MLB standings through games of August 2, 1978

MLB standings at the end of August 2, 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	103	60	43	0	.583	4.5	538	431	36-18	24-25	4-6	Lost 1
New York Yankees	105	59	46	0	.562	6.5	466	408	32-18	27-28	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	105	58	47	0	.552	7.5	433	479	29-20	29-27	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	105	56	49	0	.533	9.5	467	425	29-20	27-29	7-3	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	105	51	54	0	.486	14.5	448	443	32-22	19-32	6-4	Won 3
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	104	58	46	0	.558		475	409	36-16	22-30	5-5	Lost 3
California Angels	108	57	51	0	.528	3.0	443	446	32-22	25-29	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	108	56	52	0	.519	4.0	378	404	30-23	26-29	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	105	49	56	0	.467	9.5	417	431	31-23	18-33	3-7	Lost 5
Minnesota Twins	103	45	58	0	.437	12.5	450	460	20-25	25-33	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	104	45	59	0	.433	13.0	422	473	28-32	17-27	6-4	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	107	38	69	0	.355	21.5	428	567	22-35	16-34	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	102	56	46	0	.549		443	383	38-16	18-30	3-7	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	104	53	51	0	.510	4.0	415	442	28-20	25-31	4-6	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	102	49	53	0	.480	7.0	395	415	28-21	21-32	2-8	Won 1
Montreal Expos	109	51	58	0	.468	8.5	452	403	29-27	22-31	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	109	46	63	0	.422	13.5	424	460	26-31	20-32	3-7	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	106	40	66	0	.377	18.0	356	433	21-29	19-37	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	108	64	44	0	.593		447	382	35-17	29-27	5-5	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	107	63	44	0	.589	0.5	474	449	34-20	29-24	6-4	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	107	61	46	0	.570	2.5	491	395	33-17	28-29	5-5	Lost 4
San Diego Padres	108	56	52	0	.519	8.0	401	414	35-19	21-33	9-1	Won 9
Atlanta Braves	106	49	57	0	.462	14.0	403	487	30-25	19-32	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	106	49	57	0	.462	14.0	399	437	35-23	14-34	8-2	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Brewers 5, Orioles 3 at Baltimore (night game):
After the Orioles won the completion of the July 31 suspended game, 6-5, the Brewers captured the regularly-scheduled contest, 5-3. In the completion of the suspended affair, which was 5-5 after nine innings, the Orioles won it in the bottom of the 10th. Lee May walked, stole second and, after an intentional pass to Andres Mora, scored on a pinch-single by Mike Anderson. It was Anderson's first hit in a Baltimore uniform. Mike Caldwell, with relief help, posted his 14th win of the season for the Brewers in the regularly-scheduled game. A single by Robin Yount and homer by Larry Hisle gave the Brewers two runs in the first inning. Sal Bando hit a solo round-tripper in the second. A double by Gorman Thomas gave the Brewers a 4-1 lead in the fourth and their final tally came in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Yount.

Angels 8, A's 2 at California (night game):
The steady pitching of Don Aase, who was supported by an 11-hit attack, carried the Angels to an 8-2 victory over the A's. The Angels scored in the opening inning on singles by Carney Lansford and Lyman Bostock and an error by center fielder Joe Wallis. They added another in the third on a triple by Ken Landreaux and sacrifice fly by Bostock. A homer by Bostock made it 3-0 in the sixth and sacrifice flies by Bobby Grich and Bostock produced another pair in the seventh.

Indians 5, Royals 2 at Cleveland (night game):
Completing a three-game tomahawking of the Royals, the Indians posted a 5-2 victory. The Tribe trailed, 2-1, going into the bottom of sixth, when Johnny Grubb hit a homer to tie the score. Gary Alexander then walked, took second on a sacrifice by Bernie Carbo and scored on a double by Tom Veryzer. Duane Kuiper was given an intentional walk and Horace Speed drew a walk to load the bases. Ted Cox laid down a bunt and Veryzer beat Dennis Leonard's throw to the plate. A sacrifice fly by Jim Norris scored the final tally.

Red Sox 7, Yankees 5 at New York (night game):
The game between the Yankees and Red Sox was suspended because of curfew after 14 innings and two rain delays with the score tied, 5-5. Action was to be resumed prior to the regularly-scheduled game August 3.

Mariners 3, Twins 1 at Seattle (night game):
A two-run homer by Bob Robertson lifted the Mariners to a 3-1 triumph over the Twins. The circuit clout came with one out in the sixth inning with Leon Roberts aboard via a single and snapped a 1-1 tie. Jim Colborn pitched his first complete game of the year.

Reds 6, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Led by Pete Rose, who rapped out four hits, the Reds posted a 6-2 victory over the Braves. Rose had a double, two singles and a sixth-inning solo homer. A bases-loaded triple by Dave Concepcion started the Reds on the road to victory in the first inning. Tom Seaver faced only 29 batters.

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2 at Chicago (day game):
A two-run triple by Mike Vail triggered the Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals. In the first inning, Rodney Scott beat out a bunt, Bobby Murcer walked and Vail smashed his three-bagger into the right field corner. In the seventh stanza, Manny Trillo drew a walk, advanced on an infield out and wild pitch and scored what proved to be the deciding run on a single by Ivan DeJesus. Ted Simmons hit a two-run homer in the ninth, but Bruce Sutter came on to retire the side and pick up his 19th save.

Giants 4, Astros 2 at Houston (night game):
Snapping an eight-game Houston winning streak, the Giants prevailed over the Astros, 4-2, as John Montefusco scattered seven hits en route to his eighth victory of the season. The score was 1-1 in the fourth when Darrell Evans drew a walk, Willie McCovey singled and Terry Whitfield smashed the ball over the wall in right-center.

Pirates 3, Expos 0 at Montreal (night game):
With Bruce Kison and Kent Tekulve combining on a three-hitter, the Pirates enjoyed a 3-0 whitewashing of the Expos. A sacrifice fly by Dale Berra drove home the first run in the second inning and a homer by Phil Garner in the sixth upped the margin to 2-0. The Pirates' final tally came in the eighth on singles by Duffy Dyer, Garner and Dave Parker.

Phillies 8, Mets 6 at Philadelphia (day game):
Roaring to an early 8-0 lead, the Phillies hung on to defeat the Mets, 8-6. In a five-run second inning, two tallies came across on sacrifice flies by Jerry Martin and Randy Lerch and three scored on a homer by Garry Maddox. Mike Schmidt hit a leadoff homer in the third. A double by Martin and single by Maddox produced another run in the fourth. Bob Boone completed the Phils' scoring with an RBI single in the fifth.

Padres 2, Dodgers 1 at San Diego (night game):
Completing the three-game series sweep, the Padres edged the Dodgers, 2-1, for their ninth straight victory. Successive singles by Ozzie Smith, Derrel Thomas and Dave Winfield loaded the bases with one out in the first inning. One out later, Gene Tenace lined a single to left to drive in Smith and Thomas. Rollie Fingers came on in the eighth inning to snuff out a Dodger rally and record his 25th save.