MLB Scores and Standings Wednesday, September 20, 1978
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 5 |
| W | Mike Krukow (8-2) |
| L | Jim Rooker (9-11) |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 12 |
| W | Dave Rozema (9-10) |
| L | Mike Torrez (15-12) |
| Atlanta Braves | 3 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 2 |
| W | Gene Garber (6-5) |
| L | Joe Niekro (12-14) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 5 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 4 |
| W | Jerry Augustine (13-12) |
| L | Bill Paschall (0-1) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 4 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 |
| W | Tom Seaver (15-14) |
| L | Don Sutton (15-11) |
| S | Doug Bair (27) |
| Texas Rangers | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 5 |
| W | Dave Goltz (14-10) |
| L | Steve Comer (9-5) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 2 |
| W | Randy Lerch (10-8) |
| L | Dan Schatzeder (7-6) |
| S | Ron Reed (14) |
| San Francisco Giants | 6 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 3 |
| W | Vida Blue (17-9) |
| L | Eric Rasmussen (14-14) |
| S | Gary Lavelle (14) |
| New York Mets | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 6 |
| W | Kevin Kobel (4-5) |
| L | George Frazier (0-3) |
| S | Jerry Koosman (1) |
| New York Yankees | 1 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 8 |
| W | Mike Willis (3-6) |
| L | Ron Guidry (22-3) |
| New York Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 2 |
| W | Rich Gossage (10-10) |
| L | VĂctor Cruz (7-3) |
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% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 92 | 60 | .605 | -- | 687 | 546 | .604 |
| BOS | 90 | 62 | .592 | 2.0 | 740 | 636 | .569 |
| MIL | 87 | 66 | .569 | 5.5 | 755 | 622 | .588 |
| BAL | 85 | 66 | .563 | 6.5 | 624 | 603 | .516 |
| KCR | 85 | 66 | .563 | 6.5 | 703 | 603 | .570 |
| DET | 81 | 70 | .536 | 10.5 | 685 | 610 | .553 |
| CAL | 81 | 72 | .529 | 11.5 | 642 | 626 | .512 |
| TEX | 75 | 74 | .503 | 15.5 | 616 | 594 | .517 |
| MIN | 69 | 82 | .457 | 22.5 | 630 | 638 | .494 |
| OAK | 68 | 86 | .442 | 25.0 | 508 | 640 | .396 |
| CHW | 67 | 85 | .441 | 25.0 | 589 | 678 | .436 |
| CLE | 66 | 84 | .440 | 25.0 | 607 | 661 | .461 |
| TOR | 58 | 93 | .384 | 33.5 | 573 | 721 | .396 |
| SEA | 55 | 93 | .372 | 35.0 | 585 | 766 | .379 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 92 | 61 | .601 | -- | 690 | 532 | .617 |
| CIN | 84 | 68 | .553 | 7.5 | 661 | 651 | .507 |
| PHI | 83 | 68 | .550 | 8.0 | 662 | 549 | .585 |
| SFG | 83 | 69 | .546 | 8.5 | 586 | 568 | .514 |
| PIT | 81 | 70 | .536 | 10.0 | 639 | 601 | .528 |
| SDP | 79 | 74 | .516 | 13.0 | 560 | 572 | .490 |
| CHC | 75 | 76 | .497 | 16.0 | 625 | 672 | .467 |
| MON | 71 | 82 | .464 | 21.0 | 601 | 584 | .513 |
| HOU | 68 | 83 | .450 | 23.0 | 576 | 607 | .476 |
| ATL | 68 | 84 | .447 | 23.5 | 574 | 708 | .405 |
| STL | 65 | 88 | .425 | 27.0 | 566 | 628 | .453 |
| NYM | 63 | 89 | .414 | 28.5 | 580 | 648 | .449 |


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