MLB standings through games of April 10, 1979

MLB standings at the end of April 10, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Milwaukee Brewers	4	3	1	0	.750		13	6	1-0	2-1	3-1	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	4	2	2	0	.500	1.0	18	18	2-2	0-0	2-2	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	4	2	2	0	.500	1.0	14	13	1-0	1-2	2-2	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	2	1	1	0	.500	1.0	9	11	0-1	1-0	1-1	Won 1
New York Yankees	4	2	2	0	.500	1.0	13	16	1-2	1-0	2-2	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	4	1	3	0	.250	2.0	10	19	1-1	0-2	1-3	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	4	1	3	0	.250	2.0	19	28	0-0	1-3	1-3	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	4	4	0	0	1.000		19	6	0-0	4-0	4-0	Won 4
Texas Rangers	2	2	0	0	1.000	1.0	13	2	1-0	1-0	2-0	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	4	3	1	0	.750	1.0	29	16	3-1	0-0	3-1	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	6	4	2	0	.667	1.0	37	25	4-2	0-0	4-2	Won 2
California Angels	5	2	3	0	.400	2.5	23	36	0-1	2-2	2-3	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	4	1	3	0	.250	3.0	13	22	0-1	1-2	1-3	Lost 1
Oakland A's	5	0	5	0	.000	4.5	8	20	0-3	0-2	0-5	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	4	3	0	1	1.000		20	5	3-0	0-0	3-0-1	Won 1
Montreal Expos	4	3	1	0	.750	0.5	17	15	0-0	3-1	3-1	Won 2
New York Mets	3	2	1	0	.667	1.0	21	13	0-1	2-0	2-1	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	4	1	2	1	.333	2.0	12	16	1-0	0-2	1-2-1	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	4	1	3	0	.250	2.5	16	21	1-2	0-1	1-3	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	3	0	3	0	.000	3.0	10	26	0-2	0-1	0-3	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	5	4	1	0	.800		13	4	4-1	0-0	4-1	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	5	4	1	0	.800		32	18	1-0	3-1	4-1	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	6	4	2	0	.667	0.5	27	15	3-1	1-1	4-2	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	6	2	4	0	.333	2.5	29	38	1-3	1-1	2-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	5	1	4	0	.200	3.0	11	23	1-1	0-3	1-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	5	1	4	0	.200	3.0	14	28	0-0	1-4	1-4	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 7, Orioles 6 at Baltimore (night game):
A two-run, pinch-hit homer by Reggie Jackson and solo swat by Graig Nettles in the eighth inning lifted the Yankees to a 7-6 triumph over the Orioles. The Bronx Bombers trailed, 4-3, entering the eighth when Jackson unloaded following a pinch-hit single by Jay Johnstone. Nettles connected later in the same frame. Yankee ace Ron Guidry was kayoed for the second straight time.

Twins 8, Angels 1 at California (night game):
Jerry Koosman made his A.L. debut with 7 2/3 innings of pitching as the Twins spoiled the Angels' home opener, 8-1. The game was scoreless until the fifth inning when the Twins erupted for three runs. Ken Landreaux reached first on a forceout, avoiding a double play for what would have been the third out. Bombo Rivera followed with a single and Landreaux scored on a double by John Castino. The two-bagger was the rookie's first major league hit. A single by Bob Randall then drove in Rivera and Castino. Ron Jackson drilled a two-run homer in the eighth.

Blue Jays 10, White Sox 2 at Chicago (day game):
Making his major league debut, Phil Huffman pitched the first six innings to gain credit for the victory as the Blue Jays stormed to a 10-2 rout of the White Sox. The triumph was the Jays' first of the season and spoiled the Chisox home opener. A double and single by Rick Bosetti drove home the first two Blue Jay runs. John Mayberry batted in two runs with a single in the seventh and Bob Bailor added a run with a single. The Jays climaxed their attack with five more in the ninth on a bases-loaded walk to Rick Cerone and two-run hits by Dave McKay and Bailor.

Brewers 3, Red Sox 0 at Milwaukee (day game):
With Robin Yount leading the attack and Mike Caldwell pitching superbly, the Brewers shut out the Red Sox, 3-0. In the first inning, Yount singled, stole second, went to third on an infield out and scored on a grounder by Cecil Cooper. Yount had a solo home run in the fifth frame and knocked in the Brewers' final marker with a sacrifice fly in the seventh.

Mariners 4, A's 1 at Seattle (night game):
A three-run homer by Bruce Bochte highlighted the Mariners' 4-1 victory over the winless A's. The Mariners picked up a run in the first inning on a double by Dan Meyer and single by Leon Roberts. After two were out in the fifth, a double by Julio Cruz and infield single by Meyer set the stage for Bochte's homer.

Rangers 5, Indians 0 at Texas (night game):
Lining home runs into the teeth of a 35 mph wind in his first two at-bats, Al Oliver paced the Rangers to a 5-0 scalping of the Indians. His first round-tripper was a solo shot in the first inning and the other clout was a two-run swat that capped a three-run third frame. Doyle Alexander and Jim Kern combined for the shutout with the reliever getting the win after taking over in the fifth inning with the bases loaded and two out to retire Andre Thornton with one pitch. The game was played under a tornado watch with a gale blowing in from right field.

Braves 6, Reds 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Getting relief help from Gene Garber, Phil Niekro gained his 198th major league victory as the Braves posted their first win of the season, beating the Reds, 6-4. The Braves snapped a 2-2 tie in the sixth when Jeff Burroughs and Dale Murphy walked and advanced on a sacrifice bunt. Burroughs scored on a wild pitch and Murphy, who had homered earlier in the game, tallied on a single by Mike Lum. The Braves added a run on a single by Gary Matthews in the seventh and another on a single by Jerry Royster in the eighth for their winning margin.

Astros 2, Dodgers 1 at Houston (night game):
Despite uncorking a league record six wild pitches, J.R. Richard hurled the Astros past the Dodgers, 2-1. The fireballing righthander yielded six hits and struck out 13 batsmen, whiffing three Dodgers in the sixth inning with runners on second and third and none out.

Expos 3, Mets 2 at New York (day game):
A triple by Andre Dawson in the 14th inning lifted the Expos to a 3-2 victory over the Mets. With one out, Jerry White laced a pinch-single and Dawson followed with his blast to the base of the wall in center field. Rookie reliever David Palmer hurled three scoreless innings to gain credit for the win.

Phillies 7, Pirates 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
A four-run outburst in the seventh inning broke a 3-3 tie and gave the Phillies a 7-3 victory over the Pirates. Pinch-hitter Bake McBride led off the seventh by drawing a walk from losing reliever Enrique Romo and was forced at second by Larry Bowa. A double by Pete Rose placed runners at second and third and sent Romo to the showers in favor of Kent Tekulve. An intentional pass to Greg Luzinski loaded the sacks and a single by Mike Schmidt plated two tallies. Garry Maddox forced Schmidt, stole second and scored along with pinch-runner Greg Gross on a single by Manny Trillo.

Giants 4, Padres 2 at San Francisco (day game):
A pinch-hit homer by John Tamargo in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Giants a 4-2 triumph over the Padres. The score was 2-2 with two out when Willie McCovey stroked a pinch-single. Max Venable ran for the veteran slugger and scored ahead of Tamargo, who drove the ball into the lower right field stands. The Padres had an early 2-0 lead, but the Giants tied the game in the sixth on RBI singles by Darrell Evans and Mike Ivie. The crowd for the Giants' home opener was 56,196, largest ever for baseball at Candlestick Park.

Cardinals 7, Cubs 0 at St. Louis (night game):
Bob Sykes, making his first N.L. start, pitched six innings to receive credit for the victory as the Cardinals blanked the Cubs, 7-0. The scoring began in the third inning on a single by Sykes, his first major league hit, and homer by Lou Brock, the veteran outfielder's first circuit clout since 1977. A double by Keith Hernandez and homer by George Hendrick in the same inning produced two more tallies.