MLB Scores and Standings Saturday, September 2, 1978
| Chicago White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 9 |
| W | Dennis Martínez (12-10) |
| L | Ken Kravec (10-13) |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 1 |
| W | Dave Ford (1-0) |
| L | Jack Kucek (0-2) |
| S | Tippy Martinez (5) |
| Oakland Athletics | 4 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 3 |
| W | Rick Langford (7-10) |
| L | Mike Torrez (15-8) |
| S | Dave Heaverlo (10) |
| Houston Astros | 8 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 5 |
| W | Joaquín Andújar (5-4) |
| L | Bruce Sutter (7-5) |
| S | Joe Sambito (10) |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 8 |
| W | Paul Splittorff (16-11) |
| L | Jim Slaton (14-10) |
| New York Mets | 2 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 |
| W | Burt Hooton (16-8) |
| L | Mike Bruhert (3-7) |
| New York Mets | 5 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 |
| W | Dale Murray (7-5) |
| L | Charlie Hough (5-4) |
| Texas Rangers | 6 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 10 |
| W | Bill Castro (5-4) |
| L | Len Barker (1-5) |
| Cleveland Indians | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 2 |
| W | Dave Goltz (11-9) |
| L | Paul Reuschel (4-2) |
| S | Mike Marshall (18) |
| Seattle Mariners | 2 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 6 |
| W | Ed Figueroa (14-9) |
| L | Jim Colborn (4-10) |
| Atlanta Braves | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | (12) |
| W | Grant Jackson (7-3) |
| L | Rick Camp (2-4) |
| Montreal Expos | 3 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 2 |
| W | Scott Sanderson (1-2) |
| L | Mickey Lolich (2-1) |
| S | Mike Garman (10) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 1 | (10) |
| W | Larry Christenson (11-12) |
| L | Gary Lavelle (11-10) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | (12) |
| W | Pedro Borbón (7-2) |
| L | Mark Littell (1-8) |
| S | Doug Bair (23) |
| California Angels | 2 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 0 |
| W | Frank Tanana (17-9) |
| L | Jim Clancy (10-11) |
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 | 84 | 50 | .627 | -- | 679 | 534 | .608 |
| NYY | 78 | 55 | .586 | 5.5 | 583 | 488 | .581 |
| MIL | 77 | 58 | .570 | 7.5 | 686 | 563 | .589 |
| BAL | 76 | 60 | .559 | 9.0 | 554 | 562 | .493 |
| DET | 74 | 60 | .552 | 10.0 | 612 | 531 | .565 |
| KCR | 72 | 61 | .541 | 11.5 | 602 | 533 | .555 |
| CAL | 72 | 63 | .533 | 12.5 | 551 | 539 | .510 |
| TEX | 66 | 66 | .500 | 17.0 | 533 | 519 | .512 |
| OAK | 64 | 72 | .471 | 21.0 | 454 | 534 | .426 |
| MIN | 59 | 76 | .437 | 25.5 | 567 | 593 | .479 |
| CLE | 58 | 76 | .433 | 26.0 | 554 | 586 | .474 |
| CHW | 56 | 79 | .415 | 28.5 | 516 | 625 | .413 |
| TOR | 55 | 82 | .401 | 30.5 | 532 | 652 | .408 |
| SEA | 50 | 83 | .376 | 33.5 | 526 | 690 | .378 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 81 | 55 | .596 | -- | 610 | 485 | .603 |
| SFG | 78 | 57 | .578 | 2.5 | 538 | 480 | .552 |
| CIN | 74 | 61 | .548 | 6.5 | 590 | 585 | .504 |
| PHI | 72 | 60 | .545 | 7.0 | 579 | 491 | .575 |
| PIT | 69 | 64 | .519 | 10.5 | 533 | 529 | .503 |
| SDP | 70 | 67 | .511 | 11.5 | 500 | 508 | .493 |
| CHC | 67 | 66 | .504 | 12.5 | 543 | 580 | .470 |
| HOU | 63 | 71 | .470 | 17.0 | 520 | 547 | .477 |
| MON | 63 | 73 | .463 | 18.0 | 526 | 500 | .523 |
| ATL | 59 | 76 | .437 | 21.5 | 507 | 638 | .396 |
| STL | 58 | 77 | .430 | 22.5 | 503 | 552 | .458 |
| NYM | 54 | 81 | .400 | 26.5 | 507 | 561 | .454 |
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