MLB standings through games of July 2, 1978

MLB standings at the end of July 2, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	76	52	24	0	.684		404	285	33-6	19-18	6-4	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	77	45	32	0	.584	7.5	396	319	26-15	19-17	7-3	Lost 1
New York Yankees	78	45	33	0	.577	8.0	347	295	25-11	20-22	5-5	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	77	42	35	0	.545	10.5	305	343	20-14	22-21	2-8	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	77	37	40	0	.481	15.5	320	324	17-16	20-24	3-7	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	77	36	41	0	.468	16.5	293	315	22-16	14-25	6-4	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	77	28	49	0	.364	24.5	304	387	19-23	9-26	7-3	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Texas Rangers	76	40	36	0	.526		302	279	27-15	13-21	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	78	41	37	0	.526		321	329	24-16	17-21	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	77	39	38	0	.506	1.5	333	320	23-13	16-25	3-7	Lost 1
Oakland A's	79	40	39	0	.506	1.5	258	278	25-17	15-22	7-3	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	77	35	42	0	.455	5.5	327	334	20-21	15-21	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	74	32	42	0	.432	7.0	340	343	13-19	19-23	5-5	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	80	28	52	0	.350	14.0	313	412	16-28	12-24	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	73	42	31	0	.575		321	258	28-9	14-22	8-2	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	75	38	37	0	.507	5.0	302	320	22-14	16-23	3-7	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	78	38	40	0	.487	6.5	308	284	22-20	16-20	3-7	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	36	38	0	.486	6.5	300	318	20-17	16-21	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	79	33	46	0	.418	12.0	289	332	16-24	17-22	3-7	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	80	32	48	0	.400	13.5	278	332	15-19	17-29	7-3	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	78	48	30	0	.615		332	265	28-11	20-19	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	78	45	33	0	.577	3.0	378	299	24-13	21-20	7-3	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	79	45	34	0	.570	3.5	344	321	23-14	22-20	3-7	Won 1
San Diego Padres	79	39	40	0	.494	9.5	276	303	25-17	14-23	7-3	Won 2
Houston Astros	75	34	41	0	.453	12.5	288	305	24-19	10-22	4-6	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	76	32	44	0	.421	15.0	276	355	20-18	12-26	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 4, Rangers 3 at California (day game):
A pinch-single by Tony Solaita with the bases loaded and none out in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Angels to a 4-3 triumph over the Rangers. The score was 3-3 when Joe Rudi led off the Angels' ninth with a single and gave way to pinch-runner Ken Landreaux. Losing pitcher Steve Comer threw wildly past second on Brian Downing's sacrifice bunt attempt and Landreaux advanced to third. Jim Anderson received an intentional pass to load the bases and Solaita then drove the ball past diving center fielder Bobby Thompson to end the game.

[DH] White Sox 8, Twins 5 (day game) / Twins 9, White Sox 5 at Minnesota (day game):
The White Sox gave new manager Larry Doby his first triumph by taking the opener of a doubleheader, 8-5, but the Twins rebounded to win the nightcap, 9-5. In the first game, the White Sox picked up two unearned runs in the opening inning on two errors, a walk and a sacrifice fly by Chet Lemon. After Bill Nahorodny hit a solo homer in the second, the White Sox added three runs in the third. Wayne Nordhagen and Jorge Orta opened with singles and Claudell Washington hit a sacrifice fly. After a walk to Eric Soderholm, Orta scored on a single by Nahorodny and Soderholm tallied on a single by Alan Bannister. Rob Wilfong and Mike Cubbage each hit a two-run homer and Rich Chiles and Willie Norwood helped with two RBIs apiece in the Twins' triumph in the second game. Mike Marshall allowed only two hits in 4 1/3 innings of relief to preserve the victory.

[DH] Yankees 3, Tigers 2 (day game) / Yankees 5, Tigers 3 at New York (day game):
Getting relief help from Rich Gossage, Ron Guidry received credit for his 13th consecutive victory as the Yankees won the first game of a twin bill from the Tigers, 3-2, before completing the sweep with a 5-3 triumph in the nightcap. Guidry trailed, 2-0, going into the seventh. With two out and Gary Thomasson on first, Mickey Rivers doubled high off the right field wall. Instead of chasing the ball, Tiger right fielder Mickey Stanley ran in to argue fan interference with the first base umpire and both runners scored. Rivers was given a double and Stanley was charged with a two-base error. The winning run scored in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Chris Chambliss. The score was 3-3 in the ninth inning of the second game with Reggie Jackson aboard via a single when Thomasson smashed a home run deep into the right field seats to provide the Yankees' second victory. The Tigers had tied the game in the top of the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Rusty Staub.

[DH] Royals 4, A's 2 (day game) / A's 9, Royals 3 at Oakland (day game):
Joe Wallis, who dropped a fly ball to help the Royals win the opener of a doubleheader, 4-2, drove in three runs with a pair of doubles to spark the A's to a 9-3 victory in the nightcap. The A's led, 1-0, going into the eighth inning of the first game when Jerry Terrell began the Royals' half with a two-base hit off Bob Lacey. After Amos Otis drew a walk, Wallis dropped George Brett's line drive, enabling Terrell to score and Otis to advance to second. A sacrifice by Darrell Porter moved the runners to second and third. After Hal McRae was given an intentional walk to load the bases, Elias Sosa replaced Lacey and walked pinch-hitter Steve Braun to force in Otis. Freddie Patek then stroked a single to plate Brett. Dave Heaverlo relieved and gave up another run on a single by Frank White before getting Tom Poquette to bounce into a double play. In the second game, Wallis hit a two-run double in the fourth inning to send the A's ahead, 3-1, and added an RBI double and scored during a three-run sixth inning.

Mariners 4, Brewers 3 at Seattle (day game):
A one-out single by Larry Milbourne in the 11th inning snapped a 3-3 tie and lifted the Mariners to a 4-3 triumph, ending the Brewers' six-game winning streak. The Mariners' 11th began when Juan Bernhardt reached first base safely on an error by shortstop Robin Yount. Julio Cruz went in to run for Bernhardt. A single by Tom Paciorek moved Cruz to second and one out later, Milbourne punched the ball to left for the game-winner. The Mariners had come from behind to manufacture a tie in the eighth inning on an RBI single by Paciorek.

[DH] Indians 2, Blue Jays 0 (day game) / Blue Jays 3, Indians 1 at Toronto (day game):
Splitting two well-pitched games, the Indians won the opener, 2-0, and the Blue Jays captured the nightcap. 3-1. In the first game, Rick Waits tossed a three hitter over 8 2/3 innings. He was relieved in the ninth after issuing two walks and Jim Kern came on to record the final out. The Indian scores came on a solo home run by Gary Alexander in the second and an RBI double by Rick Manning in the third. Jesse Jefferson pitched a four-hitter in the nightcap. The Jays broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth when starter Dave Freisleben gave up a one-out walk to Willie Upshaw and Roy Howell greeted reliever Sid Monge with a double. The final run scored in the seventh on a pinch-double by Otto Velez.

Braves 9, Giants 7 at Atlanta (day game):
Dale Murphy drove in six runs with a grand-slam homer and a single to lead the Braves to a 9-7 scalping of the Giants. The grand slam came in the fifth inning off Vida Blue and gave the Braves a 5-4 lead. The Giants went ahead in the top of the seventh, scoring one run on a double by Terry Whitfield and two on a homer by Jack Clark. In the bottom of the seventh, Gary Matthews singled with one out, Jeff Burroughs walked and Bob Horner delivered a double to plate one run. Murphy then drove in two tallies with a single. He moved to third on a single by Biff Pocoroba and scored when right fielder Clark threw wildly to third.

Phillies 6, Cubs 5 at Chicago (day game):
Extending their lead in the N. L. East to five games, the Phillies scored early and hung on to edge the Cubs, 6-5. A single by Bob Boone in the second inning plated the Phils' first tally and a two-run homer by Jose Cardenal upped the margin to 3-0 in the third. In the fourth inning, Jerry Martin tripled and scored on single by Boone. Ted Sizemore followed with a single and Dick Ruthven drove in Boone and Sizemore with a three-base hit to give the Phils a 6-0 advantage that was enough to offset a three-run homer by Mike Vail in the seventh and a two-run double by Bobby Murcer in the ninth.

Reds 7, Dodgers 6 at Cincinnati (day game):
A solo homer by Rick Auerbach and a three-run blast by George Foster enabled the Reds to come from behind and snap their six-game losing streak with a 7-6 triumph over the Dodgers. L. A. led, 5-3, going into the bottom of the seventh when Auerbach led off with a round-tripper. One out later, after singles by Ken Griffey and Dave Concepcion, starter Doug Rau was replaced on the mound by Charlie Hough, who was greeted by Foster's clout.

Padres 6, Astros 2 at Houston (day game):
Home runs by Tucker Ashford and pinch-hitter Jerry Turner helped the Padres to a 6-2 triumph over the Astros. The score was 1-1 in the fourth when Fernando Gonzalez doubled, moved to third on a flyout and scored on a sacrifice fly. Ashford then delivered his round-tripper to give the Padres a 3-1 lead. The Padres added two tallies in the eighth on Turner's homer and a sacrifice fly by Dave Winfield and pushed across another in the ninth on a squeeze bunt by Rollie Fingers.

[DH] Cardinals 5, Expos 4 (day game) / Cardinals 4, Expos 2 at Montreal (day game):
The surging Cardinals, making it six victories in their last seven games, jolted the Expos twice, 5-4 and 4-2. In the opening game, a two-run double by Ken Reitz in the sixth inning highlighted a four-run rally that carried the Redbirds to triumph. The Expos were leading, 2-1, going into the sixth when Jerry Morales drew a leadoff walk. A single by Keith Hernandez and walk to Ted Simmons loaded the bases. George Hendrick forced Simmons at second, but Morales scored to tie the game. Reitz then doubled to plate Hernandez and Hendrick. Reitz moved to third on a single by Steve Swisher and scored on a single by Pete Vuckovich. A two-run homer by Hendrick broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning of the second game. The circuit clout followed a single by Simmons. The Expos had taken a 2-0 lead in their first turn at bat in the nightcap, but the Redbirds retaliated with a marker in the second on a double by Reitz and another in the third on a triple by Jerry Mumphrey and double by Hernandez.