MLB standings through games of May 27, 1978

MLB standings at the end of May 27, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	45	30	15	0	.667		243	178	18-3	12-12	7-3	Won 4
New York Yankees	41	26	15	0	.634	2.0	190	144	14-5	12-10	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	41	24	17	0	.585	4.0	195	155	10-7	14-10	3-7	Lost 4
Milwaukee Brewers	41	21	20	0	.512	7.0	210	187	12-7	9-13	7-3	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	43	20	23	0	.465	9.0	163	209	11-11	9-12	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	41	19	22	0	.463	9.0	162	177	11-7	8-15	4-6	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	43	16	27	0	.372	13.0	168	226	11-14	5-13	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	43	26	17	0	.605		143	138	15-9	11-8	4-6	Won 2
California Angels	42	25	17	0	.595	0.5	189	152	16-8	9-9	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	41	22	19	0	.537	3.0	179	178	12-7	10-12	4-6	Won 3
Texas Rangers	42	22	20	0	.524	3.5	162	166	13-8	9-12	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	43	17	26	0	.395	9.0	191	200	7-12	10-14	7-3	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	48	17	31	0	.354	11.5	188	228	11-17	6-14	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	40	12	28	0	.300	12.5	144	189	8-13	4-15	2-8	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	40	23	17	0	.575		163	159	11-7	12-10	8-2	Won 7
Philadelphia Phillies	39	20	19	0	.513	2.5	187	153	13-6	7-13	3-7	Won 1
Montreal Expos	43	22	21	0	.512	2.5	184	159	11-11	11-10	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	45	21	24	0	.467	4.5	174	190	9-12	12-12	7-3	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	42	19	23	0	.452	5.0	164	193	10-10	9-13	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	44	15	29	0	.341	10.0	154	188	10-13	5-16	1-9	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	42	27	15	0	.643		164	137	16-7	11-8	7-3	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	45	28	17	0	.622	0.5	227	195	15-9	13-8	8-2	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	43	25	18	0	.581	2.5	220	167	13-8	12-10	6-4	Won 1
Houston Astros	41	19	22	0	.463	7.5	161	168	13-8	6-14	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	43	19	24	0	.442	8.5	148	173	12-10	7-14	4-6	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	41	16	25	0	.390	10.5	126	190	10-10	6-15	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 6, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (day game):
David Clyde spaced seven hits and posted his third straight victory, pitching the Indians to a 6-2 decision over the Orioles. Buddy Bell batted in two runs with a double and single, Willie Horton accounted for two RBIs with a single and Johnny Grubb added the Indians' final pair with a homer.

Red Sox 1, Tigers 0 at Boston (day game):
After the Tigers were forced to change pitchers, Jim Rice smashed a homer in the sixth inning to give the Red Sox a 1-0 victory. Dave Rozema, who started for the Tigers, came up with a stiff shoulder after allowing only two hits in the first five frames. Jack Morris, relieving, retired Ric kBurleson and Jerry Remy before Rice rapped his round-tripper. Morris yielded only one more hit the rest of the way. Luis Tiant allowed seven hits while blanking the Tigers for his third straight victory and first shutout of the season.

Brewers 4, Angels 2 at California (night game):
Winning for the fourth time in a stretch of five complete games, Lary Sorensen pitched the Brewers to a 4-2 victory over the Angels. Ben Oglivie knocked in the initial run with a single in the first inning before the Brewers chased Tom Griffin in the third. Robin Yount singled, took third on a single by Cecil Cooper and scored on a sacrifice fly by Sal Bando. Griffin, making his first A. L. start, then loaded the bases and forced in a run with a pass to Don Money. Oglivie added an insurance marker with a homer in the fifth. Both of the Angels' runs counted on wild pitches by Sorensen.

A's 4, White Sox 3 at Chicago (day game):
A single by Jim Essian scored pinch-runner Mike Edwards in the 10th inning and brought the A's a 4-3 victory over the White Sox, who lost their sixth straight game. The A's first three runs came on homers. Dave Revering rapped a solo drive in the second and Mitchell Page hit for the circuit with a man on base in the sixth to put the A's in front, 3-2. The White Sox tied the score in the eighth with a double by Chet Lemon and single by Bob Molinaro. In the 10th, Gary Alexander singled and yielded the paths to Edwards. Wayne Gross then sacrificed to set up the A's winning run on Essian's single.

Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1 at New York (day game):
Playing before a Jacket Day crowd of 55,367, the Yankees were held to only five hits and lost to the Blue Jays, 4-1. The Yankees' run counted in the first inning on a double by Willie Randolph and single by Reggie Jackson, who later suffered a pulled muscle in his left thigh while batting in the fourth and had to leave the game. The Blue Jays tied the score with an unearned run in the fifth and then won with three runs in the ninth on a single by Dave McKay, sacrifice by Luis Gomez, intentional pass to Alan Ashby, triple by Rick Bosetti, and squeeze bunt sacrifice by Bob Bailor.

Rangers 3, Mariners 2 at Texas (night game):
Juan Beniquez drove in one run and scored another with two of the Rangers' nine hits in a 3-2 victory over the Mariners. Mike Hargrove led off with a double in the first inning and, after Bobby Bonds walked, Beniquez singled, driving in Hargrove. Bonds took third. Beniquez headed for second on the throw to the infield and when Bill Stein tossed the ball into right field, Bonds also scored. The Rangers added what proved to be their deciding marker in the fifth when Toby Harrah hit a sacrifice fly after singles by Beniquez and Jim Sundberg. The Mariners counted their pair in the seventh on a double by Leon Roberts and homer by Bob Robertson.

Phillies 6, Braves 5 at Atlanta (night game):
A balk by Rick Camp allowed Bud Harrelson to score the game-winner as the Phillies rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Braves, 6-5. Garry Maddox hit a two-run homer for the Phillies in the sixth, but the Braves went into the final frame with a 5-3 lead. Richie Hebner ignited the Phillies' rally with a single and stopped at third on a double by Maddox. Camp, relieving, was greeted with a run-scoring single by Bob Boone. Harrelson ran for Boone. Davey Johnson tied the score with a single, driving in Maddox, as Harrelson took third. With Bake McBride at bat, Camp was charged with a balk, sending Harrelson home.

Mets 9, Astros 7 at Houston (night game):
Showing no favorites, the Mets scored off three different relief pitchers while rallying for six runs in the last three innings to defeat the Astros, 9-7. Oscar Zamora, who replaced starter Joaquin Andujar in the fifth, pitched two scoreless innings and had a 7-3 lead before giving up a run in the seventh. Bruce Boisclair homered to lead off the eighth and Steve Henderson followed with a single, resulting in Zamora's removal. Joe Sambito came in and yielded a single by Willie Montanez and two-run pinch-double by John Stearns that tied the score. After the Astros switched to Ken Forsch as their third pitcher of the inning, Doug Flynn singled to send the Mets ahead. Stearns clinched the decision with a sacrifice fly for the final run in the ninth.

Expos 15, Pirates 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
While Rudy May pitched a two-hitter, the Expos went on a batting spree with 20 hits and trounced the Pirates, 15-1. Andre Dawson was the only Expos' starter who failed to participate in the spree and his error in the first inning allowed the Pirates to score their lone run. Dave Cash and Stan Papi each had four hits. Papi drove in three runs and scored one. Cash crossed the plate five times and accounted for one RBI. Tony Perez batted in three runs with a homer, single and sacrifice fly. Larry Parrish joined in the attack with a two-run homer and double.

Reds 5, Padres 2 at San Diego (night game):
Paced by Ken Griffey, who had a 4-for-4 night, the Reds defeated the Padres, 5-2, to bring Bill Bonham his sixth straight victory. Griffey scored three runs and drove in one. Bonham was relieved by Dave Tomlin after walking Don Reynolds with one out in the eighth. Jerry Turner doubled for the Padres' first run before Tomlin retired the side. Manny Sarmiento came to the mound in the ninth and gave up a homer by Gene Tenace but then retired the last three batters.

Dodgers 3, Giants 1 at San Francisco (day game):
Burt Hooton yielded only two hits in the first 6 2/3 innings and Terry Forster pitched perfect ball in relief as the Dodgers posted a 3-1 victory over the Giants, who were stopped on their streak of 12 straight victories at home in Candlestick Park. Vida Blue, winner of six games in a row, was handed his first loss since opening day. Ron Cey doubled off Blue in the second, stopped at third on a single by Steve Garvey and scored as Dusty Baker grounded into a double play. Baker doubled in the seventh, advanced to third after the catch on a long fly by Lee Lacy and came home on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Grote. The Dodgers' insurance run counted in the eighth on a pass to Bill North, a sacrifice, stolen base and single by Reggie Smith. The Giants' lone tally was unearned. Hooton was relieved after Jack Clark singled and Marc Hill walked with two out in the seventh. Forster retired the last seven straight batters, striking out three, to get credit for his eighth save.

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (night game):
A triple by Ivan DeJesus in the 11th inning and infield hit by Bill Buckner on a dribbler in front of the plate brought the Cubs their seventh straight victory and beat the Cardinals, 3-2. The Cubs counted their initial pair in the third on a double by ave Rader, pass to DeJesus, single by Greg Gross and wild pitch by Bob Forsch. Ted Simmons tripled for the Cards in the seventh and scored on an infield out by Jerry Mumphrey. Simmons then tied the game with a homer in the ninth, but the Cards' catcher showed up umpire Paul Runge as he crossed the plate and was ejected from the game.