MLB standings through games of July 20, 1979

MLB standings at the end of July 20, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	93	61	32	0	.656		435	351	33-10	28-22	7-3	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	90	57	33	0	.633	2.5	480	364	33-11	24-22	7-3	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	94	56	38	0	.596	5.5	462	392	32-15	24-23	9-1	Won 7
New York Yankees	94	50	44	0	.532	11.5	414	385	27-18	23-26	4-6	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	92	46	46	0	.500	14.5	456	448	22-19	24-27	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	92	43	49	0	.467	17.5	406	460	25-20	18-29	5-5	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	95	29	66	0	.305	33.0	333	486	14-32	15-34	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	96	56	40	0	.583		528	426	31-19	25-21	6-4	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	94	52	42	0	.553	3.0	429	390	30-20	22-22	3-7	Lost 4
Minnesota Twins	91	49	42	0	.538	4.5	476	422	22-22	27-20	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	93	45	48	0	.484	9.5	480	501	25-23	20-25	2-8	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	94	44	50	0	.468	11.0	436	443	19-28	25-22	6-4	Won 3
Seattle Mariners	96	41	55	0	.427	15.0	430	489	25-29	16-26	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	96	26	70	0	.271	30.0	334	542	16-35	10-35	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	87	50	37	0	.575		381	321	31-12	19-25	3-7	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	89	49	39	1	.557	1.5	405	358	22-19	27-20	9-1	Won 5
Chicago Cubs	87	48	39	0	.552	2.0	402	392	26-20	22-19	7-3	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	94	51	42	1	.548	2.0	418	401	29-17	22-25	8-2	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	89	44	44	1	.500	6.5	402	394	27-20	17-24	3-7	Lost 2
New York Mets	89	37	51	1	.420	13.5	345	392	21-21	16-30	6-4	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	97	54	43	0	.557		342	358	31-16	23-27	1-9	Lost 4
Cincinnati Reds	95	50	45	0	.526	3.0	415	380	28-22	22-23	5-5	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	95	46	49	0	.484	7.0	445	436	24-21	22-28	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	98	45	53	0	.459	9.5	377	411	27-22	18-31	5-5	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	93	40	53	0	.430	12.0	428	473	24-26	16-27	5-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	38	57	0	.400	15.0	417	461	24-22	14-35	4-6	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 2, Angels 1 at Baltimore (night game):
A five-hit duel between Scott McGregor and Jim Barr was decided when Rich Dauer batted in a run with a single in the seventh inning to give the Orioles a 2-1 victory over the Angels. The game's initial runs were produced in the fourth when Carney Lansford homered for the Angels and Ken Singleton for the Orioles. In the seventh, Gary Roenicke singled with two out and Lee May walked ahead of Dauer's winning hit.

Mariners 8, Red Sox 0 at Boston (night game):
Winless since June 23, Mike Parrott snapped a personal five-game losing streak and pitched the Mariners to an 8-0 victory over the Red Sox for his first major league shutout. Willie Horton hit a sacrifice fly and Dan Meyer homered in the first inning as the Mariners quickly decided the outcome with three runs off Mike Torrez. Horton and Meyer each added their second RBIs with singles in the sixth.

Royals 9, Indians 1 at Kansas City (night game):
Erupting for five runs in the first inning, the Royals went on to defeat the Indians, 9-1, to post only their third victory in last 18 games. Frank White and George Brett drew walks to open the first and Amos Otis followed with a homer. After another pass to Al Cowens and safe bunt by John Wathan, Willie Wilson drove in both runners with a double. Rich Gale, who snapped a personal three-game losing streak in winning for the first time since June 22, lost his bid for a shutout when Cliff Johnson homered in the seventh.

Brewers 2, Blue Jays 0 at Milwaukee (night game):
Sixto Lezcano, who hit a homer in the 11th inning to win the previous night's game, 3-2, smashed a scoreless tie with another circuit clout as the Brewers defeated the Blue Jays again, 2-0. Lezcano's round-tripper in the seventh inning was all Jim Slaton needed to prevail in his duel with Tom Underwood, but the Brewers went on to add an insurance run on a pass to Sal Bando, sacrifice by Robin Yount and single by Charlie Moore, scoring pinch-runner Jim Gantner.

Twins 14, Tigers 6 at Minnesota (night game):
After falling behind, 5-0, the Twins scored four runs in the fourth inning and exploded for nine in the fifth to beat the Tigers, 14-6. Roy Smalley homered with a man on base as the Twins started their comeback in the fourth. Ken Landreaux hit a two-run homer and Glenn Adams followed with a solo swat during the Twins' outburst in the fifth. Two homers by Steve Kemp and one by John Wockenfuss accounted for all of the Tigers' tallies.

A's 5, Yankees 1 at New York (night game):
Rookie righthander Brian Kingman gained his first major league victory, with help from Dave Hamilton, as the A's defeated the Yankees, 5-1. The Bronx Bombers scored their only run of the game with two out in the fifth inning when Bobby Brown doubled and Thurman Munson singled, but the A's came back with three off New York lefthander Tommy John in the top of the sixth inning on three singles, two errors and a sacrifice fly. Hamlton relieved Kingman with a man on base and none out in the eighth and retired the last six Yankee batters.

White Sox 2, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
With Chet Lemon hitting a homer to produce a 2-1 victory, the White Sox defeated the Rangers for the eighth straight time and for the 11th time in 13 meetings between the two clubs this season. The White Sox scored their initial run in the third inning on singles by Greg Pryor and Kevin Bell and a sacrifice fly by Alan Bannister. Richie Zisk tied the score with a homer in the fourth. Lemon then broke the deadlock with his circuit clout in the sixth.

Cubs 10, Braves 2 at Chicago (day game):
Rick Reuschel scattered five hits in six innings and drove in three runs with a single and a bases-loaded walk as the Cubs defeated the Braves, 10-2. Steve Ontiveros singled and scored on a double by Barry Foote in the second inning before Reuschel made it 2-0 with his single. Scot Thompson tripled and Bill Buckner hit a sacrifice fly in the third. The Cubs then sent 10 men to bat in the fifth inning and scored five times, including a run that was forced in on a pass to Reuschel.

Dodgers 6, Expos 5 at Los Angeles (night game):
Steve Garvey saved the Dodgers from defeat with a two-run homer in the 10th inning before Bill Russell hit another two-run homer in the 11th to beat the Expos, 6-5. The Expos took a 4-2 lead in the first overtime stanza on run-scoring singles by Gary Carter and Larry Parrish, but Derrel Thomas walked in the Dodgers' half and Garvey tied the score with his homer. The Expos went ahead again in the 11th when Rodney Scott knocked in a run with his fifth consecutive single. In the Dodgers' half, Manny Mota delivered a single for the 139th pinch-hit of his career. Ted Martinez ran for Mota. After a sacrifice by Davey Lopes, Russell hit his homer to pin the defeat on Woodie Fryman. Russell's blow also enabled Dave Patterson to gain credit for his first major league victory.

Pirates 9, Astros 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Phil Garner hit a single and homer, driving in three runs, and Ed Ott accounted for two with a double as the Pirates defeated the Astros, 9-3. The victory was the Pirates' fifth in a row and ninth in their last 10 games, while the Astros lost their fourth straight and 11th in the last 12. With the help of Ott's double, the Pirates jumped off to a three-run lead in the first inning. Art Howe homered for the Astros in the third, but Garner batted in two runs with his single in the Pirates' half. Garner then homered in the sixth when the Pirates iced the decision with three runs.

Padres 2, Mets 1 at San Diego (night game):
A homer by Jerry Turner in the ninth inning lifted the Padres to a 2-1 victory over the Mets. Gaylord Perry pitched a four-hitter but gave up the Mets' run in the fourth on triples by Joel Youngblood and Steve Henderson. The Padres tied the score against Craig Swan in the seventh when Dan Briggs tripled and Dave Winfield singled.

Phillies 6, Giants 4 at San Francisco (night game):
Two runs that scored on a wild pitch by Greg Minton in the seventh inning enabled the Phillies to defeat the Giants, 6-4. Mike Schmidt hit his 32nd homer and Bob Boone followed with a circuit clout when the Phillies scored three runs in the fourth inning. The Giants got their first run on a homer by Darrell Evans in the fifth and went ahead with three in the sixth. The Phillies opened the seventh with the tying tally on singles by pinch-hitter Tim McCarver and Bake McBride and a double by Larry Bowa. Minton then took over in relief for the Giants and uncorked a wild pitch that bounced off catcher Dennis Littlejohn's chest protector, allowing McBride to score from third base and Bowa from second. Before the Phillies were retired, Minton threw two more wild pitches to tie the N. L. record with three in one inning.

Reds 3, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (night game):
Posting the 50th shutout of his career, Tom Seaver pitched the Reds to a 3-0 victory over the Cardinals and extended his personal winning streak to eight games. The Reds scored all their runs on two homers off John Denny in the second inning. Johnny Bench lashed a drive into the left field stands and Cesar Geronimo walked. Dave Collins then sliced a drive to left field and when Lou Brock missed an attempt at a shoestring catch, Collins raced around the bases for an inside-the-park homer to score behind Geronimo.