MLB standings through games of June 28, 1978

MLB standings at the end of June 28, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	73	51	22	0	.699		396	276	33-6	18-16	7-3	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	74	43	31	0	.581	8.5	376	312	26-15	17-16	6-4	Won 4
New York Yankees	74	42	32	0	.568	9.5	325	280	22-10	20-22	5-5	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	74	40	34	0	.541	11.5	296	335	18-13	22-21	2-8	Lost 7
Detroit Tigers	72	36	36	0	.500	14.5	302	296	17-16	19-20	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	72	33	39	0	.458	17.5	278	300	21-16	12-23	6-4	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	73	26	47	0	.356	25.0	292	378	17-21	9-26	5-5	Won 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Texas Rangers	72	39	33	0	.542		284	260	27-15	12-18	8-2	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	72	38	34	0	.528	1.0	322	300	23-13	15-21	5-5	Lost 2
California Angels	74	38	36	0	.514	2.0	307	317	21-15	17-21	5-5	Won 2
Oakland A's	74	36	38	0	.486	4.0	233	261	21-16	15-22	4-6	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	73	34	39	0	.466	5.5	307	301	20-21	14-18	3-7	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	71	30	41	0	.423	8.5	316	330	11-18	19-23	4-6	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	76	26	50	0	.342	15.0	297	385	14-26	12-24	7-3	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	68	38	30	0	.559		298	242	28-9	10-21	7-3	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	70	37	33	0	.529	2.0	286	297	21-10	16-23	3-7	Won 1
Montreal Expos	74	37	37	0	.500	4.0	298	271	21-17	16-20	4-6	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	71	34	37	0	.479	5.5	290	309	18-16	16-21	6-4	Lost 3
New York Mets	76	32	44	0	.421	10.0	280	322	16-24	16-20	3-7	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	76	29	47	0	.382	13.0	265	322	15-19	14-28	6-4	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	74	47	27	0	.635		296	232	28-11	19-16	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	74	44	30	0	.595	3.0	332	298	22-11	22-19	5-5	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	73	41	32	0	.562	5.5	353	284	24-13	17-19	6-4	Won 2
San Diego Padres	75	36	39	0	.480	11.5	254	287	25-17	11-22	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	70	32	38	0	.457	13.0	267	283	22-16	10-22	4-6	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	71	29	42	0	.408	16.5	240	312	17-16	12-26	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 9, Royals 5 at California (night game):
After the start of the game had been delayed 40 minutes by a power failure, the Angels went on to mount a 17-hit attack and beat the Royals, 9-5. Royals' starter Paul Splittorff lasted only 1 1/3 innings as eight of the first 11 Angel batters connected safely. Dave Chalk drove in two runs with a single in the second and a double in the fourth. Bobby Grich had two singles and smashed a two-run homer in the fifth.

[DH] Tigers 4, Indians 3 (night game) / Indians 2, Tigers 1 at Cleveland (night game):
Splitting one-run decisions, the Tigers won the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3, and the Indians captured the second game, 2-1. An error by Indian third baseman Ted Cox set the stage for a three-run Tiger third inning in the first game. After Mark Wagner reached first on Cox' miscue, Steve Dillard singled and Wagner scored on a single by Ron LeFlore. A sacrifice fly by Steve Kemp plated Dillard and a single by Aurelio Rodriguez scored LeFlore. LeFlore singled home the Tigers' final tally in the fourth. The Indians' winning run in the nightcap came across in the sixth inning on a walk to Rick Manning, a sacrifice, and a single by Andre Thornton.

[DH] Brewers 5, Yankees 0 (night game) / Brewers 7, Yankees 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Taking over second place from the Yankees in the A. L. East, the Brewers swept a doubleheader, 5-0 and 7-2, behind the stout pitching of Mike Caldwell and Jerry Augustine. The Brewers staked Caldwell to a quick lead in the opener on a sacrifice fly by Robin Yount in the second inning and an RBI single by Sixto Lezcano in the third. Ben Oglivie hit a three-run homer in the seventh. The Brewers also got on the board early in the nightcap, scoring twice in their first turn at bat on a double by Paul Molitor, single by Don Money and double by Dick Davis. The Yanks tied the game in the third on a two-run single by Chris Chambliss, but the Brewers broke the deadlock in the seventh. Lezcano singled, went to second on a balk and scored on a single by Sal Bando. A double by Buck Martinez drove in Bando.

A's 2, Rangers 1 at Oakland (night game):
A single by Mike Edwards with two out in the 15th inning gave the A's a 2-1 victory over the Rangers and halted the seven-game Texas winning streak. Wayne Gross started the winning rally with an infield hit. Rob Picciolo ran for Gross and reached second on a sacrifice by Jim Essian. After Glenn Burke walked and Joe Wallis flied out, Edwards grounded a hit into left to end the marathon. The A's had taken a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning on a single by Taylor Duncan, a wild pitch, an infield single by Gross and a forceout. The Rangers tied the contest in the seventh on a single by Jim Sundberg, double by Toby Harrah and infield out by Mike Hargrove.

White Sox 4, Mariners 2 at Seattle (night game):
A three-run homer by Jorge Orta carried the White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Mariners. Orta's round-tripper came in the sixth inning after one-out singles by Ralph Garr and Bob Molinaro. The Sox added an insurance tally in the seventh on a single by Claudell Washington, a throwing error on an attempted pickoff and a sacrifice fly by Eric Soderholm. The Mariners' runs came on a solo homer by Bob Robertson in the second and a single by Bob Stinson in the fourth.

Blue Jays 3, Orioles 2 at Toronto (night game):
Extending their winning streak to four, longest in their two-year history, the Blue Jays continued to make life miserable for Baltimore, handing the Orioles their seventh straight setback, 3-2. Jim Clancy blanked the Birds until two were out in the ninth when a pair of walks and a single by Lee May brought on reliever Tom Murphy. The Orioles got another run on an error by Roy Howell before Murphy recorded the final out. The Blue Jays scored two unearned runs in the first inning after third baseman Rich Dauer made a throwing error on a grounder by Rick Bosetti. Howell bounced into a forceout and, with two outs, Rico Carty homered. The Jays added the deciding run in the fourth on doubles by Otto Velez and Rick Cerone.

Dodgers 3, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
A three-run homer by Ron Cey, his second in two games, powered the Dodgers to a 3-2 victory over the Braves. Cey's blast came in the third inning and followed a single by Bill Russell and a walk to Steve Garvey. The Braves' tallies came on a bases-loaded walk in the fourth and a solo homer by Jeff Burroughs in the fifth.

Cubs 9, Mets 8 at Chicago (day game):
A bases-loaded squeeze bunt by Mick Kelleher in the bottom of the 10th inning scored Dave Kingman from third base and gave the Cubs a 9-8 victory over the Mets. With one out in the 10th, Kingman was hit by a pitch and advanced to third on a single by Greg Gross. Larry Biittner was intentionally walked to set the stage for Kelleher. The Cubs led, 8-5, going into the ninth frame, but the Mets tied the contest as Elliott Maddox hit a two-run homer and Ron Hodges got a two-out pinch-single to plate Steve Henderson, who had doubled.

Astros 3, Reds 0 at Houston (night game):
Posting his first major league shutout, Tom Dixon stopped the Reds on four hits as the Astros prevailed, 3-0. The only scoring came in the seventh inning. Dixon led off with a single and Terry Puhl hit into a forceout. Jesus Alou singled and Bob Watson hit a 3-2 pitch for a three-run homer. The Reds threatened in the sixth, but Pete Rose was caught stealing after a single and Joe Morgan was stranded at second after a two-base hit.

Phillies 7, Expos 5 at Montreal (night game):
Held scoreless by Dan Schatzeder through the first six innings, the Phillies jumped on reliever Mike Garman for five runs in the seventh stanza and went on to defeatthe Expos, 7-5. Bob Boone started the seventh-inning rally with a one-out single and was replaced by pinch-runner Bud Harrelson, who took second on a wild pitch and went to third on a single by Ted Sizemore. A sacrifice fly by Tim McCarver tied the score at 1-1 before Garry Maddox made it 3-1 with a home run. Larry Bowa followed with a single, stole second, went to third on a throwing error by catcher Gary Carter and scored on a single by Greg Luzinski after Mike Schmidt walked. A single by Jose Cardenal scored Schmidt.

Cardinals 7, Pirates 5 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A two-out, two-run double by Ken Reitz in the 11th inning lifted the Cardinals to a 7-5 victory over the Pirates. Reitz' smash down the right field line scored Ted Simmons, who doubled with one out, and Keith Hernandez, who was walked intentionally. The Cards carried a 5-3 lead into the bottom of the ninth and appeared to have the game won when Jerry Mumphrey threw out John Milner at the plate when he attempted to score on a single by Ed Ott. Ott took second on the throw and scored when Phil Garner singled up the middle on the first pitch by reliever Mark Littell. Willie Stargell's sacrifice fly preceded Garner's RBI hit. Roy Thomas, pitching scoreless ball over the last two innings, got credit for his first major league victory.

[DH] Giants 4, Padres 2 (night game) / Padres 4, Giants 1 at San Diego (night game):
Four hits by Larry Herndon paced the Giants to a 4-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but a two-run homer by Dave Winfield triggered the Padres to a 4-1 triumph in the nightcap. The Giants scored a pair of runs in the second inning of the lidlifter on a double by Willie McCovey, single by Herndon, double by Johnnie LeMaster and a squeeze bunt by Jim Barr. A single by Bill Madlock in the fourth frame drove in another tally. Winfield's round-tripper in the second game came with Fernando Gonzalez on base in the first inning. Jerry Turner hit a bases-loaded pinch-single in the sixth to account for the other two Padre runs.