MLB standings through games of July 8, 1978

MLB standings at the end of July 8, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	82	57	25	0	.695		453	315	34-6	23-19	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	82	47	35	0	.573	10.0	413	341	28-15	19-20	6-4	Won 2
New York Yankees	83	46	37	0	.554	11.5	366	321	25-11	21-26	4-6	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	84	45	39	0	.536	13.0	326	379	22-15	23-24	5-5	Lost 3
Detroit Tigers	83	42	41	0	.506	15.5	366	353	20-17	22-24	6-4	Won 4
Cleveland Indians	84	38	46	0	.452	20.0	330	366	24-19	14-27	3-7	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	84	32	52	0	.381	26.0	333	408	19-23	13-29	6-4	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	85	46	39	0	.541		365	359	27-16	19-23	7-3	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	83	43	40	0	.518	2.0	367	344	27-15	16-25	5-5	Won 2
Oakland A's	86	43	43	0	.500	3.5	289	304	25-20	18-23	5-5	Lost 4
Texas Rangers	82	41	41	0	.500	3.5	322	314	28-18	13-23	2-8	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	80	38	42	0	.475	5.5	370	358	16-19	22-23	8-2	Won 7
Chicago White Sox	83	37	46	0	.446	8.0	346	363	22-25	15-21	3-7	Lost 4
Seattle Mariners	87	29	58	0	.333	18.0	336	457	17-31	12-27	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	80	46	34	0	.575		349	293	30-11	16-23	7-3	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	81	42	39	0	.519	4.5	335	351	22-14	20-25	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	39	41	0	.487	7.0	311	332	22-18	17-23	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	85	41	44	0	.482	7.5	338	309	22-20	19-24	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	85	36	49	0	.424	12.5	323	357	19-27	17-22	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	86	34	52	0	.395	15.0	294	354	17-23	17-29	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	85	52	33	0	.612		362	294	30-13	22-20	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	85	50	35	0	.588	2.0	418	324	26-15	24-20	7-3	Won 4
Cincinnati Reds	85	48	37	0	.565	4.0	365	344	26-17	22-20	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	86	42	44	0	.488	10.5	309	338	25-17	17-27	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	83	36	47	0	.434	15.0	308	388	22-19	14-28	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	81	35	46	0	.432	15.0	309	337	24-22	11-24	2-8	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Angels 10, Mariners 5 (night game) / Angels 5, Mariners 0 at California (night game):
Pitching a four-hitter, Dave Frost posted his first major league shutout as the Angels swept over the Mariners in a twi-night doubleheader, 10-5 and 5-0. Although batting only .215 going into the twin bill, Joe Rudi continued his recent run production for the Angels, driving in four in the opener and one in the nightcap to bring his RBI streak to 18 in his last 15 games.

Blue Jays 3, White Sox 0 at Chicago (day game):
Jim Clancy, who is a native of Chicago, started before his hometown folks for the first time, and pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings before giving way to Mike Willis, who completed the Blue Jays' 3-0 victory over the White Sox. Clancy allowed only three hits but was removed after issuing a walk and giving up a single to Bob Molinaro. Willis held the White Sox hitless the rest of the way. The Blue Jays' scoring included Rick Cerone's first homer of the season.

[DH] Red Sox 12, Indians 5 (night game) / Red Sox 3, Indians 2 at Cleveland (night game):
The Red Sox slugged their way to a 12-5 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader and then completed the sweep by edging the Indians in the second game, 3-2. Carlton Fisk led the attack in the opener, driving in five runs with a homer and a double, but the Red Sox catcher had productive company. George Scott accounted for three RBIs with a double and a grounder, while Carl Yastrzemski hit the 375th homer of his career and also batted in a run with a single. The Indians had a two-run double by Johnny Grubb and a two-run homer by Buddy Bell. In the nightcap, the Red Sox took advantage of a throwing error by Bell and scored two unearned runs in the second. The Indians pulled even with run-scoring singles by Bell and Andre Thornton in the fifth. The Red Sox had only one hit off David Clyde going into the sixth when Jim Rice tripled and Dwight Evans drove in the deciding run with a single.

Royals 11, Orioles 3 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals defeated the Orioles for the sixth time in seven meetings this season, posting an 11-3 victory in a game that saw George Brett drive in three runs and Clint Hurdle, Pete LaCock and U.L. Washington bat in two apiece. The Royals scored two runs in each of the first three innings and then routed the Orioles with five runs in the seventh, three crossing the plate on a bases-loaded double by Brett.

Brewers 6, Yankees 5 at Milwaukee (night game):
Larry Hisle hit two homers for the second consecutive night and drove in four runs to lift the Brewers to a 6-5 victory, their eighth in nine games against the Yankees this season and their sixth straight without a defeat at Milwaukee County Stadium. The Yankees loaded the bases in the third inning and scored three runs on a walk to Thurman Munson and single by Lou Piniella. Cliff Johnson homered to make it 4-0 in the fourth, but the Brewers came back with three runs in their half, including one on a single by Hisle. Doubles by Piniella and Chris Chambliss for a Yankee run in the sixth was matched when Hisle hit his first homer of the game in the Brewers' half. Then, in the eighth, Robin Yount singled and Hisle smashed his second homer to give the Brewers their victory.

Twins 9, A's 8 at Oakland (day game):
Although piling up 23 hits, the Twins had to go 11 innings before Willie Norwood's fourth single of the game drove in Bombo Rivera to beat the A's, 9-8. The Twins took an early 6-0 lead but fell behind when the A's erupted for three runs in the fourth and four in the fifth. The Twins tied the score in the eighth on a single by Rob Wilfong and triple by Roy Smalley. After each club picked up a run in the 10th, Rivera walked in the 11th, took third on a single by Jose Morales and scored on Norwood's hit.

Tigers 5, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
The batting of Ron LeFlore, who drove in two runs and scored two, paced the Tigers to a 5-1 victory over the Rangers. After Steve Kemp homered for the Tigers in the second inning, the Rangers nicked Milt Wilcox for their only run in the third when Bobby Thompson tripled and Bobby Bonds singled. LeFlore broke the tie in the sixth with a two-run triple that followed passes to Phil Mankowski and Alan Trammell. LeFlore scored himself on a single by Lou Whitaker. In the eighth, LeFlore singled, stole second, and crossed the plate with the final run on a single by Rusty Staub.

[DH] Braves 6, Padres 4 (night game) / Padres 7, Braves 0 at Atlanta (night game):
After winning the first game, 6-4, with a 14-hit attack that included a homer and two doubles by Bob Horner, the Braves collected only three hits off Eric Rasmussen and lost to the Padres, 7-0, in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader. The Padres took a 4-2 lead in the opener with three runs in the fifth inning before the Braves came back with three in their half. A triple by Jerry Royster and double by Gary Matthews produced one run and chased Randy Jones. John D'Acquisto struck out Jeff Burroughs, but Horner smashed his homer for the deciding blow. Royster added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth. In the nightcap, Dave Winfield and Gene Tenace homered for the Padres to support Rasmussen's shutout pitching.

Giants 4, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Willie McCovey broke a 2-2 tie with a single in the eighth inning and Hector Cruz followed with a double for an insurance run, leading the Giants to a 4-2 victory over the Reds. The Giants counted twice in the second on two walks, an error by Joe Morgan and a grounder by Marc Hill. The Reds chased John Montefusco in the sixth, loading the bases on a single by Pete Rose, double by Morgan and pass to George Foster, bringing Gary Lavelle to the mound for the Giants. Dan Driessen greeted the lefthander with a two-run double, but that was the only hit yielded by Lavelle in the last 3 1/3 innings.

[DH] Dodgers 7, Astros 1 (night game) / Dodgers 7, Astros 5 at Houston (night game):
Making a rare relief appearance, Tommy John gained his 10th victory of the season when the Dodgers defeated the Astros, 7-5, to complete the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader. Burt Hooton pitched a five-hitter and won the first game, 7-1. The Dodgers backed Hooton with a 14-hit attack that included a homer by Reggie Smith. In the nightcap, the Astros knocked out Bob Welch in the fifth inning and took a 5-4 lead with a four-run outburst that included a two-run triple by Bob Watson after Lanc eRautzhan took over in relief. The Dodgers came back with a three-run rally in the sixth. Dusty Baker and Rick Monday singled and Bill North walked to load the bases. Johnny Oates sent the Dodgers ahead with a two-run single and Joe Ferguson added an insurance tally with a sacrifice fly. John pitched the last four innings and was awarded the decision.

Mets 7, Cubs 0 at New York (day game):
Kevin Kobel gained credit for his first N. L. victory in a combined shutout with Dale Murray as the Mets defeated the Cubs, 7-0. Kobel, who compiled a 6-16 record in three different stints with the Brewers in the A. L., pitched 6 1/3 innings before a tightened left shoulder forced his exit. Lee Mazzilli started the Mets' scoring in the first inning with his fourth homer in six games.

[DH] Phillies 6, Expos 3 (night game) / Expos 8, Phillies 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Pinch-hitting, Bake McBride ended an 0-for-15 slump with a grand-slam to power the Phillies to a 6-3 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader before the Expos came back to win the second game, 8-1. In the opener, the Phillies erupted in the sixth inning after the Expos had taken a 2-1 lead. Greg Luzinski was hit by a pitch and Davey Johnson walked. Wayne Twitchell relieved Woodie Fryman and gave up a bases-loading single by Bob Boone and a pass to Richie Hebner that forced in the tying run. When McBride came up to hit for Larry Christenson, the Expos brought southpaw Rudy May to the mound. Going against the percentages, manager Danny Ozark let McBride bat and the lefthanded swinger came through with his grand slam. In the nightcap, consecutive homers by Larry Parrish and Warren Cromartie in the third inning highlighted the Expos' victory. Richie Hebner saved the Phillies from being shut out with a circuit clout in the sixth.

Cardinals 4, Pirates 0 at St. Louis (night game):
For the second time in his brief major league career, Silvio Martinez yielded only one hit and pitched the Cardinals to a 4-0 victory over the Pirates. Oamr Moreno singled with one out in the first inning for the lone safety off the rookie, who pitched his first one-hitter in his debut with the Cardinals against the Mets May 30. The Cardinals backed Martinez with homers by Ted Simmons and George Hendrick.