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1978 Baseball - Division | League
  
"Smart" Division Standings on July 1
  
	
	 
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		| DIV | 
		
		POFF | 
		
	 
			
		| Boston | 
		52 | 
		24 | 
		.684 | 
		 - | 	
		404 | 
		285 | 
		105.9 | 
		56.1 | 
		
		76.6 | 
		
		76.6 | 
							
	 
			
		| Milwaukee | 
		45 | 
		31 | 
		.592 | 
		7 | 	
		393 | 
		315 | 
		95.8 | 
		66.2 | 
		
		16.1 | 
		
		16.1 | 
							
	 
			
		| New York | 
		43 | 
		33 | 
		.566 | 
		9 | 	
		339 | 
		290 | 
		91.2 | 
		70.8 | 
		
		6.6 | 
		
		6.6 | 
							
	 
			
		| Baltimore | 
		42 | 
		35 | 
		.545 | 
		10.5 | 	
		305 | 
		343 | 
		82.6 | 
		79.4 | 
		
		0.4 | 
		
		0.4 | 
							
	 
			
		| Detroit | 
		37 | 
		38 | 
		.493 | 
		14.5 | 	
		315 | 
		316 | 
		79.0 | 
		83.0 | 
		
		0.2 | 
		
		0.2 | 
							
	 
			
		| Cleveland | 
		35 | 
		40 | 
		.467 | 
		16.5 | 	
		290 | 
		312 | 
		77.0 | 
		85.0 | 
		
		0.1 | 
		
		0.1 | 
							
	 
			
		| Toronto | 
		27 | 
		48 | 
		.360 | 
		24.5 | 	
		301 | 
		384 | 
		61.3 | 
		100.7 | 
		
		0.0 | 
		
		0.0 | 
							
	 
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		| DIV | 
		
		POFF | 
		
	 
			
		| Texas | 
		40 | 
		35 | 
		.533 | 
		 - | 	
		299 | 
		275 | 
		86.4 | 
		75.6 | 
		
		38.5 | 
		
		38.5 | 
							
	 
			
		| California | 
		40 | 
		37 | 
		.519 | 
		1 | 	
		317 | 
		326 | 
		81.4 | 
		80.6 | 
		
		16.5 | 
		
		16.5 | 
							
	 
			
		| Kansas City | 
		38 | 
		37 | 
		.507 | 
		2 | 	
		326 | 
		309 | 
		83.8 | 
		78.2 | 
		
		26.5 | 
		
		26.5 | 
							
	 
			
		| Oakland | 
		39 | 
		38 | 
		.506 | 
		2 | 	
		247 | 
		271 | 
		77.7 | 
		84.3 | 
		
		6.9 | 
		
		6.9 | 
							
	 
			
		| Chicago | 
		34 | 
		41 | 
		.453 | 
		6 | 	
		314 | 
		320 | 
		76.3 | 
		85.7 | 
		
		5.6 | 
		
		5.6 | 
							
	 
			
		| Minnesota | 
		31 | 
		41 | 
		.431 | 
		7.5 | 	
		326 | 
		330 | 
		76.4 | 
		85.6 | 
		
		6.0 | 
		
		6.0 | 
							
	 
			
		| Seattle | 
		27 | 
		52 | 
		.342 | 
		15 | 	
		309 | 
		409 | 
		59.1 | 
		102.9 | 
		
		0.0 | 
		
		0.0 | 
							
	 
 
 
	
	 
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		| DIV | 
		
		POFF | 
		
	 
			
		| Philadelphia | 
		41 | 
		31 | 
		.569 | 
		 - | 	
		315 | 
		253 | 
		92.9 | 
		69.1 | 
		
		67.3 | 
		
		67.3 | 
							
	 
			
		| Chicago | 
		38 | 
		36 | 
		.514 | 
		4 | 	
		297 | 
		314 | 
		80.2 | 
		81.8 | 
		
		8.3 | 
		
		8.3 | 
							
	 
			
		| Montreal | 
		38 | 
		38 | 
		.500 | 
		5 | 	
		302 | 
		275 | 
		83.6 | 
		78.4 | 
		
		16.9 | 
		
		16.9 | 
							
	 
			
		| Pittsburgh | 
		36 | 
		38 | 
		.486 | 
		6 | 	
		300 | 
		318 | 
		78.3 | 
		83.7 | 
		
		6.8 | 
		
		6.8 | 
							
	 
			
		| New York | 
		33 | 
		46 | 
		.418 | 
		11.5 | 	
		289 | 
		332 | 
		70.2 | 
		91.8 | 
		
		0.5 | 
		
		0.5 | 
							
	 
			
		| St. Louis | 
		30 | 
		48 | 
		.385 | 
		14 | 	
		269 | 
		326 | 
		66.7 | 
		95.3 | 
		
		0.2 | 
		
		0.2 | 
							
	 
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		| DIV | 
		
		POFF | 
		
	 
			
		| San Francisco | 
		48 | 
		29 | 
		.623 | 
		 - | 	
		325 | 
		256 | 
		98.7 | 
		63.3 | 
		
		54.8 | 
		
		54.8 | 
							
	 
			
		| Los Angeles | 
		45 | 
		32 | 
		.584 | 
		3 | 	
		372 | 
		292 | 
		95.7 | 
		66.3 | 
		
		35.5 | 
		
		35.5 | 
							
	 
			
		| Cincinnati | 
		44 | 
		34 | 
		.564 | 
		4.5 | 	
		337 | 
		315 | 
		88.9 | 
		73.1 | 
		
		9.1 | 
		
		9.1 | 
							
	 
			
		| San Diego | 
		38 | 
		40 | 
		.487 | 
		10.5 | 	
		270 | 
		301 | 
		75.8 | 
		86.2 | 
		
		0.3 | 
		
		0.3 | 
							
	 
			
		| Houston | 
		34 | 
		40 | 
		.459 | 
		12.5 | 	
		286 | 
		299 | 
		75.4 | 
		86.6 | 
		
		0.3 | 
		
		0.3 | 
							
	 
			
		| Atlanta | 
		31 | 
		44 | 
		.413 | 
		16 | 	
		267 | 
		348 | 
		65.6 | 
		96.4 | 
		
		<0.1 | 
		
		<0.1 | 
							
	 
 
 
	
		| Baseball statistics | 
	 
	
		
		
		x: Clinched Division  
		 
		
W: Wins  L: Losses  PCT: Winning percentage 
GB: Games Back (Number of games behind the Division leader) 
RS: Runs Scored  RA: Runs Against
  
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		| Baseball "coolstats"   What are these? | 
	 
	
		EXP W: Expected season Wins  EXP L: Expected season Losses 
		
DIV: % chance of winning the Division   
		 
	 
POFF: % chance of making the Playoffs 
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