MLB standings through games of April 27, 1979

MLB standings at the end of April 27, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	17	12	5	0	.706		96	61	7-2	5-3	8-2	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	20	12	8	0	.600	1.5	93	80	7-3	5-5	9-1	Won 9
Milwaukee Brewers	18	10	8	0	.556	2.5	89	79	6-1	4-7	4-6	Won 3
New York Yankees	18	10	8	0	.556	2.5	68	69	5-4	5-4	6-4	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	14	6	8	0	.429	4.5	72	71	4-3	2-5	5-5	Lost 3
Toronto Blue Jays	18	6	12	0	.333	6.5	78	112	2-5	4-7	2-8	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	17	5	12	0	.294	7.0	64	96	4-5	1-7	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	20	13	7	0	.650		131	88	5-5	8-2	6-4	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	17	11	6	0	.647	0.5	84	78	2-3	9-3	6-4	Won 2
Texas Rangers	16	10	6	0	.625	1.0	68	59	7-2	3-4	4-6	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	18	10	8	0	.556	2.0	107	102	9-1	1-7	5-5	Won 5
Chicago White Sox	18	8	10	0	.444	4.0	103	88	2-4	6-6	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	19	6	13	0	.316	6.5	60	103	4-8	2-5	5-5	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	20	6	14	0	.300	7.0	86	113	6-9	0-5	1-9	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	17	12	4	1	.750		75	49	8-1	4-3	9-1	Won 4
Montreal Expos	16	11	5	0	.688	1.0	73	62	7-1	4-4	6-4	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	17	8	8	1	.500	4.0	68	64	4-2	4-6	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	15	7	8	0	.467	4.5	49	57	6-4	1-4	6-4	Lost 2
New York Mets	14	6	8	0	.429	5.0	56	54	3-4	3-4	4-6	Won 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	17	6	11	0	.353	6.5	75	88	4-6	2-5	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	19	14	5	0	.737		86	55	8-1	6-4	8-2	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	19	10	9	0	.526	4.0	88	86	4-5	6-4	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	20	9	11	0	.450	5.5	91	106	5-5	4-6	2-8	Lost 5
Los Angeles Dodgers	20	8	12	0	.400	6.5	79	89	5-6	3-6	3-7	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	20	8	12	0	.400	6.5	88	105	4-3	4-9	4-6	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	18	6	12	0	.333	7.5	75	88	3-6	3-6	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 8, Red Sox 6 at California (night game):
An error by Jim Rice allowed the Angels to score two unearned runs for the winning margin in an 8-6 victory over the Red Sox, who were stopped on their seven-game winning streak. With the Red Sox leading, 5-4, Dan Ford opened the Angels' fifth inning with a single and Rod Carew walked. Don Baylor singled, scoring Ford. Joe Rudi also singled, driving in Carew, and when Rice let the ball roll through his legs in left field, both Baylor and Rudi crossed plate on the error.

White Sox 11, Rangers 0 at Chicago (night game):
Although the temperature was 36 degrees with a wind chill factor of 19 degrees, Ross Baumgarten turned in a red-hot performance for the White Sox, shutting out the Rangers on six hits, 11-0. The White Sox piled up 15 hits with six batters having two apiece. Chet Lemon, who hit the game's only homer, and Claudell Washington each drove in three runs.

Twins 5, Tigers 3 at Detroit (night game):
Jerry Koosman, who won only three games for the Mets last season, exceeded that total with his fourth straight victory when the Twins defeated the Tigers, 5-3. The Twins decided the game in the second inning with four runs on five singles and a sacrifice fly, including an RBI single by Bombo Rivera, who also added the Twins' final tally with a single in the fourth. Koosman gave up a two-run homer by Ron LeFlore in the third inning and a solo swat by John Wockenfuss in the ninth before yielding the mound to Mike Marshall, who picked up his sixth save.

Royals 15, Indians 7 at Kansas City (night game):
In a perfect night at bat, Frank White reached base six times on three walks, two singles and a homer as the Royals beat the Indians, 15-7, for their fifth straight victory. A walk to White and homer by George Brett started the Royals' barrage against Wayne Garland, who lasted only 1 1/3 innings. White whacked his homer in the eighth. In all, the Royals collected 17 hits, including four by Al Cowens, off Garland and two relievers.

Orioles 7, A's 1 at Oakland (night game):
Mike Flanagan pitched a three-hitter and had home run support from Ken Singleton, Lee May and Gary Roenicke as the Orioles defeated the A's, 7-1, for their ninth straight victory. The A's avoided a shutout with a run in the third inning on a double by Wayne Gross and single by Mario Guerrero.

Mariners 6, Yankees 5 at Seattle (night game):
The Mariners smashed four homers, including three in an eighth-inning rally, and snapped their 11-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Yankees. In an earlier power display, Mickey Rivers doubled and Lou Piniella and Reggie Jackson hit homers for the Yankees in the first inning. Two more runs in the second padded the Yankee lead to 5-0. The Mariners had a round-tripper by Tom Paciorek in cutting their deficit to two runs before Yankee starter Ron Guidry was removed after 6 1/3 innings. Dick Tidrow relieved and was the loser when the Mariners erupted with homers by Willie Horton and pinch-hitters Bob Stinson and Dan Meyer in the eighth.

Brewers 8, Blue Jays 5 at Toronto (night game):
Gorman Thomas hit his third homer in as many games and his fourth of the season, connecting with two men on base in the second inning, to spark the Brewers to an 8-5 victory over the Blue Jays. After Jim Gantner drove in one run with a single in the second, Robin Yount also reached base and Thomas followed with his round-tripper to put the Brewers ahead, 5-2. Cecil Cooper, who had two doubles and a single, hit his second two-bagger of the game in the fifth and scored what proved to be the deciding run on a single by Larry Hisle and sacrifice fly by Ben Oglivie.

Braves 3, Cubs 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Phil Niekro gained the 199th victory of his major league career when the Braves edged the Cubs, 3-2, on a run-scoring double by Jeff Burroughs with two out in the eighth inning. The Cubs counted their pair in the first on a homer by Dave Kingman. After the Braves came back to tie the score, Pete Frias led off the eighth with a single and Niekro sacrificed. A grounder by Jerry Royster moved Frias to third. Following a pass to Gary Matthews, Burroughs attempted to check his swing on a pitch by Donnie Moore but connected with the ball for a double down the right field line.

Reds 4, Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
After rallying for one run in the ninth inning, the Reds scored another on a wild pitch to defeat the Cardinals, 4-3. With the Cards leading, 3-2, Joe Morgan led off the frame with his second double of the game to kayo John Denny. George Foster greeted reliever Mark Littell with a single, tying the score, and when Mike Tyson let the throw from the outfield get past him, Foster advanced to second. After an intentional pass to Dan Driessen, Johnny Bench sacrificed. Littell then uncorked a wild pitch, facing Ray Knight, and Foster scored the winning run.

Expos 14, Giants 8 at Montreal (day game):
Andre Dawson and Gary Carter each hit two home runs to help the Expos come out ahead in a slugfest with the Giants, 14-8. Dawson had four of the Expos' 17 hits and drove in three runs. Carter and Tony Perez also accounted for three RBIs apiece and Warren Cromartie, batting safely in his 15th straight game, rapped three hits and drove in two runs. The Giants were not remiss in the slugging department, getting two homers by Mike Ivie, who batted in four runs, and one by Darrell Evans.

Phillies 2, Padres 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies' acquisition of Nino Espinosa from the the Mets continued to pay dividends when the righthander pitched a four-hitter and shut out the Padres, 2-0, for his third straight victory and the Phillies' 12th in their last 14 games. The Phillies reached Gaylord Perry for a run in the first inning after two were out when Pete Rose and Greg Luzinski singled, Mike Schmidt walked and Garry Maddox was hit by a pitch to force in Rose. Again with two out, the Phillies added their other run in the second on singles by Bake McBride and Larry Bowa around a stolen base.

Astros 9, Pirates 8 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Craig Reynolds singled in the 11th inning for his fourth hit of the game and, with two out, Art Howe singled for his fourth hit and fourth RBI to give the Astros a 9-8 victory over the Pirates, ending their streak of 11 straight losses at Three Rivers Stadium dating back to last season. Howe smacked a homer among his four hits and Enos Cabell also rapped one for the Astros, who held an 8-6 lead going into the last half of the ninth inning when the Pirates tied the score with consecutive circuit clouts by Dave Parker and Willie Stargell.