MLB standings through games of September 14, 1978

MLB standings at the end of September 14, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	145	88	57	0	.607		669	522	47-23	41-34	8-2	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	146	87	59	0	.596	1.5	716	604	53-22	34-37	2-8	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	147	85	62	0	.578	4.0	737	595	51-24	34-38	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	146	81	65	0	.555	7.5	589	594	44-27	37-38	5-5	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	145	78	67	0	.538	10.0	651	589	44-30	34-37	4-6	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	145	64	81	0	.441	24.0	596	638	38-32	26-49	6-4	Won 2
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	145	81	64	0	.559		672	578	49-21	32-43	7-3	Won 4
California Angels	148	79	69	0	.534	3.5	628	604	46-29	33-40	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	144	72	72	0	.500	8.5	597	586	42-28	30-44	6-4	Lost 1
Oakland A's	147	66	81	0	.449	16.0	492	606	37-37	29-44	2-8	Lost 4
Minnesota Twins	145	64	81	0	.441	17.0	595	619	34-39	30-42	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	146	63	83	0	.432	18.5	553	658	36-39	27-44	6-4	Won 2
Seattle Mariners	143	54	89	0	.378	26.0	564	732	31-41	23-48	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	146	81	65	0	.555		650	534	50-25	31-40	8-2	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	146	77	69	0	.527	4.0	603	576	46-25	31-44	5-5	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	146	73	73	0	.500	8.0	602	647	40-32	33-41	4-6	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	148	70	78	0	.473	12.0	585	555	38-38	32-40	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	148	62	86	0	.419	20.0	543	611	33-39	29-47	2-8	Lost 4
New York Mets	147	60	87	0	.408	21.5	562	631	32-43	28-44	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	147	89	58	0	.605		670	521	49-23	40-35	8-2	Won 5
San Francisco Giants	147	81	66	0	.551	8.0	574	546	44-28	37-38	1-9	Lost 6
Cincinnati Reds	146	80	66	0	.548	8.5	638	635	43-31	37-35	6-4	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	148	76	72	0	.514	13.5	544	555	44-28	32-44	5-5	Won 3
Houston Astros	146	67	79	0	.459	21.5	562	592	47-28	20-51	4-6	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	147	65	82	0	.442	24.0	565	695	38-37	27-45	6-4	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 4, Red Sox 3 at Cleveland (night game):
Dealing a jolt to the fading Boston club, the Indians scalped the Red Sox, 4-3. The Tribe got three runs in their initial turn at bat. Rick Manning singled, advanced to second on a sacrifice by Buddy Bell and scored on a double by Andre Thornton. Wayne Cage then lined the ball over the right field fence for a two-run homer. The Indians fourth tally came in the seventh on a double by Manning and single by Bell.

Yankees 4, Tigers 2 at Detroit (night game):
A pair of home runs by Graig Nettles lifted the Yankees to a 4-2 triumph over the Tigers and extended their lead in the East division to 1½ games over the Red Sox. The Yankees got a run in the opening frame when Mickey Rivers doubled, moved to third on a flyout and scored on a groundout by Lou Piniella. Nettles' first round-tripper of the game came in the second inning and followed a single by Chris Chambliss. His second homer came on a 3-0 pitch with one out in the seventh.

Royals 5, A's 1 at Kansas City (night game):
A homer and two singles by Amos Otis sparked the Royals to a 5-1 victory over the A's. Otis capped a string of five straight singles during a three-run second inning and added his 21st homer of the year leading off the fifth. Steve Braun and George Brett also had RBI singles in the second and Hal McRae rounded out the Royals' scoring with a sacrifice fly in the fifth.

Brewers 4, Orioles 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
Tossing his 21st complete game, tops in the majors, Mike Caldwell won for the 19th time, pitching the Brewers to a 4-3 verdict over the Orioles. Robin Yount had a solo homer in the first and the Brewers got three more runs in the second inning. Cecil Cooper and Sixto Lexcano singled to start the rally and one out later, Gorman Thomas walked to load the sacks. A single by Charlie Moore accounted for two runs and Yount greeted reliever Dave Ford with an RBI single.

White Sox 6, Mariners 5 at Seattle (night game):
After building an early 5-0 lead, the White Sox held on to edge the Mariners, 6-5. The White Sox scoring included a two-run homer by Chet Lemon in the fifth. What proved to be the deciding run counted on a sacrifice fly by Wayne Nordhagen in the ninth. In the Mariners' half of the ninth, Leon Roberts and Bruce Bochte hit two-run singles, but the rally was finally quelled by Lerrin LaGrow.

Angels 16, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
The Angels set a major league record for most runs in a ninth inning by scoring 13 times in a 16-1 thrashing of the Rangers. The explosion was highlighted by two-run doubles by Rick Miller and Brian Downing and a two-run single by Lyman Bostock. Miller and Bostock also singled in runs in their second at-bat of the inning. All 13 runs were unearned against the Rangers as a team because of two errors. For individual pitching records, however, three were tainted against Dock Ellis and 10 others were earned at the expense of three relievers, Jim Umbarger, Reggie Cleveland and Len Barker. A fourth reliever, Danny Darwin, ended the inning.

Dodgers 2, Astros 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Posting their fifth straight victory and 21st in the last 29 games, the Dodgers closed in on the West division championship by shading the Astros, 2-1. The Dodgers' runs came on homers by Davey Lopes in the first inning and Ron Cey in the fourth.

Mets 7, Expos 6 at New York (night game):
A theee-run pinch-homer by Ed Kranepool climaxed the Mets' comeback from a 6-0 deficit and featured a 7-6 victory over the Expos. A single by Joel Youngblood launched the bottom of the sixth. A sacrifice bunt by Sergio Ferrer moved Youngblood to second. After Lenny Randle struck out, Lee Mazzilli walked to set the stage for Kranepool's big blow.

Phillies 11, Cubs 5 at Philadelphia (night game):
Driving in three runs, two with a homer that climaxed a five-run second inning, Bake McBride led the Phillies to an 11-5 massaging of the Cubs. In the second, Richie Hebner walked, reached third on a double by Mike Schmidt and scored on a wild pitch. A single by Bob Boone scored Schmidt. A single by Randy Lerch produced the third tally of the frame and McBride then unloaded his circuit clout.

Pirates 7, Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The first major league grand slam by Phil Garner powered the Pirates to a 7-4 victory over the Cardinals. The game was scoreless going into the bottom of the sixth inning when the Bucs broke through. Bill Robinson doubled home Willie Stargell, who had singled and advanced to second on a walk to Ed Ott. John Milner received an intentional pass to load the bases and Garner followed with his round-tripper. In the seventh, a double by Stargell drove home Omar Moreno and Dave Parker, who had led off with consecutive singles.

Padres 8, Reds 1 at San Diego (night game):
Pounding out 11 hits, the Padres breezed past the Reds, 8-1. The Padres were nursing a 2-1 lead entering the sixth inning when a single by Dave Winfield, walk to Oscar Gamble and single by Broderick Perkins produced one run. A single by Fernando Gonzalez loaded the bases and Jerry Turner then stroked a pinch-hit single to add two more. Gene Tenace blasted a three-run homer in the eighth.

Braves 4, Giants 1 at San Francisco (day game):
Jim Bouton received credit for his first major league victory since 1970 when the Braves embarrassed the Giants, handling them their sixth straight loss, 4-1. The score was 1-1 in the seventh when Joe Nolan singled, stole second and scored on a single by Dale Murphy. Two outs later and after a walk to pinch-hitter Bob Beall, a double by Jerry Royster plated Murphy.