Wednesday June 4, 1980
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MLB standings at the end of June 4, 1980

A.L. East
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
New York Yankees 48 30 18 0 .625 265203 15-915-96-4Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers 47 26 21 0 .5533.5 272194 14-1012-117-3Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays 47 24 23 0 .5115.5 204203 13-1111-125-5Won 2
Cleveland Indians 48 24 24 0 .5006.0 201230 12-1012-147-3Won 3
Boston Red Sox 48 23 25 0 .4797.0 224265 11-1312-123-7Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles 49 23 26 0 .4697.5 220201 13-1110-155-5Lost 2
Detroit Tigers 47 21 25 1 .4578.0 229231 11-810-175-4-1Won 2


A.L. West
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Kansas City Royals 49 29 20 0 .592 239224 17-912-116-4Won 2
Chicago White Sox 52 27 24 1 .5293.0 210225 15-1112-134-5-1Won 1
Oakland A's 50 25 25 0 .5004.5 217215 17-98-164-6Lost 4
Texas Rangers 50 24 25 1 .4905.0 237227 13-1311-123-6-1Lost 1
Seattle Mariners 51 24 26 1 .4805.5 200234 16-118-153-6-1Lost 2
California Angels 47 20 27 0 .4268.0 195226 10-1510-124-6Lost 2
Minnesota Twins 49 19 30 0 .38810.0 202237 10-129-183-7Won 1


N.L. East
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Pittsburgh Pirates 47 28 19 0 .596 214178 16-912-106-4Lost 1
Montreal Expos 45 24 21 0 .5333.0 196194 14-910-126-4Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies 45 24 21 0 .5333.0 233193 15-99-124-6Won 1
Chicago Cubs 45 22 23 0 .4895.0 193198 13-99-146-4Lost 1
New York Mets 45 19 26 0 .4228.0 161203 10-139-135-5Lost 4
St. Louis Cardinals 47 18 29 0 .38310.0 225228 10-178-124-6Won 2


N.L. West
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Los Angeles Dodgers 50 30 20 0 .600 212188 21-69-145-5Lost 1
Houston Astros 48 27 21 0 .5622.0 176158 13-714-146-4Won 2
Cincinnati Reds 50 28 22 0 .5602.0 220212 15-1013-126-4Won 1
San Diego Padres 51 24 27 0 .4716.5 179179 14-1110-162-8Lost 2
Atlanta Braves 47 20 27 0 .4268.5 158202 13-87-197-3Won 1
San Francisco Giants 50 21 29 0 .4209.0 176210 14-97-204-6Lost 1



Today's scores and summaries:

Brewers 3, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (night game):
The Brewers used a blast and a bunt to pin a 3-2 defeat on the Orioles. After the Birds took a 2-0 lead in the first on an RBI double by Rich Dauer and run-scoring single by Eddie Murray, Ben Oglivie tied the game in the fourth with a two-run homer. In the eighth, Paul Molitor walked and was seemingly picked off by Mike Flanagan, but first baseman Murray threw the ball into left field, allowing the runner to advance to third. Robin Yount then brought home the winning run with a squeeze bunt.

[DH] Rangers 4, White Sox 3 (night game) / White Sox 5, Rangers 1 at Chicago (night game):
With Richie Zisk defeating his former mates with a homer for the second time this season, the Rangers took the opener of a doubleheader from the White Sox, 4-3, but were shackled on three hits by Rich Dotson in the nightcap as Chicago gained a split with a 5-1 victory. In the first game, Al Oliver led off the fifth with a single and Zisk whacked his 10th homer of the season. Jim Norris then singled, stole second and scored on a double by Jim Sundberg. Singles by Zisk and Sundberg and a sacrifice fly by Dave Roberts in the seventh produced the final Rangers' run, a necessary tally when Lamar Johnson smashed a two-run homer for the Sox in the eighth. Johnson homered again in the second game, but Chicago secured all the runs Dotson needed in the fourth.

Indians 5, A's 3 at Cleveland (night game):
The Indians used a rare power display to conclude a three-game sweep of the A's with a 5-3 victory and reach the .500 mark for the first time since April 12. Cliff Johnson started the Tribe's scoring with a sacrifice fly in the first and teamed up with Mike Hargrove on back-to-back homers in the sixth. Toby Harrah homered in the second.

Tigers 8, Mariners 2 at Detroit (night game):
Allowing only two unearned runs, Milt Wilcox went all the way for the fifth time this season in pitching the Tigers to an 8-2 victory over the Mariners. A bases-loaded single by Tom Brookens in the fourth put Detroit on top, 2-1, and John Wockenfuss sewed things up in the fifth with a homer just inside the left field foul pole after a walk to Steve Kemp and infield hit by Al Cowens.

Royals 9, Yankees 3 at Kansas City (night game):
George Brett capped a six-run second inning with his third homer in as many nights and singled in another run in the fourth to lead the Royals to a 9-3 whipping of the Yankees, making Renie Martin the winningest righthander in the league. All six runs came after two were out. U.L. Washington tripled in the first two runs and came home on a single by Willie Wilson. After a walk to Frank White, Brett connected off Luis Tiant.

Blue Jays 8, Angels 2 at Toronto (night game):
Two-run homers by Otto Velez and Bob Davis and a five-hitter by Jim Clancy enabled the Blue days to trounce the Angels, 8-2. John Mayberry knocked in the first two Toronto runs with a single in the first. The Jays locked up the decision in the fourth when Rick Bosetti scored on an error by catcher Tom Donohue and Davis followed with his homer, scoring Damaso Garcia, who had singled, ahead of him.

Reds 5, Dodgers 4 at Los Angeles (night game):
A four-run third inning enabled the Reds to overcome a 2-1 deficit and beat the Dodgers, 5-4. Dave Collins opened the big inning with a walk and stole second base. Ken Griffey tied the game with a run-scoring single. George Foster drew a walk before Ray Knight, who was 3-for-3, capped the outburst with a two-out homer. Paul Moskau replaced starter Charlie Leibrandt on the mound in the fourth for the Reds and got the victory, raising his record to 4-0. With a crowd of 45,541, the Dodgers became the first team to go over the one million mark in paid attendance in 1980.

Expos 8, Cubs 1 at Montreal (night game):
A three-run homer by Andre Dawson snapped a seventh-inning tie and Gary Carter followed with a solo blast as the Expos downed the Cubs, 8-1. With the score tied 1-1 in the seventh, Chris Speier led off with a single and, after a sacrifice, Ron LeFlore drew a walk before Dawson's home run. Winning pitcher Steve Rogers added a two-run single in the eighth.

Cardinals 1, Mets 0 at New York (night game):
Ken Reitz clubbed a leadoff homer in the 10th inning to help veteran lefthander Jim Kaat post his 265th career victory -- first with the Cardinals -- in a 1-0 triumph over the Mets. Kaat, 41, whose longest stint this season had been four innings, pitched his last complete game exactly two years earlier and his last shutout was in April of 1978.

Phillies 4, Pirates 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Steve Carlton became the first pitcher in the majors to notch his 10th victory and Pete Rose singled in two key runs as the Phillies edged the Pirates, 4-3. The Phils trailed 3-1 when Larry Bowa and Manny Trillo opened the fifth inning with singles and advanced on a sacrifice. Bowa scored on Lonnie Smith's single to right before Rose rapped his single, scoring Trillo and Smith.

Astros 4, Padres 3 at San Diego (night game):
For the second straight night Rafael Landestoy provided the winning blow as the Astros defeated the Padres, 4-3. With the Astros trailing 3-1 entering the ninth inning, Enos Cabell and Dave Bergman started the rally with singles. Reliever Rollie Fingers wild-pitched Cabell home before Alan Ashby smashed a double to tie the score 3-3. Bob Shirley replaced Fingers on the mound for the Padres. After a fly ball by Joe Morgan sent pinch-runner Julio Gonzalez to third, Landestoy lined a single to center for the deciding run.

Braves 7, Giants 2 at San Francisco (day game):
The Braves used a power display, including homers by Chris Chambliss, Brian Asselstine, Bill Nahorodny and Glenn Hubbard, to back the seven-hit pitching of Rick Matula for a 7-2 victory over the Giants. Both runs off Matula were unearned as the righthander went the distance for the second time in 10 starts.


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