MLB standings through games of October 1, 1978

MLB standings at the end of October 1, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	162	99	63	0	.611		792	652	59-22	40-41	9-1	Won 8
New York Yankees	162	99	63	0	.611		730	578	55-26	44-37	7-3	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	162	93	69	0	.574	6.0	804	650	54-27	39-42	7-3	Won 3
Baltimore Orioles	161	90	71	0	.559	8.5	659	633	51-30	39-41	5-5	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	162	86	76	0	.531	13.0	714	653	47-34	39-42	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	159	69	90	0	.434	28.5	639	694	42-36	27-54	4-6	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	161	59	102	0	.366	39.5	590	775	37-44	22-58	1-9	Lost 8

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	162	92	70	0	.568		743	634	56-25	36-45	6-4	Won 1
California Angels	162	87	75	0	.537	5.0	691	666	50-31	37-44	7-3	Won 1
Texas Rangers	162	87	75	0	.537	5.0	692	632	52-30	35-45	9-1	Won 5
Minnesota Twins	162	73	89	0	.451	19.0	666	678	38-43	35-46	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	161	71	90	0	.441	20.5	634	731	38-42	33-48	5-5	Lost 1
Oakland A's	162	69	93	0	.426	23.0	532	690	38-42	31-51	1-9	Lost 3
Seattle Mariners	160	56	104	0	.350	35.0	614	834	32-49	24-55	1-9	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	162	90	72	0	.556		708	586	54-28	36-44	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	161	88	73	0	.547	1.5	684	637	55-26	33-47	7-3	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	162	79	83	0	.488	11.0	664	724	44-38	35-45	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	162	76	86	0	.469	14.0	633	611	41-39	35-47	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	162	69	93	0	.426	21.0	600	657	37-44	32-49	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	162	66	96	0	.407	24.0	607	690	33-47	33-49	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	162	95	67	0	.586		727	573	54-27	41-40	3-7	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	161	92	69	0	.571	2.5	710	688	49-31	43-38	9-1	Won 7
San Francisco Giants	162	89	73	0	.549	6.0	613	594	50-31	39-42	6-4	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	162	84	78	0	.519	11.0	591	598	50-31	34-47	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	162	74	88	0	.457	21.0	605	634	50-31	24-57	5-5	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	162	69	93	0	.426	26.0	600	750	39-42	30-51	1-9	Lost 7

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 0 at Boston (day game):
Rick Burleson belted a two-run homer and Jim Rice slammed a solo shot, his 46th home run of the season, as Boston won its eighth in a row and 12 in the last 14 games.

Angels 5, White Sox 4 at California (day game):
Pablo Torrealba walked pinch hitter Merv Rettenmund with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, forcing in the winning run as the Angels downed the Chicago White Sox, 5-4. Nolan Ryan struck out 13 to increase his season total to 260 and improve his record to 10-13. Chicago starter Francisco Barrios was the loser.

Orioles 4, Tigers 2 at Detroit (day game):
Pat Kelly spoiled Detroit manager Ralph Houk's final game by driving in three runs with a pair of homers for Baltimore. Houk announced his retirement Sept. 12, effective at the end of this season.

Royals 1, Twins 0 at Kansas City (day game):
Art Kusnyer singled in Amos Otis, who had tripled, for the only run as three Royals pitchers held Minnesota to two hits. George Throop, who spent most of the year in the minor leagues, pitched three innings of shutout relief for his first major league victory.

Indians 9, Yankees 2 at New York (day game):
The Indians, who had lost six in a row, pounded Catfish Hunter and Dick Tidrow for six runs in the first two innings. Andre Thornton hit a two-run homer in the first while Gary Alexander's leadoff shot in the second snapped a 2-2 tie and touched off a four-run uprising that was capped by Buddy Bell's two-run single. Cleveland's Rick Waits, 15-15, settled down after yielding two runs in the bottom of the first and allowed only one more hit the rest of the way, finishing with a five-hitter.

Brewers 9, A's 0 at Oakland (day game):
Home runs by Larry Hisle and Gorman Thomas backed the three-hit pitching of Lary Sorensen and Moose Haas as Milwaukee finished with its best record ever, 93-69.

Rangers 9, Mariners 4 at Seattle (day game):
Pat Corrales' debut as Texas manager was a successful one as Richie Zisk drove in three runs with a single and a two-run homer and Bobby Bonds added a two-run blast to power the Rangers to a 9-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Corrales took over after Billy Hunter was fired as Texas manager earlier Sunday.

Mets 5, Cubs 3 at Chicago (day game):
Closing out the season on a winning note, the last-place Mets downed the Cubs, 5-3. Butch Benton, the Mets' rookie catcher, drove in two runs with his first two major league hits.

Reds 10, Braves 8 at Cincinnati (day game):
The second homer of the game by George Foster, coming with a runner on and two out in the 14th inning, gave the Reds a 10-8 decision over the Braves. Foster's pair of round-trippers gave hime 40 homers and 120 RBIs for the season, tops in the league in both categories. Pete Rose, removed from the game by manager Sparky Anderson in the seventh inning, failed to achieve the 200-hit plateau. Rookie righthander Dan Dumoulin got credit for his first big league win as the Reds closed out the season with a seventh straight victory.

Astros 3, Giants 0 at Houston (day game):
Three pitchers, Joe Niekro, Vern Ruhle and Mark Lemongello, combined to carry the Astros to a 3-0 whitewash of the Giants. Cesar Cedeno batted in one run with an infield out in the first inning and provided another with a homer in the third.

Pirates 5, Phillies 3 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Omar Moreno tied the club record for stolen bases with 70 and Kent Tekulve set a club record for saves with 31 as the Pirates beat the Phillies, 5-3. Moreno equalled Frank Taveras' 1977 mark. Tekulve, who led the league in appearances with 91, broke the team save record of 30, set by Dave Giust in 1971. Odell Jones, making his first major league start, was credited with the win.

Padres 4, Dodgers 3 at San Diego (day game):

Expos 5, Cardinals 1 at St. Louis (day game):