MLB standings through games of May 11, 1979

MLB standings at the end of May 11, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	32	21	11	0	.656		170	116	12-5	9-6	8-2	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	30	19	11	0	.633	1.0	161	118	12-5	7-6	6-4	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	32	19	13	0	.594	2.0	162	128	10-4	9-9	6-4	Won 1
New York Yankees	31	16	15	0	.516	4.5	127	129	10-7	6-8	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	25	11	14	0	.440	6.5	131	130	7-6	4-8	4-6	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	29	10	19	0	.345	9.5	110	155	6-9	4-10	4-6	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	31	8	23	0	.258	12.5	119	189	3-11	5-12	1-9	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	29	21	8	0	.724		161	132	8-4	13-4	9-1	Won 4
California Angels	32	19	13	0	.594	3.5	179	142	8-7	11-6	5-5	Won 2
Texas Rangers	29	16	13	0	.552	5.0	132	125	9-7	7-6	4-6	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	31	16	15	0	.516	6.0	174	161	11-4	5-11	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	30	15	15	0	.500	6.5	158	147	5-6	10-9	6-4	Won 3
Oakland A's	32	12	20	0	.375	10.5	116	175	7-10	5-10	4-6	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	33	10	23	0	.303	13.0	135	188	8-12	2-11	2-8	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	30	21	8	1	.724		131	90	10-3	11-5	7-3	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	28	19	9	0	.679	1.5	134	116	11-1	8-8	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	25	13	12	0	.520	6.0	108	110	9-6	4-6	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	30	15	14	1	.517	6.0	123	109	8-6	7-8	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	27	11	16	0	.407	9.0	134	136	6-8	5-8	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	28	10	18	0	.357	10.5	103	131	5-7	5-11	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	30	18	12	0	.600		153	140	9-8	9-4	8-2	Won 3
Houston Astros	32	18	14	0	.562	1.0	139	130	9-4	9-10	3-7	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	34	16	18	0	.471	4.0	143	143	11-9	5-9	6-4	Won 5
San Francisco Giants	32	15	17	0	.469	4.0	140	150	10-8	5-9	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	33	12	21	0	.364	7.5	147	171	6-10	6-11	3-7	Lost 6
Atlanta Braves	29	10	19	0	.345	7.5	130	159	5-9	5-10	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 8, Mariners 3 at Baltimore (night game):
The streaking Orioles, getting a six-hit performance from Steve Stone, who pitched his first complete game of the season, defeated the Mariners, 8-3, for their 18th victory in the last 21 games. The Mariners scored all their runs in the first inning, two coming on a homer by Willie Horton. After getting one back on a circuit clout by Al Bumbry in the home half, the Orioles put the game away with a four-run outburst in the third. Bumbry singled and scored on a double by Rich Dauer. After Gary Roenicke was hit by a pitch, John Lowenstein lashed a three-run homer.

Red Sox 11, A's 2 at Boston (night game):
The Red Sox erupted for eight runs in the fourth inning with their attack including two hits apiece by Carl Yastrzemski and Butch Hobson, to roll over the Athletics, 11-2. Hobson knocked in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the first before the Red Sox opened their big inning with singles by Yastrzemski and Hobson. After a walk to Dwight Evans loaded the bases, Bob Montgomery plated one run with a single and Jerry Remy drove in two with a double. Two walks then loaded the bases. Yastrzemski, up for a second time, singled to add a run and Hobson followed with a two-run double.

White Sox 5, Royals 3 at Chicago (night game):
Two-run homers by Bill Nahorodny and Ralph Garr lifted the White Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Royals. The White Sox scored their first three runs in the second inning to take a 3-1 lead. Alan Bannister tripled and continued home when the throw from the outfield by Joe Zdeb bounced and hit George Brett in the eye, forcing the third baseman to leave the game. Brett was charged with an error. Junior Moore then walked and Nahorodny smashed his homer. The Royals loaded the bases in the fifth and tied the score with sacrifice flies by Darrell Porter and Hal McRae. Player-manager Don Kessinger drew a walk in the home half of the fifth and Garr followed with his round-tripper to decide the outcome.

Brewers 5, Tigers 1 at Detroit (night game):
A crowd of 42,563 turned out to watch Mark Fidrych make his first home appearance of the season for the Tigers, but The Bird was removed after 5 1/3 innings and lost to the Brewers, 5-1. Fidrych, who had been plagued by tendinitis, gave up doubles by Robin Yount and Cecil Cooper for a run in the first inning. The Tigers tied the score with a homer by Lance Parrish in the fifth, but Fidrych ran out of steam in the sixth. A double by Ben Oglivie, intentional pass to Gorman Thomas and double by Ray Fosse produced the tie-breaking tally and resulted in Fidrych's departure. Jack Billingham, in relief, struck out Buck Martinez, but Paul Molitor doubled for another run. Thomas capped the Brewers' scoring with a homer in the eighth.

Twins 4, Indians 3 at Minnesota (night game):
Continuing his sensational relief pitching, Mike Marshall made his 17th appearance of the season for the Twins and gained his sixth victory against one defeat, to go along with nine saves, when Ron Jackson and Bob Randall doubled for a run in the ninth inning to beat the Indians, 4-3. Marshall worked the last two innings and allowed only one hit. Bobby Bonds hit two doubles, Paul Dade tripled and Wayne Cage homered in the Indians' scoring. The Twins, who had a homer by Jackson in the fifth, tied the score at 3-3 in the seventh. Glenn Adams singled, took third on a double by Jackson and scored on a passed ball. Jackson moved to third and came home with the tying tally on a sacrifice fly by Rob Wilfong.

Angels 4, Yankees 1 at New York (night game):
With the support of a three-run homer by Don Baylor, Jim Barr gained his first A.L. victory when the Angels defeated the Yankees, 4-1. Barr, who came to the Angels from the Giants through the re-entry draft, gave up eight hits and walked three but had the help of three double plays. Baylor bashed his homer off Catfish Hunter in the fourth inning after Reggie Jackson dropped a fly by Dan Ford and Rod Carew walked. Baylor also doubled and scored the Angels' other run on a single by Brian Downing in the ninth. Jackson saved the Yankees from being shutout with a homer in their half of the final frame.

Rangers 3, Blue Jays 1 at Toronto (night game):
Jon Matlack, who did not pitch until May 1 after being on the disabled list with elbow trouble, made his third start and gained his first victory of the season when the Rangers defeated the Blue Jays, 3-1. Billy Sample scored one run and drove in another in support of Matlack, who allowed six hits. The Rangers broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the fifth inning on a pass to johnny Grubb, single by Jim Sundberg, infield out by Nelson Norman and single by Sample.

Cubs 5, Astros 3 at Houston (night game):
Pitching 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, Bruce Sutter gained his sixth save of the season when the Cubs defeated the Astros, 5-3. The Cubs started their scoring with three runs in the second inning. Dave Kingman led off with a surprise bunt and Steve Ontiveros was safe on an error. Jerry Martin singled to score Kingman, Barry Foote doubled to bring home Ontiveros and Ted Sizemore added a third run with an infield out. Bill Buckner had a hand in the deciding pair, hitting a single, stealing second and scoring on a single by Ontiveros in the third, and driving in a run with a single after two walks in the fifth.

Dodgers 7, Expos 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Completely ineffective in six previous starts, Doug Rau did not allow a hit for 7 2/3 innings before giving up a lone single by Chris Speier while pitching the Dodgers to a 7-0 victory over the Expos. Rau had an 0-4 record and an earned-run average of 8.22 in his previous appearances and yielded 41 hits in 23 1/3 innings. However, the lefthander handcuffed the Expos until Speier bounced a hard grounder over the head of third baseman Ron Cey to spoil his no-hit bid. The Dodgers smashed four homers. Davey Lopes, Cey and Joe Ferguson rapped solo shots off Bill Lee, who drew his first loss in five decisions, and Gary Thomasson added a two-run blow off reliever David Palmer.

Reds 8, Pirates 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Dave Concepcion hit a homer, triple and two singles, driving in four runs, and Junior Kennedy scored four times after hitting four singles, leading the Reds to an 8-4 victory over the Pirates. Concepcion clouted his homer with a man on base in the third inning and added a two-run triple in the ninth. George Foster also homered for the Reds, while Dave Parker had an inside-the-park blow for the Pirates on a drive to right-center field that skipped between Cesar Geronimo and Ken Griffey.

Mets 4, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
The Mets ended their four-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory that pinned the Padres with their sixth straight defeat. Kevin Kobel pitched the first eight innings before Skip Lockwood came in to finish the shutout. John Stearns, snapping out of a 1-for-18 batting slump, accounted for the Mets' first two runs with a homer in the fourth inning. The other pair followed in the eighth. Frank Taveras walked, stole second and scored on a single by Richie Hebner. After lee Mazzilli bounced into a double play, Steve Henderson homered.

Giants 2, Phillies 1 at San Francisco (night game):
After struggling through last the two innings, the Giants emerged with a 2-1 victory over the Phillies, who were stopped on their seven-game winning streak. Bob Knepper, who started for the Giants, drove in a run off Steve Carlton with a double in the fourth inning, and Darrell Evans homered in the sixth. The Phils counted their run in the eighth on singles by Bob Boone, Jose Cardenal and Mike Schmidt. After Pete Rose walked to load the bases, Randy Moffitt replaced Knepper and struck out Greg Luzinski to end that threat. The Phils then loaded the bases again against Gary Lavelle with one out in the ninth, but Willie McCovey grabbed a hot grounder by Bake McBride, fired home for a forceout at the plate and then took the return throw to retire McBride, completing the game-ending double play.

Braves 3, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (night game):
Breaking up Bob Forsch's bid for a no-hitter, Jeff Burroughs homered in the seventh inning to start the Braves off to a 3-0 victory over the Cardinals. The Braves added their other runs in the eighth on a single by Bruce Benedict, an error, a sacrifice fly by Mike Lum and a double by Gary Matthews. Larry McWilliams, who started for the Braves, was forced to quit after hurting his arm on his second pitch in the second inning. Adrian Devine took over and pitched six innings before Gene Garber finished the last two frames.