MLB standings through games of May 6, 1979

MLB standings at the end of May 6, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	27	18	9	0	.667		146	101	9-3	9-6	9-1	Won 6
Boston Red Sox	25	16	9	0	.640	1.0	127	89	9-3	7-6	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	28	17	11	0	.607	1.5	140	106	9-2	8-9	7-3	Won 2
New York Yankees	26	13	13	0	.500	4.5	104	109	7-5	6-8	3-7	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	21	9	12	0	.429	6.0	111	108	5-4	4-8	3-7	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	25	8	17	0	.320	9.0	86	134	6-9	2-8	3-7	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	28	8	20	0	.286	10.5	111	164	3-10	5-10	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	26	18	8	0	.692		135	122	5-4	13-4	8-2	Won 1
California Angels	27	16	11	0	.593	2.5	148	118	8-7	8-4	4-6	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	25	14	11	0	.560	3.5	112	103	8-5	6-6	4-6	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	26	14	12	0	.538	4.0	148	134	11-4	3-8	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	25	12	13	0	.480	5.5	131	123	3-6	9-7	5-5	Won 2
Oakland A's	27	10	17	0	.370	8.5	102	148	7-10	3-7	5-5	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	28	9	19	0	.321	10.0	116	158	8-12	1-7	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	24	17	7	0	.708		125	100	11-1	6-6	8-2	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	25	17	7	1	.708		105	72	10-3	7-4	7-3	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	22	12	10	0	.545	4.0	92	92	9-4	3-6	6-4	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	26	13	12	1	.520	4.5	112	99	8-5	5-7	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	23	9	14	0	.391	7.5	92	102	5-7	4-7	4-6	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	23	9	14	0	.391	7.5	108	113	6-7	3-7	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	28	17	11	0	.607		129	114	8-1	9-10	4-6	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	27	15	12	0	.556	1.5	130	125	9-8	6-4	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	28	13	15	0	.464	4.0	129	140	8-6	5-9	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	28	12	16	0	.429	5.0	131	142	6-5	6-11	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	29	11	18	0	.379	6.5	107	136	6-9	5-9	3-7	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	25	8	17	0	.320	7.5	112	137	4-7	4-10	3-7	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, Angels 0 at Baltimore (day game):
Posting their sixth straight victory, the Orioles took a 6-0 decision from the Angels behind the two-hit pitching of Dennis Martinez. The only Angel hits were a leadoff single by Don Baylor in the seventh and a two-out single by Rod Carew in the ninth. Eddie Murray, stretching his hitting streak to 17 games, blasted a two-run homer in the first inning. The blow came off Mike Barlow, pitching in relief of Frank Tanana, who left with a groin muscle pull after striking out leadoff batter Al Bumbry. Gary Roenicke also homered off Barlow in the second.

Mariners 3, Red Sox 2 at Boston (day game):
The Mariners came from behind with two runs in the ninth inning and edged the Red Sox, 3-2. The tying run scored on a double by Julio Cruz, single by Joe Simpson and double by Leon Roberts. After Dan Meyer was walked intentionally, Willie Horton greeted reliever Jim Wright with a single -- his fourth hit and second RBI of the game -- to send the decisive run across the plate.

Indians 5, Royals 4 at Cleveland (day game):
In a Garrison finish, the Indians rallied for five runs in the bottom of the ninth to snare a victory from the Royals, 5-4. The winning outburst began with a single by Rick Manning. After a groundout, Bobby Bonds drew a walk and Al Hrabosky replaced Steve Busby on the hill for the Royals. After a wild pitch, a single by Duane Kuiper sent two runs home when rightfielder Al Cowens fumbled the ball. An infield hit by Gary Alexander plated another. A single by Tom Veryzer drove home the tying marker and Eduardo Rodridguez came on to pitch for Hrabosky. A walk to Paul Dade filled the bases and after Toby Harrah struck out, Rodridguez was taken out in favor of Steve Mingori to face the lefthanded-hitting Manning. Mingori walked Manning on four pitches to force home the winning run.

Brewers 4, Blue Jays 0 at Milwaukee (night game):
Lary Sorensen unfurled a four-hitter as the Brewers calcimined the Blue Jays, 4-0. Their first run came in the opening inning when Paul Molitor walked, took third on a single by Sal Bando and scored on a fielder's choice grounder by Cecil Cooper. Robin Yount hit a solo homer in the second and the other Brewer runs came on RBI singles by Sixto Lezcano in the sixth and eighth. The complete game by Sorensen represented the staff's seventh consecutive complete game, a club record.

Twins 9, Tigers 6 at Minnesota (day game):
A three-run homer by Roy Smalley snapped a 6-6 tie in the eighth inning and lifted the Twins to a 9-6 triumph over the Tigers. The circuit clout came after walks to Willie Norwood and Butch Wynegar. Mike Marshall pitched 1 2/3 innings of hitless relief to get credit for his fifth win of the season.

Yankees 6, A's 5 at New York (day game):
With Cy Young winner Ron Guidry sparkling in relief, the Yankees edged the A's, 6-5, in 10 innings. Chris Chambliss stroked a pinch-double with one out. Graig Nettles drew an intentional walk and Reggie Jackson got an infield hit to load the bases. One out later, Jim Spencer smacked a single to deliver Brian Doyle, pinch-running for Chambliss, wlth the winning marker.

White Sox 3, Rangers 0 at Texas (night game):
Winless in his first six starts, Ken Kravec tossed a three-hitter as the White Sox shut out the Rangers, 3-0. The first two runs came in the sixth inning on doubles by Chet Lemon, Wayne Nordhagen and Lamar Johnson. Lemon singled to lead off the eighth, moved to second on a wild pickoff attempt, advanced to third on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Mike Squires.

Cubs 14, Braves 13 at Chicago (day game):
In a Pier 6 donnybrook, the Cubs outlasted the Braves, 14-13. After the Braves had tied the game with two runs in the top of the ninth, the Cubs won in the bottom of the frame when Charlie Spikes, playing left field for the Braves, failed to pursue a fly hit by leadoff hitter Tim Blackwell, thinking it would drop foul. However, the ball fell fair and Blackwell was credited with a triple. One out later, a single by pinch-hitter Scot Thompson plated Blackwell with the winning run.

[DH] Reds 17, Astros 5 (night game) / Astros 8, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (day game):
Splitting a doubleheader, the Reds ran away with the first game, 17-5, and the Astros won the second game, 8-2. In the opener, Champ Summers led the Reds' assault with four hits, including a homer, and drove in five runs. Joe Morgan, with a homer and single and three RBIs, and Cesar Geronimo, with three hits including a bases-loaded double, shared the hitting honors with Summers. Making his first start in three years, Frank Riccelli pitched a five-hitter for eight innings and doubled in three runs to pace the Astros in the nightcap. A walk to Cesar Cedeno, double by Jeff Leonard and singles by Enos Cabell and Bob Watson gave the Astros two runs in the fourth inning and they added three more in the fifth, two on a bases-loaded single by Cabell. Riccelli's two-bagger came after a single by Watson, an error and a hit batsman had filled the sacks.

Phillies 4, Dodgers 0 at Los Angeles (day game):
Behind the six-hit pitching of Nino Espinosa, the Phillies blanked the Dodgers, 4-0. The first two runs came in the sixth inning when Mike Schmidt smashed a homer with Greg Luzinski aboard via a single. The Phils added another pair in the ninth on RBI singles by Ramon Aviles and Bake McBride.

Expos 7, Padres 5 at San Diego (day game):
A grand slam homer by Gary Carter climaxed a five-run fifth inning and propelled the Expos to a 7-5 victory over the Padres. Expo starter Bill Lee, although posting his fourth straight win, was shelled from the mound in the seventh frame when the Padres rallied for five runs, the big blow being a three-run homer by Dan Briggs. Stan Bahnsen pitched out of a seventh-inning jam and Woodie Fryman came on in the ninth to gain his first save of the campaign.

Mets 5, Giants 4 at San Francisco (day game):
Rallying for four runs in the eighth inning, the Mets stopped the Giants' four-game winning streak, 5-4. The Mets trailed, 4-1, entering the eighth, but kayoed Giant starter Bob Knepper on a walk to Alex Trevino, single by Lee Mazzilli and two-run double by Steve Henderson. Randy Moffitt relieved and induced John Stearns to hit a grounder to second base. Bill Madlock's throw to third arrived ahead of the runner, but Darrell Evans dropped the ball for an error. One out later, Henderson scored the tying run on a groundout by Joel Youngblood and, one out after that, a single by Doug Flynn scored Stearns with the game-winning tally.

Cardinals 4, Pirates 2 at St. Louis (day game):
Driving in two runs with a homer and a sacrifice fly, Ted Simmons sparked the Cardinals to a 4-2 triumph over the Pirates. The sacrifice fly came in the third inning and followed singles by Lou Brock and Keith Hernandez. Simmons' home run led off the sixth stanza. The Redbirds added an insurance pair in the seventh on RBI singles by Garry Templeton and Hernandez.