MLB Scores and Standings Tuesday, August 22, 1978
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 1 |
| W | Don Robinson (10-5) |
| L | Mickey Mahler (4-8) |
| S | Kent Tekulve (24) |
| New York Yankees | 6 | Final |
| California Angels | 2 |
| W | Catfish Hunter (8-4) |
| L | Frank Tanana (16-8) |
| Kansas City Royals | 6 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 3 |
| W | Larry Gura (11-3) |
| L | Ross Baumgarten (1-1) |
| S | Al Hrabosky (16) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 5 | (11) |
| W | Dave Tomlin (7-1) |
| L | Tom Bruno (3-1) |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 2 |
| W | Mark Lemongello (9-11) |
| L | Mike Krukow (5-2) |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3 |
| W | Bill Castro (4-4) |
| L | Jim Kern (8-7) |
| Cleveland Indians | 4 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 5 |
| W | Willie Mueller (1-0) |
| L | Jim Kern (8-8) |
| Detroit Tigers | 7 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 3 |
| W | Jim Slaton (13-9) |
| L | Stan Perzanowski (2-6) |
| San Francisco Giants | 7 | Final |
| New York Mets | 4 |
| W | Ed Halicki (7-6) |
| L | Nino Espinosa (9-12) |
| S | Randy Moffitt (11) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 6 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 4 | (10) |
| W | Don Stanhouse (6-6) |
| L | Bob Lacey (8-7) |
| S | Joe Kerrigan (1) |
| San Diego Padres | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 5 |
| W | Larry Christenson (9-12) |
| L | Eric Rasmussen (12-10) |
| S | Ron Reed (11) |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | Final |
| Seattle Mariners | 5 |
| W | Glenn Abbott (6-10) |
| L | Luis Tiant (9-6) |
| Texas Rangers | 1 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 3 |
| W | Jim Clancy (10-10) |
| L | Doc Medich (7-7) |
| S | Víctor Cruz (9) |
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 | 46 | .629 | -- | 627 | 494 | .607 |
| MIL | 71 | 53 | .573 | 7.0 | 618 | 511 | .586 |
| NYY | 70 | 53 | .569 | 7.5 | 537 | 460 | .570 |
| DET | 69 | 54 | .561 | 8.5 | 570 | 480 | .578 |
| KCR | 68 | 55 | .553 | 9.5 | 563 | 489 | .564 |
| CAL | 69 | 58 | .543 | 10.5 | 529 | 507 | .519 |
| BAL | 66 | 58 | .532 | 12.0 | 484 | 534 | .455 |
| TEX | 60 | 63 | .488 | 17.5 | 487 | 487 | .500 |
| OAK | 62 | 66 | .484 | 18.0 | 433 | 488 | .446 |
| MIN | 56 | 70 | .444 | 23.0 | 548 | 564 | .487 |
| CLE | 54 | 70 | .435 | 24.0 | 515 | 538 | .480 |
| CHW | 51 | 72 | .415 | 26.5 | 476 | 575 | .414 |
| TOR | 49 | 76 | .392 | 29.5 | 489 | 603 | .405 |
| SEA | 48 | 77 | .384 | 30.5 | 497 | 643 | .384 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 73 | 52 | .584 | -- | 569 | 448 | .608 |
| SFG | 73 | 53 | .579 | 0.5 | 504 | 450 | .552 |
| CIN | 71 | 55 | .563 | 2.5 | 555 | 542 | .511 |
| PHI | 66 | 56 | .541 | 5.5 | 526 | 454 | .567 |
| SDP | 66 | 60 | .524 | 7.5 | 464 | 466 | .498 |
| CHC | 63 | 61 | .508 | 9.5 | 496 | 535 | .465 |
| PIT | 61 | 62 | .496 | 11.0 | 486 | 499 | .488 |
| MON | 59 | 66 | .472 | 14.0 | 500 | 453 | .545 |
| HOU | 58 | 68 | .460 | 15.5 | 471 | 506 | .467 |
| ATL | 56 | 68 | .452 | 16.5 | 466 | 572 | .407 |
| STL | 53 | 73 | .421 | 20.5 | 447 | 502 | .447 |
| NYM | 50 | 75 | .400 | 23.0 | 477 | 534 | .449 |
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