MLB standings through games of September 3, 1978

MLB standings at the end of September 3, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	135	85	50	0	.630		690	540	52-17	33-33	7-3	Won 1
New York Yankees	134	79	55	0	.590	5.5	587	491	44-22	35-33	9-1	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	136	78	58	0	.574	7.5	690	566	48-23	30-35	6-4	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	137	76	61	0	.555	10.0	556	566	42-26	34-35	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	135	74	61	0	.548	11.0	614	537	41-27	33-34	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	136	58	78	0	.426	27.5	560	602	35-31	23-47	3-7	Lost 3
Toronto Blue Jays	138	55	83	0	.399	31.5	533	655	34-35	21-48	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	134	73	61	0	.545		608	535	45-21	28-40	5-5	Won 2
California Angels	136	73	63	0	.537	1.0	554	540	41-26	32-37	4-6	Won 3
Texas Rangers	133	66	67	0	.496	6.5	536	523	39-27	27-40	6-4	Lost 2
Oakland A's	137	64	73	0	.467	10.5	460	545	35-33	29-40	2-8	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	137	61	76	0	.445	13.5	583	599	32-35	29-41	5-5	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	136	57	79	0	.419	17.0	520	627	33-36	24-43	4-6	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	134	50	84	0	.373	23.0	529	694	30-39	20-45	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	134	72	62	0	.537		582	498	44-23	28-39	6-4	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	134	70	64	0	.522	2.0	539	532	41-25	29-39	8-2	Won 7
Chicago Cubs	135	69	66	0	.511	3.5	550	584	40-27	29-39	6-4	Won 2
Montreal Expos	136	63	73	0	.463	10.0	526	500	35-34	28-39	4-6	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	136	59	77	0	.434	14.0	513	554	31-37	28-40	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	136	55	81	0	.404	18.0	515	566	28-41	27-40	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	137	81	56	0	.591		615	493	45-23	36-33	6-4	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	137	80	57	0	.584	1.0	545	483	44-24	36-33	6-4	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	136	74	62	0	.544	6.5	592	595	38-30	36-32	3-7	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	137	70	67	0	.511	11.0	500	508	41-27	29-40	3-7	Lost 2
Houston Astros	136	63	73	0	.463	17.5	524	554	43-26	20-47	5-5	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	136	59	77	0	.434	21.5	510	644	35-33	24-44	3-7	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 4, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (day game):
Batting for the first time since July 14, Wayne Nordhagen delivered a three-run pinch-homer in the ninth inning to bring the White Sox a 4-2 victory over the Orioles. Nordhagen, who had just come off the disabled list after being sidelined by hepatitis, came through with his blow following two-out singles by Lamar Johnson and Eric Soderholrn. The victory was the first for the White Sox in nine games with the Orioles this season.

Red Sox 11, A's 6 at Boston (day game):
While Jim Rice, Carlton Fisk and Fred Lynn took care of the batting, Bob Stanley turned in a superb relief performance as the Red Sox defeated the A's, 11-6. Stanley replaced Jim Wright with one out in the third inning and pitched the rest of the way, yielding only four hits and one run. Rice drove in four runs with a single and homer, Fisk accounted for three with a pair of singles and Lynn produced two with a double. With the score tied, 5-5, in the fourth, Jack Brohamer walked, Lynn singled and Rice belted his 37th homer of the season to smash the deadlock. The Red Sox iced the victory in the eighth when Fisk drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single and a third run scored on the same play on an error by Mario Guerrero. Rico Carty hit a two-run homer for the A's.

Royals 6, Tigers 2 at Kansas City (day game):
A three-run homer by Hal McRae in the fifth inning sent the Royals on the way to a 6-2 victory over the Tigers. Singles by Amos Otis, Jerry Terrell and George Brett produced one run in the fifth, tying the score at 2-2, before McRae smashed his homer. Ron LeFlore had given the Tigers a 2-1 lead in the top half of the fifth with a homer that extended his batting streak to 24 games.

Brewers 4, Rangers 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
Making his debut with the Brewers, Ed Farmer yielded only two hits in five innings of relief and gained a 4-3 victory over the Rangers. Farmer, who had come up from Spokane (Pacific Coast), took over with the bases loaded and none out in the fifth after the Rangers had scored two runs. Farmer struck out John Lowenstein, got Al Oliver on a grounder as a run scored to tie the game at 3-3 and then retired Richie Zisk on a fly. Sal Bando promptly smashed the deadlock in the Brewers' half, hitting a homer for the deciding run.

[DH] Twins 12, Indians 3 (day game) / Twins 4, Indians 3 at Minnesota (day game):
Led by Roy Smalley's batting, the Twins trounced the Indians, 12-3, in the first game of a doubleheader and then eked out a 4-3 victory in the second game on a run-scoring single by Butch Wynegar in the ninth inning. Smalley drove in five runs with a homer and single in the opener. Larry Wolfe added a three-run homer, while Rod Carew had three singles and a double in five trips and scored three runs. In the nightcap, the Twins overcame a 3-0 deficit and capped their comeback in the ninth. Dan Ford walked, advanced on a sacrifice by Rich Chiles, stole third and scored the winning run on Wynegar's single.

Yankees 4, Mariners 3 at New York (day game):
Relieving in ninth inning, Rich Gossage struck out the side on 11 pitches and earned his 21st save as the Yankees defeated the Mariners, 4-3. Chris Chambliss tripled with the bases loaded to start the Yankee scoring in the first inning. What proved to be the winning run followed in the third on singles by Reggie Jackson, Graig Nettles and Cliff Johnson. Jim Beattie, who finally emerged as the winner, ending his personal seven-game losing streak, gave up two runs in the eighth on singles by Larry Milbourne and Julio Cruz and a triple by Ruppert Jones. Sparky Lyle came in to pitch the ninth and did not retire a batter, giving up one run on singles by Bruce Bochte and Dan Meyer and a double by Bill Stein. That brought on Gossage, who struck out Tom Paciorek and Milbourne on three pitches each before throwing five to fan Cruz.

Angels 3, Blue Jays 1 at Toronto (day game):
A homer by Willie Horton in the second inning spoiled an overwise perfect game by Chris Knapp, who pitched the Angels to a 3-1 victory over the Blue Jays. Knapp set down the side in the first inning and after Horton's drive as the leadoff man in the second, the Angels' righthander retired the last 24 batters in succession. Bobby Grich homered to tie the score in the third and the Angels then added their deciding run in the sixth on a triple by Ron Jackson and single by Brian Downing. Jackson laid down a safe bunt in the ninth to score Don Baylor with an insurance run.

[DH] Cubs 3, Astros 2 (day game) / Cubs 4, Astros 2 at Chicago (day game):
Scot Thompson, rookie first baseman from Wichita (American Association), delivered run-scoring singles as a pinch-hitter in his first two times at bat in the major leagues, winning one game and clinching another, as the Cubs beat the Astros in a doubleheader, 3-2 and 4-2. In the opener, the score was tied, 1-1, when Dave Rader walked to open the Cubs' seventh inning. Ivan DeJesus beat out an infield hit and Larry Biittner was safe on an error by Keith Drumright to load the bases. Greg Gross singled to drive in one run and Thompson then beat out an infield hit to put the Cubs ahead, 3-1. The rookie's RBI proved decisive when the Astros picked up a run on a single by Terry Puhl in the eighth. In the nightcap, Bobby Murcer singled with one out in the Cubs' sixth and stopped at second on a single by Manny Trillo. After Rader forced Trillo, Murcer taking third, DeJesus singled to break the 2-2 tie. Thompson then came up as a pinch-hitter and delivered his second single of the day to plate an insurance run.

Mets 8, Dodgers 5 at Los Angeles (day game):
Lee Mazzilli collected four hits, including a pair of homers, to pace the Mets to an 8-5 victory over the Dodgers, whose lead was cut to one game over the Giants in the N. L. West race. After Mazzilli led off the game with a round-tripper, the Mets erupted for six runs in the second. Mazzilli capped the outburst with a single. The Mets' outfielder added his second homer of the game in the seventh. The Dodgers had circuit clouts by Ron Cey and Dusty Baker.

Pirates 6, Braves 3 at Pittsburgh (day game):
A three-run homer by Phil Garner in the seventh inning and another three-run smash by Dale Berra in the ninth powered the Pirates to a 6-3 victory over the Braves and extended their winning streak to seven games. Willie Stargell singled for the 2,000th hit of his major league career and John Milner walked ahead of Garner's homer. With the score tied, 3-3, Stargell was hit by a pitch in the ninth. Matt Alexander ran for Stargell and stole second as Ed Ott struck out. Gene Garber, the loser in relief for the Braves, walked Bill Robinson intentionally before Berra ended the game with his homer. The victory brought the Pirates within two games of the leading Phillies in the N. L. East.

[DH] Giants 4, Phillies 1 (day game) / Giants 3, Phillies 2 at San Francisco (day game):
Bob Knepper posted his 15th victory and John Montefusco picked up his 10th, but only his first since August 8, as the Giants defeated the Phillies in a doubleheader, 4-1 and 3-2. Montefusco was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning in the nightcap, when the Giants staged their winning rally. Randy Moffitt and John Curtis finished. Giants' pitchers went through the twin bill without issuing a pass. Knepper breezed to victory in the opener after being handed a three-run lead in the first inning on a double by Bill Madlock, single by Jack Clark and triples by Darrell Evans and Hector Cruz. Jim Dwyer homered for the Giants' other run in the eighth. In the nightcap, the Phillies nicked Montefusco for their two runs in the first inning. Jim Kaat limited the Giants to four hits and one run before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the eighth. With Warren Brusstar on the mound, Terry Whitfield batted for Montefusco in the eighth and singled. Madlock sacrificed. Dwyer singled, putting runners on first and third. Whitfield held third, but Dwyer moved to second when Clark grounded out. Cruz then singled, driving in the tying and winning runs.

Cardinals 10, Reds 2 at St. Louis (day game):
Making his first start since August 5, Pete Falcone was a winner for the first time since June 27 when the Cardinals ganged up on the Reds, 10-2. Wayne Garrett, Jerry Mumphrey and George Hendrick drove in seven runs among them. Vic Correll's first homer of the season accounted for the Reds' pair.