MLB standings through games of July 7, 1979

MLB standings at the end of July 7, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	83	54	29	0	.651		394	326	31-9	23-20	4-6	Lost 5
Boston Red Sox	81	51	30	0	.630	2.0	440	331	32-10	19-20	6-4	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	84	47	37	0	.560	7.5	417	364	25-15	22-22	5-5	Lost 3
New York Yankees	85	47	38	0	.553	8.0	373	336	26-17	21-21	6-4	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	80	40	40	0	.500	12.5	402	391	21-17	19-23	6-4	Won 4
Cleveland Indians	82	38	44	0	.463	15.5	362	401	21-19	17-25	6-4	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	86	27	59	0	.314	28.5	305	452	12-28	15-31	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	86	50	36	0	.581		489	391	26-17	24-19	8-2	Won 2
Texas Rangers	83	48	35	0	.578	0.5	379	342	29-17	19-18	8-2	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	81	43	38	0	.531	4.5	418	380	21-21	22-17	6-4	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	83	43	40	0	.518	5.5	441	445	23-18	20-22	3-7	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	82	36	46	0	.439	12.0	381	394	15-24	21-22	4-6	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	87	37	50	0	.425	13.5	389	444	22-25	15-25	4-6	Lost 1
Oakland A's	87	24	63	0	.276	26.5	307	500	15-29	9-34	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	76	47	29	0	.618		334	264	28-6	19-23	6-4	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	77	41	36	0	.532	6.5	346	353	24-19	17-17	6-4	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	40	37	1	.519	7.5	349	319	19-19	21-18	4-6	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	80	41	38	1	.519	7.5	378	352	27-18	14-20	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	84	43	40	1	.518	7.5	367	364	22-16	21-24	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	78	31	46	1	.403	16.5	301	352	15-18	16-28	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	87	53	34	0	.609		321	306	30-11	23-23	7-3	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	84	44	40	0	.524	7.5	362	348	24-17	20-23	5-5	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	84	41	43	0	.488	10.5	404	396	23-20	18-23	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	87	39	48	0	.448	14.0	332	369	25-22	14-26	5-5	Won 4
Atlanta Braves	84	36	48	0	.429	15.5	382	421	21-22	15-26	7-3	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	85	34	51	0	.400	18.0	369	401	22-22	12-29	1-9	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 10, Orioles 1 at California (night game):
The Angels exploded for seven runs in the seventh inning, including a grand-slam homer by Joe Rudi, to nail down a 10-1 victory over the Orioles, who suffered their fifth straight defeat. The Angels had a lead of only 3-1 going into the seventh when Bert Campaneris singled for his fourth hit the of game and scored on a triple by Bobby Grich. With one out, Don Baylor walked. Mike Flanagan relieved Dennis Martinez and gave up a run-scoring double by Willie Aikens. After an intentional pass to Brian Downing, Rudi greeted the arrival of Don Stanhouse in relief with the 11th grand slam of his career. The Angels went on to add another run on a double by Larry Harlow and single by Jim Anderson, who accounted for his third RBI of the game.

Indians 9, Twins 3 at Cleveland (day game):
After giving up three runs in the first inning, Mike Paxton settled down and pitched the Indians to a 9-3 victory over the Twins. Roy Smalley drove in a run with a single and Glenn Adams followed with a homer for the Twins' tallies. Gary Alexander started the Indians' comeback with a homer in the second. Cliff Johnson tied the score with a two-run single in the third. The Indians then pulled away with two more runs in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Dave Rosello and double by jim Norris. Bobby Bonds batted in two of the Indians' remaining tallies with a pair of singles.

Royals 4, White Sox 3 at Kansas City (night game):
Snapping a seven-game losing streak, the Royals rallied for three runs in the ninth inning and defeated the White Sox, 4-3. Wayne Nordhagen homered and Lamar Johnson hit a two-run double to give the White Sox a 3-1 lead behind Ken Kravec, who allowed only four hits going into the ninth. Amos Otis ignited the Royals' rally with a homer and Al Cowens walked. Guy Hoffman replaced Kravec and was greeted with a triple by Darrell Porter, tying the score. Hoffman then passed George Scott and U.L. Washington intentionally to load the bases before Freddie Patek came to the plate and singled to drive in the winning run.

Tigers 6, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
Steve Kemp drove in three runs with a homer and two singles, while Ron LeFlore added three hits and two stolen bases, as the Tigers defeated the Brewers, 6-3. The Brewers scored all their runs in the second inning, taking a 3-1 lead, on doubles by Gorman Thomas, Charlie Moore and Jim Wohlford and a single by Dick Davis. The Tigers came back to tie the score and then put the game away with two runs in the seventh on a triple by LeFlore, sacrifice fly by Lou Whitaker and homer by Kemp.

Yankees 8, A's 3 at Oakland (day game):
In a big day at bat, Reggie Jackson drove in five runs with a homer, triple and two singles, leading the Yankees to an 8-3 victory over the A's. Jackson's first single accounted for one of the Yankees' two runs in the third inning. After the A's came back to tie the score, the Yankees pulled away with three runs in the fifth on singles by Willie Randolph and Bobby Murcer, Jackson's triple and a single by Lou Piniella. Jackson hit his homer in the seventh and added his final RBI with a single in the ninth. Don Hood, making his first start of the season, pitched 5 1/3 innings and yielded eight hits, including a homer by Jim Essian, before Ken Clay took over to complete the game.

Red Sox 10, Mariners 8 at Seattle (night game):
Fred Lynn knocked in five runs with two homers and Butch Hobson added a solo swat as the Red Sox outslugged the Mariners, 10-8. Leon Roberts and Ruppert Jones rapped round-trippers for the Mariners. Lynn homered with a man on base in the third inning and connected again with two aboard in the fifth. With the Red Sox leading, 8-7, Hobson hit his homer for the deciding marker in the eighth. The Red Sox added an insurance run in that same stanza on a double by Rick Burleson, single by Lynn and sacrifice fly by Jim Rice.

Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0 at Texas (night game):
Doc Medich, taking over for Jon Matlack, whose elbow tightened warming up, allowed only one hit in 6 2/3 innings and Jim Kern finished with hitless relief as the Rangers defeated the Blue Jays, 2-0. John Mayberry singled in the second inning for the Blue Jays' only safety. The one-hitter was the Rangers' second in five days. Fergie Jenkins also pitched a one-hitter in a 4-0 victory over the Orioles July 3. The Rangers managed only two runs off Dave Lemanczyk in beating the Blue Jays, both coming in the sixth inning when Johnny Grubb and Oscar Gamble singled. After a sacrifice by Pat Putnam, Grubb scored on an infield out by Buddy Bell and Gamble crossed the plate on a wild pitch.

Braves 10, Cardinals 2 at Atlanta (night game):
With two homers, one triple and three doubles among their 15 hits, the Braves knocked off the Cardinals, 10-2, behind the pitching of rookie Tony Brizzolara, who turned in his first major league complete game. Charlie Spikes drove in three runs with a homer in the third inning and added a fourth RBI with a single in the sixth. Gary Matthews also homered for the Braves.

[DH] Cubs 6, Astros 0 (day game) / Cubs 8, Astros 3 at Chicago (day game):
The Cubs used two right fielders, Scot Thompson in the first game and Mike Vail in the second game, who combined for eight hits in eight times at bat in a 6-0 and 8-3 sweep of a doubleheader with the Astros. Ken Holtzman pitched a shutout, allowing only three hits. Thompson stroked five straight singles and drove in two runs. In the nightcap, Vail went 3-for-3, including a homer, and batted in four runs. Dennis Lamp gave the Cubs their second route-going performance of the day on a seven-hitter.

Reds 6, Pirates 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Joe Morgan extended his batting streak to 14 games with a two-run single in the second inning as the Reds defeated the Pirates, 6-2. After Ray Knight and Cesar Geronimo drove in runs with singles in the first, the Reds loaded the bases in the second on two walks and a single by Kennedy. Morgan then kept his batting streak going with his single. Dan Driessen added another run with a sacrifice fly. Paul Moskau limited the Pirates to seven hits, including a homer by Omar Moreno, en route to his first complete game of the season.

Expos 2, Dodgers 1 at Montreal (night game):
For the second time in 16 days, Steve Rogers flirted with a no-hitter before the Expos' ace righthander finally gave up four hits en route to a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers. Rogers went 7 2/3 hitless innings against the Phillies June 23. This time, Rogers stymied the Dodgers for 7 1/3 innings before Davey Lopes and Bill Russell singled. The Dodger threat evaporated when Reggie Smith grounded into a double play. Ron Cey homered in the ninth and Von Joshua added a single before Rogers wound up his victory. The Expos counted their pair off Burt Hooton with two out in the sixth when Warren Cromartie and Rodney Scott singled and Andre Dawson brought them home with a double.

Padres 11, Mets 3 at New York (day game):
A triple by Turner with the bases loaded in the first inning sparked the Padres to an 11-3 victory over the Mets. With one out, Ozzie Smith and Paul Dade singled and Dave Winfield walked ahead of Turner's three-bagger. Turner then scored on an infield out by Jay Johnstone. Turner also had a single and a fourth RBI as the Padres piled up a total of 15 hits.

Giants 8, Phillies 6 at Philadelphia (night game):
Mike Schmidt became the first slugger in major league history to hit four consecutive homers for the second time in his career, but the Phillies lost to the Giants, 8-6. Schmidt, who homered in his last at-bat in the previous night's game, followed with successive clouts in the second, third and sixth innings. The Phillies' third baseman had previously hit four homers in a row against the Cubs April 17, 1976. After Schmidt's smash in the second inning, Garry Maddox also hit for the circuit. Schmidt's homer in the third followed passes to Larry Bowa and Pete Rose. His round-tripper in the sixth accounted for his fifth RBI of the game.