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Events of Tuesday, August 8, 1978

8-7-1978 8-9-1978 8-8-1977 8-8-1979

CLE A 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 7 9 0 BOS A 3 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 x - 9 12 0

BOX+PBP WP: Stanley (7-1) LP: Freisleben (1-3) HR: Grubb (13), Alexander (21), Rice 2 (27), Fisk (16), Evans (21)

TEX A 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 1 - 9 14 0 DET A 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 4 9 0

BOX+PBP WP: Mirabella (2-0) LP: Rozema (5-6) SV: Medich (2) HR: Sundberg (3), Bonds (21)

CHI A 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 4 9 0 KC A 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 2 x - 10 18 1

BOX+PBP WP: Splittorff (13-9) LP: Proly (2-1) SV: Pattin (3) HR: McRae (11)

SEA A 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 11 2 MIN A 0 1 0 0 1 7 1 0 x - 10 13 1

BOX+PBP WP: Serum (5-5) LP: Honeycutt (4-7) HR: Norwood (7), Cubbage (6)

MIL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 NY A 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 x - 3 7 0

BOX+PBP WP: Tidrow (5-8) LP: Caldwell (14-6) SV: Gossage (16)

CAL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 6 1 OAK A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 2

BOX+PBP WP: Hartzell (4-6) LP: Heaverlo (3-5) SV: LaRoche (17)

BAL A 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 TOR A 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 x - 5 11 0

BOX+PBP WP: Underwood (6-10) LP: Flanagan (14-10) SV: Cruz (7) HR: May (18), A. Woods (1), Carty (18)

PIT N 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 - 9 14 0 CHI N 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 5 11 1

BOX+PBP WP: D. Robinson (7-5) LP: R. Reuschel (10-10) HR: Parker (17), Milner (4), Johnson (3)

ATL N 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 - 6 10 1 CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 - 5 5 0

BOX+PBP WP: Niekro (14-11) LP: Hume (5-11) HR: Griffey (4), Bench (17)

SD N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 2 LA N 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 3 8 2

BOX+PBP WP: Sutton (12-9) LP: Perry (12-5) HR: Garvey 2 (16)

NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 3 0 MON N 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 6 10 0

BOX+PBP WP: Schatzeder (5-3) LP: Hausman (2-2)

HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 11 0 SF N 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 7 0

BOX+PBP WP: Montefusco (9-4) LP: Dixon (5-9) SV: Moffitt (10) HR: Madlock (10)

PHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 (1) STL N 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 9 0

BOX+PBP WP: Vuckovich (9-9) LP: Christenson (8-11)

PHI N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 2 (2) STL N 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 x - 6 8 0

BOX+PBP WP: Bruno (2-0) LP: Lonborg (7-10) HR: Martin (7)

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Standings At Close of Play of August 8, 1978

NL East

Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 109 59 50 0 .541 - 460 404 Chicago Cubs 111 57 54 0 .514 3.0 443 473 Montreal Expos 114 54 60 0 .474 7.5 474 419 Pittsburgh Pirates 108 51 57 0 .472 7.5 415 437 New York Mets 113 47 66 0 .416 14.0 437 477 St. Louis Cardinals 113 45 68 0 .398 16.0 383 453

NL West

Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA San Francisco Giants 113 67 46 0 .593 - 458 396 Cincinnati Reds 112 65 47 0 .580 1.5 494 465 Los Angeles Dodgers 113 65 48 0 .575 2.0 509 406 San Diego Padres 113 57 56 0 .504 10.0 409 432 Atlanta Braves 112 53 59 0 .473 13.5 427 511 Houston Astros 111 51 60 0 .459 15.0 417 453

AL East

Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Boston Red Sox 110 70 40 0 .636 - 564 431 Milwaukee Brewers 108 61 47 0 .565 8.0 547 451 New York Yankees 111 62 49 0 .559 8.5 482 427 Detroit Tigers 110 60 50 0 .545 10.0 498 439 Baltimore Orioles 111 60 51 0 .541 10.5 444 495 Cleveland Indians 109 51 58 0 .468 18.5 460 467 Toronto Blue Jays 111 42 69 0 .378 28.5 434 543

AL West

Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Kansas City Royals 109 61 48 0 .560 - 509 431 California Angels 115 62 53 0 .539 2.0 476 462 Oakland Athletics 115 60 55 0 .522 4.0 397 424 Texas Rangers 109 53 56 0 .486 8.0 441 440 Minnesota Twins 110 47 63 0 .427 14.5 483 497 Chicago White Sox 110 46 64 0 .418 15.5 436 513 Seattle Mariners 114 41 73 0 .360 22.5 452 603

ML League Leaders

Births on This Date

Alexis Gomez Brian Sanches

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