MLB standings through games of July 22, 1978

MLB standings at the end of July 22, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	93	62	31	0	.667		499	374	38-8	24-23	5-5	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	93	56	37	0	.602	6.0	478	379	35-17	21-20	8-2	Won 3
New York Yankees	93	51	42	0	.548	11.0	408	367	26-15	25-27	5-5	Won 4
Baltimore Orioles	95	52	43	0	.547	11.0	378	430	27-17	25-26	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	94	48	46	0	.511	14.5	405	384	22-18	26-28	6-4	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	94	45	49	0	.479	17.5	397	399	27-19	18-30	7-3	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	95	35	60	0	.368	28.0	377	469	21-24	14-36	3-7	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	93	52	41	0	.559		436	383	32-15	20-26	9-1	Won 8
California Angels	96	51	45	0	.531	2.5	398	402	31-20	20-25	5-5	Lost 2
Oakland A's	97	49	48	0	.505	5.0	337	357	30-23	19-25	6-4	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	94	46	48	0	.489	6.5	373	362	29-20	17-28	3-7	Lost 5
Minnesota Twins	91	40	51	0	.440	11.0	404	402	17-22	23-29	1-9	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	93	39	54	0	.419	13.0	377	424	23-28	16-26	2-8	Lost 8
Seattle Mariners	97	33	64	0	.340	21.0	388	523	20-35	13-29	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	91	52	39	0	.571		394	341	35-12	17-27	5-5	Won 4
Chicago Cubs	93	48	45	0	.516	5.0	383	404	26-19	22-26	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	92	47	45	0	.511	5.5	368	379	28-21	19-24	7-3	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	98	47	51	0	.480	8.5	401	360	27-25	20-26	5-5	Lost 2
New York Mets	99	43	56	0	.434	13.0	379	416	24-29	19-27	6-4	Won 5
St. Louis Cardinals	98	38	60	0	.388	17.5	338	404	21-29	17-31	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	97	58	39	0	.598		416	351	31-14	27-25	5-5	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	96	56	40	0	.583	1.5	431	383	31-19	25-21	7-3	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	97	56	41	0	.577	2.0	461	372	28-15	28-26	6-4	Won 2
San Diego Padres	98	47	51	0	.480	11.5	359	389	26-18	21-33	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	95	42	53	0	.442	15.0	351	438	27-21	15-32	4-6	Lost 3
Houston Astros	96	41	55	0	.427	16.5	357	401	27-22	14-33	3-7	Lost 6

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 7, White Sox 2 at Chicago (night game):
Going 5 2/3 innings, Catfish Hunter recorded his first win since May 9 as the Yankees topped the White Sox, 7-2. An RBI single by Graig Nettles and sacrifice fly by Mike Heath put New York ahead, 2-0, in the second inning, and Heath, hitting in his 12th straight game, got an infield hit in the fourth to score Chris Chambliss, who had walked and moved to third on a pair of infield outs. After an infield out by Chambliss made it 4-0 in the fifth, the Yankees knocked out Sox starter Wilbur Wood with three runs in the seventh on an RBI double by Lou Piniella, RBI single by Nettles and a walk to Fred Stanley with the bases loaded.

Indians 8, Mariners 5 at Cleveland (day game):
A six-run outburst in the fifth inning carried the Indians to an 8-5 victory over the Mariners. The Mariners had a 3-2 edge going into the fifth when Buddy Bell led off with a single and Andre Thornton smashed a home run. John Montague relieved starter Paul Mitchell and gave up a pair of walks, an RBI single by Duane Kuiper and a two-run single by Tom Veryzer before Tom House came on to walk in the sixth Tribe run.

Tigers 7, Angels 3 at Detroit (day game):
Getting the go-ahead run on a bases-loaded walk, the Tigers went on to defeat the Angels, 7-3. Losing reliever Ken Brett walked home the tie-breaking tally in the fifth inning to give the Tigers a 4-3 lead. One inning later, John Wockenfuss increased the margin to 6-3 with a home run, which came after Brett hit Tim Corcoran with a pitch. The first three Tiger runs came in the opening frame on a round-tripper by Steve Kemp.

Royals 6, Red Sox 5 at Kansas City (day game):
After tying the game with two runs in the eighth inning, the Royals got a tally in the bottom of the 10th to down the Red Sox, 6-5. A double by Clint Hurdle with two out in the 10th was followed by a single by U.L. Washington. The Royals' two runs in the eighth came home when Sox reliever Bill Campbell twice walked batters with the bases loaded.

Twins 5, Orioles 4 at Minnesota (day game):
Ending their nine-game losing streak, the Twins prevailed over the Orioles, 5-4. The Birds led, 4-3, going into the bottom of the seventh but an RBI triple by Rod Carew tied the contest and a single by Dan Ford plated Carew with the winning marker. Ford also had a two-run homer in the fourth and solo blast in the sixth.

Brewers 2, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
A pop fly by Larry Hisle was dropped by second baseman Bump Wills for an error to deliver the winning run in the Brewers' 10-inning 2-1 triumph over the Rangers. It was the fifth straight loss for the Rangers. Charlie Moore opened the Brewer 10th by reaching first on an error by shortstop Bert Campaneris. A single by Don Money moved Moore to third. After two outs, Hisle popped to shallow right field and after Wills called off right fielder Bobby Bonds, the second sacker dropped the ball, allowing Moore to score. The Rangers led, 1-0, going into the ninth but Hisle hit a homer to send the game into extra innings.

Blue Jays 7, A's 3 at Toronto (night game):
A suicide squeeze bunt by Rick Cerone keyed a four-run fifth inning that led the Blue Jays to a 7-3 victory over the A's. With runners on first and third and one out, Cerone's bunt caught the A's by surprise and scored John Mayberry to tie the game at 1-1. Luis Gomez followed with an RBI single to send A's starter John Henry Johnson to the showers. Reliever Dave Heaverlo got Rick Bosetti to ground into a fielder's choice but then surrendered RBI singles to Bob Bailor and Roy Howell. The Jays broke the game open in the seventh, scoring three times on an RBI single by Bosetti, an RBI triple by Bailor and a wild pitch by A's reliever Bob Lacey.

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
A double by Steve Garvey with the bases loaded in the seventh inning snapped a 2-2 tie and carried the Dodgers to a 4-3 victory over the Cardinals. With one out in the seventh, Bill North, Reggie Smith and Ron Cey hit consecutive singles to load the sacks and set up Garvey's winning smash. A homer by Ted Simmons in the eighth still left the Redbirds a run short.

Reds 2, Expos 1 at Montreal (day game):
Extending his hitting streak to 35 games -- two short of the modern league record -- Pete Rose drove in a run and Johnny Bench cracked a homer to lead the Reds to a 2-1 victory over the Expos. Rose's hit came in the sixth inning and scored Dan Driessen, who had reached first on a single and advanced to third on an errant pickoff attempt. A homer by Warren Cromartie tied the contest for the Expos in the bottom of the frame but Bench connected for his round-tripper in the next inning to win the game for the Reds.

Mets 2, Braves 0 at New York (night game):
Tom Hausman and Skip Lockwood combined to hurl the Mets to their fifth straight victory, a 2-0 whitewashing of the Braves. The first Mets' run came in the second inning on a double by Joel Youngblood and single by Doug Flynn. John Stearns hit a homer in the sixth.

Phillies 3, Astros 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
The fourth hit of game by Bob Boone -- a single to right in the 10th inning -- scored pinch-hitter Bud Harrelson with the winning run as the Phillies eased past the Astros, 3-2. Greg Luzinski opened the 10th with a single. Harrelson ran for him and advanced to second on a sacrifice by Richie Hebner. After Garry Maddox was intentionally walked, Boone delivered the decisive single.

Padres 4, Cubs 2 at San Diego (night game):
A three-run pinch-homer by Jerry Turner in the bottom of the ninth gave the Padres a 4-2 triumph over the Cubs. With the Padres trailing, 2-1, Gene Tenace began the ninth with a single. Fernando Gonzalez sacrificed Tenace to second and was safe at first when the throw from second was late. Bill Almon was retired on a grounder and Turner came on to deliver his game-winning round-tripper. The circuit clout came off reliever Bruce Sutter, but the loss was absorbed by Ray Burris.

Giants 3, Pirates 2 at San Francisco (day game):
A throwing error by Dave Parker enabled the winning run to score as the Giants edged the Pirates, 3-2, in 10 innings. The score was tied, 2-2, when Terry Whitfield led off the 10th with a single and went to second on a wild pitch by Kent Tekulve. Jack Clark drew a walk and Dave Hamilton replaced Tekulve. Willie McCovey stroked a single to right. Whitfield held at third but dashed home when Parker threw the ball over the head of catcher Duffy Dyer. The Giants had tied the game in the seventh stanza on an RBI single by John Tamargo.