MLB Scores and Standings Friday, May 05, 1978

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Houston Astros	2	Final
Atlanta Braves	5

W	Tommy Boggs (1-3)
L	Joe Niekro (1-4)
S	Eddie Solomon (2)

Minnesota Twins	1	Final
Baltimore Orioles	2

W	Mike Flanagan (2-3)
L	Geoff Zahn (2-1)

Cleveland Indians	0	Final
California Angels	5

W	Nolan Ryan (2-1)
L	Rick Wise (1-5)

Montreal Expos	4	Final
Cincinnati Reds	3

W	Steve Rogers (3-3)
L	Tom Hume (2-4)

Kansas City Royals	0	Final
Milwaukee Brewers	9

W	Mike Caldwell (2-1)
L	Jim Colborn (1-1)

Texas Rangers	2	Final
New York Yankees	5

W	Ron Guidry (3-0)
L	Jon Matlack (2-4)
S	Rich Gossage (2)

Detroit Tigers	1	Final
Oakland Athletics	5

W	John Henry Johnson (3-1)
L	Jack Billingham (3-1)

New York Mets	4	Final
Philadelphia Phillies	9

W	Jim Lonborg (3-2)
L	Nino Espinosa (1-2)
S	Tug McGraw (2)

Los Angeles Dodgers	7	Final
Pittsburgh Pirates	2

W	Burt Hooton (2-3)
L	Bert Blyleven (1-3)

Toronto Blue Jays	1	Final
Seattle Mariners	9

W	Rick Honeycutt (2-3)
L	Jesse Jefferson (1-4)

San Diego Padres	2	Final
St. Louis Cardinals	1

W	Randy Jones (2-2)
L	John Urrea (2-3)
S	Rollie Fingers (6)

Up To This Date

After This Date

Standings Up to and Including this Date

AL East Division

AL East Division Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
DET	15	6	.714	--	115	85	.635
NYY	14	9	.609	2.0	87	78	.550
BOS	14	10	.583	2.5	145	118	.593
MIL	11	12	.478	5.0	133	110	.586
CLE	10	12	.455	5.5	99	90	.543
BAL	10	13	.435	6.0	92	123	.370
TOR	8	16	.333	8.5	87	125	.340

AL West Division

AL West Division Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
OAK	19	5	.792	--	91	56	.709
CAL	15	9	.625	4.0	91	80	.559
KCR	14	9	.609	4.5	99	90	.543
TEX	10	11	.476	7.5	71	89	.398
CHW	7	13	.350	10.0	82	94	.438
SEA	9	20	.310	12.5	99	140	.347
MIN	8	19	.296	12.5	115	128	.451

NL East Division

NL East Division Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
MON	13	8	.619	--	92	80	.564
PHI	12	8	.600	0.5	114	76	.677
CHC	12	11	.522	2.0	81	101	.400
PIT	11	12	.478	3.0	98	110	.447
NYM	11	15	.423	4.5	86	100	.431
STL	10	15	.400	5.0	101	97	.518

NL West Division

NL West Division Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
LAD	16	8	.667	--	136	86	.698
CIN	14	10	.583	2.0	135	112	.585
SFG	12	11	.522	3.5	78	81	.483
SDP	10	13	.435	5.5	75	94	.398
HOU	10	14	.417	6.0	86	111	.385
ATL	9	15	.375	7.0	75	109	.335

AL Overall

AL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
OAK	19	5	.792	--	91	56	.709
DET	15	6	.714	2.5	115	85	.635
CAL	15	9	.625	4.0	91	80	.559
KCR	14	9	.609	4.5	99	90	.543
NYY	14	9	.609	4.5	87	78	.550
BOS	14	10	.583	5.0	145	118	.593
MIL	11	12	.478	7.5	133	110	.586
TEX	10	11	.476	7.5	71	89	.398
CLE	10	12	.455	8.0	99	90	.543
BAL	10	13	.435	8.5	92	123	.370
CHW	7	13	.350	10.0	82	94	.438
TOR	8	16	.333	11.0	87	125	.340
SEA	9	20	.310	12.5	99	140	.347
MIN	8	19	.296	12.5	115	128	.451

NL Overall

NL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
LAD	16	8	.667	--	136	86	.698
MON	13	8	.619	1.5	92	80	.564
PHI	12	8	.600	2.0	114	76	.677
CIN	14	10	.583	2.0	135	112	.585
SFG	12	11	.522	3.5	78	81	.483
CHC	12	11	.522	3.5	81	101	.400
PIT	11	12	.478	4.5	98	110	.447
SDP	10	13	.435	5.5	75	94	.398
NYM	11	15	.423	6.0	86	100	.431
HOU	10	14	.417	6.0	86	111	.385
STL	10	15	.400	6.5	101	97	.518
ATL	9	15	.375	7.0	75	109	.335

Standings For Games Played After this Date

AL East Division

AL East Division Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYY	86	54	.614	--	648	504	.613
BOS	85	54	.612	0.5	651	539	.586
MIL	82	57	.590	3.5	671	540	.598
BAL	80	58	.580	5.0	567	510	.548
DET	71	70	.504	15.5	599	568	.524
CLE	59	78	.431	25.5	540	604	.449
TOR	51	86	.372	33.5	503	650	.385

AL West Division

AL West Division Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
KCR	78	61	.561	--	644	544	.577
TEX	77	64	.546	2.0	621	543	.561
CAL	72	66	.522	5.5	600	586	.511
MIN	65	70	.481	11.0	551	550	.501
CHW	64	77	.454	15.0	552	637	.435
SEA	47	84	.359	27.0	515	694	.367
OAK	50	88	.362	27.5	441	634	.340

NL East Division

NL East Division Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
PIT	77	61	.558	--	586	527	.548
PHI	78	64	.549	1.0	594	510	.569
CHC	67	72	.482	10.5	583	623	.470
MON	63	78	.447	15.5	541	531	.509
STL	59	78	.431	17.5	499	560	.447
NYM	55	81	.404	21.0	521	590	.443

NL West Division

NL West Division Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
LAD	79	59	.572	--	591	487	.588
CIN	78	59	.569	0.5	575	576	.499
SFG	77	62	.554	2.5	535	513	.519
SDP	74	65	.532	5.5	516	504	.511
HOU	64	74	.464	15.0	519	523	.496
ATL	60	78	.435	19.0	525	641	.410

AL Overall

AL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYY	86	54	.614	--	648	504	.613
BOS	85	54	.612	0.5	651	539	.586
MIL	82	57	.590	3.5	671	540	.598
BAL	80	58	.580	5.0	567	510	.548
KCR	78	61	.561	7.5	644	544	.577
TEX	77	64	.546	9.5	621	543	.561
CAL	72	66	.522	13.0	600	586	.511
DET	71	70	.504	15.5	599	568	.524
MIN	65	70	.481	18.5	551	550	.501
CHW	64	77	.454	22.5	552	637	.435
CLE	59	78	.431	25.5	540	604	.449
TOR	51	86	.372	33.5	503	650	.385
SEA	47	84	.359	34.5	515	694	.367
OAK	50	88	.362	35.0	441	634	.340

NL Overall

NL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
LAD	79	59	.572	--	591	487	.588
CIN	78	59	.569	0.5	575	576	.499
PIT	77	61	.558	2.0	586	527	.548
SFG	77	62	.554	2.5	535	513	.519
PHI	78	64	.549	3.0	594	510	.569
SDP	74	65	.532	5.5	516	504	.511
CHC	67	72	.482	12.5	583	623	.470
HOU	64	74	.464	15.0	519	523	.496
MON	63	78	.447	17.5	541	531	.509
ATL	60	78	.435	19.0	525	641	.410
STL	59	78	.431	19.5	499	560	.447
NYM	55	81	.404	23.0	521	590	.443