MLB standings through games of May 9, 1979

MLB standings at the end of May 9, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	28	18	10	0	.643		147	111	11-4	7-6	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	30	19	11	0	.633		159	112	10-5	9-6	7-3	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	30	18	12	0	.600	1.0	156	119	10-3	8-9	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	29	15	14	0	.517	3.5	118	124	9-6	6-8	5-5	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	24	11	13	0	.458	5.0	130	125	7-5	4-8	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	27	9	18	0	.333	8.5	99	150	6-9	3-9	4-6	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	30	8	22	0	.267	11.0	118	186	3-10	5-12	2-8	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	28	20	8	0	.714		157	129	7-4	13-4	9-1	Won 3
California Angels	30	17	13	0	.567	4.0	170	138	8-7	9-6	4-6	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	29	16	13	0	.552	4.5	169	151	11-4	5-9	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	28	15	13	0	.536	5.0	129	124	9-7	6-6	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	28	13	15	0	.464	7.0	148	142	3-6	10-9	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	30	12	18	0	.400	9.0	113	161	7-10	5-8	5-5	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	31	10	21	0	.323	11.5	131	172	8-12	2-9	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	28	20	7	1	.741		127	86	10-3	10-4	8-2	Won 6
Montreal Expos	26	18	8	0	.692	1.5	131	109	11-1	7-7	7-3	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	28	14	13	1	.519	6.0	120	105	8-5	6-8	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	24	12	12	0	.500	6.5	103	107	9-6	3-6	5-5	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	26	11	15	0	.423	8.5	130	128	6-7	5-8	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	26	9	17	0	.346	10.5	98	117	5-7	4-10	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	30	18	12	0	.600		135	122	9-2	9-10	4-6	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	29	17	12	0	.586	0.5	145	136	9-8	8-4	7-3	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	30	14	16	0	.467	4.0	138	146	9-7	5-9	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	32	14	18	0	.438	5.0	122	142	9-9	5-9	4-6	Won 3
San Diego Padres	31	12	19	0	.387	6.5	145	164	6-8	6-11	3-7	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	28	9	19	0	.321	8.0	127	159	5-9	4-10	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

A's 4, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (night game):
A one-hitter by Mike Norris carried the A's to a 4-2 triumph over the Orioles. Norris had a no-hitter for 6 1/3 innings when Eddie Murray reached first on an error by first baseman Dave Revering. After Lee May drew a walk, Gary Roenicke lined a two-run double to center that Dwayne Murphy just missed on a diving attempt. The A's broke the 2-2 tie in the ninth. Wayne Gross, who homered earlier in the game, drew a leadoff walk, went to third on a single by Revering and scored on a single by Mario Guerrero. Jeff Newman then closed the scoring with a sacrifice fly.

Red Sox 9, Angels 8 at Boston (night game):
A two-run homer by Carl Yastrzemski in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Red Sox to a 9-8 triumph over the Angels. The Angels had taken a 8-7 lead in the top of the frame on a two-run homer by Brian Downing. In the Sox' half, Jim Rice drew a one-out walk and Yaz then belted the ball deep into the right field seats. Fred Lynn clouted a two-run homer in the sixth and a three-run clout in the seventh, giving him 13 for the season.

White Sox 5, Tigers 4 at Detroit (night game):
Winning their first game in Detroit since 1977, the White Sox edged the Tigers, 5-4. A bases-loaded walk to Ralph Garr gave the Sox their first of three runs in the third inning. A second tally crossed the plate on a groundout and a third on a wild pitch. Bill Nahorodny drove in a run with a single in the fourth and Garr accounted for the game-deciding marker with a homer in the seventh.

Indians 8, Brewers 7 at Milwaukee (night game):
Led by Bobby Bonds, who had a homer, three singles and three RBIs, the Indians outlasted the Brewers, 8-7. Bonds singled and scored in the first inning, smashed a two-run homer in the third and delivered an RBI single in the fourth. Toby Harrah blasted a solo homer in the fourth.

Yankees 5, Mariners 0 at New York (night game):
Posting his third complete game and first shutout of the season, Ed Figueroa pitched the Yankees to a 5-0 decision over the Mariners. The Yankees scored a run in the fourth inning on consecutive singles by Graig Nettles, Reggie Jackson and Lou Piniella and added four more in the seventh with a three-run homer by Jackson climaxing the assault.

Royals 4, Rangers 3 at Texas (night game):
Taking advantage of errors, the Royals edged the Rangers, 4-3. The first Ranger misplay contributed to the Royals' two runs in the first inning. A single by Darrell Porter drove in the first run, but the second came across when center fielder Al Oliver's throw sailed into the dugout. The Royals took a 3-0 lead in the seventh when Amos Otis singled home George Brett after an error by left fielder Johnny Grubb. Steve Braun smacked a solo homer in the ninth.

Pirates 17, Braves 9 at Atlanta (night game):
In a 26-hit slugfest, the Pirates prevailed over the Braves 17-9. The score was 9-9 going into the seventh inning when the Bucs went ahead to stay on a double by Bill Robinson and single by Phil Garner. Earlier in the game, Robinson hit two solo homers. The Pirates wrapped up the contest with a seven-run ninth inning highlighted by a bases-loaded homer by John Milner. Gary Matthews clouted a grand slam for the Braves in the fifth inning.

Reds 7, Cubs 4 at Chicago (day game):
A two-out, two-run double by George Foster snapped a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning and triggered the Reds to a 7-4 victory over the Cubs. The two-bagger scored Junior Kennedy and Dave Concepcion, both aboard via walks. The Reds added a run in the eighth on a walk to Johnny Bench, a sacrifice, and a single by Dave Collins.

Astros 5, Cardinals 4 at Houston (night game):
A two-out single by Bob Watson in the 16th inning lifted the Astros to a 5-4 triumph over the Cardinals. Jeff Leonard singled with one out and stole second. Jose Cruz received an intentional walk and Enos Cabell forced Cruz at second before Watson blooped a pitch over second baseman Ken Oberkfell's head in short center to end the marathon struggle.

Dodgers 7, Mets 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
With Don Sutton retiring the last 20 batters, the Dodgers breezed past the Mets, 7-2. Steve Garvey clouted a three-run homer in the first inning after walks to Davey Lopes and Reggie Smith. Ron Cey smashed a three-run round-tripper in the fifth frame with Smith on base via a single and Garvey aboard on an error by Frank Taveras.

Phillies 2, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
A two-out double by Dan Briggs in the seventh inning spoiled Dick Ruthven's bid for a no-hitter as the Phillies won their sixth straight game, defeating the Padres, 2-0. The Phils scored their first run in the first inning when Pete Rose singled, stole second and crossed the plate on a double by Greg Luzinski. In the third frame, Larry Bowa got an infield hit and came around on singles by Pete Rose and Greg Luzinski.

Giants 9, Expos 2 at San Francisco (day game):
With Jack Clark and Bill Madlock providing batting punch to back the pitching of Vida Blue, the Giants thumped the Expos, 9-2. The Expos led, 2-1, going into the bottom of the fifth inning, but Madlock put the Giants ahead with a two-run single and Mike lvie added a run-producing single. A bases-loaded double by Clark was the key blow in a five-run eighth frame.