MLB standings through games of July 3, 1979

MLB standings at the end of July 3, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	80	54	26	0	.675		385	300	31-9	23-17	7-3	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	77	48	29	0	.623	4.5	416	310	30-10	18-19	6-4	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	79	46	33	0	.582	7.5	400	342	25-12	21-21	7-3	Won 3
New York Yankees	80	43	37	0	.537	11.0	354	324	25-16	18-21	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	75	36	39	0	.480	15.5	375	371	20-16	16-23	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	78	36	42	0	.462	17.0	339	372	19-17	17-25	4-6	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	82	25	57	0	.305	30.0	291	440	12-28	13-29	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Texas Rangers	80	46	34	0	.575		367	332	27-16	19-18	9-1	Won 2
California Angels	82	47	35	0	.573		455	378	23-16	24-19	5-5	Won 5
Minnesota Twins	77	42	35	0	.545	2.5	403	359	20-20	22-15	7-3	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	79	42	37	0	.532	3.5	428	427	22-17	20-20	6-4	Lost 4
Chicago White Sox	78	33	45	0	.423	12.0	353	381	15-24	18-21	1-9	Lost 4
Seattle Mariners	83	35	48	0	.422	12.5	370	424	21-24	14-24	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	82	23	59	0	.280	24.0	292	468	15-26	8-33	1-9	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	72	44	28	0	.611		323	255	26-6	18-22	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	39	34	1	.534	5.5	340	305	19-19	20-15	5-5	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	72	38	34	0	.528	6.0	326	343	21-17	17-17	7-3	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	80	41	38	1	.519	6.5	352	352	20-14	21-24	5-5	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	75	38	36	1	.514	7.0	356	327	26-17	12-19	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	74	30	43	1	.411	14.5	290	332	15-16	15-27	4-6	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	82	51	31	0	.622		307	283	30-11	21-20	8-2	Won 5
Cincinnati Reds	80	41	39	0	.512	9.0	347	338	21-16	20-23	4-6	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	80	40	40	0	.500	10.0	385	372	23-20	17-20	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	84	36	48	0	.429	16.0	309	361	24-22	12-26	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	79	33	46	0	.418	16.5	351	395	18-20	15-26	7-3	Won 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	82	34	48	0	.415	17.0	364	387	22-22	12-26	2-8	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 10, Royals 0 at Boston (night game):
Bob Watson knocked in three runs with two homers and Jim Rice also drove in three with a pair of singles as the Red Sox swamped the Royals, 10-0, behind the five-hit pitching of Steve Renko. Fred Lynn accounted for two RBIs with a homer and single in a Red Sox attack that also included a circuit clout by Dwight Evans.

Angels 3, A's 0 at California (night game):
Dave Frost pitched a four-hitter and on Baylor drove in his 70th run of the season with a homer as the Angels defeated the A's, 3-0, for their fifth straight victory. Rookie Brian Kingman, making his second start for the A's, allowed five hits but was the victim of wildness when the Angels scored twice in the fourth inning. Dan Ford singled and Baylor walked to open the stanza. After both runners advanced on a wild pitch, Ford scored on a passed ball and Baylor counted on a sacrifice fly by Willie Aikens. Baylor's homer in the sixth was his 18th of the season and his sixth over a stretch of six games.

Indians 7, White Sox 3 at Cleveland (night game):
With a crowd of 56,969 on hand, the largest in the American League this season, Cliff Johnson responded to the big turnout by hitting a grand-slam homer in the first inning to start the Indians off to a 7-3 victory over the White Sox. With two out, Bobby Bonds singled, Andre Thornton walked and Toby Harrah was hit by a pitch to set the stage for Johnson's smash off Ken Kravec. Johnson also accounted for a fifth RBI with a single in the eighth.

Blue Jays 9, Tigers 1 at Detroit (night game):
Getting a spark from Roy Howell, who drove in six runs with a grand slam and a single, the Blue Jays ended their six-game losing streak by defeating the Tigers, 9-1. With one out in the first inning, Al Woods singled, Rick Bosetti doubled and John Mayberry was handed an intentional pass to load the bases before Howell cracked his homer off Jack Billingham. Howell came up again with the bases loaded in the fourth and hit a two-run single off reliever Milt Wilcox.

[DH] Twins 12, Mariners 2 (night game) / Mariners 10, Twins 2 at Minnesota (night game):
Trounced by the Twins in the first game, the Mariners came back behind six-hit pitching of Byron McLaughlin to win the second game of a twi-night doubleheader, 10-2. Ken Landreaux, Glenn Adams and Butch Wynegar each had three of Twins' 18 hits in the lidlifter. Landreaux batted twice in the seventh inning, when the Twins exploded for six runs, and doubled on each trip. Leon Roberts smashed a three-run homer and Bob Stinson also connected for the circuit in the Mariners' 16-hit attack in the nightcap.

Brewers 7, Yankees 2 at New York (night game):
After scoring twice in the first inning, the Brewers added a pair on consecutive homers by Charlie Moore and Paul Molitor in the second to assure themselves of a 7-2 victory over the Yankees. Runs in the first counted on a triple by Molitor, infield out by Don Money, pass to Cecil Cooper and singles by Ben Oglivie and Sixto Lezcano. Robin Yount knocked in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the fifth and Moore accounted for the Brewers' final run with a sacrifice fly. Mike Caldwell, beating the Yankees for the sixth time in seven career decisions, gave up 10 hits but yielded their only runs in the fourth on a single by Willie Randolph, double by Bobby Murcer, infield out by Thurman Munson and single by Lou Piniella.

Rangers 4, Orioles 0 at Texas (night game):
Fergie Jenkins gave up a single by John Lowenstein in the fifth inning for the only hit off his deliveries while pitching the Rangers to a 4-0 victory over the Orioles. The shutout was the 46th of his career for Jenkins, who struck out 10 to increase his total to 2,702. Jim Sundberg batted in the Rangers' first two runs with a double in the second inning and Oscar Gamble and Buddy Bell produced the other pair with two-baggers in the third.

Braves 5, Giants 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Bob Horner hit a two-run homer and accounted for another RBI with a sacrifice fly to lead the Braves past the Giants, 5-2. Horner's homer came in the first inning after a double by Rowland Office. The Braves added a third run in the same stanza and concluded their scoring in the second when Horner hit his sacrifice fly and Jeff Burroughs plated a tally with a single.

Cubs 3, Expos 2 at Chicago (day game):
An unearned run in the ninth inning resulting from an error by Rodney Scott gave the Cubs a 3-2 victory over the Expos. Tony Perez batted in a run with a double and Ellis Valentine hit a homer to give the Expos a 2-0 lead before the Cubs chased Ross Grimsley and tied the score in the seventh. Elias Sosa relieved Grimsley with two men on base and two out and gave up run-scoring pinch-singles by Larry Biittner and Scot Thompson. In the ninth, Steve Ontiveros drew a walk from Woodie Fryman. After Barry Foote struck out, Mick Kelleher grounded to Scott, who threw wildly trying to start a double play, and runners advanced to second and third on the error. Following an intentional pass to Steve Dillard, Sam Mejias went out on a short fly, but Bill Buckner came through with a single to drive in the Cubs' winning run.

Astros 3, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
With two out in the ninth inning, Enos Cabell singled, stole second and scored on a double by Jose Cruz to bring the Astros a 3-2 victory over the Reds. Ken Forsch, making his second start since coming off the disabled list, gave up a run to the Reds in the second inning on a double by Johnny Bench, single by Dan Driessen and double-play grounder by Dave Concepcion. Cesar Cedeno put the Astros ahead with a two-run double in the fourth. The Reds tied the score in the fifth when Concepcion doubled and Hector Cruz singled.

Phillies 4, Mets 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
A two-run homer by Bake McBride in the seventh inning enabled the Phillies to defeat the Mets, 4-2. The Mets scored a run in first on a single by Frank Taveras, a wild pitch and a double by Lee Mazzilli. After the Phillies tied the score in the fourth on a single by Pete Rose and double by Greg Luzinski, Manny Trillo singled in the seventh and moved up on a sacrifice by Bob Boone. Pinch-hitter Tim McCarver struck out before McBride decided the outcome with his homer.

Padres 3, Dodgers 2 at San Diego (night game):
Defeated by the Padres, 3-2, the Dodgers fell into the basement of the West division, marking their first occupancy of last place since September 8, 1967, when they were at the bottom of a 10-club league. The Padres staked Gaylord Perry to a two-run lead in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Dave Winfield and double by Jay Johnstone, but the Dodgers loaded the bases in the second and tied the score. One run counted on an infield hit by Rick Sutcliffe and the other was forced home when Davey Lopes was hit by a pitch. The tie persisted until the sixth when Paul Dade beat out a bunt, took third on a single by Johnstone and scored the Padres' winning run on a single by Gene Tenace.

Pirates 4, Cardinals 1 at St. Louis (night game):
Dave Parker drove in two runs with a homer and double to back the combined four-hit pitching of John Candelaria and Enrique Romo as the Pirates defeated the Cardinals, 4-1. Parker hit his homer in the third inning. Candelaria retired the first 13 batters before giving up the Cards' run on a round-tripper by Tony Scott in the fifth. Parker then put the Pirates back into the lead to stay with his double in the sixth, scoring Tim Foli, who had singled.