MLB standings through games of June 3, 1979

MLB standings at the end of June 3, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	51	31	20	0	.608		253	196	15-6	16-14	4-6	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	49	29	20	0	.592	1.0	237	195	17-8	12-12	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	52	28	24	0	.538	3.5	224	212	16-9	12-15	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	54	29	25	0	.537	3.5	248	214	17-7	12-18	5-5	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	46	24	22	0	.522	4.5	231	216	12-9	12-13	8-2	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	50	23	27	0	.460	7.5	201	235	13-12	10-15	6-4	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	53	13	40	0	.245	19.0	198	297	6-23	7-17	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Texas Rangers	51	30	21	0	.588		231	212	17-12	13-9	6-4	Won 1
California Angels	53	31	22	0	.585		289	240	15-9	16-13	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	52	30	22	0	.577	0.5	282	259	17-10	13-12	8-2	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	49	28	21	0	.571	1.0	261	235	12-14	16-7	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	51	25	26	0	.490	5.0	243	234	11-12	14-14	4-6	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	54	20	34	0	.370	11.5	248	286	14-19	6-15	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	53	18	35	0	.340	13.0	178	293	11-16	7-19	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	46	28	18	0	.609		205	176	17-3	11-15	6-4	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	47	27	19	1	.587	1.0	221	181	17-7	10-12	7-3	Won 5
Philadelphia Phillies	52	28	23	1	.549	2.5	224	209	13-10	15-13	2-8	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	48	25	22	1	.532	3.5	232	208	14-11	11-11	7-2-1	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	47	21	26	0	.447	7.5	201	234	12-12	9-14	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	48	18	29	1	.383	10.5	196	229	9-11	9-18	4-5-1	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	55	32	23	0	.582		223	197	20-9	12-14	8-2	Won 6
Cincinnati Reds	52	29	23	0	.558	1.5	248	233	16-11	13-12	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	54	26	28	0	.481	5.5	253	254	14-13	12-15	2-8	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	55	26	29	0	.473	6.0	261	254	18-11	8-18	5-5	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	56	25	31	0	.446	7.5	223	258	16-13	9-18	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	52	19	33	0	.365	11.5	227	281	11-16	8-17	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 5, Angels 3 at California (day game):
Mike Paxton and Victor Cruz combined on a six-hitter as the Indians beat the Angels, 5-3. The Indians' first run came in the second inning when Rick Manning walked, advanced to third on a single by Gary Alexander and scored when Angel catcher Brian Downing dropped a throw to the plate after third baseman Carney Lansford fielded a grounder by Ted Cox. Bobby Bonds drove in a third-inning tally with a sacrifice fly. A squeeze bunt by Toby Harrah accounted for a fifth-inning marker and a single by Duane Kuiper in the ninth plated two more.

Royals 6, Brewers 1 at Kansas City (day game):
Capitalizing on 13 walks and four wild pitches, the Royals sailed to a 6-1 victory over the Brewers. A bases-loaded walk to Todd Cruz and a sacrifice fly by Willie Wilson gave the Royals a 2-1 lead in the second inning and they added three more runs in the third on a walk to Amos Otis, a stolen base, double by Pete LaCock, a wild pitch and sacrifice fly by U.L. Washington.

Red Sox 8, Twins 2 at Minnesota (day game):
A two-run homer by Butch Hobson in the second inning triggered the Red Sox to an 8-2 victory over the Twins. Hobson's blast followed a two-out single by Carl Yastrzemski. The Red Sox added a run in the third on a triple by Gary Allenson and sacrifice fly by Rick Burleson. Burleson led off the sixth with a double and scored on a single by Carlton Fisk. Four more tallies in the seventh included a bases-loaded single by Fred Lynn.

Yankees 3, White Sox 2 at New York (day game):
A single by Roy White in the 11th inning lifted the Yankees to a 3-2 victory over the White Sox. Thurman Munson drew a leadoff walk in the 11th and moved to second on a passed ball by catcher Milt May. After Lou Piniella was issued an intentional walk, Steve Trout replaced Randy Scarbery on the hill for the White Sox. Two outs later, White grounded his single up the middle.

Tigers 2, A's 0 at Oakland (day game):
Turning in the first complete-game shutout by the Tigers' staff this season, Dave Rozema defeated the A's, 2-0. The Tigers scored their first run in the fifth inning on singles by John Wockenfuss and Aurelio Rodriguez and a sacrifice fly by Mark Wagner. Lance Parrish clouted a solo homer in the seventh.

Mariners 10, Blue Jays 5 at Seattle (day game):
A grand-slam homer by Dan Meyer highlighted the Mariners' 10-5 victory over the Blue Jays. The Mariners trailed, 2-1, entering the bottom of third when singles by Julio Cruz and Bruce Bochte and a walk to Ruppert Jones loaded the bases. Meyer then unloaded his fifth round-tripper of the season and second slam.

Rangers 4, Orioles 2 at Texas (night game):
Hitting safely in his 16th straight game, Johnny Grubb belted a homer and two singles and scored three runs to pace the Rangers to a 4-2 triumph over the Orioles. Grubb scored in the third on a single by Pat Putnam, in the fifth on a single by Al Oliver and in the seventh when he drove the ball over the left field fence. Ranger relief ace Jim Kern recorded his ninth save of the season.

Mets 9, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
A four-run outburst in the first inning propelled the Mets to a 9-4 victory over the Braves. The Mets kayoed Mickey Mahler in the first inning as Richie Hebner and John Stearns slashed back-to-back run-scoring singles, Willie Montanez hit a sacrifice fly and Steve Henderson smacked a double. Montanez clouted a two-run homer in the third frame and the Mets added two more runs in the sixth on a passed ball by Braves' catcher Joe Nolan and a single by Stearns.

Cubs 2, Giants 1 at Chicago (day game):
Dave Kingman was the star of the game with a stolen base on his first attempt this season and his 19th homer as the Cubs edged the Giants, 2-1. Kingman opened the fourth inning with a single, pilfered second and scored on a single by Steve Ontiveros to tie the contest at 1-1. Then in the sixth, Kingman slammed his homer to provide the winning margin.

[DH] Phillies 6, Reds 4 (day game) / Reds 12, Phillies 2 at Cincinnati (day game):
The Phillies snapped their six-game losing streak by winning the opener of a doubleheader, 6-4, but the Reds came back to take the nightcap, 12-2. With the score tied, 4-4, in the ninth inning, Phils' pinch-hitter Greg Gross led off with a double and scored one out later on a single by Bud Harrelson. A double by Pete Rose moved Harrelson to third and after an intentional walk, Mike Schmidt lofted a sacrifice fly to provide an insurance marker. In the second game, George Foster paced the Reds' 18-hit attack with two homers, driving in four runs. The Reds bunched four hits for three runs in the second inning and added three more in the third, two coming on consecutive homers by Foster and Dan Driessen. The Reds erupted for four tallies in the seventh stanza, three scoring on Foster's second homer of the game and his third of the day.

Astros 5, Expos 4 at Houston (night game):
Joe Niekro, with relief help from Bert Roberge, won his seventh straight game to become the league's first eight-game winner as the Astros completed the series sweep over the Expos, posting a 5-4 victory. The Astros scored four runs in the third frame. Rafael Landestoy walked, Niekro sacrificed and Terry Puhl got an infield single. After Craig Reynolds and Jose Cruz each singled a run across, a double by Jeff Leonard drove home two more. The eventual winning marker came in the sixth when Art Howe singled, moved up on a sacrifice and tallied on a single by Landestoy.

Pirates 7, Padres 0 at Pittsburgh (day game):
A two-out double in the eighth by Barry Evans spoiled Bruce Kison's bid for a no-hitter as the Pirates' righthander shut out the Padres, 7-0. Kison was a last-minute replacement for Don Robinson, who couldn't get loose in warm-up. Bill Robinson hit two homers for the Pirates, the first coming in the opening inning with two mates aboard. His second circuit clout was a solo affair in the third frame. Dave Parker, Omar Moreno and Lee Lacy also clubbed round-trippers.

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 4 at St. Louis (day game):
Completing the three-game series sweep, the Cardinals posted a 6-4 victory over the Dodgers behind the pitching of Pete Vuckovich, who struck out 12 to match his major league career high. Garry Templeton and Tony Scott opened the Cardinal first inning with singles and scored on a single by Keith Hernandez and sacrifice fly by Ted Simmons. Templeton and Scott, who walked, executed a double steal in the second and Templeton scored on a throwing error by Dodger catcher Joe Ferguson. The Cards added three more runs in the sixth on a double by Ken Reitz, error by Bill Russell, single by Templeton, sacrifice fly by Scott, single by Hernandez and double by Simmons. Ferguson and Davey Lopes accounted for the Dodgers' runs with homers.