MLB standings through games of August 23, 1978

MLB standings at the end of August 23, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	125	78	47	0	.624		630	499	45-14	33-33	5-5	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	125	72	53	0	.576	6.0	627	515	46-21	26-32	9-1	Won 4
New York Yankees	124	70	54	0	.565	7.5	540	466	37-21	33-33	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	125	69	56	0	.552	9.0	577	489	37-24	32-32	5-5	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	125	67	58	0	.536	11.0	495	534	33-23	34-35	5-5	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	125	54	71	0	.432	24.0	519	547	34-29	20-42	2-8	Lost 3
Toronto Blue Jays	127	51	76	0	.402	28.0	498	610	32-31	19-45	5-5	Won 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	124	68	56	0	.548		563	492	41-19	27-37	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	128	70	58	0	.547		535	510	41-26	29-32	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	124	61	63	0	.492	7.0	489	487	36-25	25-38	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	129	62	67	0	.481	8.5	433	499	35-33	27-34	1-9	Lost 4
Minnesota Twins	127	56	71	0	.441	13.5	548	566	29-33	27-38	5-5	Lost 4
Chicago White Sox	124	52	72	0	.419	16.0	479	575	30-35	22-37	5-5	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	126	49	77	0	.389	20.0	502	646	30-39	19-38	7-3	Won 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	123	66	57	0	.537		531	460	44-23	22-34	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	125	63	62	0	.504	4.0	496	538	37-26	26-36	4-6	Lost 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	124	62	62	0	.500	4.5	490	502	37-25	25-37	9-1	Won 9
Montreal Expos	126	59	67	0	.468	8.5	502	457	35-34	24-33	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	126	53	73	0	.421	14.5	447	502	30-34	23-39	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	126	50	76	0	.397	17.5	478	536	28-41	22-35	2-8	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	126	74	52	0	.587		573	450	38-19	36-33	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	127	74	53	0	.583	0.5	506	451	38-20	36-33	6-4	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	126	71	55	0	.563	3.0	555	542	38-24	33-31	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	127	67	60	0	.528	7.5	470	471	38-20	29-40	8-2	Won 1
Houston Astros	127	59	68	0	.465	15.5	474	506	40-24	19-44	4-6	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	125	56	69	0	.448	17.5	469	576	32-29	24-40	2-8	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 6, Yankees 3 at California (night game):
Leading the attack with single, double and homer, Don Baylor sparked the Angels to a 6-3 victory over the Yankees. Baylor singled in the first inning to plate Carney Lansford with the first Angel run. After Lyman Bostock singled to lead off the third, Baylor doubled and both runners scored on consecutive sacrifice flies by Joe Rudi and Ron Fairly. Baylor hit a solo homer in the seventh stanza.

White Sox 3, Royals 0 at Chicago (night game):
Firing his first shutout of the season, Ken Kravec pitched the White Sox to a 3-0 triumph over the Royals. The Chisox scored all their runs after the first two batters were retired in the eighth inning. Greg Pryor singled and went to third on a single by Bob Molinaro, who stole second. A single by Claudell Washington scored both runners. Washington took second on the throw to the plate, and tallied the final marker on a single by Mike Squires.

[DH] Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3 (night game) / Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4 at Detroit (night game):
The Blue Jays swept a twin bill from the Tigers, taking the opener, 4-3, in 12 innings, and capturing the nightcap, 5-4. The score was 3-3 going into the 12th inning of the first game when Alan Ashby stroked a double with one out and was replaced by pinch-runner Willie Upshaw, who scored on a single by Dave McKay. In the second contest, the Jays used homers to subdue the Tigers. Otto Velez cracked a three-run clout in the third inning and McKay had a two-run blast in the fourth. Ron LeFlore had his consecutive stolen base streak stopped at 27 when the Tiger runner was thrown out by catcher Rick Cerone to end the doubleheader.

Brewers 9, Indians 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
Breaking a 4-4 tie with a five-run outburst in the eighth inning, the Brewers downed the Indians, 9-4. Sal Bando opened the winning rally with a single. Tribe reliever Sid Monge slipped attempting to field a sacrifice bunt by Gorman Thomas and threw the ball down the right field line, allowing Bando to score and Thomas to take third. With two out, Don Money walked and Ben Oglivie doubled home Thomas and Money. After Larry Hisle was walked intentionally, a two-run double by Cecil Cooper capped the rally.

Rangers 2, Twins 0 at Minnesota (night game):
Recording his first complete game, rookie righthander Steve Comer hurled the Rangers to a 2-0 whitewashing of the Twins. The Rangers got one run on a double by Al Oliver and single by Richie Zisk in the fourth inning and added another in the sixth when Juan Beniquez led off with a double and scored when left fielder Rich Chiles mishandled a single by Oliver.

Orioles 11, A's 0 at Oakland (night game):
Posting his sixth shutout of the season and 51st of his career, Jim Palmer tossed a three-hitter in hurling the Orioles to an 11-0 romp over the A's. Ken Singleton and Lee May, with three hits each, led the 15-hit attack against three Oakland pitchers. Doug DeCinces doubled home two runs in the first inning when the Orioles scored four times and singled another across in the five-run third.

Mariners 5, Red Sox 3 at Seattle (night game):
A four-run uprising in the sixth inning carried the Mariners to a 5-3 upending of the Red Sox. The Mariners trailed, 3-0, when Bill Plummer and Julio Cruz opened the sixth with walks. Both advanced on an infield out and scored on a single by Ruppert Jones. After a single by Leon Roberts, both runners moved up as Bruce Bochte grounded out. Dan Meyer was intentionally passed to get to Leroy Stanton, batting .187, but the strategy backfired when Stanton looped a single to right, scoring Jones and Roberts. The Mariners' final run of the frame tallied on a single by Bill Stein.

Pirates 4, Braves 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Streaking to their ninth straight victory, the Pirates scored a run in the 12th inning to down the Braves, 4-3. The score was 3-3 going into the 12th when Dave Parker slashed a one-out triple. After Willie Stargell was given an intentional walk, Ed Ott smashed an 0-2 pitch to center to score Parker.

Astros 3, Cubs 0 at Houston (night game):
With all runs being unearned, the Astros blanked the Cubs, 3-0, behind the combined pitching of Ken Forsch and Joe Sambito. Forsch made his first start in more than a year. In the opening frame, leadoff batter Terry Puhl reached first on an error by second baseman Manny Trillo, advanced to second on a groundout, stole third and scored when shortstop Ivan DeJesus' throw home on an infield grounder was dropped by catcher Tim Blackwell. In the seventh, first baseman Bill Buckner failed to touch first on a routine grounder by Denny Walling leading to another run, and in the eighth a throwing error by DeJesus resulted in the final Astro run.

Dodgers 4, Expos 2 at Montreal (night game):
Taking advantage of four Montreal errors, the Dodgers prevailed over the Expos, 4-2, behind the pitching of Burt Hooton and Charlie Hough. In the second inning, Ron Cey doubled, Dusty Baker walked and Rick Monday lashed a single that scored Cey. The ball got past left fielder Warren Cromartie and Baker also scored when the relay throw by shortstop Chris Speier got by catcher Gary Carter. In the sixth stanza, Baker singled, went to second on an error by second baseman Dave Cash and scored on an errant throw by right fielder Ellis Valentine.

Giants 2, Mets 1 at New York (day game):
Completing the three-game series sweep, the Giants squeaked past the Mets, 2-1, on a ninth-inning pinch-double by Marc Hill. John Tamargo began by drawing a one-out walk. Johnnie LeMaster ran for Tamargo and Dale Murray replaced Skip Lockwood on the mound. A sacrifice by Roger Metzger moved LeMaster to second. After pinch-hitter Mike lvie was walked intentionally, Hill batted for winning pitcher Bob Knepper and ripped a two-base hit for the game-winner.

Padres 6, Phillies 5 at Philadelphia (day game):
An eighth-inning triple by Derrel Thomas drove home the decisive run as the Padres edged the Phillies, 6-5, in a game involving 10 pitchers. The score was 5-5 in the eighth when Ozzie Smith stroked a two-out single and scored on Thomas' shot down the first base line. A three-run homer by pinch-hitter Jerry Turner gave the Padres a 5-4 lead in the sixth, but the Phillies tied the contest in the seventh on a bases-loaded walk to Greg Luzinski.