MLB standings through games of September 25, 1978

MLB standings at the end of September 25, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	156	94	62	0	.603		706	565	50-25	44-37	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	156	93	63	0	.596	1.0	759	649	53-22	40-41	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	157	90	67	0	.573	4.5	780	636	54-27	36-40	5-5	Won 3
Baltimore Orioles	155	86	69	0	.555	7.5	640	619	48-30	38-39	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	156	84	72	0	.538	10.0	702	631	45-33	39-39	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	153	68	85	0	.444	24.5	625	673	42-36	26-49	6-4	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	155	59	96	0	.381	34.5	586	742	37-44	22-52	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	157	89	68	0	.567		729	622	53-23	36-45	7-3	Won 1
California Angels	156	83	73	0	.532	5.5	656	636	46-29	37-44	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	156	82	74	0	.526	6.5	652	609	51-29	31-45	9-1	Won 7
Minnesota Twins	157	71	86	0	.452	18.0	648	658	38-43	33-43	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	156	69	87	0	.442	19.5	605	694	38-41	31-46	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	158	68	90	0	.430	21.5	516	667	38-39	30-51	1-9	Lost 6
Seattle Mariners	154	55	99	0	.357	32.5	597	800	32-45	23-54	1-9	Lost 8

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	155	87	68	0	.561		680	556	52-27	35-41	7-3	Won 5
Pittsburgh Pirates	155	83	72	0	.535	4.0	651	614	50-25	33-47	7-3	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	156	77	79	0	.494	10.5	642	694	42-36	35-43	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	156	73	83	0	.468	14.5	610	589	41-39	32-44	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	158	68	90	0	.430	20.5	587	641	36-42	32-48	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	157	63	94	0	.401	25.0	587	672	32-47	31-47	3-7	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	156	94	62	0	.603		702	547	54-27	40-35	6-4	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	155	86	69	0	.555	7.5	670	664	43-31	43-38	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	157	87	70	0	.554	7.5	605	579	49-30	38-40	6-4	Won 4
San Diego Padres	157	81	76	0	.516	13.5	580	585	48-30	33-46	6-4	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	156	69	87	0	.442	25.0	587	719	39-39	30-48	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	156	69	87	0	.442	25.0	584	625	48-30	21-57	2-8	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 6, A's 2 at Chicago (night game):
A two-run single by Lamar Johnson in the third inning propelled the White Sox to a 6-2 victory over the A's. The score was 1-1 when Greg Pryor led off the Sox third with a single. Harry Chappas laid down a sacrifice bunt and was safe when losing pitcher John Henry Johnson threw wildly to first. Mike Squires also sacrificed and Chet Lemon was given an intentional pass to load the bases for Lamar Johnson. Pitcher Johnson booted another sacrifice bunt attempt by Chappas in the seventh stanza to set the stage for two more Pale Hose runs.

Royals 7, Mariners 2 at Kansas City (night game):
Clinching at least a tie for the A. L. West title, the Royals beat the Mariners, 7-2, as Dennis Leonard became a 20-game winner for the second straight year. A two-run triple by John Wathan gave K. C. a first-inning lead and the Royals put the game away with four tallies in the fourth frame as Freddie Patek, Willie Wilson and Hal McRae collected RBI hits with McRae scoring the final run of the inning on a stolen base and consecutive errors by catcher Bob Stinson and center fielder Ruppert Jones.

Rangers 3, Twins 2 at Texas (night game):
Getting a run in the bottom of the 11th inning, the Rangers edged the Twins, 3-2. A double by Bobby Bonds with one out in the 11th started the winning outburst. An infield out by Bump Wills moved Bonds to third and he scored on a sharp single to center by Al Oliver. Reggie Cleveland pitched three innings in relief to gain the win.

Cardinals 3, Mets 0 at New York (night game):
Behind the two-hit pitching of Silvio Martinez, the Cardinals blanked the Mets, 3-0. The Redbirds scored all their runs in the seventh inning. Singles by Jerry Mumphrey, Jerry Morales and George Hendrick produced the first run and an error by first baseman Willie Montanez then loaded the bases. A single by Roger Freed plated the second tally and an RBI single by Mike Tyson closed the scoring.

Phillies 3, Expos 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
Maintaining their four-game lead in the East division, the Phillies outlasted the Expos, 3-2, in 12 innings. The score was 2-2 going into the bottom of the 12th when Orlando Gonzalez beat out an infield hit on which Expo pitcher Stan Bahnsen was ejected for arguing the call at first base. When Woodie Fryman relieved, Bake McBride laid down a bunt and both runners were safe when third baseman Stan Papi failed to handle the ball. A sacrifice by Bud Harrelson moved the runners along and Larry Bowa ended the contest with a single. The Phils had trailed, 2-0, entering the last of the ninth, but tied the game on an error by Dave Cash and an RBI triple by Mike Schmidt.

Pirates 7, Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Keeping their slim pennant hopes alive, the Pirates defeated the Cubs, 7-4, as Dave Parker, Omar Moreno and Frank Taveras drove in two runs apiece. Parker collected a single, double and triple, driving in one run with a first-inning double and another with a triple in the fifth frame. Moreno had a second-inning sacrifice fly and RBI single in fifth and Taveras singled across two runs in the third.