MLB standings through games of August 13, 1978

MLB standings at the end of August 13, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	116	74	42	0	.638		594	459	45-13	29-29	7-3	Won 3
New York Yankees	116	65	51	0	.560	9.0	505	444	37-21	28-30	6-4	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	114	63	51	0	.553	10.0	523	452	34-21	29-30	8-2	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	114	62	52	0	.544	11.0	572	491	37-20	25-32	2-8	Lost 3
Baltimore Orioles	116	63	53	0	.543	11.0	457	505	33-22	30-31	4-6	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	115	52	63	0	.452	21.5	480	497	32-26	20-37	1-9	Lost 5
Toronto Blue Jays	116	46	70	0	.397	28.0	465	559	30-31	16-39	7-3	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	114	63	51	0	.553		526	450	39-18	24-33	5-5	Lost 2
California Angels	120	65	55	0	.542	1.0	506	482	36-23	29-32	6-4	Lost 2
Oakland A's	121	61	60	0	.504	5.5	411	454	34-26	27-34	4-6	Lost 4
Texas Rangers	114	57	57	0	.500	6.0	466	455	34-23	23-34	8-2	Won 4
Minnesota Twins	116	51	65	0	.440	13.0	498	510	25-28	26-37	5-5	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	115	47	68	0	.409	16.5	450	548	29-34	18-34	2-8	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	119	44	75	0	.370	21.5	471	618	25-37	19-38	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	114	63	51	0	.553		497	420	41-17	22-34	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	115	59	56	0	.513	4.5	453	483	33-23	26-33	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	118	56	62	0	.475	9.0	483	434	32-29	24-33	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	113	52	61	0	.460	10.5	432	473	29-24	23-37	3-7	Won 1
New York Mets	117	48	69	0	.410	16.5	450	495	26-34	22-35	3-7	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	117	48	69	0	.410	16.5	401	462	26-31	22-38	8-2	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	118	69	49	0	.585		478	426	38-20	31-29	5-5	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	118	68	50	0	.576	1.0	536	421	38-19	30-31	7-3	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	117	67	50	0	.573	1.5	513	487	37-23	30-27	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	118	60	58	0	.508	9.0	431	444	38-20	22-38	4-6	Won 2
Houston Astros	115	54	61	0	.470	13.5	431	461	37-24	17-37	5-5	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	116	54	62	0	.466	14.0	430	529	32-27	22-35	5-5	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 3, Yankees 0 at Baltimore (day game):
The Orioles got a 3-0 victory over the Yankees in a game called after six innings because of wet grounds. The Yankees scored five runs in the top of seventh, but rain poured down at the start of the Orioles' half. After a wait of 38 minutes, umpire Don Denkinger ruled the field unplayable, causing the game to revert to the last full inning. The first Bird run came in the sixth inning on a double by Rick Dempsey, walk to Eddie Murray and throwing error by Chris Chambliss. Doug DeCinces then hit an RBI double and the Orioles scored another on a sacrifice fly by Terry Crowley.

Red Sox 4, Brewers 3 at Boston (day game):
A single by Carlton Fisk in the bottom of the 10th gave the Red Sox a 4-3 decision over the Brewers. Jerry Remy opened with a single and Jim Rice followed with a single off third baseman Sal Bando's glove. Both runners moved up on a groundout by Fred Lynn. Dwight Evans received an intentional walk before Fisk lashed his game-winning hit to left field. The Brewers had taken a 3-1 lead in the top of the sixth on a two-run homer by Ben Oglivie, but the Red Sox tied it in the bottom of the frame on a two-run homer by Evans.

Tigers 10, White Sox 2 at Chicago (day game):
Pounding four Chicago pitchers for 14 hits, the Tigers thumped the White Sox, 10-2. The Tigers got three runs in the first inning on a two-run single by Steve Kemp and an RBI single by Tim Corcoran, and picked up three more tallies in the second on a sacrifice fly by Rusty Staub and RBI singles by Jason Thompson and Kemp. Lou Whitaker hit a three-run inside-the-park round-tripper in the third frame and Staub hit a solo clout in the eighth.

[DH] Rangers 3, Indians 2 (day game) / Rangers 6, Indians 5 at Cleveland (day game):
The Rangers captured a pair of one-run decisions from the Indians, winning the first game of a doubleheader, 3-2, and taking the second contest, 6-5. The Texans grabbed a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning of the opener on a safe bunt by Kurt Bevacqua, triple by Toby Harrah and sacrifice fly by Mike Hargrove. Bevacqua led off the seventh with a round-tripper to provide the eventual winning run. After taking a 4-0 lead in the nightcap, the Rangers fell behind, 5-4, but got RBI singles from Al Oliver and Bobby Bonds in the fifth inning to pull out the victory.

[DH] Twins 3, A's 1 (day game) / Twins 2, A's 1 at Minnesota (night game):
Tight pitching by Gary Serum and Roger Erickson enabled the Twins to post a doubleheader sweep over the A's, 3-1 and 2-1. In the first game, singles by Dan Ford, Mike Cubbage and Glenn Adams in the second inning produced the Twins' initial run. In the third, Rod Carew beat out a bunt, reached second when catcher Jim Essian threw wildly to first and tallied on a single by Cubbage. Roy Smalley singled in the seventh for the Twins' final tally. The second game was 1-1 going into the bottom of the eighth when Cubbage drew a one-out walk, advanced to second on a groundout and tallied the winning run on a single by Butch Wynegar.

Mariners 4, Angels 1 at Seattle (day game):
Steady pitching by Rick Honeycutt enabled the Mariners to turn back the Angels, 4-1. The score was 1-1 going into the bottom of the second when the Mariners went ahead on a two-out single by Bob Stinson, a walk to Julio Cruz and a two-run double by Craig Reynolds. Their final tally came in the fifth on successive singles by Dan Meyer, Bruce Bochte and Tom Paciorek.

Blue Jays 3, Royals 2 at Toronto (day game):
Daring baserunning gave the Blue Jays a 3-2, 10-inning triumph over the Royals. The score was 2-2 going into the bottom of the 10th when Bob Bailor opened by drawing a base on balls and moving to second on a single by Rico Carty. Otto Velez then grounded to third baseman Jamie Quirk, who tossed to second baseman U.L. Washington for a forceout on Carty. Bailor, after reaching third, kept running and scored ahead of Washington's throw to the plate.

Astros 3, Braves 0 at Houston (day game):
A three-run outburst in the first inning and five-hit pitching by Vern Ruhle lifted the Astros to a 3-0 blanking of the Braves. Terry Puhl led off the opening frame with a single, stole second and scored on a single by Julio Gonzalez. After Jose Cruz forced Gonzalez, Bob Watson followed with a two-run homer deep to left-center field.

Giants 7, Dodgers 6 at Los Angeles (day game):
Continuing their see-saw struggle, the Giants climbed back into sole possession of first place in the N. L. West by outlasting the Dodgers, 7-6, in a wild 11-inning contest. The game was 4-4 going into the top of the 10th when the Giants went ahead, 6-4, on a two-out, two-run pinch-single by Marc Hill. The Dodgers tied it in the bottom of the frame on a double play grounder by Joe Ferguson and bad-hop single by pinch-hitter Davey Lopes. In the top of the 11th, Larry Herndon opened with a two-bagger and scored on a single by Jack Clark. Ed Halicki relieved in the bottom of the inning with two men on base and one out to retire the last two batters and record the first save of his career.

Cubs 2, Expos 1 at Montreal (day game):
Scattering eight hits, Rick Reuschel pitched the Cubs to a 2-1 triumph over the Expos. A solo homer by Dave Kingman in the sixth inning snapped a 1-1 deadlock. The Cubs scored in the third inning on an error by Expo pitcher Scott Sanderson. The Expos' run came in the fifth on a single by Chris Speier, a sacrifice bunt and a single by Andre Dawson.

Cardinals 6, Mets 1 at New York (day game):
Completing the three-game series sweep behind the four-hit pitching of Pete Vuckovich, the Cardinals posted a 6-1 victory over the Mets. The score was 1-1 going into the sixth when the Redbirds broke the game open with three runs on RBI singles by Mike Phillips, Vuckovich and Garry Templeton. Vuckovich lowered his league-leading earned run average to 2.22.

Pirates 7, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (day game):
A three-run homer by Dave Parker was the big blow as the Pirates downed the Phillies, 7-3. Parker's 20th round-tripper of the season followed a double by Frank Taveras and bunt single by Omar Moreno to highlight a four-run third inning. The other run of the frame was driven home on a single by Rennie Stennett.

Padres 3, Reds 2 at San Diego (day game):
Getting three runs in the first inning, the Padres went on to edge the Reds, 3-2. Gene Richards walked to open the Padre first, stole second and scored on a single by Oscar Gamble. A single by Dave Winfield drove in Gamble and a double by Derrel Thomas plated Winfield.