MLB standings through games of April 28, 1979

MLB standings at the end of April 28, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	18	12	6	0	.667		96	66	7-2	5-4	7-3	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	19	11	8	0	.579	1.5	100	87	6-1	5-7	5-5	Won 4
Baltimore Orioles	21	12	9	0	.571	1.5	98	88	7-3	5-6	9-1	Lost 1
New York Yankees	19	10	9	0	.526	2.5	70	72	5-4	5-5	5-5	Lost 3
Detroit Tigers	15	7	8	0	.467	3.5	77	74	5-3	2-5	6-4	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	19	6	13	0	.316	6.5	86	123	2-6	4-7	2-8	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	18	5	13	0	.278	7.0	66	103	4-5	1-8	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	21	14	7	0	.667		136	88	6-5	8-2	6-4	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	18	11	7	0	.611	1.5	87	83	2-3	9-4	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	17	10	7	0	.588	2.0	70	62	7-2	3-5	4-6	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	19	11	8	0	.579	2.0	114	104	10-1	1-7	6-4	Won 6
Chicago White Sox	19	9	10	0	.474	4.0	106	90	3-4	6-6	6-4	Won 2
Oakland A's	20	7	13	0	.350	6.5	68	108	5-8	2-5	6-4	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	21	7	14	0	.333	7.0	89	115	7-9	0-5	2-8	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	17	12	5	0	.706		79	66	8-1	4-4	7-3	Won 4
Philadelphia Phillies	18	12	5	1	.706		75	54	8-2	4-3	8-2	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	18	9	8	1	.529	3.0	80	65	4-2	5-6	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	16	7	9	0	.438	4.5	51	64	6-4	1-5	6-4	Lost 3
New York Mets	15	6	9	0	.400	5.0	57	57	3-5	3-4	3-7	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	17	6	11	0	.353	6.0	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	20	10	10	0	.500	4.5	89	98	4-6	6-4	6-4	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	21	9	12	0	.429	6.0	82	90	5-6	4-6	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	21	9	12	0	.429	6.0	93	105	4-3	5-9	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	21	9	12	0	.429	6.0	95	112	5-5	4-7	2-8	Lost 6
Atlanta Braves	19	7	12	0	.368	7.0	82	90	4-6	3-6	4-6	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 5, Red Sox 0 at California (night game):
Making his first start since April 14, Dave Frost chilled the Red Sox on six hits and pitched the Angels to a 5-0 victory before a sellout crowd of 41,954. Bobby Grich homered in the fifth inning and drove in another run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth.

White Sox 3, Rangers 2 at Chicago (night game):
A throwing error by Al Oliver in the sixth inning enabled the White Sox to defeat the Rangers, 3-2. Ralph Garr doubled with one out and Chet Lemon walked. Mike Squires then flied to Oliver and when the left fielder threw high to second, Garr circled third and continued home to score the winning run.

Tigers 5, Twins 3 at Detroit (day game):
With help from John Hiller, who pitched 3 2/3 innings of two-hit relief, Kip Young gained his first victory of the season when the Tigers defeated the Twins, 5-3. Butch Wynegar and Craig Kusick hit homers for the Twins to effect a 2-2 tie before the Tigers broke away with two runs in the fifth. Ron LeFlore singled, advanced on a sacrifice, took third after a long fly and scored on a wild pitch by Dave Goltz. Steve Kemp walked and raced home on a double by Lance Parrish.

Royals 7, Indians 2 at Kansas City (night game):
Back-to-back homers by Al Cowens and Hal McRae highlighted a five-run outburst in the fourth inning as the Royals defeated the Indians, 7-2, for their sixth straight victory. The Indians counted their pair in the top of the fourth on a circuit clout by Andre Thornton. That set an example for the Royals. After Amos Otis walked in the home half, Cowens and McRae rapped their round-trippers. The Royals went on to add two more runs on a double by Frank White before the inning ended.

A's 8, Orioles 5 at Oakland (day game):
Jeff Newman belted a three-run homer and Wayne Gross and Mario Guerrero drove in two runs apiece to carry the A's to an 8-5 victory over the Orioles, who were stopped on their nine-game winning streak. Newman whacked his homer in the second inning. After the Orioles took a 4-3 lead, the A's erupted for five runs in the sixth. Gross tripled in two runs and three more followed on a bases-loaded walk to Joe Wallis and a single by Guerrero. The victory was the A's first over the Orioles since August, 1977, spanning 13 games.

Mariners 3, Yankees 2 at Seattle (night game):
The lowly Mariners, who ended an 11-game losing streak in the previous night's game, gained their second straight victory at the expense of the Yankees, edging the defending world champions, 3-2. The Yankees took a 2-0 lead before the Mariners came back to tie the score in the third inning. Mario Mendoza doubled, took third on a sacrifice and scored when catcher Thurman Munson threw wild in a pickoff attempt. Bruce Bochte then homered to forge a deadlock. Catfish Hunter, who has yet to beat the Mariners in four career decisions, drew the defeat in the eighth when Dan Meyer singled and, after two out, scored from second on a single by Willie Horton.

Brewers 11, Blue Jays 8 at Toronto (day game):
After Cecil Cooper singled in the 10th inning to break a tie, Paul Molitor drove in two runs with a triple, giving him five RBIs for the game, to seal the Brewers' 11-8 victory over the Blue Jays. Gorman Thomas walked to open the stanza and advanced on a sacrifice by Sal Bando. Following an intentional pass to Larry Hisle, Thomas scored on Cooper's hit. Sixto Lezcano forced Cooper at second before Molitor drilled his triple, driving in Hisle and Lezcano.

Braves 7, Cubs 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Dale Murphy took over the league lead in homers with his eighth of the season, smashing a drive with a man on base in the third inning when the Braves scored four runs en route to a 7-2 victory over the Cubs. With two out, Jerry Royster and Gary Matthews singled and both scored on a double by Jeff Burroughs and an error by third baseman Steve Ontiveros, who bobbled the throw from the outfield. Murphy followed with his homer, giving him one more than Dave Kingman of the Cubs.

Cardinals 12, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (day game):
The Cardinals exploded for 17 hits, including six for extra bases, and walloped the Reds, 12-1. After George Hendrick drove in two runs with a single in the first inning, the Cards put the game away with six runs in the second, starting with a homer by Mike Tyson. The Reds were held hitless by Pete Vuckovich until the sixth when a single by Ken Griffey, two walks and a sacrifice fly by George Foster produced their only run.

Expos 6, Giants 4 at Montreal (day game):
Tony Perez batted in four runs and Warren Cromartie, hitting safely in his 16th straight game, scored three times as the Expos defeated the Giants, 6-4. Cromartie doubled and scored on a single by Perez in the first inning. In the third, Perez homered with Andre Dawson and Cromartie on base. Cromartie scored again in the sixth, hitting a single and crossing the plate on a double by Gary Carter. Jack Clark hit a homer and two doubles for the Giants, who lost their sixth game in a row.

Dodgers 3, Mets 1 at New York (day game):
A two-run homer by catcher Steve Yeager backed up the four-hit pitching of Burt Hooton and carried the Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Mets. Yeager hit his round-tripper in the fifth inning following a walk to Derrel Thomas. Joel Youngblood came back with a solo swat in the Mets' half, but the Dodgers added an insurance tally in the sixth. Reggie Smith, starting a game in the outfield for the first time since hurting his knee April 10, walked, advanced on an infield out and scored on a double by Dusty Baker.

Padres 5, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
In a brilliant relief performance, John D'Acquisto allowed only one fluke hit in six innings as the Padres defeated the Phillies, 5-0, in a game delayed three times by rain. There was wait of 38 minutes to begin with and then delays of 61 minutes after the third. The only hit off D'Acquisto came in the seventh when Dave Rader rapped a grounder that hit baserunner Tim McCarver for an automatic single. Gene Tenace and Dave Winfield each drove in two runs.