MLB standings through games of July 23, 1979

MLB standings at the end of July 23, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	96	64	32	0	.667		456	358	36-10	28-22	8-2	Won 5
Boston Red Sox	93	58	35	0	.624	4.5	493	391	34-13	24-22	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	98	59	39	0	.602	6.0	490	405	32-15	27-24	9-1	Lost 1
New York Yankees	97	53	44	0	.546	11.5	436	391	30-18	23-26	5-5	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	95	48	47	0	.505	15.5	464	461	24-20	24-27	7-3	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	96	44	52	0	.458	20.0	419	488	26-23	18-29	3-7	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	99	29	70	0	.293	36.5	347	516	14-32	15-38	1-9	Lost 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	99	57	42	0	.576		544	444	31-19	26-23	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	95	53	42	0	.558	2.0	506	436	26-22	27-20	8-2	Won 5
Texas Rangers	97	53	44	0	.546	3.0	443	403	31-22	22-22	4-6	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	96	47	49	0	.490	8.5	493	515	25-23	22-26	4-6	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	97	45	52	0	.464	11.0	449	451	19-28	26-24	5-5	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	99	42	57	0	.424	15.0	445	504	25-29	17-28	4-6	Lost 2
Oakland A's	99	26	73	0	.263	31.0	343	565	16-35	10-38	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	91	53	38	0	.582		417	339	31-12	22-26	5-5	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	94	53	40	1	.570	1.0	426	378	26-20	27-20	9-1	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	92	52	40	0	.565	1.5	425	419	30-21	22-19	7-3	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	97	52	44	1	.542	3.5	429	413	29-17	23-27	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	92	45	46	1	.495	8.0	422	407	28-22	17-24	3-7	Lost 2
New York Mets	92	38	53	1	.418	15.0	351	400	21-21	17-32	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	100	56	44	0	.560		357	372	31-16	25-28	3-7	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	100	51	49	0	.510	5.0	443	412	28-22	23-27	4-6	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	99	48	51	0	.485	7.5	465	466	26-23	22-28	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	101	46	55	0	.455	10.5	386	423	28-24	18-31	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	98	41	57	0	.418	14.0	445	491	24-26	17-31	3-7	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	98	40	58	0	.408	15.0	426	472	26-23	14-35	4-6	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 7, A's 4 at Baltimore (night game):
A pinch-hit grand slam by Pat Kelly in the eighth inning rallied the Orioles to a 7-4 decision over the A's. With the score 3-3, the Orioles began the winning uprising with a single by Ken Singleton. Eddie Murray followed with a walk and Dave Hamilton relieved Matt Keough on the hill for the A's. After a sacrifice bunt by John Lowenstein, Dave Heaverlo took over for Hamilton and walked Doug DeCinces intentionally. Kelly then unloaded his fourth career bases-loaded homer.

Angels 9, Red Sox 2 at Boston (night game):
A six-run explosion in the first inning propelled the Angels to a 9-2 drubbing of the Red Sox. Rod Carew led off the game with a double and Carney Lansford was safe on a fielder's choice. A single by Dan Ford scored Carew and an infield out by Don Baylor drove in Lansford. Starter Joel Finch then walked the next two batters and Joe Rudi greeted reliever Dick Drago with a homer, his 12th career grand slam. In the eighth inning, the Red Sox turned their second triple play against the Angels this season. With the bases loaded, Willie Aikens lined to Rick Burleson, who stepped on second to double Ford before throwing to first to erase Baylor. It was the seventh triple play in the A. L. this season, tying the major league record.

Indians 5, Brewers 4 at Cleveland (night game):
Playing their first game under interim manager Dave Garcia, the Indians rallied for four runs in the sixth inning to edge the Brewers, 5-4, ending Milwaukee's 10-game winning streak. The Tribe trailed, 4-1, in the sixth, and scored their first two runs on an infield single by Jim Norris and a homer by Bobby Bonds. After Toby Harrah and Mike Hargrove singled with two out, Reggie Cleveland relieved Brewer starter Lary Sorensen and walked Ron Hassey to fill the bases. Duane Kuiper then snapped an 0-for-14 streak with a two-run single.

White Sox 11, Tigers 3 at Detroit (night game):
Paced by Mike Squires, who collected four hits, the White Sox enjoyed an 11-3 rout of the Tigers. Squires singled in the first inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Alan Bannister. He doubled in the fifth and scored on a double by Jorge Orta. Squires also drove in two runs with a sixth-inning single.

Twins 7, Blue Jays 6 at Minnesota (night game):
A wild pitch gave the Twins the winning run in a 7-6 victory over the Blue Jays. The score was 6-6 with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning when Bombo Rivera lined a triple off the center field fence off Mark Lemongello. Rob Wilfong and Hosken Powell were walked intentionally to load the bases but Lemongello then uncorked a wild pitch, enabling Rivera to score from third. The Twins had tied the contest in the sixth on a two-run homer by Danny Goodwin.

Yankees 6, Mariners 2 at New York (night game):
Homers by Chris Chambliss and Jim Spencer highlighted the Yankees' 6-2 victory over the Mariners. Chambliss snapped a 1-1 tie in the third inning with a solo blast and capped a two-run fifth inning with a sacrifice fly. Spencer belted a two-run round-tripper in the eighth.

Royals 5, Rangers 4 at Texas (night game):
George Brett collected three hits and drove in two runs to lead the Royals to a 5-4 victory over the Rangers. Brett hit an RBI single in the third inning and later scored on a single by Pete LaCock. A double by Steve Braun and single by Brett produced a 3-1 Royal lead in the fifth and Frank White drilled a solo homer in the sixth. The eventual winning run came in the eighth when Al Cowens walked, advanced to second on a sacrifice and scored on a double by Willie Wilson. Pat Putnam clouted a three-run homer for Texas in the ninth.

Cubs 2, Reds 1 at Chicago (day game):
The Cubs posted a pair of wins over the Reds, 9-8 in 18 innings, and 2-1. The first contest was the completion of a game suspended from May 10 with the score tied, 7-7, after nine innings. The Cubs won in the bottom of the 18th when Ken Henderson stroked a leadoff single and took second on a sacrifice. After an intentional walk to Dave Kingman, Steve Ontiveros singled to plate Henderson with the winning run. An RBI single by Junior Kennedy in the top of 11th had given the Reds an 8-7 lead but the Cubs tied it in the bottom of frame on singles by Bill Buckner, Kingman and Ontiveros. In the second game, the Reds carried a 1-0 lead into the bottom of the ninth when Larry Biittner hit a leadoff single. Pinch-runner Miguel Dilone stole second. Kingman then belted the ball over the left field wall for a two-run homer that won the game.

Dodgers 3, Mets 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Hurling his first complete game of the year, Jerry Reuss pitched the Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Mets. The Dodgers scored twice in the first inning as Davey Lopes singled, took third on a single by Bill Russell and came home on an infield out by Steve Garvey. A two-out single by Dusty Baker plated Russell. Lopes hit an inside-the-park homer in the sixth inning as Met outfielders Dan Norman and Lee Mazzilli collided while chasing his line drive.

[DH] Pirates 7, Braves 1 (night game) / Braves 8, Pirates 0 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Braves and Pirates split a doubleheader, the Bucs winning the opener, 7-1, and the Braves stopping the Pirates' nine-game winning streak in the nightcap, 8-0, behind the two-hit pitching of Phil Niekro. In the first game, Tim Foli went 3-for-5 and drove in four runs to pace the Pirate attack. The Buc shortstop had an RBI single in the third inning, a run-scoring single in the fifth and two-run single in the sixth. In the second game, Bob Horner singled home a run in the first frame, Bruce Benedict cracked a two-run double in the fourth, Pepe Frias delivered a two-run single in the eighth and Charlie Spikes drove in two runs with singles in the eighth and ninth. The Pirates turned a triple play in the second inning. With runners on first and second, Niekro hit a grounder to third baseman Bill Madlock, who stepped on third for a forceout, threw to second baseman Phil Garner for the second out and Garner's throw to first baseman Willie Stargell beat Niekro to complete the first triple play in the N. L. this season.

Padres 6, Phillies 5 at San Diego (night game):
Heroics by Dave Winfield lifted the Padres to a 6-5 triumph over the Phillies. With the Padres trailing, 5-3, in the eighth inning, Winfield clouted a two-run homer to tie the game. In the bottom of the ninth, Winfield delivered the game-winning single after Gene Richards legged out an infield hit and reached second on a throwing error by Phil shortstop Bud Harrelson. Ozzie Smith then received an intentional walk. After Gene Tenace popped out, Winfield delivered the decisive blow.

Expos 8, Giants 3 at San Francisco (night game):
Andre Dawson and Tony Perez clouted back-to-back homers in a six-run second inning outburst which carried the Expos to an 8-3 triumph over the Giants. Rodney Scott singled home two runs in the big second inning before Dawson connected on a three-run homer and Perez launched a solo shot. Larry Parrish belted a two-run homer in the eighth.

Astros 3, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (night game):
Joe Niekro pitched the Astros to a 3-2 triumph over the Cardinals. The score was 2-2 going into the fifth inning when the Astros scored their winning run. Terry Puhl singled, stole second, went to third on a single by Enos Cabell and raced across the plate on a sacrifice fly by Jeff Leonard. Niekro retired the last 14 Redbird batters for his 14th victory.