MLB standings through games of September 10, 1978

MLB standings at the end of September 10, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	142	86	56	0	.606		705	591	52-21	34-35	2-8	Lost 4
New York Yankees	142	86	56	0	.606		654	510	47-23	39-33	9-1	Won 6
Milwaukee Brewers	143	82	61	0	.573	4.5	716	578	49-24	33-37	6-4	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	142	80	62	0	.563	6.0	574	576	44-27	36-35	8-2	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	142	77	65	0	.542	9.0	639	574	43-28	34-37	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	141	61	80	0	.433	24.5	583	623	35-31	26-49	5-5	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	144	56	88	0	.389	31.0	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	141	77	64	0	.546		643	573	45-21	32-43	6-4	Lost 3
California Angels	144	78	66	0	.542	0.5	603	589	46-29	32-37	7-3	Won 3
Texas Rangers	140	69	71	0	.493	7.5	582	561	39-27	30-44	4-6	Lost 1
Oakland A's	143	66	77	0	.462	12.0	487	577	37-37	29-40	4-6	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	143	63	80	0	.441	15.0	591	612	34-39	29-41	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	143	61	82	0	.427	17.0	540	649	35-38	26-44	5-5	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	140	53	87	0	.379	23.5	550	716	30-39	23-48	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	142	78	64	0	.549		622	519	47-24	31-40	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	142	74	68	0	.521	4.0	581	560	44-25	30-43	6-4	Lost 4
Chicago Cubs	143	72	71	0	.503	6.5	586	626	40-32	32-39	5-5	Won 3
Montreal Expos	144	67	77	0	.465	12.0	567	543	36-38	31-39	6-4	Lost 4
St. Louis Cardinals	144	62	82	0	.431	17.0	536	589	33-39	29-43	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	144	59	85	0	.410	20.0	548	612	31-41	28-44	6-4	Won 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	143	85	58	0	.594		647	518	47-23	38-35	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	143	81	62	0	.566	4.0	568	522	44-24	37-38	4-6	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	142	78	64	0	.549	6.5	622	610	41-31	37-33	7-3	Won 2
San Diego Padres	144	73	71	0	.507	12.5	525	544	41-27	32-44	4-6	Lost 2
Houston Astros	142	67	75	0	.472	17.5	550	571	47-28	20-47	5-5	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	143	62	81	0	.434	23.0	548	686	38-37	24-44	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 7, Red Sox 4 at Boston (day game):
Completing a sweep of the four-game series, the Yankees unloaded an 18-hit attack to beat the Red Sox, 7-4, and move into a first-place tie in the East division. The Yankees scored three runs in the first inning off loser Bobby Sprowl, who walked four of the six batters he faced. Reggie Jackson drove in one run and Graig Nettles hit reliever Bob Stanley's first pitch for a two-run single. An infield hit by Jackson and single by Lou Piniella plated a pair in the second. The Yankees made the count 6-0 in the fourth on three hits and a sacrifice fly by Piniella. Bucky Dent singled for his third hit of the game to add a run in the seventh. Ed Figueroa and Rich Gossage combined on a five-hitter for the Yankees, who outscored the Red Sox, 42-9, and outhit them, 67-20, in the four games.

Angels 13, Royals 3 at California (day game):
Moving to within a half-game of first place in the West division, the surging Angels routed the Royals, 13-3, as Don Baylor drove in five runs with a grand-slam homer and single. With the crowd chanting, "Yes, we can," the Angels took their third straight game from the Royals. Carney Lansford had three singles and a double and Dave Chalk contributed three singles to the Angels' attack. Royal starter Paul Splittorff failed to retire any of the six batters he faced, loading the bases on a walk to Rick Miller and singles by Lansford and Lyman Bostock before Baylor unloaded his big blow. After the homer, the Angels loaded the bases again and scored a fifth run on a forceout by Jim Anderson. In the sixth, after two out, the Angels erupted for six more runs. Nolan Ryan, meanwhile, struck out 12 and scattered nine hits and was safely ahead before the Royals picked up their runs in the eighth and ninth innings.

White Sox 2, Mariners 1 at Chicago (day game):
Six-hit hurling by Jack Kucek enabled the White Sox to post a 2-1 decision over the Mariners. The winning run came in the fourth inning. Thad Bosley singled, moved to second when Mike Colbern was hit by a pitch and scored when Mariner pitcher Glenn Abbott attempted a pickoff throw to second base but threw the ball wildly into center field.

Indians 7, Tigers 4 at Detroit (day game):
A three-run outburst in the ninth inning carried the Indians to a 7-4 victory over the Tigers. The score was 4-4 when Duane Kuiper singled and Tom Veryzer sacrificed. John Hiller replaced Milt Wilcox on the mound for the Tigers and was greeted with a single by Rick Manning that plated Kuiper with the tie-breaking tally. Buddy Bell then followed with a homer to put the game on ice.

Twins 3, Brewers 1 at Minnesota (day game):
A two-run homer by Glenn Borgmann lifted the Twins to a 3-1 triumph over the Brewers. The circuit clout came in the third inning after a single by Bob Randall and broke a 30-inning scoreless slump for the Twins. Minnesota added a run in the eighth on a walk to Bombo Rivera, sacrifice by Randall and singles by Borgmann and Willie Norwood.

[DH] Rangers 8, A's 3 (day game) / A's 2, Rangers 1 at Oakland (day game):
In a split of a twi-night doubleheader, the Rangers won the first game, 8-3, and the A's captured the second contest, 2-1. Doyle Alexander scattered eight hits in going the route in the opener. Al Oliver had a two-run single in the third inning and Bump Wills a two-run single in the fourth. Two other Texas runs scored on Oakland errors and another on a wild pitch. The A's trailed, 1-0, going into the bottom of the ninth inning of the second game when Rico Carty slashed a one-out single. Darrell Woodard ran for Carty, advanced to second on an infield out and scored the tying tally on a single by Jeff Newman. Taylor Duncan then beat out an infield hit and reached second base while Newman went to third when Wills threw wildly past first. A single by Tim Hosley then scored Newman with the winning run.

Dodgers 11, Braves 5 at Atlanta (day game):
Two homers by Rick Monday paced the Dodgers to an 11-5 thumping of the Braves. Jim Bouton, making his first major league appearance in eight years, was the Braves' starter and loser. After breezing through the first three innings, the former Yankee was rapped for five runs in the fourth inning with Monday's first round-tripper, a three-run shot, capping the outburst. Bouton left in the top of the fifth after a homer by Davey Lopes. The Dodgers added three more in the sixth, including Monday's second circuit clout, and finished off with single runs in the eighth and ninth. Steve Garvey had a perfect day with 5-for-5.

Reds 8, Giants 1 at Cincinnati (day game):
Combining on a seven-hitter, Tom Seaver and Doug Bair pitched the Reds to a an 8-1 decision over the Giants. A throwing error by shortstop Roger Metzger on a grounder by George Foster, a single by Dan Driessen and infield hit by Dave Concepcion gave the Reds their first run in the second inning. Driessen scored a second marker on loser Ed Halicki's wild pickoff throw to first. A walk to Johnny Bench, a stolen base and a two-bagger by Concepcion gave the Reds another run in the seventh inning and they scored five in the eighth, including three on a homer by Bench.

Astros 3, Padres 2 at Houston (day game):
Pinch-hitter Wilbur Howard doubled home a run and then scored on pinch-hitter Jesus Alou's single to lift the Astros to a 3-2 triumph over the Padres. The Astros trailed, 2-1, going into the bottom of the seventh when Denny Walling smacked a leadoff triple. Howard drove him home with a two-bagger. After a sacrifice bunt, Howard scored on Alou's looping hit to right. J.R. Richard gave up two runs in the first frame and blanked the Padres the rest of the way in pitching his 15th complete game in 32 starts.

Cubs 6, Expos 3 at Montreal (day game):
The Cubs handed the Expos their fourth straight loss, 6-3, as Bobby Murcer went 5-for-5 and Mick Kelleher drove in two runs. The Cubs took a 3-0 lead in the third inning, with runs scoring on a single by Murcer and doubles by Mike Vail and Manny Trillo. Kelleher, inserted into the lineup after Rodney Scott was thrown out of the game for arguing on a play at home, accounted for two RBIs with singles in the sixth and eighth. Ellis Valentine hit a two-run homer for the Expos.

Mets 11, Pirates 9 at New York (day game):
Getting two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Mets defeated the Pirates, 11-9, completing the sweep of the three-game series and handing the Bucs their fourth straight loss after 11 consecutive wins. The Pirates were guilty of five errors which allowed the Mets to score five unearned runs.

Cardinals 8, Phillies 6 at Philadelphia (day game):
After squandering a 6-1 lead, the Cardinals finally beat the Phillies, 8-6, in 10 innings. The Phils tied the game in the bottom of the ninth on a walk to Larry Bowa, a stolen base, an infield grounder and a sacrifice fly by pitch-hitter Tim McCarver. In the Redbird 10th, Ken Reitz blooped a triple into right field with two out to score pinch-runner Mike Ramsey and break the deadlock. Ramsey was running for Ted Simmons, who opened the inning with a single. Reitz scored an insurance run when first baseman Jose Cardenal dropped a throw from shortstop on a grounder by Mike Tyson.