MLB standings through games of May 30, 1979

MLB standings at the end of May 30, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	48	30	18	0	.625		244	184	15-6	15-12	5-5	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	45	26	19	0	.578	2.5	219	181	17-8	9-11	3-7	Lost 2
New York Yankees	48	26	22	0	.542	4.0	213	198	14-8	12-14	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	50	27	23	0	.540	4.0	234	196	16-7	11-16	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	42	21	21	0	.500	6.0	217	210	12-9	9-12	7-3	Won 5
Cleveland Indians	47	21	26	0	.447	8.5	187	223	13-12	8-14	6-4	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	49	12	37	0	.245	18.5	185	277	6-22	6-15	2-8	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	49	30	19	0	.612		267	214	14-7	16-12	6-4	Won 5
Texas Rangers	47	28	19	0	.596	1.0	217	200	15-10	13-9	7-3	Won 4
Minnesota Twins	45	26	19	0	.578	2.0	236	218	10-12	16-7	3-7	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	49	28	21	0	.571	2.0	268	250	15-9	13-12	7-3	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	48	24	24	0	.500	5.5	234	227	11-12	13-12	6-4	Lost 1
Oakland A's	49	17	32	0	.347	13.0	170	267	10-14	7-18	4-6	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	50	17	33	0	.340	13.5	217	263	11-18	6-15	4-6	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	42	27	15	0	.643		197	166	16-3	11-12	8-2	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	47	27	19	1	.587	2.0	212	184	13-10	14-9	3-7	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	43	23	19	1	.548	4.0	186	159	13-7	10-12	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	44	22	21	1	.512	5.5	211	194	11-10	11-11	6-3-1	Won 4
Chicago Cubs	43	19	24	0	.442	8.5	182	219	10-11	9-13	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	44	16	27	1	.372	11.5	170	205	9-11	7-16	5-4-1	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	47	26	21	0	.553		224	218	13-10	13-11	3-7	Lost 2
Houston Astros	51	28	23	0	.549		210	190	16-9	12-14	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	50	25	25	0	.500	2.5	232	226	14-13	11-12	4-6	Lost 5
Los Angeles Dodgers	51	25	26	0	.490	3.0	233	218	17-11	8-15	6-4	Won 2
San Diego Padres	52	23	29	0	.442	5.5	209	240	15-13	8-16	7-3	Won 4
Atlanta Braves	48	18	30	0	.375	8.5	211	258	10-14	8-16	5-5	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 6, White Sox 4 at Chicago (night game):
A four-run outburst in the fifth inning, keyed by a two-run homer by Ron Pruitt and a pair of wild pitches, propelled the Indians to a 6-4 triumph over the White Sox. The Tribe trailed, 3-2, when Rick Manning opened the fifth with a single, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on another wild pitch. After a walk to Andre Thornton, the Indians went ahead on Pruitt's first homer of the season. Another run on a grounder by Duane Kuiper capped the uprising.

Royals 2, Orioles 1 at Kansas City (night game):
A two-run homer by Amos Otis was all the Royals needed to down the Orioles, 2-1, behind the combined five-hit pitching of Rich Gale and Al Hrabosky. George Brett singled with one out in the first inning. and Otis then delivered his third round-tripper of the season. The Orioles' only marker came on a bases-loaded walk in the third inning.

Yankees 5, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Yankees scored three runs in the 11th inning to defeat the Brewers, 5-2, in a game marred by a violent collision between the Yankees' Cliff Johnson and plate umpire Lou DiMuro. Graig Nettles opened the Yankees' 11th with a single, Johnson walked and Chris Chambliss beat out a bunt to load the bases. A sacrifice fly by Juan Beniquez scored Nettles and moved Johnson to third. Bucky Dent then flied to center, scoring Johnson, whose momentum propelled him into a jarring crash with DiMuro. The umpire had to be taken off the field by an ambulance. Later, a hospital examination revealed no serious injury. Johnson suffered an apparent thumb injury on the play. After the delay, Rivers doubled in the third run of the inning.

A's 5, Twins 4 at Minnesota (night game):
A wild pitch by Mike Marshall provided the ultimate winning run as the A's edged the Twins, 5-4. The score was 3-3 going into the seventh when Glenn Burke and Larry Murray stroked singles and brought on Marshall in relief of starter Roger Erickson. Burke was thrown out at the plate on a grounder by Dwayne Murphy, but Mitchell Page singled to right, scoring Murray and advancing Murphy to third. Marshall then uncorked a wild pitch and Murphy scored.

Angels 3, Mariners 2 at Seattle (night game):
The Angels edged the Mariners, 3-2, behind the three-hit, 12-strikeout pitching of Nolan Ryan. The Angels scored their winning run in the ninth inning. Brian Downing stroked a leadoff single, stole second and took third as Merv Rettenmund grounded out. On a suicide squeeze, Downing scored as Bert Campaneris beat out the bunt for a hit.

Rangers 3, Red Sox 2 at Texas (night game):
Reliever Jim Kern improved his record to 7-0 as the Rangers gained a 3-2 victory over the Red Sox in 10 innings. Al Oliver singled in the extra frame and moved to second on a sacrifice by Billy Sample. Pat Putnam received an intentional walk and Richie Zisk followed with a single to right for the winning run. Kern worked four innings and lowered his ERA to 1.09.

Tigers 8, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto (night game):
The Tigers reached the .500 mark for the first time since April 26 by pounding the Blue Jays, 8-2, behind a five-hitter by Milt Wilcox. The Tigers took the lead to stay in the fourth inning on an error by Jay third baseman Roy Howell and a sacrifice fly by Lou Whitaker. Lance Parrish clouted a homer in the eighth and the Tigers added three more runs in the ninth on a two-run double by Aurelio Rodriguez and sacrifice fly by Alan Trammell.

Astros 6, Reds 3 at Houston (night game):
With support from Cesar Cedeno, who accounted for three runs, Joe Niekro gained his sixth victory in the month of May when the Astros defeated the Reds, 6-3. After hitting a single for a tally in the first inning, Cedeno homered in the third and received credit for his third RBI by drawing a bases-loaded walk in the sixth.

Dodgers 6, Giants 5 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Giants went down to their fifth straight defeat, losing to the Dodgers, 6-5. Ted Martinez stroked a single in the eighth and scored the winning run on a double by Dusty Baker. The Giants had taken a 5-4 lead in the top of the seventh with a homer by Bill Madlock, but the Dodgers tied it in the bottom of the frame when Davey Lopes hit for the circuit.

Expos 2, Phillies 0 at Montreal (night game):
Shutting out the Phillies for the second successive night, the Expos posted a 2-0 triumph behind the six-hit pitching of Bill Lee. The only runs of the game came in the second inning on a single by Tony Perez and a homer by Gary Carter.

Pirates 9, Cubs 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Posting their 10th victory in the last 13 games, the Pirates routed the Cubs, 9-2. The Bucs scored four runs in the first inning on a triple, five singles and a sacrifice fly. After Willie Stargell clouted a homer in the fifth, the Pirates scored three times in the seventh, one on a single by Stargell and two on a pinch-homer by Bill Robinson. Robinson stayed in the game and drove in another run with a single in the eighth.

Padres 10, Braves 2 at San Diego (night game):
Bob Shirley allowed only three hits in eight innings of shutout relief as the Padres defeated the Braves, 10-2. Shirley took over for starter Mickey Lolich in the second inning when the veteran southpaw complained of a sore shoulder after walking the first batter of the frame. Dave Winfield, who led the Padre offense with five RBIs, singled home two runs in the third inning and climaxed a seven-run fifth with a three-run homer.

Cardinals 7, Mets 3 at St. Louis (night game):
Lou Brock knocked in three runs with a homer, single and sacrifice fly to pace the Cardinals to a 7-3 victory over the Mets. Ted Simmons iced the game with a three-run homer in the seventh following walks to Jerry Mumphrey and Keith Hernandez.