MLB standings through games of April 22, 1979

MLB standings at the end of April 22, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	13	9	4	0	.692		80	49	7-2	2-2	7-3	Won 4
New York Yankees	15	9	6	0	.600	1.0	60	61	5-4	4-2	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	11	6	5	0	.545	2.0	63	54	4-2	2-3	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	16	8	8	0	.500	2.5	70	73	7-3	1-5	5-5	Won 5
Milwaukee Brewers	15	7	8	0	.467	3.0	69	68	4-1	3-7	4-6	Lost 5
Toronto Blue Jays	14	5	9	0	.357	4.5	68	95	2-4	3-5	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	13	4	9	0	.308	5.0	44	70	3-4	1-5	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	16	12	4	0	.750		117	66	4-2	8-2	9-1	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	12	8	4	0	.667	2.0	59	43	5-1	3-3	6-4	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	14	9	5	0	.643	2.0	73	66	2-3	7-2	5-5	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	14	7	7	0	.500	4.0	83	72	1-4	6-3	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	13	5	8	0	.385	5.5	71	82	4-1	1-7	2-8	Lost 5
Oakland A's	16	5	11	0	.312	7.0	57	93	3-6	2-5	4-6	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	16	5	11	0	.312	7.0	76	98	5-6	0-5	1-9	Lost 8

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	13	8	4	1	.667		57	36	4-1	4-3	8-2	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	13	8	5	0	.615	0.5	45	47	4-1	4-4	6-4	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	12	6	6	0	.500	2.0	41	48	5-3	1-3	6-4	Won 4
St. Louis Cardinals	14	6	7	1	.462	2.5	56	53	4-2	2-5	3-7	Won 1
New York Mets	12	4	8	0	.333	4.0	44	51	1-4	3-4	2-8	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	14	4	10	0	.286	5.0	55	75	4-5	0-5	3-7	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	16	12	4	0	.750		71	41	8-1	4-3	7-3	Won 4
Cincinnati Reds	16	9	7	0	.562	3.0	80	71	3-3	6-4	7-3	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	17	9	8	0	.529	3.5	80	80	5-5	4-3	4-6	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	17	8	9	0	.471	4.5	66	73	5-6	3-3	4-6	Won 2
San Diego Padres	17	8	9	0	.471	4.5	81	89	4-3	4-6	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	15	5	10	0	.333	6.5	65	77	2-4	3-6	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 6, Brewers 2 (day game) / Orioles 7, Brewers 3 at Baltimore (night game):
Extending their winning streak to five games, the Orioles swept a doubleheader from the Brewers, 6-2 and 7-3. Homers by Doug DeCinces and John Lowenstein gave the Birds a 2-1 lead in the second inning of the opener. Ken Singleton stroked a two-run single in the third. Brewer outfielder Sixto Lezcano dropped a fly ball with the bases loaded in the sixth to give the Orioles another pair. The Orioles scored runs in each of the first five innings of the second game. Eddie Murray had RBI singles in the first and fifth innings and belted a two-run double in the seventh to cap a 13-hit assault against four Brewer pitchers.

Red Sox 6, Royals 0 at Boston (day game):
Helped by four double plays, Mike Torrez overcame early wildness and pitched the Red Sox to a 6-0 victory over the Royals. Rick Burleson homered in the first inning and the Red Sox added two runs in the fourth on a double by Fred Lynn, walk to Jim Rice, an infield out and a single by George Scott. Rice drove in a run with a double and Scott plated a pair with a single in the fifth.

A's 7, Angels 6 at California (day game):
Coming from behind late in the game, the A's snapped the Angels' 10-game winning streak, 7-6. The score was 6-6 going into the eighth when Dwayne Murphy drew the one-out walk, stole second and scored on a double by Jim Essian. The Angels loaded the bases with none out in the bottom of the ninth, but A's reliever Dave Heaverlo got Joe Rudi to foul out, struck out pinch-hitter Rick Miller and retired Bobby Grich on a force to end the game.

Indians 8, White Sox 5 at Cleveland (day game):
Three home runs powered the Indians to an 8-5 victory over the White Sox. Bobby Bonds smacked a solo round-tripper in the third, Gary Alexander had a bases-empty blast in the sixth and Andre Thornton drilled a three-run homer in the seventh following a single by Tom Veryzer and a walk to Bonds.

Tigers 4, Blue Jays 1 at Detroit (day game):
Yielding just three hits, Dave Rozema pitched the Tigers to a 4-1 decision over the Blue Jays. The righthander had a no-hitter for five innings, but Roy Howell belted a leadoff homer for the Jays in the sixth. The first Tiger run came in the second inning on a homer by Lance Parrish. Singles by Lynn Jones in the fourth, Steve Kemp in the sixth and Mark Wagner in the seventh produced the other tallies.

Twins 3, Mariners 1 at Minnesota (day game):
The Mariners went down to their eighth straight defeat, losing to the Twins, 3-1. The score was 1-1 when Ron Jackson was hit by a pitch to open the Twins' sixth inning. After advancing on a sacrifice and an infield out, Jackson scored on a single by Butch Wynegar. The Twins got an insurance run in the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly by Jose Morales.

Yankees 5, Rangers 1 at New York (day game):
Paced by Graig Nettles, who went 4-for-4 with three RBIs, the Yankees coasted to a 5-1 victory over the Rangers behind the six-hit pitching of Ron Guidry. The Yanks took the lead in the second inning on a two-run single by Bucky Dent after singles by Nettles and Jim Spencer and a walk to Juan Beniquez loaded the bases. Nettles cracked a two-run homer in the third and added an RBI single in the seventh.

Braves 8, Padres 7 at Atlanta (day game):
After dissipating a 6-0 lead, the Braves came back to outlast the Padres, 8-7. San Diego led, 7-6, going into the bottom of the eighth inning when Dale Murphy began the Braves' winning rally with a base on balls. After Mike Lum struck out, Gary Matthews doubled to right. Barry Bonnell then delivered a single to score Murphy and Matthews.

Cubs 4, Expos 1 at Chicago (day game):
Posting their fourth consecutive victory, the Cubs topped the Expos, 4-1, behind the six-hit pitching of Rick Reuschel. Dave Kingman blasted a two-run homer in the fourth inning following a leadoff single by Scot Thompson, and the Cubs added two more runs in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Murcer and a homer by Barry Foote.

Astros 3, Pirates 2 at Houston (day game):
An error by Tim Foli, the Pirates' newly acquired shortstop, enabled the Astros to gain a 3-2 victory. Craig Reynolds doubled in the eighth inning and when Foli booted a grounder off the bat of Bob Watson, Reynolds scored the decisive tally. The triumph was the Astros' seventh in their last eight games.

Mets 4, Phillies 2 at Philadelphia (day game):
A four-run outburst in the eighth inning carried the Mets to a 4-2 victory that ended the Phillies' six-game winning streak. The Mets trailed, 2-0, entering the eighth when Joel Youngblood smacked a leadoff homer, the first run for the New Yorkers in 26 innings. John Stearns followed Youngblood's blast with a double, moved to third on a throwing error by left fielder Del Unser and scored on a single by Gil Flores. Flores advanced to second on a sacrifice and tallied on a single by Frank Taveras. After taking second on the throw to the plate, Taveras scored the fourth run of the inning when first baseman Pete Rose threw wildly after catching a line drive off the bat of Richie Hebner.

Dodgers 9, Giants 2 at San Francisco (day game):
The Dodgers blasted five pitchers for 15 hits and enjoyed a 9-2 victory over the Giants. A three-run homer by Von Joshua and two-run homer by Steve Yeager keyed a seven-run fourth inning. Every man in the Dodger lineup except Don Sutton had at least one hit. Sutton struck out 12, equalling his career high, and moved past Sandy Koufax into 17th place on the major leagues' all-time list with a total of 2,402.

Cardinals 4, Reds 3 at St. Louis (day game):
The Cardinals came up with two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to edge the Reds, 4-3, ending Cincinnati's five-game winning skein. The Cards trailed, 3-2, when Keith Hernandez began the winning rally with a one-out double. A single by Ted Simmons scored Hernandez with Simmons going to second on the throw to the plate. After the second out of the frame, Ken Reitz slashed a single to score Simmons.