MLB standings through games of August 5, 1978

MLB standings at the end of August 5, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	108	68	40	0	.630		551	424	40-11	28-29	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	106	61	45	0	.575	6.0	547	444	37-19	24-26	4-6	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	108	60	48	0	.556	8.0	440	485	30-20	30-28	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	109	60	49	0	.550	8.5	476	427	33-21	27-28	5-5	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	108	59	49	0	.546	9.0	486	430	32-20	27-29	8-2	Won 4
Cleveland Indians	107	51	56	0	.477	16.5	451	455	32-22	19-34	5-5	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	108	40	68	0	.370	28.0	422	527	24-30	16-38	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	106	59	47	0	.557		484	417	37-17	22-30	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	112	60	52	0	.536	2.0	470	457	35-23	25-29	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	111	57	54	0	.514	4.5	387	416	31-24	26-30	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	107	51	56	0	.477	8.5	429	434	33-23	18-33	5-5	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	107	46	61	0	.430	13.5	465	485	20-25	26-36	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	107	45	62	0	.421	14.5	427	492	28-32	17-30	4-6	Lost 3
Seattle Mariners	110	40	70	0	.364	21.0	438	580	23-35	17-35	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	104	57	47	0	.548		447	388	38-16	19-31	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	107	55	52	0	.514	3.5	428	455	30-21	25-31	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	104	50	54	0	.481	7.0	400	419	29-22	21-32	3-7	Won 1
Montreal Expos	111	52	59	0	.468	8.5	463	413	29-27	23-32	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	111	47	64	0	.423	13.5	435	468	26-31	21-33	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	109	41	68	0	.376	18.5	366	447	22-30	19-38	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	111	66	45	0	.595		454	389	37-18	29-27	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	109	64	45	0	.587	1.0	483	453	35-21	29-24	6-4	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	110	62	48	0	.564	3.5	498	402	33-17	29-31	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	110	57	53	0	.518	8.5	405	423	35-19	22-34	9-1	Lost 1
Houston Astros	109	51	58	0	.468	14.0	413	447	35-23	16-35	8-2	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	109	50	59	0	.459	15.0	413	501	31-27	19-32	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Twins 4, Angels 3 (night game) / Angels 4, Twins 3 at California (night game):
A crowd of 41,723, the largest so far this season at Anaheim Stadium, saw the Angels lose the first game of a twi-night doubleheader to the Twins, 4-3, before coming back to win the second game by the same 4-3 score. Roger Erickson, pitching in the opener, snapped the Twins' string of eight straight losses to the Angels since April 11 when Erickson beat the California club, 8-1. The Twins took advantage of Frank Tanana's wildness to break a 2-2 tie in the third inning. Rod Carew led off with a single and Tanana then walked three of the next four batters to force in one run before Bob Randall hit a sacrifice fly to produce what proved to be the Twins' deciding marker. Danny Goodwin had four straight hits for the Angels, including a two-run homer. In the nightcap, the Twins took a 3-1 lead before the Angels rallied to win with three runs in the seventh on walks to Dave Chalk and Bobby Grich, a single by Tony Solaita and double by Ken Landreaux.

Tigers 7, White Sox 0 at Detroit (night game):
Jack Billingham allowed just four hits in pitching a shutout and Lance Parrish smashed a pair of two-run homers as the Tigers defeated the White Sox, 7-0, for their fourth straight victory and seventh in the last eight games.

Royals 5, Blue Jays 3 at Kansas City (night game):
Hal McRae collected four hits and U.L. Washington, Amos Otis and Al Cowens had three apiece as the Royals snapped their four-game losing streak by defeating the Blue Jays, 5-3. The Royals took a 3-0 lead before the Blue Jays counted in the eighth inning on a double by Bob Bailor, single by Rico Carty and groundout by John Mayberry. The Royals then put over what proved to be the deciding pair in the home half when Washington doubled, McRae singled and Otis doubled. Larry Gura gained his ninth victory for a personal season high with relief assistance of Marty Pattin and Steve Mingori in the ninth.

Red Sox 8, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
Homers by Carl Yastrzemski, Jerry Remy and Dwight Evans backed the pitching of Dennis Eckersley and powered the Red Sox to an 8-1 victory over the Brewers to the disappointment of a Milwaukee Stadium crowd of 52,968. The Brewers counted their lone run in the first inning on singles by Robin Yount and Ben Oglivie and a sacrifice fly by Larry Hisle. Yastrzemski tied the score with his homer in the second and, after a single by Butch Hobson in the third, Remy put the Red Sox ahead with his rap. Garry Hancock singled for his first major league RBI when the Red Sox added a pair in the fourth. Evans homered with a man on base in the sixth.

Yankees 3, Orioles 2 at New York (night game):
With two out in the ninth inning, Graig Nettles walked and scored from first base on a double by Roy White to bring the Yankees a 3-2 victory over the Orioles. After the Yankees counted in the first on a pass to Willie Randolph, a stolen base, and a double by Lou Piniella, the Orioles took the lead with homers by Eddie Murray and Pat Kelly. The Yankees tied the score in the eighth when Mickey Rivers doubled and Thurman Munson singled. White's scoring double in the ninth broke the Yankees' three-game losing streak.

Mariners 3, A's 2 at Oakland (day game):
A two-out homer by John Hale in the ninth inning carried the Mariners to a 3-2 victory over A's, only their second triumph in 13 meetings between the clubs this season. The Mariners bunched four singles for two runs in the fourth. The A's tied the score in the seventh on a walk to Joe Wallis, single by Dave Revering and double by Mario Guerrero that drove in Wallis and pinch-runner Miguel Dilone.

Rangers 4, Indians 3 at Texas (night game):
After pinch-hitting in the ninth inning, John Lowenstein remained in the game and smashed a two-run homer with two out in the 12th to give the Rangers a 4-3 victory over the Indians. The Rangers were on the verge of defeat in the 10th when Ted Cox homered to put the Indians ahead, 2-1, but a single by Mike Jorgensen, safe bunt by Toby Harrah, sacrifice by Juan Beniquez and sacrifice fly by Mike Hargrove tied the score. The Indians took the lead again in the 12th on a run-scoring double by Gary Alexander before the Rangers rallied to win when Beniquez singled and Lowenstein hit his homer.

[DH] Astros 5, Braves 3 (night game) / Astros 7, Braves 0 at Atlanta (night game):
Vern Ruhle pitched a four-hit shutout for his first N. L. victory as the Astros swept a twi-night doubleheader with the Braves, 5-3 and 7-0. The opening-game decision went to Joe Niekro, who came out a winner when the Astros broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run double by Denny Walling in the sixth inning. Bob Watson and Dave Bergman singled and Luis Pujols walked before Walling delivered his decisive double as a pinch-hitter for Mike Fischlin. In the nightcap, Ruhle singled for his first major league hit to deliver one of the Astros' three runs in the fifth inning. Jose Cruz belted a two-run homer in the sixth and Jimmy Sexton added a solo swat in the ninth. Ruhle formerly was with the Tigers in the A. L.

Expos 7, Cubs 4 at Chicago (day game):
Gary Carter drove in four runs with a single and a bases-loaded double to lead the Expos to a 7-4 victory over the Cubs. After Carter's single accounted for the initial run in the second inning, the Expos exploded for their remaining tallies in the fifth. A double by Andre Dawson, sacrifice fly by Tony Perez and single by Warren Cromartie each accounted for one run before Carter came up with the bases loaded and cleared the sacks with his double. Ross Grimsley gained his 13th victory with the assistance of Stan Bahnsen.

Reds 7, Padres 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Padres' club record 10-game winning streak and Eric Rasmussen's personal string of eight straight victories both came to an end with a 7-1 loss to the Reds, who had a homer by Dan Driessen and five other extra-base hits in their attack. Mike LaCoss, who held the Padres to four hits, gained his third victory in four decisions since being recalled from Indianapolis (American Association) July 17.

Dodgers 2, Giants 0 at San Francisco (day game):
The Dodgers snapped a six-game losing streak, their longest since 1973, when Bob Welch pitched his first major league shutout and beat the Giants, 2-0. The rookie righthander gave up nine hits, but the Dodger defense cut off the Giants' threats. Ed Halicki, who was the loser, yielded only two hits until the eighth inning when the Dodgers scored their runs on a single by Johnny Oates, sacrifice by Welch, single by Bill Russell, error by Darrell Evans in handling the throw from the outfield, and a single by Ron Cey.

Cardinals 5, Mets 3 at St. Louis (night game):
The batting of Jerry Mumphrey and Steve Swisher enabled the Cardinals to end their seven-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the Mets. Mumphrey hit his first homer of the season and the first of his career at Busch Stadium following singles by George Hendrick and Keith Hernandez in the first inning. Swisher then accounted for the Cards' winning margin with a two-run single in the third. Tom Bruno, who had been recalled the night before from Springfield (American Association), pitched 3 2/3 innings in relief and gained his first N. L. victory.