MLB standings through games of September 13, 1978

MLB standings at the end of September 13, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	144	87	57	0	.604		665	520	47-23	40-34	8-2	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	145	87	58	0	.600	0.5	713	600	53-22	34-36	2-8	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	146	84	62	0	.575	4.0	733	592	50-24	34-38	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	145	81	64	0	.559	6.5	586	590	44-27	37-37	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	144	78	66	0	.542	9.0	649	585	44-29	34-37	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	144	63	81	0	.438	24.0	592	635	37-32	26-49	5-5	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	146	57	89	0	.390	31.0	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	144	80	64	0	.556		667	577	48-21	32-43	7-3	Won 3
California Angels	147	78	69	0	.531	3.5	612	603	46-29	32-40	4-6	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	143	72	71	0	.503	7.5	596	570	42-27	30-44	6-4	Won 3
Oakland A's	146	66	80	0	.452	15.0	491	601	37-37	29-43	2-8	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	145	64	81	0	.441	16.5	595	619	34-39	30-42	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	145	62	83	0	.428	18.5	547	653	36-39	26-44	6-4	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	142	54	88	0	.380	25.0	559	726	31-40	23-48	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	145	80	65	0	.552		639	529	49-25	31-40	8-2	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	145	76	69	0	.524	4.0	596	572	45-25	31-44	5-5	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	145	73	72	0	.503	7.0	597	636	40-32	33-40	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	147	70	77	0	.476	11.0	579	548	38-38	32-39	6-4	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	147	62	85	0	.422	19.0	539	604	33-39	29-46	2-8	Lost 3
New York Mets	146	59	87	0	.404	21.5	555	625	31-43	28-44	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	146	88	58	0	.603		668	520	48-23	40-35	7-3	Won 4
San Francisco Giants	146	81	65	0	.555	7.0	573	542	44-27	37-38	2-8	Lost 5
Cincinnati Reds	145	80	65	0	.552	7.5	637	627	43-31	37-34	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	147	75	72	0	.510	13.5	536	554	43-28	32-44	5-5	Won 2
Houston Astros	145	67	78	0	.462	20.5	561	590	47-28	20-50	4-6	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	146	64	82	0	.438	24.0	561	694	38-37	26-45	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 2, Red Sox 1 at Cleveland (night game):
The Red Sox suffered their 11th defeat in the last 14 games and dropped out of first place in the East division after losing to the Indians, 2-1. David Clyde and Jim Kern combined on a seven-hitter. The score was 1-1 going into the last of the fifth inning when Dan Briggs smacked a leadoff triple. After Duane Kuiper grounded out, Tom Veryzer bunted down the first base line to score Briggs.

Yankees 7, Tigers 3 at Detroit (night game):
A four-run outburst in the fourth inning propelled the Yankees to a 7-3 triumph over the Tigers and sole possession of first place in the East division for the first time this season. The Yankees began their fourth-inning cannonade when Graig Nettles singled and Lou Piniella tripled off the wall in right-center. A single by Roy White scored Piniella and, one out later, a triple by Mickey Rivers plated White. A sacrifice fly by Willie Randolph capped the inning.

Royals 9, A's 1 at Kansas City (night game):
Pounding the A's, 9-1, the Royals extended their lead in the West division over the Angels to 3½ games. The Royals' first two tallies came in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Hal McRae and a double by Amos Otis. McRae also had an RBI single in a four-run sixth inning. Rookie Luis Silverio, starting his first major league game, had a two-run double and scored three times for the Royals.

Brewers 7, Orioles 5 at Milwaukee (night game):
Getting all their runs in the first three innings, the Brewers held on to capture a 7-5 verdict from the Orioles. After Sal Bando homered in the second, Sixto Lezcano walked and scored on singles by Dick Davis and Robin Yount. A double by Gorman Thomas drove in Davis. Replacing Mike Flanagan, Nelson Briles walked Paul Molitor intentionally to load the sacks. Bando delivered a two-run single. Larry Hisle then drove in the fifth marker of the inning with a single. Yount hit a homer in the third. Ken Singleton batted in three runs for the Orioles.

Rangers 6, Angels 4 at Texas (night game):
Jolting the Angels' pennant hopes, the Rangers rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to gain a 6-4 victory. After blowing a 3-0 lead and falling behind, 4-3, the Angels tied the game in the top of the ninth on a double by Joe Rudi and single by Ron Jackson. With one out in the bottom of the frame, Bump Wills singled and Toby Harrah followed with a home run to end the game.

Dodgers 6, Astros 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Closing on on the title in the N.L. West, the Dodgers blanked the Astros, 6-0, behind the four-hit pitching of Bob Welch. The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a single by Davey Lopes, a sacrifice by Bill North and single by Rick Monday. Another run scored in the fourth on a double by Steve Garvey and single by Bill Russell. In the seventh, the Dodgers scored twice on singles by Lopes and North, a sacrifice fly by Monday and single by Garvey.

Expos 4, Mets 3 at New York (night game):
A three-run outburst in the sixth inning carried the Expos to a 4-3 decision over the Mets. The Expos trailed, 2-1, going into the sixth, but tied the score on singles by Ellis Valentine and Tony Perez and a sacrifice fly by Warren Cromartie. Gary Carter then followed with his 18th homer of the season.

Phillies 6, Cubs 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
Dick Ruthven, 12-4 since being obtained from Atlanta on June 15, pitched the Phillies to a 6-2 victory over the Cubs. The Phillies scored three runs in the fourth inning. Singles by Larry Bowa and Garry Maddox and an error by third baseman Rodney Scott on a grounder by Greg Luzinski loaded the sacks with none out. After one out, a walk to Mike Schmidt forced in Bowa. A fielder's choice grounder by Bob Boone scored Maddox and a single by Ted Sizemore accounted for the third marker. Schmidt belted a three-run homer in the eighth.

Pirates 7, Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Homers by Bill Robinson and Willie Stargell paced the Pirates to a 7-1 rout of the Cardinals. Robinson smashed a three-run homer in the third inning and added a sacrifice fly in the seventh. Stargell had a circut clout in the seventh with Omar Moreno and Dave Parker aboard via walks. Stargell's round-tripper was the 426th of his career, tying him for 15th place on the all-time list with Billy Williams.

Padres 6, Reds 2 at San Diego (night game):
A two-run double by Broderick Perkins in the sixth inning keyed a four-run rally that sent the Padres on their way to a 6-2 triumph over the Reds. With the score 2-2, Jerry Turner opened the sixth with a base on balls and ave Winfield lined a single to right. Perkins followed with a double down the right field line to break the tie. A triple by Fernando Gonzalez scored Perkins and a single by pinch-hitter Gene Richards tallied Gonzalez.

Braves 5, Giants 3 at San Francisco (day game):
The fading Giants suffered their fifth straight defeat, losing to the Braves, 5-3, in 12 innings. The score was 3-3 when Gary Matthews opened the 12th with a double. One out later, Dale Murphy singled to left, scoring Matthews, and went to second on the throw to the plate. After Rod Gilbreath drew an intentional walk, a single by Cito Gaston plated Murphy with an insurance run.