MLB standings through games of August 17, 1978

MLB standings at the end of August 17, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	120	76	44	0	.633		611	476	45-14	31-30	6-4	Won 2
New York Yankees	119	68	51	0	.571	7.5	520	448	37-21	31-30	8-2	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	119	67	52	0	.563	8.5	602	498	41-20	26-32	6-4	Won 5
Detroit Tigers	118	66	52	0	.559	9.0	547	463	37-22	29-30	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	119	64	55	0	.538	11.5	470	520	33-23	31-32	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	119	53	66	0	.445	22.5	497	520	33-27	20-39	2-8	Lost 3
Toronto Blue Jays	120	46	74	0	.383	30.0	469	585	30-31	16-43	5-5	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	119	65	54	0	.546		549	481	39-18	26-36	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	123	66	57	0	.537	1.0	519	496	37-25	29-32	5-5	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	118	59	59	0	.500	5.5	475	468	36-25	23-34	7-3	Lost 2
Oakland A's	123	61	62	0	.496	6.0	414	465	34-28	27-34	2-8	Lost 6
Minnesota Twins	121	54	67	0	.446	12.0	528	539	27-29	27-38	7-3	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	119	49	70	0	.412	16.0	463	557	29-34	20-36	3-7	Won 2
Seattle Mariners	121	45	76	0	.372	21.0	482	630	26-38	19-38	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	117	63	54	0	.538		505	435	41-20	22-34	4-6	Lost 4
Chicago Cubs	119	62	57	0	.521	2.0	480	507	36-24	26-33	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	121	58	63	0	.479	7.0	488	440	34-30	24-33	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	118	56	62	0	.475	7.5	463	486	33-25	23-37	5-5	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	121	50	71	0	.413	15.0	418	480	28-33	22-38	7-3	Won 1
New York Mets	120	49	71	0	.408	15.5	456	507	27-36	22-35	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	121	71	50	0	.587		551	429	38-19	33-31	8-2	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	121	70	51	0	.579	1.0	484	431	38-20	32-31	4-6	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	121	68	53	0	.562	3.0	523	512	37-23	31-30	3-7	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	121	62	59	0	.512	9.0	443	450	38-20	24-39	5-5	Won 2
Houston Astros	120	56	64	0	.467	14.5	449	482	37-24	19-40	5-5	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	120	55	65	0	.458	15.5	457	558	32-27	23-38	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 8, Angels 6 at California (night game):
Getting two runs without the benefit of a hit in the sixth inning, the Red Sox emerged with an 8-6 victory over the Angels. The Red Sox trailed, 6-5, going into the top of the sixth when Butch Hobson opened with a base on balls. When Rick Burleson grounded to Dave Chalk, Bobby Grich dropped the throw on the attempted forceout and both runners were safe. After a sacrifice by Jerry Remy, Jim Rice walked to load the bases. Jack Brohamer then hit a grounder to Don Baylor, who stepped on first before throwing late to the plate as Hobson tallied the tying run. After Carlton Fisk walked to reload the bases, Ken Brett relieved Tom Griffin and committed a balk, allowing Burleson to score the lead run. A single by Fisk in the eighth provided an insurance tally.

Tigers 9, Indians 5 at Detroit (night game):
A grand-slam home run by Steve Kemp highlighted the Tigers' 9-5 triumph over the Indians. The big blow came in the first inning and gave the Tigers a 4-2 lead. But the Indians came back and eventually tied the score at 5-5 in the top of the third. Milt May broke the deadlock by leading off the Tigers' half of the third with a home run. May also drove in a run with a double in the sixth and Kemp lashed a two-run double in the same stanza.

Brewers 6, Blue Jays 0 at Milwaukee (day game):
Posting their fifth straight victory, the Brewers prevailed, 6-0, over the Blue Jays behind the five-hit pitching of Bill Travers. The first Brewer run came in the opening frame on a single by Paul Molitor, double by Don Money and infield out by Ben Oglivie. The Brewers added two more in the second on a double by Gorman Thomas and singles by Charlie Moore, Molitor and Money. No Blue Jay runner advanced beyond first base.

Twins 6, Royals 5 at Minnesota (night game):
A two-out single by Dan Ford scored Bombo Rivera from second base in the 10th inning to give the Twins a 6-5 victory over the Royals. The score was 5-5 when Rivera stroked a one-out single. After Willie Norwood popped out, Rivera advanced to second on a single by Rod Carew. Al Hrabosky then took the mound in relief of Larry Gura and gave up Ford's game-winning hit.

White Sox 4, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
A three-run third inning triggered the White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Rangers. Ralph Garr led off the third with a double and Don Kessinger followed with a bunt single. Third baseman Kurt Bevacqua threw wildly to first base trying to get Kessinger, allowing Garr to score. After Mike Squires drew a walk, a single by Lamar Johnson plated Kessinger and a sacrifice fly by Eric Soderholm tallied Squires. A double by Garr in the fourth produced the other Sox run.

Cubs 2, Reds 0 at Chicago (day game):
A four-hitter by Rick Reuschel carried the Cubs to a 2-0 whitewashing of the Reds. Dave Kingman hit a solo homer in the second inning and the Cubs' second run came in the fourth on singles by Davey Johnson and Manny Trillo followed by a throwing error by Tom Seaver on an infield grounder by Tim Blackwell.

Giants 3, Expos 0 at Montreal (night game):
The fourth shutout of year by Ed Halicki enabled the Giants to beat the Expos, 3-0. Jack Clark hit a solo homer in the fourth inning and the Giants added a pair in the sixth on singles by Clark, Mike lvie, Willie McCovey, Johnnie LeMaster and Rob Andrews.

Padres 9, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
With Gaylord Perry getting credit for his 260th career victory, the Padres defeated the Mets, 9-2. The Padres broke the game open with four runs in the third inning. The first run was driven in by Dave Winfield with a two-out double. Winfield then scored on a double by Oscar Gamble. Tucker Ashford capped the rally with a home run.

Dodgers 5, Phillies 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
Completing the three-game series sweep, the Dodgers rolled past the Phillies, 5-2. The score was 1-1 going into the eighth inning when reliever Tug McGraw, who had just come on, loaded the bases with three walks. Steve Garvey then hit a triple down the right field line and scored himself on an errant relay throw from the outfield.

[DH] Pirates 5, Astros 1 (night game) / Pirates 3, Astros 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The hitting and pitching of Don Robinson lifted the Pirates to a 5-3 victory over the Astros in the first game of a doubleheader and the Bucs completed the sweep by capturing the nightcap, 3-2. Robinson drove in a run with a single in the second inning of the opener and added another with a hit in the fourth frame after Phil Garner had tripled to score Ed Ott. The Pirates trailed, 2-1, in the fourth inning of the second game when a rally began with Garner being hit by a pitch. Manny Sanguillen flied out, but second baseman Art Howe misplayed a grounder by Rennie Stennett. After a double steal, Garner and Stennett scored on a two-base hit by Steve Brye.

Cardinals 4, Braves 3 at St. Louis (night game):
Moving out of the cellar in the N. L. East, the Cardinals outlasted the Braves, 4-3. The first two Redbird runs came in the sixth inning. Garry Templeton singled, stole second, advanced to third on an infield hit by Tony Scott and scored on a sacrifice fly by George Hendrick. A single by Roge Freed plated Scott. In the seventh, a single by John Denny, double by Templeton and intentional pass to Scott loaded the bases. Hendrick walked to force in one run and a fielder's choice grounder by Ted Simmons scored another. The Braves counted in the ninth on a three-run homer by Gary Matthews off reliever Mark Littell.