MLB standings through games of August 27, 1978

MLB standings at the end of August 27, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	128	81	47	0	.633		647	503	48-14	33-33	7-3	Won 3
New York Yankees	127	73	54	0	.575	7.5	558	473	40-21	33-33	7-3	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	129	73	56	0	.566	8.5	649	539	46-22	27-34	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	129	72	57	0	.558	9.5	597	505	40-25	32-32	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	128	70	58	0	.547	11.0	513	539	36-23	34-35	6-4	Won 6
Cleveland Indians	129	56	73	0	.434	25.5	537	570	34-29	22-44	3-7	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	131	53	78	0	.405	29.5	513	624	34-32	19-46	7-3	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	128	69	59	0	.539		574	513	41-19	28-40	4-6	Won 1
California Angels	131	70	61	0	.534	0.5	539	527	41-26	29-35	4-6	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	128	64	64	0	.500	5.0	510	498	38-26	26-38	5-5	Lost 1
Oakland A's	132	62	70	0	.470	9.0	440	517	35-33	27-37	1-9	Lost 7
Minnesota Twins	131	57	74	0	.435	13.5	558	583	29-34	28-40	3-7	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	128	55	73	0	.430	14.0	498	585	33-36	22-37	7-3	Won 2
Seattle Mariners	129	49	80	0	.380	20.5	507	664	30-39	19-41	5-5	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	127	68	59	0	.535		552	475	44-23	24-36	5-5	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	128	66	62	0	.516	2.5	516	547	37-26	29-36	5-5	Won 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	128	64	64	0	.500	4.5	510	522	37-25	27-39	8-2	Won 1
Montreal Expos	130	61	69	0	.469	8.5	515	478	35-34	26-35	3-7	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	130	57	73	0	.438	12.5	485	522	30-34	27-39	8-2	Won 4
New York Mets	130	52	78	0	.400	17.5	487	545	28-41	24-37	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	130	76	54	0	.585		588	471	40-21	36-33	6-4	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	131	76	55	0	.580	0.5	527	464	40-22	36-33	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	130	71	59	0	.546	5.0	567	566	38-28	33-31	3-7	Lost 4
San Diego Padres	131	69	62	0	.527	7.5	479	480	40-22	29-40	7-3	Won 2
Houston Astros	130	61	69	0	.469	15.0	493	521	42-25	19-44	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	129	56	73	0	.434	19.5	487	615	32-33	24-40	1-9	Lost 7

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 4, Mariners 3 at Baltimore (day game):
A two-run homer by Eddie Murray in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Orioles to their sixth straight victory in a 4-3 decision over the Mariners. The Birds trailed, 3-2, going into the last of the ninth when Ken Singleton stroked a one-out double. Murray then hit the first pitch from loser Enrique Romo into the right field seats.

Red Sox 4, Angels 3 at Boston (day game):
A two-out single by Butch Hobson capped a two-run, 12th inning rally to lift the Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Angels, completing the three-game series sweep. After Rick Miller doubled and Don Baylor singled to put the Angels ahead, 3-2, in the top of the 12th, the Red Sox came back in the bottom of the frame. Carl Yastrzemski led off with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Jerry Remy. A flyout by Carlton Fisk, walk to Fred Lynn and flyout by Dwight Evans produced two outs and left runners on first and second. George Scott then hit a grounder to third baseman Carney Lansford, who threw wildly to first, pulling Joe Rudi off the bag as Remy dashed home. Hobson followed with his game-winning hit to center.

White Sox 6, Indians 0 at Chicago (day game):
Pitching his first complete big league game, Ross Baumgarten hurled the White Sox to a 6-0 blanking of the Indians. The White Sox scored in the second inning on a triple by Thad Bosley and single by Mike Colbern. The Pale Hose then broke up Baumgarten's duel with Paul Reuschel by scoring three runs in the seventh on a double by Lamar Johnson and singles by Eric Soderholm, Bosley, Don Kessinger and Ralph Garr.

Tigers 4, Brewers 2 at Detroit (day game):
Breaking a 1-1 tie with three runs in the fifth inning, the Tigers went on to a 4-2 victory over the Brewers. In the fifth, singles by Tim Corcoran and Phil Mankowski plus a double by Alan Trammell produced one run and Lou Whitaker hiked the lead to 4-2 with a two-run single. Whitaker also singled home Ron LeFlore in the third inning.

Yankees 6, A's 2 at New York (day game):
With Chris Chambliss and Graig Nettles each hitting a pair of homers, the Yankees powered past the A's, 6-2, as Catfish Hunter got credit for his sixth straight victory. Chambliss put the Yankees in front, 2-0, in the first inning with a homer after a single by Thurman Munson. Nettles followed with a round-tripper. Chambliss hit a solo shot in the sixth and Nettles another bases-empty clout in the eighth.

Royals 4, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
The slugging of Amos Otis and Darrell Porter enabled the Royals to snare a 4-2 victory from the Rangers. The Royals trailed, 1-0, going into the seventh inning when Porter tied the score with a home run. Later in the inning, Otis belted a round-tripper to put the Royals ahead. Porter hit his second homer of the game in the ninth. Otis then singled home the Royals' final run.

Twins 3, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto (day game):
A single by Willie Norwood in the top of the 11th inning drove in the winning run, enabling the Twins to snap their seven-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays. The score was 2-2 going into the 11th when Butch Wynegar smacked a leadoff double. Rob Wilfong ran for Wynegar and scored one out later on Norwood's hit to right. The Jays had tied the contest in the eighth on RBI singles by Al Woods and John Mayberry.

Cardinals 14, Braves 3 at Atlanta (day game):
Three hits by Ken Reitz, including a three-run homer, sparked the Cardinals to a 14-3 romp over the Braves. With one out in the third inning, Tony Scott doubled and Keith Hernandez walked. When Scott was thrown out attempting to steal third, Hernandez went to second. George Hendrick got a base on balls. Reitz then smacked a 1-1 pitch over the left field fence to give the Redbirds a 4-0 lead. The Cards' task was made easier by five Atlanta errors.

Cubs 7, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (day game):
Completing the three-game series sweep, the Cubs posted a 7-1 triumph over the Reds behind the four-hit pitching of Mike Krukow. Dave Kingman batted in one run with a grounder in the first inning and made it a four RBI day with a homer in the seventh.

Pirates 8, Astros 5 at Houston (day game):
The Pirates snapped a five-game Houston winning streak by beating the Astros, 8-5. The Bucs scored three runs in their first turn at bat on a single by Omar Moreno, a stolen base, single by Dave Parker and two-run homer by Willie Stargell. They added two in the second on a walk to Ed Ott, singles by Phil Garner and Frank Taveras and a sacrifice fly by Moreno. Three runs in the eighth on a single by Stargell, sacrifice fly by Bill Robinson and double by John Milner insured the victory. Kent Tekulve set a Pirates' club record with his 73rd appearance of the season.

Phillies 9, Dodgers 3 at Los Angeles (day game):
Four hits by Bake McBride, including a solo homer, paced the Phillies to a 9-3 pasting of the Dodgers. A sacrifice fly by Richie Hebner gave the Phillies a run in the third inning and a two-base error by Dodger first baseman Steve Garvey opened the gates for a pair of tallies in the fifth frame. McBride homered in the sixth. Greg Luzinski drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the eighth and the Phillies added three more in the ninth, one scoring on a single by McBride and two on a double by Mike Schmidt.

Padres 3, Mets 0 at San Diego (day game):
A six-hitter by Eric Rasmussen paced the Padres to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Mets. The Padres got all the runs they needed to win in the first inning. Gene Richards opened with a two-base hit and after Derrel Thomas flied out, Jerry Turner plated Richards with a triple. An infield out by Gene Tenace scored Richards. It was the third shutout of the season for Rasmussen.

[DH] Expos 2, Giants 1 (day game) / Giants 11, Expos 2 at San Francisco (day game):
The Giants split a doubleheader with the Expos, capturing the second game, 11-2, after losing the opener to the Expos, 2-1, in 10 innings. In the lidlifter, the score was 1-1 going into the top of the 10th when Chris Speier reached second base as center fielder Larry Herndon dropped his pop fly for an error. Speier moved to third on a sacrifice by Ross Grimsley and scored on a single by Dave Cash through the drawn-in infield. The Giants pounded out 14 hits in the nightcap. Jim Dwyer had a two-run homer in the first inning, Terry Whitfield stroked a two-run double in the third and the Giants put the game away with seven runs in the sixth. A three-run homer by Jack Clark and two-run blast by Mike Ivie highlighted the outburst.