MLB standings through games of June 18, 1979

MLB standings at the end of June 18, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	64	42	22	0	.656		315	245	21-7	21-15	9-1	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	63	39	24	0	.619	2.5	339	257	24-9	15-15	7-3	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	66	36	30	0	.545	7.0	305	278	20-11	16-19	5-5	Won 2
New York Yankees	65	34	31	0	.523	8.5	290	277	18-11	16-20	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	64	32	32	0	.500	10.0	284	304	18-15	14-17	6-4	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	60	30	30	0	.500	10.0	300	288	16-12	14-18	5-5	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	67	21	46	0	.313	22.5	248	365	11-26	10-20	6-4	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	68	41	27	0	.603		390	307	20-11	21-16	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	66	35	31	0	.530	5.0	344	345	19-14	16-17	4-6	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	61	32	29	0	.525	5.5	302	289	14-17	18-12	3-7	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	65	34	31	0	.523	5.5	286	284	20-15	14-16	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	64	31	33	0	.484	8.0	314	304	14-18	17-15	5-5	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	68	28	40	0	.412	13.0	306	337	18-21	10-19	5-5	Won 2
Oakland A's	67	19	48	0	.284	21.5	223	366	12-22	7-26	1-9	Lost 8

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	59	35	24	0	.593		271	215	22-5	13-19	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	60	32	27	1	.542	3.0	292	266	21-9	11-18	3-7	Lost 6
Philadelphia Phillies	65	34	30	1	.531	3.5	284	268	18-14	16-16	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	60	31	28	1	.525	4.0	274	249	17-14	14-14	5-5	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	60	30	30	0	.500	5.5	262	296	16-14	14-16	7-3	Lost 1
New York Mets	60	25	34	1	.424	10.0	237	266	14-14	11-20	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	68	39	29	0	.574		256	252	23-10	16-19	5-5	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	65	36	29	0	.554	1.5	299	284	20-13	16-16	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	66	33	33	0	.500	5.0	326	308	18-15	15-18	7-3	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	68	31	37	0	.456	8.0	325	323	21-15	10-22	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	69	31	38	0	.449	8.5	274	309	20-16	11-22	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	64	23	41	0	.359	14.0	278	342	13-18	10-23	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 9, Tigers 8 at Boston (night game):
Strategy backfired on the Tigers in the eighth inning when the Red Sox erupted for three runs en route to a 9-8 triumph. With the Tigers leading, 7-6, Dwight Evans singled and reached second on a fielder's choice-sacrifice by Jerry Remy. Rick Burleson advanced both runners with a sacrifice and the Tigers gave Tom Poquette an intentional walk to face Jim Rice, who followed with a two-run single. What proved to be the winning run scored when Gary Allenson singled home Poquette.

Angels 5, Rangers 0 at California (night game):
Oscar Gamble singled with one out in the eighth, spoiling Nolan Ryan's bid for his fifth no-hitter, but the Angels went on to beat the Rangers, 5-0. Only four batters reached base against Ryan, who pitched the 15th two-hitter of his career and had 10 strikeouts. Two-run homers by Tom Donohue and Carney Lansford in the third inning gave Ryan an early cushion.

Mariners 5, White Sox 1 at Chicago (night game):
Mike Parrott spaced eight hits in pitching the Mariners to a 5-1 victory over the White Sox. With the score tied at 1-1 in the fifth, the Mariners mounted a two-run rally. Larry Milbourne singled and advanced to third on a double by Ruppert Jones. A single by Bruce Bochte scored Milbourne and Jones counted as Willie Horton grounded out.

Orioles 8, Indians 7 at Cleveland (night game):
The Orioles had to push across a run in the ninth to edge the Indians, 8-7, after blowing a comfortable 6-2 lead. Kiko Garcia walked to open the ninth against reliever Victor Cruz, took second on Ken Singleton's infield single, reached third as John Lowenstein flied out and scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Gary Roenicke.

Royals 3, A's 2 at Oakland (night game):
Larry Gura and Al Hrabosky combined on a six-hitter as the Royals pushed over the deciding run in the ninth to defeat the Athletics, 3-2. Todd Cruz singled and scored the winning run on a double by George Brett. Mike Norris had the Royals blanked on five hits when Mike Edwards' error opened the gate to two runs in the eighth.

Braves 10, Phillies 5 at Atlanta (night game):
Gary Matthews belted homers his first two times at bat, in the first and third innings, before adding a double in the seventh, good for four RBIs as the Braves snapped a five-game losing streak with a 10-5 victory over the Phillies. The Braves took a 5-4 lead in the third on the second Matthews home run, a single by Jeff Burroughs and Joe Nolan's first homer of the season.

Astros 3, Mets 2 at Houston (night game):
Completing the longest contest this season, Craig Reynolds singled to drive in Julio Gonzalez with none out in the 18th inning for a 3-2 Astros' victory over the Mets. Pinch-hitter Reggie Baldwin, just called up from Charleston (International), opened the 18th with a single off loser Tom Hausman. Terry Puhl drew a pass and Gonzalez pinch-ran for Baldwin. After both runners advanced on a passed ball by Met catcher John Stearns, Reynolds delivered a hit down the right field line. Bert Roberge pitched the final three innings for his first big league victory.

Dodgers 7, Cubs 3 at Los Angeles (day game):
Dusty Baker slugged a pair of homers and Steve Garvey and Gary Thomasson also clouted round-trippers as the Dodgers halted their three-game losing streak with a 7-3 decision over the Cubs, who were stopped on a five-game winning skein. Baker drove in four runs with homers to help Burt Hooton to his third straight victory. Dave Kingman counted his 24th circuit clout.

Reds 3, Expos 2 at Montreal (night game):
Getting his first victory in more than a month, Bill Bonham pitched the Reds to a 3-2 triumph over the Expos. Bonham also contributed with his bat, singling to start a two-run fifth inning. Ken Griffey, who had three hits, followed with a single and both runners advanced on a sacrifice. George Foster's infield single plated Bonham and Griffey came home on Dan Driessen's hit. In the eighth Johnny Bench singled and scored on Ray Knight's triple, staving off a ninth-inning homer by the Expos' Andre Dawson.

Padres 3, Cardinals 2 at San Diego (night game):
The Cardinals suffered their 13th straight setback at San Diego Stadium and sixth in row in their current slump as Randy Jones and Rollie Fingers combined to throttle the Redbirds, 3-2. The Padres broke a 1-1 deadlock in the fourth inning on an unearned run. After Jerry Turner singled, Gene Tenace flied out, but Cards' center fielder Tony Scott threw wildly to enable Turner to race to third. Jay Johnstone plated the tie-breaking run with a groundout. An error by Mike Tyson on a foul fly gave Tenace extra life in the sixth and the Padre catcher followed with a sacrifice fly for what proved to be the decisive run.