MLB Scores and Standings Wednesday, May 31, 1978
| Cincinnati Reds | 10 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 4 |
| W | Tom Seaver (5-4) |
| L | Dick Ruthven (2-5) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 6 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 |
| W | Jim Clancy (4-4) |
| L | Bill Lee (7-2) |
| California Angels | 2 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 17 |
| W | Steve Stone (4-3) |
| L | Don Aase (2-3) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 |
| W | Milt Wilcox (4-2) |
| L | Bill Travers (1-2) |
| San Francisco Giants | 0 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 1 |
| W | Mark Lemongello (5-5) |
| L | Vida Blue (6-3) |
| Seattle Mariners | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 8 |
| W | Paul Splittorff (6-4) |
| L | Glenn Abbott (1-4) |
| San Diego Padres | 3 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 |
| W | Bob Shirley (3-5) |
| L | Doug Rau (5-2) |
| S | Rollie Fingers (11) |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 9 |
| W | Rudy May (5-5) |
| L | Dennis Lamp (1-5) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 3 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 2 |
| W | Mike Flanagan (6-4) |
| L | Ed Figueroa (5-3) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | Final |
| New York Mets | 4 |
| W | Bob Forsch (7-3) |
| L | Mike Bruhert (1-4) |
| S | Buddy Schultz (1) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 |
| W | John Candelaria (5-6) |
| L | Randy Lerch (3-5) |
| S | Kent Tekulve (5) |
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 | 34 | 16 | .680 | -- | 262 | 194 | .634 |
| NYY | 29 | 17 | .630 | 3.0 | 206 | 160 | .614 |
| OAK | 27 | 20 | .574 | 5.5 | 152 | 149 | .509 |
| KCR | 25 | 19 | .568 | 6.0 | 203 | 190 | .530 |
| DET | 26 | 20 | .565 | 6.0 | 212 | 171 | .597 |
| CAL | 25 | 21 | .543 | 7.0 | 196 | 188 | .519 |
| TEX | 23 | 22 | .511 | 8.5 | 171 | 176 | .487 |
| MIL | 23 | 22 | .511 | 8.5 | 220 | 200 | .543 |
| BAL | 23 | 25 | .479 | 10.0 | 180 | 223 | .403 |
| CLE | 21 | 24 | .467 | 10.5 | 171 | 186 | .462 |
| MIN | 19 | 28 | .404 | 13.5 | 208 | 217 | .481 |
| CHW | 17 | 28 | .378 | 14.5 | 181 | 195 | .466 |
| TOR | 17 | 31 | .354 | 16.0 | 186 | 248 | .371 |
| SEA | 17 | 33 | .340 | 17.0 | 193 | 244 | .394 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFG | 30 | 16 | .652 | -- | 179 | 144 | .598 |
| CIN | 30 | 19 | .612 | 1.5 | 248 | 211 | .573 |
| LAD | 27 | 20 | .574 | 3.5 | 245 | 184 | .628 |
| CHC | 24 | 20 | .545 | 5.0 | 172 | 179 | .482 |
| MON | 25 | 22 | .532 | 5.5 | 206 | 171 | .584 |
| PHI | 22 | 21 | .512 | 6.5 | 201 | 164 | .592 |
| PIT | 22 | 25 | .468 | 8.5 | 180 | 210 | .430 |
| NYM | 23 | 27 | .460 | 9.0 | 193 | 212 | .457 |
| SDP | 21 | 26 | .447 | 9.5 | 162 | 194 | .418 |
| HOU | 20 | 25 | .444 | 9.5 | 164 | 181 | .455 |
| ATL | 18 | 27 | .400 | 11.5 | 144 | 213 | .328 |
| STL | 18 | 32 | .360 | 14.0 | 179 | 210 | .427 |


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