MLB standings through games of July 18, 1978

MLB standings at the end of July 18, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	89	61	28	0	.685		480	349	38-8	23-20	6-4	Won 4
Milwaukee Brewers	89	53	36	0	.596	8.0	462	361	34-16	19-20	8-2	Won 4
Baltimore Orioles	92	50	42	0	.543	12.5	359	418	27-17	23-25	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	89	47	42	0	.528	14.0	388	361	26-15	21-27	2-8	Lost 3
Detroit Tigers	90	45	45	0	.500	16.5	386	373	20-17	25-28	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	91	43	48	0	.473	19.0	378	391	25-19	18-29	6-4	Won 3
Toronto Blue Jays	91	33	58	0	.363	29.0	361	449	19-23	14-35	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	89	48	41	0	.539		408	373	28-15	20-26	8-2	Won 4
California Angels	92	49	43	0	.533	0.5	388	388	30-20	19-23	6-4	Lost 3
Oakland A's	93	48	45	0	.516	2.0	319	338	30-22	18-23	5-5	Won 4
Texas Rangers	90	46	44	0	.511	2.5	364	343	29-18	17-26	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	87	39	48	0	.448	8.0	395	387	16-19	23-29	4-6	Lost 6
Chicago White Sox	90	39	51	0	.433	9.5	368	400	23-25	16-26	2-8	Lost 5
Seattle Mariners	94	32	62	0	.340	18.5	377	502	19-35	13-27	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	86	48	38	0	.558		367	323	31-11	17-27	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	89	46	43	0	.517	3.5	365	384	25-18	21-25	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	88	44	44	0	.500	5.0	350	367	26-21	18-23	6-4	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	93	45	48	0	.484	6.5	381	336	25-22	20-26	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	93	38	55	0	.409	13.5	348	396	19-28	19-27	3-7	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	94	37	57	0	.394	15.0	324	386	20-28	17-29	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	93	56	37	0	.602		401	335	30-13	26-24	5-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	93	54	39	0	.581	2.0	441	351	26-15	28-24	6-4	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	92	53	39	0	.576	2.5	406	369	31-19	22-20	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	94	45	49	0	.479	11.5	344	376	25-17	20-32	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	90	41	49	0	.456	13.5	336	408	27-21	14-28	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	89	40	49	0	.449	14.0	335	367	27-22	13-27	5-5	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, Rangers 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Ken Singleton and Mark Belanger each drove in a pair of runs as the Orioles took a 5-1 decision from the Rangers. Singleton doubled across a run in the first inning after Larry Harlow singled and advanced to second on an error. Singleton's base hit drove in Harlow again in the fifth. Belanger singled in two runs in the second stanza after Andres Mora singled and Rich Dauer doubled.

Indians 8, Angels 3 at California (night game):
The Indians downed the Angels, 8-3, behind the combined pitching of Rick Waits and Jim Kern. The Angels opened up a two-run lead in the second inning with singles by Don Baylor and Brian Downing wrapped around a triple by Joe Rudi. But the Tribe retaliated with three in the third on a walk to Duane Kuiper, double by Tom Veryzer, triple by Rick Manning and single by Buddy Bell. In the fourth frame, Bernie Carbo led off with a single and Gary Alexander drew a walk. That sent starter Don Aase to the showers. After Ted Cox sacrificed, Kuiper doubled off reliever Tom Griffin to plate two more runs.

Brewers 7, White Sox 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Completing the four-game series sweep, the Brewers swept past the White Sox, 7-2. The Brewers' attack began in their first turn at bat when Don Money walked, took third on a single by Sal Bando and scored on a sacrifice fly by Larry Hisle. A double by Sixto Lezcano plated Bando. Gorman Thomas hit a solo homer in the second frame.

A's 6, Tigers 3 at Oakland (night game):
A five-run explosion in the second inning carried the A's to their fourth straight victory, 6-3 over the Tigers. Singles by Jeff Newman and Mike Edwards and a walk to Tony Armas loaded the bases with one out. A single by Taylor Duncan drove home two runs and Mitchell Page followed with a three-run circuit clout to climax the rally.

Blue Jays 13, Mariners 12 at Seattle (night game):
In a wild slugfest, the Blue Jays outlasted the Mariners, 13-12, in 10 innings. The Jays trailed, 9-6, going into the top of the ninth but tallied six runs in the frame, two Mariner errors contributing to the scoring. The Mariners came back with three markers in the bottom of the inning, one coming in on a bases-loaded walk and the other two on a single by Dan Meyer. In the Blue Jay 10th, Rick Bosetti singled and advanced to second on a sacrifice by Bob Bailor. Roy Howell was given an intentional walk and both runners moved up on a wild pitch. John Mayberry was issued an intentional walk and Otto Velez hit a slow roller down the third base line that went for the game-winning single.

Braves 4, Mets 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Pinch-hitter Cito Gaston singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth to give the Braves a 4-3 triumph over the Mets. With one out in the ninth and the score tied, 3-3, Glenn Hubbard drew a walk and moved to second on a groundout by Biff Pocoroba. Gaston, batting for winning pitcher Phl Niekro, then laced a 2-1 pitch into left-center. The Mets had deadlocked the game in the seventh when Willie Montanez was hit by a pitch and John Stearns followed with a home run.

Cubs 7, Giants 6 at Chicago (day game):
A sacrifice fly by Greg Gross in the bottom of the 11th inning drove home the decisive run as the Cubs outlasted the Giants, 7-6. The game-winning blow was set up when reliever Charlie Williams walked the bases full. The Cubs had trailed, 6-4, going into the bottom of the 10th, but tied the game on a walk to Dave Rader, single by Rodney Scott, a stolen base, a sacrifice fly by Gross and an error by shortstop Vic Harris. The Giants' runs in the top of the frame came on RBI singles by Jack Clark and Willie McCovey.

Expos 3, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
The slugging of Andre Dawson powered the Expos to a 3-1 triumph over the Reds. Reds' ace Tom Seaver lost the fifth of his last six starts as his own error on a play at first base in the third inning helped the Expos. Hal Dues reached base on the misplay and scored on a double by Dawson. A double by Ellis Valentine and single by Warren Cromartie made it 2-0 in the sixth and Dawson hit a solo homer off Mike LaCoss in the eighth. Darold Knowles relieved for the Expos in the seventh with the bases loaded and two out and killed the rally by picking pinch-runner Rick Auerbach off first. Pete Rose surpassed the all-time Reds' record by doubling in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to 31 games -- Elmer Smith had a 30-game hit streak in 1898.

Astros 9, Phillies 1 at Houston (night game):
Backed by an 18-hit attack, J.R. Richard breezed to his ninth win of the season as the Astros routed the Phillies, 9-1. Richard struck out 10, raising his major league-leading total to 177 in pitching his 10th complete game in 21 starts. Jose Cruz drove in two runs with singles in the first and fourth innings and Art Howe drove in a pair with a single in the third and triple in the seventh.

Dodgers 7, Pirates 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Winning the 200th victory of his career, Don Sutton scattered six hits as the Dodgers sailed past the Pirates, 7-2. Joe Ferguson was the hitting star of the game, blasting a three-run homer in the middle of a five-run fourth inning. Dusty Baker and Davey Lopes each contributed an RBI single to the outburst. Ron Cey hit a solo homer in the ninth.

Padres 3, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (night game):
Facing his former teammates for the first time since being traded, Eric Rasmussen won his seventh straight decision as the Padres bested the Cardinals, 3-2. The Cards went ahead, 1-0, in the second inning on a double by Ken Reitz and single by Pete Vuckovich, but the Padres tied it in the fifth on a double by Gene Richards and single by Ozzie Smith. The Padres plated two runs in the sixth on consecutive singles by Oscar Gamble, Gene Tenace, Fernando Gonzalez and Bill Almon. Rasmussen retired 17 out of the last 18 batters he faced, a solo homer by Keith Hernandez in the ninth shattering the streak.