MLB standings through games of July 19, 1978

MLB standings at the end of July 19, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	90	62	28	0	.689		488	351	38-8	24-20	7-3	Won 5
Milwaukee Brewers	90	53	37	0	.589	9.0	464	369	34-17	19-20	8-2	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	93	51	42	0	.548	12.5	369	421	27-17	24-25	6-4	Won 2
New York Yankees	90	48	42	0	.533	14.0	390	361	26-15	22-27	3-7	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	91	46	45	0	.505	16.5	391	377	20-17	26-28	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	92	43	49	0	.467	20.0	378	394	25-19	18-30	5-5	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	92	33	59	0	.359	30.0	363	455	19-23	14-36	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	90	49	41	0	.544		419	377	29-15	20-26	8-2	Won 5
California Angels	93	50	43	0	.538	0.5	391	388	31-20	19-23	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	94	48	46	0	.511	3.0	323	343	30-23	18-23	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	91	46	45	0	.505	3.5	368	354	29-18	17-27	5-5	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	88	39	49	0	.443	9.0	395	389	16-20	23-29	3-7	Lost 7
Chicago White Sox	91	39	52	0	.429	10.5	371	410	23-26	16-26	2-8	Lost 6
Seattle Mariners	95	33	62	0	.347	18.5	383	504	20-35	13-27	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	87	48	39	0	.552		369	330	31-12	17-27	3-7	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	91	47	44	0	.516	3.0	376	396	26-19	21-25	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	89	45	44	0	.506	4.0	356	370	27-21	18-23	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	95	46	49	0	.484	6.0	390	345	26-23	20-26	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	95	39	56	0	.411	13.0	353	405	20-29	19-27	3-7	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	95	37	58	0	.389	15.0	327	391	20-29	17-29	4-6	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	95	57	38	0	.600		413	346	30-13	27-25	5-5	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	93	54	39	0	.581	2.0	413	371	31-19	23-20	7-3	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	94	54	40	0	.574	2.5	444	357	26-15	28-25	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	95	46	49	0	.484	11.0	349	379	25-17	21-32	5-5	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	92	42	50	0	.457	13.5	345	417	27-21	15-29	6-4	Won 1
Houston Astros	91	41	50	0	.451	14.0	344	372	27-22	14-28	6-4	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 3, Indians 0 at California (night game):
Winning his first game since May 23, Nolan Ryan tossed a six-hitter as the Angels blanked the Indians, 3-0. The Angels got two runs in the fourth inning on a single by Don Baylor, RBI double by Joe Rudi and single by Brian Downing. Baylor hit a solo homer in the seventh. The Tribe loaded the sacks with none out in the fourth frame but Ryan struck out Gary Alexander, Jim Norris and Duane Kuiper.

Orioles 10, White Sox 3 at Chicago (night game):
A six-run fourth inning carried the Orioles past the White Sox, 10-3. Doug DeCinces tripled to open the fourth and, with one out, scored on Andres Mora's grounder to shortstop Don Kessinger, whose throw to the plate was late. Sox skipper Larry Doby was ejected from the game for protesting the call at home. When play resumed, Carlos Lopez grounded to pitcher Ken Kravec, whose throw to second was wild for an error. A double by Rick Dempsey scored both runners and Dempsey scored on a single by Rich Dauer. Mike Proly relieved Kravec and surrendered a single to Ken Singleton, walk to Eddie Murray and two-run single to DeCinces.

Royals 11, Rangers 4 at Kansas City (night game):
Winning their fifth straight game, the Royals routed the Rangers, 11-4. Frank White ripped a two-run double and Clint Hurdle added a two-run triple in a seven-run third inning. Fredie Patek stroked three singles and also scored three runs and Hurdle also collected three hits as the Royals unleashed a 14-hit bombardment.

Red Sox 8, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
A two-out single by Frank Duffy capped a four-run seventh inning as the Red Sox came from behind to down the Brewers, 8-2. The Sox trailed, 2-0, going into the seventh when Jim Rice and Carl Yastrzemski opened with singles. Rice scored when Carlton Fisk bounced into a fielder's choice at second base. With two out, singles by George Scott and Butch Hobson tied the game at 2-2. Duffy then singled home Scott on a disputed play at the plate and Hobson scored when catcher Charlie Moore dropped the ball to argue the call on Scott. Fisk slammed a three-run homer to climax a four-run Sox rally in the eighth.

Yankees 2, Twins 0 at Minnesota (night game):
Posting his first victory since June 13, Ed Figueroa hurled the Yankees to a 2-0 blanking of the Twins. The first Yankee run came in the fifth inning on a single by Mickey Rivers, a stolen base and a single by Thurman Munson. Singles by Mike Heath, Willie Randolph and Rivers accounted for their final tally in the seventh stanza.

Tigers 5, A's 4 at Oakland (day game):
A bases-loaded single by Jason Thompson in the seventh inning propelled the Tigers to a 5-4 victory over the A's. A two-run homer by Dave Revering put the A's ahead, 3-2, in the sixth inning, but the Tigers went ahead to stay in the seventh. The winning rally began with a one-out double by Phil Mankowski. After a walk to Alan Trammell, Ron LeFlore hit into a forceout. But an infield single by Lou Whitaker scored one run and Rusty Staub drew a walk to load the bases. Thompson then smashed a hard grounder which deflected off second baseman Mike Edwards' glove into right field.

Mariners 6, Blue Jays 2 at Seattle (night game):
Rick Honeycutt and John Montague combined on a three-hitter as the Mariners triumphed over the Blue Jays, 6-2. In the Mariner first, Julio Cruz led off with a walk, went to third on a wild pickoff attempt and scored on a single by Leon Roberts. In the second stanza, singles by Dan Meyer, Bill Stein and Cruz accounted for one run and Larry Milbourne drove in another with a two-base-hit. The Mariners wrapped up the game in the sixth canto as singles by Stein, John Hale and Cruz, plus a walk to Bob Stinson, produced two more tallies. A sacrifice fly by Hale concluded the scoring in the eighth.

[DH] Giants 7, Cubs 4 (day game) / Cubs 7, Giants 5 at Chicago (day game):
Although needing relief help from Gary Lavelle, Vida Blue became the first 13-game winner in the league as the Giants won the opener of a doubleheader from the Cubs, 7-4. But the Cubs erupted for five runs in the first inning in the nightcap and went on to earn a split, 7-5. In the first game, Larry Herndon drove in four runs. His two-run single capped a three-run first inning and he had RBI singles in the seventh and ninth frames. In the second game, the first seven Cubs to bat reached base. A throwing error by Jim Barr permitted the first run, a single by Bill Buckner plated two more, a single by Manny Trillo another and a fielder's choice grounder by Dennis Lamp accounted for the final tally of the inning. The Giants' Mike Sadek collided with Cub shortstop Ivan DeJesus in the fourth inning of the nightcap and had to be carried off the field with a possible broken jaw.

[DH] Expos 8, Braves 6 (night game) / Braves 3, Expos 1 at Montreal (night game):
A bases-loaded homer by Warren Cromartie powered the Expos to an 8-6 triumph over the Braves in the first game of a twin bill, but a two-run homer by Jeff Burroughs was the Braves' margin of victory in the 3-1 nightcap win. The Expos trailed, 6-3, going into the ninth inning of the first game when Andre Dawson stroked a one-out double. Ellis Valentine walked and a single by Tony Perez scored Dawson. An error by third baseman Bob Horner allowed Larry Parrish to reach first and load the bases. Cromartie then unloaded the first grand slam of his career. In the second game, Gary Matthews was aboard via a fielder's choice in the sixth inning when Burroughs clouted his 13th round-tripper of the season. The Braves added another run in the seventh on a single by Darrel Chaney, a wild pitch and a single by Bob Beall.

[DH] Astros 8, Mets 3 (night game) / Mets 2, Astros 1 at New York (night game):
Driving in three runs with a two-run single and a homer, Bob Watson led the Astros past the Mets, 8-3, in the opening game of a twin bill. But the Mets won the second contest, 2-1. Watson lined a single to left to drive in two runs in the first inning and followed a sacrifice fly by Jose Cruz in the third inning with his 10th homer of the campaign, giving the Astros a 4-0 lead. The Mets got both their runs of the second game in the first inning. Lenny Randle walked, moved to second on a single by Tim Foli and both runners scored when Willie Montanez lined a double into the left field corner. The Astros loaded the bases with two out in the seventh but Craig Swan, picking up his first win since April 10, struck out pinch-hitter Denny Walling to end the threat.

Reds 7, Phillies 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
A three-run homer by Ken Henderson and a bases-loaded homer by George Foster lifted the Reds over the Phillies, 7-2. Henderson's blow came in the seventh inning and followed two-out singles by Johnny Bench and Dave Concepcion. Foster's clout came an inning later and was set up by a walk to Pete Rose, single by Ken Griffey, a wild pitch and an intentional walk to Joe Morgan. Rose got a bunt single in the ninth inning to extend his consecutive game hitting skein to 32.

Pirates 6, Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A two run homer by Dave Parker helped the Pirates to a 6-3 victory over the Dodgers in a game played under protest by L.A. Controversy arose in the fourth inning with the Pirates leading 3-2. With Bill Robinson on third and one out, Rennie Stennett lofted a sacrifice fly to right. While the ball was in play, plate umpire Terry Tata signaled interference on Dodger catcher Joe Ferguson. The umpires offered Pirate manager Chuck Tanner the choice of accepting interference -- which would have left Robinson on third and put Stennett on first -- or taking the action of the play, which saw Robinson score the eventual winning run. Tanner chose the play and a protest was lodged by Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda. Parker's blast came in the fifth inning to close out the scoring.

Padres 5, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (night game):
A three-run first inning triggered the Padres to a 5-3 victory over the hapless Cardinals. In the opening frame, Gene Richards led off with a walk, stole second, took third on a fly and scored on a double by Broderick Perkins. A triple by Dave Winfield plated Perkins and Winfield came in on a sacrifice fly by Oscar Gamble. In the fourth inning, Fernando Gonzalez pounded a one-out double and scored on a single by Bill Almon. Randy Jones sacrificed Almon to second and Richards then smashed a two-base hit.