MLB standings through games of June 9, 1979

MLB standings at the end of June 9, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	57	36	21	0	.632		270	205	20-7	16-14	6-4	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	55	34	21	0	.618	1.0	287	220	22-9	12-12	8-2	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	59	32	27	0	.542	5.0	266	233	18-9	14-18	5-5	Lost 2
New York Yankees	58	31	27	0	.534	5.5	256	243	18-11	13-16	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	55	27	28	0	.491	8.0	230	255	13-12	14-16	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	51	25	26	0	.490	8.0	244	247	12-9	13-17	5-5	Lost 3
Toronto Blue Jays	58	16	42	0	.276	20.5	212	309	6-23	10-19	4-6	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	58	35	23	0	.603		315	252	19-10	16-13	6-4	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	58	32	26	0	.552	3.0	308	293	18-11	14-15	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	55	30	25	0	.545	3.5	279	257	12-14	18-11	4-6	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	57	31	26	0	.544	3.5	252	246	17-12	14-14	3-7	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	56	27	29	0	.482	7.0	262	261	11-14	16-15	4-6	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	59	23	36	0	.390	12.5	273	300	17-21	6-15	6-4	Lost 1
Oakland A's	58	18	40	0	.310	17.0	190	323	11-21	7-19	2-8	Lost 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	51	30	21	0	.588		229	193	17-3	13-18	4-6	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	52	30	21	1	.588		256	214	20-9	10-12	8-2	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	53	28	24	1	.538	2.5	247	225	17-13	11-11	7-3	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	57	30	26	1	.536	2.5	249	230	14-11	16-15	3-7	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	52	24	28	0	.462	6.5	220	262	15-14	9-14	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	53	21	31	1	.404	9.5	212	245	10-12	11-19	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	60	35	25	0	.583		235	212	22-10	13-15	8-2	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	57	32	25	0	.561	1.5	269	248	19-13	13-12	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	59	28	31	0	.475	6.5	282	280	14-13	14-18	3-7	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	60	28	32	0	.467	7.0	284	273	18-11	10-21	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	61	27	34	0	.443	8.5	249	282	16-13	11-21	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	57	21	36	0	.368	12.5	248	316	12-18	9-18	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 4, Rangers 3 at Baltimore (night game):
Although Pat Putnam hit two homers, driving in three runs. that was not enough for the Rangers, who lost to the Orioles, 4-3. The Orioles bunched singles by Eddie Murray, Ken Singleton, Gary Roenicke and Lee May for two runs in the fourth inning and clinched their fourth straight victory with two more tallies in the sixth on a double by Murray, intentional pass to Singleton and singles by May and Doug DeCinces.

Red Sox 12, Twins 6 at Boston (day game):
Four homers, one triple and seven doubles marked the 17-hit attack of the Red Sox in a 12-6 victory over the Twins. Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Jim Rice and Fred Lynn supplied the round-trippers. Mike Torrez, who was breezing along with an 11-0 lead, took things too easy and was knocked out in the eighth inning when the Twins scored five runs. Tom Burgmeier finished.

Angels 9, Tigers 1 at California (night game):
Making his first start since suffering a calf injury May 30, Nolan Ryan allowed only four hits, struck out 16 and pitched the Angels to a 9-1 victory over the Tigers. Carney Lansford and Willie Aikens led the Angels' attack. Lansford had four hits including a homer, driving in three runs, while Aikens accounted for four RBIs with three hits including a homer. The Tigers' tally counted in the fourth inning on a double by Steve Kemp and a single by Jason Thompson.

Royals 9, Yankees 8 at Kansas City (day game):
An inside-the-park homer by Willie Wilson in the 13th inning carried the Royals to a 9-8 victory over the Yankees. Wilson looped a fly between left fielder Roy White and center fielder Mickey Rivers and as the ball bounced to the wall, the Royals' speedster circled the bases and crossed the plate standing up. The Yankees blew an early 5-0 lead before going ahead again, but George Brett then twice saved the Royals from defeat. After the Yankees scored two runs in the seventh, Wilson and U.L. Washington singled in the Royals' half and Brett batted in a tally with a double to tie the game, 7-7. The Yankees regained the lead in the ninth on a single by Willie Randolph and double by Graig Nettles, but Brett delivered a single to knot the count again after Wilson walked in the Royals' half and Washington sacrificed.

White Sox 6, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Pinch-hitter Bill Nahorodny came through with a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Chet Lemon followed with a two-run smash in the ninth, giving the White Sox a 6-2 victory over the Brewers. After both clubs counted one run in the first inning, Mike Caldwell, pitching for the Brewers, retired 19 straight batters before Wayne Nordhagen singled for the White Sox in the eighth. Nahorodny then batted for Milt May and hit his homer to score behind pinch-runner Joe Gates. The blow enabled Fred Howard to gain credit for his first major league victory. Steve Trout relieved Howard in the eighth and gave up a run to the Brewers, but the White Sox clinched the decision in the ninth with three runs, two on Lemon's homer.

Blue Jays 5, A's 0 at Oakland (day game):
Bob Davis, John Mayberry and Rico Carty hit homers while Phil Huffman and Dyar Miller combined in a shutout as the Blue Jays defeated the A's, 5-0. Huffman allowed only four hits before leaving with two men on base in the ninth inning. Miller retired the last three straight batters to preserve the shutout. Mayberry batted in a run with an infield out in the fourth inning before hitting his homer in the sixth. Davis homered in the fifth and added an RBI with a sacrifice bunt in the sixth. Carty's homer wrapped up the scoring in the eighth.

Indians 4, Mariners 3 at Seattle (night game):
The combination of a double by Andre Thornton, a wild pitch by Shane Rawley and a sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Ron Pruitt produced the Indians' run in the 10th inning for a 4-3 victory over the Mariners. After Paul Dade homered in the fourth to tie the score at 3-3, the Indians went hitless for 6 1/3 innings before Thornton doubled in the 10th. Meanwhile, Sid Monge pitched 4 1/3 innings of perfect relief for the Indians and came out with credit for the victory.

Cubs 5, Dodgers 3 at Chicago (day game):
Jerry Martin drove in three runs and Dennis Lamp and Dick Tidrow scattered eight hits between them as the Cubs defeated the Dodgers, 5-3. Lamp got off to a shaky start, giving up a homer to Davey Lopes, the Dodgers' leadoff batter, and another run on a double by Reggie Smith and single by Steve Garvey. The Cubs rebounded with three runs in their half, two crossing the plate on a single by Martin. Losing pitcher Rick Sutcliffe singled across the Dodgers' tying run in the second, but the Cubs accounted for their winning margin with the aid of two stolen bases. Dave Kingman was safe on an error by Bill Russell in the sixth, stole second and scored on a double by Martin. Ted Sizemore singled in the seventh, stole second and scored an insurance run on a single by Bill Buckner.

Reds 7, Expos 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Apparently recovered from his lower back sprain, Tom Seaver won for the first time since April 19, allowing only four hits and pitching the Reds to a 7-1 victory over the Expos. After the Expos scored an unearned run in the second inning on singles by Gary Carter and Larry Parrish around an error by Ray Knight, Seaver retired the last 24 batters. The Reds swung into action in the fourth when Dave Concepcion homered and Paul Blair tripled with the bases loaded. Other runs followed in the fifth on a double by Concepcion and homers by George Foster and Johnny Bench.

Mets 4, Astros 0 at New York (day game):
Steve Henderson batted in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the first inning and Craig Swan took it from there, pitching the Mets to a 4-0 victory over the Astros. Henderson's hit followed passes to Joel Youngblood and John Stearns around a safe bunt by Frank Taveras. The Mets' other pair counted in the sixth. Taveras doubled, Lee Mazzilli beat out a bunt and Willie Montanez singled to score Taveras. Mazzilli also crossed the plate as Stearns grounded into a double play.

Phillies 9, Braves 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
Recovering from a shaky start, Larry Christenson posted his first victory of the season, pitching the Phillies past the Braves, 9-3. Christenson suffered a broken collarbone in a bicycle accident last February and, after coming off the disabled list May 11, lost his first three decisions. The Braves tagged him for their runs in the first inning on singles by Garry Matthews and Bob Horner and a homer by Jeff Burroughs. The Phillies came back with a matching trio in their half when Pete Rose and Garry Maddox singled and Mike Schmidt and Jose Cardenal doubled. Christenson then helped himself to the go-ahead run, hitting a triple in the second and scoring on a single by Larry Bowa as the Phillies piled up five runs. Bowa was back in action for the first time since fracturing his thumb May 22. Christenson also singled and scored in the third inning.

Giants 6, Pirates 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A milestone homer by Willie McCovey, who came through as a pinch-hitter with two men on base in the eighth inning, climaxed the Giants' 6-2 victory over the Pirates. Bill Madlock also homered for the Giants, who were locked in a 2-2 tie before Terry Whitfield singled and Bill Madlock doubled for the go-ahead run in the eighth. After Darrell Evans drew an intentional pass, McCovey batted for Johnnie LeMaster and connected for the 512th homer of his career, making him the N.L.'s all-time leader among lefthanded batters. McCovey also moved ahead of Mel Ott into a tie with Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews for ninth place on the major leagues' career list. Mathews also batted lefthanded, but nine of his homers came in the A.L. with the Tigers in 1967-68.

Cardinals 7, Padres 4 at St. Louis (night game):
The surprising Cardinals moved into a first-place tie with the Expos in the East division by defeating the Padres, 7-4. Keith Hernandez literally knocked Padre starter Eric Rasmussen out of the game. With two out in the first inning, Hernandez smashed a line-drive single off Rasmussen's right forearm. After walking Ted Simmons, Rasmussen was removed in favor of Tom Tellmann. Making his major league debut, Tellmann was tagged for singles by George Hendrick and Tony Scott, producing two runs. Hendrick took third on the hit by Scott, who then stole second before Ken Reitz drove in two more runs with a single. Simmons hit a two-run homer in the third for the deciding blow. Pete Vuckovich, who pitched the route, had only one shaky inning, giving up the Padres' four runs in the sixth, three scoring on a homer by Jerry Turner.