MLB standings through games of June 25, 1978

MLB standings at the end of June 25, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	71	50	21	0	.704		388	269	33-6	17-15	8-2	Won 4
New York Yankees	70	41	29	0	.586	8.5	316	260	21-9	20-20	5-5	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	70	40	30	0	.571	9.5	274	293	18-13	22-17	5-5	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	70	39	31	0	.557	10.5	343	302	22-15	17-16	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	68	34	34	0	.500	14.5	287	285	17-16	17-18	3-7	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	68	31	37	0	.456	17.5	267	285	19-14	12-23	5-5	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	69	22	47	0	.319	27.0	250	356	13-21	9-26	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Texas Rangers	70	38	32	0	.543		280	257	27-15	11-17	8-2	Won 6
Kansas City Royals	69	37	32	0	.536	0.5	309	286	23-13	14-19	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	71	36	35	0	.507	2.5	293	304	19-14	17-21	5-5	Lost 4
Oakland A's	72	35	37	0	.486	4.0	230	257	20-15	15-22	3-7	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	70	32	38	0	.457	6.0	290	285	20-21	12-17	3-7	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	69	30	39	0	.435	7.5	308	309	11-18	19-21	6-4	Won 2
Seattle Mariners	73	25	48	0	.342	14.5	281	368	13-24	12-24	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	65	36	29	0	.554		289	232	28-9	8-20	6-4	Won 5
Chicago Cubs	67	35	32	0	.522	2.0	265	273	19-9	16-23	2-8	Lost 6
Montreal Expos	71	36	35	0	.507	3.0	288	262	20-15	16-20	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	66	32	34	0	.485	4.5	268	282	16-13	16-21	7-3	Won 2
New York Mets	73	31	42	0	.425	9.0	256	301	16-24	15-18	3-7	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	71	26	45	0	.366	13.0	238	300	15-19	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	70	45	25	0	.643		281	223	28-11	17-14	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	71	43	28	0	.606	2.5	324	285	22-11	21-17	7-3	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	70	39	31	0	.557	6.0	345	277	24-13	15-18	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	71	34	37	0	.479	11.5	245	272	23-15	11-22	7-3	Won 5
Houston Astros	67	30	37	0	.448	13.5	254	275	20-15	10-22	4-6	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	68	28	40	0	.412	16.0	233	304	16-14	12-26	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 4, Orioles 1 at Boston (day game):
Completing the three-game series sweep, the Red Sox breezed past the Orioles, 4-1, as Mike Torrez scattered nine hits and Rick Burleson hit a solo homer. Jim Rice opened the Red Sox scoring in the first inning when he tripled and scored on Ken Singleton's throwing error. The Bosox added a tally in the second on an RBI double by Fred Lynn. Burleson hit his round-tripper in the fifth. The final Sox marker came in the seventh on a triple by George Scott and a single by Dwight Evans.

[DH] Twins 8, White Sox 5 (day game) / Twins 9, White Sox 6 at Chicago (day game):
The Twins slugged out a pair of victories over the White Sox, 8-5 and 9-6. Trailing, 5-3, in the first game, the Twins started their winning rally in the sixth inning when Glenn Adams walked and Rich Chiles singled. Ron Schueler replaced White Sox starter Steve Stone and gave up an RBI single to Rob Wilfong that made the score 5-4. A walk to Hosken Powell filled the bases and Chiles scored the tying tally as Rod Carew bounced into a forceout. Mike Cubbage then followed with an RBI single. The White Sox took the lead in the nightcap on a three-run homer by Jorge Orta in the third inning, but a grand slam by Roy Smalley highlighted a seven-run fourth inning that carried the Twins to triumph. Singles by Jose Morales, Dan Ford and Carew tied the score before Smalley unloaded his big blast.

[DH] Blue Jays 2, Indians 1 (day game) / Indians 3, Blue Jays 2 at Cleveland (day game):
Trading victories in a doubleheader, the Blue Jays won the opener, 2-1, and the Indians took the nightcap, 3-2. In the first game, Dave Clyde blanked the Jays on three hits over the first seven innings but was derricked after walking Rick Cerone to open the eighth. Jim Kern relieved to give up a sacrifice to Luis Gomez and RBI singles to Willie Upshaw and Roy Howell. Victor Cruz halted the Tribe rally in the eighth by getting Rick Manning to hit into a bases-loaded double play. An error by Jay shortstop Tim Johnson paved the way for the Indians to score a pair of unearned runs in the third inning of the second game and Andre Thornton blasted a fifth-inning solo homer to produce the winning margin.

Yankees 4, Tigers 2 at Detroit (day game):
The Yankees downed the Tigers, 4-2, as Thurman Munson drove in two runs with a pair of singles and rookie Damaso Garcia had two hits and scored three runs. After Munson singled for one run in the third inning, the Yanks scored twice in the fifth to take a 3-1 lead. Graig Nettles drove in one marker with a sacrifice fly and Chris Chambliss plated another with a single. Munson accounted for an insurance run with a single in the ninth. Don Gullett, getting relief from Rich Gossage, got credit for his third straight win.

A's 6, Royals 3 at Kansas City (day game):
Knocking in two runs with a homer and a double, Tony Armas paced the A's to a 6-3 triumph over the Royals. The A's trailed, 3-2, going into the seventh. The winning rally began when Glenn Burke doubled with one out, stole third and scored on a sacrifice by Jim Essian. Armas then lofted an opposite-field homer to right to give the A's a 4-3 lead. In the ninth inning, Armas drove in a run with a two-base hit during a two-run outburst.

Mariners 10, Brewers 8 at Milwaukee (day game):
Despite committing seven errors and dropping behind, 7-2, in the early going, the Mariners came back to defeat the Brewers, 10-8. A three-run homer by Leon Roberts and solo shot by Bob Robertson in the seventh inning gave the Mariners an 8-7 lead, but the Brewers tied the count in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Ben Oglivie that scored Robin Yount, who had reached first on Craig Reynolds' third error of the game and advanced to third on a single by Don Money. Roberts opened the ninth with a single off loser Randy Stein and went to second on a wild pitch. Robertson walked and Bruce Bochte sacrificed to bring on reliever Bob McClure. Bill Stein was walked intentionally to load the bases and one out later Bob Stinson lined a single to left for two runs.

Rangers 7, Angels 0 at Texas (night game):
Completing their four-game sweep of California, the Rangers blanked the Angels, 7-0, behind the pitching of Doc Medich. The Texans took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Bobby Thompson drove in Pat Putnam with a groundout and they added six runs in the fifth frame. Mike Hargrove, who went 3-for-5 with a double, triple and three RBIs, got the big hit, a two-out, bases-loaded double.

Reds 5, Dodgers 4 at Los Angeles (day game):
Right fielder Lee Lacy dropped a line drive by Dave Concepcion with two out in the ninth inning, enabling Pete Rose to score the go-ahead run and help the Reds defeat the Dodgers, 5-4. Rose reached base with a one-out walk and advanced to second on an infield out. After Lacy committed his error, Dan Driessen singled home what proved to be the winning run. The Dodgers touched reliever Doug Bair for a run in the ninth on singles by pinch-hitters Vic Davilillo and Rick Monday and a sacrifice fly by Davey Lopes, but Bill Russell lined into a double play to end the game.

Pirates 4, Mets 0 at New York (day game):
Two-run homers by Rennie Stennett and John Milner backed five-hit pitching of Bert Blyleven as the Pirates blanked the Mets, 4-0. Stennett's blow followed a double by Milner in the fifth inning and snapped a scoreless tie. Bill Robinson led off the seventh with a single and Milner followed with a drive over the right field fence. The Pirates had four runners thrown out attempting to steal, including league leader Omar Moreno, who had his consecutive stolen base streak stopped at 10.

Phillies 4, Cubs 2 at Philadelphia (day game):
Completing the four-game series sweep, the Phillies muscled past the Cubs, 4-2. Greg Luzinski belted a homer in the first inning after Bake McBride had singled. Doubles by Larry Christenson and McBride produced another run in the third inning and Garry Maddox upped the margin to 4-0 with a solo round-tripper in the fourth frame. The Cubs' runs came on a triple by Dave Kingman and Larry Biittner's groundout in the sixth and a double by Rodney Scott and pinch-hit single by Mike Vail in the ninth.

[DH] Padres 6, Astros 1 (day game) / Padres 7, Astros 4 at San Diego (day game):
Stretching their winning streak to five games, the Padres took a doubleheader from the Astros, 6-1 and 7-4. In the lidlifter, the Padres scored five runs in the fourth inning, their most productive frame of the season. The big hits were a two-run single by Dave Winfield and two-run double by Oscar Gamble. Bob Shirley celebrated his 24th birthday by tossing a four-hitter. Eric Rasmussen and John D'Acquisto combined for the nightcap victory. D'Acquisto entered the game in the sixth inning with runners on second and third and two out and retired Art Howe on a fly ball. He went on to earn his fourth save. The Padres got single runs in the second and third innings on Tucker Ashford's sacrifice fly and Winfield's infield out. D'Acquisto punched a single in the sixth, driving in Bill Almon, who opened the frame with a single and stole second.

[DH] Giants 9, Braves 3 (day game) / Braves 8, Giants 4 at San Francisco (day game):
A five-run explosion in the 11th inning carried the Braves to an 8-4 victory in the second game of a doubleheader after the Giants won the first game, 9-3. In the opener, Jim Dwyer drove in three runs with a double and single and Bill Madlock and Mike Sadek hit homers as John Montefusco breezed to his seventh win. With the score tied, 3-3, in the nightcap after Rowland Office homered for the Braves, Dale Murphy got an infield hit in the 11th and was sacrificed to second. After an intentional walk to Darrel Chaney, pinch-hitter Cito Gaston dropped a single into short right to load the bases. Jerry Royster then singled in two runs. Another came home on a single by Office and two counted on a double by Gary Matthews.

Cardinals 7, Expos 5 at St. Louis (day game):
After making an error that allowed Montreal to score the tying run, Garry Templeton doubled home the tie-breaking tally with two out in the seventh inning, then stole third and scored on a throwing error by catcher Ed Herrmann to give the Cardinals a 7-5 victory over the Expos. The Cards earlier blew leads of 2-0 and 5-2. Bob Forsch hit a homer in the third with Mike Tyson aboard to give the Redbirds a 2-0 lead and Steve Swisher capped a three-run outburst in the fourth with a homer to produce a 5-2 margin. The Expos tied the struggle at 5-5 in the seventh on RBI singles by Chris Speier and Ellis Valentine and Templeton's error.