the sixth inning.

Mets 3, Pirates 2 at New York (night game):
A single by Tim Foli with two out and the bases loaded in the 11th inning scored John Stearns and gave the Mets a 3-2 victory over the Pirates. Ed Whitson, who took over in relief at the start of the stanza, walked Stearns. Lenny Randle followed with a single, Stearns stopped at second. After Doug Flynn struck out, both runners advanced on a passed ball. Whitson then struck out pinch-hitter Bobby Valentine before passing Lee Mazzilli intentionally in order to get at Foli, who upset the applecart with his single.

[DH] Phillies 6, Cubs 1 (night game) / Phillies 6, Cubs 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
After homers by Jerry Martin and Garry Maddox helped produce a 6-1 victory in the first game, Mike Schmidt and Bake McBride took over the hitting roles to pace the Phillies to a similar 6-1 victory in the second game to complete the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Cubs. In the opener, the Phillies were locked in a tight game and held a lead of only 2-1 until the seventh inning when Martin homered, Larry Bowa doubled, Greg Luzinski singled and Maddox homered to put four runs on the scoreboard. Ivan DeJesus homered for the Cubs' lone run off Dick Ruthven, who made his second start and gained his first victory since coming back to the Phillies in a deal with the Braves. In the nightcap, the Phillies scored three runs in the first inning on singles by McBride and Bowa, a triple by Schmidt and single by Luzinski. Their other trio counted in the seventh. McBride knocked in a pair with a single and crossed the plate himself on a double by Bowa.

Padres 3, Astros 0 at San Diego (night game):
Gaylord Perry posted his 50th career shutout with a four-hitter, pitching the Padres to a 3-0 victory over the Astros. Oscar Gamble tied a Padres' club record with singles in his first two times at bat, giving him seven consecutive hits over three games, but grounded out on his third trip and failed to break the mark established by Cito Gaston in 1970.

Giants 9, Braves 0 at San Francisco (night game):
Pitching a shutout, Vida Blue posted his 10th victory and Hector Cruz drove in four runs with two singles and a homer as the Giants routed the Braves, 9-0. Terry Whitfield also contributed a homer. The Giants settled the issue quickly, scoring six runs in the first inning on six hits, two stolen bases, an error, and three wild pitches by Hanna.

Cardinals 8, Expos 4 at St. Louis (night game):
The Cardinals, who were not aware that club President Busch had issued a statement before the game, ripping into them for their poor performance, went out and had their biggest inning since April while defeating the Expos, 8-4. After Garry Templeton doubled and Jerry Morales singled for a run in the first, the Cards scored five times in the second on only two hits, one of them a bunt by Pete Vuckovich for his first major league hit. Two runs scored on passes with the bases loaded, another on a sacrifice fly by Keith Hernandez and the final pair of the frame on a double by George Hendrick. Ted Simmons homered with a man on base in the seventh for his first RBIs since June 4. Ellis Valentine and Andre Dawson hit homers for the Expos.