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1978 American League Standings and Head-to-Head

1977 AL  / 1979 AL  / 1978 NL  / 1978 MLB  Standings and Head-to-Head

Postseason

WorldSeries (4-2):   New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers
LgChampSeries (3-1):   New York Yankees over Kansas City Royals

East Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
New York Yankees NYY 100 63 .613 --
Boston Red Sox BOS 99 64 .607 1.0
Milwaukee Brewers MIL 93 69 .574 6.5
Baltimore Orioles BAL 90 71 .559 9.0
Detroit Tigers DET 86 76 .531 13.5
Cleveland Indians CLE 69 90 .434 29.0
Toronto Blue Jays TOR 59 102 .366 40.0

West Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Kansas City Royals KCR 92 70 .568 --
California Angels CAL 87 75 .537 5.0
Texas Rangers TEX 87 75 .537 5.0
Minnesota Twins MIN 73 89 .451 19.0
Chicago White Sox CHW 71 90 .441 20.5
Oakland Athletics OAK 69 93 .426 23.0
Seattle Mariners SEA 56 104 .350 35.0

AL East Detailed Standings

Explanation of Simple Rating System (SRS)
Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA Rdiff SOS SRS pythWL Luck vEast vWest Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 NYY 100 63 .613 --- 4.5 3.6 0.9 0.0 0.9 99-64 1 54-37 46-26 55-26 45-37 7-6 24-18 53-29 47-34 50-42 50-21
2 BOS 99 64 .607 1.0 1.0 4.9 4.0 0.9 0.0 0.8 96-67 3 55-36 44-28 59-23 40-41 11-7 32-25 81-43 18-21 53-39 46-25
3 MIL 93 69 .574 6.5 12.0 5.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.9 97-65 -4 53-37 40-32 54-27 39-42 4-8 24-25 65-56 28-13 46-44 47-25
4 BAL 90 71 .559 9.0 19.5 4.1 3.9 0.2 0.0 0.2 83-78 7 44-46 46-25 51-30 39-41 9-5 36-27 62-50 28-21 40-51 50-20
5 DET 86 76 .531 13.5 37.5 4.4 4.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 88-74 -2 41-49 45-27 47-34 39-42 8-8 25-23 47-36 39-40 40-51 46-25
6 CLE 69 90 .434 29.0 115.0 4.0 4.4 -0.3 0.1 -0.2 74-85 -5 40-49 29-41 42-36 27-54 6-5 27-35 51-64 18-26 40-66 29-24
7 TOR 59 102 .366 40.0 181.0 3.7 4.8 -1.1 0.2 -1.0 61-100 -2 28-61 31-41 37-44 22-58 7-8 23-30 32-73 27-29 39-67 20-35
Avg 85 76 .527 4.4 4.1 85-76 45-45 40-31 49-31 35-45 7-6 27-26 55-50 29-26 44-51 41-25

AL West Detailed Standings

Explanation of Simple Rating System (SRS)
Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA Rdiff SOS SRS pythWL Luck vEast vWest Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 KCR 92 70 .568 --- 4.6 3.9 0.7 -0.1 0.6 93-69 -1 43-29 49-41 56-25 36-45 7-5 24-27 62-48 30-22 45-36 47-34
2 TEX 87 75 .537 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.9 0.4 -0.1 0.3 88-74 -1 35-37 52-38 52-30 35-45 9-7 33-29 66-48 21-27 40-41 47-34
3 CAL 87 75 .537 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.1 0.2 -0.1 0.1 84-78 3 35-37 52-38 50-31 37-44 10-5 30-23 64-55 23-20 36-46 51-29
4 MIN 73 89 .451 19.0 47.0 4.1 4.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 80-82 -7 34-38 39-51 38-43 35-46 8-14 21-28 47-53 26-36 40-57 33-32
5 CHW 71 90 .441 20.5 53.0 3.9 4.5 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 70-91 1 23-48 48-42 38-42 33-48 1-8 22-23 50-55 21-35 37-59 34-31
6 OAK 69 93 .426 23.0 65.5 3.3 4.3 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 62-100 7 25-47 44-46 38-42 31-51 6-4 28-24 41-53 28-40 29-67 40-26
7 SEA 56 104 .350 35.0 137.5 3.8 5.2 -1.4 0.1 -1.3 58-102 -2 25-45 31-59 32-49 24-55 5-8 19-31 41-67 15-37 28-68 28-36
Avg 76 85 .473 4.0 4.3 76-85 31-40 45-45 43-37 33-47 6-7 25-26 53-54 23-31 36-53 40-31

AL Detailed Standings

Explanation of Simple Rating System (SRS)
Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA Rdiff SOS SRS pythWL Luck vEast vWest Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 NYY 100 63 .613 --- 4.5 3.6 0.9 0.0 0.9 99-64 1 54-37 46-26 55-26 45-37 7-6 24-18 53-29 47-34 50-42 50-21
2 BOS 99 64 .607 1.0 2.0 4.9 4.0 0.9 0.0 0.8 96-67 3 55-36 44-28 59-23 40-41 11-7 32-25 81-43 18-21 53-39 46-25
3 MIL 93 69 .574 6.5 21.5 5.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.9 97-65 -4 53-37 40-32 54-27 39-42 4-8 24-25 65-56 28-13 46-44 47-25
4 KCR 92 70 .568 --- 4.6 3.9 0.7 -0.1 0.6 93-69 -1 43-29 49-41 56-25 36-45 7-5 24-27 62-48 30-22 45-36 47-34
5 BAL 90 71 .559 9.0 36.5 4.1 3.9 0.2 0.0 0.2 83-78 7 44-46 46-25 51-30 39-41 9-5 36-27 62-50 28-21 40-51 50-20
6 TEX 87 75 .537 5.0 14.0 4.3 3.9 0.4 -0.1 0.3 88-74 -1 35-37 52-38 52-30 35-45 9-7 33-29 66-48 21-27 40-41 47-34
7 CAL 87 75 .537 5.0 14.0 4.3 4.1 0.2 -0.1 0.1 84-78 3 35-37 52-38 50-31 37-44 10-5 30-23 64-55 23-20 36-46 51-29
8 DET 86 76 .531 13.5 68.0 4.4 4.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 88-74 -2 41-49 45-27 47-34 39-42 8-8 25-23 47-36 39-40 40-51 46-25
9 MIN 73 89 .451 19.0 112.0 4.1 4.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 80-82 -7 34-38 39-51 38-43 35-46 8-14 21-28 47-53 26-36 40-57 33-32
10 CHW 71 90 .441 20.5 125.5 3.9 4.5 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 70-91 1 23-48 48-42 38-42 33-48 1-8 22-23 50-55 21-35 37-59 34-31
11 CLE 69 90 .434 29.0 216.5 4.0 4.4 -0.3 0.1 -0.2 74-85 -5 40-49 29-41 42-36 27-54 6-5 27-35 51-64 18-26 40-66 29-24
12 OAK 69 93 .426 23.0 150.5 3.3 4.3 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 62-100 7 25-47 44-46 38-42 31-51 6-4 28-24 41-53 28-40 29-67 40-26
13 TOR 59 102 .366 40.0 353.5 3.7 4.8 -1.1 0.2 -1.0 61-100 -2 28-61 31-41 37-44 22-58 7-8 23-30 32-73 27-29 39-67 20-35
14 SEA 56 104 .350 35.0 288.5 3.8 5.2 -1.4 0.1 -1.3 58-102 -2 25-45 31-59 32-49 24-55 5-8 19-31 41-67 15-37 28-68 28-36
Avg 80 80 .500 4.2 4.2 80-80 38-42 42-38 46-34 34-46 7-7 26-26 54-52 26-28 40-52 40-28
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Head-to-Head Records

Read across for wins and down the columns for losses
     |BAL BOS CLE DET MIL NYY TOR|CAL CHW KCR MIN OAK SEA TEX 
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  BAL| --   7   9   7   7   6   8|  4   8   2   5  11   9   7
  BOS|  8  --   7  12  10   7  11|  9   7   4   9   5   7   3
  CLE|  6   8  --   5   5   6  10|  4   2   5   5   4   8   1
  DET|  8   3  10  --   7   4   9|  7   9   4   4   6   8   7
  MIL|  8   5  10   8  --  10  12|  5   7   4   4   9   5   6
  NYY|  9   9   9  11   5  --  11|  5   9   5   7   8   6   6
  TOR|  7   4   4   6   3   4  --|  3   6   5   4   4   2   7
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  CAL|  6   2   6   4   5   5   7| --   8   9  12   9   9   5
  CHW|  1   3   8   2   4   1   4|  7  --   8   8   7   7  11
  KCR|  8   6   6   6   6   6   5|  6   7  --   7  10  12   7
  MIN|  5   2   5   6   7   3   6|  3   7   8  --   9   6   6
  OAK|  0   5   6   4   1   2   7|  6   8   5   6  --  13   6
  SEA|  1   3   1   2   5   5   8|  6   8   3   9   2  --   3
  TEX|  4   7   9   3   4   4   4| 10   4   8   9   9  12  --
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
     |BAL BOS CLE DET MIL NYY TOR|CAL CHW KCR MIN OAK SEA TEX

Head-to-Head Run Scoring

Read across for runs scored and down the columns for runs allowed
     |BAL BOS CLE DET MIL NYY TOR|CAL CHW KCR MIN OAK SEA TEX 
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  BAL| --  47  50  54  74  39  75| 33  53  25  55  55  54  45
  BOS| 55  --  81  68  88  77  77| 59  56  26  55  53  59  42
  CLE| 46  88  --  47  68  63  61| 32  30  41  38  40  63  22
  DET| 50  51  77  --  57  48  78| 51  71  38  38  55  45  55
  MIL| 95  60  85  66  --  73  79| 43  50  51  41  55  51  55
  NYY| 47  91  74  85  52  --  72| 42  47  51  32  44  52  46
  TOR| 69  44  46  73  33  48  --| 35  43  41  32  38  41  47
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  CAL| 33  35  48  32  45  39  42| --  75  70  72  57  81  62
  CHW| 27  31  41  37  28  27  37| 85  --  66  62  61  74  58
  KCR| 49  40  38  46  55  52  50| 61  63  --  61  77  94  57
  MIN| 62  37  46  48  47  22  36| 51  62  64  --  61  81  49
  OAK| 19  47  35  31  22  25  49| 31  65  52  51  --  60  45
  SEA| 33  40  29  25  33  41  66| 59  73  56  80  30  --  49
  TEX| 48  46  44  41  48  28  53| 84  43  53  61  64  79  --
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
     |BAL BOS CLE DET MIL NYY TOR|CAL CHW KCR MIN OAK SEA TEX


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