MLB standings through games of August 9, 1978

MLB standings at the end of August 9, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	111	70	41	0	.631		565	436	41-12	29-29	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	112	63	49	0	.562	7.5	490	434	36-21	27-28	6-4	Won 4
Milwaukee Brewers	109	61	48	0	.560	8.0	554	459	37-20	24-28	3-7	Lost 4
Detroit Tigers	111	61	50	0	.550	9.0	503	441	34-21	27-29	8-2	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	112	60	52	0	.536	10.5	444	497	30-21	30-31	3-7	Lost 5
Cleveland Indians	110	52	58	0	.473	17.5	465	468	32-22	20-36	4-6	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	112	43	69	0	.384	27.5	442	543	27-30	16-39	6-4	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	110	62	48	0	.564		511	431	39-18	23-30	5-5	Won 2
California Angels	115	62	53	0	.539	2.5	476	462	36-23	26-30	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	115	60	55	0	.522	4.5	397	424	34-25	26-30	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	110	53	57	0	.482	9.0	443	445	34-23	19-34	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	111	47	64	0	.423	15.5	484	501	21-27	26-37	2-8	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	111	46	65	0	.414	16.5	436	521	28-32	18-33	3-7	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	115	42	73	0	.365	22.5	456	604	23-35	19-38	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	110	60	50	0	.545		466	407	38-16	22-34	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	112	58	54	0	.518	3.0	448	477	33-23	25-31	7-3	Won 1
Montreal Expos	115	54	61	0	.470	8.5	477	429	30-28	24-33	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	109	51	58	0	.468	8.5	419	442	29-24	22-34	3-7	Lost 1
New York Mets	114	48	66	0	.421	14.0	447	480	26-31	22-35	3-7	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	114	45	69	0	.395	17.0	386	459	26-31	19-38	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	114	67	47	0	.588		463	402	38-20	29-27	5-5	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	113	66	47	0	.584	0.5	504	465	37-23	29-24	6-4	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	114	66	48	0	.579	1.0	512	406	36-17	30-31	5-5	Won 5
San Diego Padres	114	57	57	0	.500	10.0	409	435	35-19	22-38	5-5	Lost 5
Atlanta Braves	113	53	60	0	.469	13.5	427	521	32-27	21-33	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	112	52	60	0	.464	14.0	423	458	35-23	17-37	6-4	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Royals 2, Orioles 0 at Baltimore (night game):
The Royals, without a baserunner for 6 2/3 innings, scored twice in the seventh to down the Orioles, 2-0. The first Royal hit was a double by Hal McRae with two out in the seventh. A single by Al Cowens scored McRae, who reached third on a single by Amos Otis and crossed the plate on a single by John Wathan.

Indians 5, Red Sox 1 at Boston (night game):
With Rick Wise getting credit for his third victory of the year over his former teammates, the Indians beat the Red Sox, 5-1. The score was 1-1 in the seventh inning when the Tribe went ahead on a single by Buddy Bell, a sacrifice and a double by Ted Cox. Andre Thornton hit a solo homer in the eighth and the Indians added a pair in the ninth on singles by Bo Diaz and Rick Manning, an error by third baseman Butch Hobson and a single by Johnny Grubb.

Tigers 5, Rangers 2 at Detroit (night game):
A grand slam by Tim Corcoran -- his first home run in 79 games this season -- lifted the Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the Rangers. The Tigers trailed, 2-1, going into the bottom of the eighth when Jim Umbarger took over the mound chores for the Rangers. A double by Rusty Staub, single by Jason Thompson and walk to Steve Kemp loaded the sacks before Corcoran slammed an 0-2 pitch into the upper deck in right field.

Mariners 4, Twins 1 at Minnesota (night game):
A three-run homer by Dan Meyer capped a four-run first inning that propelled the Mariners to a 4-1 triumph over the Twins. In the opening frame, Craig Reynolds singled, moved to second on a passed ball and scored on a single by Ruppert Jones. Leon Roberts singled and after Bruce Bochte struck out, Meyer followed with his seventh homer of the campaign.

Yankees 8, Brewers 7 at New York (night game):
The Yankees rallied for five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to pull out an 8-7 triumph over the Brewers. Trailing, 7-3, entering the ninth, the Yankees made it 7-5 on a two-run homer by Mickey Rivers. Willie Randolph reached first on an error by shortstop Robin Yount and Thurman Munson walked. A double by Chris Chambliss scored Randolph. A walk to Graig Nettles loaded the bases and Reggie Jackson was hit by a pitch, forcing in the tying run. Bill Castro replaced Bob McClure on the mound. Lou Piniella laid down an attempted squeeze bunt that was fielded by catcher Buck Martinez. In attempting to step on the plate for a forceout, Martinez dropped the ball, allowing Chambliss to score the winning run.

Blue Jays 8, White Sox 0 at Toronto (night game):
A three-hitter by Jesse Jefferson and a six-run second inning carried the Blue Jays to an 8-0 rout of the White Sox. Rico Carty led off the second with a double and after a walk and single loaded the bases, Alan Ashby drew a walk, forcing in the first run. A single by Dave McKay drove home two tallies and a single by Luis Gomez added another marker. After a sacrifice, two more runs scored on a sacrifice fly by Al Woods and a bad relay throw by Don Kessinger.

Cubs 5, Pirates 4 at Chicago (day game):
After getting a bases-loaded double by Bill Buckner in the fifth inning, the Cubs needed an unearned run in the sixth to edge the Pirates, 5-4. In the fifth, Dave Roberts and Ivan DeJesus both beat out bunts and Rodney Scott was hit by a pitch to fill the bases before Buckner's two-bagger put the Cubs ahead, 4-2. The Pirates then tied the score, but the Cubs put over the winning run in the sixth when Tim Blackwell was safe on an error, advanced on an infield out and scored on a double by Scott.

Reds 10, Braves 0 at Cincinnati (night game):
Getting his first shutout of the season, Paul Moskau pitched a four-hitter as the Reds routed the Braves, 10-0. The Reds clinched the game with a five-run outburst in the sixth inning. A bases-loaded double by Moskau was the big blow. A double by Ken Griffey brought home the third run, another scored on an infield out and the fifth tally of the frame counted on a sacrifice fly by Dan Driessen.

Dodgers 3, Padres 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Posting their fifth straight victory, the Dodgers blanked the Padres, 3-0, behind the five-hit hurling of Doug Rau. Dusty Baker hit a solo homer in the second inning. In the fourth frame, a single by Ron Cey, double by Baker and two-run single by Johnny Oates put the game on ice.

Mets 10, Expos 3 at Montreal (night game):
The Mets trundled up their heavy artillery, bombarding the Expos with 19 hits en route to a 10-3 victory. John Stearns broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh inning with a two-run homer. Willie Montanez clouted a three-run blast in the eighth.

Astros 6, Giants 5 at San Francisco (night game):
Taking advantage of loose play, the Astros squeezed out a 6-5 victory over the Giants. In the Astros' first turn at bat, four hits, two errors and a balk produced four runs. A single by Bob Watson drove in another marker in the third and the Astros' final run came in the seventh as Terry Puhl scored when his fly ball was dropped by right fielder Jack Clark for a four-base error.

Phillies 6, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (night game):
Getting a pair of runs in each of the first two innings, the Phillies went on to a 6-3 decision, ending the Cardinals' five-game winning streak. In the first, Bake McBride singled, went to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Richie Hebner. A two-out single by Mike Schmidt and walk to Garry Maddox loaded the bases before Bob Boone was hit by a pitch, forcing in Hebner. In the second, Jim Kaat and Larry Bowa hit singles. Kaat scored on a single by Hebner and Bowa tallied when second baseman Mike Tyson misplayed Greg Luzinski's grounder for an error. The loss was the seventh straight for Bob Forsch.