MLB Scores and Standings Saturday, August 05, 1978
| Houston Astros | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 3 |
| W | Joe Niekro (9-8) |
| L | Preston Hanna (7-10) |
| S | Ken Forsch (4) |
| Houston Astros | 7 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 |
| W | Vern Ruhle (1-0) |
| L | Tommy Boggs (2-7) |
| Minnesota Twins | 4 | Final |
| California Angels | 3 |
| W | Roger Erickson (11-6) |
| L | Frank Tanana (14-7) |
| Minnesota Twins | 3 | Final |
| California Angels | 4 |
| W | Chris Knapp (11-6) |
| L | Stan Perzanowski (1-2) |
| S | Dave LaRoche (16) |
| Montreal Expos | 7 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 4 |
| W | Ross Grimsley (13-8) |
| L | Dave Roberts (4-7) |
| S | Stan Bahnsen (6) |
| San Diego Padres | 1 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 7 |
| W | Mike LaCoss (3-1) |
| L | Eric Rasmussen (10-8) |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 7 |
| W | Jack Billingham (11-5) |
| L | Britt Burns (0-1) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 5 |
| W | Larry Gura (9-2) |
| L | Dave Lemanczyk (4-13) |
| S | Steve Mingori (6) |
| Boston Red Sox | 8 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 |
| W | Dennis Eckersley (13-4) |
| L | Eduardo Rodríguez (2-5) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 2 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 3 |
| W | Sparky Lyle (8-2) |
| L | Tippy Martinez (3-2) |
| Seattle Mariners | 3 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 2 |
| W | Jim Todd (1-3) |
| L | Matt Keough (7-8) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 0 |
| W | Bob Welch (3-0) |
| L | Ed Halicki (5-6) |
| New York Mets | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 |
| W | Tom Bruno (1-0) |
| L | Nino Espinosa (9-10) |
| S | Mark Littell (5) |
| Cleveland Indians | 3 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 4 | (12) |
| W | Steve Comer (4-3) |
| L | Jim Kern (8-6) |
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 | 68 | 40 | .630 | -- | 551 | 424 | .618 |
| MIL | 61 | 45 | .575 | 6.0 | 547 | 444 | .594 |
| KCR | 59 | 47 | .557 | 8.0 | 484 | 417 | .568 |
| BAL | 60 | 48 | .556 | 8.0 | 440 | 485 | .456 |
| NYY | 60 | 49 | .550 | 8.5 | 476 | 427 | .550 |
| DET | 59 | 49 | .546 | 9.0 | 486 | 430 | .556 |
| CAL | 60 | 52 | .536 | 10.0 | 470 | 457 | .513 |
| OAK | 57 | 54 | .514 | 12.5 | 387 | 416 | .467 |
| TEX | 51 | 56 | .477 | 16.5 | 429 | 434 | .495 |
| CLE | 51 | 56 | .477 | 16.5 | 451 | 455 | .496 |
| MIN | 46 | 61 | .430 | 21.5 | 465 | 485 | .481 |
| CHW | 45 | 62 | .421 | 22.5 | 427 | 492 | .436 |
| TOR | 40 | 68 | .370 | 28.0 | 422 | 527 | .400 |
| SEA | 40 | 70 | .364 | 29.0 | 438 | 580 | .374 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFG | 66 | 45 | .595 | -- | 454 | 389 | .570 |
| CIN | 64 | 45 | .587 | 1.0 | 483 | 453 | .529 |
| LAD | 62 | 48 | .564 | 3.5 | 498 | 402 | .597 |
| PHI | 57 | 47 | .548 | 5.5 | 447 | 388 | .564 |
| SDP | 57 | 53 | .518 | 8.5 | 405 | 423 | .480 |
| CHC | 55 | 52 | .514 | 9.0 | 428 | 455 | .472 |
| PIT | 50 | 54 | .481 | 12.5 | 400 | 419 | .479 |
| HOU | 51 | 58 | .468 | 14.0 | 413 | 447 | .464 |
| MON | 52 | 59 | .468 | 14.0 | 463 | 413 | .552 |
| ATL | 50 | 59 | .459 | 15.0 | 413 | 501 | .413 |
| NYM | 47 | 64 | .423 | 19.0 | 435 | 468 | .467 |
| STL | 41 | 68 | .376 | 24.0 | 366 | 447 | .410 |
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