MLB standings through games of July 31, 1978

MLB standings at the end of July 31, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	103	65	38	0	.631		524	406	40-10	25-28	3-7	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	101	59	42	0	.584	5.0	528	422	36-18	23-24	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	104	58	46	0	.558	7.5	458	407	31-18	27-28	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	103	57	46	0	.553	8.0	424	469	28-19	29-27	6-4	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	104	55	49	0	.529	10.5	464	423	29-20	26-29	7-3	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	103	49	54	0	.476	16.0	441	440	30-22	19-32	5-5	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	105	39	66	0	.371	27.0	412	515	24-29	15-37	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	102	58	44	0	.569		472	402	36-16	22-28	7-3	Lost 1
California Angels	106	56	50	0	.528	4.0	435	443	31-21	25-29	5-5	Lost 1
Oakland A's	106	55	51	0	.519	5.0	375	396	30-23	25-28	6-4	Won 3
Texas Rangers	104	49	55	0	.471	10.0	416	423	31-23	18-32	3-7	Lost 4
Minnesota Twins	101	45	56	0	.446	12.5	443	444	20-25	25-31	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	103	44	59	0	.427	14.5	417	471	28-32	16-27	5-5	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	105	36	69	0	.343	23.5	412	560	20-35	16-34	3-7	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	100	55	45	0	.550		434	372	37-15	18-30	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	102	51	51	0	.500	5.0	408	438	26-20	25-31	3-7	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	100	48	52	0	.480	7.0	389	411	28-21	20-31	2-8	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	107	50	57	0	.467	8.5	448	397	28-26	22-31	3-7	Won 2
New York Mets	107	45	62	0	.421	13.5	413	451	26-31	19-31	4-6	Lost 4
St. Louis Cardinals	104	40	64	0	.385	17.0	352	426	21-29	19-35	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	106	63	43	0	.594		441	376	35-17	28-26	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	105	62	43	0	.590	0.5	464	431	34-20	28-23	7-3	Won 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	105	61	44	0	.581	1.5	490	392	33-17	28-27	7-3	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	106	54	52	0	.509	9.0	398	413	33-19	21-33	8-2	Won 7
Atlanta Braves	104	48	56	0	.462	14.0	385	477	29-24	19-32	6-4	Lost 2
Houston Astros	104	48	56	0	.462	14.0	393	431	34-22	14-34	7-3	Won 7

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, Brewers 5 at Baltimore (night game):
This game was suspended because of curfew at the end of nine innings with the score 5-5 and was scheduled to be completed Aug. 2 prior to the clubs' regularly scheduled game.

Red Sox 9, White Sox 2 at Boston (night game):
Breaking out of the batting doldrums with a 12-hit attack, the Red Sox thumped the White Sox, 9-2. The score was 1-1 going into the the bottom of the sixth when Jim Rice and Carlton Fisk slapped consecutive doubles. Fisk went to third on a throwing error by Ken Kravec and scored on the front end of an attempted double steal as Dwight Evans was thrown out at second. Jerry Remy knocked in three runs with a single and double and Rick Burleson had an eighth-inning bases-loaded double.

A's 2, Angels 0 at California (night game):
With three pitchers combining on a shutout, the A's blanked the Angels, 2-0. The first A's run came in the fourth when Mitchell Page singled, stole second and third and scored when third baseman Carney Lansford threw wildly to the plate after fielding a grounder by Willie Horton. The other marker came in the fifth on a single by Taylor Duncan, a sacrifice and a single by Mike Edwards. Dave Heaverlo relieved Matt Keough in the eighth after a leadoff single by Brian Downing, and Elias Sosa relieved Heaverlo in the ninth after Ron Fairly and Don Baylor both singled to start the inning. It was Sosa's 14th save.

Indians 4, Royals 3 at Cleveland (night game):
A pinch-single by Jim Norris in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Indians to a 4-3 come-from-behind triumph over the Royals. Trailing, 3-2, the Tribe began the winning rally with a two-base hit by Tom Veryzer, who was thrown out at third on an attempted sacrifice bunt by Rick Manning. Royal starter Larry Gura was pulled in favor of Al Hrabosky, who walked Johnny Grubb. That brought on Doug Bird, who was greeted with a single by Andre Thornton that tied the score. After Gary Alexander forced Thornton at second and Bernie Carbo was walked to load the bases, Norris singled to right to plate Grubb with the winning run.

Yankees 6, Rangers 1 at New York (night game):
Backed by a 15-hit attack, Ed Figueroa pitched the Yankees to a 6-1 victory over the Rangers. Mickey Rivers led off the first inning with a home run, and a single by Thurman Munson and RBI double by Reggie Jackson in that same frame made it 2-0. New York scored another in the third on a single by Munson, walk to Jackson and double by Lou Piniella. The Bronx Bombers' made it 4-1 in the sixth on a triple by Roy White and sacrifice fly by Bucky Dent.

Blue Jays 8, Tigers 7 at Toronto (night game):
A home run by Otto Velez in the 14th inning gave the Blue Jays an 8-7 victory over the Tigers. The game-winning blow, off losing pitcher Bob Sykes, came on a 2-2 pitch. The Tigers trailed, 6-3, going into the top of the ninth but staged a three-run outburst to deadlock the game. They went ahead in the top of the 10th on a leadoff homer by Lance Parrish, but the Jays tied the contest in the bottom of the frame when Rico Carty led off with a walk against reliever Steve Foucault. Pinch-runner Dave McKay advanced to second on a wild pitch. Sykes relieved Foucault and gave up a sacrifice to Willie Upshaw and a sacrifice fly to Alan Ashby.

Reds 3, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Pete Rose tied the all-time N. L. record by hitting in his 44th consecutive game, equaling Willie Keeler (1897). The Cincinnati third baseman led off the sixth inning with a ground single to right as the Reds went on to down the Braves, 3-2. The first Reds' run came in the second on a solo round-tripper by Johnny Bench. The Reds scored the decisive pair in the ninth after two were out and nobody on base. Dave Concepcion singled, stole second and scored on a single by Cesar Geronimo. A single by Junior Kennedy moved Geronimo to second and a pinch-single by Joe Morgan tallied Geronimo.

Astros 4, Giants 1 at Houston (night game):
A two-hitter by Joe Niekro carried the Astros to their seventh straight victory, a 4-1 triumph over the Giants. The Astros broke the scoreless tie in the fifth on singles by Bob Watson and Julio Gonzalez, a double steal and a two-run single by Dave Bergman. Jose Cruz had an RBI single in the sixth and Gonzalez a run-scoring single in the eighth.

Expos 3, Pirates 2 at Montreal (night game):
A two-run rally in the last of the ninth carried the Expos to a 3-2 triumph over the Pirates. Trailing, 2-1, the Expos opened the final frame with singles by Larry Parrish and Warren Cromartie. A sacrifice by Gary Carter moved the runners along. An intentional walk to Tommy Hutton loaded the bases. An infield hit by Chris Speier tied the score and pinch-hitter Ed Herrmann then followed with a single to shallow right for the winning run.

Phillies 6, Mets 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
A five-hitter by Dick Ruthven carried the Phillies past the Mets, 6-1. The first Phillie run came in the fifth on a solo homer by Bob Boone and a four-run sixth stanza broke the game open. Ruthven and Larry Bowa singled, Mike Schmidt was intentionally walked and Greg Luzinski doubled home two runs. After an intentional base on balls to Richie Hebner, a single by Boone plated another tally. Jerry Martin greeted reliever Dale Murray with a sacrifice fly to cap the outburst.

Padres 4, Dodgers 3 at San Diego (night game):
Getting relief help from Rollie Fingers, who earned his 24th save, Eric Rasmussen posted his eighth straight victory as the Padres extended their winning streak to seven games by edging the Dodgers, 4-3. The Padres got three runs in the fourth inning. Oscar Gamble stroked a one-out single, Gene Tenace walked and Derrl Thomas singled to score Gamble and advance Tenace to third. When shortstop Ted Martinez threw wildly to third after taking the relay from Reggie Smith, Tenace scored. Thomas, who reached third on the error, then tallied on a sacrifice fly by Fernando Gonzalez. In the fifth inning, Ozzie Smith singled with two out, stole second, reached third on catcher Joe Ferguson's throwing error and scored on a single by Dave Winfield.