MLB standings through games of September 29, 1978

MLB standings at the end of September 29, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	160	98	62	0	.613		721	569	54-25	44-37	7-3	Won 5
Boston Red Sox	160	97	63	0	.606	1.0	782	651	57-22	40-41	8-2	Won 6
Milwaukee Brewers	160	91	69	0	.569	7.0	787	645	54-27	37-42	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	159	89	70	0	.560	8.5	651	626	51-30	38-40	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	160	85	75	0	.531	13.0	707	645	46-33	39-42	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	157	68	89	0	.433	28.5	630	685	42-36	26-53	4-6	Lost 5
Toronto Blue Jays	159	59	100	0	.371	38.5	589	765	37-44	22-56	2-8	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	160	91	69	0	.569		739	627	55-24	36-45	6-4	Won 1
California Angels	160	86	74	0	.537	5.0	681	656	49-30	37-44	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	160	85	75	0	.531	6.0	679	627	52-30	33-45	9-1	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	160	72	88	0	.450	19.0	659	674	38-43	34-45	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	159	70	89	0	.440	20.5	624	721	38-42	32-47	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	160	69	91	0	.431	22.0	527	673	38-40	31-51	2-8	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	158	56	102	0	.354	34.0	609	821	32-47	24-55	1-9	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	160	89	71	0	.556		695	573	54-28	35-43	7-3	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	159	87	72	0	.547	1.5	671	624	54-25	33-47	7-3	Won 5
Chicago Cubs	160	78	82	0	.487	11.0	654	714	43-37	35-45	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	160	75	85	0	.469	14.0	627	604	41-39	34-46	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	160	68	92	0	.425	21.0	593	651	36-43	32-49	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	160	65	95	0	.406	24.0	597	680	33-47	32-48	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	160	94	66	0	.588		717	569	54-27	40-39	3-7	Lost 4
Cincinnati Reds	159	90	69	0	.566	3.5	696	680	47-31	43-38	8-2	Won 5
San Francisco Giants	160	89	71	0	.556	5.0	609	584	50-31	39-40	7-3	Won 2
San Diego Padres	160	83	77	0	.519	11.0	587	588	49-30	34-47	6-4	Won 1
Houston Astros	160	72	88	0	.450	22.0	595	630	48-31	24-57	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	160	69	91	0	.431	25.0	592	736	39-42	30-49	3-7	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 11, Blue Jays 0 at Boston (night game):
The Red Sox kept one game on the heels of the Yankees in the East division race by bombing the Blue Jays, 11-0, for their sixth straight victory. Fred Lynn knocked in five runs with two singles and a triple. Jim Rice doubled in the first inning and singled in the second to become the first A. L. player to reach 400 total bases for a season since Joe Dimaggio accomplished the feat in 1937. Bob Stanley, making only his second start of the year, limited the Blue Jays to two hits in seven innings before yielding the mound to Dick Drago, who have up one more hit in the last two frames. Stanley's .882 winning percentage on a 15-2 record was the best in Red Sox history for pitchers with at least 15 victories in one season.

White Sox 9, Angels 6 at California (night game):
Mike Colbern led a 15-hit attack with four singles and Ralph Garr addded a double and triple as the White Sox defeated the Angels, 9-6. Harry Chappas knocked in three runs for the Pale Hose with a pair of sacrifice flies and a single. Steve Trout, the son of former major league pitcher Dizzy Trout, gained his third straight victory although chased in the seventh inning when the Angels struck for four runs, three scoring on a homer by Don Baylor.

Tigers 3, Orioles 2 at Detroit (night game):

Royals 4, Twins 0 at Kansas City (night game):
Dennis Leonard pitched five innings, allowing only two hits, and gained credit for his 21st victory as the Royals shut out the Twins, 4-0. Steve Mingori, Marty Pattin and Al Hrabosky worked the rest of the game. The Royals used four players brought up from Omaha (American Association) -- Dave Cripe, Luis Silverio, Joe Zdeb and Jim Gaudet. Cripe singled and Silverio tripled in the first inning when the Royals put the game away by scoring three runs.

Yankees 3, Indians 1 at New York (night game):
Consecutive run-scoring singles by Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson and Lou Piniella in the eighth inning carried the Yankees to a 3-1 victory over the Indians and enabled them to retain their one-game lead over the Red Sox in the East division battle. The Indians scored their run off Jim Beattie in the top half of the eighth on a double by Tom Veryzer and single by Rick Manning. Coming back in the home half, the Yankees sent up pinch-hitter Cliff Johnson, who drew a walk from David Clyde. Fred Stanley ran for Johnson and moved to second on a sacrifice by Mickey Rivers. The Indians switched pitchers, bringing in Jim Kern, who failed in relief. Willie Randolph greeted Kern with an infield hit and Munson, Jackson and Piniella followed with their successive RBI singles. Rich Gossage pitched the ninth for the Yankees and gained his 26th save.

Brewers 3, A's 1 at Oakland (night game):
For the first time since breaking into pro ball in 1970, Bill Travers wound up with a winning record, gaining his 12th victory against 11 defeats, when the Brewers beat the A's, 3-1. The Brewers bunched four singles for two runs in the third inning. After Jeff Newman homered for the A's in the fifth, the Brewers added an insurance tally in the eighth on a safe bunt by Don Money, sacrifice by Cecil Cooper and a single by Sixto Lezcano.

Rangers 11, Mariners 4 at Seattle (night game):
The Rangers stole seven bases in eight attempts while romping to an 11-4 victory over the Mariners. Thefts included the 52nd of the season for Bump Wills, who set a Ranger club record. Toby Harrah, who hit two singles and stole second twice, capped the Rangers' attack by smashing a homer with two men on base in the ninth inning. Bobby Bonds stole three bases.

[DH] Mets 3, Cubs 2 (day game) / Cubs 5, Mets 4 at Chicago (day game):
After the Mets won the first game of a doubleheader, 3-2, the Cubs came back to post a 5-4 victory in the second game and clinch third place in the East division. The Mets put over the deciding run in the opener when Steve Henderson singled with two out in the fifth inning, Willie Montanez walked and Dan Norman singled. In the nightcap, Jerry White's first homer of the season in the second inning and two hits by Manny Trillo and Dave Rader in the third enabled the Cubs to gain their victory. The Mets, who finished in last place in the division as a result of the defeat, fell short with a four-run rally in the seventh that included a homer by Henderson with two men on base.

Reds 7, Braves 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Pete Rose hit a homer and a single, driving in five runs, and George Foster knocked in two more with a homer to account for the Reds' scoring in a 7-2 victory over the Braves. Former Yankee star Jim Bouton, attempting a comeback with the Braves, was shelled from the mound in the fourth inning after givin up six hits, four walks and all of the Reds' runs.

Giants 2, Astros 1 at Houston (night game):
A homer by Mike Ivie in the seventh inning provided the Giants with their deciding run in a 2-1 victory over the Astros. Cesar Cedeno, who had been out of action since June 16 with an injured left knee that required surgery, returned to the Astros' lineup and collected one hit in four times at bat.

[DH] Pirates 5, Phillies 4 (night game) / Pirates 2, Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Taking advantage of ninth-inning mistakes, the Pirates swept a twi-night doubleheader, 5-4 and 2-1, to pull within 1½ games of the Phillies in the East division race. Bake McBride hit a two-run double for the Phillies in the fifth inning of the opener, but the Pirates came back with four runs in the sixth on a triple by Frank Taveras, singles by Omar Moreno and Dave Parker and a homer by Willie Stargell. McBride knotted the count with another two-run double in the seventh. In the Pirates' ninth, Ed Ott hit a fly that either center fielder Garry Maddox or right fielder McBride might have caught, but the ball fell between them for a triple. Maddox then overthrew third base, allowing Ott to continue home with the winning run. In the nightcap, Greg Luzinski smashed his 34th homer of the year for the Phillies off Bruce Kison in the second inning. Not to be outdone, Kison surprised by tagging Steve Carlton for his first homer of the year and second of his career in the fifth. Parker started the Pirates' ninth with a double and took third when Maddox misplayed the carom off the fence. Carlton passed both Bill Robinson and Stargell intentionally before being removed in favor of Warren Brusstar. Facing Phil Garner, Brusstar balked on his second delivery, allowing Parker to score the winning run. Kent Tekulve was the victor in relief in both games.

Padres 3, Dodgers 1 at San Diego (night game):
Rollie Fingers tied the N. L. record with his 37th save of the season to enable the Padres to gain a 3-1 victory over the Dodgers. John D'Acquisto, who started for the Padres, gave up a homer by Bill Russell in the seventh inning and then was lifted with two out in the eighth when Ron Cey doubled and Rick Monday walked. Fingers struck out Ferguson to end the threat and retired the Dodgers in the ninth with a rescue performance that matched Clay Carroll's 37 saves for the Reds in 1972. Burt Hooton, who started for the Dodgers in a quest for his 20th victory, was tagged with his 10th defeat instead.

Expos 7, Cardinals 5 at St. Louis (night game):
Hitting his second double of the game, Warren Cromartie supplied the spark as the Expos scored two runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Cardinals, 7-5. After Cromartie's two-bagger, Gary Carter walked. The next two batters went out, but Sam Mejias came up and delivered a single, scoring Cromartie with the tie-breaking run. Dave Cash followed with a single to plate Carter with an insurance tally.