MLB Scores and Standings Friday, September 1, 1978
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 3 |
| W | Jim Palmer (17-12) |
| L | Steve Stone (10-11) |
| S | Don Stanhouse (19) |
| Chicago White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 9 |
| W | Sammy Stewart (1-0) |
| L | Ross Baumgarten (2-2) |
| S | Joe Kerrigan (3) |
| Oakland Athletics | 5 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 |
| W | Matt Keough (8-11) |
| L | Luis Tiant (9-7) |
| Houston Astros | 11 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 14 |
| W | Willie Hernández (8-2) |
| L | Joe Sambito (4-7) |
| S | Bruce Sutter (24) |
| Detroit Tigers | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 2 |
| W | Jack Billingham (15-6) |
| L | Dennis Leonard (15-16) |
| New York Mets | 3 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 | (12) |
| W | Terry Forster (5-4) |
| L | Kevin Kobel (2-5) |
| Texas Rangers | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 4 |
| W | Fergie Jenkins (13-8) |
| L | Lary Sorensen (15-10) |
| S | Reggie Cleveland (11) |
| Cleveland Indians | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 |
| W | David Clyde (6-9) |
| L | Roger Erickson (13-9) |
| S | Dan Spillner (3) |
| Seattle Mariners | 3 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 0 |
| W | Paul Mitchell (7-13) |
| L | Catfish Hunter (9-5) |
| Atlanta Braves | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 |
| W | Don Robinson (11-5) |
| L | Phil Niekro (16-15) |
| S | Kent Tekulve (27) |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 |
| W | Bruce Kison (5-5) |
| L | Mickey Mahler (4-10) |
| S | Kent Tekulve (28) |
| Montreal Expos | 3 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 2 | (12) |
| W | Mike Garman (3-6) |
| L | Randy Jones (11-13) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 4 |
| W | Gary Lavelle (11-9) |
| L | Steve Carlton (12-12) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 5 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 |
| W | Paul Moskau (4-4) |
| L | John Denny (11-9) |
| S | Doug Bair (22) |
| California Angels | 6 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 4 |
| W | Paul Hartzell (6-8) |
| L | Jesse Jefferson (7-11) |
| S | Dave LaRoche (19) |
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 | 49 | .632 | -- | 676 | 530 | .610 |
| NYY | 77 | 55 | .583 | 6.5 | 577 | 486 | .578 |
| MIL | 76 | 58 | .567 | 8.5 | 676 | 557 | .588 |
| DET | 74 | 59 | .556 | 10.0 | 609 | 523 | .569 |
| BAL | 74 | 60 | .552 | 10.5 | 544 | 558 | .488 |
| KCR | 71 | 61 | .538 | 12.5 | 594 | 530 | .552 |
| CAL | 71 | 63 | .530 | 13.5 | 549 | 539 | .508 |
| TEX | 66 | 65 | .504 | 17.0 | 527 | 509 | .516 |
| OAK | 63 | 72 | .467 | 22.0 | 450 | 531 | .425 |
| CLE | 58 | 75 | .436 | 26.0 | 553 | 584 | .475 |
| MIN | 58 | 76 | .433 | 26.5 | 565 | 592 | .479 |
| CHW | 56 | 77 | .421 | 28.0 | 512 | 615 | .417 |
| TOR | 55 | 81 | .404 | 30.5 | 532 | 650 | .409 |
| SEA | 50 | 82 | .379 | 33.5 | 524 | 684 | .380 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 80 | 54 | .597 | -- | 604 | 478 | .605 |
| SFG | 78 | 56 | .582 | 2.0 | 537 | 477 | .554 |
| CIN | 73 | 61 | .545 | 7.0 | 584 | 582 | .502 |
| PHI | 71 | 60 | .542 | 7.5 | 576 | 490 | .573 |
| PIT | 68 | 64 | .515 | 11.0 | 529 | 526 | .503 |
| SDP | 70 | 66 | .515 | 11.0 | 498 | 505 | .494 |
| CHC | 67 | 65 | .508 | 12.0 | 538 | 572 | .472 |
| HOU | 62 | 71 | .466 | 17.5 | 512 | 542 | .474 |
| MON | 62 | 73 | .459 | 18.5 | 523 | 498 | .522 |
| ATL | 59 | 75 | .440 | 21.0 | 504 | 634 | .397 |
| STL | 58 | 76 | .433 | 22.0 | 500 | 546 | .460 |
| NYM | 53 | 80 | .398 | 26.5 | 500 | 555 | .452 |
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