MLB standings through games of September 19, 1978

MLB standings at the end of September 19, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	150	91	59	0	.607		683	536	50-25	41-34	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	151	90	61	0	.596	1.5	738	624	53-22	37-39	4-6	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	152	86	66	0	.566	6.0	750	618	51-27	35-39	4-6	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	151	85	66	0	.563	6.5	624	603	47-27	38-39	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	150	80	70	0	.533	11.0	673	608	44-32	36-38	4-6	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	150	66	84	0	.440	25.0	607	661	40-35	26-49	6-4	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	149	57	92	0	.383	33.5	563	717	35-40	22-52	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	150	85	65	0	.567		699	598	51-22	34-43	8-2	Won 3
California Angels	153	81	72	0	.529	5.5	642	626	46-29	35-43	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	148	75	73	0	.507	9.0	613	589	45-29	30-44	7-3	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	150	68	82	0	.453	17.0	625	635	35-40	33-42	6-4	Lost 1
Oakland A's	154	68	86	0	.442	19.0	508	640	38-39	30-47	2-8	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	152	67	85	0	.441	19.0	589	678	36-39	31-46	7-3	Won 2
Seattle Mariners	148	55	93	0	.372	29.0	585	766	32-45	23-48	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	150	82	68	0	.547		658	547	51-27	31-41	5-5	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	150	81	69	0	.540	1.0	638	596	49-25	32-44	7-3	Won 7
Chicago Cubs	150	74	76	0	.493	8.0	620	671	41-35	33-41	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	152	71	81	0	.467	12.0	599	580	39-38	32-43	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	152	65	87	0	.428	18.0	560	621	34-39	31-48	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	151	62	89	0	.411	20.5	573	642	32-43	30-46	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	152	92	60	0	.605		687	528	52-25	40-35	8-2	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	151	83	68	0	.550	8.5	657	648	43-31	40-37	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	151	82	69	0	.543	9.5	580	565	45-30	37-39	1-9	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	152	79	73	0	.520	13.0	557	566	47-29	32-44	6-4	Won 3
Houston Astros	150	68	82	0	.453	23.0	574	604	47-29	21-53	3-7	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	151	67	84	0	.444	24.5	571	706	38-37	29-47	6-4	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 2, Orioles 1 at Cleveland (night game):
Spoiling Jim Palmer's bid to become the first eight-time 20-game winner in 43 years, the Indians tallied a pair of eighth-inning runs to edge the Orioles, 2-1. The Tribe trailed, 1-0, when their rally began with a one-out double by Jim Norris. With a count 1-0 on Buddy Bell, Palmer asked to be relieved. After Don Stanhouse took over, Bell singled home Norris with the tying run and took second on the throw to the plate. Wayne Cage followed with a single to plate the game-winning marker and pin the loss on Stanhouse.

Red Sox 8, Tigers 6 at Detroit (night game):
Moving within 1½ games of the leading Yankees in the East division, the Red Sox outlasted the Tigers, 8-6, as Carl Yastrzemski drove home five runs. Yastrzemski had a three-run homer in the first inning after singles by Jerry Remy and Jim Rice and smacked a two-run double in the fourth when the Red Sox rallied for four runs to overcome a 6-4 deficit. Rice stroked a two-run single in the fourth for his 200th hit of the season, making him the first player in the majors to reach that plateau this year. The Tigers threatened in the bottom of the ninth, putting two men on with none out, but Dick Drago relieved Bill Campbell and struck out Ron LeFlore. Andy Hassler then replaced Drago and, after walking Lou Whitaker to load the bases, induced Rusty Staub to bounce into a game-ending double play.

Angels 4, Twins 1 at Minnesota (night game):
Three hits by Joe Rudi, including a home run, sparked the Angels to a 4-1 triumph over the Twins, keeping alive California's faint hopes in the A. L. West divisional race. Rudi doubled in the seventh inning and scored on a single by Bobby Grich to break a 1-1 tie. Rudi and Brian Downing then hit homers in the ninth to clinch the verdict for the Angels.

Brewers 2, Yankees 0 at New York (night game):
Halting, at least temporarily, New York's drive toward the East division title, Mike Caldwell fired a four-hitter to win his 20th game of the season as the Brewers blanked the Yankees, 2-0. It was the southpaw's 22nd complete game and sixth shutout of the campaign. The Brewers' runs came on a double by Robin Yount and single by Don Money in the third inning and a home run by Yount in the fifth.

[DH] White Sox 8, A's 4 (night game) / White Sox 7, A's 3 at Oakland (night game):
The White Sox swept a twin bill from the A's, winning the first game, 8-4, on a grand slam homer by Ron Blomberg and capturing the second contest, 7-3, as rookie Steve Trout pitched his first major league complete game. Blomberg's blast came with two out after A's shortstop Mario Guerrero booted a grounder by Chet Lemon. Prior to that error, Marv Foley and Thad Bosley had reached base via singles. Wayne Nordhagen added a two-run pinch-homer in the ninth. Bosley paced the White Sox attack in the nightcap, hitting a two-run double in the fourth inning and a sacrifice fly in the sixth.

Royals 9, Mariners 8 at Seattle (night game):
Closing in on their third consecutive West division crown, the Royals unloaded a 15-hit attack to win over the Mariners, 9-8. The Royals scored four times in their first turn at bat on infield hits by George Brett and Frank White, a single by Hal McRae, two walks, a sacrifice fly by Al Cowens, an error and a grounder by Freddie Patek. The Royals added three runs in the fourth and then got their deciding blow when Patek homered with a man on base in the seventh.

Pirates 12, Cubs 11 at Chicago (day game):
The second homer of the game by Dave Parker, leading off the 11th inning, enabled the Pirates to outlast the Cubs in a wild slugfest, 12-11, and move to within one game of the division-leading Phillies in the East division. Parker also homered in the first inning and had RBI singles in the third and eighth frames, raising his league-leading batting average to .327 and his RBI total to 111, also tops in the senior circuit. Parker's first round-tripper, two by Bill Robinson and one by Phil Garner helped the Pirates take a 10-2 lead, but the Cubs came back and eventually tied the score with four runs in the ninth. Dave Kingman tripled and scored on a single by Mike Vail, pinch-hitter Davey Johnson drove in two runs with a single and Ivan DeJesus sent the game into overtime with a double.

Braves 3, Astros 2 at Houston (night game):
Despite a record-setting performance by J.R. Richard, the Astros lost to the Braves, 3-2, on a ninth-inning double by Bob Horner. Richard struck out 11 batsmen, raising his season's total to 290, most ever by a National League righthander, before being relieved in the eighth inning with the score tied, 2-2. In the ninth, Jeff Burroughs drew a one-out walk off reliever Joaquin Andujar and scored easily when Horner sliced the ball into the right field corner.

Dodgers 8, Reds 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Snapping out of a 4-for-42 slump, Lee Lacy collected three hits and drove in three runs to pace the Dodgers to an 8-0 rout of the Reds and cut their magic number to three in the West division. Lacy had a two-run double in the first inning and knocked in another run with a single in the second as the Dodgers sent nine men to the plate in each of the first two frames.

Expos 5, Phillies 2 at Montreal (night game):
Reducing the Phillies' margin in the East division race to one game, the Expos erupted for three runs in the seventh inning to capture a 5-2 decision over the division leaders. The Expos trailed, 2-1, when Tony Perez opened the seventh with a single, moved to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Gary Carter. A double by Larry Parrish plated Carter and Parrish reached third on the play when center fielder Garry Maddox booted the ball. A sacrifice fly by Chris Speier scored Parrish. A single by Sam Mejias drove in the Expos' final marker in the eighth.

Padres 4, Giants 1 at San Diego (night game):
A three-run homer by Jerry Turner in the fourth inning carried the Padres to a 4-1 triumph over the Giants, who suffered their 12th loss in the last 14 games. A double by Ozzie Smith and single by Barry Evans preceded Turner's blast. Bob Owchinko pitched the first seven innings and Rollie Fingers came on to record his 35th save, moving within four saves of the major league record.

Cardinals 5, Mets 3 at St. Louis (night game):
A two-run double by Ken Reitz lifted the Cardinals to a 5-3 victory over the Mets. The score was 3-3 when Ted Simmons began the Cardinal rally with a two-out single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Keith Hernandez was walked intentionally and both runners advanced on another wild pitch. Reitz then hit a long fly but outfielder Steve Henderson got his legs twisted, turned the wrong way and the ball fell for a two-base hit.