MLB standings through games of May 27, 1979

MLB standings at the end of May 27, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	45	29	16	0	.644		231	176	15-6	14-10	6-4	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	43	26	17	0	.605	2.0	215	173	17-8	9-9	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	47	26	21	0	.553	4.0	224	186	15-5	11-16	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	45	24	21	0	.533	5.0	203	188	14-8	10-13	5-5	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	39	18	21	0	.462	8.0	194	198	12-9	6-12	5-5	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	44	20	24	0	.455	8.5	178	209	13-12	7-12	7-3	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	46	12	34	0	.261	17.5	173	254	6-19	6-15	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	47	28	19	0	.596		258	208	14-7	14-12	6-4	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	43	25	18	0	.581	1.0	222	206	9-11	16-7	3-7	Lost 5
Texas Rangers	45	26	19	0	.578	1.0	209	196	13-10	13-9	5-5	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	46	26	20	0	.565	1.5	260	237	13-8	13-12	6-4	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	45	22	23	0	.489	5.0	220	218	9-11	13-12	4-6	Lost 3
Seattle Mariners	48	17	31	0	.354	11.5	211	254	11-16	6-15	6-4	Lost 2
Oakland A's	47	16	31	0	.340	12.0	158	253	10-14	6-17	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	44	27	16	1	.628		211	169	13-9	14-7	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	40	25	15	0	.625	0.5	186	166	14-3	11-12	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	41	22	18	1	.550	3.5	177	150	12-6	10-12	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	41	19	21	1	.475	6.5	188	191	9-10	10-11	6-3-1	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	40	18	22	0	.450	7.5	176	201	10-11	8-11	3-7	Lost 1
New York Mets	41	15	25	1	.375	10.5	160	190	9-10	6-15	4-5-1	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	44	25	19	0	.568		217	208	13-10	12-9	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	48	26	22	0	.542	1.0	198	181	14-9	12-13	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	47	25	22	0	.532	1.5	221	210	14-12	11-10	6-4	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	48	23	25	0	.479	4.0	219	205	15-10	8-15	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	48	19	29	0	.396	8.0	185	229	11-13	8-16	4-6	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	44	17	27	0	.386	8.0	200	238	10-14	7-13	5-5	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Angels 4, White Sox 2 (day game) / Angels 9, White Sox 1 at Chicago (day game):
Dave Frost and Don Aase pitched complete games and Brian Downing and Don Baylor provided decisive hitting as the Angels defeated the White Sox in a doubleheader, 4-2 and 9-1. The White Sox rapped Frost for four of their six hits while scoring their two runs in the fourth inning, but the Angels struck back with three runs in the sixth. Rod Carew started the inning with a single, Baylor was hit by a pitch, Willie Aikens singled to score Carew, and Downing followed with a two-run triple. In the nightcap, Baylor hit two homers and a triple and drove in four runs. With the game out of hand, manager Don Kessinger of the White Sox used utilityman Wayne Nordhagen as a relief pitcher in the ninth inning. The Angels tagged Nordhagen for two runs on back-to-back triples by Carew and Baylor and an infield out by Dan Ford.

[DH] Indians 5, Yankees 0 (day game) / Yankees 5, Indians 4 at Cleveland (day game):
With Rick Wise pitching a shutout, the Indians defeated Ron Guidry and won the first game of a doubleheader, 5-0, but the Yankees came back to take the second game, 5-4, on a pinch-homer by Lou Piniella in the eighth inning. In the opener, Guidry gave up four hits and three runs, two earned, before leaving the game after five innings with a slight hamstring pull in his left leg. The defeat was the fourth for the Yankee lefthander, one more than he incurred all of last season when his record was 25-3. Paul Dade had three hits for the Indians, including his first homer of the season, plus a sacrifice fly, and drove in three runs. In the nightcap, Ray Burris pitched the last 3 1/3 innings for the Yankees and gained his first A. L. victory.

[DH] Tigers 5, Orioles 1 (day game) / Tigers 10, Orioles 3 at Detroit (day game):
The Tigers swept a doubleheader for the first time since September 14, 1977, and got two consecutive complete games for the first time this season with Jack Billingham and Dave Rozema gaining 5-1 and 10-3 victories over the Orioles. Billingham allowed only three hits in the opener. Steve Kemp doubled and scored the Tigers' initial run on a single by Jason Thompson in the first inning and homered after a single by Lou Whitaker in the third. John Wockenfuss accounted for the Tigers' two other runs with a homer and double. In the nightcap, Kemp smashed his second homer of the day, Alan Trammell batted in five runs with three hits including a bases-loaded double, and Whitaker accounted for three RBIs with a triple and single to lead the Tigers' assault. Rozema gave up eight hits to the Orioles, including a homer by Pat Kelly.

A's 2, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
A winner twice previously in relief this season, Steve McCatty made his first start for the A's since 1977 and pitched 8 2/3 innings to gain a 2-1 victory over the Brewers. Dave Heaverlo replaced McCatty with two men on base in the ninth and struck out Paul Molitor to end the game. The Brewers scored their run in the first on a double by Cecil Cooper and single by Dick Davis. Jeff Newman tied the score with a homer in the seventh and the A's went on to add an unearned run in the same stanza off Lary Sorensen, who beat himself with an error. Following Newman's homer, Mike Edwards singled with two out, took second on a wild pickoff attempt by Sorensen and scored the winning run on a single by Milt Ramirez.

Royals 2, Twins 1 at Minnesota (day game):
Jumping on a hanging curve thrown by Jerry Koosman, Todd Cruz hit his first major league homer with a man on base in the eighth inning to carry the Royals to a 2-1 victory, completing the sweep of a three-game series with the Twins. Joe Zdeb doubled in the eighth and was thrown out at third on an attempted sacrifice bunt by U.L. Washington before Cruz surprised with his circuit clout. Steve Busby handcuffed the Twins on six hits, but his bid for a shutout was ruined in the ninth when the Twins scored on singles by Ken Landreaux and Glenn Adams and a sacrifice fly by Mike Cubbage.

Rangers 7, Mariners 3 at Texas (night game):
With Jim Sundberg and Buddy Bell driving in two runs apiece, the Rangers defeated the Mariners, 7-3. After the Mariners scored two runs in the first inning, Paul Mitchell was kayoed in the Rangers' half. A single and three walks forced in one run and Sundberg followed with a two-run double. The Rangers added a tally in the fourth on singles by Bump Wills, Johnny Grubb and Bell before icing the decision with three runs in the eighth, one coming on a sacrifice fly by Bell for his second RBI.

Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0 at Toronto (day game):
Chuck Rainey pitched his first major league shutout and Stan Papi knocked in a run with a double in the third inning to give the Red Sox a 1-0 victory over the Blue Jays. Papi, whose two-bagger followed a single by Jerry Remy, was playing for the first time this season, coming off the disabled list to fill in for Rick Burleson, who was serving the first day of a three-day suspension for a fracas with an umpire May 16.

Dodgers 8, Reds 7 at Los Angeles (day game):
A homer by Dusty Baker with a man on base in the seventh inning capped a three-run rally by the Dodgers and produced an 8-7 victory over the Reds. The Dodgers were ahead, 5-3, until the top of the seventh when the Reds erupted for four runs on four hits, two walks and an error by Bill Russell. Lerrin LaGrow, who brought the inning to a close after giving up a walk to Ken Griffey and single by Dan Driessen, gained credit for his first N.L. victory when the Dodgers came back in their half of the seventh. Russell led off with a single, took third on a hit by Reggie Smith and scored on a sacrifice fly by Steve Garvey before Baker smacked his decisive homer.

[DH] Expos 8, Cardinals 3 (day game) / Cardinals 11, Expos 3 at Montreal (day game):
Playing before 52,539 fans, the second largest crowd in their history, the Expos gained an 8-3 victory in the first game of a doubleheader on the strength of six RBIs by Ellis Valentine, but then lost the second game to the Cardinals, 11-3. Valentine homered with two men on base in the third inning and doubled with the bases loaded in the fifth. Ted Simmons hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals. In the nightcap, the Cardinals enjoyed their best offensive show of the season with 19 hits, including four by Garry Templeton and three each by Tony Scott and Mike Tyson.

Pirates 2, Mets 1 at New York (day game):
Grant Jackson received the victory as a reward for his clutch relief pitching when Bill Robinson homered for the Pirates in the ninth inning to beat the Mets, 2-1. The Pirates scored their initial run in the opening frame on singles by Omar Moreno and Dave Parker around an infield out. Lee Mazzilli tied the score with a homer in the seventh. The Mets loaded the bases with one out in the eighth, but Jackson took over and struck out both Elliott Maddox and Mazzilli. After Robinson's homer, Jackson retired the Mets in order in their half of the ninth, adding another strikeout.

Phillies 6, Cubs 4 at Philadelphia (day game):
In addition to pitching his third straight complete-game victory, Steve Carlton contributed three hits to the Phillies' attack while beating the Cubs, 6-4. Pete Rose also rapped three hits. The Phils took advantage of an error by Dave Kingman to score three unearned runs in the first inning. After Kingman dropped a fly by Mike Schmidt as one run scored, Tim McCarver walked to load the bases and Ramon Aviles hit a two-run single. Greg Luzinski batted in a run with a single in the second and added another with a homer in the eighth.

Astros 4, Padres 2 at San Diego (day game):
Although tagged for 10 hits, J.R. Richard kept them scattered and pitched the Astros to a 4-2 victory over the Padres. Terry Puhl batted in a run with a double in the third inning to give Richard a 1-0 lead in his duel with Eric Rasmussen, who finally cracked in the seventh when the Astros scored three times on singles by Jose Cruz and Enos Cabell, a pass to Alan Ashby, sacrifice fly by Richard and a wild pickoff throw by Dennis Kinney after replacing Rasmussen.

Braves 10, Giants 8 at San Francisco (day game):
Darrel Chaney, who was batting only .063, came up as a pinch-hitter for the Braves in the seventh inning and delivered a two-run single to beat the Giants, 10-8. The Giants scored six of their runs in a fourth-inning outburst that included a homer by Willie McCovey. The Braves, who had two RBIs by Gary Matthews and Jeff Burroughs, with Matthews hitting a homer, took an 8-6 lead in the sixth when Charlie Spikes smashed a pinch-homer with two men on base. The Giants tied the score in their half, but in the Braves' seventh two walks and a hit batsman loaded the bases and set the stage for Chaney's winning single.