MLB standings through games of August 22, 1978

MLB standings at the end of August 22, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	124	78	46	0	.629		627	494	45-14	33-32	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	124	71	53	0	.573	7.0	618	511	45-21	26-32	9-1	Won 3
New York Yankees	123	70	53	0	.569	7.5	537	460	37-21	33-32	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	123	69	54	0	.561	8.5	570	480	37-22	32-32	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	124	66	58	0	.532	12.0	484	534	33-23	33-35	5-5	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	124	54	70	0	.435	24.0	515	538	34-29	20-41	2-8	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	125	49	76	0	.392	29.5	489	603	32-31	17-45	4-6	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	123	68	55	0	.553		563	489	41-19	27-36	5-5	Won 3
California Angels	127	69	58	0	.543	1.0	529	507	40-26	29-32	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	123	60	63	0	.488	8.0	487	487	36-25	24-38	4-6	Lost 4
Oakland A's	128	62	66	0	.484	8.5	433	488	35-32	27-34	1-9	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	126	56	70	0	.444	13.5	548	564	29-32	27-38	5-5	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	123	51	72	0	.415	17.0	476	575	29-35	22-37	5-5	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	125	48	77	0	.384	21.0	497	643	29-39	19-38	6-4	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	122	66	56	0	.541		526	454	44-22	22-34	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	124	63	61	0	.508	4.0	496	535	37-26	26-35	5-5	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	123	61	62	0	.496	5.5	486	499	37-25	24-37	9-1	Won 8
Montreal Expos	125	59	66	0	.472	8.5	500	453	35-33	24-33	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	126	53	73	0	.421	15.0	447	502	30-34	23-39	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	125	50	75	0	.400	17.5	477	534	28-40	22-35	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	125	73	52	0	.584		569	448	38-19	35-33	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	126	73	53	0	.579	0.5	504	450	38-20	35-33	6-4	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	126	71	55	0	.563	2.5	555	542	38-24	33-31	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	126	66	60	0	.524	7.5	464	466	38-20	28-40	8-2	Lost 1
Houston Astros	126	58	68	0	.460	15.5	471	506	39-24	19-44	3-7	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	124	56	68	0	.452	16.5	466	572	32-28	24-40	2-8	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 6, Angels 2 at California (night game):
Registering his fifth consecutive victory, Catfish Hunter pitched the Yankees to a 6-2 decision over the Angels. The Yankees scored three runs in the second inning on singles by Lou Piniella, Chris Chambliss, Reggie Jackson, Bucky Dent and Mickey Rivers. Singles by Rivers, Willie Randolph and Piniella kayoed Frank Tanana in the fifth.

Royals 6, White Sox 3 at Chicago (night game):
In game played under protest by Chicago, the Royals defeated the White Sox, 6-3. The Royals got three runs in the third inning on RBI singles by George Brett, John Wathan and Darrell Porter. In the fourth frame, Frank White opened with a triple and scored on a single by Hal McRae. Al Cowens followed with a home run. McRae's single resulted in the protest: the White Sox charged that McRae was using a cork-filled bat when he got his hit.

[DH] Brewers 3, Indians 2 (night game) / Brewers 5, Indians 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Brewers swept a doubleheader from the Indians, 3-2 and 5-4. In the first game, the score was 2-2 going into the last of the eighth inning when Paul Molitor, leading off, reached first base on an error by Andre Thornton, moved to second on a sacrifice by Don Money and scored the winning run on a double by Larry Hisle. The Brewers trailed, 4-2, entering the last of the ninth in the nightcap but staged a three-run rally to win the game. Jim Wohlford led off with a single and was forced at second by Gorman Thomas. Pinch-hitter Dave May singled and, after Robin Yount flied out, reliever Jim Kern yielded a single to Money to load the bases. Ben Oglivie and Hisle then drew walks to force in the tying run and Cecil Cooper singled between third and short to plate the winning marker.

Tigers 7, Twins 3 at Minnesota (night game):
The hitting and baserunning of Ron LeFlore sparked the Tigers to a 7-3 victory over the Twins. With the score 3-3 in the sixth inning, Steve Dillard singled, advanced to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Ron LeFlore. LeFlore singled to lead off the third stanza, stole second and scored on a single by John Wockenfuss. LeFlore's steal was his 27th consecutive, setting an A. L. record.

Orioles 6, A's 4 at Oakland (night game):
A two-out, 10th inning double by Rick Dempsey drove in two runs and gave the Orioles a 6-4 decision over the A's. After A's Manager Jack McKeon used up all but one of his players, the A's wound up with outfielder Miguel Dilone playing third base and catcher Jim Essian playing second. In the 10th, after one out, Dilone committed two errors on a smash by Doug DeCinces, allowing the batter to reach second. After an intentional walk to Lee May and a groundout by Mike Anderson, Dempsey lined his two-base hit for the winning blow.

Mariners 5, Red Sox 2 at Seattle (night game):
A five-hitter by Glenn Abbott carried the Mariners to a 5-2 victory over the Red Sox. Leon Roberts led off the Mariner fifth with a single and Bruce Bochte followed with a homer. Later in the inning, a single by Bill Stein and double by Bill Plummer added another marker. The Mariners' final two runs came in the eighth on a bases-loaded single by Dan Meyer.

Blue Jays 3, Rangers 1 at Toronto (day game):
Getting all their runs in the seventh inning, the Blue Jays went on to a 3-1 triumph over the Rangers. The Jays trailed, 1-0, going into the bottom of the seventh but tied the score on a leadoff walk to Roy Howell and a double by Willie Horton. A groundout by John Mayberry moved Horton to third. Horton then was replaced by pinch-runner Willie Upshaw, who scored on a double by Al Woods. A single by Dave McKay plated Woods with the third run.

Pirates 3, Braves 1 at Atlanta (night game):
Combining on a five-hitter, Don Robinson and Kent Tekulve pitched the Pirates to their eighth straight victory, beating the Braves, 3-1. Willie Stargell hit a solo homer in the second inning and Dale Berra clouted one in the fifth. The final Buc tally came in the eighth on an RBI single by Phil Garner.

Reds 5, Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati (night game):
Ken Griffey walked with two out in the bottom of the 11th inning, stole second and scored on a single by George Foster to give the Reds a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals. The Reds led, 4-0, going into the top of ninth, but the Cards rallied to tie contest, driving Tom Seaver from the hill.

Astros 2, Cubs 1 at Houston (night game):
Scattering seven hits, Mark Lemongello went the route for the ninth time in 25 starts and pitched the Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Cubs. The Astros scored in their first turn at bat when Enos Cabell was hit by a pitch, Jose Cruz walked and Art Howe delivered a single. A bases-loaded sacrifice fly by Bruce Bochy plated the winning marker in the sixth.

Giants 7, Mets 4 at New York (night game):
A five-run explosion in the third inning carried the Giants to a 7-4 victory over the Mets. The big inning began with two out and nobody on base. Singles by Jack Clark and Willie McCovey and a homer by Darrell Evans produced three runs. John Tamargo followed Evans' blast with his first major league round-tripper and the fifth run came on a double by Roger Metzger and a single by winning pitcher Ed Halicki.

Phillies 5, Padres 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
With Mike Schmidt getting the key hits, the Phillies posted a 5-3 decision over the Padres. Schmidt led off the third inning with a double and scored on a single by Bake McBride. Singles by Garry Maddox and Bob Boone opened the Phillies' sixth and, after a fielder's choice and walk to Larry Christenson loaded bases, Schmidt connected for a double to put the Phillies ahead, 5-2.