MLB standings through games of July 24, 1978

MLB standings at the end of July 24, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	96	63	33	0	.656		510	388	38-8	25-25	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	95	57	38	0	.600	5.5	496	392	35-17	22-21	8-2	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	97	54	43	0	.557	9.5	396	441	27-17	27-26	7-3	Won 2
New York Yankees	95	52	43	0	.547	10.5	413	373	26-15	26-28	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	97	50	47	0	.515	13.5	416	392	24-19	26-28	7-3	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	95	45	50	0	.474	17.5	401	404	27-20	18-30	6-4	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	98	35	63	0	.357	29.0	382	482	21-27	14-36	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	95	54	41	0	.568		448	388	34-15	20-26	10-0	Won 10
California Angels	99	53	46	0	.535	3.0	410	413	31-20	22-26	4-6	Won 2
Oakland A's	99	50	49	0	.505	6.0	343	364	30-23	20-26	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	96	46	50	0	.479	8.5	387	389	29-22	17-28	2-8	Lost 7
Minnesota Twins	94	41	53	0	.436	12.5	416	418	18-24	23-29	2-8	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	95	40	55	0	.421	14.0	383	428	24-29	16-26	1-9	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	99	35	64	0	.354	21.0	396	525	20-35	15-29	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	93	53	40	0	.570		408	348	36-13	17-27	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	95	49	46	0	.516	5.0	389	410	26-19	23-27	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	93	47	46	0	.505	6.0	369	382	28-21	19-25	6-4	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	100	47	53	0	.470	9.5	410	371	27-26	20-27	4-6	Lost 4
New York Mets	101	43	58	0	.426	14.0	382	424	24-31	19-27	6-4	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	99	39	60	0	.394	17.0	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	98	58	40	0	.592	1.0	441	390	31-19	27-21	8-2	Won 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	99	57	42	0	.576	2.5	464	376	29-16	28-26	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	99	47	52	0	.475	12.5	362	393	26-19	21-33	3-7	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	97	44	53	0	.454	14.5	359	439	27-21	17-32	5-5	Won 2
Houston Astros	98	42	56	0	.429	17.0	365	419	28-22	14-34	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 5, Brewers 1 at Chicago (night game):
Ending a nine-game losing streak, the White Sox downed the Brewers, 5-1, behind the four-hit pitching of Steve Stone. The first Sox run came in the second inning when Ron Blomberg and Tom Spencer singled, Mike Colbern was hit by a pitch to load the bases and Greg Pryor bounced into a double play. The second tally came in the fifth when Colbern singled, took second when right fielder Sixto Lezcano fumbled the ball, and scored on a single by Don Kessinger. The Sox added another pair in the seventh on a fielder's choice grounder by Bob Molinaro and an infield hit by Eric Soderholm.

Angels 5, Indians 4 at Cleveland (night game):
A single by Dave Chalk in the 16th inning gave the Angels a 5-4 marathon triumph over the Indians. Don Baylor was hit by a pitch to lead off the Angels' 16th and moved to second on a sacrifice. After Brian Downing flied out, Chalk singled to left to plate Baylor. A two-run homer by Baylor had given the Angels a 4-2 lead in the top of 11th but the Tribe tied it in the bottom of the frame on a two-run single by Tom Veryzer.

Tigers 4, A's 1 at Detroit (night game):
Winning his first major league start, Kip Young hurled the Tigers to a 4-1 victory over the A's. The Tigers tallied in their first turn at bat on a single by Lou Whitaker and a homer by Rusty Staub, and added extra pair in the sixth on Ron LeFlore's RBI single and a sacrifice fly by Whitaker.

Royals 5, Yankees 2 at Kansas City (night game):
Rallying for four runs in the bottom of the seventh, the Royals beat the Yankees, 5-2, as New York played under the direction of coach Dick Howser while awaiting the arrival of new pilot Bob Lemon, replacing Billy Martin who resigned earlier in the day. New York led, 2-0, going into the seventh when a walk to Darrell Porter and single by Freddie Patek left two men on and two out. Pinch-hitter Steve Braun then lined a ball to right field that Thurman Munson misplayed into a two-base hit. George Brett then singled home Jerry Terrell, pinch-running for Braun, and after an intentional walk to Hal McRae, John Wathan drove home the final run of the inning with a pinch-double to extend the K.C. winning streak to 10 games.

[DH] Twins 5, Red Sox 4 (day game) / Red Sox 4, Twins 2 at Minnesota (night game):
A pinch-double by Rod Carew lifted the Twins to a 5-4 triumph over the Red Sox in the first game of a doubleheader, but a three-run homer by Carlton Fisk enabled the Sox to win the nightcap, 4-2. In the opening contest, the score was 3-3 going into the Twins' sixth when Craig Kusick walked and Roy Smalley beat out a bunt to set the stage for Carew's liner down the left field line. In the second game, the Sox got all their runs in the sixth frame. Fred Lynn led off with a walk and Jim Rice was safe at first when third baseman Larry Wolfe committed a throwing error on a routine grounder. Carl Yastrzemski then stroked an RBI single and Fisk followed with his blast into the left field seats. The first Twins' run scored on a balk, the protest of which resulted in pitcher Mike Torrez' ejection.

Orioles 10, Rangers 6 at Texas (night game):
Breaking a 5-5 tie with a five-run explosion in the ninth inning, the Orioles sent the Rangers reeling to their seventh straight defeat, 10-6. Rich Dauer opened the ninth with a single and moved to third on a double by Eddie Murray. After Reggie Cleveland replaced Fergie Jenkins on the hill and intentionally walked Ken Singleton, Lee May singled to center, producing two runs. Pat Kelly followed with an RBI single and Mark Belanger added a sacrifice fly. Larry Harlow greeted reliever Jim Umbarger with an RBI single to cap the inning.

[DH] Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0 (night game) / Mariners 7, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto (night game):
A three-hitter by Rick Honeycutt gave the Mariners a 1-0 triumph over the Blue Jays in the first game of a twin bill and Seattle completed the sweep by taking the second game, 7-2. The score was 0-0 in the lidlifter going into the ninth when Ruppert Jones led off with a single. He was sacrificed to second by Leon Roberts and scored when Bruce Bochte lined a hit to right. The Mariner scoring in the nightcap began in the third inning on a single by Julio Cruz and RBI double by Craig Reynolds. Tom Paciorek drove in Dan Meyer in the fourth and an error by Jay first baseman John Mayberry gave the Mariners a 3-0 lead in the fifth. An RBI double by Reynolds and two-run homer by Roberts wrapped up the game in the eighth.

Astros 6, Expos 5 at Houston (night game):
Staging a Garrison finish, the Astros roared from behind with six runs in the bottom of the ninth to edge the Expos, 6-5. The result snapped the Astros' eight-game losing streak and handed the Expos their fourth consecutive loss. Rafael Landestoy opened the Astro ninth with a walk, Terry Puhl singled and Enos Cabell drove in the first run with a two-base hit. Darold Knowles replaced Mike Garman on the mound and yielded a sacrifice fly to pinch-hitter Jesus Alou and a walk to Bob Watson. After Art Howe struck out, pinch-hitters Wilbur Howard and Julio Gonzalez smacked RBI singles to make it 5-4. On Bruce Bochy's fielder's choice grounder against Gerry Pirtle, all runners were safe. Landestoy then grounded a single up middle to plate the tying and winning markers.

Dodgers 3, Cubs 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
A two-out single by Davey Lopes in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Dodgers to a 3-2 victory over the Cubs. The score was 2-2 when Steve Garvey opened the Dodger ninth with a two-base hit and was sacrificed to third by Dusty Baker. Cub reliever Donnie Moore hit Joe Ferguson with a pitch before Lee Lacy was walked intentionally to load the bases. One out later, Lopes singled on the first pitch. The Cubs had tied the contest in the eighth on an RBI single by pinch-hitter Mike Vail.

Reds 5, Mets 3 at New York (night game):
Pete Rose equaled Tommy Holmes' 33-year-old modern National League record of hitting safely in 37 straight games as the Reds won over the Mets, 5-3. Rose, hitless in his first three times up, rapped a sharp single to left in the seventh inning. He also led off the ninth with a single and scored when Mike Lum snapped a 3-3 tie with a home run.

Braves 5, Phillies 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
A two-run homer by Biff Pocoroba highlighted a three-run fourth inning that propelled the Braves to a 5-1 decision over the Phillies. Bob Horner started the flurry with a double and Pocoroba followed with a round-tripper. The third run of the inning came on a single by Dale Murphy and a triple by Rod Gilbreath. The Braves got another pair in the fifth on a bases-loaded walk to Jeff Burroughs and sacrifice fly by Murphy.