MLB standings through games of September 4, 1978

MLB standings at the end of September 4, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	136	85	51	0	.625		693	545	52-17	33-34	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	136	80	56	0	.588	5.0	600	497	45-23	35-33	8-2	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	138	79	59	0	.572	7.0	698	570	49-24	30-35	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	138	77	61	0	.558	9.0	561	569	43-26	34-35	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	137	75	62	0	.547	10.5	620	550	41-27	34-35	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	137	59	78	0	.431	26.5	565	606	35-31	24-47	3-7	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	139	55	84	0	.396	31.5	537	660	34-36	21-48	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	135	74	61	0	.548		613	538	45-21	29-40	6-4	Won 3
California Angels	137	74	63	0	.540	1.0	562	547	42-26	32-37	5-5	Won 4
Texas Rangers	134	66	68	0	.493	7.5	543	531	39-27	27-41	5-5	Lost 3
Oakland A's	138	64	74	0	.464	11.5	463	550	35-34	29-40	2-8	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	138	62	76	0	.449	13.5	585	600	33-35	29-41	6-4	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	137	57	80	0	.416	18.0	521	629	33-36	24-44	3-7	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	136	51	85	0	.375	23.5	533	702	30-39	21-46	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	136	73	63	0	.537		594	503	44-23	29-40	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	136	72	64	0	.529	1.0	553	536	43-25	29-39	9-1	Won 9
Chicago Cubs	137	69	68	0	.504	4.5	558	595	40-29	29-39	4-6	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	138	65	73	0	.471	9.0	537	508	35-34	30-39	5-5	Won 4
St. Louis Cardinals	138	60	78	0	.435	14.0	518	566	32-38	28-40	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	138	55	83	0	.399	19.0	519	580	28-41	27-42	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	138	82	56	0	.594		620	497	46-23	36-33	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	138	80	58	0	.580	2.0	549	488	44-24	36-34	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	137	75	62	0	.547	6.5	598	598	38-30	37-32	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	138	71	67	0	.514	11.0	508	512	41-27	30-40	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	137	63	74	0	.460	18.5	527	560	43-27	20-47	4-6	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	137	59	78	0	.431	22.5	514	652	35-34	24-44	3-7	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, Red Sox 3 at Baltimore (night game):
The combined six-hit pitching of Scott McGregor and Don Stanhouse enabled the Orioles to post a 5-3 triumph over the Red Sox. McGregor retired 23 straight batters after yielding three hits, including a three-run homer by Jim Rice, in the first inning. He was relieved by Stanhouse with two outs in the ninth after giving up singles to Carl Yastrzemski and Carlton Fisk. Stanhouse came on and picked Fisk off first base to end the game. The Orioles' got the decisive runs in the sixth inning on singles by Ken Singleton and Eddie Murray and a two-run double by Lee May.

Angels 8, Rangers 7 at California (night game):
After building a 7-2 lead, the Angels outlasted the Rangers, 8-7. Bobby Grich hit a three-run homer in the second inning, following singles by Ron Jackson and Brian Downing, and the Angels were helped to four runs in the fifth frame on errors by Kurt Bevacqua and Bump Wills. The margin of victory was a solo round-tripper by Don Baylor in the seventh.

[DH] Mariners 4, Brewers 3 (day game) / Brewers 5, Mariners 0 at Milwaukee (day game):
The Mariners and Brewers divided a doubleheader, the Mariners taking the opener, 4-3, and the Brewers winning the nightcap, 5-0. In the first game, the score was 3-3 going into the ninth inning when the Mariners scored on successive singles by Tom Paciorek, Bill Stein and Leroy Stanton. A six-hitter by Bill Travers in the nightcap enabled the Brewers to gain the split. Ben Oglivie snapped a 0-0 tie in the fourth inning with a solo home run and the Brewers picked up three more tallies in the fifth on a two-run homer by Gorman Thomas and a sacrifice fly by Sixto Lezcano.

Twins 2, White Sox 1 at Minnesota (day game):
A four-hitter by Geoff Zahn carried the Twins to a 2-1 victory over the White Sox. The Twins opened a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Rod Carew doubled, reached third on a throwing error by Chet Lemon and scored on a single by Roy Smalley. The winning run scored in the fifth when Mike Cubbage hit into a fielder's choice with the bases loaded.

[DH] Yankees 9, Tigers 1 (day game) / Tigers 5, Yankees 4 at New York (day game):
Becoming the majors' first 20-game winner this season, Ron Guidry hurled the Yankees to a 9-1 victory over the Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader, but Detroit came back to win the second game, 5-4. The score was 1-1 going into the bottom of the seventh inning of the lidlifter when the Bronx Bombers exploded for eight runs. A triple by Graig Nettles started the uprising and Lou Piniella, Jim Spencer and Bucky Dent followed with singles. Sheldon Burnside relieved starter Milt Wilcox and got one out but then walked Willie Randolph and gave up a bases-loaded single to Thurman Munson. Chris Chambliss had a bases-loaded triple off Burnside and Nettles' second hit of the inning, a single, drove in the final tally. The score was 4-4 going into the eighth inning of the second game when John Wockenfuss lashed a one-out double. One out later, Mark Wagner hit a fly ball to right field which Gary Thomasson dropped for an error, allowing Wockenfuss to score.

Royals 5, A's 3 at Oakland (night game):
Maintaining their one-game lead in the A. L. West, the Royals defeated the A's, 5-3. Leading, 2-1, in the eighth inning, the Royals loaded the bases on a single by Darrell Porter, walk to Al Cowens and sacrifice bunt by Willie Wilson, which A's catcher Jim Essian kicked for an error. Amos Otis, who doubled in the Royals' second run in the sixth stanza, then lined a double to left center, clearing the bases and putting the Royals ahead, 5-1.

Indians 5, Blue Jays 4 at Toronto (night game):
A two-run double by Gary Alexander highlighted a three-run sixth inning as the Indians prevailed over the Blue Jays, 5-4. The Tribe trailed, 3-2, when Tom Veryzer and Buddy Bell opened the sixth with consecutive singles. After one out, Alexander drilled a 3-2 pitch down the left field line for two runs. A double by Ted Cox then plated Alexander.

Padres 8, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
The first major-league hit by rookie Jim Wilhelm was the key blow as the Padres prevailed over the Braves, 8-4, with Gaylord Perry getting credit for his 16th win of the season. In the fifth inning, with two out, Dave Winfield singled and stole second. Gene Tenace then walked and the bases were loaded when Jerry Royster fumbled a grounder by Mike Champion. Wilhelm followed with a two-run double. The Padres added three tallies in the seventh on a two-run single by pinch-hitter Fernando Gonzalez and sacrifice fly by Ozzie Smith.

[DH] Expos 5, Cubs 3 (day game) / Expos 6, Cubs 5 at Chicago (day game):
Jolting Chicago's hopes for the divisional championship, the Expos won both ends of a twin bill from the Cubs, 5-3 and 6-5, in 10 innings. The Expos trailed, 3-1, entering the fifth frame of the lidlifter but scored three times on a single by Dave Cash, a hit batsman, a double by Tony Perez and two-run single by Warren Cromartie. Perez added an insurance with an eighth-inning home run. A suicide squeeze bunt by Gary Carter in the 10th inning produced the margin of victory in the nightcap. Larry Parrish drew a one-out walk and moved to third on a single by pinch-hitter Ellis Valentine. Carter, batting for winning pitcher Mike Garman, then laid down a bunt which pitcher Bruce Sutter fielded but threw too late to the plate to catch Parrish. The Cubs had tied the contest in the bottom of the ninth on an error by Parrish and RBI single by Bill Buckner.

Reds 6, Astros 3 at Houston (night game):
A homer by Johnny Bench and three hits by Joe Morgan sparked the Reds to a 6-3 victory over the Astros. The Reds scored twice in the second inning on a single by Dan Driessen, a pair of walks, single by Bill Bonham and bases-loaded walk to Pete Rose. They added a run in the third when Morgan singled and scored on an error by first baseman Dave Bergman. A double by Ken Griffey and single by Morgan produced another tally in the fifth and the Reds got two more in the seventh on a double by Cesar Geronimo. Bonham gained his 10th victory, but the Reds also used three relievers. Doug Bair finished for his 24th save.

Dodgers 5, Giants 4 at Los Angeles (day game):
A five-run explosion in the fifth inning carried the Dodgers to a 5-4 triumph over the Giants and extended the L. A. lead in the N. L. West to two games. The Dodgers trailed, 4-0, going into the bottom of the fifth when Rick Monday got a leadoff homer. Johnny Oates followed with a single, moved to second on a single by pinch-hitter Vic Davalillo and came home when Davey Lopes hit into a force play and second baseman Bill Madlock threw wildly past first for an error. A single by Bill Russell then scored Lopes. Russell stole second, went to third on a throwing error by catcher Marc Hill and scored on a double by Steve Garvey. Dusty Baker snapped the tie by scoring Garvey with a single.

[DH] Pirates 7, Mets 4 (day game) / Pirates 7, Mets 0 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The Pirates moved to within one game of first place in the N. L. East by sweeping a doubleheader from the Mets, 7-4 and 7-0. The Pirates trailed, 4-2, going into the bottom of the seventh inning of the first game but rallied to go ahead. Ed Ott singled, advanced to second and third on passed balls and trotted home ahead of a home run by Bill Robinson off Met starter Roy Lee Jackson. The Bucs pushed across the go-ahead tally when Phil Garner singled off reliever Skip Lockwood, stole second and scored on a single by Frank Taveras off reliever Kevin Kobel. The Pirates got two more in the eighth on a homer by Ott. In the second game, Ott singled home the Pirates' first run in the first inning and doubled in two more in the third frame as Jim Bibby pitched a three-hitter.

[DH] Cardinals 3, Phillies 2 (day game) / Phillies 10, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (day game):
The Phillies' lead in the N.L. East was cut to one game as the Cardinals captured the first half of a doubleheader, 3-2, but the Phillies came back to take the nightcap, 10-2. The Cards trailed, 2-0, going into the bottom of the eighth inning of the first game, but went ahead on a single by Steve Swisher, double by Mike Tyson, two-run pinch-double by Ted Simmons, sacrifice by Garry Templeton and sacrifice fly by Tony Scott. The Phils had a runner on third with nobody out in the top of the ninth but Greg Luzinski fanned, Bob Boone lined out and Mike Schmidt popped out. The Phillies took advantage of seven bases on balls and five Cardinal errors in the second game as Bake McBride tripled home one run and scored two others while Jim Lonborg got credit for his first win since June 28.