MLB standings through games of June 6, 1979

MLB standings at the end of June 6, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	54	33	21	0	.611		260	201	17-7	16-14	4-6	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	52	31	21	0	.596	1.0	264	211	19-9	12-12	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	57	32	25	0	.561	2.5	263	220	18-7	14-18	6-4	Won 3
New York Yankees	55	30	25	0	.545	3.5	236	220	18-10	12-15	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	49	25	24	0	.510	5.5	239	232	12-9	13-15	7-3	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	53	26	27	0	.491	6.5	224	246	13-12	13-15	6-4	Won 4
Toronto Blue Jays	56	14	42	0	.250	20.0	205	308	6-23	8-19	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	56	33	23	0	.589		300	247	17-10	16-13	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	55	31	24	0	.564	1.5	288	271	17-10	14-14	6-4	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	52	29	23	0	.558	2.0	268	242	12-14	17-9	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	54	30	24	0	.556	2.0	242	238	17-12	13-12	5-5	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	54	26	28	0	.481	6.0	254	250	11-14	15-14	4-6	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	57	22	35	0	.386	11.5	264	294	16-20	6-15	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	56	18	38	0	.321	15.0	189	316	11-19	7-19	3-7	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	49	30	19	0	.612		226	183	17-3	13-16	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	49	29	19	1	.604	0.5	232	190	19-7	10-12	8-2	Won 7
Pittsburgh Pirates	51	27	23	1	.540	3.5	242	217	16-12	11-11	8-2	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	55	29	25	1	.537	3.5	235	216	13-10	16-15	2-8	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	49	22	27	0	.449	8.0	207	245	13-13	9-14	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	51	20	30	1	.400	10.5	208	240	9-11	11-19	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	58	34	24	0	.586		230	208	22-10	12-14	8-2	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	55	30	25	0	.545	2.5	259	245	17-13	13-12	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	58	27	31	0	.466	7.0	270	264	18-11	9-20	4-6	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	56	26	30	0	.464	7.0	262	265	14-13	12-17	1-9	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	58	26	32	0	.448	8.0	234	264	16-13	10-19	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	55	20	35	0	.364	12.5	234	302	12-18	8-17	2-8	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 3, Royals 0 at Baltimore (night game):
Posting his second shutout of the year, Dennis Martinez hurled the Orioles to a 3-0 decision over the Royals. The Orioles grabbed the lead in the fourth inning on a single by Rich Dauer and a double by Lee May. A double by Kiko Garcia and single by Skaggs added a run in the fifth before Gary Roenicke clouted a homer in the sixth.

White Sox 8, Red Sox 5 at Boston (night game):
Homers by Milt May, Lamar Johnson and Eric Soderholm helped the White Sox to an 8-5 triumph over the Red Sox. The Pale Hose scored in the first inning on a two-run double by Alan Bannister and twice in the second on consecutive singles on consecutive pitches by May, Don Kessinger, Ralph Garr and Claudell Washington. Johnson homered in the fifth, May in the sixth and Soderholm in the seventh.

Blue Jays 5, Angels 4 at California (night game):
Snapping a personal 12-game losing streak dating back to last August, Jesse Jefferson pitched a complete game to achieve the victory as the Blue Jays edged the Angels, 5-4. The score was tied, 3-3, in the ninth when Alfredo Griffin started the Blue Jay rally with a one-out bunt single. Danny Ainge followed with a triple to right and scored on a grounder by Roy Howell. The Angels had homers by Tom Donohue, his first in the majors, in the third, by Dan Ford in the eighth and by Bobby Grich in the ninth.

Brewers 4, Rangers 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
Gorman Thomas smashed a homer and Cecil Cooper rapped out three hits to spark the Brewers to a 4-3 victory over the Rangers. Thomas clouted his round-tripper with a man on base to tie the game at 2-2 in the second inning. After a solo homer by Pat Putnam put the Rangers back ahead, 3-2, in the fifth, the Brewers scored twice in their half. Cooper drove in one run with a double and Sixto Lezcano followed with the winning single.

Yankees 3, Twins 2 at New York (night game):
A pinch-single by Jim Spencer with two out in the ninth lifted the Yankees to a 3-2 victory over the Twins. Graig Nettles opened the inning with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice by Darryl Jones. After Chris Chambliss walked, Mike Marshall replaced Jerry Koosman on the hill for the Twins. The Twins' ace reliever retired Roy White on a forceout before yielding Spencer's game-winning blow.

Indians 6, A's 4 at Oakland (night game):
A run-scoring triple by Duane Kuiper broke a 4-4 tie in the eighth inning and lifted the Indians to a 6-4 victory over the A's. Gary Alexander beat out an infield hit to open the eighth and scored two outs later on Kuiper's three-bagger. A sacrifice fly by Rick Manning gave the Indians an insurance marker in the ninth for their 16th victory in the last 23 games.

Mariners 4, Tigers 3 at Seattle (night game):
Willie Horton hit his 300th major league homer and Ruppert Jones also clouted a round-tripper to pace the Mariners to a 4-3 decision over the Tigers. Horton's swat came in the first inning and followed a double by Jones. Jones' circuit smash came in the fifth frame and tied the contest at 3-3. The Mariners scored the winning run in the sixth. Horton stroked a leadoff single but was forced at second by Dan Meyer, who moved to third on a double by Leon Roberts and tallied on a sacrifice fly by Larry Cox.

Expos 12, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Exploding for 11 runs in the fourth inning, the Expos went on to drub the Braves, 12-2. The Expos sent 15 batters to the plate and scored their first eight runs with none out. Ellis Valentine drove in the first run with a single and later in the inning singled home two more markers. Warren Cromartie also drove in two runs with a single. Phil Niekro pitched to eight batters without getting anyone out in the fourth before departing from the game.

Cubs 3, Padres 0 at Chicago (day game):
Combining on a four-hitter, Rick Reuschel and Bruce Sutter pitched the Cubs to a 3-0 victory over the Padres. The Cubs scored twice in the first inning on a walk to Ted Sizemore, triple by Dave Kingman and double by Jerry Martin. The other run followed in the eighth when pinch-hitter Steve Dillard singled, advanced to second on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Bill Buckner.

Mets 5, Reds 3 at Cincinnati (day game):
A four-run eruption in the seventh inning carried the Mets to a 5-3 triumph over the Reds. The Mets trailed, 2-1, when John Stearns and Elliott Maddox led off the decisive frame with singles. Doug Flynn doubled to score Stearns, Maddox was out at the plate on a grounder by Alex Trevino, but Joel Youngblood doubled, driving in Flynn, and Frank Taveras followed with a single, scoring Trevino and Youngblood.

Astros 4, Phillies 3 at Houston (night game):
A three-run pinch-homer by Denny Walling in the seventh inning highlighted the Astros' come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Phillies. The Astros trailed, 3-0, in the seventh when Jose Cruz and Art Howe opened with consecutive singles. Ron Reed relieved starter Randy Lerch for the Phillies and struck out pinch-hitter Bob Watson, but Walling, batting for Astro starter J.R. Richard, hit a 2-and-2 pitch over the right field wall. The Astros then scored the winning run in the eighth when Cesar Cedeno singled and, after one out, stole second. Enos Cabell followed with an infield single. Cruz then bounced to short and beat out the double-play attempt as Cedeno raced across the plate.

Pirates 5, Dodgers 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A pair of homers by Bill Robinson, including a two-run shot that climaxed a four-run rally in the eighth inning, powered the Pirates to a 5-4 triumph over the Dodgers. The Bucs trailed, 4-1, in the eighth when Steve Nicosia led off with a single and reached second when Dodger pitcher Jerry Reuss threw poorly to the bag after fielding a grounder by Manny Sanguillen. Reuss was derricked in favor of Terry Forster and Omar Moreno stroked a single to load the bases. An infield groundout by Tim Foli produced one run and another tallied on a sacrifice fly by Dave Parker. Bob Welch then relieved Forster and served up a gopher ball to Robinson.

Cardinals 6, Giants 5 at St. Louis (night game):
Pushing across a run in the eighth inning, the Cardinals scored their seventh consecutive victory, downing the Giants, 6-5. Tony Scott led off the inning with an infield hit and moved to second on a sacrifice by Ken Reitz. After Ken Oberkfell received an intentional pass, Gary Lavelle replaced Randy Moffitt on the mound for the Giants. Pinch-hitter Lou Brock popped out, but Templeton followed with a single to plate Scott with the winning run. Two homers by Jack Clark and one by Larry Herndon had given the Giants a 5-3 lead before the Cards rallied to tie the score with four singles in the seventh.