MLB standings through games of June 2, 1979

MLB standings at the end of June 2, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	50	31	19	0	.620		251	192	15-6	16-13	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	48	28	20	0	.583	2.0	229	193	17-8	11-12	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	53	29	24	0	.547	3.5	247	208	17-7	12-17	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	51	27	24	0	.529	4.5	221	210	15-9	12-15	4-6	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	45	23	22	0	.511	5.5	229	216	12-9	11-13	8-2	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	49	22	27	0	.449	8.5	196	232	13-12	9-15	6-4	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	52	13	39	0	.250	19.0	193	287	6-23	7-16	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	52	31	21	0	.596		286	235	15-8	16-13	6-4	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	48	28	20	0	.583	1.0	259	227	12-13	16-7	3-7	Won 1
Texas Rangers	50	29	21	0	.580	1.0	227	210	16-12	13-9	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	51	29	22	0	.569	1.5	276	258	16-10	13-12	7-3	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	50	25	25	0	.500	5.0	241	231	11-12	14-13	5-5	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	53	19	34	0	.358	12.5	238	281	13-19	6-15	4-6	Lost 1
Oakland A's	52	18	34	0	.346	13.0	178	291	11-15	7-19	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	45	28	17	0	.622		201	171	17-3	11-14	6-4	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	46	26	19	1	.578	2.0	215	177	16-7	10-12	6-4	Won 4
Philadelphia Phillies	50	27	22	1	.551	3.0	216	193	13-10	14-12	1-9	Lost 6
Pittsburgh Pirates	47	24	22	1	.522	4.5	225	208	13-11	11-11	6-3-1	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	46	20	26	0	.435	8.5	199	233	11-12	9-14	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	47	17	29	1	.370	11.5	187	225	9-11	8-18	4-5-1	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	54	31	23	0	.574		218	193	19-9	12-14	7-3	Won 5
Cincinnati Reds	50	28	22	0	.560	1.0	232	225	15-10	13-12	4-6	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	53	26	27	0	.491	4.5	252	252	14-13	12-14	3-7	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	54	26	28	0	.481	5.0	257	248	18-11	8-17	6-4	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	55	25	30	0	.455	6.5	223	251	16-13	9-17	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	51	19	32	0	.373	10.5	223	272	11-15	8-17	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 5, Indians 2 at California (night game):
Two-run homers by Dan Ford and Willie Aikens in the eighth inning carried the Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Indians. Bert Campaneris beat out an infield hit ahead of Ford's round-tripper. Don Baylor walked before Aikens hit for the circuit. The Angels played without Rod Carew, who had sprained his thumb, and Rick Miller, who broke a bone in his left hand in the previous night's game.

Royals 4, Brewers 3 at Kansas City (night game):
After hitting the 100th homer of his major league career in the first inning, Hal McRae doubled in the eighth and scored on a two-bagger by Darrell Porter to bring the Royals a 4-3 victory over the Brewers. In the first, George Brett and Amos Otis singled and Al Cowens hit a sacrifice fly before McRae added two runs with his homer. The Brewers got two runs on a bases-loaded double by Buck Martinez in the second and tied the score in the sixth when Sixto Lezcano doubled and Jim Wohlford singled.

Twins 8, Red Sox 2 at Minnesota (day game):
Bombo Rivera drove in four runs with a single, double and homer and Rob Wilfong smacked a two-run double to pace the Twins to an 8-2 victory over the Red Sox. Wilfong's two-bagger in the fourth inning broke a 2-2 tie. Rivera, who had plated one run with a single in the second, knocked in a pair with a double in the fifth and capped his 3-for-4 day with a homer in the eighth.

White Sox 7, Yankees 0 at New York (night game):
Ken Kravec continued his personal winning streak with a second straight three-hitter, pitching the White Sox to a 7-0 victory over the Yankees. The win was the sixth in a row for Kravec after he had lost his first three decisions of the season. The White Sox attack included a homer by Alan Bannister in the first inning and another by Chet Lemon with a man on base in the third. Reggie Jackson suffered a partial tear of a muscle in his left leg running out a grounder in the ninth and will be lost to the Yankees for possibly 10 days.

Tigers 9, A's 3 at Oakland (day game):
Ron LeFlore hit four singles and stole three bases, bringing his league-leading theft total to 26, as the Tigers sped past the A's, 9-3. Lance Parrish collected a double and two singles, driving in three runs. Jim Essian homered for the A's in the fifth inning and Dave Revering batted in two runs with a single after Dave Tobik replaced Jack Morris with the bases loaded and none out in the eighth. Tobik retired the next six batters, striking out three, to pick up his first save of the season.

Blue Jays 6, Mariners 2 at Seattle (night game):
Homers by Roy Howell and Danny Ainge enabled the Blue Jays to break their six-game losing streak with a 6-2 victory over the Mariners. The Blue Jays picked up their first two runs in the third inning when Rick Cerone singled, Alfredo Griffin doubled and both runners scored on a wild pitch by Odell Jones. Howell hit his homer with two men on base in the sixth. Ainge's homer in the seventh was the rookie second baseman's first in the major leagues.

Orioles 5, Rangers 4 at Texas (night game):
Overcoming a four-run deficit in the first inning, the Orioles rallied to defeat the Rangers, 5-4. The Rangers knocked out Dennis Martinez before the Orioles' starter could retire a batter, but they were checked thereafter by three relievers. Ken Singleton started the Orioles' comeback with a homer in the second. After the Orioles picked up another run in the fifth, Gary Roenicke, who had a 4-for-4 night, singled in the seventh and Kiko Garcia homered to tie the score. The winning run followed in the ninth on a single by Garcia, sacrifice by Dave Skaggs and single by Al Bumbry.

Braves 7, Mets 6 at Atlanta (night game):
After falling behind, 5-0, the Braves rallied to defeat the Mets, 7-6. The Mets scored four runs off Phil Niekro in the first inning, the first run crossing the plate on a pass to Willie Montanez with the bases loaded. Steve Henderson then hit into an apparent inning-ending double play, but Pepe Frias failed to tag second as the pivot man and two runs scored. Alex Trevino doubled for the fourth counter of the frame. Richie Hebner homered to make it 5-0 in the fifth, but the Braves erupted for five runs in their half, including homers by Bob Horner and Barry Bonnell, each with a man on base. After each club picked up another tally, the Braves put over their winning run with two out in the eighth when Gary Matthews doubled and, after an intentional pass to Horner, Jeff Burroughs singled.

Giants 8, Cubs 6 at Chicago (day game):
The Giants ended their seven-game losing streak when pinch-hitter Terry Whitfield drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning to beat the Cubs, 8-6. There were six homers in the game -- one each by Mike Ivie, Jack Clark and Willie McCovey for the Giants and one by Dave Kingman and two by Jerry Martin for the Cubs. With the score tied, 5-5, Clark walked in the Giants' seventh, Bill Madlock singled and Whitfield drove them home with a single to pin Dick Tidrow with his first N. L. loss since coming over from the Yankees.

Reds 4, Phillies 2 at Cincinnati (day game):
The Reds' good-luck starter, Mike LaCoss, got help from Doug Bair over the last 1 2/3 innings and beat the Phillies, 4-2, for his sixth straight victory. In addition, the Reds also had won the five other games that LaCoss started this season. George Foster hit a two-run homer for the Reds in the sixth and Ken Griffey added a solo shot in the eighth to send the Phillies down to their sixth setback in succession.

Astros 2, Expos 1 at Houston (night game):
With a Bat Night crowd of 43,893 on hand, the Astros edged the Expos, 2-1, when Jose Cruz walked in the eighth inning and pinch-hitter Denny Walling tripled. The Expos scored their run in the first on doubles by Warren Cromartie and Tony Perez. The Astros' tying tally counted in the second when Art Howe doubled and Julio Gonzalez singled. Walling's winning triple boosted his pinch-hitting average to .417 on 5-for-12.

Padres 3, Pirates 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Fred Kendall homered in the third inning and Gene Tenace added a two-run blow in the sixth to back the pitching of Gaylord Perry in a 3-1 victory over the Pirates, who were stopped on their six-game winning streak. Tenace's homer came after a single by Dave Winfield. Omar Moreno hit safely in his 14th straight game for the Pirates and helped set up their lone run with a single in the sixth.

Cardinals 12, Dodgers 5 at St. Louis (night game):
Starting with five runs in the first inning, the Cardinals pounded their way to a 12-5 victory over the Dodgers. The opening blast included a single by George Hendrick for his first of four hits and first of four RBIs. Ken Reitz hit a three-run double. The Cards' other hits in the game included homers by Garry Templeton, Steve Swisher and Hendrick. Reggie Smith knocked in three of the Dodgers' runs' with a homer.