MLB Scores and Standings Wednesday, August 23, 1978
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 3 | (12) |
| W | Grant Jackson (5-3) |
| L | Dave Campbell (4-3) |
| New York Yankees | 3 | Final |
| California Angels | 6 |
| W | Chris Knapp (13-7) |
| L | Ed Figueroa (12-9) |
| S | Dave LaRoche (18) |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 3 |
| W | Ken Kravec (10-11) |
| L | Dennis Leonard (14-15) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 4 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 | (12) |
| W | Víctor Cruz (4-1) |
| L | Dave Rozema (6-8) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 5 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 4 |
| W | Jerry Garvin (4-12) |
| L | Bob Sykes (6-6) |
| S | Mike Willis (6) |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 3 |
| W | Ken Forsch (7-4) |
| L | Dennis Lamp (5-13) |
| S | Joe Sambito (9) |
| Cleveland Indians | 4 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 9 |
| W | Andy Replogle (6-2) |
| L | Sid Monge (3-3) |
| Texas Rangers | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 |
| W | Steve Comer (6-3) |
| L | Roger Erickson (13-8) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 2 |
| W | Burt Hooton (14-8) |
| L | Steve Rogers (13-9) |
| S | Charlie Hough (6) |
| San Francisco Giants | 2 | Final |
| New York Mets | 1 |
| W | Bob Knepper (13-9) |
| L | Skip Lockwood (7-12) |
| S | Gary Lavelle (13) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 11 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 0 |
| W | Jim Palmer (15-12) |
| L | Steve Renko (6-9) |
| San Diego Padres | 6 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 5 |
| W | Rollie Fingers (5-11) |
| L | Ron Reed (1-1) |
| Boston Red Sox | 3 | Final |
| Seattle Mariners | 5 |
| W | Byron McLaughlin (2-4) |
| L | Mike Torrez (15-7) |
| S | Enrique Romo (10) |
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 | 47 | .624 | -- | 630 | 499 | .605 |
| MIL | 72 | 53 | .576 | 6.0 | 627 | 515 | .589 |
| NYY | 70 | 54 | .565 | 7.5 | 540 | 466 | .567 |
| DET | 69 | 56 | .552 | 9.0 | 577 | 489 | .575 |
| KCR | 68 | 56 | .548 | 9.5 | 563 | 492 | .561 |
| CAL | 70 | 58 | .547 | 9.5 | 535 | 510 | .522 |
| BAL | 67 | 58 | .536 | 11.0 | 495 | 534 | .465 |
| TEX | 61 | 63 | .492 | 16.5 | 489 | 487 | .502 |
| OAK | 62 | 67 | .481 | 18.0 | 433 | 499 | .435 |
| MIN | 56 | 71 | .441 | 23.0 | 548 | 566 | .485 |
| CLE | 54 | 71 | .432 | 24.0 | 519 | 547 | .476 |
| CHW | 52 | 72 | .419 | 25.5 | 479 | 575 | .417 |
| TOR | 51 | 76 | .402 | 28.0 | 498 | 610 | .408 |
| SEA | 49 | 77 | .389 | 29.5 | 502 | 646 | .387 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 74 | 52 | .587 | -- | 573 | 450 | .609 |
| SFG | 74 | 53 | .583 | 0.5 | 506 | 451 | .552 |
| CIN | 71 | 55 | .563 | 3.0 | 555 | 542 | .511 |
| PHI | 66 | 57 | .537 | 6.5 | 531 | 460 | .565 |
| SDP | 67 | 60 | .528 | 7.5 | 470 | 471 | .499 |
| CHC | 63 | 62 | .504 | 10.5 | 496 | 538 | .463 |
| PIT | 62 | 62 | .500 | 11.0 | 490 | 502 | .489 |
| MON | 59 | 67 | .468 | 15.0 | 502 | 457 | .543 |
| HOU | 59 | 68 | .465 | 15.5 | 474 | 506 | .470 |
| ATL | 56 | 69 | .448 | 17.5 | 469 | 576 | .407 |
| STL | 53 | 73 | .421 | 21.0 | 447 | 502 | .447 |
| NYM | 50 | 76 | .397 | 24.0 | 478 | 536 | .448 |
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