MLB standings through games of July 6, 1979

MLB standings at the end of July 6, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	82	54	28	0	.659		393	316	31-9	23-19	5-5	Lost 4
Boston Red Sox	80	50	30	0	.625	3.0	430	323	32-10	18-20	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	83	47	36	0	.566	7.5	414	358	25-14	22-22	6-4	Lost 2
New York Yankees	84	46	38	0	.548	9.0	365	333	26-17	20-21	6-4	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	79	39	40	0	.494	13.5	396	388	21-17	18-23	6-4	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	81	37	44	0	.457	16.5	353	398	20-19	17-25	5-5	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	85	27	58	0	.318	28.5	305	450	12-28	15-30	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	85	49	36	0	.576		479	390	25-17	24-19	7-3	Won 1
Texas Rangers	82	47	35	0	.573	0.5	377	342	28-17	19-18	8-2	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	80	43	37	0	.537	3.5	415	371	21-21	22-16	6-4	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	82	42	40	0	.512	5.5	437	442	22-18	20-22	3-7	Lost 7
Chicago White Sox	81	36	45	0	.444	11.0	378	390	15-24	21-21	4-6	Won 3
Seattle Mariners	86	37	49	0	.430	12.5	381	434	22-24	15-25	4-6	Won 2
Oakland A's	86	24	62	0	.279	25.5	304	492	15-28	9-34	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	75	46	29	0	.613		332	263	27-6	19-23	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	77	40	36	1	.526	6.5	347	313	19-19	21-17	5-5	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	79	41	37	1	.526	6.5	376	342	27-18	14-19	6-4	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	83	43	39	1	.524	6.5	361	356	22-15	21-24	6-4	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	75	39	36	0	.520	7.0	332	350	22-19	17-17	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	77	31	45	1	.408	15.5	298	341	15-17	16-28	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	85	53	32	0	.624		318	292	30-11	23-21	8-2	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	83	43	40	0	.518	9.0	356	346	23-17	20-23	5-5	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	83	40	43	0	.482	12.0	396	390	23-20	17-23	4-6	Lost 4
San Diego Padres	86	38	48	0	.442	15.5	321	366	25-22	13-26	5-5	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	83	35	48	0	.422	17.0	372	419	20-22	15-26	7-3	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	84	34	50	0	.405	18.5	368	399	22-22	12-28	1-9	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 7, Orioles 3 at California (night game):
Two homers by Don Baylor and one by Bobby Grich powered the Angels to a 7-3 victory over the Orioles, who had round-trippers by Ken Singleton and Doug DeCinces. Singleton homered with a man on base in the third inning. The Angels tied the score with a two-run double by Jim Anderson in their half before taking the lead with Baylor's first homer of the game in the fourth. DeCinces knotted the count with his clout in the sixth, but in the seventh the Angels overpowered the Orioles with two-run homers by Grich and Baylor.

Indians 6, Twins 5 at Cleveland (night game):
Mike Hargrove, who entered the game with a .170 batting average, rapped a double and single, driving in two runs, to help the Indians defeat the Twins, 6-5. After scoring three runs in the first inning, the Indians made it 5-0 in the fourth when Gary Alexander singled, Hargrove doubled and Tom Veryzer singled. The Twins came back with a four-run rally in the fifth, but the Indians scored what proved to be the deciding run in their half on singles by Toby Harrah, Ron Hassey and Hargrove.

White Sox 4, Royals 1 at Kansas City (night game):
Although held to only six hits, the White Sox were able to gain a 4-1 victory over the Royals, who went down to their seventh straight defeat. The White Sox scored three runs, all unearned, in the fifth inning with the aid of errors by George Scott and Paul Splittorff. Wayne Nordhagen accounted for the game's only earned run with a homer in the sixth. The Royals' tally off Steve Trout also was tainted on an error by Junior Moore.

[DH] Tigers 7, Brewers 4 (night game) / Tigers 5, Brewers 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
Celebrating his 25th birthday, Jason Thompson rapped three hits in the first game and smashed a two-run homer in the second game as the Tigers swept over the Brewers in a twi-night doubleheader, 7-4 and 5-4. Thompson batted in the Tigers' initial run in the opener with a single in the first inning and accounted for another RBI with a single in the eighth when the Tigers erupted for four runs. After Thompson's hit broke a 3-3 tie, the Tigers loaded the bases and Lance Parrish rapped a two-run single. The fourth run of the frame counted on a throwing error by Robin Yount. In the nightcap, Lou Whitaker walked in the sixth inning and Thompson followed with his homer to put the Tigers ahead, 4-3. Singles by Champ Summers and John Wockenfuss around a wild pitch by Jim Slaton then added what proved to be the winning run. A Cushion Night promotion helped attract the second largest crowd in Brewers' history, 54,630.

[DH] Yankees 4, A's 3 (night game) / Yankees 3, A's 0 at Oakland (night game):
After winning the first game, 4-3, on a pass with the bases loaded, the Yankees completed their sweep of a twi-night doubleheader when Tommy John shut out the A's, 3-0, for his 13th victory. The Yankees had a two-run homer by Thurman Munson in the opener but were tied, 3-3, going into the eighth inning when a single by Graig Nettles, double by Chris Chambliss and intentional pass to Jim Spencer loaded the bases. Mike Norris, replacing Steve McCatty on the mound for the A's, struck out Bucky Dent but then passed Willie Randolph to force in the Yankees' deciding run. Ron Davis was winner in relief, boosting his record to 8-0. In the nightcap, the Yankees scored all their runs in the fourth inning. Randolph, Munson and Lou Piniella singled for the first tally. Reggie Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to deliver the second run and, after an infield hit by Darryl Jones, Chambliss doubled for the final marker.

Mariners 5, Red Sox 3 at Seattle (night game):
Willie Horton was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the sixth inning, forcing in the Mariners' go-ahead run in a 5-3 victory over the Red Sox. Jim Rice accounted for the Red Sox scoring with a pair of homers. Horton, who hit for the circuit in the second inning, came up in the sixth after the Mariners had tied the score at 3-3 on a bases-loaded single by Larry Milbourne. Incensed when he was hit by a pitch thrown by Dick Drago, Horton charged the mound, scuffled with the Red Sox reliever and was ejected from the game but received credit for an RBI. Bob Stinson batted in the Mariners' insurance run with a double in the seventh.

Blue Jays 5, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
A homer by Rick Cerone with two men on base in the fourth inning started the Blue Jays off to a 5-1 victory over the Rangers. Roy Howell doubled and John Mayberry walked ahead of Cerone's clout off John Henry Johnson. The Blue Jays' two other runs were unearned. Tom Underwood blanked the Rangers until the ninth when singles by Bump Wills, Billy Sample and Buddy Bell accounted for a run before Tom Buskey relieved and choked off the rally.

[DH] Cardinals 9, Braves 5 (night game) / Cardinals 5, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
The Cardinals smashed four home runs in each half of a twi-night doubleheader and swept over the Braves, 9-5 and 5-4, with the second game going 10 innings. Lou Brock set the tenor for the Cards' slugging by leading off the lidlifter with a homer on the first pitch thrown by Eddie Solomon. Bernie Carbo, Mike Phillips and Jerry Mumphrey joined in the attack, each hitting his first homer of the season in the Cardinals' four-run sixth. The Braves had a three-run triple by Rowland Office. The Cards continued their slugging in the nightcap with two round-trippers by Garry Templeton and one each by Ken Reitz and Mike Tyson. Templeton smashed his second homer for the winning run in the 10th inning.

Astros 4, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
Joe Niekro, who pitched 7 2/3 innings before yielding to Joe Sambito, gained his 13th victory when the Astros defeated the Cubs, 4-2. The Astros' first two runs came on a single by Cesar Cedeno and homer by Jose Cruz in the first inning. Singles by Alan Ashby and Terry Puhl around a sacrifice by Niekro added a run in the fourth. The Astros' final tally counted on a single by Art Howe and double by Ashby in the eighth. Jerry Martin and Dave Kingman homered for the Cubs.

Reds 2, Pirates 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
George Foster, who was out of the Reds' lineup because of a pulled muscle, came off the bench as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning and delivered a run-scoring single to defeat the Pirates, 2-1. Joe Morgan homered for the Reds' initial run in the seventh. The Pirates tied the score with singles by Phil Garner and John Milner and an infield out by Tim Foli in the eighth. In the ninth, Morgan walked, Johnny Bench sacrificed and Dan Driessen was given an intentional pass. After Ray Knight forced Morgan at third, Foster batted for Paul Blair and hit his winning single.

Expos 6, Dodgers 4 at Montreal (night game):
Helping himself, Dan Schatzeder batted in two runs with a single in the seventh inning for the Expos' winning margin in a 6-4 victory over the Dodgers. Tony Perez walked, Gary Carter singled and Chris Speier was passed intentionally before Schatzeder's single put the Expos ahead, 6-2.

Padres 6, Mets 5 at New York (night game):
Dave Winfield hit a homer in the 12th inning to give the Padres a 6-5 victory over the Mets. Triples by Joel Youngblood, Frank Taveras and Steve Henderson helped the Mets take a 4-0 lead in the first two innings before the Padres scored twice in the fourth on a single by Paul Dade and a homer by Gene Tenace. The Padres gained the lead with three runs in the eighth, scoring their go-ahead tally on a pass to Gene Richards with the bases loaded. Lee Mazzilli then knotted the count with a homer in the Mets' half of the eighth.

Phillies 6, Giants 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Mike Schmidt batted in three runs with a single, sacrifice fly and homer to support Nino Espinosa, who pitched the Phillies to a 6-1 victory over the Giants. After Schmidt hit his single for the initial run in the first inning, the Phillies added a pair of tainted tallies on an error by Johnnie LeMaster. A pass to Pete Rose, single by Greg Luzinski and Schmidt's sacrifice fly produced another run in the third. Schmidt hit his homer in the seventh and Boone followed with a back-to-back clout.