MLB standings through games of July 23, 1978

MLB standings at the end of July 23, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	94	62	32	0	.660		502	381	38-8	24-24	5-5	Lost 4
Milwaukee Brewers	94	57	37	0	.606	5.0	495	387	35-17	22-20	8-2	Won 4
New York Yankees	94	52	42	0	.553	10.0	411	368	26-15	26-27	6-4	Won 5
Baltimore Orioles	96	53	43	0	.552	10.0	386	435	27-17	26-26	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	96	49	47	0	.510	14.0	412	391	23-19	26-28	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	94	45	49	0	.479	17.0	397	399	27-19	18-30	7-3	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	96	35	61	0	.365	28.0	380	474	21-25	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	94	53	41	0	.564		443	386	33-15	20-26	9-1	Won 9
California Angels	98	52	46	0	.531	3.0	405	409	31-20	21-26	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	98	50	48	0	.510	5.0	342	360	30-23	20-25	6-4	Won 1
Texas Rangers	95	46	49	0	.484	7.5	381	379	29-21	17-28	2-8	Lost 6
Minnesota Twins	92	40	52	0	.435	12.0	409	410	17-23	23-29	1-9	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	94	39	55	0	.415	14.0	378	427	23-29	16-26	1-9	Lost 9
Seattle Mariners	97	33	64	0	.340	21.5	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	92	53	39	0	.576		407	343	36-12	17-27	6-4	Won 5
Chicago Cubs	94	49	45	0	.521	5.0	387	407	26-19	23-26	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	93	47	46	0	.505	6.5	369	382	28-21	19-25	6-4	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	99	47	52	0	.475	9.5	405	365	27-26	20-26	5-5	Lost 3
New York Mets	100	43	57	0	.430	14.0	379	419	24-30	19-27	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	99	39	60	0	.394	17.5	340	404	21-29	18-31	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	98	59	39	0	.602		419	352	32-14	27-25	6-4	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	97	57	40	0	.588	1.5	436	387	31-19	26-21	8-2	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	98	56	42	0	.571	3.0	461	374	28-16	28-26	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	99	47	52	0	.475	12.5	362	393	26-19	21-33	3-7	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	96	43	53	0	.448	15.0	354	438	27-21	16-32	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	97	41	56	0	.423	17.5	359	414	27-22	14-34	3-7	Lost 7

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 3, White Sox 1 at Chicago (day game):
Recording their fifth straight victory, the Yankees scored two runs in the ninth inning to down the White Sox, 3-1. With one out in the ninth, Lou Piniella singled to center and Chris Chambliss doubled down the left field line to score Piniella. Chambliss took third on throw home and scored on a suicide squeeze bunt by Graig Nettles. The game marked the end of Reggie Jackson's five-day suspension, but the Yankees' slugger never entered the game.

[DH] Tigers 4, Angels 3 (day game) / Angels 4, Tigers 3 at Detroit (day game):
The Tigers rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth to win the first game of a doubleheader from the Angels, 4-3, but the Angels, paced by Dave Chalk's three hits, took the second contest. 4-3. The Tigers' winning outburst in the opener began with a double by Lou Whitaker and a walk to Rusty Staub. Dave LaRoche replaced starter Don Aase and yielded an RBI single to Jason Thompson that moved Steve Dillard, pinch-running for Staub, to second. After Steve Kemp and pinch-hitter Lance Parrish struck out, John Wockenfuss walked to load the bases and Aurelio Rodriguez walked to force in the tying run. With the count 2-0 on Alan Trammell, Dyar Miller came on to replace LaRoche. His first pitch was misplayed by catcher Brian Downing. Thompson dashed for the plate and scored by scrambling over Miller as Downing's return throw was wild. The score was 3-3 going into the ninth inning of the second game when Don Baylor drew a one-out walk and stole second. One out later, Chalk lined a single to left to drive home the winning run.

Royals 7, Red Sox 3 at Kansas City (day game):
Completing the three game series sweep, the Royals subdued the Red Sox, 7-3, as George Brett collected three hits, knocked in one run and scored twice, once on a steal of home. The Royals got five straight hits in their first turn at bat, including RBI doubles by Hal McRae and Amos Otis. After starter Jim Wright walked Clint Hurdle, Bob Stanley relieved and gave up two more runs on a fielder's choice by Tom Poquette and a single by Freddie Patek. A double steal by Brett and Otis, with Brett swiping home, gave the Royals a run in the second stanza. The other two tallies came across on a sacrifice fly by Otis in the fifth and an RBI single by Brett in the sixth.

Orioles 8, Twins 5 at Minnesota (day game):
A two-run homer by Lee May highlighted the Orioles' 8-5 victory over the Twins. May blasted his 16th round-tripper of the campaign in a three-run fifth, scoring behind Ken Singleton, who had singled. Doug DeCinces doubled after May's blast and scored on a single by Rick Dempsey. Larry Harlow led off the game with a single, advanced to third on a double by Rich Dauer and scored on a sacrifice fly by Singleton. The Orioles' two runs in the third frame came on a single by Dauer, triple by Eddie Murray and double by DeCinces. Dauer singled home the Orioles' seventh run in the eighth.

Brewers 17, Rangers 8 at Texas (night game):
A barrage of 21 hits enabled the Brewers to climb within five games of the division-leading Red Sox as they clobbered the Rangers, 17-8, for Texas' sixth consecutive loss. Sal Bando, who drove in five runs and scored four, singled in the second ahead of Gorman Thomas' 20th home run. The Brewers added six more in the third, Ben Oglivie driving in two with a single and Tony Muser and Bando each delivering two with doubles. Bando hit a three-run round-tripper in the sixth after a single by Hisle and walk to Oglivie. Hisle contributed his 23rd homer to drive in three runs in the ninth.

A's 5, Blue Jays 3 at Toronto (day game):
Aggressive baserunning helped the A's defeat the Blue Jays, 5-3. The A's got their first run in the opening inning on a single by Mike Edwards, a stolen base and a single by Willie Horton. Mitchell Page clouted a solo homer in the sixth stanza and the A's added another tally in that same inning on a double by Mario Guerrero and single by Taylor Duncan. In the seventh canto, Joe Wallis, who had singled and taken second on an infield out, stole third on a delayed steal and scored when reliever Mike Willis threw wildly trying to get him at third. Miguel Dilone, running for Dave Revering, who had walked, then stole second and sailed home on a double by Horton.

Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0 at Los Angeles (day game):
A three-hitter by Pete Vuckovich enabled the Cardinals to defeat the Dodgers, 2-0. The game was scoreless going into the eighth when Garry Templeton, Jerry Mumphrey and George Hendrick stroked consecutive two-out singles. The Redbirds added an insurance tally in the ninth when Keith Hernandez singled, stole second and scored on a single by Jerry Morales.

Reds 5, Expos 4 at Montreal (day game):
A sacrifice fly by Pete Rose in the 14th inning lifted the Reds to a 5-4 victory over the Expos. Pinch-hitter Rick Auerbach opened the 14th with a walk, moved to second on a wild pitch and to third on a sacrifice bunt by Dave Concepcion. Ken Griffey hit an infield single with Auerbach holding third, but Rose then hit a fly bail to right to plate the winning tally. The Reds had a 4-0 lead but the Expos came back to kayo Tom Seaver in the eighth and tie the score. Rose stroked a single in the sixth inning, extending his consecutive games hitting streak to 36, just one short of the modern N.L. record set by Tommy Holmes of the Boston Braves in 1945.

Braves 3, Mets 0 at New York (day game):
Larry McWilliams and Gene Garber combined to shut out the Mets for the second time within a week as the Braves won, 3-0, snapping the Mets' winning streak at five games. The Braves scored in the first on singles by Gary Matthews, Cito Gaston and Bob Horner. They added another in the fifth when McWilliams led off with his first major league hit, went to third when Met pitcher Jerry Koosman threw Jerry Royster's sacrifice bunt away for an error and scored on a sacrifice fly by Gaston. Matthews led off the eighth with a single, raced all the way to third on a sacrifice bunt by Gaston and scored on an infield roller by Horner.

Phillies 13, Astros 2 at Philadelphia (day game):
Supported by homers by Garry Maddox, Richie Hebner and Jerry Martin, Steve Carlton posted his 200th career victory as the Phillies crushed the Expos, 13-2. Maddox hit his round-tripper after a double by Greg Luzinski and a walk to Hebner in the fifth inning, and Hebner hit his circuit clout after walks to Mike Schmidt and Luzinski in the sixth stanza. Martin's blast led off the eighth.

Cubs 4, Padres 3 at San Diego (day game):
Breaking a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning, the Cubs went on to edge the Padres, 4-3. With two out in the sixth, singles by Manny Trillo, Gene Clines and Rodney Scott accounted for one run and Clines scored when Padre shortstop Ozzie Smith, after fielding Scott's grounder, threw wildly to third. The Padres got one run back in the bottom of the frame on a walk to Jerry Turner and singles by Gene Tenace and Bill Almon, but pinch-hitter Derrel Thomas flied out to end the inning.

Giants 3, Pirates 1 at San Francisco (day game):
Five-hit pitching by Jim Barr carried the Giants to a 3-1 victory over the Pirates. Frisco scored in its first turn at bat on a double by Bill Madlock and single by Jack Clark. Clark's single extended his consecutive games hitting streak to 25, a new club record. The other Giant runs came in the fifth on a walk to Larry Herndon, sacrifice by Johnnie LeMaster and RBI singles by Marc Hill and Madlock.