MLB standings through games of July 7, 1978

MLB standings at the end of July 7, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	80	55	25	0	.688		438	308	34-6	21-19	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	81	46	35	0	.568	9.5	407	336	27-15	19-20	6-4	Won 1
New York Yankees	82	46	36	0	.561	10.0	361	315	25-11	21-25	4-6	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	83	45	38	0	.542	11.5	323	368	22-15	23-23	5-5	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	82	41	41	0	.500	15.0	361	352	20-17	21-24	5-5	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	82	38	44	0	.463	18.0	323	351	24-17	14-27	5-5	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	83	31	52	0	.373	25.5	330	408	19-23	12-29	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	83	44	39	0	.530		350	354	25-16	19-23	7-3	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	82	42	40	0	.512	1.5	356	341	26-15	16-25	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	81	41	40	0	.506	2.0	321	309	28-17	13-23	2-8	Lost 2
Oakland A's	85	43	42	0	.506	2.0	281	295	25-19	18-23	6-4	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	79	37	42	0	.468	5.0	361	350	16-19	21-23	7-3	Won 6
Chicago White Sox	82	37	45	0	.451	6.5	346	360	22-24	15-21	4-6	Lost 3
Seattle Mariners	85	29	56	0	.341	16.0	331	442	17-31	12-25	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	78	45	33	0	.577		342	282	29-10	16-23	7-3	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	80	42	38	0	.525	4.0	335	344	22-14	20-24	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	79	39	40	0	.494	6.5	311	328	22-18	17-22	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	83	40	43	0	.482	7.5	327	302	22-20	18-23	3-7	Won 1
New York Mets	84	35	49	0	.417	13.0	316	357	18-27	17-22	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	85	33	52	0	.388	15.5	290	354	16-23	17-29	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	84	51	33	0	.607		358	292	30-13	21-20	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	83	48	35	0	.578	2.5	404	318	26-15	22-20	7-3	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	84	48	36	0	.571	3.0	363	340	26-16	22-20	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	84	41	43	0	.488	10.0	298	332	25-17	16-26	6-4	Lost 3
Houston Astros	79	35	44	0	.443	13.5	303	323	24-20	11-24	4-6	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	81	35	46	0	.432	14.5	302	377	21-18	14-28	6-4	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 9, Mariners 5 at California (night game):
Brian Downing hit a two-run homer and made a diving catch of a pop foul to help the Angels defeat the Mariners, 9-5. With the aid of Downing's homer, the Angels held a 7-4 lead before Frank Tanana left the mound after seven innings. Dyar Miller, in relief, gave up a double by Leon Roberts in the eighth and walked three batters with one out to force in one Mariner run and cut the Angels' margin to 7-5. Dave LaRoche, summoned to the rescue, struck out Juan Bernhardt. Downing then chased down a pop foul by Bob Stinson to retire the side and end the threat. In the Angels' half of the eighth, a homer by Don Baylor and an unearned run on singles by Joe Rudi and Ron Jackson around an error clinched the victory.

Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2 at Chicago (night game):
After the Blue Jays scored an unearned run in the third inning, Rico Carty and John Mayberry smashed consecutive homers in the sixth to beat the White Sox, 3-2.

Indians 10, Red Sox 9 at Cleveland (night game):
A single by Tom Veryzer in the ninth inning for his fourth hit of the game drove in Paul Dade and gave the Indians a 10-9 victory over the Red Sox. Rick Manning batted in four runs for the winners, including two with a single in the seventh, when the Indians scored four times to take a 9-5 lead. The Red Sox rallied to tie the score in the ninth. Jim Rice, who accounted for five RBIs, drove in a pair with a double and Carl Yastrzemski followed with a homer to knot the count. In the Indians' half, Dade led off with a pinch-single, Duane Kuiper sacrificed and Veryzer capped his big night with the game-winning hit.

Royals 3, Orioles 1 at Kansas City (night game):
With Paul Splittorff pitching his third four-hitter of the season, the Royals defeated the Orioles, 3-1. The Orioles scored their run in the third inning on a double by Doug DeCinces, a groundout and a sacrifice fly by Mark Belanger. Orioles' starter Scott McGregor lost his control and the game in the fifth. McGregor passed two batters and gave up a single by George Brett that loaded the bases. Hal McRae walked, forcing in the tying run. Joe Kerrigan relieved and on his first pitch Amos Otis singled, driving in two runs to decide the outcome.

Brewers 6, Yankees 0 at Milwaukee (night game):
Ron Guidry's string of 13 consecutive victories was stopped by the Brewers, who got four-hit pitching from Mike Caldwell and shut out the Yankees, 6-0. Larry Hisle doomed Guidry to defeat in the first inning, smashing a homer after a double by Don Money and a pass to Sal Bando. The Brewers added a run in the fourth on a double by Sixto Lezcano and triple by Robin Yount. Hisle homered again in the sixth. After Bob Kammeyer took over for Guidry, Lezcano hit for the circuit to complete the Brewers' scoring.

[DH] Twins 3, A's 2 (night game) / Twins 1, A's 0 at Oakland (night game):
Run-scoring singles by Craig Kusick and Bob Randall in the ninth inning gave the Twins a 3-2 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader before Darrell Jackson, a rookie lefthander from Orlando (Southern), fired a three-hitter in the second game and shut out the A's, 1-0, to complete the sweep. The A's tied the opener at 1-1 with a pinch-homer by Dave Revering in the eighth inning. The Twins' opened the ninth with a single by Mike Cubbage and a sacrifice by Jose Morales. After an intentional pass to Butch Wynegar, Kusick and Randall hit their singles to put the Twins ahead, 3-1. The A's then fell short in their half of the ninth with one run on a triple by Mitchell Page and an infield out by Taylor Duncan. In the nightcap, the Twins decided Jackson's duel with Rick Langford when Glenn Adams singled in the fifth inning and scored from first base on a single by Rob Wilfong and error by Joe Wallis, who bobbled the ball in center field on Wilfong's hit.

Tigers 12, Rangers 7 at Texas (night game):
Breaking loose with one of their biggest offensive displays in many years, the Tigers piled up 23 hits and defeated the Rangers, 12-7. Alan Trammell rapped five hits in six trips and Ron LeFlore had four in five times at bat. Rusty Staub drove in four runs. There were no homers in the Tigers' attack, while the Rangers' 12 hits included round-trippers by Bobby Bonds and John Lowenstein. The Detroit club record for most hits in a game was set September 29, 1928, when the Tigers collected 28 against the Yankees.

Braves 11, Padres 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Rowland Office and Bob Horner each drilled three hits, including a homer apiece, and combined to drive in seven runs as the Braves defeated the Padres, 11-3. Office hit his homer with two men on base in the third inning and Horner added a run with a single in the same stanza. The Braves erupted for five runs on seven hits in the fifth with a single by Office accounting for his fourth RBI of the game. Horner made it three RBIs to his credit with a two-run homer in the sixth.

[DH] Giants 7, Reds 6 (night game) / Reds 2, Giants 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
With Willie McCovey and Darrell Evans hitting homers off Tom Seaver, the Giants won the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-6, but the Reds came back on the strength of a two-run smash by Mike Lum to eke out a 2-1 victory in the nightcap. Seaver trailed, 5-0, in the lidlifter before he was removed for a pinch-hitter in the fifth inning. The Giants had a 7-3 lead going into the ninth when the Reds fell short with a three-run rally that included a homer by Johnny Bench with a man on base. Vida Blue, who pitched the first five innings, was credited with his 12th victory, but the Giants had to call on four relievers before nailing down the decision. In the second game, Lum hit his homer following a single by Dave Concepcion in the fifth inning. The Giants, after scoring off Bill Bonham in the seventh on a single by Marc Hill, throwing error by Concepcion and a wild pitch, went on to load the bases, but Doug Bair struck out Mike Ivie to end the threat.

Dodgers 7, Astros 4 at Houston (night game):
Dusty Baker drove in four runs, including two with a homer, and Joe Ferguson accounted for two RBIs with a single and homer as the Dodgers defeated the Astros, 7-4. Ferguson batted in one run with a single in the second and Reggie Smith doubled for another tally in the third before the Astros took a 3-2 lead. Baker then swung into action, tying the score with a single in the fifth and sending the Dodgers ahead with his two-run homer in the seventh. Ferguson hit his homer in the eighth and Baker accounted for his fourth RBI of the game with a single in the ninth.

Cubs 9, Mets 7 at New York (night game):
The Cubs failed to hold a 6-0 lead but then came back to defeat the Mets, 9-7. A three-run homer by Larry Cox in the second inning and three more runs in the fifth, with two scoring on bases-loaded walks, built up the Cubs' early lead. The Mets rallied for seven runs in their half of the fifth on six hits, including a two-run triple by Joel Youngblood, another run-scoring triple by Lenny Randle and a three-run homer by Willie Montanez. The Cubs quickly regained the lead, scoring twice in the sixth on doubles by Ivan DeJesus and Larry Biittner and a single by Bill Buckner. Steve Ontiveros singled home an insurance run in the ninth.

Expos 7, Phillies 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
Led by Ellis Valentine, who rapped five hits including a homer and drove in three runs, the Expos defeated the Phillies, 7-4, to bring Steve Rogers his 11th victory. However, Rogers was chased in the eighth inning, ending his string of six consecutive complete games. Warren Cromartie homered for the Expos in the second inning and Valentine connected for the circuit with a man on base in the third. Valentine accounted for his third RBI of the game with a single in the fifth. Rogers was sailing along with a 7-0 lead before the Phillies whacked him for three runs in the eighth. Jerry Martin singled and Greg Luzinski homered to account for the first two tallies. The third was produced when Richie Hebner was hit by a pitch, Jose Cardenal walked and Ted Sizemore singled, sending Rogers to the showers. In the ninth, after Larry Bowa homered, the Phillies went on to load the bases, but Mike Garman struck out Bob Boone to save the game.

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1 at St. Louis (night game):
Leading off in the first inning, Garry Templeton homered on John Candelaria's first pitch, but that was the Cardinals' only run in a 2-1 loss to the Pirates. The Bucs tied the score with a double by Omar Moreno and a single by John Milner in the third and put over the winning run when Milner and Bill Robinson singled and Willie Stargell hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth.