MLB standings through games of September 1, 1978

MLB standings at the end of September 1, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	133	84	49	0	.632		676	530	51-16	33-33	6-4	Lost 2
New York Yankees	132	77	55	0	.583	6.5	577	486	42-22	35-33	8-2	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	134	76	58	0	.567	8.5	676	557	46-23	30-35	5-5	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	133	74	59	0	.556	10.0	609	523	41-27	33-32	5-5	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	134	74	60	0	.552	10.5	544	558	40-25	34-35	8-2	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	133	58	75	0	.436	26.0	553	584	35-31	23-44	4-6	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	136	55	81	0	.404	30.5	532	650	34-33	21-48	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	132	71	61	0	.538		594	530	43-21	28-40	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	134	71	63	0	.530	1.0	549	539	41-26	30-37	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	131	66	65	0	.504	4.5	527	509	39-27	27-38	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	135	63	72	0	.467	9.5	450	531	35-33	28-39	1-9	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	134	58	76	0	.433	14.0	565	592	29-35	29-41	2-8	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	133	56	77	0	.421	15.5	512	615	33-36	23-41	5-5	Lost 3
Seattle Mariners	132	50	82	0	.379	21.0	524	684	30-39	20-43	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	131	71	60	0	.542		576	490	44-23	27-37	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	132	68	64	0	.515	3.5	529	526	39-25	29-39	8-2	Won 5
Chicago Cubs	132	67	65	0	.508	4.5	538	572	38-26	29-39	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	135	62	73	0	.459	11.0	523	498	35-34	27-39	3-7	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	134	58	76	0	.433	14.5	500	546	30-36	28-40	6-4	Lost 2
New York Mets	133	53	80	0	.398	19.0	500	555	28-41	25-39	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	134	80	54	0	.597		604	478	44-21	36-33	7-3	Won 4
San Francisco Giants	134	78	56	0	.582	2.0	537	477	42-23	36-33	7-3	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	134	73	61	0	.545	7.0	584	582	38-30	35-31	3-7	Won 2
San Diego Padres	136	70	66	0	.515	11.0	498	505	41-26	29-40	4-6	Lost 1
Houston Astros	133	62	71	0	.466	17.5	512	542	43-26	19-45	6-4	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	134	59	75	0	.440	21.0	504	634	35-33	24-42	3-7	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 3, White Sox 0 (night game) / Orioles 9, White Sox 3 at Baltimore (night game):
Righthander Sammy Stewart, called up from Rochester (International), set the major league record for most consecutive strikeouts in a rookie's debut, fanning seven in a row, to feature the Orioles' sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the White Sox. Jim Palmer gained his 17th victory, with help from Stanhouse, as the Orioles won the opener, 3-0. Larry Harlow hit a two-run homer. Stewart, pitching in the nightcap, whiffed Jorge Orta, Chet Lemon and Thad Bosley in the second inning, fanned Mike Colbern, Kevin Bell and Claudell Washington in the third and made Greg Pryor his seventh victim before Mike Squires ended the rookie's string by flying out. Stewart faltered in the sixth, when the White Sox scored twice, and Joe Kerrigan relieved to finish the 9-3 victory. Lee May and Eddie Murray homered for the Orioles. The former record for most consecutive strikeouts by a rookie in his first game was six by Karl Spooner with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954 and Pete Richert with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1962.

A's 5, Red Sox 1 at Boston (night game):
Rico Carty broke a 1-1 tie with a homer in the sixth inning and Jim Essian hit another homer in the eighth to put the finishing touch on the A's 5-1 victory over the Red Sox.

Tigers 6, Royals 2 at Kansas City (night game):
A two-run double by Rusty Staub and three-run homer by Steve Kemp carried the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Royals. The Tigers turned in three double plays behind Jack Billingham, who won for the 10th time in his last 11 decisions.

Rangers 5, Brewers 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
After Toby Harrah homered in the top half of the ninth inning for the deciding run, Reggie Cleveland saved the Rangers' 5-4 victory with clutch relief work in the Brewers' half of the final frame. Fergie Jenkins, who started for the Rangers, gave up nine hits, including a pair of homers by Don Money, before being lifted in the Brewers' ninth after Ben Oglivie singled and took third on a single by Sixto Lezcano. With Cleveland pitching, Robin Yount grounded out, Oglivie scoring, but the rally ended when both Gorman Thomas and Dave May hit into fielder's choice outs.

Indians 4, Twins 1 at Minnesota (night game):
Solo homers by Bo Diaz and Bernie Carbo, plus a pair of RBI singles by Andre Thornton, provided the Indians with a 4-1 victory over the Twins. David Clyde, who started for the Tribe, gave up four hits in seven innings before yielding the mound. Roger Erickson was the loser, although striking out 9.

Mariners 3, Yankees 0 at New York (night game):
With Paul Mitchell tossing a four hitter, the Mariners snapped the Yankees' seven-game winning streak and Catfish Hunter's string of six straight victories, 3-0. A passed ball by Thurman Munson led to an unearned run in the first inning. Bill Stein singled and scored on a double by Dan Meyer in the second. The final run counted on a triple by Craig Reynolds and sacrifice fly by Ruppert Jones in the eighth.

Angels 6, Blue Jays 4 at Toronto (day game):
Rallying for three runs in the eighth inning, the Angels defeated the Blue Jays, 6-4. The Blue Jays opened the scoring in the third with the aid of a triple by Al Woods and doubles by Bob Bailor and John Mayberry, but a homer by Lyman Bostock, single by Joe Rudi and homer by Ron Jackson in the fourth pulled the Angels even. Bailor tripled to send the Blue Jays ahead in the seventh before the Angels took command in the eighth. Jackson knocked in the tying tally with a single for his third RBI of the game and Brian Downing provided the winning margin with a two-run single.

Cubs 14, Astros 11 at Chicago (day game):
Led by Bill Buckner, who drove in four runs with a homer and two doubles, the Cubs outlasted the Astros, 14-11, in a slugfest marked by a total of 31 hits. The Cubs' 16-hit attack also included homers by Bobby Murcer, Manny Trillo and Dave Rader. Bruce Bochy produced the Astros' only homer among their 15 hits. Buckner's homer after a pass to Rodney Scott sent the Cubs ahead, 11-9, in the sixth and they added what proved to be the deciding run in the seventh on a double by Ivan DeJesus, a sacrifice, and a single by Jerry White.

Dodgers 4, Mets 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
A single by Dusty Baker in the 12th inning scored Steve Garvey and brought the Dodgers a 4-3 victory over the Mets. Jerry Koosman pitched the first 11 innings for the Mets. Kevin Kobel, who relieved in the 12th, retired the first two batters, but Garvey then singled, Steve Yeager walked and Baker lashed his third hit of the game. The Mets took a 3-0 lead in the fourth on doubles by Steve Henderson and John Stearns, a walk to Joel Youngblood and triple by Doug Flynn. The Dodgers picked up a run on a single by Baker in the fourth, added another on a sacrifice fly by Reggie Smith in the eighth and tied the score in the ninth when Ron Cey singled, Baker sacrificed and Joe Ferguson singled to drive in pinch-runner Vic Davalillo.

[DH] Pirates 8, Braves 3 (night game) / Pirates 3, Braves 0 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Relieving in both games, Kent Tekulve gained his 27th and 28th saves as the Pirates defeated the Braves in a twi-night doubleheader, 8-3 and 3-0. In the opener, Willie Stargell hit a two-run homer, Ed Ott drove in a pair with a double and Dave Parker accounted for two RBIs with a sacrifice fly and double. Tekulve pitched the last 2 1/3 innings, following Don Robinson and Grant Jackson, after Dale Murphy hit a three-run pinch-homer for the Braves. In the nightcap, the Pirates scored all their runs in the sixth inning on doubles by Bill Robinson and Manny Sanguillen and a homer by Dale Berra. Bruce Kison, who started for the Pirates, was lifted in favor of Tekulve with two men on base and two out in the eighth.

Expos 3, Padres 2 at San Diego (night game):
The Expos were able to end their five-game losing streak when Larry Parrish doubled in the 12th inning and scored on a single by Sam Mejias to beat the Padres, 3-2.

Giants 4, Phillies 3 at San Francisco (night game):
With two out in the eighth inning, Jack Clark cracked a homer to give the Giants a 4-3 victory over the Phillies. The Giants took a 3-0 lead in the third. Darrell Evans homered with a man on base and the other run followed on a triple by Clark and single by Mike Ivie. The Phillies came back with a pair in the fourth, one run scoring on an error by Ivie and the other on a homer by Greg Luzinski, before tying the score in the seventh on a triple by Tim McCarver and single by Ted Sizemore.

Reds 5, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (night game):
Only one out away from a complete game, Paul Moskau lost control and needed help from Doug Bair to save the Reds' 5-2 victory over the Cardinals. After Ted Simmons homered to lead off the Cards' ninth, Moskau retired Keith Hernandez and Ken Reitz but then walked both Jerry Mumphrey and Mike Phillips before Bair came in to face pinch-hitter Wayne Garrett. In the previous night's game, Garrett smashed a grand-slam off Bair, but this time it was different. Bair struck out Garrett and picked up his 22nd save.