MLB standings through games of September 30, 1978

MLB standings at the end of September 30, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	161	99	62	0	.615		728	569	55-25	44-37	8-2	Won 6
Boston Red Sox	161	98	63	0	.609	1.0	787	652	58-22	40-41	8-2	Won 7
Milwaukee Brewers	161	92	69	0	.571	7.0	795	650	54-27	38-42	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	160	89	71	0	.556	9.5	655	631	51-30	38-41	4-6	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	161	86	75	0	.534	13.0	712	649	47-33	39-42	5-5	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	158	68	90	0	.430	29.5	630	692	42-36	26-54	3-7	Lost 6
Toronto Blue Jays	160	59	101	0	.369	39.5	590	770	37-44	22-57	1-9	Lost 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	161	91	70	0	.565		742	634	55-25	36-45	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	161	86	75	0	.534	5.0	686	662	49-31	37-44	6-4	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	161	86	75	0	.534	5.0	683	628	52-30	34-45	9-1	Won 4
Minnesota Twins	161	73	88	0	.453	18.0	666	677	38-43	35-45	4-6	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	160	71	89	0	.444	19.5	630	726	38-42	33-47	6-4	Won 2
Oakland A's	161	69	92	0	.429	22.0	532	681	38-41	31-51	2-8	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	159	56	103	0	.352	34.0	610	825	32-48	24-55	1-9	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	161	90	71	0	.559		705	581	54-28	36-43	7-3	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	160	87	73	0	.544	2.5	679	634	54-26	33-47	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	161	79	82	0	.491	11.0	661	719	44-37	35-45	4-6	Won 2
Montreal Expos	161	75	86	0	.466	15.0	628	610	41-39	34-47	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	161	69	92	0	.429	21.0	599	652	37-43	32-49	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	161	65	96	0	.404	25.0	602	687	33-47	32-49	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	161	95	66	0	.590		724	569	54-27	41-39	4-6	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	160	91	69	0	.569	3.5	700	680	48-31	43-38	8-2	Won 6
San Francisco Giants	161	89	72	0	.553	6.0	613	591	50-31	39-41	7-3	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	161	83	78	0	.516	12.0	587	595	49-31	34-47	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	161	73	88	0	.453	22.0	602	634	49-31	24-57	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	161	69	92	0	.429	26.0	592	740	39-42	30-50	2-8	Lost 6

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1 at Boston (day game):

White Sox 6, Angels 5 at California (night game):
Bob Molinaro's bloop single to center scored Eric Soderholm from second base in the ninth inning to lift the White Sox to a 6-5 win over the Angels. Molinaro's game-winning hit off Angels' reliever Dave LaRoche came after Soderholm singled to open the inning and Lamar Johnson sacrificed.

Tigers 5, Orioles 4 at Detroit (day game):

Twins 7, Royals 3 at Kansas City (night game):

Yankees 7, Indians 0 at New York (day game):

Brewers 8, A's 5 at Oakland (day game):

Rangers 4, Mariners 1 at Seattle (night game):

Cubs 7, Mets 5 at Chicago (day game):
A wild pitch by Jerry Koosman on which two runs scored enabled the Cubs to complete a five-run rally in the eighth inning and defeat the Mets, 7-5. The Cubs, who were trailing, 4-2, counted the tying tallies on singles by pinch-hitter Scot Thompson, Ivan DeJesus, Bill Buckner and Dave Kingman. After Mike Vail fanned for the second out, pinch-hitter Gene Clines singled to score Rodney Scott, who ran for Buckner, putting the Cubs ahead. Following a pass to Manny Trillo, Koosman uncorked his wild pitch and both Kingman and Clines scored to provide the Cubs with their winning margin. Manny Seoane gained his first major league victory and Ken Holtzman was credited with a save, although the veteran lefthander gave up a run to the Mets in the ninth.

Reds 4, Braves 0 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Reds turned back Phil Niekro's bid for his 20th victory by defeating the Braves, 4-0. Fred Norman, who ended the season without a complete game in 31 starts, pitched seven innings and gained credit for the decision. Doug Bair finished. The Reds scoring included a homer by Ken Henderson.

Astros 7, Giants 4 at Houston (night game):
Two pinch-hitters came through to enable the Astros to defeat the Giants, 7-4. Jesus Alou delivered a single to drive in a run in the sixth inning when the Astros scored twice to take a 5-3 lead, and Reggie Baldwin added two more runs with a pinch-single to clinch the verdict in the eighth.

Phillies 10, Pirates 8 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Led by the slugging of Richie Hebner, Greg Luzinski and Randy Lerch, the Phillies outlasted the Pirates, 10-8, and clinched their third straight East division title. Hebner knocked in a run with a double in the first inning before the Pirates came back with a grand-slam by Willie Stargell in their half. Lerch, who was the Phillies starter and winner, put himself back in the game with a pair of solo homers off Don Robinson. With Grant Jackson on the mound in relief, Luzinski smashed a three-run homer in the sixth to put the Phillies ahead, 6-4. The Phillies then loaded the bases in the eighth and Hebner cleared the sacks with a double that proved the winning blow. Hebner advanced to third on the throw home and scored the Phillies' final run on a sacrifice fly by Mike Schmidt. The Pirates rallied in the ninth, filling the bases and scoring four runs on an infield out by Omar Moreno, a two-run single by Dave Parker, an error by Larry Bowa and single by Bill Robinson before Ron Reed struck out Stargell and retired Phil Garner on a grounder to end the game.

Dodgers 7, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
Steve Garvey homered with a man on base in the first inning, hitting safely in his 20th straight game, to start the Dodgers off to a 7-0 victory over the Padres. The Dodgers, who snapped a four-game losing streak, used three pitchers, Tommy John, Bob Welch and Terry Forster, with the decision going to John, who worked the first five innings.

Cardinals 6, Expos 1 at St. Louis (day game):
After the Expos scored a run in the first inning, the Cardinals came back with three in their half and breezed to a 6-1 victory behind the pitching of John Denny. Garry Templeton hit his 13th triple of the season to spark the Cardinals' scoring in the first and Ted Simmons smashed his career high 22nd homer in the fifth.