MLB Scores and Standings Saturday, September 09, 1978
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 7 |
| W | Phil Niekro (18-15) |
| L | Rick Rhoden (8-7) |
| S | Gene Garber (23) |
| New York Yankees | 7 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 |
| W | Ron Guidry (21-2) |
| L | Dennis Eckersley (16-7) |
| Kansas City Royals | 2 | Final |
| California Angels | 3 |
| W | Don Aase (10-8) |
| L | Rich Gale (14-8) |
| S | Dave LaRoche (22) |
| Kansas City Royals | 2 | Final |
| California Angels | 4 |
| W | Dave Frost (4-4) |
| L | Dennis Leonard (16-17) |
| Seattle Mariners | 9 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 6 |
| W | Enrique Romo (11-6) |
| L | Lerrin LaGrow (4-5) |
| San Francisco Giants | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 6 |
| W | Bill Bonham (11-4) |
| L | Bob Knepper (15-10) |
| S | Doug Bair (25) |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 5 |
| W | Dave Rozema (7-10) |
| L | Mike Paxton (10-9) |
| San Diego Padres | 4 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 10 |
| W | Joe Niekro (12-12) |
| L | Steve Mura (0-1) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 |
| W | Mike Caldwell (18-9) |
| L | Roger Erickson (13-11) |
| Chicago Cubs | 6 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 3 |
| W | Mike Krukow (7-2) |
| L | Dan Schatzeder (7-5) |
| S | Bruce Sutter (25) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | Final |
| New York Mets | 4 |
| W | Kevin Kobel (3-5) |
| L | Jim Rooker (8-10) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 6 |
| W | Randy Lerch (9-8) |
| L | Bob Forsch (11-16) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 4 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 0 |
| W | Scott McGregor (14-12) |
| L | Balor Moore (6-7) |
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL East Division
AL West Division
NL East Division
AL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 86 | 55 | .610 | -- | 701 | 584 | .583 |
| NYY | 85 | 56 | .603 | 1.0 | 647 | 506 | .611 |
| MIL | 82 | 60 | .577 | 4.5 | 715 | 575 | .598 |
| BAL | 80 | 62 | .563 | 6.5 | 574 | 576 | .498 |
| KCR | 77 | 63 | .550 | 8.5 | 640 | 560 | .561 |
| DET | 77 | 64 | .546 | 9.0 | 635 | 567 | .552 |
| CAL | 77 | 66 | .538 | 10.0 | 590 | 586 | .503 |
| TEX | 68 | 70 | .493 | 16.5 | 573 | 556 | .514 |
| OAK | 65 | 76 | .461 | 21.0 | 482 | 568 | .425 |
| MIN | 62 | 80 | .437 | 24.5 | 588 | 611 | .482 |
| CLE | 60 | 80 | .429 | 25.5 | 576 | 619 | .467 |
| CHW | 60 | 82 | .423 | 26.5 | 538 | 648 | .416 |
| TOR | 56 | 88 | .389 | 31.5 | 548 | 686 | .399 |
| SEA | 53 | 86 | .381 | 32.0 | 549 | 714 | .382 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 84 | 58 | .592 | -- | 636 | 513 | .597 |
| SFG | 81 | 61 | .570 | 3.0 | 567 | 514 | .545 |
| PHI | 78 | 63 | .553 | 5.5 | 616 | 511 | .585 |
| CIN | 77 | 64 | .546 | 6.5 | 614 | 609 | .504 |
| PIT | 74 | 67 | .525 | 9.5 | 572 | 549 | .519 |
| SDP | 73 | 70 | .510 | 11.5 | 523 | 541 | .485 |
| CHC | 71 | 71 | .500 | 13.0 | 580 | 623 | .467 |
| MON | 67 | 76 | .469 | 17.5 | 564 | 537 | .522 |
| HOU | 66 | 75 | .468 | 17.5 | 547 | 569 | .482 |
| ATL | 62 | 80 | .437 | 22.0 | 543 | 675 | .402 |
| STL | 61 | 82 | .427 | 23.5 | 528 | 583 | .455 |
| NYM | 58 | 85 | .406 | 26.5 | 537 | 603 | .447 |
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