MLB standings through games of August 1, 1978

MLB standings at the end of August 1, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	104	65	39	0	.625		526	411	40-11	25-28	3-7	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	101	59	42	0	.584	4.5	528	422	36-18	23-24	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	105	59	46	0	.562	6.5	466	408	32-18	27-28	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	103	57	46	0	.553	7.5	424	469	28-19	29-27	6-4	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	105	56	49	0	.533	9.5	467	425	29-20	27-29	7-3	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	104	50	54	0	.481	15.0	443	441	31-22	19-32	5-5	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	106	39	67	0	.368	27.0	414	518	24-30	15-37	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	103	58	45	0	.563		473	404	36-16	22-29	6-4	Lost 2
California Angels	107	56	51	0	.523	4.0	435	444	31-22	25-29	5-5	Lost 2
Oakland A's	107	56	51	0	.523	4.0	376	396	30-23	26-28	7-3	Won 4
Texas Rangers	105	49	56	0	.467	10.0	417	431	31-23	18-33	3-7	Lost 5
Minnesota Twins	102	45	57	0	.441	12.5	449	457	20-25	25-32	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	104	45	59	0	.433	13.5	422	473	28-32	17-27	6-4	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	106	37	69	0	.349	22.5	425	566	21-35	16-34	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	101	55	46	0	.545		435	377	37-16	18-30	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	103	52	51	0	.505	4.0	412	440	27-20	25-31	4-6	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	101	48	53	0	.475	7.0	392	415	28-21	20-32	1-9	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	108	51	57	0	.472	7.5	452	400	29-26	22-31	4-6	Won 3
New York Mets	108	46	62	0	.426	12.5	418	452	26-31	20-31	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	105	40	65	0	.381	17.0	354	430	21-29	19-36	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	107	63	44	0	.589		443	380	35-17	28-27	5-5	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	106	62	44	0	.585	0.5	468	447	34-20	28-24	6-4	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	106	61	45	0	.575	1.5	490	393	33-17	28-28	6-4	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	107	55	52	0	.514	8.0	399	413	34-19	21-33	9-1	Won 8
Atlanta Braves	105	49	56	0	.467	13.0	401	481	30-24	19-32	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	105	49	56	0	.467	13.0	397	433	35-22	14-34	8-2	Won 8

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 5, Red Sox 2 at Boston (night game):
Winning his first major league start, Mike Proly scattered six hits in hurling the White Sox to a 5-2 decision over the Red Sox. With the Chisox trailing, 1-0, in the fourth inning, Ralph Garr doubled and came home on a circuit clout by Lamar Johnson. Bob Molinaro then belted Luis Tiant's next pitch into the right field bullpen. The Pale Hose added a pair in the eighth on doubles by Jorge Orta and Garr and a single by Johnson.

A's 1, Angels 0 at California (night game):
Striking out a career-high 11 batters, Rick Langford tossed a three-hitter as the A's whitewashed the Angels, 1-0. The A's run came in the second inning when Mario Guerrero drew a one-out walk, moved to second on a single by Taylor Duncan and scored on a single by Miguel Dilone. The Angels' Nolan Ryan struck out eight batters to move ahead of Warren Spahn into eighth place on the all-time strikeout list with 2,590.

Indians 2, Royals 1 at Cleveland (night game):
A pinch-single by Buddy Bell drove home the winning run as the Indians garnered a 2-1 triumph over the Royals. The score was 1-1 going into the bottom of the seventh when Rick Manning opened with a two-base hit. After reliever Steve Mingori got Johnny Grubb on a popup, Manning took third on a flyout. Marty Pattin then replaced Mingori and was greeted by Bell's hit to left. Grubb drove in the Tribe's first run with a single in the fifth. The lone Royal tally came across on a balk by Indian starter David Clyde in the second.

Yankees 8, Rangers 1 at New York (night game):
The hitting of Reggie Jackson and pitching of Catfish Hunter and Sparky Lyle sparked the Yankees to an 8-1 victory over the Rangers. Jackson, 16-for-28 since returning from a five-day suspension imposed by former Manager Martin, ignited a four-run outburst in the second inning with a three-base hit and scored on a single by Chris Chambliss. Graig Nettles drew a walk and after an out, a single by Bucky Dent loaded the sacks. A sacrifice fly by Mickey Rivers delivered one run and a triple by Willie Randolph produced two more. Jackson blasted a solo homer in the seventh inning.

Mariners 13, Twins 6 at Seattle (night game):
Bob Stinson drove in five runs with a grand slam and sacrifice fly and Leon Roberts knocked in four others to power the Mariners to a 13-6 lambasting of the Twins. Roberts drove in three tallies with a second-inning double to give the Mariners a 5-3 lead. His other RBI came on a sacrifice fly in the first frame. Stinson hit his round-tripper in the fifth. His other RBI came on a third-inning sacrifice fly.

Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto (night game):
A wild pitch capped a three-run second inning as the Tigers' outlasted the Blue Jays, 3-2. Steve Kemp led off the Tiger second with a walk, advanced to third on a single by Tim Corcoran and scored on a double by Phil Mankowski. A walk to Alan Trammell loaded the bases, and a sacrifice fly by Ron LeFlore knocked in the tying tally. Losing pitcher Jim Clancy then heaved a wild pitch for the eventual winning run. Rick Bosetti stole home for the Jays' first run and a sacrifice fly by Bob Bailor produced their other marker.

Braves 16, Reds 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Pete Rose had his hitting streak halted at 44 games while the Reds were losing to the Braves, 16-4. The Cincinnati third baseman walked in the first inning, lined out to pitcher in the second, lined out to shortstop in the fifth, lined out to third base in the seventh and struck out in the ninth. His first three trips to the plate were against Braves' starter Larry McWilliams and the last two against reliever Gene Garber. Meanwhile, Bob Horner drove in four runs in leading the Braves' attack. Horner's homer -- a three-run shot -- and another blast by Dale Murphy came in the fifth inning when the Braves broke a tie with a five-run rally. Barry Bonnell, who homered to lead off the seventh, also doubled home a run in the first and singled home another in the fifth.

Cubs 4, Cardinals 2 at Chicago (day game):
A three-run outburst in the third inning enabled the Cubs to edge the Cardinals, 4-2. After Ken Reitz put the Cards ahead, 1-0, in the top of the third with a homer, the Cubs erupted in their half of the frame. Ivan DeJesus walked, stole second, advanced to third on a safe bunt by Rodney Scott and scored on a single by Bill Buckner. A sacrifice fly by Bobby Murcer plated Scott. Buckner moved to second when Keith Hernandez fumbled the outfield relay and scored on a single by Mike Vail.

Astros 4, Giants 2 at Houston (night game):
Striking out 11 batters to push his league-leading total to 205, J.R. Richard pitched the Astros to a 4-2 decision over the Giants. The score was 2-2 going into the bottom of the fifth inning when Giants' starter Bob Knepper walked two batters, uncorked a wild pitch and had a 3-2 count on Enos Cabell before being replaced by Randy Moffitt. Cabell hit Moffitt's first pitch up the middle for the game-winning runs.

Expos 4, Pirates 3 at Montreal (night game):
A two-run homer by Andre Dawson capped a four-run, second-inning explosion that carried the Expos to a 4-3 victory over the Pirates. Warren Cromartie led off the second with a single, advanced to second on an infield out, moved to third on a single by Chris Speier and scored on a squeeze bunt by Steve Rogers. A single by Dave Cash plated Speier, and Dawson followed with his 19th circuit clout.

Mets 5, Phillies 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
A three-run homer by John Stearns propelled the Mets to a 5-1 victory over the Phillies. The score was 1-1 going into the seventh inning when Tim Foli stroked a two-out single and Steve Henderson walked. Stearns then unloaded into the seats. The Mets' final tally came in the eighth on a homer by Joel Youngblood.

Padres 1, Dodgers 0 at San Diego (night game):
The streaking Padres won their eighth straight game, edging the Dodgers, 1-0, as Randy Jones scattered seven hits. The lone score came in the ninth inning. Pinch-hitter Jerry Turner opened with an infield hit. Bill Almon ran for Turner and raced to third on a single by Dave Winfield. Oscar Gamble was walked intentionally to fill the bases. After Gene Tenace fouled out, Terry Forster was brought in to pitch to Derrel Thomas, but the strategy failed when Thomas stroked a single to score Almon.