MLB Scores and Standings Wednesday, August 9, 1978
| Kansas City Royals | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 0 |
| W | Larry Gura (10-2) |
| L | Scott McGregor (11-10) |
| Cleveland Indians | 5 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 |
| W | Rick Wise (9-14) |
| L | Bill Lee (10-8) |
| S | Jim Kern (9) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 5 |
| W | Dave Roberts (5-7) |
| L | Ed Whitson (3-5) |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 10 |
| W | Paul Moskau (3-2) |
| L | Tommy Boggs (2-8) |
| Texas Rangers | 2 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 5 |
| W | Kip Young (4-1) |
| L | Jim Umbarger (4-7) |
| San Diego Padres | 0 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 |
| W | Doug Rau (11-7) |
| L | Eric Rasmussen (10-9) |
| Seattle Mariners | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 |
| W | Glenn Abbott (5-9) |
| L | Roger Erickson (11-7) |
| S | Jim Todd (2) |
| New York Mets | 10 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 3 |
| W | Craig Swan (5-5) |
| L | Wayne Twitchell (3-11) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 7 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 8 |
| W | Larry McCall (1-1) |
| L | Bob McClure (2-3) |
| Houston Astros | 6 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 5 |
| W | Mark Lemongello (8-10) |
| L | Jim Barr (6-9) |
| S | Ken Forsch (5) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 |
| W | Jim Kaat (6-4) |
| L | Bob Forsch (9-13) |
| S | Ron Reed (9) |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 8 |
| W | Jesse Jefferson (7-9) |
| L | Steve Stone (9-8) |
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 | 70 | 41 | .631 | -- | 565 | 436 | .616 |
| KCR | 62 | 48 | .564 | 7.5 | 511 | 431 | .577 |
| NYY | 63 | 49 | .563 | 7.5 | 490 | 434 | .555 |
| MIL | 61 | 48 | .560 | 8.0 | 554 | 459 | .585 |
| DET | 61 | 50 | .550 | 9.0 | 503 | 441 | .560 |
| CAL | 62 | 53 | .539 | 10.0 | 476 | 462 | .514 |
| BAL | 60 | 52 | .536 | 10.5 | 444 | 497 | .449 |
| OAK | 60 | 55 | .522 | 12.0 | 397 | 424 | .470 |
| TEX | 53 | 57 | .482 | 16.5 | 443 | 445 | .498 |
| CLE | 52 | 58 | .473 | 17.5 | 465 | 468 | .497 |
| MIN | 47 | 64 | .423 | 23.0 | 484 | 501 | .484 |
| CHW | 46 | 65 | .414 | 24.0 | 436 | 521 | .419 |
| TOR | 43 | 69 | .384 | 27.5 | 442 | 543 | .407 |
| SEA | 42 | 73 | .365 | 30.0 | 456 | 604 | .374 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFG | 67 | 47 | .588 | -- | 463 | 402 | .564 |
| CIN | 66 | 47 | .584 | 0.5 | 504 | 465 | .537 |
| LAD | 66 | 48 | .579 | 1.0 | 512 | 406 | .605 |
| PHI | 60 | 50 | .545 | 5.0 | 466 | 407 | .562 |
| CHC | 58 | 54 | .518 | 8.0 | 448 | 477 | .471 |
| SDP | 57 | 57 | .500 | 10.0 | 409 | 435 | .472 |
| MON | 54 | 61 | .470 | 13.5 | 477 | 429 | .548 |
| ATL | 53 | 60 | .469 | 13.5 | 427 | 521 | .410 |
| PIT | 51 | 58 | .468 | 13.5 | 419 | 442 | .476 |
| HOU | 52 | 60 | .464 | 14.0 | 423 | 458 | .464 |
| NYM | 48 | 66 | .421 | 19.0 | 447 | 480 | .467 |
| STL | 45 | 69 | .395 | 22.0 | 386 | 459 | .421 |
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