MLB standings through games of September 2, 1978

MLB standings at the end of September 2, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	134	84	50	0	.627		679	534	51-17	33-33	6-4	Lost 3
New York Yankees	133	78	55	0	.586	5.5	583	488	43-22	35-33	8-2	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	135	77	58	0	.570	7.5	686	563	47-23	30-35	5-5	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	136	76	60	0	.559	9.0	554	562	42-25	34-35	8-2	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	134	74	60	0	.552	10.0	612	531	41-27	33-33	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	134	58	76	0	.433	26.0	554	586	35-31	23-45	4-6	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	137	55	82	0	.401	30.5	532	652	34-34	21-48	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	133	72	61	0	.541		602	533	44-21	28-40	4-6	Won 1
California Angels	135	72	63	0	.533	1.0	551	539	41-26	31-37	4-6	Won 2
Texas Rangers	132	66	66	0	.500	5.5	533	519	39-27	27-39	6-4	Lost 1
Oakland A's	136	64	72	0	.471	9.5	454	534	35-33	29-39	2-8	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	135	59	76	0	.437	14.0	567	593	30-35	29-41	3-7	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	135	56	79	0	.415	17.0	516	625	33-36	23-43	3-7	Lost 5
Seattle Mariners	133	50	83	0	.376	22.0	526	690	30-39	20-44	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	132	72	60	0	.545		579	491	44-23	28-37	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	133	69	64	0	.519	3.5	533	529	40-25	29-39	8-2	Won 6
Chicago Cubs	133	67	66	0	.504	5.5	543	580	38-27	29-39	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	136	63	73	0	.463	11.0	526	500	35-34	28-39	4-6	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	135	58	77	0	.430	15.5	503	552	30-37	28-40	5-5	Lost 3
New York Mets	135	54	81	0	.400	19.5	507	561	28-41	26-40	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	136	81	55	0	.596		610	485	45-22	36-33	7-3	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	135	78	57	0	.578	2.5	538	480	42-24	36-33	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	135	74	61	0	.548	6.5	590	585	38-30	36-31	4-6	Won 3
San Diego Padres	137	70	67	0	.511	11.5	500	508	41-27	29-40	3-7	Lost 2
Houston Astros	134	63	71	0	.470	17.0	520	547	43-26	20-45	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	135	59	76	0	.437	21.5	507	638	35-33	24-43	3-7	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 9, White Sox 4 (night game) / Orioles 1, White Sox 0 at Baltimore (night game):
After four homers powered the Orioles to a 9-4 victory in the first game, Dave Ford made his major league debut in the second game and had double-play help from Tippy Martinez in shutting out the White Sox, 1-0, to complete the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader. In the opener, Andres Mora hit two homers for the Orioles and Ken Singleton and Carlos Lopez added one apiece. Mora's blow accounted for three runs. Lopez' drive came with a man on base. Doug DeCinces batted in two runs with a double. The White Sox had two-run homers by Eric Soderholm and Thad Bosley. In the nightcap, the Orioles managed only three hits off Jack Kucek but scored an unearned run in the first inning. Larry Harlow was safe on an error by Mike Squires, took third on a single by Pat Kelly and came home on a grounder by Eddie Murray. Ford, who gave up seven hits, was lifted in the ninth when the White Sox had runners on first and third with one out. Tippy Martinez relieved and induced pinch-hitter Lamar Johnson to ground into a game-ending double play.

A's 4, Red Sox 3 at Boston (night game):
With two out in the seventh inning, the A's erupted for all their runs to gain a 4-3 victory over the Red Sox, whose lead in the A. L. East was cut to 5½ games when the Yankees beat the Mariners. In the A's outburst, Dave Revering doubled for one run, Mitchell Page singled for another and Bruce Robinson then drove in a pair with a single. The Red Sox came back with two runs in their half of the seventh on an error, a double by Fred Lynn and single by George Scott. But after Jim Rice singled and eventually scored on a wild pitch by Elias Sosa in the eighth, Dave Heaverlo pitched the last 1 1/3 innings and saved the game for A's starter Rick Langford.

Royals 8, Tigers 3 at Kansas City (night game):
Amos Otis hit two homers and Darrell Porter added one, accounting for five runs between them, to bat the Royals to an 8-3 victory over the Tigers. Otis and Porter each connected with a man on base in the fourth inning. Otis led off the sixth inning with his second smash of the game. The Tigers' runs came on round-trippers by Ron LeFlore, Lance Parrish and John Wockenfuss. LeFlore, who also had a single, hit safely in his 23rd game, the longest streak in the A.L. since his own 30-game string in 1976.

Brewers 10, Rangers 6 at Milwaukee (night game):
Scoring six times on eight singles in the seventh inning, the Brewers came from behind to defeat the Rangers, 10-6. Starter Doc Medich was knocked out and the Rangers had to call on three relievers before the Brewers' outburst ended. The Rangers had a two-run homer by Richie Zisk in taking a 4-0 lead in the second inning. Homers by Gorman Thomas and Ben Oglivie helped the Brewers tie the score before the Rangers went ahead again with two runs in the top half of the seventh.

Twins 2, Indians 1 at Minnesota (day game):
A balk by Paul Reuschel allowed Roy Smalley to score what proved to be the Twins' winning run in a 2-1 victory over the Indians. With two out in the fourth inning, Rod Carew singled for the first hit off Reuschel. Smalley walked, Glenn Adams singled, scoring Carew and sending Smalley to third. Reuschel then was called for the balk that permitted Smalley to stroll home.

Yankees 6, Mariners 2 at New York (night game):
Homers by Reggie Jackson and Chris Chambliss spearheaded the attack as the Yankees defeated the Mariners, 6-2, for their eighth victory in the last nine games. Jackson rapped his round-tripper with a man on base in the first inning to mark his 11th season with 20 or more homers. Chambliss connected for the circuit in the fourth. The Yankees then iced the game with three runs in the sixth on singles by Gary Thomasson, Bucky Dent and Mickey Rivers, a pass to Willie Randolph and single by Thurman Munson. Dan Meyer homered for the Mariners.

Angels 2, Blue Jays 0 at Toronto (day game):
Handed a two-run lead in the first inning, Frank Tanana pitched the Angels to a 2-0 victory over the Blue Jays. With two out in the opening frame, Lyman Bostock singled and raced to third on a wild pickoff attempt by Jim Clancy. After Don Baylor walked and stole second, Joe Rudi drove in both runners with a single. Clancy allowed only two more hits the rest of the way, but it was too late. Tanana also pitched a four-hitter.

Astros 8, Cubs 5 at Chicago (day game):
A two-out error by Ivan DeJesus enabled the Astros to finish off a seven-run rally in the ninth inning and defeat the Cubs, 8-5. The Astros started their outburst against Rick Reuschel with singles by Bob Watson and Denny Walling. Bruce Sutter relieved and got Wilbur Howard to force Watson. After Jesus Alou singled, Sutter retired Rafael Landestoy, but a wild pitch and single by Keith Drumright produced two runs. Sutter gave up another single to Terry Puhl and left the mound in favor of Lynn McGlothen, who walked Jose Cruz to load the bases. Enos Cabell followed with a smash to DeJesus, and when the ball ricocheted off the shortstop's leg, two runs scored to put the Astros ahead. Watson and Walling continued the rally with their second singles of the inning to add the final two tallies.

[DH] Dodgers 3, Mets 2 (day game) / Mets 5, Dodgers 3 at Los Angeles (day game):
Getting six-hit pitching from Burt Hooton, the Dodgers won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 3-2, but then lost the second game to the Mets, 5-3, on a wild throw by Lance Rautzhan in the ninth inning. With the score tied, 2-2, in the opener, Davey Lopes singled in the sixth inning, took second on a bunt by Bill Russell, stole third and scored the Dodgers' winning run on a sacrifice fly by Steve Garvey. The Dodgers had the same 3-2 lead going into the last inning of the nightcap when the Mets began their rally with a single by Lee Mazzilli and pass to Ed Kranepool. Willie Montanez singled, driving in Mazzilli with the tying run. Sergio Ferrer, running for Kranepool, held up at second on the hit. Bruce Boisclair then bunted. Rautzhan fielded the ball and tried to nail Ferrer at third but threw wildly into left field, allowing both Ferrer and Montanez to score.

Pirates 4, Braves 3 at Pittsburgh (day game):
A single by Dave Parker in the 12th inning for his third hit of the game scored Phil Garner and brought the Pirates a 4-3 victory over the Braves. Willie Stargell produced the Pirates' first three runs with a homer in the opening frame, but the Braves came back with a two-run smash by Cito Gaston in the fourth and a pinch-homer by Rowland Office in the seventh to tiehe score. In the Pirates' 12th, Garner singled and advanced to third on a passed ball and a sacrifice by Steve Brye. The Braves then passed both Frank Taveras and Omar Moreno intentionally to load the bases, hoping to set up a double play, even though the next batter was Parker. The move backfired when the N. L.'s leading hitter came through with his winning single.

Expos 3, Padres 2 at San Diego (night game):
Scott Sanderson, who had lost two decisions since coming up from Denver (American Association), gained his first major league victory when the Expos defeated the Padres, 3-2. After each club picked up a run in the second inning, the Expos nicked Mickey Lolich for a pair in the third. One run scored on singles by Dave Cash and Sam Mejias and a double by Andre Dawson. The deciding tally followed as Warren Cromartie grounded into a double play with the bases loaded. Sanderson was lifted in the seventh during a Padre threat that ended with only one run scoring.

Phillies 3, Giants 1 at San Francisco (day game):
Entering the game as a replacement catcher, Barry Foote came to bat following a double by Mike Schmidt in the 10th inning and smashed his first homer of the season to give the Phillies a 3-1 victory over the Giants. The Phils counted their initial run in the fourth on singles by Greg Luzinski, Bob Boone and Garry Maddox. The Giants tied the score in the ninth with a safe bunt by Larry Herndon and triple by John Tamargo.

Reds 6, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (day game):
Pinch-hitting in the 12th inning, Ken Henderson delivered a three-run homer to carry the Reds to a 6-3 victory over the Cardinals. The Reds took a 3-0 lead in the third. Fred Norman walked and scored when Pete Rose doubled and Jerry Morales let the ball get past him in right field for an error. Joe Morgan followed with a homer. The Cards got to Norman for two runs in the sixth and tied the score in the seventh when Jerry Mumphrey tripled and Mike Phillips hit a sacrifice fly. In the Reds' 12th, Rose walked and stole second, leading to a two-out intentional pass to Ken Griffey before Henderson batted for Pedro Borbon and tagged Mark Littell for his homer.