[Joy in Mudville]

With Tuesday's amateur draft about to begin, the Joy in Mudville League standings look a bit different than past history would indicate.

The Detroit Tigers and New York Mets each lead a division on the latest date in their histories.

Meanwhile, two teams from the state of Texas hold down the top spots in the West divisions. The Texas Rangers are first in the American League West, and the Houston Astros have grabbed the top spot in the National League West.

Diamond JIM Notes: Minnesota has lost pitching ace Bert Blyleven with a tender elbow . . . Newly acquired Milwaukee first baseman Mike Ivie won AL Player of the Week honors by going 12-for-his first 19 (.632) with the Brewers . . . Philadelphia Phillie Bobby Coluccio and Detroit Tiger Jim Northrup each bagged five-hit games . . . An 8-2 record and four straight wins has pushed the Cleveland Indians past the Baltimore Orioles into second place in the AL East. The Orioles are experiencing their worst season in franchise history . . . Houston recalled pitcher Don Wilson from the minors after the 32-year-old missed all but one game last season. Wilson has won his first two starts for the Astros . . . After winning his first 10 games, San Diego's Mark Lemongello has lost his last two starts . . . Cleveland sluggers Mike Schmidt (19) and Jeff Burroughs (12) have combined for 31 home runs this season.

Major League 1970 06-15-1976 Standings Report

American Standings

Eastern Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Detroit Tigers 38 21 .644 - 39-20 -1 22-11 16-10 2-2 8-4 101 W2 7-3 Cleveland Indians 34 24 .586 3.5 31-27 3 23-8 11-16 2-0 11-4 W4 8-2 Baltimore Orioles 30 27 .526 7.0 34-23 -4 18-13 12-14 3-3 8-13 L1 4-6 Boston Red Sox 26 32 .448 11.5 22-36 4 15-15 11-17 2-1 11-10 L1 6-4 Milwaukee Brewers 25 32 .439 12.0 27-30 -2 16-12 9-20 3-2 7-11 W5 7-3 New York Yankees 18 40 .310 19.5 16-42 2 14-18 4-22 3-2 9-11 L2 2-8 Western Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Texas Rangers 35 22 .614 - 32-25 3 16-12 19-10 3-2 12-5 101 W2 6-4 Kansas City Royals 34 27 .557 3.0 31-30 3 19-14 15-13 6-3 14-6 L1 3-7 Oakland Athletics 32 27 .542 4.0 36-23 -4 13-13 19-14 1-2 9-7 L4 5-5 California Angels 30 32 .484 7.5 31-31 -1 18-11 12-21 0-3 7-10 L1 5-5 Minnesota Twins 25 32 .439 10.0 25-32 0 10-13 15-19 4-3 7-13 W1 4-6 Chicago White Sox 24 35 .407 12.0 29-30 -5 14-13 10-22 0-6 5-14 L6 2-8

National Standings

Eastern Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Mets 38 25 .603 - 36-27 2 15-12 23-13 6-3 11-8 98 W2 7-3 Pittsburgh Pirates 32 27 .542 4.0 29-30 3 15-15 17-12 5-1 12-6 L5 2-8 Philadelphia Phillies 30 26 .536 4.5 28-28 2 13-15 17-11 3-3 10-6 W3 8-2 St. Louis Cardinals 25 36 .410 12.0 26-35 -1 12-15 13-21 5-4 11-14 W1 5-5 Chicago Cubs 21 43 .328 17.5 24-40 -3 11-22 10-21 0-3 6-12 W1 2-8 Montreal Expos 19 41 .317 17.5 23-37 -4 12-17 7-24 0-4 4-11 L7 1-9 Western Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Houston Astros 46 18 .719 - 45-19 1 26-8 20-10 0-2 12-7 96 W5 9-1 San Diego Padres 41 21 .661 4.0 37-25 4 20-14 21-7 3-2 12-7 W1 4-6 Atlanta Braves 34 26 .567 10.0 35-25 -1 18-11 16-15 6-2 12-8 L1 7-3 San Francisco Giants 30 32 .484 15.0 33-29 -3 19-15 11-17 2-3 8-9 L2 6-4 Cincinnati Reds 28 32 .467 16.0 29-31 -1 14-14 14-18 3-2 7-10 L1 5-5 Los Angeles Dodgers 23 40 .365 22.5 22-41 1 14-20 9-20 1-5 6-13 W3 3-7