MLB standings through games of September 23, 1978

MLB standings at the end of September 23, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	155	93	62	0	.600		702	565	50-25	43-37	5-5	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	155	92	63	0	.594	1.0	752	643	53-22	39-41	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	156	89	67	0	.571	4.5	775	634	53-27	36-40	5-5	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	154	86	68	0	.558	6.5	638	615	48-29	38-39	5-5	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	155	83	72	0	.535	10.0	698	629	45-33	38-39	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	152	68	84	0	.447	23.5	625	669	42-35	26-49	6-4	Won 3
Toronto Blue Jays	154	59	95	0	.383	33.5	580	735	37-43	22-52	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	155	88	67	0	.568		718	614	52-23	36-44	7-3	Won 1
California Angels	155	82	73	0	.529	6.0	649	633	46-29	36-44	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	153	79	74	0	.516	8.0	640	601	48-29	31-45	7-3	Won 4
Minnesota Twins	155	70	85	0	.452	18.0	640	651	37-43	33-42	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	154	68	86	0	.442	19.5	596	685	37-40	31-46	7-3	Won 1
Oakland A's	156	68	88	0	.436	20.5	512	656	38-39	30-49	2-8	Lost 4
Seattle Mariners	151	55	96	0	.364	31.0	589	784	32-45	23-51	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	153	85	68	0	.556		669	552	51-27	34-41	6-4	Won 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	153	82	71	0	.536	3.0	644	606	49-25	33-46	8-2	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	154	76	78	0	.494	9.5	633	683	42-36	34-42	3-7	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	154	72	82	0	.468	13.5	604	586	40-39	32-43	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	156	67	89	0	.429	19.5	580	636	36-41	31-48	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	155	63	92	0	.406	23.0	585	661	32-45	31-47	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	155	93	62	0	.600		698	547	53-27	40-35	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	154	85	69	0	.552	7.5	668	663	43-31	42-38	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	155	85	70	0	.548	8.0	592	575	47-30	38-40	4-6	Won 2
San Diego Padres	156	81	75	0	.519	12.5	580	581	48-30	33-45	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	154	69	85	0	.448	23.5	580	612	48-30	21-55	2-8	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	155	69	86	0	.445	24.0	586	717	39-38	30-48	6-4	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Tigers 4, Orioles 3 (night game) / Orioles 6, Tigers 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Jim Palmer became the first A. L. pitcher in 43 years to win 20 games for an eighth season when the Orioles gained a 6-1 victory in the nightcap of a doubleheader after the Tigers rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to capture the opener, 4-3. Lefty Grove, who did it last in 1935, also won 20 games eight times, while Walter Johnson holds the league record with a dozen 20 victory seasons. Palmer's shutout bid was spoiled when Steve Kemp homered for the Tigers' tally in the seventh inning. Doug DeCinces had a homer for the Orioles. In the opener, Milt May led off the Tigers' ninth with a single, leading to the exit of Dennis Martinez. Don Stanhouse failed in relief. Successively, Tim Corcoran and Alan Trammell singled to load the bases before John Wockenfuss batted for Steve Dillard and singled to drive in tying and winning runs.

White Sox 5, Angels 4 at Chicago (day game):
A two-out single by Greg Pryor broke a tie in the eighth inning and lifted the White Sox to a 5-4 victory over the Angels. Mike Squires singled, moved to second on an infield out and scored on Pryor's hit. The game was followed by the tragic death of Lyman Bostock. The Angels' outfielder was shot and killed in Gary, Ind.

Indians 10, Yankees 1 at Cleveland (day game):
Showing no respect for the Yankees, the Indians pounded their way to a 10-1 victory over the East division leaders. The defeat was the third in the last five games for the Yankees, whose lead over the Red Sox was cut to one game. After the Yankees scored their lone run on a single by Lou Piniella in the first inning, the Indians erupted for four runs in the second inning. Gary Alexander singled, Dan Briggs walked and Tom Veryzer was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Rick Manning singled, driving in two runs, and Jim Norris tripled to account for two more. Wayne Cage hit a homer in the third. David Clyde held the Yankees to nine hits, four by Willie Randolph, who had a perfect day at the plate.

Brewers 13, A's 4 at Milwaukee (day game):
Larry Hisle hammered his 33rd homer and Cecil Cooper, Ben Oglivie and Sixto Lezcano each collected three of the Brewers' 18 hits in a 13-4 rout of the A's. Before the Brewers got started, the A's built up a 3-0 lead, but the Brewers picked up a pair in the second and erupted for six runs in the fourth, sending 11 men to the plate. Dick Davis and Don Money each hit two-run singles. In their next turn at bat, the Brewers added five runs. Buck Martinez and Robin Yount doubled for one run. After a single by Money scored Yount, Cooper also singled before Hisle capped the outburst with a three-run homer. Rico Carty hit his 30th homer -- and 10th since joining Oakland August 15 -- to account for the A's final run in the fifth.

Royals 3, Twins 1 at Minnesota (night game):
Paul Splittorff gained his 19th victory and Al Hrabosky picked up his 20th save as the Royals defeated the Twins, 3-1. Splittorff gave up six hits and six walks in 7 1/3 innings before Hrabosky relieved. The Royals jumped off with two runs in the first inning on a walk to Steve Braun, singles by George Brett and Pete LaCock and an error by left fielder Willie Norwood in handling LaCock's hit. After Clint Hurdle homered in the second, the Royals collected only two more hits off Roger Erickson the rest of the way. Dave Edwards hit his first major league homer for the Twins' run in the fifth.

Rangers 7, Mariners 2 at Texas (night game):
A three-run homer by Bobby Bonds nailed down the Rangers' 7-2 victory over the Mariners. Bonds' blast in the sixth inning was his 29th, leaving him one shy of hitting 30 homers and stealing 30 bases in one season for the fifth time in his career. He had 37 stolen bases. Al Oliver opened the Rangers' scoring with a homer in the third and, after Richie Zisk singled and Juan Beniquez doubled, Mike Jorgensen added two runs with a double. Bonds' homer followed singles by Nelson Norman and Kurt Bevacqua.

Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 1 at Toronto (day game):
Jim Rice smashed his 43rd homer and collected his 387th total base -- tops in the A. L. in 40 years -- as the Red Sox defeated the Blue Jays, 3-1, to pull within one game of the Yankees in the East division race. In 1938, Jimmie Foxx, also of the Red Sox, accounted for 398 total bases, including 50 homers. The Red Sox started their scoring against the Blue Jays in first inning when Rick Burleson singled, stole second and crossed the plate on a single by Carl Yastrzemski. Butch Hobson doubled and Jack Brohamer singled to make it 2-0 in the fourth. After Rice connected for his homer in the fifth, the Blue Jays posted their run off Luis Tiant on a walk to Dave McKay and double by Alan Ashby in the sixth.

Braves 8, Reds 1 at Atlanta (night game):
The Braves erupted for five runs in the fourth inning and added three more on homers by Gary Matthews, Bob Horner and Glenn Hubbard in the fifth to defeat the Reds, 8-1. Hubbard's homer was the first of his major league career. The rookie second baseman also hit a two-run double to feature the Braves' outburst in the fourth.

Dodgers 5, Padres 3 at Los Angeles (day game):
A pinch-homer by Lee Lacy with a man on base highlighted a four-run rally in the seventh inning and lifted the Dodgers to a 5-3 victory over the Padres. Homers by Gene Richards and Dave Winfield gave the Padres a 3-0 lead before the Dodgers got going with a run in the fifth inning. Dusty Baker led off the seventh with a double and scored on a single by Rick Monday. After Monday was caught stealing, Joe Ferguson singled. The Padres brought Rollie Fingers to the mound, but the ace reliever failed to get Lacy, who batted for Burt Hooton and hit his homer. The Dodgers added another run on singles by Bill Russell, Reggie Smith and Steve Garvey before the inning ended.

Expos 3, Pirates 2 at Montreal (day game):
Ross Grimsley became the biggest winner in Expos' history when the lefthander defeated the Pirates, 3-2, for his 19th victory. Carl Morton held the former record with 18 victories in 1970. The Expos took a 2-0 lead against Bert Blyleven in the first inning when Dave Cash singled and Andre Dawson homered. The Pirates caught up in the sixth with a double by Frank Taveras, pass to Omar Moreno and singles by Dave Parker and Bill Robinson. Larry Parrish led off the Expos' ninth with a double. After Chris Speier grounded out, Del Unser batted for Grimsley and singled to drive in the winning run. The defeat was a damaging blow to the Pirates, who fell three games behind the Phillies in the East division race.

[DH] Phillies 1, Mets 0 (day game) / Phillies 6, Mets 3 at New York (day game):
After being collared in his first two trips, Larry Bowa collected seven straight hits to lead the Phillies to 1-0 and 6-3 victories over the Mets in a doubleheader. Larry Christenson, who pitched a three-hitter in the opener, gained his edge over Mike Bruhert when Bowa bunted for a safe hit with two out in the sixth inning and scored the game's only run on a double by Garry Maddox. In the nightcap, Bowa hit a triple, a double and three singles, driving in three runs and scoring one. Richie Hebner contributed a homer. Dick Ruthven limited the Mets to four hits, with one of their runs coming on a round-tripper by Lenny Randle.

Giants 3, Astros 2 at San Francisco (day game):
The Giants took advantage of J.R. Richard's departure and scored in the eighth inning on a pinch-single by Tom Heintzelman to defeat the Astros, 3-2. Richard struck out seven, leaving him three short of 300 for the season, before a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand forced him to leave the mound after seven innings with the score tied, 2-2. In the Giants' eighth, Marc Hill doubled off joaquin Andujar. Vic Harris went in to run and was bunted to third by Roger Metzger. After pinch-hitter John Tamargo walked, Houston brought in Dan Warthen, who was greeted by Heintzelman's single.

Cardinals 5, Cubs 1 at St. Louis (day game):
Held scoreless on three hits in the first seven innings, the Cardinals erupted for five runs in the eighth and defeated the Cubs, 5-1. A safe bunt by Scot Thompson, single by Manny Trillo and sacrifice fly by Dave Rader produced the Cubs' run in the fifth.