MLB standings through games of June 30, 1979

MLB standings at the end of June 30, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	77	53	24	0	.688		375	287	30-9	23-15	8-2	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	74	47	27	0	.635	4.5	399	297	29-10	18-17	8-2	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	77	44	33	0	.571	9.0	383	337	24-12	20-21	7-3	Won 1
New York Yankees	77	41	36	0	.532	12.0	339	310	23-15	18-21	6-4	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	72	35	37	0	.486	15.5	360	352	19-14	16-23	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	75	34	41	0	.453	18.0	322	355	18-17	16-24	2-8	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	80	24	56	0	.300	30.5	275	429	12-28	12-28	1-9	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Texas Rangers	77	44	33	0	.571		349	319	25-15	19-18	9-1	Won 8
California Angels	79	44	35	0	.557	1.0	430	373	21-16	23-19	3-7	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	77	42	35	0	.545	2.0	426	403	22-16	20-19	7-3	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	73	39	34	0	.534	3.0	380	346	17-19	22-15	7-3	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	76	33	43	0	.434	10.5	349	372	15-24	18-19	2-8	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	79	34	45	0	.430	11.0	355	393	21-24	13-21	5-5	Lost 1
Oakland A's	79	22	57	0	.278	23.0	276	445	15-26	7-31	2-8	Lost 8

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	70	43	27	0	.614		316	252	26-6	17-21	7-3	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	72	37	34	1	.521	6.5	331	300	19-19	18-15	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	76	39	36	1	.520	6.5	334	333	18-14	21-22	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	68	35	33	0	.515	7.0	310	330	18-16	17-17	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	71	36	34	1	.514	7.0	336	310	24-15	12-19	3-7	Lost 1
New York Mets	70	30	39	1	.435	12.5	280	309	15-16	15-23	5-5	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	80	49	31	0	.613		300	280	30-11	19-20	8-2	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	77	41	36	0	.532	6.5	341	326	21-15	20-21	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	77	38	39	0	.494	9.5	374	363	21-20	17-19	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	81	35	46	0	.432	14.5	302	349	23-20	12-26	3-7	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	79	33	46	0	.418	15.5	355	379	22-21	11-25	2-8	Lost 5
Atlanta Braves	77	31	46	0	.403	16.5	344	392	17-20	14-26	7-3	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 2, Blue Jays 0 at Baltimore (night game):
Mike Flanagan scattered six singles and posted a 2-0 victory, extending the Orioles' scoreless pitching streak to 25 innings in their series with the Blue Jays. The Orioles were held to four hits by Tom Underwood, but one of them was a homer by Ken Singleton in the first inning. The other run was unearned on a wild throw by catcher Rick Cerone in the sixth.

Indians 4, Tigers 2 at Detroit (day game):
In his first start of the season, David Clyde allowed only four hits before being lifted in the seventh inning and gained the victory when the Indians defeated the Tigers, 4-2. Clyde previously pitched one inning in relief June 15 in his other appearance since going on the disabled list with gastritis in spring training. The Indians scored twice in the second inning on singles by Andre Thornton and Toby Harrah, a sacrifice fly by Mike Hargrove, single by Jim Norris and forceout by Tom Veryzer. Thornton homered in the third and Norris, who had a 4-for-4 day, batted in the Tribe's last tally with a single in the eighth.

Angels 8, Royals 5 at Kansas City (night game):
Joe Rudi drove in three runs with a pair of singles, Willie Aikens added a two-run homer and Bobby Grich hit the 100th homer of his major league career to lift the Angels to an 8-5 victory over the Royals. Amos Otis and Darrell Porter each collected a homer and two singles for the Royals.

Brewers 8, Mariners 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
Failing in his first start since September 20, 1977, John Montague was knocked out in the first inning as the Brewers erupted for five runs to defeat the Mariners, 8-1. Montague faced four batters without retiring any, successively giving up a homer by Paul Molitor on his first pitch, double by Don Money, single by Cecil Cooper and homer by Gorman Thomas. The Brewers added another run off Rob Dressler before the inning ended. In later scoring, Sixto Lezcano also homered for the Brewers. Dan Meyer hit a double and a homer for the Mariners, extending his batting streak to 21 games.

Twins 16, White Sox 4 at Minnesota (day game):
Fattening his league-leading average to .373, Roy Smalley smahsed a homer, double and single, driving in five runs, to pace the Twins' 19-hit attack in a 16-4 rout of the White Sox. Smalley batted in a run with his single in the third inning, doubled for two RBIs when the Twins exploded for six runs in the fourth and added his homer with a man on base in the seventh. Rob Wilfong had three hits for the Twins and produced three runs. Going into the ninth with a 16-1 lead, Geoff Zahn failed to complete the game and was knocked out when the White Sox scored three runs, one on a homer by Lamar Johnson.

Red Sox 3, Yankees 2 at New York (day game):
Although suffering from a stretched Achilles tendon, old pro Carl Yastrzemski remained in the Red Sox lineup and rapped three hits, including a homer in the ninth inning that beat the Yankees, 3-2. Bob Watson also had three hits for the Red Sox and drove in their first two runs in the second with a single after Jim Rice singled and Yastrzemski doubled. The Yankees picked up a run on doubles by Juan Beniquez and Bucky Dent in the third and tied the score with an unearned run on an error by Jerry Remy in the eighth. Luis Tiant, making his first appearance against his former Red Sox teammates, was the loser on Yastrzemski's homer in the ninth. Bob Stanley, starting for the first time since June 11 after brief bullpen duty, limited the Yankees to five hits.

Rangers 4, A's 3 at Texas (night game):
Al Oliver singled with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to score Jim Sundberg and give the Rangers a 4-3 decision over the A's. Jim Kern, who pitched the last 2 2/3 innings, gained his 10th victory against one defeat. Bump Wills knocked in two runs with a bases-loaded double for the Rangers in the fourth, but the A's forged ahead, 3-2, before the Rangers tied score in the eighth on a pass to Oscar Gamble and singles by Johnny Grubb and Pat Putnam. With one out in the ninth, Sundberg doubled and, after an intentional pass to Gamble, both runners advanced on a wild pitch by Jim Todd. The A's then walked Richie Zisk to load the bases, hoping to pave the way for a double play, but Oliver upset that strategy with his winning hit.

Mets 9, Cubs 8 at Chicago (day game):
The Mets exploded for six runs in the 11th inning on homers by Joel Youngblood and Lee Mazzilli and a triple by Steve Henderson, but barely emerged with a 9-8 victory when the Cubs fell short with a five-run rally in their half of the frame. Dave Kingman hit his 27th homer of the season for the Cubs in the fourth. Mazzilli homered in the eighth to tie the score at 3-3 before hitting for the circuit again in the 11th. In the Cubs' half, Bill Buckner singled in one run and Mike Vail provided a pinch-grand slam, but Ed Glynn then took the mound for the Mets and retired the last two batters to save the game.

Braves 7, Dodgers 4 at Los Angeles (night game):
After staving off a rally by the Dodgers in the ninth inning, the Braves erupted for three runs in the 10th to gain a 7-4 victory, handing the Dodgers their fifth straight defeat. Jeff Burroughs hit two homers and Bob Horner one to help the Braves take a 4-2 lead before the Dodgers tied the score in the ninth. However, with the bases loaded and one out, two pinch-hitters, Manny Mota and Joe Ferguson, both struck out. The Braves began the 10th with a double by Barry Bonnell. After Horner struck out, Burroughs was passed intentionally. Charlie Spikes then batted for Joe Nolan and singled to drive in the tie-breaking tally. Glenn Hubbard followed with a single, scoring Burroughs. Spikes was thrown out trying to take third, but winning reliever Gene Garber followed with a single to send Hubbard home with the final run.

Expos 5, Pirates 3 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Homers by Andre Dawson, Larry Parrish and Tony Scott accounted for all of the Expos' runs and produced a 5-3 victory over the Pirates. Dawson started the slugging with his smash in the fourth inning. With two out in the sixth, Jerry White walked and Parrish followed with a two-run blow. Dave Cash led off the seventh with a pinch-double and, after one out, Scott hit a homer to account for the Expos' deciding pair.

Astros 3, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
The Astros finished June with a 20-8 record, tying the Houston club record for most victories in one month, when J.R. Richard pitched his first shutout of the season and beat the Padres, 3-0. The Astros tagged Bob Shirley for two runs in the fifth inning on singles by Jose Cruz, Julio Gonzalez and Alan Ashby and a double by Terry Puhl. Cesar Cedeno wrapped up the scoring with a homer in the sixth.

Reds 2, Giants 0 at San Francisco (day game):
Tom Seaver pitched a three-hitter and gained a 2-0 victory when the Reds counted twice on only one hit in the ninth inning to defeat the Giants. Ken Griffey opened the ninth with an infield single off Ed Whitson, who was on mound in relief for the Giants. After a wild pitch, George Foster grounded out. Whitson then walked Dan Driessen intentionally and hit Harry Spilman with a pitch to load the bases. Cesar Geronimo grounded to second baseman Joe Strain, who threw home too late to prevent Griffey from scoring. A pass to Vic Correll forced in Driessen with an extra run.

Phillies 6, Cardinals 4 at St. Louis (night game):
After exploding for three runs on two homers to tie the game with two out in the ninth inning, the Phillies scored twice in the 10th and defeated the Cardinals, 6-4. Mike Schmidt homered for the Phils in the second before the Cardinals erupted against Steve Carlton for all their runs in the sixth. Garry Templeton plated a pair with a double. Pete Rose and Schmidt both went out in the ninth, but Greg Luzinski set off the Phils' rally with a homer and Garry Maddox followed with a single. When Del Unser came up to bat for Manny Trillo, the Cardinals removed John Fulgham and brought in George Frazier. Unser tagged Frazier's first pitch for a score-tying homer. In the 10th, Greg Gross and Larry Bowa singled. Rose grounded to Mike Tyson, who tried to start a double play, but the sliding Bowa knocked the ball out of Templeton's hands at second base, Gross scoring on the error. Schmidt and Luzinski followed with singles to add an insurance run.