MLB standings through games of September 5, 1978

MLB standings at the end of September 5, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	137	85	52	0	.620		694	549	52-17	33-35	5-5	Lost 2
New York Yankees	137	81	56	0	.591	4.0	604	499	46-23	35-33	8-2	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	138	79	59	0	.572	6.5	698	570	49-24	30-35	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	139	78	61	0	.561	8.0	565	570	44-26	34-35	7-3	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	138	75	63	0	.543	10.5	622	554	41-27	34-36	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	138	60	78	0	.435	25.5	571	608	35-31	25-47	4-6	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	140	55	85	0	.393	31.5	539	666	34-37	21-48	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	136	75	61	0	.551		616	538	45-21	30-40	7-3	Won 4
California Angels	137	74	63	0	.540	1.5	562	547	42-26	32-37	5-5	Won 4
Texas Rangers	134	66	68	0	.493	8.0	543	531	39-27	27-41	5-5	Lost 3
Oakland A's	139	64	75	0	.460	12.5	463	553	35-35	29-40	2-8	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	139	62	77	0	.446	14.5	588	604	33-36	29-41	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	138	58	80	0	.420	18.0	525	632	33-36	25-44	3-7	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	136	51	85	0	.375	24.0	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	137	73	64	0	.533	0.5	561	536	44-25	29-39	10-0	Won 10
Chicago Cubs	138	69	69	0	.500	5.0	566	605	40-30	29-39	3-7	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	139	66	73	0	.475	8.5	547	516	35-34	31-39	5-5	Won 5
St. Louis Cardinals	138	60	78	0	.435	14.0	518	566	32-38	28-40	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	139	55	84	0	.396	19.5	519	588	28-41	27-43	3-7	Lost 3

	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	138	75	63	0	.543	7.0	600	601	38-30	37-33	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	139	71	68	0	.511	11.5	509	520	41-27	30-41	4-6	Lost 1
Houston Astros	138	64	74	0	.464	18.0	530	562	44-27	20-47	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	138	60	78	0	.435	22.0	522	653	36-34	24-44	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 4, Red Sox 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Jim Palmer got credit for his 18th victory as the Orioles garnered a 4-1 decision over the Red Sox. Trailing, 1-0, going into the seventh inning against lefty Bobby Sprowl, who was making his major league debut, the Orioles tied the score when Lee May hit a home run. Andres Mora then reached second when his grounder went through the legs of third baseman Butch Hobson for an error. A groundout by Rick Dempsey moved Mora to third. Pinch-runner Mike Dimmel replaced Mora and scored on a single by Carlos Lopez. Pinch-hitter Terry Crowley doubled home a pair of insurance runs in the eighth.

White Sox 4, Twins 3 at Minnesota (night game):
Rookie southpaw Steve Trout, son of the late major leaguer Dizzy Trout, got credit for a victory in his first major league start as the White Sox edged the Twins, 4-3. Two-run homer by Claudell Washington gave the Pale Hose the lead in the third inning and their margin rose to 3-0 in the fourth frame on a triple by Chet Lemon and sacrifice fly by Eric Soderholm. The White Sox added a run in the seventh on a double by Greg Pryor and single by Don Kessinger.

Yankees 4, Tigers 2 at New York (night game):
A home run by Roy White lifted the Yankees to a 4-2 triumph over the Tigers, the Yankees' 11th victory in their last 13 games. White's circuit clout came in the fourth inning after a single by Graig Nettles and walk to Lou Piniella. Rich Gossage relieved in the ninth with the potential tying run at the plate and got the final two outs to record his 22nd save.

Royals 3, A's 0 at Oakland (night game):
Righthander Dennis Leonard unfurled a two-hitter as the Royals blanked the A's, 3-0. The game was scoreless going into the seventh inning when Darrell Porter drew a walk and, one out later, advanced to third on a single by Clint Hurdle. Willie Wilson ran for Hurdle and stole second. Amos Otis was given an intentional walk to load the bases and Frank White cleared them with a double into the left field corner.

Indians 6, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto (night game):
Pitching his 13th complete game of the season, Rick Waits allowed only five hits as the Indians defeated the Blue Jays, 6-2. The Tribe took a 2-0 lead in the second inning when Jim Norris doubled home Gary Alexander and scored on a single by Ted Cox. Andre Thornton made it 3-0 with a homer in the third inning. The Indians added two more in the fourth on a triple by Duane Kuiper and groundout by Buddy Bell. Kuiper singled home Horace Speed in the eighth for the Indians' final run.

Braves 8, Padres 1 at Atlanta (night game):
Becoming the league's first 17-game winner, Phil Niekro hurled an 8-1 victory over the Padres, snapping the Braves' five-game losing streak. The Braves took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a homer by Jeff Burroughs and went ahead, 3-1, in the fourth on a round-tripper by Dale Murphy. Rod Gilbreath hit his second career grand-slam homer in the sixth inning off loser Eric Rasmussen.

Expos 10, Cubs 8 at Chicago (day game):
A four-run outburst in the eighth inning carried the Expos to a 10-8 triumph over the Cubs. The Expos trailed, 8-6, going into the eighth when Warren Cromartie opened with a double off Dave Roberts and scored on a double by Gary Carter off reliever Manny Seoane. Larry Parrish then reached first safely on Manny Trillo's error. Chris Speier stroked a single off reliever Bruce Sutter to tie the score at 8-8 as Parrish was out attempting to go to third. A double by Dave Cash plated Speier and a single by Sam Mejias drove home Cash.

Astros 3, Reds 2 at Houston (night game):
A two-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Astros a 3-2 win over the sagging Reds. With the Astros trailing, 2-1, Terry Puhl led off the ninth with a single and scored when Jose Cruz followed with a double. After going to third on an infield out, Cruz scored when pinch-hitter Bob Watson lofted a sacrifice fly to center field.

Pirates 8, Mets 0 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A four-hitter by Jerry Reuss, who shut out the Mets, 8-0, moved the Pirates within a half-game of the Phillies for first place in the N.L. East. Duffy Dyer and Dale Berra led the attack with two-run doubles. Dyer's two-bagger capped a five-run third inning. Only one of the five runs was earned due to pitcher Jerry Koosman's two-base throwing error on a sacrifice by Omar Moreno. Berra's two-run double came in the seventh inning.