MLB standings through games of May 22, 1979

MLB standings at the end of May 22, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	40	26	14	0	.650		210	151	13-6	13-8	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	39	25	14	0	.641	0.5	203	156	17-8	8-6	7-3	Won 1
New York Yankees	41	23	18	0	.561	3.5	191	167	14-8	9-10	7-3	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	42	22	20	0	.524	5.0	202	172	11-4	11-16	3-7	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	35	15	20	0	.429	8.5	170	184	9-8	6-12	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	40	17	23	0	.425	9.0	157	197	11-11	6-12	7-3	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	43	11	32	0	.256	16.5	163	243	5-17	6-15	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	39	25	14	0	.641		212	186	9-8	16-6	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	41	25	16	0	.610	1.0	230	185	14-7	11-9	7-3	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	40	23	17	0	.575	2.5	188	182	10-8	13-9	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	42	22	20	0	.524	4.5	242	225	12-8	10-12	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	39	19	20	0	.487	6.0	191	194	6-8	13-12	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	42	15	27	0	.357	11.5	148	225	10-14	5-13	3-7	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	43	15	28	0	.349	12.0	195	235	11-16	4-12	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	40	26	13	1	.667		203	155	12-6	14-7	5-5	Won 2
Montreal Expos	37	23	14	0	.622	2.0	172	152	12-2	11-12	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	38	20	17	1	.541	5.0	160	138	12-6	8-11	6-4	Lost 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	37	18	19	0	.486	7.0	175	174	9-10	9-9	7-3	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	35	15	20	0	.429	9.0	154	183	10-11	5-9	2-8	Lost 6
New York Mets	36	13	23	0	.361	11.5	135	166	7-8	6-15	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	39	23	16	0	.590		195	180	13-10	10-6	6-4	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	42	23	19	0	.548	1.5	201	185	12-9	11-10	8-2	Won 4
Houston Astros	44	24	20	0	.545	1.5	179	171	14-9	10-11	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	44	20	24	0	.455	5.5	189	187	13-9	7-15	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	44	18	26	0	.409	7.5	179	211	10-10	8-16	5-5	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	40	14	26	0	.350	9.5	175	215	9-14	5-12	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 7, Orioles 5 at Baltimore (night game):
A seven-run explosion in the second inning propelled the Red Sox to a 7-5 victory over the Orioles. All runs in big frame came after two were out. A double by Butch Hobson, walk to George Scott and single by Dwight Evans produced the first tally. Run-scoring singles by Gary Allenson, Jerry Remy and Rick Burleson then preceded a three-run homer by Fred Lynn that capped the outburst.

White Sox 5, A's 4 at Chicago (night game):
A two-run homer by Jorge Orta in the eighth inning brought the White Sox from behind to gain a 5-4 decision over the A's. The White Sox trailed, 4-3, going into the bottom of the eighth when Lamar Johnson stroked a leadoff single. Joe Gates, running for Johnson, advanced to second on a sacrifice and scored when Orta clouted his homer.

Yankees 12, Tigers 8 at Detroit (night game):
Scoring eight runs in the third inning, the Yankees hung on to post a 12-8 victory over the Tigers. The Yankee outburst began with a double by Mickey Rivers. A walk to Willie Randolph and single by Graig Nettles loaded the bases. A walk to Reggie Jackson forced in the first run and a single by Chris Chambliss drove home two more and sent Tiger starter Mark Fidrych to the showers. Roy White doubled in one run, Jay Johnstone followed with a two-run single, a sacrifice fly by Bucky Dent added another and a single by Randolph plated the final marker.

Mariners 12, Royals 11 at Kansas City (night game):
In a wild slugfest that went 12 innings, the Mariners edged the Royals, 12-11, on a triple by Julio Cruz and single by Ruppert Jones. The Royals had tied the game in the bottom of the ninth on six singles and an error with the final two runs of the frame driven home on a two-out single by U.L. Washington. Bruce Bochte paced the Mariner attack with a homer, triple, two singles and six RBIs.

Brewers 7, Angels 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
Yielding only five hits, four to Dan Ford, Lary Sorensen pitched the Brewers to a 7-1 triumph over the Angels. The first Brewer run came in the second inning on a triple by Paul Molitor and double by Gorman Thomas. Molitor had a two-run single in the fifth frame as the Brewers tallied five times with Ben Oglivie, Dick Davis and Sal Bando each delivering an RBI hit.

Rangers 4, Twins 3 at Texas (night game):
A homer by Buddy Bell in the eighth inning snapped a 3-3 tie and enabled the Rangers to edge the Twins, 4-3. Bell's blast was his first this season. Jim Kern, in relief of starter Steve Comer, pitched the last 1 1/3 innings to gain the victory and raise his record to 6-0.

Indians 8, Blue Jays 6 at Toronto (night game):
A grand slam by Andre Thornton highlighted the Indians' 8-6 victory over the Blue Jays. The score was 1-1 in the third inning when Thornton unloaded after Bobby Bonds reached base on a fielder's choice, Paul Dade singled and Rick Manning drew an intentional walk. The first Tribe run of the frame came on Dade's single. The Indians added three more tallies in the sixth stanza on RBI singles by Toby Harrah and Tom Veryzer and a sacrifice fly by Gary Alexander.

Astros 4, Braves 1 at Atlanta (night game):
Gaining credit for his 100th career victory, Joe Niekro hurled the Astros to a 4-1 triumph over the Braves. Enos Cabell lashed a solo homer in the fourth inning and the Astros added three more tallies in the fifth. With two out, Julio Gonzalez, Jose Cruz and Cesar Cedeno stroked successive singles for one run and Cruz scored when Jeff Leonard reached first on an error by Bob Horner. Cabell then followed with an RBI single.

Expos 6, Pirates 3 at Montreal (day game):
A four-run eruption in the third inning carried the Expos to a 6-3 triumph over the Pirates. Ross Grimsley led off with a single, Andre Dawson was safe on an error by second baseman Lee Lacy and Rodney Scott singled to load the bases. A double by Tony Perez plated two tallies and Ellis Valentine followed with a run-scoring single. The final marker of the inning came home on a sacrifice fly by Chris Speier.

Mets 4, Cubs 2 at New York (night game):
Richie Hebner drove in three runs with a homer and single to pace the Mets to a 4-2 victory over the Cubs. Hebner clouted a two-run homer in the first inning and delivered an RBI single in the fifth. Joel Youngblood homered for the Mets' other run in the fourth.

Phillies 3, Cardinals 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Greg Luzinski, who drove in the Phillies' first run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning, smashed a two-run homer in the ninth to beat the Cardinals, 3-1. Pete Rose slapped a one-out single ahead of Luzinski's blast. The Cards' only run came on a homer by Ted Simmons.

Padres 7, Dodgers 6 at San Diego (night game):
A single by Broderick Perkins in the 10th inning gave the Padres a 7-6 triumph over the Dodgers. With the score 6-6, Jerry Turner opened the Padres' 10th by reaching second base when Davey Lopes threw wildly to first after fielding a grounder. Dave Winfield was walked intentionally and, after Gene Tenace struck out, both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Fernando Gonzalez received an intentional pass to load the bases and set the stage for Perkins' game-winning blow.

Giants 12, Reds 2 at San Francisco (night game):
Raking five pitchers for 14 hits, the Giants routed the Reds, 12-2, as Ed Halicki pitched his third straight complete game. Darrell Evans and Roger Metzger drove home three runs apiece.