MLB standings through games of July 10, 1979

MLB standings at the end of July 10, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	86	56	30	0	.651		410	338	31-9	25-21	4-6	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	84	52	32	0	.619	3.0	451	343	32-10	20-22	5-5	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	87	49	38	0	.563	7.5	426	376	27-15	22-23	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	87	48	39	0	.552	8.5	376	341	26-17	22-22	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	84	41	43	0	.488	14.0	416	409	22-18	19-25	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	86	41	45	0	.477	15.0	384	418	24-20	17-25	7-3	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	88	28	60	0	.318	29.0	315	457	13-28	15-32	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	89	52	37	0	.584		501	397	28-18	24-19	8-2	Won 2
Texas Rangers	86	49	37	0	.570	1.5	390	356	30-17	19-20	6-4	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	85	45	40	0	.529	5.0	439	396	21-21	24-19	4-6	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	86	43	43	0	.500	7.5	449	464	23-19	20-24	1-9	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	85	39	46	0	.459	11.0	396	403	17-24	22-22	6-4	Won 3
Seattle Mariners	89	38	51	0	.427	14.0	396	453	23-26	15-25	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	90	25	65	0	.278	27.5	317	515	16-31	9-34	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	79	48	31	0	.608		350	283	29-8	19-23	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	80	44	36	0	.550	4.5	370	360	25-19	19-17	7-3	Won 5
Philadelphia Phillies	87	46	40	1	.535	5.5	382	374	25-16	21-24	7-3	Won 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	81	42	38	1	.525	6.5	357	327	19-19	23-19	5-5	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	83	42	40	1	.512	7.5	391	365	27-18	15-22	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	81	32	48	1	.400	16.5	312	365	16-20	16-28	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	89	53	36	0	.596		324	320	30-12	23-24	5-5	Lost 4
Cincinnati Reds	88	46	42	0	.523	6.5	374	360	26-19	20-23	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	87	42	45	0	.483	10.0	420	412	23-20	19-25	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	90	40	50	0	.444	13.5	343	382	25-22	15-28	5-5	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	87	37	50	0	.425	15.0	395	440	22-24	15-26	6-4	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	36	52	0	.409	16.5	384	414	22-22	14-30	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 4, Red Sox 3 at California (night game):
Pushing across two runs in the eighth inning, the Angels came from behind to defeat the Red Sox, 4-3. The Angels trailed, 3-2, when Dan Ford and Don Baylor singled with one out to chase Red Sox starter Bob Stanley and bring on reliever Tom Burgmeier. Willie Aikens hit a grounder to first, but Jim Dwyer booted the ball, allowing Ford to score as Baylor moved to third. Dick Drago replaced Burgmeier on the hill and Brian Downing blooped a 3-and-2 pitch for a single to give the Angels their 10th victory in the last 12 games.

White Sox 6, Rangers 3 at Chicago (night game):
The White Sox scored three runs in the seventh inning without the benefit of a hit and defeated the Rangers, 6-3. The White Sox trailed, 3-1, in the seventh when Greg Pryor and Mike Colbern led off with walks. Jim Kern relieved starter John Henry Johnson and when pinch-hitter Mike Squires laid down a sacrifice bunt, Kern threw wildly past first for an error, allowing two runs to score and Squires to reach third. A sacrifice fly by Alan Bannister plated Squires with the tie-breaking marker. Bannister added a two-run single in the eighth.

Indians 7, Royals 4 at Cleveland (night game):
Jumping off to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, the Indians went on to a 7-4 victory over the Royals. In the first, Mike Hargrove led off with a walk and was forced at second by Jim Norris before Andre Thornton hit a homer. Toby Harrah was hit by a pitch, advanced to second on a single by Ron Hassey and scored on a single by Dell Alston. Hargrove opened the Indians' fifth with a single and when Norris bunted, Royal pitcher Rich Gale threw the ball into center field. A walk to Bobby Bonds loaded the bases and, after two out, Hassey belted a three-run double and scored on a single by Duane Kuiper.

Tigers 6, Twins 5 at Detroit (night game):
Scoring three runs in the ninth inning, the Tigers edged the Twins, 6-5, as the failure of Minnesota to turn a double play proved costly. The Tigers trailed, 5-3, in the ninth when John Wockenfuss singled. Rusty Staub then hit a routine grounder to second, but the Twins managed only a forceout on the play. Champ Summers then connected for a two-run homer to tie the game. Ron LeFlore drew a walk, stole second, went to third on a throwing error by Twin catcher Butch Wynegar and scored the winning run on a single by Lou Whitaker.

A's 7, Orioles 6 at Oakland (night game):
The A's erupted for three runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Orioles, 7-6. The A's trailed, 6-4, in the eighth when Jim Essian and Jeff Newman were both hit by pitches. Essian scored on a double by Tony Armas and a single by Mike Edwards plated Larry Murray, pinch-running for Newman. A sacrifice fly by Rickey Henderson brought home Armas.

Mariners 5, Yankees 1 at Seattle (night game):
Unfurling a two-hitter, Rick Honeycutt pitched the Mariners to a 5-1 triumph over the Yankees. The Mariners scored twice off Ron Guidry in the second inning when Tom Paciorek walked, Dan Meyer unloaded a triple and Larry Cox stroked a sacrifice fly. Leon Roberts led off the third with a homer and Bill Stein hit for the circuit in the fourth. A single by Meyer in the sixth closed out the Mariners' scoring.

Cubs 7, Braves 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Posting their fifth straight victory, the Cubs downed the Braves, 7-3. The Cubs got a run-scoring single by Dave Kingman in the first inning and another by Scot Thompson in the second. With two out in the third, Steve Ontiveros was hit by a pitch and Barry Foote followed with a homer. Ivan DeJesus drilled a round-tripper in the fourth and Foote added his second circuit clout of the game in the eighth.

Reds 4, Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Tom Seaver, getting relief help from Doug Bair, got credit for his sixth straight victory as the Reds downed the Cardinals, 4-2. The Reds scored twice in the first inning. Dave Collins reached first base when Card shortstop Garry Templeton made a wild throw on a ground ball but was credited with a hit. A double by Joe Morgan moved Collins to third and both runners tallied on a double by George Foster. Cesar Geronimo clouted a homer in the seventh. Seaver, who left the game after six innings because of a stiff shoulder, struck out eight, boosting his career total to 2,823, passing Cy Young and moving to sixth place on the all-time list.

Pirates 4, Astros 3 at Houston (night game):
The Pirates dealt the Astros their fourth straight loss, 4-3. Omar Moreno batted in the Pirates' first run with a triple in the third inning. Rennie Stennett walked in the fifth, Moreno doubled and Dave Parker drove in both runners with a single. The Pirates' final marker came across in the eighth when John Milner singled, advanced to second on a single by Bill Madlock, moved to third on a fly ball and scored on a sacrifice fly by Stennett.

Giants 11, Expos 7 at Montreal (night game):
Scoring four runs after two were out in the 13th inning, the Giants beat the Expos, 11-7. With the score tied 7-7, Mike Ivie singled and was forced by Jack Clark for second out. Tom Griffin singled and Darrell Evans walked to load the bases. The tie-breaking run then came across when Terry Whitfield was hit by a pitch. A single by Roger Metzger plated two more tallies and the final marker registered when Expo pitcher Woodie Fryman balked.

Dodgers 7, Mets 4 at New York (night game):
Stroking three hits and driving in two runs, Von Joshua sparked the Dodgers to a 7-4 victory over the Mets. The Mets led, 3-1, in the sixth, but singles by Bill Russell, Steve Garvey and Joshua made it 3-2. In the seventh, Russell and Reggie Smith doubled with one out, Garvey was intentionally walked, Ron Cey delivered one run with a single to tie the score and Joshua followed with an RBI on a ground-rule double to put the Dodgers ahead.

Phillies 6, Padres 5 at Philadelphia (night game):
A record-breaking pinch-homer by Del Unser with two men on base and two out in the ninth lifted the Phillies to a 6-5 triumph over the Padres. The Phils trailed, 5-1, in the ninth, when Jose Cardenal singled with one out and Manny Trillo doubled to chase Padre starter Randy Jones and bring on reliever Rollie Fingers. Bob Boone stroked a two-run single and one out later, pinch-hitter Tim McCarver singled. Unser batted for Larry Bowa and cracked Fingers' first serve over the center field fence. It was Unser's third consecutive pinch-homer, setting a major league record. Mike Schmidt clouted a solo blast in the sixth inning, tying the N. L. record for most homers in five games -- seven.