MLB standings through games of July 13, 1979

MLB standings at the end of July 13, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	88	57	31	0	.648		416	343	31-9	26-22	3-7	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	86	54	32	0	.628	2.0	462	346	32-10	22-22	7-3	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	90	52	38	0	.578	6.0	437	383	28-15	24-23	6-4	Won 3
New York Yankees	90	49	41	0	.544	9.0	392	365	26-17	23-24	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	88	44	44	0	.500	13.0	424	414	22-19	22-25	6-4	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	88	42	46	0	.477	15.0	396	430	25-20	17-26	6-4	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	91	28	63	0	.308	30.5	323	470	13-31	15-32	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	91	53	38	0	.582		510	407	29-19	24-19	7-3	Won 1
Texas Rangers	89	51	38	0	.573	1.0	408	367	30-17	21-21	6-4	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	87	47	40	0	.540	4.0	448	400	21-21	26-19	5-5	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	89	43	46	0	.483	9.0	463	488	23-21	20-25	1-9	Lost 6
Chicago White Sox	89	40	49	0	.449	12.0	403	414	18-27	22-22	6-4	Lost 3
Seattle Mariners	92	40	52	0	.435	13.5	418	471	25-27	15-25	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	92	25	67	0	.272	28.5	318	520	16-33	9-34	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	83	49	34	0	.590		368	303	30-11	19-23	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	83	46	37	0	.554	3.0	388	375	25-19	21-18	8-2	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	90	48	41	1	.539	4.0	392	386	27-17	21-24	7-3	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	44	39	1	.530	5.0	371	344	19-19	25-20	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	85	43	41	1	.512	6.5	393	371	27-18	16-23	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	85	36	48	1	.429	13.5	340	381	20-20	16-28	6-4	Won 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	92	53	39	0	.576		328	331	30-15	23-24	2-8	Lost 7
Cincinnati Reds	91	47	44	0	.516	5.5	389	374	27-21	20-23	6-4	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	91	44	47	0	.484	8.5	434	427	23-20	21-27	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	94	42	52	0	.447	12.0	367	404	25-22	17-30	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	89	39	50	0	.438	12.5	414	449	24-24	15-26	6-4	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	91	36	55	0	.396	16.5	394	433	22-22	14-33	2-8	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 6, Yankees 1 at California (night game):
Nolan Ryan, only two outs away from a disputed no-hitter, lost his bid when Reggie Jackson singled, but the Angels' righthander beat the Yankees, 6-1. With one away in the eighth, Jim Spencer hit a sinking line drive to center field. When Rick Miller missed his attempt at a diving, shoestring catch, official scorer Dick Miller ruled an error in a decision that infuriated both the Yankees and General Manager Buzzie Bavasi of the Angels. Before Jackson wrecked Ryan's efforts, Thurman Munson was safe on an error by shortstop Jim Anderson. Munson took third on Jackson's single and scored on a sacrifice fly by Lou Piniella. Brian Downing had three hits for the Angels, driving in one run and scoring one, while Dan Ford accounted for two tallies with a triple. Ironically, Yankee loser Luis Tiant had pitched a one-hitter in his last previous start against the A's July 8.

Tigers 3, White Sox 1 at Chicago (night game):
A homer by Jerry Morales in the eighth inning broke a 1-1 tie and escorted Dan Petry to his first major league victory as the Tigers defeated the White Sox, 3-1. Petry gave up four hits, with the White Sox run coming on a homer by Milt May in the third inning. The Tigers caught up against Ken Kravec in the seventh when John Wockenfuss singled and Tom Brookens doubled. After Morales' tie-breaking homer, the Tigers added an extra run in the ninth on an error by third baseman Jim Morrison.

Rangers 9, Royals 4 at Kansas City (night game):
Pat Putnam hit a two-run homer and Nelson Norman drove in two runs with a triple to pace the Rangers to a 9-4 victory over the Royals. Putnam's poke came off Dennis Leonard after a walk to Oscar Gamble in the second inning and marked the 16th straight game in which Royals' pitchers had given up one or more homers. Norman hit his triple in the fourth inning when the Rangers clinched the decision with three runs.

Brewers 4, Indians 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
Coming from behind in a five-hour, 14-minute game, the Brewers scored twice in the 17th inning to defeat the Indians, 4-3. Gary Alexander hit a two-run homer for the Indians in the second. The Brewers, after picking up the run in their half on a single by Ben Oglivie, ground-rule double by Robin Yount and infield single by Charlie Moore, tied the score in the third when Don Money hit for the circuit. The game then proceeded scoreless until the 17th when the Indians took the lead with singles by Ron Pruitt and pinch-hitter Rick Manning around an infield out by Duane Kuiper. In the Brewers' half, Moore started the rally with a single, Paul Molitor walked and Money tied the score with a double. After an intentional pass to Cecil Cooper, Gorman Thomas hit a sacrifice fly for the winning run.

Red Sox 2, A's 0 at Oakland (night game):
For the second time in six days, Rickey Henderson prevented a no-hitter when the A's rookie outfielder singled with one out in the ninth inning for the only hit off Steve Renko in a 2-0 loss to the Red Sox. Henderson previously had the A's only hit off Luis Tiant of the Yankees July 8. After Henderson's single spoiled Renko's bid, Dave Chalk popped up for the second out but Mitchell Page walked. Bill Campbell then relieved Renko and fanned Dave Revering for the final out. The Red Sox scored their initial run in the second inning on a single by Jim Rice, pass to Bob Watson and single by Carlton Fisk. A walk to Butch Hobson and singles by Dwight Evans and Jack Brohamer added a run in the fifth.

Mariners 4, Orioles 3 at Seattle (night game):
John Hale, who entered the game as a defensive replacement in the outfield, singled in the ninth inning to give the Mariners a 4-3 victory over the Orioles. Bruce Bochte hit a two-run homer in the eighth to put the Mariners ahead, 3-2, but the Orioles tied the score in the ninth on a double by Al Bumbry and single by pinch-hitter Terry Crowley. In the M's half, Dan Meyer singled and Bill Stein sacrificed. After a pass to pinch-hitter Bob Stinson, Larry Milbourne, batting for Mario Mendoza, singled to load the bases before Hale came to bat and singled to center field.

Twins 6, Blue Jays 4 at Toronto (night game):
A single by Ken Landreaux for his second RBI of the game helped the Twins rally for three runs in the fifth inning to defeat the Blue Jays, 6-4. A double by Landreaux for a run in the first and homer by Mike Cubbage in the second put the Twins ahead before the Blue Jays erupted for all their runs in the fourth. The Twins started their comeback in the fifth when Dave Edwards singled and scored on a double by Rob Wilfong. Landreaux's single tied the score. After an infield out by Glenn Adams, Butch Wynegar singled for the deciding run. Edwards added an insurance counter with a single in the eighth.

Braves 13, Pirates 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Four homers accounted for 10 runs and powered the Braves to a 13-4 victory over the Pirates. Bob Horner started the barrage with a solo swat in the first inning and Jeff Burroughs hit a grand slam in the second when the Braves piled up seven runs. Horner homered again with a man on base in the fourth and Mike Lum added three more runs with a circuit clout in the sixth.

Cubs 3, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Doubles by Jerry Martin and Steve Ontiveros produced three runs in the fourth inning and enabled the Cubs to defeat the Reds, 3-1. The Reds' run off Dennis Lamp counted in the first inning on a triple by Ken Griffey and an infield out by Junior Kennedy. With one out in the Cubs' third, Larry Biittner singled and Ken Henderson walked. Martin's double drove in the tying run. Henderson was run down on a grounder by Mike Vail, but Martin took third and Vail moved to second on the play and both scored when Ontiveros doubled. Bruce Sutter gained his 21st save, retiring the last batter in the ninth in relief of Lamp.

Cardinals 1, Astros 0 at Houston (night game):
The Cardinals came out winners over the Astros, 1-0, in a duel between Silvio Martinez and Ken Forsch. The Cards' run counted in the fourth inning when Keith Hernandez walked, took third on a single by George Hendrick and scored as Terry Kennedy forced Hendrick.

[DH] Padres 7, Expos 5 (night game) / Expos 10, Padres 7 at Montreal (night game):
After three-run rally in the ninth inning gave the Padres a 7-5 victory in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Expos broke their four-game losing streak by winning the nightcap, 10-7. Dave Winfield hit a homer and two singles, driving in three runs for the Padres in the first game. The Expos, who had a two-run homer by Larry Parrish, led, 5-4, going into the ninth when Gene Richards tripled to ignite the Padres' rally. After a pass to Jerry Turner, Winfield singled to tie the score. Following another walk to Gene Tenace that loaded the bases, Bobby Tolan delivered the go-ahead run with an infield out and Kurt Bevacqua provided an insurance tally with a single. In the nightcap, the Padres had a two-run homer by Winfield and solo swat by Fernando Gonzalez, but the Expos broke a 4-4 tie with five runs in the seventh inning. All of the Expos' runs were unearned as the result of an error by Gonzalez and pinned the defeat on Bob Owchinko, who split even for the night after winning the opener in relief.

[DH] Mets 7, Giants 6 (night game) / Mets 5, Giants 2 at New York (night game):
Sweeping a doubleheader for the first time this season, the Mets defeated the Giants, 7-6 and 5-2. Steve Henderson hit a homer, triple and single for the Mets in the opener, his round-tripper coming with a man on base in the first inning. Frank Taveras drove in two runs with a triple in the second. The Mets scored what proved to be their winning run when Henderson hit his triple in the seventh and John Stearns singled. In the nightcap, the Mets hit two more triples. A sacrifice fly by Lee Mazzilli and triple by Henderson and single by Elliott Maddox produced three runs in the fourth. Taveras knocked in a run with a three-bagger in the seventh and scored himself on a wild throw from the outfield by Larry Herndon. Dale Murray relieved in both games and picked up a pair of saves.

Phillies 3, Dodgers 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
Mike Schmidt and Bob Boone each hit a single and double and figured in the scoring of the Phillies' runs in a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers. In the fourth inning, after Larry Bowa singled, Schmidt doubled and Boone singled to produce the Phillies' first run. Schmidt singled in the sixth, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Garry Maddox. Then, in the eighth, Schmidt drew a two-out walk and counted what proved to be the deciding run on a double by Boone. Tug McGraw retired Reggie Smith for the final out to stop the Dodgers' two-run rally in the ninth and earn his 11th save.