MLB standings through games of September 28, 1978

MLB standings at the end of September 28, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	159	97	62	0	.610		718	568	53-25	44-37	6-4	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	159	96	63	0	.604	1.0	771	651	56-22	40-41	8-2	Won 5
Milwaukee Brewers	159	90	69	0	.566	7.0	784	644	54-27	36-42	5-5	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	158	89	69	0	.563	7.5	649	623	51-30	38-39	6-4	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	159	84	75	0	.528	13.0	704	643	45-33	39-42	4-6	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	156	68	88	0	.436	27.5	629	682	42-36	26-52	4-6	Lost 4
Toronto Blue Jays	158	59	99	0	.373	37.5	589	754	37-44	22-55	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	159	90	69	0	.566		735	627	54-24	36-45	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	159	86	73	0	.541	4.0	675	647	49-29	37-44	7-3	Won 4
Texas Rangers	159	84	75	0	.528	6.0	668	623	52-30	32-45	9-1	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	159	72	87	0	.453	18.0	659	670	38-43	34-44	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	158	69	89	0	.437	20.5	615	715	38-42	31-47	4-6	Lost 2
Oakland A's	159	69	90	0	.434	21.0	526	670	38-39	31-51	2-8	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	157	56	101	0	.357	33.0	605	810	32-46	24-55	1-9	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	158	89	69	0	.563		690	566	54-28	35-41	7-3	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	157	85	72	0	.541	3.5	664	619	52-25	33-47	7-3	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	158	77	81	0	.487	12.0	647	707	42-36	35-45	4-6	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	159	74	85	0	.465	15.5	620	599	41-39	33-46	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	159	68	91	0	.428	21.5	588	644	36-42	32-49	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	158	64	94	0	.405	25.0	590	673	33-47	31-47	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	159	94	65	0	.591		716	566	54-27	40-38	3-7	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	158	89	69	0	.563	4.5	689	678	46-31	43-38	8-2	Won 4
San Francisco Giants	159	88	71	0	.553	6.0	607	583	50-31	38-40	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	159	82	77	0	.516	12.0	584	587	48-30	34-47	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	159	72	87	0	.453	22.0	594	628	48-30	24-57	4-6	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	159	69	90	0	.434	25.0	590	729	39-42	30-48	4-6	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 3, Indians 2 at Baltimore (night game):
Completing the three-game series sweep, the Orioles edged the Indians, 3-2, behind the combined four-hit pitching of Jim Palmer and Don Stanhouse. The first Oriole run came in the opening inning on a sacrifice fly by Eddie Murray. Doug DeCinces, hitting safely in his 18th straight game, homered in the fourth frame and Ken Singleton added an RBI single in the eighth.

Red Sox 1, Tigers 0 at Boston (night game):
A leadoff homer by Jim Rice in the fourth inning accounted for the lone run as the Red Sox stayed one game behind the Yankees in the East division by edging the Tigers, 1-0, behind a three-hitter by Mike Torrez. The victory was the righthander's first in more than a month.

Angels 11, White Sox 7 at California (night game):
Carney Lansford drove in four runs with a homer and a single as the Angels outslugged the White Sox, 11-7. Lansford homered with two men on base to highlight a five-run first inning and singled in a run as the Angels batted around in the fourth. Eric Soderholm hit a pair of round-trippers for the Pale Hose, who knocked out Nolan Ryan after two-thirds of one inning.

Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1 at New York (night game):
Capping a brilliant regular season with his 24th victory, Ron Guidry tossed a four-hitter as the Yankees maintained their one-game lead in the East division by beating the Blue Jays, 3-1. Guidry raised his strikeout total to 243 for a new club record. The Yankees took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Lou Piniella singled, went to second when Chris Chambliss was hit by a pitch and scored on a single by Roy White. The Blue Jays tied the game in the fifth on an error by Willie Randolph before a Toronto error gave the Yankees their victory in the sixth. A single by Thurman Munson and a walk to Reggie Jackson sent Jay starter Balor Moore to the showers in favor of Tom Buskey. Piniella grounded out and Graig Nettles was walked intentionally to load the bases. Munson and Jackson scored when first baseman Doug Ault committed a throwing error to home on a grounder by Chambliss.

Rangers 4, Mariners 3 at Seattle (night game):
Breaking a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning, the Rangers topped the Mariners, 4-3. Bobby Bonds drew a walk to open the eighth, bringing on Enrique Romo in relief of Shane Rawley. A walk to Johnny Grubb and single by Al Oliver loaded the sacks. One out later, Bonds scored when Jim Sundberg bounced into a forceout.

Astros 4, Braves 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Raising his league-leading strikeout total to 303, most ever in one season for a righthander in the N. L., J.R. Richard pitched the Astros to a 4-3 victory over the Braves. Richard also hit a homer. The Astros scored two runs in the seventh inning to win. Jose Cruz led off with a single and went to second on a sacrifice by Julio Gonzalez. A pinch-double by Reggie Baldwin tallied Cruz and a single by Rafael Landestoy plated Baldwin.

Reds 8, Dodgers 7 at Cincinnati (night game):
Staging a Garrison finish, the Reds scored six runs in the ninth inning to beat the Dodgers, 8-7, and complete the three-game series sweep. Pete Rose started the rally with a single and on his second trip, singled again to drive in the winning run. The Reds scored three times after two were out. Dave Tomlin, who gave up two runs in the top of ninth, was credited with an undeserved win. Steve Garvey reached the 200-hit plateau for the fourth time with the Dodgers and Rose had four hits for the Reds to raise his season total to 195.