MLB standings through games of April 17, 1979

MLB standings at the end of April 17, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Milwaukee Brewers	9	6	3	0	.667		52	39	4-1	2-2	6-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	8	5	3	0	.625	0.5	49	36	3-1	2-2	5-3	Won 1
New York Yankees	10	6	4	0	.600	0.5	44	45	2-2	4-2	6-4	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	8	4	4	0	.500	1.5	48	46	2-1	2-3	4-4	Won 3
Toronto Blue Jays	10	4	6	0	.400	2.5	55	68	2-3	2-3	4-6	Lost 3
Baltimore Orioles	10	3	7	0	.300	3.5	40	57	3-3	0-4	3-7	Lost 5
Cleveland Indians	9	2	7	0	.222	4.0	23	51	1-2	1-5	2-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Texas Rangers	8	7	1	0	.875		46	27	5-1	2-0	7-1	Won 1
California Angels	11	8	3	0	.727	0.5	74	44	2-1	6-2	8-2	Won 6
Minnesota Twins	10	7	3	0	.700	1.0	54	43	0-1	7-2	7-3	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	10	5	5	0	.500	3.0	65	57	4-1	1-4	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	10	4	6	0	.400	4.0	56	52	1-4	3-2	4-6	Won 2
Seattle Mariners	13	5	8	0	.385	4.5	68	84	5-6	0-2	3-7	Lost 5
Oakland A's	12	3	9	0	.250	6.0	40	65	2-6	1-3	3-7	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	9	7	2	0	.778		30	26	3-1	4-1	7-2	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	9	5	3	1	.625	1.5	41	30	2-0	3-3	5-3-1	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	9	4	4	1	.500	2.5	43	31	3-0	1-4	4-4-1	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	10	4	6	0	.400	3.5	43	59	4-4	0-2	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	8	3	5	0	.375	3.5	35	32	1-4	2-1	3-5	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	7	2	5	0	.286	4.0	20	34	1-2	1-3	2-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	12	8	4	0	.667		54	31	5-1	3-3	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	12	7	5	0	.583	1.0	54	50	4-3	3-2	5-5	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	12	6	6	0	.500	2.0	61	63	2-3	4-3	6-4	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	13	6	7	0	.462	2.5	53	63	5-5	1-2	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	12	5	7	0	.417	3.0	41	52	3-2	2-5	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	11	4	7	0	.364	3.5	48	52	1-2	3-5	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 6, Brewers 5 at Boston (day game):
A two-run homer by Fred Lynn in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Red Sox to a 6-5 triumph over the Brewers. Jerry Remy led off the ninth with a single and took second on a sacrifice by Rick Burleson. Lynn then blasted the ball into the right field stands. An eighth-inning double by Sixto Lezcano had plated Sal Bando, who reached first on an error by Jack Brohamer, to give the Brewers a 5-4 lead.

Rangers 6, Indians 2 at Cleveland (day game):
Driving in three runs with a double and a pair of sacrifice flies, Buddy Bell paced the Rangers to a 6-2 victory over the Indians. Bell hit his first sacrifice fly in the sixth inning when the Rangers scored three runs. He doubled home Al Oliver in the seventh and scored Billy Sample with his second sacrifice fly in the ninth.

Tigers 6, Royals 3 at Detroit (day game):
The Tigers posted their third straight victory, beating the Royals, 6-3. The score was 3-3 going into the bottom of the seventh inning when one-out singles by Mark Wagner and Ron LeFlore drove Royals' starter Paul Splittorff to the showers. Al Hrabosky relieved and retired Lou Whitaker on a fly, but Steve Kemp then singled to plate the go-ahead run.

Angels 6, Twins 0 at Minnesota (day game):
Notching his 38th career shutout, Nolan Ryan pitched a four-hitter as the Angels beat the Twins, 6-0, before a record Minnesota home opener crowd of 37,529. Rod Carew, appearing with his new club, was given a standing ovation by Twins' fans. Rick Miller led off the game with a triple and scored on a two-out single by Don Baylor. Willie Aikens opened the fifth with a home run. Brian Downing and Bobby Grich followed with triples and a sacrifice fly by Rance Mulliniks made the score 4-0. Miller then singled and came around to score when center fielder Willie Norwood misplayed the ball.

Yankees 5, Orioles 1 at New York (day game):
Posting his first victory of the season, Ron Guidry fired a three-hitter as the Yankees copped a 5-1 decision over the Orioles. The score was 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning when Reggie Jackson cracked the deadlock with a solo home run. The Yankees locked up the contest in the eighth on a two-run double by Roy White and a sacrifice fly by Thurman Munson.

A's 6, Mariners 5 at Oakland (night game):
A slim gathering of 653 -- smallest since the franchise moved to Oakland 11 years ago -- watched the A's blow a five-run early lead and then score a run in the bottom of the ninth to edge the Mariners, 6-5. Joe Wallis, who went into the game without a hit in 27 at-bats, started the winning rally with a double. After an intentional walk to Mitchell Page, Dave Revering forced Wallis at third in a vain sacrifice attempt. Following a strikeout, Odell Jones walked Wayne Gross intentionally. Jim Essian then singled in the winning run.

White Sox 6, Blue Jays 1 at Toronto (day game):
With Francisco Barrios and Mike Proly combining on a three-hitter, the White Sox defeated the Blue Jays, 6-1. The White Sox took the lead in the third inning when Greg Pryor drove in a run with a triple and scored on a grounder by Claudell Washington, who eventually also scored on a single by Wayne Nordhagen. Chet Lemon had an RBI double in the fifth frame and the White Sox added two more runs in the ninth driven home on a double by Nordhagen and single by Eric Soderholm.

Cubs 5, Cardinals 3 at Chicago (day game):
A two-run homer by Dave Kingman in the fifth inning propelled the Cubs to a 5-3 triumph over the Cardinals. The score was 2-2 going into the bottom of the fifth when Bill Buckner singled with one out. Kingman followed with his circuit clout. The Cubs added another marker in the frame on a double by Scot Thompson and single by Jerry Martin. Ken Holtzman, getting relief from Bruce Sutter, was credited with his first N. L. victory in eight years.

Reds 7, Braves 4 at Cincinnati (night game):
A seven-run explosion in the first inning propelled the Reds to a 7-4 victory over the Braves. Dave Concepcion drew a leadoff walk and two outs later scored on a single by George Foster. A base on balls to Johnny Bench was followed by a two-run double by Dan Driessen. A single by Ray Knight plated Driessen. After Champ Summers doubled, a single by Tom Hume drove home two more tallies. A two-bagger by Concepcion scored Hume with the final run of the inning.

Dodgers 10, Astros 6 at Los Angeles (night game):
A two-run homer by Steve Yeager snapped an eighth-inning tie as the Dodgers overpowered the Astros, 10-6. The score was 6-6 when Dusty Baker led off the eighth with a base on balls. After Jerry Reuss forced Baker at second, Yeager homered into the left field bullpen. The Dodgers went on to add two more runs on a single by Bill Russell and sacrifice fly by Ron Cey. In addition to Yeager's homer, the Dodgers had two in the game by Steve Garvey and one by Baker. Cesar Cedeno connected with two aboard for the Astros.

Expos 5, Mets 4 at Montreal (day game):
A single by Rodney Scott drove home the winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning as the Expos edged the Mets, 5-4. Dave Cash drew a leadoff walk and moved to second on a sacrifice by Andre Dawson ahead of Scott's decisive single. A homer by Dawson had tied the score for the Expos in the bottom of the seventh after the Mets had taken a 4-3 lead in the top of the frame.

Phillies 13, Pirates 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Pounding out 17 hits, the Phillies enjoyed a 13-2 romp over the Pirates. Bake McBride drove in five runs with two homers and Garry Maddox blasted the third grand slam of his major league career. McBride's first circuit clout was a three-run affair that capped a five-run third inning and was preceded by a bases-empty homer by Mike Schmidt. McBride's other blow came in the fifth stanza with one man on. Maddox crashed his grand slam later in that same frame.

Padres 4, Giants 3 at San Diego (night game):
An eighth-inning single by Dave Winfield drove home Ozzie Smith from second base to snap a tie and give the Padres a 4-3 victory over the Giants. Smith opened the eighth with a single and reached second as second baseman Bill Madlock bobbled a grounder by Jerry Turner for an error. Winfield then followed with a blow up the middle.