MLB standings through games of July 9, 1978

MLB standings at the end of July 9, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	83	57	26	0	.687		454	322	34-6	23-20	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	83	48	35	0	.578	9.0	421	345	29-15	19-20	6-4	Won 3
New York Yankees	84	46	38	0	.548	11.5	370	329	25-11	21-27	4-6	Lost 3
Baltimore Orioles	85	45	40	0	.529	13.0	330	389	22-15	23-25	5-5	Lost 4
Detroit Tigers	84	42	42	0	.500	15.5	369	357	20-17	22-25	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	85	39	46	0	.459	19.0	337	367	25-19	14-27	4-6	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	85	32	53	0	.376	26.0	336	413	19-23	13-30	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	86	46	40	0	.535		372	370	27-17	19-23	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	84	44	40	0	.524	1.0	377	348	28-15	16-25	6-4	Won 3
Texas Rangers	83	42	41	0	.506	2.5	326	317	29-18	13-23	3-7	Won 1
Oakland A's	87	43	44	0	.494	3.5	289	311	25-21	18-23	4-6	Lost 5
Minnesota Twins	81	39	42	0	.481	4.5	377	358	16-19	23-23	9-1	Won 8
Chicago White Sox	84	38	46	0	.452	7.0	351	366	23-25	15-21	4-6	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	88	30	58	0	.341	17.0	347	464	17-31	13-27	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	81	47	34	0	.580		357	300	31-11	16-23	7-3	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	82	43	39	0	.524	4.5	339	352	22-14	21-25	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	81	40	41	0	.494	7.0	317	333	22-18	18-23	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	86	41	45	0	.477	8.5	345	317	22-20	19-25	3-7	Lost 1
New York Mets	86	36	50	0	.419	13.5	324	361	19-28	17-22	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	87	34	53	0	.391	16.0	295	360	17-24	17-29	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	86	52	34	0	.605		364	302	30-13	22-21	5-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	86	50	36	0	.581	2.0	419	329	26-15	24-21	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	86	49	37	0	.570	3.0	373	346	27-17	22-20	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	87	42	45	0	.483	10.5	311	343	25-17	17-28	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	84	37	47	0	.440	14.0	313	390	23-19	14-28	6-4	Won 1
Houston Astros	82	36	46	0	.439	14.0	314	338	25-22	11-24	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Mariners 11, Angels 7 at California (day game):
Running his batting streak to 10 games and driving in two runs, Tom Paciorek sparked the Mariners to an 11-7 victory over the Angels. The Angels led, 5-4, going into the sixth inning when the Mariners staged a five-run rally. Paciorek doubled to drive in the first run and Bill Stein plated the go-ahead marker with a sacrifice fly. A single by Bill Plummer drove in two more runs and a sacrifice fly by Larry Milbourne scored the last run of the inning. Nolan Ryan, making his second start since coming off the disabled list, was sent to the showers after giving up nine runs (eight earned) in 5 1/3 innings.

White Sox 5, Blue Jays 3 at Chicago (day game):
A four-run rally in the seventh inning was decisive as the White Sox recorded a 5-3 victory over the Blue Jays. Eric Soderhoim began the outburst with two out and nobody on by smacking a two-base hit. Losing pitcher Tom Underwood then issued consecutive walks to Don Kessinger, Ralph Garr and Alan Bannister to break the 1-1 tie. Joe Coleman relieved Underwood and issued a walk to Lamar Johnson to force in another run and Bob Molinaro followed with a single to right to cap the scoring.

Indians 7, Red Sox 1 at Cleveland (day game):
A bases-loaded home run by Buddy Bell was the highlight of the Indians' 7-1 triumph over the Red Sox. Bell's blow came in the fourth inning and was preceded by a single by Duane Kuiper and walks to Rick Manning and Johnny Grubb.

Royals 10, Orioles 4 at Kansas City (day game):
Seven straight hits during a seven-run third inning carried the Royals to a 10-4 thumping of the Orioles. George Brett, Joe Zdeb, Hal McRae and Amos Otis hit consecutive singles to produce two runs and Darrell Porter followed with a three-run homer. John Wathan hit an inside-the-park drive off reliever John Flinn and Clint Hurdle doubled before the Orioles got the first out of the inning. Frank White then singled to drive in Hurdle.

Brewers 8, Yankees 4 at Milwaukee (day game):
Completing the three-game series sweep, the Brewers rolled past the Yankees, 8-4. Don Gullett issued four walks in the first inning and the Brewers used them to score four runs. Singles by Don Money and Sal Bando preceded walks to Larry Hisle and Sixto Lezcano, forcing in one tally. One out later, a double by Robin Yount drove in two more and Gullett walked Gorman Thomas and Buck Martinez to force home the fourth marker. A single by Dick Davis added a run in the fifth inning and a sacrifice fly by Davis, throwing error by Paul Blair and double by Thomas gave the Brewers their final three runs in the seventh.

Twins 7, A's 0 at Oakland (day game):
Winning their eighth straight game, the Twins got three-hit pitching from Dave Goltz and blanked the A's, 7-0. Goltz had a no-hitter for 7 1/3 innings but a single by Mike Edwards broke the hitless skein. Three errors by the A's and run-scoring singles by Rod Carew, Bombo Rivera, Jerry Morales and Glenn Borgmann powered the Twins' offense. Hosken Powell added a solo homer.

Rangers 4, Tigers 3 at Texas (night game):
Jim Mason, hitting a paltry .217, punched out a bases-loaded single in the 13th inning, giving the Rangers a 4-3 victory over the Tigers. The winning rally began with a single by Mike Hargrove, only the second hit off Jim Slaton in 8 2/3 innings of relief pitching. Slaton was removed in favor of John Hiller and a sacrifice bunt by Mike Jorgensen moved Hargrove to second. Toby Harrah received an intentional walk and pinch-hitter Kurt Bevacqua drew a pass to load the bases. Hiller departed in favor of Steve Foucault, whose second pitch was slapped by Mason for the game-winning hit. The Tigers had tied the game in the seventh on a solo home run by Milt May.

Braves 5, Padres 2 at Atlanta (day game):
Driving in three runs a with single and a homer, Jeff Burroughs led the Braves to a 5-2 decision over the Padres. The Braves went ahead with two runs in the opening frame. A single by Jerry Royster, double by Barry Bonnell and infield out by Gary Matthews resulted in the first tally and Burroughs drove in the second with a single. With two out in the fifth, Matthews stroked a single and Burroughs then smashed a 3-2 pitch over the left-field fence.

Reds 8, Giants 2 at Cincinnati (day game):
Earning a split of the four-game series, the Reds defeated the Giants, 8-2. The Giants led, 2-0, going into the bottom of the sixth inning when Pete Rose ignited the winning rally with a bunt single. Rose moved to third on a single by Ken Griffey and scored on a balk by Ed Halicki. Walks to Joe Morgan and George Foster loaded the bases before Dan Driessen stroked a two-run single off reliever John Curtis. The Reds got five more runs in the seventh on three singles, three walks and a pair of sacrifice flies. Rose extended his hitting streak to 25 games, two short of the club record held jointly by Edd Roush and Vada Pinson.

Astros 5, Dodgers 1 at Houston (day game):
Tossing his ninth complete game of the season and striking out 12 batters, J.R. Richard throttled the Dodgers on four hits in a 5-1 victory, enabling the Astros to end their four-game losing streak. The Astros scored in the first inning on doubles by Terry Puhl and Jose Cruz and added a run in the third on an RBI single by Enos Cabell. In the sixth, Art Howe singled in a run and Richard knocked in two more with a single.

Cubs 4, Mets 1 at New York (day game):
A two-run homer by Bobby Murcer triggered the Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the Mets. Murcer hit his round-tripper in the third inning after a two-out single by Bill Buckner. The Cubs scored again in the sixth on singles by Steve Ontiveros, Manny Trillo and Mike Gordon and added another run in the eighth on a walk, single and error. Bruce Sutter relieved Mike Krukow in the seventh with two on and one out. The Mets scored on an infield out and subsequently loaded the bases before Sutter struck out Lenny Randle.

Phillies 8, Expos 7 at Philadelphia (day game):
The slugging of Richie Hebner offset five Montreal home runs as the Phillies came from behind in the last of ninth inning to edge the Expos, 8-7. The Phils' third baseman clouted a pair of two-run homers and also drove home the game-winning run. With the Expos ahead, 7-6, in the ninth, Jerry Martin led off with a single. A double by Garry Maddox and an intentional walk to Greg Luzinski loaded the bases. A single by Jose Cardenal tied the score and Hebner followed with another hit.

Pirates 6, Cardinals 1 at St. Louis (day game):
Graciously accepting six runs handed to them by inept fielding by the Cardinals, the Pirates breezed to a 6-1 victory. The Cards led, 1-0, going into the seventh when singles by Willie Stargell and Ed Ott and a walk to Phil Garner loaded the bases with one out. Ken Macha hit what appeared to be a double-play grounder to Garry Templeton, but the shortstop booted the ball for his 26th error of the season. Two runs scored on the play and Macha reached second. Roy Thomas relieved Bob Forsch on the mound for the Cards and Frank Taveras hit a pop fly that center fielder George Hendrick and second baseman Mike Tyson let drop between them for a single, two more tallies crossing the plate. After a single by Moreno, Thomas was derricked in favor of Buddy Schultz. John Milner got a single when Hendrick permitted his pop fly to drop safely and two runs scored when Hendrick kicked the ball into right field.