MLB standings through games of May 20, 1979

MLB standings at the end of May 20, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	39	26	13	0	.667		205	144	13-5	13-8	7-3	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	38	24	14	0	.632	1.5	196	151	17-8	7-6	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	39	22	17	0	.564	4.0	178	156	14-8	8-9	7-3	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	41	21	20	0	.512	6.0	195	171	10-4	11-16	3-7	Lost 3
Detroit Tigers	33	14	19	0	.424	9.0	159	171	8-7	6-12	3-7	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	38	16	22	0	.421	9.5	148	183	11-11	5-11	6-4	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	41	10	31	0	.244	17.0	149	234	4-16	6-15	2-8	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	37	24	13	0	.649		202	176	9-8	15-5	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	40	25	15	0	.625	0.5	229	178	14-7	11-8	8-2	Won 6
Texas Rangers	38	22	16	0	.579	2.5	178	172	9-7	13-9	7-3	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	40	22	18	0	.550	3.5	224	201	12-6	10-12	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	38	18	20	0	.474	6.5	186	190	5-8	13-12	5-5	Lost 3
Oakland A's	41	15	26	0	.366	11.0	144	220	10-14	5-12	3-7	Won 3
Seattle Mariners	41	13	28	0	.317	13.0	171	217	11-16	2-12	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	38	24	13	1	.649		195	151	10-6	14-7	4-6	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	35	22	13	0	.629	1.0	164	145	11-1	11-12	4-6	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	36	20	15	1	.571	3.0	156	130	12-6	8-9	7-3	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	35	17	18	0	.486	6.0	168	166	9-10	8-8	7-3	Won 5
Chicago Cubs	34	15	19	0	.441	7.5	152	179	10-11	5-8	3-7	Lost 5
New York Mets	35	12	23	0	.343	11.0	131	164	6-8	6-15	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	38	23	15	0	.605		193	168	13-10	10-5	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	42	23	19	0	.548	2.0	170	163	14-9	9-10	5-5	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	41	22	19	0	.537	2.5	189	183	11-9	11-10	8-2	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	42	20	22	0	.476	5.0	181	177	13-9	7-13	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	42	16	26	0	.381	9.0	169	203	8-10	8-16	4-6	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	38	13	25	0	.342	10.0	167	206	8-13	5-12	4-6	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 2, Red Sox 0 at Boston (day game):
Raising his record to 9-0, Tommy John pitched the Yankees to a 2-0 victory over the Red Sox. The veteran lefty allowed only two hits -- a bunt single by Jerry Remy and a two-out double by Fred Lynn in the fourth inning. The Yankee runs came on homers by Reggie Jackson in the fourth and Graig Nettles in the ninth.

Angels 4, White Sox 0 at California (day game):
Posting his 40th career shutout, Nolan Ryan hurled the Angels to their sixth consecutive victory, beating the White Sox, 4-0. After permitting a single by Chet Lemon in the first inning and a single by Greg Pryor in the third inning, the fireballing righthander retired the final 20 men.

Indians 9, Tigers 7 at Cleveland (day game):
Gary Alexander, who hit a two-run double in the fifth inning, smashed a homer with a man on base in the ninth to lift the Indians to a 9-7 victory over the Tigers. Jason Thompson hit a grand-slam homer for the Tigers in the first inning.

Royals 5, Twins 1 at Kansas City (day game):
Taking advantage of Twins' misplays, the Royals posted a 5-1 victory. In the first inning, a throwing error by Twin shortstop Roy Smalley allowed a pair of runs to score. In the fourth, Twin center fielder Willie Norwood let two fly balls get away from him for triples, giving the Royals two more runs. George Brett clouted a solo homer in the fifth.

[DH] A's 7, Brewers 6 (day game) / A's 2, Brewers 1 at Oakland (night game):
The A's swept a doubleheader from the Brewers, winning the first game, 7-6, and capturing the second contest, 2-1. In the opener, the score was 6-6 going into the bottom of the ninth inning when singles by Jeff Newman, Mike Edwards and Wayne Gross enabled the A's to score the winning run. Dwayne Murphy drove home both A's runs in the second game, clouting a homer in the third inning and stroking a single in the fifth to score Rob Picciolo, who had hit a high fly ball down the right field line that Jim Wohlford dropped for a three-base error.

Rangers 6, Mariners 4 at Seattle (day game):
With Jim Kern pitching 3 1/3 innings of one-hit relief, the Rangers posted a 6-4 victory over the Mariners. The Rangers trailed, 4-3, going into the sixth inning but then erupted for three runs. With two out, singles by Mike Jorgensen and Jim Sundberg and a walk to Bump Wills loaded the bases. A single by Larvell Blanks delivered two runs and the final tally came across on a single by Johnny Grubb.

Orioles 6, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto (day game):
Completing the three-game series sweep, the Orioles downed the Blue Jays, 6-2, behind the four-hit pitching of Dennis Martinez. The score was 2-2 going into the sixth inning when Lee May tagged Blue Jay starter Jesse Jefferson for a homer for the deciding blow. May also doubled in another run in the eighth.

Giants 8, Braves 1 at Atlanta (day game):
Homers by Bill Madlock, Darrell Evans and John Tamargo backed the three-hit pitching of Bob Knepper as the Giants topped the Braves, 8-1. Frisco took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI single by Roger Metzger and made it 2-0 in the third on Madlock's round-tripper. In the fourth frame, Bill North drove home one run with a single and a single by Madlock plated two more. Evans and Tamargo clouted back-to-back homers in the sixth stanza.

Pirates 6, Cubs 5 at Chicago (day game):
Homers by John Milner, Dale Berra and Omar Moreno powered the Pirates to a 6-5 victory over the Cubs. Milner's four-bagger opened the scoring in the first inning, Berra hit a two-run smash in the fifth. Moreno's clout came after a single by Rennie Stennett in the seventh.

Dodgers 6, Reds 4 at Cincinnati (day game):
A homer by Von Joshua leading off the ninth inning triggered the Dodgers to a 6-4 triumph over the Reds. The score was 4-4 when Joshua connected off reliever Tom Hume. The Dodgers added another marker in the same inning when Derrel Thomas walked, moved to second on a sacrifice and scored on a pinch-single by Reggie Smith. Don Sutton, who gained the decision with the help of Bob Welch, became the leading winner in Brooklyn-Los Angeles Dodgers' history with his 210th victory, one more than Don Drysdale.

[DH] Astros 1, Padres 0 (day game) / Astros 6, Padres 3 at Houston (day game):
The Astros swept a doubleheader from the Padres, winning the opener, 1-0, and capturing the nightcap, 6-3. In the lidlifter, Terry Puhl smacked Gaylord Perry's second pitch of the game over the left field wall for the contest's only run. Rick Williams, the winner of the duel, walked one and struck out two in going the distance for the first time in his major league career. In the second game, the Astros took advantage of the Padres' loose play to score five runs in the eighth inning. In that frame, after Denny Walling walked and took third on a single by Craig Reynolds, Padre center fielder Gene Richards dropped a sacrifice fly by Cesar Cedeno as both runners scored. A walk to Bob Watson, single by Enos Cabell, error by Fernando Gonzalez and single by Art Howe added three other tallies.

Mets 8, Cardinals 7 at New York (day game):
Driving in five runs, Richie Hebner sparked the Mets to an 8-7 triumph over the Cardinals in 11 innings. Hebner hit a two-run double in the first inning and clouted a three-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to tie the score after the Cards had plated three tallies in the top of the frame. Joel Youngblood led off the Mets' 11th with a double to left and moved to third on a bunt single by Doug Flynn. After a forceout at second base, an intentional walk to Steve Henderson loaded the sacks. Frank Taveras then rapped the ball into left field for the game-winning single.

Expos 10, Phillies 6 at Philadelphia (day game):
A two-run single by Andre Dawson and a double and three singles by Tony Solaita, who also drove in two runs, paced a 14-hit attack that carried the Expos to a 10-6 triumph over the Phillies and a sweep of the three-game series. Solaita had RBI singles in the first and fifth innings and Warren Cromartie homered in the fifth, but the Phillies led, 6-5, going into the seventh when the Expos rallied for three runs. Gary Carter and Ellis Valentine walked before Jim Mason hit a two-out single for the first run to tie the score. After another pass to Jerry White, Dawson delivered his two-run single.