MLB standings through games of April 17, 1982

MLB standings at the end of April 17, 1982

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	9	4	5	0	.444		30	41	2-1	2-4	4-5	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	9	4	5	0	.444		36	53	3-3	1-2	4-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	7	3	4	0	.429		49	36	3-4	0-0	3-4	Lost 2
New York Yankees	7	3	4	0	.429		36	30	0-2	3-2	3-4	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	8	3	5	0	.375	0.5	26	27	1-4	2-1	3-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	8	3	5	0	.375	0.5	47	43	0-2	3-3	3-5	Lost 4
Baltimore Orioles	8	2	6	0	.250	1.5	33	39	2-2	0-4	2-6	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	7	7	0	0	1.000		38	23	2-0	5-0	7-0	Won 7
Kansas City Royals	8	6	2	0	.750	1.5	40	38	4-1	2-1	6-2	Won 4
California Angels	11	8	3	0	.727	1.0	46	25	5-0	3-3	8-2	Won 5
Texas Rangers	7	4	3	0	.571	3.0	32	37	1-2	3-1	4-3	Won 3
Oakland A's	11	6	5	0	.545	3.0	50	54	3-3	3-2	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	11	5	6	0	.455	4.0	47	57	5-4	0-2	5-5	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	11	3	8	0	.273	6.0	41	48	1-1	2-7	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	11	8	3	0	.727		57	35	4-1	4-2	7-3	Won 7
New York Mets	10	6	4	0	.600	1.5	47	37	3-2	3-2	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	7	4	3	0	.571	2.0	26	17	1-1	3-2	4-3	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	7	3	4	0	.429	3.0	38	43	1-1	2-3	3-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	11	4	7	0	.364	4.0	45	48	2-5	2-2	3-7	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	9	2	7	0	.222	5.0	19	46	1-3	1-4	2-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Atlanta Braves	10	10	0	0	1.000		52	24	3-0	7-0	10-0	Won 10
San Diego Padres	9	5	4	0	.556	4.5	30	28	3-2	2-2	5-4	Won 4
San Francisco Giants	9	4	5	0	.444	5.5	31	40	2-2	2-3	4-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	10	4	6	0	.400	6.0	40	35	3-1	1-5	4-6	Lost 4
Houston Astros	11	4	7	0	.364	6.5	28	53	4-4	0-3	4-6	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	10	3	7	0	.300	7.0	38	45	2-6	1-1	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4 at Boston (day game):
A three-run homer by Glenn Hoffman climaxed a five-run first inning that powered the Red Sox to a 5-4 victory over the Blue Jays. After the Jays opened the game with a three-run outburst, the Sox began their rally in the bottom of the frame when Dwight Evans drew a one-out walk and Jim Rice got an infield single. Carl Yastrzemski struck out but Carney Lansford and Dave Stapleton plated two runs with consecutive singles and Hoffman hit a ball over the left field screen for his first circuit clout of the season. Yaz tripled in the fifth to become only the seventh player in history to reach 5,200 total bases.

Angels 6, Twins 2 at California (night game):
A pair of solo homers by Brian Downing highlighted a 6-2 triumph by the Angels over the Twins before the largest baseball crowd -- 61,640 -- in Anaheim Stadium history. The huge throng was lured by a Cap Night promotion. Downing led off the bottom of the first inning with a round-tripper and clubbed his second circuit swat in the sixth with one out. Rod Carew delivered a two-run single in the second stanza. Ken Forsch recorded his second complete game of the season.

[DH] White Sox 3, Orioles 1 (night game) / White Sox 10, Orioles 6 at Chicago (night game):
The White Sox finally opened their home season by sweeping a doubleheader from the Orioles, winning the first game, 3-1, and capturing the nightcap, 10-6. The twin triumphs gave the Pale Hose a 7-0 record. In the lidlifter, Britt Burns and Salome Barojas combined on a four-hitter as the Sox scored twice in the opening frame on a two-run homer by Greg Luzinski and added an insurance marker in the third on an RBI single by Steve Kemp. The second game was tied, 6-6, when Jim Morrison led off the bottom of the eighth with a homer, and the Sox added three more runs in that same frame on a two-run double by Tony Bernazard and sacrifice fly by Luzinski.

Royals 12, Indians 10 at Cleveland (day game):
In a Pier 6 donnybrook, the Royals outslugged the Indians, 12-10, as the teams combined for 35 hits. Amos Otis was the hitting hero for K.C., driving in five runs including a two-run double to cap a four-run eighth inning. A pinch-double by Willie Aikens drove in two tallies to tie the contest at 10-10 earlier in the frame. The Tribe had trailed, 7-3, going into the bottom of the fifth, but scored five runs after two outs and nobody on base on a two-run double by Alan Bannister, two-run pinch-single by Chris Bando and RBI single by Jerry Dybzinski. Andre Thornton cracked a two-run homer in the sixth but Cleveland's relievers were unable to check the Royals. Dan Quisenberry blanked the Indians over the final two innings to earn the save.

Tigers 5, Yankees 3 at Detroit (day game):
Driving in three runs with a homer and double, Enos Cabell sparked the Tigers to a 5-3 triumph over the Yankees. The round-tripper came with the bases empty in the first inning and the two-bagger drove home two runs and capped a three-run outburst in the second stanza. Jack Morris went the first seven innings and spaced nine hits to bring his record to 2-1, and Kevin Saucier finished up to record his second save.

Rangers 5, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
A two-run homer by Lamar Johnson in the sixth inning was the key blow as the Rangers prevailed over the Brewers, 5-3. The four-ply swat scored Leon Roberts, who was aboard via a throwing error by Milwaukee third baseman Paul Molitor, and gave Texas a 3-2 lead. The Rangers picked up two more runs in the ninth on an RBI triple by George Wright and run-scoring single by Lee Mazzilli.

A's 10, Mariners 3 at Seattle (night game):
Homers by Dwayne Murphy, Jim Spencer and Davey Lopes keyed a 14-hit attack that carried the A's to a 10-3 thumping of the Mariners. The A's scored in the first inning on a double by Murphy and RBI single by Spencer, and picked up three more in the second when Lopes stole home on the front end of a double steal and Murphy drilled a two-run round-tripper. Spencer hit a solo homer in the fifth and Lopes hit a solo shot in the sixth.

Braves 2, Astros 1 at Houston (night game):
Four Atlanta pitchers combined on a four-hitter as the Braves shaded the Astros, 2-1. It was Atlanta's 10th straight triumph, tying the N. L. record for most victories to start a season. The record was set by the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers and equalled in 1962 by the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Oakland A's, who opened last year with 11 straight victories, own the major league record. Atlanta scored both its runs in their first turn at bat when Glenn Hubbard stroked a one-out single, Dale Murphy walked and Bob Horner doubled down the left field line to plate both runners.

Mets 2, Expos 1 at New York (night game):
Pushing across a run in the seventh inning to break a 1-1 tie, the Mets edged the Expos, 2-1. The winning run was keyed by a one-out pinch-single by Rusty Staub -- his 2,600th career hit -- that sent Tom Veryzer to third, from where he scored on a sacrifice fly by Mookie Wilson. Wilson scored the Mets' first run in the opening inning when he singled, stole second, reached third on catcher Gary Carter's throwing error and came in on a single by Bob Bailor.

Cubs 10, Pirates 2 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Exploding for 18 hits, the Cubs ended a four-game losing skein, romping past the Pirates, 10-2. Bill Buckner drove in the Cubs' first run with an infield grounder in the first inning and singled home the decisive run in the fifth, and Bump Wills collected RBI singles in the eighth and ninth frames. The five-run Chicago eighth included a two-run triple by Larry Bowa and two-run homer by Leon Durham.

Padres 4, Dodgers 3 at San Diego (night game):
A two run double by Terry Kennedy capped a three-run first inning and powered the Padres to a 4-3 victory over the Dodgers for their fourth straight win. In the meantime, San Diego handed Los Angeles its fourth straight setback. The Dodgers opened the game with a run, but the Padres retaliated on an RBI double by Garry Templeton and the game-winning two-bagger by Kennedy. Sixto Lezcano singled home Ruppert Jones, who had doubled, in the third.

Reds 8, Giants 2 at San Francisco (day game):
Paul Householder continued to be the only Reds' player to hit a home run this season, clubbing his second game-winning homer in leading Cincinnati to an 8-2 triumph over the Giants. The combined four-hit pitching of Bruce Berenyi and Tom Hume helped the Reds halt their six-game losing streak. Householder broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning and the Reds scored two runs in the sixth on a triple by Ron Oester, sacrifice fly by Dan Driessen and consecutive singles by Johnny Bench, Cesar Cedeno and Mike Vail. Two San Francisco errors and a wild pitch helped Cincinnati to score four more runs in the ninth.

Cardinals 6, Phillies 0 at St. Louis (day game):
Joaquin Andujar tossed a three-hit shutout -- his first shutout since 1977 -- leading the Cardinals to their seventh consecutive victory, a 5-0 verdict over the Phillies. The Redbirds jumped on Steve Carlton, now 0-3 and a loser of his last five decisions stretching back to last season, for a pair of runs in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by George Hendrick and a steal of home by Tommy Herr on the front end of a double steal. They came right back with three more runs in the second on a bases-loaded walk by Lonnie Smith, RBI forceout by Herr and run-scoring single by Hendrick. It was only the 10th loss Carlton has suffered in 40 decisions against his former club.