MLB standings through games of April 12, 1979

MLB standings at the end of April 12, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	5	3	2	0	.600		26	23	1-0	2-2	3-2	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	5	3	2	0	.600		23	18	1-1	2-1	3-2	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	6	3	3	0	.500	0.5	24	28	3-3	0-0	3-3	Lost 1
New York Yankees	6	3	3	0	.500	0.5	23	22	1-2	2-1	3-3	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	5	2	3	0	.400	1.0	28	35	0-0	2-3	2-3	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	3	1	2	0	.333	1.0	12	21	0-1	1-1	1-2	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	6	1	5	0	.167	2.5	13	28	1-1	0-4	1-5	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Texas Rangers	4	4	0	0	1.000		22	5	3-0	1-0	4-0	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	5	4	1	0	.800	0.5	39	19	4-1	0-0	4-1	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	6	4	2	0	.667	1.0	22	24	0-0	4-2	4-2	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	8	5	3	0	.625	1.0	48	42	5-3	0-0	5-3	Won 1
California Angels	7	4	3	0	.571	1.5	41	39	2-1	2-2	4-3	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	5	1	4	0	.200	3.5	20	31	0-2	1-2	1-4	Lost 2
Oakland A's	7	1	6	0	.143	4.5	25	31	0-3	1-3	1-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	5	4	1	0	.800		20	17	0-0	4-1	4-1	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	5	3	1	1	.750	0.5	21	8	3-0	0-1	3-1-1	Lost 1
New York Mets	5	3	2	0	.600	1.0	26	18	1-2	2-0	3-2	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	6	2	3	1	.400	2.0	19	23	2-0	0-3	2-3-1	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	6	2	4	0	.333	2.5	23	27	2-2	0-2	2-4	Won 1
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	6	5	1	0	.833		23	7	5-1	0-0	5-1	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	7	5	2	0	.714	0.5	37	25	2-1	3-1	5-2	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	8	4	4	0	.500	2.0	32	35	3-2	1-2	4-4	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	7	3	4	0	.429	2.5	38	43	1-3	2-1	3-4	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	7	2	5	0	.286	3.5	26	34	1-2	1-3	2-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	7	2	5	0	.286	3.5	21	33	0-0	2-5	2-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 5, Orioles 0 at Baltimore (night game):
A three-hitter by Tommy John and a five-run outburst in the second inning, including back-to-back homers by Graig Nettles and Chris Chambliss, gave the Yankees a 5-0 victory over the Orioles. A leadoff single by Reggie Jackson and homer by Nettles produced the first two runs. Chambliss then hit a home run to make it 3-0. A double by Cliff Johnson, walk to Willie Randolph, errant pickoff throw and single by Thurman Munson accounted for the final two tallies. John continued his stingy hurling, having given up only one run in his first 16 innings this season.

Angels 7, Twins 1 at California (night game):
The first career homer by Willie Aikens triggered the Angels to a 7-1 victory over the Twins. Aikens' two-run blast came in the second inning to give the Angels a 2-0 lead. He also doubled in the fourth frame, scoring on a two-base hit by Bobby Grich, and had a sacrifice fly in the fifth to climax a three-run rally. A two-run double by Don Baylor highlighted that inning.

Blue Jays 9, White Sox 7 at Chicago (day game):
A three-run homer by Rick Cerone capped a six-run eighth-inning explosion that carried the Blue Jays to a 9-7 triumph over the White Sox. The Jays trailed, 7-3, going into the eighth when Rico Carty led off with a home run. After John Mayberry drew a walk, Dewey Robinson was replaced on the mound by Lerrin LaGrow. A double by Al Woods placed runners on second and third and they scored on a single by Roy Howell. Following a single by Dave McKay, Cerone hit the ball into the left field stands, scoring pinch-runner Tim Johnson and McKay ahead of him.

Red Sox 12, Brewers 10 at Milwaukee (night game):
A two-run pinch-single by Jim Dwyer -- the first RBIs by a Boston pinch-hitter since 1977 -- proved decisive as the Red Sox outlasted the Brewers, 12-10. The score was 10-10 going into the ninth inning when the Bosox loaded the bases on a walk to Jim Rice, single by Carl Yastrzemski and bunt single by George Scott. Jack Brohamer bounced into a double play, outs being made at the plate and first base, and Dwight Evans was given an intentional walk to reload the sacks. Dwyer then singled, scoring Yastrzemski and Scott. Earlier in the game, Yastrzemski hit his seventh career grand slam and a pair of doubles. The Brewers had tied the contest in the bottom of the eighth on a solo homer by Sal Bando.

Mariners 4, A's 3 at Seattle (night game):
A two-run eighth-inning rally capped by the winning run scoring on a passed ball enabled the Mariners to edge the A's, 4-3. With Oakland leading, 3-2, Dan Meyer led off the eighth with a two-base hit. Bob Lacey relieved Mike Norris and wild-pitched Meyer to third, from where he scored when first baseman Jeff Newman bobbled a grounder by Bruce Bochte. Dave Heaverlo came on to pitch and Joe Simpson, running for Bochte, advanced to second on a sacrifice by Leon Roberts. After Willie Horton flied out, Ruppert Jones drew an intentional pass and Bill Stein walked to load the bases. Heaverlo's pitch to Bob Stinson was mishandled by catcher Jim Essian and Simpson raced across the plate.

Rangers 5, Indians 3 at Texas (night game):
Remaining the only unbeaten team in the major leagues, the Rangers copped a 5-3 decision over the Indians when Toby Harrah let Buddy Bell's bases-loaded roller get through him for an error in the third inning. Walks to Bump Wills and Billy Sample and an infield hit by Al Oliver loaded the bases. Bell, who was traded by Cleveland to Texas for Harrah, then drove a liner off Harrah's glove for two runs. The third tally of the inning came across on a single by John Ellis. The other two markers came on an RBI single by Sample in the fourth and a solo homer by Oscar Gamble in the eighth.

Braves 10, Dodgers 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
Unleashing a 14-hit assault, the Braves trampled the Dodgers, 10-2, as Barry Bonnell drove in four runs with a two-run homer and two-run double. The Braves trailed, 2-0, in the second inning when Bonnell unloaded a circuit clout following a single by Mike Lum. A solo homer by Dale Murphy in the third inning put the Braves ahead, 3-2. Dodger starter Andy Messersmith was kayoed in a three-run seventh. Larry McWilliams led off with a single, was sacrificed to second and scored on a single by Glenn Hubbard. After Rick Sutcliffe replaced Messersmith, Hubbard was caught stealing. But a single by Gary Matthews, walk to Jeff Burroughs, RBI single by Lum and throwing error by third baseman Ron Cey produced two more runs. The Braves added four runs in the ninth, two on Bonnell's double.

Mets 3, Phillies 2 at New York (day game):
Although yielding 12 hits, Pat Zachry was effective with runners on base and hurled the Mets to a 3-2 verdict over the Phillies. The righthander forced Pete Rose to strand six runners and retired Mike Schmidt and Greg Luzinski once each with runners in scoring position to end innings. Doug Flynn drove in the Mets' first run with a single in the second inning. Sacrifice flies by Elliott Maddox in the fourth inning and by Kelvin Chapman in the fifth completed the scoring.

Pirates 3, Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A triple by Dave Parker keyed a two-run sixth inning that carried the Pirates to a 3-1 triumph over the Cardinals, the Redbirds' first setback of the season after three straight victories. The Pirates trailed, 1-0, entering the bottom of the sixth when Omar Moreno led off with a base on balls. Parker followed with a triple to left and then scored on a double by John Milner.

Giants 4, Padres 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Driving in two runs, Darrell Evans sparked the Giants to a 4-3 decision over the Padres. A single by Roger Metzger, a sacrifice and a single by Bill North provided the Giants with their first run in the third. Evans clouted a two-run homer in the fourth following a single by Jack Clark. Later in the same frame, a single by Mike Ivie, a stolen base and a single by Metzger produced another tally. Dave Roberts relieved Bob Knepper with two on and two out in the eighth and preserved the victory.