MLB standings through games of May 24, 1979

MLB standings at the end of May 24, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	42	28	14	0	.667		220	156	15-6	13-8	7-3	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	41	25	16	0	.610	2.5	208	166	17-8	8-8	5-5	Lost 2
New York Yankees	42	23	19	0	.548	5.0	194	171	14-8	9-11	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	44	24	20	0	.545	5.0	212	178	13-4	11-16	4-6	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	36	16	20	0	.444	9.0	174	187	10-8	6-12	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	41	18	23	0	.439	9.5	161	200	11-11	7-12	7-3	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	44	11	33	0	.250	18.0	166	247	5-18	6-15	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	40	25	15	0	.625		214	193	9-8	16-7	3-7	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	41	24	17	0	.585	1.5	195	184	11-8	13-9	7-3	Won 2
California Angels	43	25	18	0	.581	1.5	236	195	14-7	11-11	6-4	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	43	23	20	0	.535	3.5	247	229	13-8	10-12	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	41	21	20	0	.512	4.5	207	196	8-8	13-12	6-4	Won 3
Oakland A's	44	15	29	0	.341	12.0	150	241	10-14	5-15	3-7	Lost 3
Seattle Mariners	44	15	29	0	.341	12.0	199	240	11-16	4-13	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	41	26	14	1	.650		204	158	12-7	14-7	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	38	24	14	0	.632	1.0	175	152	13-2	11-12	5-5	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	39	21	17	1	.553	4.0	163	139	12-6	9-11	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	38	18	20	0	.474	7.0	175	177	9-10	9-10	6-4	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	37	16	21	0	.432	8.5	165	194	10-11	6-10	2-8	Lost 1
New York Mets	38	14	24	0	.368	11.0	146	177	8-9	6-15	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	41	24	17	0	.585		201	182	13-10	11-7	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	44	24	20	0	.545	1.5	203	191	13-10	11-10	8-2	Won 1
Houston Astros	45	24	21	0	.533	2.0	184	177	14-9	10-12	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	45	21	24	0	.467	5.0	193	189	13-9	8-15	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	45	18	27	0	.400	8.0	181	215	10-11	8-16	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	41	15	26	0	.366	9.0	181	220	10-14	5-12	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, Red Sox 3 at Baltimore (night game):
A two-run homer by Kiko Garcia climaxed a rally in the sixth inning that lifted the Orioles to a 5-3 decision over the Red Sox. Singles by Eddie Murray and John Lowenstein and a sacrifice fly by Gary Roenicke produced the tying tally. Then, with two out, Garcia belted the decisive round-tripper, giving Dennis Martinez his seventh straight victory.

White Sox 10, A's 1 at Chicago (night game):
Pacing a 14-hit assault, Lamar Johnson drove in four runs as the White Sox rolled to a 10-1 rout of the A's. Johnson drove in first tally with a second-inning single and singled and scored in the fourth when the White Sox erupted for five runs. Bill Nahorodny and Ralph Garr each drove in a pair. Johnson accounted for his three other RBIs with a bases-loaded double in the sixth.

Royals 5, Mariners 4 at Kansas City (night game):
A run-scoring single by Amos Otis snapped a 4-4 tie in the eighth inning, enabling the Royals to edge the Mariners, 5-4. Pinch-hitter Steve Braun opened the Royals' eighth with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Freddie Patek, who took second on a sacrifice bunt by Willie Wilson. After George Brett was walked intentionally, Otis drilled a single for the game-winning hit. The Mariners had tied the contest in the top of the eighth on an RBI double by Bruce Bochte and two-run homer by Willie Horton.

Brewers 9, Angels 6 at Milwaukee (day game):
Unloading a 14-hit bombardment, the Brewers completed the three-game series sweep by thumping the Angels, 9-6. After taking a 3-0 lead in the first two innings, the Brewers erupted for five runs in the third. Cecil Cooper singled, Dick Davis doubled and Ben Oglivie slammed a three-run homer. One out later, Sal Bando also homered and after two walks, Jim Gantner stroked a single to drive in the fifth run of the frame.

[DH] Cubs 9, Mets 7 (night game) / Mets 4, Cubs 2 at New York (night game):
Snapping their six-game losing streak, the Cubs won the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 9-7, but then dropped the nightcap to the Mets, 4-2. The Cubs counted six runs in the first three innings of the lidlifter, including two on a homer by Barry Foote and three that were unearned as the result of an error by Richie Hebner. Steve Ontiveros then homered with a man on base in the fifth and Scot Thompson iced the decision with a run-scoring single in the eighth. Hebner and Joel Youngblood each had two RBls for the Mets. Pat Zachry, making his first start in five weeks after coming off the disabled list, combined on a six-hitter with Skip Lockwood to give the Mets their split. With the score tied, 2-2, the Mets broke away in the fifth with a single by Lee Mazzilli, pass to Montanez, single by Steve Henderson and sacrifice fly by Ron Hodges. The Mets grabbed a 2-0 lead in the third when Youngblood scored on an error and Willie Montanez had an RBI single.

Giants 2, Reds 1 at San Francisco (night game):
Taking advantage of two errors, the Giants edged the Reds, 2-1. The Giants' first tally came in the fifth inning when Bill North reached second on a throwing error by shortstop Dave Concepcion and scored on a single by Terry Whitfield. After the Reds tied the score, Mike Sadek opened the seventh with a double and advanced to third on a sacrifice by Phil Nastu. After North walked, Dave Tomlin relieved starter Paul Moskau on the mound for the Reds and retired Whitfield on a foul pop. Pedro Borbon then replaced Tomlin and got Jack Clark to hit a pop fly behind second base, but Joe Morgan dropped the ball for an error and a run scored.