MLB standings through games of August 26, 1978

MLB standings at the end of August 26, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	127	80	47	0	.630		643	500	47-14	33-33	6-4	Won 2
New York Yankees	126	72	54	0	.571	7.5	552	471	39-21	33-33	7-3	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	128	73	55	0	.570	7.5	647	535	46-22	27-33	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	128	71	57	0	.555	9.5	593	503	39-25	32-32	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	127	69	58	0	.543	11.0	509	536	35-23	34-35	6-4	Won 5
Cleveland Indians	128	56	72	0	.438	24.5	537	564	34-29	22-43	3-7	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	130	53	77	0	.408	28.5	511	621	34-31	19-46	7-3	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	130	70	60	0	.538		536	523	41-26	29-34	5-5	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	127	68	59	0	.535	0.5	570	511	41-19	27-40	4-6	Lost 4
Texas Rangers	127	64	63	0	.504	4.5	508	494	38-25	26-38	5-5	Won 4
Oakland A's	131	62	69	0	.473	8.5	438	511	35-33	27-36	1-9	Lost 6
Minnesota Twins	130	56	74	0	.431	14.0	555	581	29-34	27-40	3-7	Lost 7
Chicago White Sox	127	54	73	0	.425	14.5	492	585	32-36	22-37	7-3	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	128	49	79	0	.383	20.0	504	660	30-39	19-40	6-4	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	126	67	59	0	.532		543	472	44-23	23-36	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	127	65	62	0	.512	2.5	509	546	37-26	28-36	4-6	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	127	63	64	0	.496	4.5	502	517	37-25	26-39	8-2	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	128	60	68	0	.469	8.0	511	466	35-34	25-34	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	129	56	73	0	.434	12.5	471	519	30-34	26-39	7-3	Won 3
New York Mets	129	52	77	0	.403	16.5	487	542	28-41	24-36	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	129	76	53	0	.589		585	462	40-20	36-33	7-3	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	129	75	54	0	.581	1.0	515	460	39-21	36-33	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	129	71	58	0	.550	5.0	566	559	38-27	33-31	3-7	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	130	68	62	0	.523	8.5	476	480	39-22	29-40	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	129	61	68	0	.473	15.0	488	513	42-24	19-44	5-5	Won 5
Atlanta Braves	128	56	72	0	.438	19.5	484	601	32-32	24-40	2-8	Lost 6

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 9, Mariners 2 at Baltimore (night game):
Backed by the hitting of Larry Harlow and Rich Dauer, who batted in three runs apiece, Mike Flanagan gained his 17th victory when the Orioles defeated the Mariners, 9-2. The Orioles built up a 5-0 lead at the expense of Jim Colborn in the first two innings. Dauer doubled for one run and Harlow singled for another. The Mariners wasted sterling relief pitching by Shane Rawley, who allowed only one hit in six innings. After Mike Parrott took over in the eighth, the Orioles broke the game wide open with four runs, two scoring on a single by Dauer and two on a double by Harlow.

Red Sox 7, Angels 1 at Boston (day game):
Installed in the Red Sox rotation as a replacement for Bill Lee, Jim Wright pitched a five-hitter and defeated the Angels, 7-1. Rice provided the principal batting support for Wright, smashing a homer with a man on base in the first inning and driving in another run with a sacrifice fly in the second. The Red Sox scoring also included a two-run single by Jack Brohamer and a homer by George Scott.

White Sox 8, Indians 7 at Chicago (night game):
The White Sox built up an 8-2 lead and then barely escaped with an 8-7 victory when the Indians rallied for five runs in the ninth inning. Mike Squires and Don Kessinger each doubled in two runs for the White Sox. Already ahead, 6-2, the White Sox added what appeared to be a superfluous pair in the seventh on a walk to Squires and singles by Lamar Johnson, Kevin Bell and Mike Colbern, but these tallies proved vital when the Indians erupted in the ninth on a bases-loaded throwing error by Bell and doubles by Jim Norris and Duane Kuiper. Jim Willoughby then saved the game, retiring the last two batters.

Brewers 9, Tigers 5 at Detroit (day game):
Knocked out in the second inning, Jack Billingham was stopped on his personal nine-game winning streak when the Brewers defeated the Tigers, 9-5. Buck Martinez walked with the bases loaded to force in one of the Brewers' three runs off Billingham. Martinez later accounted for two more RBIs with a pair of singles, while Don Money and Gorman Thomas smacked homers in the Brewers' attack. The Tigers had round-trippers by Lance Parrish and Rusty Staub.

Yankees 5, A's 4 at New York (night game):
A homer by Graig Nettles in the eighth inning broke a tie and carried the Yankees to a 5-4 victory over the A's, who went down to their sixth straight defeat. The Yankees scored twice in the third on a pair of wild pitches by Matt Keough. The A's came back and eventually took a 4-3 lead in the seventh on singles by Bruce Robinson and Mike Edwards around a walk. The Yankees tied the score in their half with a single by Mickey Rivers and double by Thurman Munson before Nettles decided the game with his homer off Bob Lacey.

Rangers 8, Royals 4 at Texas (night game):
Dock Ellis, making his second start since being sidelined for one month by a hamstring injury, gained his first victory since July 13 when the Rangers defeated the Royals, 8-4. Ellis allowed but one hit in the first five innings, gave up three runs in the sixth and remained on the mound until relieved by Len Barker with two out in the eighth. Toby Harrah doubled and Kurt Bevacqua homered for the Rangers in first. Harrah doubled again and drove in one of two tallies in the second. After the Royals closed the gap in the sixth, the Rangers picked up a run in their half on a sacrifice fly by Juan Beniquez with the bases loaded. After the Rangers filled the sacks again in the seventh, the results were more productive with three runs scoring on a forceout by Richie Zisk, single by Jim Sundberg and error by Clint Hurdle, his second of the game.

Blue Jays 4, Twins 3 at Toronto (day game):
After the Blue Jays bunted their way to a tie in the ninth inning, Dave McKay smashed a homer in the 10th to defeat the Twins, 4-3. In the ninth, Bob Bailor singled and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Otto Velez. Bailor took third after the catch on a fly by Willie Horton and scored when Al Woods beat out a bunt down the third base line.

Cardinals 9, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Led by Garry Templeton and Tony Scott, who drove in three runs apiece, the streaking Cardinals gained their 16th victory in the last 21 games, defeating the Braves, 9-4. Scott hit a sacrifice fly and Templeton drove in two runs with a single in the second inning when the Cards took a 4-1 lead. Singles by Scott and Templeton accounted for two more tallies in the sixth. Scott and Mike Phillips drove in another pair with singles in the eighth before George Hendrick capped the Redbird scoring with a homer in the ninth. Bob Beall hit his first major league homer with a man on base in the Braves' half of the final frame.

Cubs 8, Reds 6 at Cincinnati (day game):
Erupting for six runs in the eighth inning, the Cubs defeated the Reds, 8-6. Trailing, 4-2, the Cubs started their big stanza with one out when Greg Gross singled, Rodney Scott walked and Bill Buckner singled to load the bases. Bobby Murcer singled to center, driving in Gross and Scott. When Cesar Geronimo let the ball get past him, Buckner and Murcer also scored. One out later, the Cubs resumed the attack and counted their two other runs on a double by Manny Trillo, triple by Ivan DeJesus and single by Tim Blackwell. Ken Griffey and Mike Lum homered for the Reds.

Astros 7, Pirates 2 at Houston (day game):
Handed a seven-run lead in the first two innings, J.R. Richard had no trouble pitching the Astros to a 7-2 victory over the Pirates. The complete game was the 12th of the season for Richard, who struck out eight to bring his major league-leading total to 244. The Pirates brought about their downfall in the first inning with three errors that resulted in five unearned runs. Bruce Bochy knocked in a pair with a double. When the Astros completed their scoring in the second, one run crossed the plate on a wild pitch by Bruce Kison.

Phillies 3, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
In addition to pitching a four-hitter, Randy Lerch capped the Phillies' scoring with a single in a 3-1 victory over the Dodgers. The Phillies counted all their runs off Doug Rau in the fourth inning. Greg Luzinski singled, Jose Cardenal hit a ground-rule double and both scored on a double by Bob Boone before Lerch supplied the insurance marker with a single. The Dodgers scored in the fifth on a double by Ron Cey, single by Dusty Baker and forceout by Monday.

Padres 2, Mets 1 at San Diego (night game):
Although Jerry Koosman gave up only one hit in six innings on the mound, the Mets' southpaw suffered his 14th defeat when Dave Winfield cracked a two-run homer to carry the Padres to a 2-1 victory. Koosman nicked Jerry Turner with a pitch in the first inning before Winfield hit for the circuit. Mickey Lolich, making his first start of the year after being idled by knee surgery in early May, pitched five innings for the Padres and gained his second victory. The southpaw's other triumph came in relief on the opening day of the season, April 7. The Mets counted their lone run off reliever Bob Shirley in the seventh on a pass to Joel Youngblood and double by Bobby Valentine.

Giants 4, Expos 1 at San Francisco (day game):
The Giants, who collected only one hit off Woodie Fryman in a 1-0 loss August 16, gained revenge, chasing the veteran lefthander in the fifth inning and defeating the Expos, 4-1. Hector Cruz, who led the Giants' attack, doubled in the second inning and scored on another two-bagger by Johnnie LeMaster. Cruz then homered in the fourth. After Fryman left in the fifth, Wayne Twitchell walked Cruz with the bases loaded to force in the Giants' third run. Their last tally resulted from two errors by Larry Parrish on the same play in the seventh. Gary Carter homered for the Expos' run.