MLB standings through games of May 7, 1979

MLB standings at the end of May 7, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	26	17	9	0	.654		136	93	10-3	7-6	5-5	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	28	18	10	0	.643		149	106	9-4	9-6	8-2	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	28	17	11	0	.607	1.0	140	106	9-2	8-9	7-3	Won 2
New York Yankees	27	13	14	0	.481	4.5	108	121	7-6	6-8	3-7	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	22	10	12	0	.455	5.0	116	112	6-4	4-8	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	25	8	17	0	.320	8.5	86	134	6-9	2-8	3-7	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	29	8	21	0	.276	10.5	112	170	3-10	5-11	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	27	19	8	0	.704		141	123	6-4	13-4	8-2	Won 2
California Angels	28	16	12	0	.571	3.5	152	127	8-7	8-5	4-6	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	27	15	12	0	.556	4.0	158	140	11-4	4-8	6-4	Won 1
Texas Rangers	26	14	12	0	.538	4.5	118	113	8-6	6-6	4-6	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	26	12	14	0	.462	6.5	135	128	3-6	9-8	5-5	Lost 1
Oakland A's	28	11	17	0	.393	8.5	107	151	7-10	4-7	5-5	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	29	10	19	0	.345	10.0	128	162	8-12	2-7	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	26	18	7	1	.720		116	78	10-3	8-4	7-3	Won 4
Montreal Expos	24	17	7	0	.708	0.5	125	100	11-1	6-6	8-2	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	22	12	10	0	.545	4.5	92	92	9-4	3-6	6-4	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	26	13	12	1	.520	5.0	112	99	8-5	5-7	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	24	10	14	0	.417	7.5	112	115	6-7	4-7	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	24	9	15	0	.375	8.5	94	107	5-7	4-8	3-7	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	29	12	17	0	.414	5.5	137	153	6-6	6-11	4-6	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	30	12	18	0	.400	6.0	112	138	7-9	5-9	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	26	8	18	0	.308	8.0	114	141	4-8	4-10	3-7	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

A's 5, Orioles 3 at Baltimore (night game):
A triple play highlighted the A's 5-3 triumph over the Orioles. In the Oriole third, Ken Singleton walked and Eddie Murray singled. Gary Roenicke grounded sharply to Wayne Gross at third, who stepped on the base for one out, threw to second baseman Mickey Klutts, who relayed the ball to first, completing the triple play. The A's snapped a 3-3 tie in the seventh when Gross led off with a walk, took third on a single by Mario Guerrero and scored on a groundout by Mitchell Page. A two-out single by Derek Bryant scored Guerrero with an insurance tally.

Red Sox 9, Angels 4 at Boston (night game):
A six-run explosion in the first inning propelled the Red Sox to a 9-4 victory over the Angels. Singles by Jerry Remy, Rick Burleson and Fred Lynn produced the first Bosox run and, after Jim Rice flied out, Angel right fielder Don Baylor dropped Carl Yastrzemski's fly ball, allowing Burleson to score. Following a walk to George Scott, Butch Hobson lined a two-bagger to left-center, clearing the bases. The final run of the inning came in when Remy singled home Hobson.

Tigers 5, White Sox 4 at Detroit (night game):
A single by Lance Parrish capped a two-run eighth inning that carried the Tigers to a 5-4 victory over the White Sox. The Tigers trailed, 4-3, going into the bottom of the eighth, when Rusty Staub opened that frame by being hit by a pitch and was replaced by pinch-runner mark Wagner. Wagner advanced to second on a single by Steve Kemp and scored on a single by Jason Thompson. Mike Proly relieved Steve Trout on the mound for the Sox and immediately yielded the single to Parrish that plated Kemp with the winning run.

Twins 6, Blue Jays 1 at Minnesota (night game):
A four-run outburst in the third inning propelled the Twins to a 6-1 verdict over the Blue Jays. In the Twin fourth, consecutive singles by Butch Wynegar, Roy Smalley and Ken Landreaux produced the first run. Walks to Mike Cubbage and Ron Jackson forced in another and a single by Rob Wilfong produced the third run. The final run of the inning scored when Willie Norwood bounced into a forceout. Wynegar clouted a leadoff homer in the sixth frame.

Mariners 12, Yankees 4 at New York (night game):
A grand slam by Dan Meyer, who drove in a club-record seven runs, powered the Mariners to a 12-4 thrashing of the Yankees. With the score 3-3 in the fifth inning, Julio Cruz led off with a base on balls. Pinch-hitter Leon Roberts followed with a two-bagger and Bruce Bochte drew a walk to load the bases. Meyer then unloaded a homer to right-center.

Royals 10, Rangers 6 at Texas (night game):
Erupting for five runs in the sixth inning, the Royals overcame an early Texas lead and downed the Rangers, 10-6. The rally began with a single by Pete LaCock and a double by Clint Hurdle. George Brett and Amos Otis drove home runs and others scored on a wild pitch and an error by Buddy Bell. The Royals picked up three more markers in the eighth on an RBI single by Darrell Porter and a two-run homer by Al Cowens.

Pirates 4, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
A leadoff homer by Bill Robinson in the sixth snapped a 2-2 tie and triggered the Pirates to a 4-2 victory over the Braves. It was the fifth loss in a row for Atlanta. John Candelaria gained his eighth victory in 10 decisions over the Braves.

Dodgers 5, Mets 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
A four-run outburst in the fifth inning carried the Dodgers to a 5-2 decision over the Mets. After Steve Yeager led off the fifth with a single and advanced to second when Met pitcher Pete Falcone threw late to second on Burt Hooton's sacrifice bunt, Davey Lopes walked to load the sacks and Bill Russell singled to center to score Yeager and Hooton. A single by Reggie Smith plated Lopes and Russell.

Phillies 11, Padres 6 at San Diego (night game):
Steve Carlton became the winningest lefthander in Phillie history (133 wins) as his teammates assaulted four San Diego pitchers for 13 hits and an 11-6 victory over the Padres. Carlton helped his own cause with an RBI single in the second inning. Larry Bowa's sacrifice fly plated another in sthe ame frame. The Phils added three more runs in the fourth on a triple by Bob Boone, double by Ramon Aviles, single by Bake McBride and double by Pete Rose.