MLB standings through games of September 9, 1978

MLB standings at the end of September 9, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	141	86	55	0	.610		701	584	52-20	34-35	2-8	Lost 3
New York Yankees	141	85	56	0	.603	1.0	647	506	47-23	38-33	8-2	Won 5
Milwaukee Brewers	142	82	60	0	.577	4.5	715	575	49-24	33-36	6-4	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	142	80	62	0	.563	6.5	574	576	44-27	36-35	8-2	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	141	77	64	0	.546	9.0	635	567	43-27	34-37	4-6	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	140	60	80	0	.429	25.5	576	619	35-31	25-49	4-6	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	144	56	88	0	.389	31.5	548	686	35-40	21-48	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	140	77	63	0	.550		640	560	45-21	32-42	7-3	Lost 2
California Angels	143	77	66	0	.538	1.5	590	586	45-29	32-37	7-3	Won 2
Texas Rangers	138	68	70	0	.493	8.0	573	556	39-27	29-43	4-6	Lost 2
Oakland A's	141	65	76	0	.461	12.5	482	568	36-36	29-40	3-7	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	142	62	80	0	.437	16.0	588	611	33-39	29-41	5-5	Lost 4
Chicago White Sox	142	60	82	0	.423	18.0	538	648	34-38	26-44	4-6	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	139	53	86	0	.381	23.5	549	714	30-39	23-47	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	141	78	63	0	.553		616	511	47-23	31-40	7-3	Won 6
Pittsburgh Pirates	141	74	67	0	.525	4.0	572	549	44-25	30-42	7-3	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	142	71	71	0	.500	7.5	580	623	40-32	31-39	4-6	Won 2
Montreal Expos	143	67	76	0	.469	12.0	564	537	36-37	31-39	6-4	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	143	61	82	0	.427	18.0	528	583	33-39	28-43	3-7	Lost 3
New York Mets	143	58	85	0	.406	21.0	537	603	30-41	28-44	5-5	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	142	84	58	0	.592		636	513	47-23	37-35	6-4	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	142	81	61	0	.570	3.0	567	514	44-24	37-37	4-6	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	141	77	64	0	.546	6.5	614	609	40-31	37-33	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	143	73	70	0	.510	11.5	523	541	41-27	32-43	4-6	Lost 1
Houston Astros	141	66	75	0	.468	17.5	547	569	46-28	20-47	4-6	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	142	62	80	0	.437	22.0	543	675	38-36	24-44	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 7, Red Sox 0 at Boston (day game):
Exploding for all their runs after two were out in the fourth inning, the Yankees trounced the Red Sox for the third straight time, rolling to a 7-0 victory behind the two-hit pitching of Ron Guidry and pulling within one game of the leaders in the East division. Guidry became the first lefthander to shut out the Red Sox in Fenway Park since Ken Holtzman did it with the A's in 1974. The shutout was the seventh among 21 victories for Guidry, who completed the cycle of beating every club in the league at least once. The only Red Sox hits came in the first inning when Rick Burleson singled and Jim Rice beat out an infield grounder. After Carl Yastrzemski turned a line drive by Reggie Jackson into a double play in the fourth, the Yankees began their outburst with a double by Chris Chambliss. Two decisions on intentional passes then backfired on the Red Sox. Graig Nettles was handed a free ticket, only to have Lou Piniella get a wind-blown double, driving in the first run. Following another intentional walk to Roy White, Bucky Dent and Mickey Rivers hit singles, each knocking in two runs. Willie Randolph walked and, after a wild pitch, a single by Thurman Munson and a passed ball produced the Yankees' final two tallies.

[DH] Angels 3, Royals 2 (night game) / Angels 4, Royals 2 at California (night game):
The Angels pulled within 1½ games of the Royals in the West division by defeating the pace-setters in a twi-night doubleheader, 3-2 and 4-2. In the opener, the Angels started their scoring with a walk to Ron Fairly, an infield out and a single by Bobby Grich in the fifth inning. Joe Rudi homered in the sixth and the deciding run followed in the same stanza when two walks and a single by Grich loaded the bases and Rick Miller laid down a safe bunt. The Royals rallied in the ninth, but Dave LaRoche relieved Don Aase and saved the game. Dave Frost, making his first start since July 30, pitched the distance for the Angels in the nightcap. After Don Baylor homered in the fourth to give the Angels a 2-1 lead, George Brett tied the score with a round-tripper in the seventh. Carney Lansford opened the Angels' eighth by drawing a walk and taking third on a single by Lyman Bostock. Baylor then doubled for his third hit of the game, driving in the tie-breaking tally, and Fairly added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly.

Mariners 9, White Sox 6 at Chicago (day game):
Bob Stinson, Ruppert Jones, Leon Roberts and Tom Paciorek drove in two runs apiece as the Mariners rallied in the ninth inning to defeat the White Sox, 9-6. Singles by Meyer and Paciorek and a pass to Stein loaded the bases ahead of a two-run single by Stinson. Jones also knocked in a pair with a single and Roberts capped the rally with a two-run double.

Tigers 5, Indians 2 at Detroit (day game):
The loser of four straight games since August 13, Dave Rozema got back on the winning track and pitched the Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the Indians. Errors by Ron LeFlore and Jason Thompson enabled the Indians to score their pair in the third inning. The Tigers were held hitless by Mike Paxton until the fourth when they bunched four hits with a walk and a sacrifice fly for four runs. Phil Mankowski accounted for two tallies with a double.

Brewers 3, Twins 0 at Minnesota (day game):
Mike Caldwell turned in his 20th complete game of the season, allowing only four hits, and pitched the Brewers to a 3-0 victory over the Twins. Roger Erickson was the loser on a five-hitter. Sixto Lezcano singled in the fifth inning for the Brewers' first hit and, after two out, Charlie Moore also singled and Paul Molitor tripled. The other run in the sixth was unearned and scored on a single by Lezcano, who had three of the Brewers' hits.

Orioles 4, Blue Jays 0 at Toronto (night game):
The Orioles pulled off a triple play in support of Scott McGregor's six-hit pitching and defeated the Blue Jays, 4-0. In the sixth inning, Doug Ault and Dave McKay hit consecutive singles to put Blue Jay runners on first and second. Rick Cerone followed with a hard grounder to Doug DeCinces, who stepped on third for the first out and then threw to Rich Dauer for another forceout at second. Dauer, in turn, fired to first baseman Eddie Murray, beating Cerone by four steps to complete the triple play. Murray and Ken Singleton hit homers for the Orioles.

Braves 7, Dodgers 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Led by Bob Horner, who had a perfect night at bat with a single, two doubles and a homer, the Braves defeated the Dodgers, 7-4. Phil Niekro, who pitched 6 2/3 innings, became the N.L.'s first 18-game winner with the help of Gene Garber, who finished and gained his 23rd save. Horner scored three runs, including one on his homer with a man on base. Two of the Dodgers' runs came on a round-tripper by Reggie Smith.

Reds 6, Giants 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
A pinch-double by Ken Henderson with the bases loaded in the seventh inning rallied the Reds to a 6-3 victory over the Giants. With Marc Hill contributing a homer, the Giants held a 3-2 lead going into the seventh when the Reds loaded the bases on consecutive singles by Dave Concepcion, Dave Collins and Cesar Geronimo. Henderson then batted for Bill Bonham and delivered his double, driving in two runs and putting the Reds ahead. Pete Rose followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 5-3. Concepcion added an insurance marker with another sacrifice fly in the eighth.

Astros 10, Padres 4 at Houston (night game):
Terry Puhl and Enos Cabell each drove in three runs, leading the Astros to a 10-4 victory over the Padres, Cabell accounted for his RBIs with a double and single, while Puhl sent runs across the plate with a sacrifice fly, an infield out and a double.

Cubs 6, Expos 3 at Montreal (night game):
Mike Vail and Rodney Scott drove in two runs apiece to pace the Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the Expos. Vail singled to produce one of the Cubs' two runs in the first inning. Scott accounted for his RBIs with a single in the fourth. Vail capped the Cubs' scoring with a homer in the seventh. The Expos chased Mike Krukow with two out in the ninth. Bruce Sutter relieved and issued a pass to load the bases before retiring pinch-hitter Ed Herrmann to gain his 25th save.

Mets 4, Pirates 1 at New York (night game):
Kevin Kobel pitched a two-hitter and also batted in the Mets' final run in a 4-1 victory over the Pirates, who fell four games behind the first-place Phillies in the East division. With the score tied, 1-1, after Willie Stargell homered for the Pirates, the Mets broke away in the eighth inning when John Stearns walked, Dan Norman singled, Doug Flynn tripled and Kobel capped the scoring with a single.

Phillies 6, Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
Not to be outdone by the Phillies' other batters, Randy Lerch rapped a pair of doubles while beating the Cardinals, 6-3, as the East division leaders posted their sixth straight victory. Garry Maddox hit a single, double and homer in the Phillies' attack and Richie Hebner also homered. Maddox' double in the first inning started the Phillies' scoring. Doubles by Lerch and Bake McBride added a run in the second. Maddox hit his homer in the fourth and Hebner connected in the fifth before the Phillies wrapped it up with two runs in the seventh on a single by Maddox, double by Greg Luzinski and subsequent sacrifice fly by Mike Schmidt.