MLB standings through games of May 25, 1979

MLB standings at the end of May 25, 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
Milwaukee Brewers	45	25	20	0	.556	4.5	215	180	14-4	11-16	5-5	Won 4
New York Yankees	42	23	19	0	.548	5.0	194	171	14-8	9-11	6-4	Lost 1
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	41	25	16	0	.610		217	197	9-9	16-7	3-7	Lost 3
California Angels	44	25	19	0	.568	1.5	237	201	14-7	11-12	6-4	Lost 4
Texas Rangers	43	24	19	0	.558	2.0	200	192	11-10	13-9	5-5	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	44	24	20	0	.545	2.5	251	232	13-8	11-12	5-5	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	42	22	20	0	.524	3.5	213	197	9-8	13-12	7-3	Won 4
Seattle Mariners	46	17	29	0	.370	10.5	207	245	11-16	6-13	7-3	Won 2
Oakland A's	45	15	30	0	.333	12.0	152	244	10-14	5-16	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	42	26	15	1	.634		204	161	12-8	14-7	4-6	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	38	24	14	0	.632	0.5	175	152	13-2	11-12	5-5	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	39	21	17	1	.553	3.5	163	139	12-6	9-11	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	39	18	20	1	.474	6.5	178	180	9-10	9-10	6-3-1	Tied 1
Chicago Cubs	38	17	21	0	.447	7.5	168	194	10-11	7-10	3-7	Won 1
New York Mets	39	14	24	1	.368	10.5	149	180	8-9	6-15	4-5-1	Tied 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	42	24	18	0	.571		207	199	13-10	11-8	5-5	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	45	25	20	0	.556	0.5	209	195	14-10	11-10	8-2	Won 2
Houston Astros	46	24	22	0	.522	2.0	185	179	14-9	10-13	4-6	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	46	22	24	0	.478	4.0	210	195	14-9	8-15	4-6	Won 2
San Diego Padres	46	19	27	0	.413	7.0	183	216	11-11	8-16	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	42	15	27	0	.357	9.0	185	226	10-14	5-13	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 6, Angels 1 at Chicago (night game):
Ross Baumgarten allowed only one hit before walking two batters in the ninth inning when Randy Scarbery relieved and retired the side to complete the White Sox' 6-1 victory over the Angels. The only Angel run was unearned, scoring in the sixth on a two-base error by Claudell Washington, an infield out and a sacrifice fly by Don Baylor. Bobby Grich doubled in the seventh for the Angels' lone hit. The White Sox were led at bat by Lamar Johnson, who drove in four runs with a triple, double and single.

Brewers 3, A's 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Sixto Lezcano, who had missed six games with a sore thumb, made a smashing return to the Brewers' lineup, hitting two homers and then walking and scoring the run that beat the A's, 3-2. After the A's counted their pair in the second inning on a double by Jim Essian, pass to Wayne Gross and singles by Rob Picciolo and Dwayne Murphy, Lezcano tied the score with his circuit clouts, one in the home half of the second and the other in the sixth. Then, in the eighth after drawing a walk, Lezcano scored the winning run on singles by Paul Molitor and Gorman Thomas.

Royals 4, Twins 3 at Minnesota (night game):
With 11 saves and seven victories already to his credit, Mike Marshall was unable to stave off the Royals and drew his fourth defeat when the Twins lost, 4-3. Marshall relieved Roger Erickson in the seventh inning with the Twins leading, 3-2. The Royals tied the score in the eighth with a double by Amos Otis and single by Pete LaCock and won in the ninth when Willie Wilson tripled and Otis singled.

[DH] Mariners 3, Rangers 2 (night game) / Mariners 5, Rangers 3 at Texas (night game):
After hitting three singles in the first game, Leon Roberts smashed a two-run homer in the second game to help the Mariners sweep a doubleheader with the Rangers, 3-2 and 5-3. In the opener, two walks and a single by Bruce Bochte produced the Mariners' initial run in the third inning. Other tallies followed in the fourth on singles by Dan Meyer, Roberts and Julio Cruz and an infield out by Larry Cox. The Rangers had a homer by Mike Jorgensen in the seventh before a rally for another run in the ninth was stopped by Shane Rawley, who gained his fifth save. Roberts' homer in the second inning of the nightcap tied the score at 2-2. The Mariners went ahead with an unearned run on an error by Bump Wills in the third, and pushed over another run in the fifth when Ruppert Jones walked, stole second and Willie Horton singled. Bochte drove across an insurance run with a single in the ninth before Richie Zisk homered in the Rangers' half.

Dodgers 17, Reds 6 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Dodgers tied their club record for most homers in one game with seven while piling up 20 hits in a 17-6 victory over the Reds. For a while in the eighth inning, players on both teams turned their attention from hitting baseballs to hitting one another as three different brawls broke out. The Dodgers began their cannonading in the second inning with homers by Dusty Baker and Rick Sutcliffe. Joe Ferguson hit a three-run double in the third before the Dodgers resumed homer-hitting with two-run blasts by Steve Garvey and Gary Thomasson and a solo swat by Ferguson in the fourth. Derrel Thomas joined the slugging procession with a leadoff drive in the sixth and Davey Lopes accounted for the Dodgers' seventh homer, connecting with two men on base. The Reds were able to counter the Dodgers' power with only one homer by Ken Griffey.

Pirates 3, Mets 3 at New York (night game):
Dense fog forced the umpires to call off the game between the Pirates and Mets with the score tied, 3-3, in the bottom of the 11th inning. After Joel Youngblood got a triple on a routine fly that Pirate left fielder Bill Robinson was unable to locate in the murk, the umpires stopped play with the hope that the fog would lift. However, after waiting 78 minutes, the game was called off. It was replayed in its entirety at a later date, but the individual player statistics stand. The Pirates took a 3-1 lead in the eighth on a two-run pinch-homer by Mike Easler, triple by Omar Moreno and throwing error by Willie Montanez, but the Mets rallied to tie the score in the ninth with a single by Youngblood, double by Lee Mazzilli and single by John Stearns.

Cubs 3, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
Bruce Sutter pulled Lynn McGlothen out of a jam with two men on base in the ninth inning and retired the side to save the Cubs' 3-0 victory over the Phillies. Bill Buckner, who had four hits for the Cubs, doubled in the third inning and scored on a single by Dave Kingman. That would have been enough, but the Cubs insured their victory when Jerry Martin walked and Barry Foote homered for two more runs in the fourth.

Padres 2, Astros 1 at San Diego (night game):
A tight game wound up with the Padres scoring an unearned run without the benefit of a hit in the 10th inning to defeat the Astros, 2-1. Fernando Gonzalez homered for the Padres in the second to put Gaylord Perry ahead in his duel with Rick Williams, but the Astros tied the score in the ninth with a pinch-double by Denny Walling, an error and an infield single by Terry Puhl. Rollie Fingers took over for the Padres in the 10th and was the winner when Joe Sambito, pitching in relief for the Astros, beat himself. Sambito hit Gene Richards with a pitch and threw wildly on a bunt by Barry Evans, allowing Richards to reach third. Dan Briggs then hit the first pitch to him for a sacrifice fly to deep center field, scoring Richards.

Giants 6, Braves 4 at San Francisco (night game):
Willie McCovey, Mike Sadek and Bob Knepper hit homers in the fourth inning and Jack Clark added another in the eighth to power the Giants to a 6-4 victory over the Braves. Joining in the longball barrage, the Braves scored all their runs on homers, getting a three-run drive by Jeff Burroughs and a solo shot by Bob Horner to take a 4-1 lead in the fourth. The Giants came slugging back in their half. McCovey led with a circuit clout and Bill Madlock followed with a single. Then, after two outs, Sadek and Knepper homered in succession. Knepper's drive was the first of his major league career for the Giants' pitcher. With five between them, the Braves and Giants tied the major league record for most homers by two clubs in one inning.