Friday June 13, 1980
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MLB standings at the end of June 13, 1980

A.L. East
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
New York Yankees 56 35 21 0 .625 299235 15-920-125-5Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers 54 30 24 0 .5564.0 309219 18-1312-116-4Lost 1
Boston Red Sox 56 29 27 0 .5186.0 280297 11-1318-147-3Won 4
Cleveland Indians 54 27 27 0 .5007.0 233260 14-1213-156-4Won 2
Baltimore Orioles 57 28 29 0 .4917.5 264238 13-1115-185-5Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays 54 26 28 0 .4818.0 221233 13-1213-164-6Lost 2
Detroit Tigers 54 25 28 1 .4728.5 274269 14-911-196-3-1Won 2


A.L. West
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Kansas City Royals 57 36 21 0 .632 285247 17-919-129-1Won 1
Chicago White Sox 57 29 27 1 .5186.5 231252 17-1312-145-4-1Lost 1
Oakland A's 58 29 29 0 .5007.5 253254 21-138-164-6Lost 1
Seattle Mariners 59 27 31 1 .4669.5 230267 19-168-153-7Won 1
Texas Rangers 58 26 31 1 .45610.0 256270 13-1713-143-7Won 1
Minnesota Twins 57 23 34 0 .40413.0 237273 13-1310-215-5Lost 2
California Angels 55 21 34 0 .38214.0 230288 11-2210-121-9Lost 3


N.L. East
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Montreal Expos 54 33 21 0 .611 250219 23-910-1210-0Won 10
Pittsburgh Pirates 55 32 23 0 .5821.5 252214 17-915-145-5Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies 52 28 24 0 .5384.0 262221 19-129-125-5Won 1
New York Mets 54 26 28 0 .4817.0 202234 17-159-137-3Lost 1
Chicago Cubs 53 23 30 0 .4349.5 212232 13-1010-202-8Lost 4
St. Louis Cardinals 56 20 36 0 .35714.0 253272 10-1810-183-7Lost 1


N.L. West
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Houston Astros 55 33 22 0 .600 203171 19-714-158-2Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds 58 32 25 1 .5612.0 249245 18-1314-125-4-1Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 57 32 25 0 .5612.0 235216 21-611-194-6Lost 4
San Diego Padres 59 25 33 1 .4319.5 210224 14-1111-221-8-1Lost 4
Atlanta Braves 54 23 31 0 .4269.5 185231 15-128-195-5Won 1
San Francisco Giants 57 24 33 0 .42110.0 196230 14-910-244-6Won 2



Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 3, Angels 0 at California (night game):
Three Boston pitchers combined on a nine-hit shutout as the Red Sox downed the Angels, 3-0. A single by Jim Dwyer was followed by a homer by Butch Hobson that gave the Sox a 2-0 lead in the third inning, and Carl Yastrzemski made it 3-0 with a solo homer in the seventh.

Indians 6, Twins 2 at Cleveland (night game):
Rookie Jerry Dybzinski doubled home two runs to highlight a four-run fourth inning and John Denny scattered seven hits over seven innings to record his fifth straight victory, lifting the Indians to a 6-2 verdict over the Twins. In the fourth frame, a pair of walks and a single filled the bases and Toby Harrah scored on a fielder's choice off the bat of Tom Veryzer to tie the score at 2-2. Dybzinski then lined a two-bagger to left-center and tallied on a single by Jorge Orta.

Tigers 8, White Sox 4 at Detroit (night game):
Jack Morris scattered eight hits in pitching the Tigers to an 8-4 decision over the White Sox. A six-run fifth inning proved decisive. Alan Trammell tripled and Al Cowens doubled to start the fifth. Lance Parrish then followed with a two-bagger that kayoed starter Sox starter Steve Trout. The other runs of the inning came on an RBI single by Richie Hebner, run-scoring single by Duffy Dyer, RBI groundout by Lou Whitaker and RBI single by Jim Lentine.

Royals 4, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
Two homers and three RBIs by Willie Aikens sparked the Royals to a 4-3 triumph over the Brewers. Aikens drilled bases empty circuit clouts in the second and seventh innings and hit an RBI fielder's choice grounder in the eighth. A two-run homer by Milwaukee's Cecil Cooper in the ninth extended his hitting streak to 22 games.

[DH] A's 4, Yankees 3 (night game) / Yankees 6, A's 4 at Oakland (night game):
The Yankees and A's divided a doubleheader, the A's winning the lidlifter, 4-3, as Mickey Klutts drilled a leadoff homer in the bottom of ninth, and the Bronx Bombers capturing the nightcap, 6-4, as a grand slam by Reggie Jackson in the seventh inning brought the Yankees from behind. The Yanks had tied the first game in the top of ninth on a leadoff homer by Bobby Brown. The A's led, 4-2, going into the seventh stanza of the second contest, when with one out, Johnny Oates reached first safely when Jeff Newman bobbled his grounder. After Oates was forced at second by Willie Randolph, a single by Joe Lefebvre and walk to Bob Watson loaded the sacks and set the stage for the eighth grand slam of Jackson's career.

Mariners 7, Orioles 6 at Seattle (night game):
The Mariners outlasted the Orioles, 7-6, as Tom Paciorek and Jim Anderson crashed homers. Paciorek's clout tied the game at 2-2 in the fourth inning and, after the Mariners took a 4-2 lead in the fifth on RBI singles by Juan Beniquez and Leon Roberts, Anderson connected for the circuit in the sixth to kayo Mike Flanagan. The Orioles scored three runs in the ninth but Mariner reliever Dave Heaverlo, who entered the game with the bases loaded and none out, registered his fourth save of the season.

Rangers 6, Blue Jays 3 at Toronto (night game):
Al Oliver ripped a pair of doubles to knock in three runs and pace the Rangers to a 6-3 victory over the Blue Jays. Oliver staked Texas to a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when he doubled home one run and capped a five-run seventh with a two-run two-bagger. Other tallies in the big inning came on an RBI pinch-single by Johnny Grubb and run-scoring singles by Mickey Rivers and Bump Wills.

Braves 7, Cubs 6 at Chicago (day game):
A two-run double by Chris Chambliss keyed a three-run seventh inning that snapped a 4-4 tie and lifted the Braves to a 7-6 triumph over the Cubs. Chambliss later scored when Cubs center fielder Jerry Martin dropped a fly ball hit by Bob Horner. The Braves had previously rallied from a 4-1 deficit and eventually tied the game on a solo homer by Bruce Benedict, his first major league round-tripper, in the sixth stanza.

Expos 4, Dodgers 3 at Montreal (night game):
Warren Cromartie went 4-for-4 to lead the Expos to their 10th straight victory, a 4-3 win over the Dodgers. The winning string equaled the club record and also matched the season-high in the N.L. achieved by the Dodgers earlier in the campaign. The score was 3-3 going into the bottom of seventh when Rodney Scott stroked a one-out single and moved to second as Brad Mills grounded out. After Gary Carter was walked intentionally, Cromartie smashed his fourth single to give the Expos the lead. The Expos had tied the contest in the sixth on a groundout by Rowland Office that plated Cromartie.

Giants 3, Mets 1 at New York (night game):
Notching his seventh straight victory, Vida Blue pitched a four-hitter as the Giants topped the Mets, 3-1. The Giants scored in the fourth inning on a solo homer by Milt May and went ahead, 2-1, in the sixth, when Darrell Evans singled, stole second, went to third on an error by N.Y. shortstop Frank Taveras and tallied on a triple by Rennie Stennett. Evans added an insurance marker in the eighth with a bases-empty round-tripper.

Phillies 9, Padres 6 at Philadelphia (night game):
The first seven Philadelphia batters hit safely as the Phillies registered seven runs in their first turn at the plate and went on to a 9-6 victory over the Padres. Lonnie Smith opened with a single, stole second and scored on a single by Pete Rose. A homer by Mike Schmidt then made it 3-0. Singles by Greg Luzinski and Bob Boone kayoed starter Randy Jones in favor of John D'Acquisto. The reliever was greeted with a single by Garry Maddox and triple by Larry Bowa. Manny Trillo lined to center for the first out of the frame but Bowa came home on the play with the seventh run. Rose went 4-for-5 and moved past Honus Wagner on the all-time major league hit list. He raised his hits total to 3,431, inferior only to Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron and Stan Musial.

Pirates 5, Astros 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Willie Stargell drove in all five Pittsburgh runs with two homers and a single as the Pirates ended the Astros' eight-game winning streak, 5-3. Stargell gave the Bucs a 2-0 lead in the first inning, blasting a round-tripper with Tim Foli aboard. He singled home Foli in the third inning and, after Foli led off the fifth with a double, Stargell homered again. The Bucs first baseman doubled in his fourth at-bat.

Reds 5, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (night game):
Charlie Leibrandt, scattering nine hits over the first 7 2/3 innings, picked up his sixth victory of the season as the Reds defeated the Cardinals, 5-2. After each team scored in the first inning, Johnny Bench clouted a solo homer in the second to put the Reds ahead, 2-1. The Reds got three runs in the fifth. Dave Collins singled, went to second on an infield out, stole third and continued home on a throwing error by catcher Ted Simmons. Ray Knight and Junior Kennedy subsequently added RBI singles to cap the Reds' scoring.


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