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MLB Games on Saturday May 6, 1978

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Minnesota TwinsAL8Baltimore OriolesAL7Box | PBP926,870Memorial StadiumNight3:13Greg ThayerDon StanhouseTom Johnson---
Chicago White SoxAL4Boston Red SoxAL6Box | PBP100Fenway ParkDay3:16Bob StanleyJim Willoughby---Evans
Chicago White SoxAL0Boston Red SoxAL3Box | PBP932,238Fenway ParkNight2:11Jim WrightFrancisco Barrios---Evans, Rice
Cleveland IndiansAL3California AngelsAL7Box | PBP940,750Anaheim StadiumNight2:34Chris KnappMike Paxton---Dade, Fairly, Rettenmund
Kansas City RoyalsAL3Milwaukee BrewersAL4Box | PBP913,914County StadiumDay2:07Lary SorensenDoug Bird---Bando, Porter
Texas RangersAL9New York YankeesAL5Box | PBP919,788Yankee Stadium IDay2:41Jim UmbargerDick Tidrow---Jackson
Detroit TigersAL6Oakland AthleticsAL0Box | PBP912,539Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumDay2:16Bob SykesAlan Wirth---Thompson
Toronto Blue JaysAL0Seattle MarinersAL6Box | PBP97,589The KingdomeNight2:05Paul MitchellDave Lemanczyk------
Houston AstrosNL1Atlanta BravesNL2Box | PBP107,901Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumNight2:45Dave CampbellKen Forsch------
San Francisco GiantsNL2Chicago CubsNL1Box | PBP1223,215Wrigley FieldDay3:11Randy MoffittGuillermo HernandezGary Lavelle---
Montreal ExposNL2Cincinnati RedsNL6Box | PBP950,142Riverfront StadiumDay2:28Tom SeaverRudy MayPedro BorbonParrish
New York MetsNL2Philadelphia PhilliesNL7Box | PBP922,250Veterans StadiumNight2:16Steve CarltonPat Zachry---Luzinski, Mazzilli
Los Angeles DodgersNL2Pittsburgh PiratesNL3Box | PBP98,919Three Rivers StadiumDay2:30John CandelariaDon SuttonGrant JacksonLacy
San Diego PadresNL0St. Louis CardinalsNL1Box | PBP913,534Busch Stadium IINight2:12John DennyGaylord Perry------
14 record(s)
Glossary:
visTeam Visiting Team Lg League vScore Visiting team runs scored homeTeam Home Team hScore Home team runs scored Boxscore Link to Boxscore (Box) and Play by Play (PBP) Inn Innings in a game or Innings played at position Attendance Number of people paying for tickets for games Ballpark Team or School's ballpark for the season TOD Time of Day (Day or Night) GameTime Time of play for the game Winning Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when winning team went ahead for good Losing Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when losing team was losing for the rest of the game Save Pitcher The final pitcher for the winning team in a close game

Standings on Saturday, May 06, 1978

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East122Detroit Tigers22166.727-121853611-45-21407070.500
AL East246Boston Red Sox261610.6152.0154122323-713-31378354.606
AL East3610New York Yankees241410.5833.0928755-69-41398653.619
AL East4812Milwaukee Brewers241212.5005.0137113243-109-21388157.587
AL East5916Cleveland Indians231013.4356.51029757-113-21365977.434
AL East61018Baltimore Orioles241014.4177.099131-325-75-71378057.584
AL East71325Toronto Blue Jays25817.3209.587131-444-104-71365185.375
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West111Oakland Athletics25196.760-9162296-213-41375087.365
AL West233California Angels25169.6403.09883155-211-71377166.518
AL West359Kansas City Royals241410.5834.51029486-88-21387860.565
AL West4713Texas Rangers221111.5006.58094-143-78-41407664.543
AL West51123Seattle Mariners301020.33311.5105140-354-86-121304684.354
AL West61224Minnesota Twins28919.32111.5123135-126-113-81346470.478
AL West71426Chicago White Sox22715.31810.586103-172-95-61396475.460
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East125Philadelphia Phillies21138.619-12178434-59-31417764.546
NL East248Montreal Expos22139.5910.5948686-67-31406377.450
NL East3614Chicago Cubs241212.5002.582103-216-66-61386771.486
NL East4715Pittsburgh Pirates241212.5002.5101112-114-58-71377661.555
NL East5817St. Louis Cardinals261115.4234.51029753-68-91365878.426
NL East61020New York Mets271116.4075.088107-196-85-81355580.407
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West114Los Angeles Dodgers25169.640-138894910-66-31377958.577
NL West237Cincinnati Reds251510.6001.0141114277-58-51367759.566
NL West3511San Francisco Giants241311.5422.58082-29-64-51387662.551
NL West4919San Diego Padres241014.4175.57595-206-104-41387464.536
NL West51222Atlanta Braves251015.4006.077110-332-78-81375978.431
NL West61121Houston Astros251015.4006.087113-263-107-51376473.467
26 record(s)
Glossary:
League Abbreviation or name of league divRank Divisional Rank LgRank Rank within a League. For MLB, refers to AL or NL MLBRank Rank in all of Major League Baseball for the season Team Name Contextual to the grid but usually self-evident. Draft = Drafted team. GP Games Played. Usually refers to a team W Wins (Pitcher or Team) L Losses (Pitcher or Team) WPct Winning Percentage (W/(W+L)) GBL Games behind leader. ((Team A Wins-Team B Wins) + (Team A Losses-Team B Losses))/2 RF Runs For RA Runs Against Diff Run Differential. RF-RA Home Home Team rosG Rest-of-Season Games rosW Rest-of-Season Wins rosL Rest-of-Season Losses rosPct Winning Percentage for Rest of season
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