MLB standings through games of September 11, 1978

MLB standings at the end of September 11, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	143	87	56	0	.608		710	595	53-21	34-35	3-7	Won 1
New York Yankees	142	86	56	0	.606	0.5	654	510	47-23	39-33	9-1	Won 6
Milwaukee Brewers	144	83	61	0	.576	4.5	721	581	49-24	34-37	7-3	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	143	80	63	0	.559	7.0	578	581	44-27	36-36	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	142	77	65	0	.542	9.5	639	574	43-28	34-37	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	143	62	81	0	.434	25.0	590	634	36-32	26-49	4-6	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	146	57	89	0	.390	31.5	559	693	35-40	22-49	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	142	78	64	0	.549		650	575	46-21	32-43	7-3	Won 1
California Angels	145	78	67	0	.538	1.5	603	590	46-29	32-38	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	141	70	71	0	.496	7.5	583	561	40-27	30-44	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	144	66	78	0	.458	13.0	489	584	37-37	29-41	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	144	64	80	0	.444	15.0	594	613	34-39	30-41	6-4	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	144	61	83	0	.424	18.0	541	652	35-39	26-44	5-5	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	141	53	88	0	.376	24.5	553	721	30-40	23-48	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	143	79	64	0	.552		632	522	48-24	31-40	7-3	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	143	74	69	0	.517	5.0	584	570	44-25	30-44	5-5	Lost 5
Chicago Cubs	144	73	71	0	.507	6.5	595	630	40-32	33-39	5-5	Won 4
Montreal Expos	145	68	77	0	.469	12.0	570	544	37-38	31-39	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	145	62	83	0	.428	18.0	537	592	33-39	29-44	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	145	59	86	0	.407	21.0	552	621	31-42	28-44	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	144	86	58	0	.597		654	520	47-23	39-35	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	144	81	63	0	.562	5.0	570	529	44-25	37-38	3-7	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	143	79	64	0	.552	6.5	631	618	42-31	37-33	7-3	Won 3
San Diego Padres	145	73	72	0	.503	13.5	527	551	41-28	32-44	3-7	Lost 3
Houston Astros	143	67	76	0	.469	18.5	558	580	47-28	20-48	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	144	63	81	0	.438	23.0	555	688	38-37	25-44	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 5, Orioles 4 at Boston (night game):
The second home run of the game by Jim Rice lifted the Red Sox to a 5-4 triumph over the Orioles and moved the Sox a half-game in front of the Yankees in the A. L. East race. The decisive clout came on the first pitch from reliever Joe Kerrigan to lead off the eighth inning and break a 4-4 tie. The Birds had knotted the contest in the top of the frame on RBI doubles by Rich Dauer and Rick Dempsey and a run-scoring single by Ken Singleton. Sox home attendance reached 2,087,421, topping the record set last year.

Twins 3, White Sox 1 at Chicago (night game):
A two-run homer by Roy Smalley was the key hit as the Twins prevailed over the White Sox, 3-1. The circuit clout came in the fifth inning and followed a single by Glenn Borgmann. The first Twin tally came in the third frame on a double by Borgmann and triple by Bombo Rivera.

[DH] Indians 6, Blue Jays 4 (night game) / Blue Jays 7, Indians 1 at Cleveland (night game):
The Indians and Blue Jays split a twin bill, the Tribe capturing the opener, 6-4, and the Jays winning the nightcap, 7-1. The score was 4-4 in the first game when Wayne Cage drew a leadoff walk in the fifth inning and Gary Alexander followed with a home run. In the second contest, Willie Horton drove in two runs and Don Kirkwood pitched a six-hitter to produce a Toronto victory. The Jays chased Tribe starter and loser Rick Wise with a three-run uprising after two were out in the fifth. A single by Al Woods, walk to Roy Howell and an RBI single sent Wise to the showers and brought on Don Hood. John Mayberry and Otto Velez greeted the reliever with RBI singles.

Royals 7, A's 2 at Kansas City (night game):
Extending their lead in the A.L. West to 1½ games, the Royals powered past the A's, 7-2. K.C. put the game away with a five-run third inning. Frank White led off with a triple and after Steve Braun walked, Amos Otis hit a three-run homer. Darrell Porter followed witha home run and the Royals added their final marker of the frame on a sacrifice fly by U.L. Washington. Porter hit another round-tripper leading off the fifth stanza.

Brewers 5, Mariners 3 at Seattle (night game):
Two doubles by Don Money paced the attack that backed steady pitching by Sorensen, who notched his 17th win, as the Brewers posted a 5-3 victory over the Mariners. Robin Yount led off the first inning with a single and scored on a double by Money. Cecil Cooper followed with a single and Money, who had stopped at third, scored when right fielder Leon Roberts mishandled the ball. Money's second double touched off a three-run sixth. Ben Oglivie had an RBI double and scored on a two-bagger by Sixto Lezcano. A single by Sal Bando plated Lezcano.

Rangers 1, Angels 0 at Texas (night game):
Brilliant pitching by Fergie Jenkins carried the Rangers to a 1-0 whitewashing of the Angels. The veteran righthander struck out five to move past both Bob Feller and Warren Spahn into ninth place on the all-time list with 2,584.

Reds 9, Astros 8 at Cincinnati (night game):
A two-run pinch-single by Ken Griffey in the ninth inning enabled the Reds to pick up a 9-8 decision over the Astros. The Reds trailed, 8-7, going into the bottom of the ninth when Dan Driessen and George Foster opened with consecutive walks. Johnny Bench sacrificed the runners along and Griffey hit Dan Warthen's first offering for the game-winning blow. Dave Tomlin, who blew a one-run lead by yielding consecutive homers to Bruce Bochy and pinch-hitter Jesus Alou in the top of the ninth, received credit for the victory.

Expos 3, Cardinals 1 at Montreal (night game):
The three-hit pitching of Ross Grimsley carried the Expos to a 3-1 victory over the Cardinals. The first Expo run came in the third inning on an RBI double by Andre Dawson. The Expos added a pair in the fourth on a two-run homer by Gary Carter following a single by Tony Perez. Grimsley pitched perfect ball for 7 1/3 innings before the Cardinals broke through on a double by George Hendrick and singles by Ken Reitz and Keith Hernandez.

Cubs 9, Mets 4 at New York (night game):
Led by Bobby Murcer, who had three hits, including a three-run homer, and four RBIs, the Cubs downed the Mets, 9-4. Murcer, who had five hits the day before, extended his consecutive hit streak to eight, two shy of the league record. He singled in his first two trips, belted his homer in the sixth inning and drew an intentional walk in his final at-bat in the eighth. The N.L. mark for consecutive hits is 10, first accomplished by Ed Konetchy of Brooklyn in 1910 and equalled by Kiki Cuyler of Pittsburgh in 1925.

Phillies 10, Pirates 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
Moving closer to clinching the East division title, the Phillies thumped the Pirates, 10-3. The Phillies took the lead in the third inning, getting three runs on just one hit. Larry Bowa doubled home Bake McBride, who had reached base on an error, and after the bases were loaded, Mike Schmidt was hit by a pitch and Tim McCarver hit a sacrifice fly. In a six-run fifth frame, Ted Sizemore had an RBI single, Steve Carlton had a two-run single and McBride capped the rally with a two-run homer.

Braves 7, Padres 2 at San Diego (night game):
Backed by lusty hitting, including a 5-for-5 game by Gary Matthews, rookie southpaw Larry McWilliams garnered his eighth victory in nine decisions as the Braves scalped the Padres, 7-2. The Braves scored three runs in the third inning on sacrifice flies by Bob Horner and Dale Murphy and an RBI single by Barry Bonnell. Matthews homered in the fourth frame and the Braves added three tallies in the eighth on RBI singles by Glenn Hubbard and Jeff Burroughs and an error by Padre center fielder Jerry Turner.

Dodgers 7, Giants 2 at San Francisco (night game):
Two home runs by Ron Cey and a double and triple by Davey Lopes powered the Dodgers a 7-2 triumph over the Giants and stretched the L.A. lead in the N.L. West to five games. Cey hit his first homer in the fourth inning and his second in the ninth stanza. Lopes doubled home two runs in the third and tripled home another marker in the ninth. Terry Forster pitched three hitless innings in relief to record his 19th save of the campaign.