MLB Scores and Standings Sunday, August 20, 1978
| Baltimore Orioles | 0 | Final |
| California Angels | 1 | (14) |
| W | Tom Griffin (3-4) |
| L | Don Stanhouse (5-6) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 1 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 2 |
| W | Willie Hernández (7-2) |
| L | Mike LaCoss (3-3) |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 10 |
| W | Rick Waits (8-13) |
| L | Steve Stone (9-10) |
| Texas Rangers | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 2 |
| W | Paul Splittorff (15-10) |
| L | Jon Matlack (11-10) |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 2 |
| W | Mike Caldwell (16-7) |
| L | Kip Young (4-3) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 2 |
| W | Don Kirkwood (2-1) |
| L | Stan Perzanowski (2-5) |
| S | Tom Murphy (7) |
| San Diego Padres | 5 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 4 |
| W | Mark Lee (4-1) |
| L | Hal Dues (5-5) |
| S | Rollie Fingers (29) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| New York Mets | 4 |
| W | Charlie Hough (4-3) |
| L | Skip Lockwood (7-11) |
| S | Terry Forster (16) |
| Boston Red Sox | 4 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 2 |
| W | Dennis Eckersley (14-5) |
| L | Matt Keough (7-11) |
| San Francisco Giants | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 5 |
| W | Dick Ruthven (11-9) |
| L | Jim Barr (6-10) |
| S | Ron Reed (10) |
| Houston Astros | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 |
| W | Jim Rooker (8-8) |
| L | Tom Dixon (6-10) |
| S | Kent Tekulve (23) |
| Houston Astros | 1 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 |
| W | Jerry Reuss (1-2) |
| L | Joe Niekro (10-10) |
| New York Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Seattle Mariners | 5 |
| W | Enrique Romo (10-4) |
| L | Rich Gossage (8-10) |
| Atlanta Braves | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 6 |
| W | Tom Bruno (3-0) |
| L | Phil Niekro (15-13) |
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 | 78 | 45 | .634 | -- | 625 | 489 | .610 |
| MIL | 69 | 53 | .566 | 8.5 | 610 | 505 | .586 |
| NYY | 69 | 53 | .566 | 8.5 | 531 | 458 | .567 |
| DET | 67 | 54 | .554 | 10.0 | 554 | 471 | .574 |
| KCR | 67 | 55 | .549 | 10.5 | 557 | 486 | .562 |
| CAL | 69 | 57 | .548 | 10.5 | 527 | 501 | .523 |
| BAL | 64 | 58 | .525 | 13.5 | 475 | 528 | .452 |
| TEX | 60 | 61 | .496 | 17.0 | 480 | 476 | .504 |
| OAK | 62 | 64 | .492 | 17.5 | 427 | 479 | .448 |
| MIN | 56 | 68 | .452 | 22.5 | 539 | 548 | .492 |
| CLE | 54 | 68 | .443 | 23.5 | 509 | 530 | .482 |
| CHW | 51 | 71 | .418 | 26.5 | 473 | 569 | .416 |
| TOR | 47 | 76 | .382 | 31.0 | 478 | 596 | .400 |
| SEA | 47 | 77 | .379 | 31.5 | 492 | 641 | .381 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 73 | 51 | .589 | -- | 567 | 444 | .610 |
| SFG | 71 | 53 | .573 | 2.0 | 493 | 444 | .548 |
| CIN | 70 | 54 | .565 | 3.0 | 541 | 524 | .515 |
| PHI | 65 | 55 | .542 | 6.0 | 518 | 444 | .570 |
| SDP | 65 | 59 | .524 | 8.0 | 454 | 458 | .496 |
| CHC | 63 | 59 | .516 | 9.0 | 492 | 525 | .470 |
| PIT | 60 | 62 | .492 | 12.0 | 483 | 498 | .486 |
| MON | 58 | 66 | .468 | 15.0 | 496 | 451 | .543 |
| ATL | 56 | 67 | .455 | 16.5 | 465 | 569 | .409 |
| HOU | 56 | 68 | .452 | 17.0 | 461 | 502 | .461 |
| STL | 52 | 72 | .419 | 21.0 | 429 | 488 | .441 |
| NYM | 50 | 73 | .407 | 22.5 | 471 | 523 | .452 |
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