MLB standings through games of June 12, 1979

MLB standings at the end of June 12, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	60	38	22	0	.633		285	221	21-7	17-15	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	58	36	22	0	.621	1.0	302	227	23-9	13-13	8-2	Lost 1
New York Yankees	60	33	27	0	.550	5.0	270	248	18-11	15-16	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	61	32	29	0	.525	6.5	275	253	18-10	14-19	4-6	Lost 4
Detroit Tigers	54	28	26	0	.519	7.0	266	257	14-9	14-17	6-4	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	58	28	30	0	.483	9.0	247	279	14-13	14-17	6-4	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	61	17	44	0	.279	21.5	216	326	7-24	10-20	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	61	36	25	0	.590		341	277	19-11	17-14	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	59	32	27	0	.542	3.0	263	257	18-12	14-15	3-7	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	61	33	28	0	.541	3.0	319	313	19-13	14-15	4-6	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	57	30	27	0	.526	4.0	280	266	12-15	18-12	3-7	Lost 4
Chicago White Sox	59	29	30	0	.492	6.0	287	274	12-15	17-15	5-5	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	62	25	37	0	.403	11.5	283	305	18-21	7-16	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	61	19	42	0	.311	17.0	205	336	12-21	7-21	1-9	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	55	32	22	1	.593		271	232	21-9	11-13	7-3	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	53	31	22	0	.585	0.5	237	201	18-3	13-19	3-7	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	60	32	27	1	.542	2.5	260	242	16-12	16-15	5-5	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	55	28	26	1	.519	4.0	254	238	17-14	11-12	5-5	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	54	25	29	0	.463	7.0	232	272	16-14	9-15	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	56	23	32	1	.418	9.5	230	258	12-13	11-19	6-4	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	63	36	27	0	.571		242	223	22-10	14-17	6-4	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	60	33	27	0	.550	1.5	280	265	20-13	13-14	5-5	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	61	30	31	0	.492	5.0	296	286	15-13	15-18	5-5	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	63	29	34	0	.460	7.0	303	295	19-12	10-22	3-7	Won 1
San Diego Padres	63	28	35	0	.444	8.0	257	288	17-13	11-22	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	59	22	37	0	.373	12.0	263	325	12-18	10-19	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 12, Orioles 4 at Chicago (night game):
Exploding for seven runs in the second inning, the White Sox went on to a 12-4 triumph over the Orioles. The White Sox sent nine men to the plate in the second before an out was recorded. Eric Soderholm walked and Wayne Nordhagen reached first on an error by third baseman Doug DeCinces. After Greg Pryor lined a double, scoring Soderholm, a walk to Milt May loaded the bases. A single by Don Kessinger drove in one run, a single by Junior Moore plated two more and sent Oriole starter Mike Flanagan to the showers. Sammy Stewart relieved and walked Claudell Washington to fill the sacks again and a single by Chet Lemon produced two more runs. A single by Lamar Johnson concluded the scoring.

Indians 11, Angels 10 at Cleveland (night game):
Scoring three runs after two were out in the ninth inning, the Indians prevailed over the Angels, 11-10. The Tribe trailed, 10-8, entering the bottom of the ninth, when Ted Cox drew a leadoff walk. Two outs later, Toby Harrah smacked a homer to tie the game. Mark Clear replaced Dave LaRoche on the hill for the Angels and yielded a single to Bobby Bonds. Bonds then stole second and scored the winning run on a single by Andre Thornton.

Tigers 9, A's 2 at Detroit (night game):
Rusty Staub drove in three runs with a homer and double to pace the Tigers to a 9-2 victory over the A's. Staub smacked his homer in the second inning and stroked a two-run double in the sixth. The Tigers scored five times in the fifth inning as the A's contributed three errors. Jerry Morales began the frame with a homer. Coach Dick Tracewski served as interim manager for the Tigers while awaiting new pilot Sparky Anderson, who was named to replace Les Moss.

Royals 7, Red Sox 6 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals rallied for two runs in the ninth inning and one in the 10th to edge the Red Sox, 7-6. With two out and nobody on in the ninth, Willie Wilson hit a routine fly to left center field. Jim Rice and Fred Lynn almost collided trying to catch it and the ball glanced off Rice's glove for a three base error. Steve Braun followed with a homer to tie the game. In the Royals' 10th, George Brett opened with a single and advanced to third when Darrell Porter, attempting to sacrifice, bunted the ball between first and second for a freak double. Al Cowens then lofted a sacrifice fly that brought home Brett with the winning run.

Yankees 4, Twins 1 at Minnesota (night game):
The Yankees scored three runs in the ninth inning to snare a 4-1 decision over the Twins. Darryl Jones opened the ninth with a double and, after Chris Chambliss grounded out, scored on a single by Roy White. Bucky Dent walked and a single by Mickey Rivers then plated White. Dent tallied the final run on a wild pitch by reliever Mike Marshall, who was making his 35th appearance of the season. Yankee starter Ron Guidry allowed four hits and one run in seven innings, but was forced to leave the game with an undetermined lower back injury.

Rangers 7, Brewers 6 at Texas (night game):
The Rangers rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to edge the Brewers, 7-6. Brewer starter Lary Sorenson set stage for his own downfall by walking Larvell Blanks and hitting pinch-hitter John Ellis with a pitch. Johnny Grubb then bunted and Sorensen threw the ball away at first, allowing Blanks to score and Nelson Norman, the pinch-runner for Ellis, to reach third. Bill Castro replaced Sorensen and yielded a single by Billy Sample, Norman scoring on the hit and Dave Roberts, the pinch-runner for Grubb, racing to third. Jerry Augustine replaced Castro and intentionally walked Al Oliver. Richie Zisk popped out, but Buddy Bell then singled to plate the winning marker.

Mariners 5, Blue Jays 1 at Toronto (night game):
A three-run outburst in the first inning propelled the Mariners to a 5-1 victory over the Blue Jays. Markers in the opening frame came on RBI singles by Dan Meyer, Joe Simpson and Larry Cox. The Mariners added a run in the eighth when Simpson walked, reached third on an error by Alfredo Griffin and came across on a single by Mario Mendoza. Dan Meyer clouted a homer in the ninth.

Dodgers 9, Cardinals 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
Ending a three-game losing streak, the Dodgers breezed to a 9-3 decision over the Cardinals behind the steady pitching of Burt Hooton. Hooton aided his own cause with a fourth-inning single to highlight a three-run rally. The Dodgers tallied three more times in the fifth, the key blow being a two-run single by Joe Ferguson. Ron Cey added a bases-loaded single in the sixth.

Mets 12, Reds 6 at New York (night game):
The Mets erupted for 10 runs in the sixth inning in the biggest scoring stanza in the club's history to defeat the Reds, 12-6. The first tally in the outburst came on a bases-loaded walk to pinch-hitter Ron Hodges. Frank Taveras followed with a two-run double and Richie Hebner added a two-run single. Willie Montanez stroked a sacrifice fly and reached first base when George Foster allowed the ball to fall for an error. After Steve Henderson drove in another run with a single, Doug Flynn drilled a line shot off the center field wall that eluded Cesar Geronimo for a three-run, inside-the-park homer. The Mets previously had never scored more than eight runs in one inning, the last time against the Cubs in 1976.

Phillies 4, Astros 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
Posting his third shutout of the season, Nino Espinosa pitched the Phillies to a 4-0 victory over the Astros. Greg Luzinski drew a leadoff walk in the fifth inning and Mike Schmidt followed with a homer and the first hit off loser Rick Williams. A hit batsman and two walks loaded the bases in the seventh and Bob Boone plated two tallies with a single.

Padres 6, Pirates 3 at San Diego (night game):
Scattering 11 hits, Gaylord Perry notched his 273rd career victory as the Padres prevailed over the Pirates, 6-3. Dave Winfield put vPadres ahead in the first inning with a homer after Gene Richards walked and Ozzie Smith beat out a bunt. Jerry Turner hit a two-run single in the second frame and Fernando Gonzalez added an RBI single in the sixth.

Giants 7, Cubs 2 at San Francisco (night game):
Scoring four runs off Ken Holtzman's first seven pitches, the Giants went on to thump the Cubs, 7-2. Bill North led off with a homer and after Larry Herndon and Jack Clark singled, Mike Ivie also hit for the circuit. Clark drove in a run in the second stanza with a triple and blasted a homer in the fourth frame. Despite making 166 pitches, Bob Knepper went the distance for the fifth time this season.