MLB standings through games of July 16, 1978

MLB standings at the end of July 16, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	88	60	28	0	.682		477	347	37-8	23-20	6-4	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	87	51	36	0	.586	8.5	449	358	32-16	19-20	6-4	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	90	49	41	0	.544	12.0	354	415	26-16	23-25	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	88	47	41	0	.534	13.0	381	352	26-14	21-27	2-8	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	88	44	44	0	.500	16.0	379	364	20-17	24-27	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	89	41	48	0	.461	19.5	365	386	25-19	16-29	4-6	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	89	32	57	0	.360	28.5	345	432	19-23	13-34	3-7	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	90	49	41	0	.544		382	376	30-18	19-23	7-3	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	88	47	41	0	.534	1.0	399	366	28-15	19-26	8-2	Won 3
Texas Rangers	88	45	43	0	.511	3.0	361	338	29-18	16-25	5-5	Lost 1
Oakland A's	91	46	45	0	.505	3.5	308	332	28-22	18-23	4-6	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	86	39	47	0	.453	8.0	393	384	16-19	23-28	5-5	Lost 5
Chicago White Sox	88	39	49	0	.443	9.0	365	387	23-25	16-24	3-7	Lost 3
Seattle Mariners	92	32	60	0	.348	18.0	363	484	19-33	13-27	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	84	48	36	0	.571		365	312	31-11	17-25	6-4	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	87	45	42	0	.517	4.5	355	374	24-17	21-25	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	86	43	43	0	.500	6.0	340	353	25-20	18-23	6-4	Won 2
Montreal Expos	91	44	47	0	.484	7.5	372	327	25-22	19-25	5-5	Won 2
New York Mets	90	37	53	0	.411	14.0	338	385	19-28	18-25	3-7	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	92	37	55	0	.402	15.0	315	374	20-26	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	91	55	36	0	.604		386	321	30-13	25-23	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	90	52	38	0	.578	2.5	397	360	30-18	22-20	6-4	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	91	52	39	0	.571	3.0	430	346	26-15	26-24	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	92	44	48	0	.478	11.5	334	366	25-17	19-31	3-7	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	87	39	48	0	.448	14.0	325	398	25-20	14-28	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	87	38	49	0	.437	15.0	324	365	25-22	13-27	3-7	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 2, Rangers 1 at Baltimore (day game):
A two-out single by pinch-hitter Terry Crowley in the bottom of the 12th inning scored pinch-runner Kiko Garcia to give the Orioles a 2-1 victory over the Rangers. With one out in the 12th, Andres Mora got a bloop single. One out later, Larry Harlow batted for Carlos Lopez and drew a base on balls. Garcia then ran for Mora and came home on Crowley's hit. A double by Rick Dempsey and RBI single by Mark Belanger gave the Birds a 1-0 lead in the third inning but the Rangers tied the game in the fourth on a double by Al Oliver, a groundout and an RBI single by Jim Sundberg.

[DH] Red Sox 5, Twins 3 (day game) / Red Sox 3, Twins 2 at Boston (night game):
Tightening their grip on first place in A.L. East, the Red Sox swept a doubleheader from the Twins, 5-3 and 3-2. The first game was tied, 3-3, going into the last of the seventh when Jack Brohamer led off with a double, advanced to third on an infield hit by Jim Rice and scored on a single up the middle by Carl Yastrzemski. Brohamer also drove in Frank Duffy with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. The Twins had knotted the contest in the top of the seventh on an RBI single by Rod Carew. Fred Lynn knocked in all three Bosox runs in the nightcap. He had an RBI single in the first inning and a two-run homer in the sixth. The Twins' runs came on a solo homer by Willie Norwood in the fifth and a double by Norwood and single by Rob Wilfong in the seventh.

Tigers 4, Angels 0 at California (day game):
Posting his first A. L. shutout, Jack Billingham hurled the Tigers to a 4-0 victory over the Angels. The Tigers got three runs in the third inning on an infield hit by Ron LeFlore, a walk to Lou Whitaker and a home run by Rusty Staub. Their fourth run came in the eighth on a bases-loaded walk.

Brewers 10, White Sox 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
Scattering 10 hits, Bill Travers went the route as the Brewers pasted the White Sox, 10-1. The first Brewer run came in the opening frame when Paul Molitor singled, stole second, moved to third on a flyout and scored on a single by Ben Oglivie. In the second stanza, Dave May walked and scored on a triple by Robin Yount. Walks to Jim Gantner and Charlie Moore loaded the bases and Yount scored on Molitor's fielder's choice grounder. The Brewers got five in the eighth on singles by Gorman Thomas, Yount and Gantner, a double by Molitor and two-run homer by Don Money.

Royals 3, Yankees 1 at New York (day game):
A first-inning home run by Amos Otis triggered the Royals to a 3-1 triumph over the Yankees. The Yanks' Jim Beattie, making his first start since pitching a seven-inning no-hitter for Tacoma in the Pacific Coast League, walked leadoff batter George Brett and two outs later served a gopher ball to Otis. K.C. scored again in the third when Brett doubled, advanced to third on an infield single by Hal McRae and scored when Pete LaCock bounced into a fielder's choice.

A's 8, Blue Jays 5 at Oakland (day game):
A three-run eighth-inning homer by Joe Wallis snapped a 5-5 deadlock and gave the A's an 8-5 triumph over the Blue Jays. Jeff Newman led off the decisive frame with a walk and went to second on a sacrifice. Glenn Burke ran for Newman and after Mike Adams walked, Wallis homered off reliever Joe Coleman. The A's had tied the score in the seventh on a walk to Dwayne Murphy and back-to-back doubles by Mitchell Page and Willie Horton.

Indians 8, Mariners 4 at Seattle (night game):
A two-run homer by Gary Alexander capped a three-run fourth inning and helped the Indians to an 8-4 victory over the Mariners. The Tribe tallied in the first frame on a triple by Johnny Grubb and double by Buddy Bell. In the third canto, singles by Alexander, Ted Cox and Tom Veryzer made it 2-0. The Indians loaded the bases in the fourth on walks to Grubb and Andre Thornton sandwiched in between a single by Bell. Grubb scored on a double play and Alexander then belted his circuit clout. A sacrifice fly by Bernie Carbo and RBI single by Cox keyed a two-run eighth inning for the Tribe.

Phillies 4, Braves 2 at Atlanta (day game):
Although needing late relief help from Ron Reed, Dick Ruthven stifled his former mates as the Phillies eased past the Braves, 4-2. The Phils took a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Greg Luzinski led off with a walk and came home on a double by Richie Hebner. Hebner advanced to third on a single by Jose Cardenal and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ted Sizemore. Cardenal hit a solo homer in the seventh and the Phils got their final marker in the eighth on a single by Sizemore, a sacrifice and a single by Larry Bowa.

[DH] Cubs 3, Dodgers 2 (day game) / Dodgers 5, Cubs 3 at Chicago (day game):
With Dave Rader driving in all their runs, the Cubs took the opener of a doubleheader from the Dodgers, 3-2, but L. A. came back to take the nightcap, 5-3. In the first game, Rader smacked a two-run double in the second inning after Manny Trillo was hit by a pitch and Ivan DeJesus singled. In the fourth frame, DeJesus singled, stole second, reached third on an error and scored on a fly by Rader to deep right. The Dodgers kayoed Cub starter Ray Burris in their first turn at bat in the second game on a double by Reggie Smith, triple by Steve Garvey and single by Dusty Baker. Baker hit a solo homer in the third and a walk, error and RBI single by Burt Hooton produced another tally in the sixth. A single by Garvey and double by Ron Cey gave the Dodgers a final marker in the seventh. The Cubs loaded the bases in the ninth with one out but reliever Lance Rautzhan retired Larry Biittner on a sacrifice fly and got Rodney Scott on a grounder to end the game.

Reds 9, Mets 2 at Cincinnati (day game):
Scoring five runs in their first turn at bat, the Reds went on to trample the Mets, 9-2. The big first inning resulted from an error, two walks, doubles by Joe Morgan and Dave Concepcion and a single by Ken Henderson. After adding a run in the second, the Reds got three more in the fourth, sandwiching a walk to Johnny Bench between homers by George Foster and Concepcion. Pete Rose got a two-base hit in the seventh, extending his hitting streak to 29 games.

Expos 6, Astros 1 at Montreal (day game):
Working effectively both on the mound and at the plate, Dan Schatzeder was the star as the Expos beat the Astros, 6-1. The rookie southpaw went the route for the first time and drove in the first Expo run in the second inning with a single after singles by Warren Cromartie and Gary Carter. The Astros tied the contest, 1-1, in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Art Howe, but the Expos scored the go-ahead run in the fifth on singles by Dave Cash, Andre Dawson and Tony Perez. The Expos broke the game open with a four-run sixth that featured run scoring doubles by Cash and Ellis Valentine and RBI singles by Larry Parrish and Cromartie.

[DH] Pirates 3, Padres 2 (day game) / Pirates 10, Padres 6 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The Pirates swept a twin bill from the Padres, winning the first game, 3-2 in 10 innings, and taking the second contest, 10-6, with a five-run rally in the seventh inning. The score was 2-2 going into the bottom of the 10th in the opener when the Bucs began their winning rally with a leadoff double by Ed Ott. Mario Mendoza drew an intentional walk and a sacrifice by Frank Taveras moved the runners to second and third. Dave Parker, who just came off the 15-day-disabled list and was wearing a hockey goalie's mask to protect his cracked left cheekbone, was intentionally walked to load the bases. John Milner then smashed a hit down the right field line to win the game. The Padres led, 6-5, going into the bottom of the seventh inning of the nightcap when Omar Moreno began the Pirates' comeback with a base on balls. Padre starter Bob Shirley was relieved by Dennis Kinney, who yielded a triple to Parker to tie the score. Mark Lee replaced Kinney and got Bill Robinson on a pop fly, intentionally walked Willie Stargell and retired Phil Garner on short fly. Ott then smashed a two-base hit to score the tie-breaking tally and Ken Macha followed with a two-run single. Macha advanced to second on a fielding error by Don Reynolds and scored on a single by winning pitcher Grant Jackson.

[DH] Cardinals 9, Giants 4 (day game) / Giants 6, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (day game):
Pounding their old nemesis Jim Barr, the Cardinals thumped the Giants, 9-4, in the first game of a doubleheader, but Frisco, behind Ed Halicki, came back to win the second game, 6-0. In the opener, Jerry Mumphrey led the Redbird attack with a double, single and three RBIs. He singled home a pair of runs in the fourth inning and scored on a single by Jerry Morales. His two-bagger came in the fifth following a triple by Garry Templeton. In the second game, a double by Mike Sadek in the second inning drove home Larry Herndon, who had been hit by a pitch, and Johnnie LeMaster, who had walked. The Giants added another pair in the fourth on a walk to Darell Evans, a throwing error by pitcher John Urrea on a grounder by Hector Cruz and a single by LeMaster. Jack Clark doubled home the final two tallies in the ninth.