MLB standings through games of April 7, 1979

MLB standings at the end of April 7, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	2	2	0	0	1.000		11	6	2-0	0-0	2-0	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	2	2	0	0	1.000		9	4	0-0	2-0	2-0	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	2	1	1	0	.500	1.0	7	4	1-0	0-1	1-1	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	2	1	1	0	.500	1.0	4	7	1-0	0-1	1-1	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	1	0	1	0	.000	1.5	2	8	0-1	0-0	0-1	Lost 1
New York Yankees	2	0	2	0	.000	2.0	4	9	0-2	0-0	0-2	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	2	0	2	0	.000	2.0	6	18	0-0	0-2	0-2	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	2	2	0	0	1.000		18	6	2-0	0-0	2-0	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	2	2	0	0	1.000		8	4	0-0	2-0	2-0	Won 2
Texas Rangers	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.5	8	2	0-0	1-0	1-0	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	3	2	1	0	.667	0.5	23	15	2-1	0-0	2-1	Lost 1
California Angels	3	1	2	0	.333	1.5	15	23	0-0	1-2	1-2	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	2	0	2	0	.000	2.0	6	11	0-0	0-2	0-2	Lost 2
Oakland A's	2	0	2	0	.000	2.0	4	8	0-2	0-0	0-2	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	2	2	0	0	1.000		19	10	0-0	2-0	2-0	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	2	2	0	0	1.000		11	3	2-0	0-0	2-0	Won 2
Montreal Expos	2	1	1	0	.500	1.0	9	9	0-0	1-1	1-1	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	2	1	1	0	.500	1.0	9	9	1-1	0-0	1-1	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	2	0	2	0	.000	2.0	10	19	0-2	0-0	0-2	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	2	0	2	0	.000	2.0	3	11	0-0	0-2	0-2	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	3	3	0	0	1.000		22	9	0-0	3-0	3-0	Won 3
Houston Astros	2	2	0	0	1.000	0.5	8	1	2-0	0-0	2-0	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	3	2	1	0	.667	1.0	18	7	2-1	0-0	2-1	Won 2
San Diego Padres	3	1	2	0	.333	2.0	7	18	0-0	1-2	1-2	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	2	0	2	0	.000	2.5	1	8	0-0	0-2	0-2	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	3	0	3	0	.000	3.0	9	22	0-3	0-0	0-3	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, White Sox 3 at Baltimore (day game):
The Orioles rallied for four runs in the sixth inning and defeated the White Sox, 6-3. Trailing, 3-2, the Orioles scored the tying run when Gary Roenicke was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Rick Dempsey then delivered the game-winning blow, driving in two runs with a double. Al Bumbry followed with a single to add an extra tally.

Indians 3, Red Sox 0 at Cleveland (day game):
Rick Waits yielded only one hit -- a single by Jerry Remy in the sixth inning -- while pitching the Indians to a 3-0 victory over the Red Sox. Waits also pitched a shutout in his first start last season, blanking the Rangers, 6-0, on a two-hitter. The Indians were held to five hits by Mike Torrez, including two by Bobby Bonds, who singled to open the eighth inning and stole second. After an intentional pass to Andre Thornton, Gary Alexander flied out, but Wayne Cage walked to load the bases and Horace Speed also drew a pass on a disputed call to force in the Indians' first run. Tom Burgmeier relieved Torrez and was greeted by Duane Kuiper with the clinching two-run double.

Rangers 8, Tigers 2 at Detroit (day game):
Twice delayed by inclement weather, the season-opening game in Detroit finally got underway, but the Tigers disappointed the crowd of 43,708 by losing to the Rangers, 8-2. Center fielder Ron LeFlore drew the brunt of the crowd's disapproval. With the score tied, 2-2, Bump Wills was hit by a pitch to open the Rangers' fifth inning. Johnny Grubb lined to center and when LeFlore missed the catch, Wills scored and Grubb reached third. Al Oliver followed with a sacrifice fly.

Royals 7, Blue Jays 4 at Kansas City (night game):
Amos Otis hit a two-run, inside-the-park homer in the first inning to start the Royals off to a 7-4 victory over the Blue Jays. Center fielder Bob Bailor leaped for Otis' drive, missed and collided with the fence. As the ball rolled back toward the infield, Otis circled the bases behind Hal McRae, who had singled. Darrell Porter also had two RBIs for the Royals, hitting a single with the bases loaded in the third inning.

Brewers 4, Yankees 3 at New York (day game):
After leadoff batter Paul Molitor grounded out, the Brewers hit for the cycle and scored three runs in the first inning to defeat the Yankees, 4-3. Don Money tripled and crossed the plate on a single by Cecil Cooper, who was thrown out trying to stretch his hit. Larry Hisle followed with a double and Ben Oglivie capped the outburst with a homer. Hisle accounted for the Brewers' last run with a circuit clout in the fourth.

Twins 3, A's 1 at Oakland (day game):
Batting with two out, Butch Wynegar came through with a two-run double in the 12th inning to bring the Twins a 3-1 victory over the A's. Roy Smalley walked to lead off the stanza and moved to second as Ken Landreaux went out. Ron Jackson was passed intentionally. After Jose Morales was retired, Wynegar lashed his double to drive in both runners.

Angels 5, Mariners 4 at Seattle (night game):
A triple by Joe Rudi and single by Carney Lansford in the eighth inning enabled the Angels to defeat the Mariners, 5-4, for their first victory of the season. Rod Carew had two hits in four trips, giving him six-for-12 in his first three games in an Angels' uniform.

Mets 9, Cubs 4 at Chicago (day game):
Pat Zachry, who pitched five innings, gained credit for his first victory since last July 4 when the Mets defeated the Cubs, 9-4. Run-scoring singles by Steve Henderson and Doug Flynn opened the Mets' attack in the second inning. Lee Mazzilli homered in the third and added a two-run single in the sixth when the Mets piled up five runs. After his last victory in '78, Zachry lost three straight decisions before going on the shelf with a broken foot.

Giants 4, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (day game):
Still dangerous at bat, Willie McCovey delivered a pinch-double in the eighth inning, setting up the tie-breaking run as the Giants defeated the Reds, 4-2. Mike Ivie, who has replaced McCovey at first base for the Giants, hit a two-run homer in the seventh. After McCovey's two-bagger, Larry Herndon came in to run for the veteran and scored on an infield hit by Terry Whitfield to put the Giants ahead, 3-2. An insurance run followed in the ninth on a double by Jack Clark and single by Roger Metzger.

Astros 6, Braves 0 at Houston (night game):
One brother followed another when Ken Forsch pitched a no-hitter for the Astros in a 6-0 victory over the Braves. Last season on April 16, his brother Bob with the Cardinals pitched a no-hitter in a 5-0 victory over the Phillies.

Dodgers 5, Padres 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
Making his first start since returning to the Dodgers as a free agent, Andy Messersmith allowed only two hits in seven innings and gained a 5-2 victory over the Padres. Messersmith dueled to a 1-1 tie with Eric Rasmussen before the Dodgers broke loose in the seventh. Bill Russell singled, Reggie Smith walked and Steve Garvey singled to give the Dodgers the lead. Ron Cey then singled to score Smith. Dusty Baker was hit by a pitch to load the bases and Rick Monday iced the decision with a two-run single.

Pirates 7, Expos 6 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Overcoming three errors of their own, the Pirates took advantage of two miscues by the Expos in the ninth inning and scored twice to gain a 7-6 victory. The Pirates had a two-run homer by Bill Robinson and solo shots by Dave Parker and Steve Nicosia before falling behind in the top half of the ninth, 6-5, when the Expos erupted for four runs. In the Pirates' half, John Milner singled and Parker walked. With two out, Willie Stargell grounded to Expos' relief pitcher Elias Sosa, who threw wild to first, allowing pinch-runner Matt Alexander to score. Parker also raced for the plate and was safe with the winning run when catcher Gary Carter misplayed the throw home.

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2 at St. Louis (day game):
After faking a bunt, Ken Reitz swung away and singled in the ninth inning, driving in George Hendrick, to give the Cardinals a 3-2 victory over the Phillies. Greg Luzinski and Mike Schmidt hit consecutive homers in the fourth for the Phils' runs. Keith Hernandez tied the score with a two-run rap in the Cards' half, Hendrick doubled in the ninth and pinch-hitter Dane Iorg was passed intentionally before Reitz ended the game.