MLB standings through games of July 4, 1979

MLB standings at the end of July 4, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	81	54	27	0	.667		390	309	31-9	23-18	6-4	Lost 3
Boston Red Sox	78	49	29	0	.628	3.5	422	314	31-10	18-19	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	80	46	34	0	.575	7.5	403	346	25-12	21-22	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	81	44	37	0	.543	10.0	358	327	26-16	18-21	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	76	36	40	0	.474	15.5	381	378	20-17	16-23	5-5	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	79	36	43	0	.456	17.0	343	388	19-18	17-25	4-6	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	83	26	57	0	.313	29.0	298	446	12-28	14-29	3-7	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Texas Rangers	81	47	34	0	.580		376	337	28-16	19-18	9-1	Won 3
California Angels	83	48	35	0	.578		472	384	24-16	24-19	6-4	Won 6
Minnesota Twins	78	43	35	0	.551	2.5	410	361	21-20	22-15	7-3	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	80	42	38	0	.525	4.5	432	433	22-17	20-21	5-5	Lost 5
Chicago White Sox	79	34	45	0	.430	12.0	369	385	15-24	19-21	2-8	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	84	35	49	0	.417	13.5	372	431	21-24	14-25	4-6	Lost 1
Oakland A's	83	23	60	0	.277	25.0	298	485	15-26	8-34	1-9	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	73	45	28	0	.616		325	256	26-6	19-22	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	40	34	1	.541	5.5	346	309	19-19	21-15	6-4	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	81	42	38	1	.525	6.5	353	352	21-14	21-24	6-4	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	73	38	35	0	.521	7.0	327	345	21-18	17-17	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	76	38	37	1	.507	8.0	360	333	26-18	12-19	4-6	Lost 3
New York Mets	75	30	44	1	.405	15.5	290	333	15-16	15-28	4-6	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	83	52	31	0	.627		310	285	30-11	22-20	8-2	Won 6
Cincinnati Reds	81	41	40	0	.506	10.0	349	341	21-17	20-23	3-7	Lost 4
San Francisco Giants	81	40	41	0	.494	11.0	391	379	23-20	17-21	5-5	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	85	37	48	0	.435	16.0	315	361	25-22	12-26	5-5	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	80	34	46	0	.425	16.5	358	401	19-20	15-26	7-3	Won 5
Los Angeles Dodgers	83	34	49	0	.410	18.0	364	393	22-22	12-27	2-8	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 6, Royals 4 at Boston (night game):
A two-run homer by Dwight Evans in the ninth inning lifted the Red Sox to a 6-4 triumph over the Royals. With two out, Butch Hobson punched a single to left and was replaced by pinch-runner Jim Dwyer before Evans cracked his 11th homer of the season and 100th of his career. Mike Torrez worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the ninth to earn the victory.

Angels 17, A's 6 at California (night game):
Don Baylor drove in five runs with a two-run homer, double and sacrifice fly as the Angels scored 10 eighth-inning runs en route to their sixth straight victory, a 17-6 drubbing of the A's. Baylor's circuit clout came in the seventh stanza and brought the Angels back from a 6-5 deficit. Carney Lansford, who had four hits and scored four runs, singled home one eighth-inning run and A's center fielder Rickey Henderson committed two errors as 12 consecutive Angels reached base.

White Sox 16, Indians 4 at Cleveland (day game):
Scoring 10 runs in the fifth inning, the White Sox routed the Indians, 16-4. The White Sox took a 4-0 lead in the second inning on two walks, a hit batman and three singles. Chet Lemon belted a solo homer in the third. In the big fifth, the White Sox sent 13 batters to the plate. Wayne Nordhagen clouted his first career grand slam, Claudell Washington connected for a three-run round-tripper and Rusty Torres smacked a solo blast.

Blue Jays 7, Tigers 6 at Detroit (night game):
A three-run homer by pinch-hitter Otto Velez in the 11th inning enabled the Blue Jays to edge the Tigers, 7-6. The score was 4-4 going into the 11th when Joe Cannon stroked a one-out single and Danny Ainge drew a walk after Cannon stole second. Velez then batted for Luis Gomez and hit the first pitch into the left field seats. Rusty Staub hit a two-run homer for the Tigers in the bottom of the inning.

Twins 7, Mariners 2 at Minnesota (night game):
A three-run homer by Roy Smalley capped a five-run fourth inning as the Twins downed the Mariners, 7-2, behind the four-hit pitching of Jerry Koosman. Ron Jackson and Rob Wilfong each hit sacrifice flies before Smalley's blast into the right field seats. Hosken Powell belted a solo homer in the third and drove in another run with a single in the seventh.

Yankees 4, Brewers 3 at New York (night game):
A three-run homer by Reggie Jackson highlighted the Yankees' 4-3 victory over the Brewers. The Yankees took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Willie Randolph walked, stole second, took third on an error and scored on a single by Thurman Munson. In the third, Munson and Lou Piniella singled with two out and Jackson followed with a round-tripper, his third in six games since he returned from the disabled list. Airtight relief pitching by Jim Kaat and Ron Davis stopped a Brewer rally in the eighth inning with runners on first and second and one out.

Rangers 9, Orioles 5 at Texas (night game):
Paced by Bump Wills, who had four hits, the Rangers completed a three-game series sweep of the Orioles with a 9-5 victory. Wills led off the first inning with the single and scored on a homer by Billy Sample. The Rangers added two other runs in the same frame. Wills and Sample both singled in the second and scored on a double by John Ellis. Wills singled home Jim Sundberg in the third and tripled to plate Johnny Grubb in the sixth before scoring himself on a sacrifice fly by Sample.

Braves 7, Giants 6 at Atlanta (night game):
Wiping out a 5-0 deficit, the Braves posted their fifth straight victory, beating the Giants, 7-6. After the Braves tied the score at 6-6, Pepe Frias led off the eighth inning with a single, went to second on a sacrifice by Bruce Benedict and to third on an infield out by Darrel Chaney. With Jerry Royster at the plate, Frias bluffed a steal of home and when Giants' reliever Gary Lavelle balked, Frias was waved home to give the Braves their winning run.

Expos 2, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
Homers by Warren Cromartie and Ellis Valentine powered the Expos to a 2-1 triumph over the Cubs. Cromartie, leading off the game, got life when third baseman Steve Ontiveros dropped his pop foul for an error. Cromartie then hit a homer into the right field bleachers. Valentine's circuit clout opened the Expos' fifth frame. The homers were the only hits off loser Bill Caudill, who worked the first seven innings.

Astros 3, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (day game):
Rallying for two runs in the seventh inning, the Astros rolled to their sixth straight victory and opened up a 10-game lead in the N. L. West by edging the Reds, 3-2. The Astros trailed, 2-1, entering the seventh, but Jose Cruz batted in the tying run with a double and Jeff Leonard hit a pinch-single for the deciding tally. The teams engaged in a sixth-inning free-for-all after Reds' starter Bill Bonham threw at Astros' starter Joaquin Andujar in retaliation for the latter's throwing close to Joe Morgan in the fourth frame. Reds' third baseman Ray Knight and Astros' first baseman Cesar Cedeno were ejected after the brawl.

Phillies 1, Mets 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
Pitching his fifth career one-hitter, Steve Carlton hurled the Phillies to a 1-0 triumph over the Mets. The only hit off the veteran lefty was a double by Elliott Maddox with one out in the seventh inning. The Phillies' run came in the third frame on consecutive doubles by Carlton and Bake McBride.

Padres 6, Dodgers 0 at San Diego (night game):
A two-hitter by Bob Shirley -- his first major league shutout -- carried the Padres to a 6-0 decision over the Dodgers. Dave Winfield clouted a homer in the third inning following singles by Ozzie Smith and Paul Dade. Gene Richards stroked an RBI single in the fourth and Dan Briggs hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth.

Pirates 6, Cardinals 4 at St. Louis (day game):
A pair of doubles by Bill Madlock and a pair of homers by Willie Stargell paced the Pirates to a 6-4 victory over the Cardinals. Madlock's first two-bagger drove in two runs in the first inning and his second made it 3-0 in the third. Ed Ott led off the fourth with a solo homer and Stargell clouted bases-empty round-trippers in the fifth and seventh innings. Grant Jackson retired the last seven Card batters to record his 10th save of the season.