MLB standings at the end of April 9, 1979
| A.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Orioles |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 12 | 11 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||||
 Boston Red Sox |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 14 | 10 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Milwaukee Brewers |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 10 | 6 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||||
 Detroit Tigers |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0.5 | 9 | 11 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Indians |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.0 | 10 | 14 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 New York Yankees |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.0 | 6 | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Toronto Blue Jays |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 9 | 26 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| A.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota Twins |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 5 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | Won 3 | ||||||||
 Texas Rangers |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 8 | 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City Royals |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 0.5 | 29 | 16 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Mariners |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1.0 | 33 | 24 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 California Angels |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1.5 | 22 | 28 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Chicago White Sox |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 2.0 | 11 | 12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Oakland A's |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 3.5 | 7 | 16 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-4 | Lost 4 | |||||||
| N.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Mets |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | 10 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | Won 2 | ||||||||
 St. Louis Cardinals |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 13 | 5 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||||
 Montreal Expos |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 0.5 | 14 | 13 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.5 | 13 | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Cubs |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 10 | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Philadelphia Phillies |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | 2.0 | 5 | 13 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2-1 | Tied 1 | |||||||
| N.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 26 | 13 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 | Won 4 | ||||||||
 Houston Astros |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 0.5 | 11 | 3 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 San Francisco Giants |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 0.5 | 28 | 16 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cincinnati Reds |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 2.0 | 25 | 32 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 2-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 San Diego Padres |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 2.5 | 12 | 24 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Atlanta Braves |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 3.5 | 5 | 19 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-4 | Lost 4 | |||||||
Today's scores and summaries:
Tigers 7, Royals 3 at Kansas City (night game):
Driving in four runs with a double and single, Ron LeFlore sparked the Tigers to a 7-3 triumph over the Royals, ending Kansas City's three-game winning skein. The Tigers trailed, 2-1, in the seventh inning when LeFiore hit his two-bagger to plate Phil Mankowski and Alan Trammell, who had both singled. LeFlore added a two-run single in a four-run Tiger ninth.
Mariners 5, A's 2 at Seattle (night game):
Making his American League debut, southpaw Floyd Bannister hurled the Mariners to a 5-2 victory over the winless A's. A single by Ruppert Jones drove home the first two runs in a three-run third inning and the third tally came across on a fielder's choice. Bill Stein had an RBI single in the fourth frame.
Reds 9, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
The Braves lost their home opener and suffered a fourth straight setback in the process as Tom Seaver clouted his 10th career homer and permitted only seven hits while striking out 10 in eight innings for the Reds' 9-4 triumph. George Foster's two-run triple and a sacrifice fly by Johnny Bench started the Reds on their way in the first inning. Bench also slugged a homer.
Dodgers 2, Astros 1 at Houston (night game):
Bill Russell's solo homer in the sixth snapped a 1-1 tie and newly-acquired pitcher Jerry Reuss hurled four innings of one-hit ball in relief of winner Bob Welch in the Dodgers' 2-1 victory over the Astros. Dusty Baker doubled to open the Dodgers' fifth, went to third on a grounder and scored on Joe Ferguson's single. That run ended a string of 26 scoreless innings by the Astros' pitching staff.