MLB standings through games of May 10, 1979

MLB standings at the end of May 10, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	31	20	11	0	.645		162	113	11-5	9-6	8-2	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	29	18	11	0	.621	1.0	150	116	11-5	7-6	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	31	18	13	0	.581	2.0	157	127	10-4	8-9	6-4	Lost 2
New York Yankees	30	16	14	0	.533	3.5	126	125	10-6	6-8	6-4	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	24	11	13	0	.458	5.5	130	125	7-5	4-8	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	28	10	18	0	.357	8.5	107	151	6-9	4-9	5-5	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	30	8	22	0	.267	11.5	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	31	18	13	0	.581	3.5	175	141	8-7	10-6	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	28	15	13	0	.536	5.0	129	124	9-7	6-6	4-6	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	30	16	14	0	.533	5.0	171	156	11-4	5-10	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	29	14	15	0	.483	6.5	153	144	4-6	10-9	5-5	Won 2
Oakland A's	31	12	19	0	.387	9.5	114	164	7-10	5-9	5-5	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	32	10	22	0	.312	12.0	132	180	8-12	2-10	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	29	21	7	1	.750		130	88	10-3	11-4	8-2	Won 7
Montreal Expos	27	19	8	0	.704	1.5	134	109	11-1	8-7	7-3	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	29	15	13	1	.536	6.0	123	106	8-5	7-8	6-4	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	24	12	12	0	.500	7.0	103	107	9-6	3-6	5-5	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	26	11	15	0	.423	9.0	130	128	6-7	5-8	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	27	9	18	0	.333	11.5	99	131	5-7	4-11	2-8	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	29	17	12	0	.586		145	136	9-8	8-4	7-3	Won 2
Houston Astros	31	18	13	0	.581		136	125	9-3	9-10	3-7	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	33	15	18	0	.455	4.0	136	143	10-9	5-9	5-5	Won 4
San Francisco Giants	31	14	17	0	.452	4.0	138	149	9-8	5-9	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	32	12	20	0	.375	6.5	147	167	6-9	6-11	3-7	Lost 5
Atlanta Braves	28	9	19	0	.321	7.5	127	159	5-9	4-10	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 3, A's 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Behind the three-hit hurling of Dennis Martinez, the Orioles downed the A's, 3-1. The Orioles' first run came in the third inning when Al Bumbry walked and scored on a single by Mark Belanger and subsequent error by left fielder Larry Murray. Gary Roenicke smashed a homer in the fourth and singles by Roenicke, Rich Dauer and Benny Ayala produced the Orioles' final tally in the sixth.

Angels 5, Red Sox 3 at Boston (night game):
Three hits by Brian Downing, including a home run, paced the Angels to a 5-3 triumph over the Red Sox. The Angels took the lead in the first inning on a double by Rod Carew and single by Don Baylor, and scored two more runs in the second inning on consecutive doubles by Downing and Carney Lansford and a single by Rick Miller. In the third Joe Rudi singled and Downing clouted his homer.

White Sox 5, Royals 2 at Chicago (night game):
A three-run outburst in the eighth inning lifted the White Sox to a 5-2 victory over the Royals. The score was 2-2 entering the bottom of the eighth when Claudell Washington began the winning surge with a one-out single. After Chet Lemon walked, Al Hrabosky replaced Paul Splittorff on the mound for the Royals and yielded an RBI single to pinch-hitter Eric Soderholm. Rusty Torres then singled in another run and Wayne Nordhagen knocked out Hrabosky with a single to drive home the inning's third counter.

Indians 8, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
Eric Wilkins got credit for his first major league victory with the help of Don Hood when the Indians defeated the Brewers, 8-1. The Tribe took the lead in the fourth inning when Gary Alexander walked and Toby Harrah, Wayne Cage and Ron Pruitt followed with singles. A sacrifice fly by Alexander produced another marker in the fifth and the Indians broke the game open with five runs in the eighth.

Yankees 8, Mariners 1 at New York (day game):
Notching his seventh straight victory, Tommy John pitched the Yankees to an 8-1 verdict over the Mariners. The Yanks picked up two runs in the first inning on a leadoff homer by Mickey Rivers, a three-base error by Mariner outfielder Dan Meyer and a single by Reggie Jackson. A sacrifice fly by Rivers and run-scoring single by Willie Randolph added another pair in the second stanza and singles by Graig Nettles, Jackson and Jerry Narron and a sacrifice fly by Bucky Dent plated two more in the third.

Cubs 9, Reds 8 at Chicago (day game):
A homer by Dave Kingman in the seventh lifted the Cubs into a 7-7 tie with the Reds before the game was suspended after nine innings because of a time limit. The Cubs had to catch a plane at 6:05 p.m. The game was resumed in the 10th inning July 23, the next time the Reds visited Chicago.

Cardinals 3, Astros 1 at Houston (night game):
A double by Ted Simmons keyed a two-run seventh inning that gave the Cardinals a 3-1 victory over the Astros. The game was scoreless when Keith Hernandez stroked a one-out single. Simmons brought Hernandez home with his two-bagger and then scored on a single by George Hendrick. The Redbirds added another run in the eighth when Ken Oberkfell singled, advanced to second on a sacrifice and tallied on a single by Garry Templeton.

Dodgers 14, Mets 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Led by Bill Russell, who hit a home run and two singles and drove in five runs, the Dodgers routed the Mets, 14-1. The Dodgers scored three runs in the first inning on a single by Davey Lopes, a stolen base, a single by Russell and a homer by Ron Cey. The Dodgers batted around in the third with a two-run homer by Russell highlighting the bombardment.

Phillies 3, Padres 2 at San Diego (day game):
Completing the four-game series sweep, the Phillies edged the Padres, 3-2. Larry Bowa singled and Pete Rose doubled for a run in the first inning. Nino Espinosa helped himself with a run-scoring grounder in the second. Bowa singled in the fifth, advanced to second on a groundout by Rose and tallied the Phils' deciding run on a single by Greg Luzinski. The victory was the Phillies' seventh in a row. Gaylord Perry hit a homer but absorbed the defeat.

Expos 3, Giants 0 at San Francisco (day game):
A three-hitter by Steve Rogers carried the Expos to a 3-0 blanking of the Giants. Andre Dawson reached first base on an error by third baseman Darrell Evans to open the game and Rodney Scott followed with a homer. Scott singled and scored on a double by Warren Cromartie in the third for the other tally.