MLB standings through games of July 24, 1979

MLB standings at the end of July 24, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	98	66	32	0	.673		474	367	38-10	28-22	9-1	Won 7
Boston Red Sox	94	59	35	0	.628	5.0	500	394	35-13	24-22	7-3	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	99	60	39	0	.606	6.5	495	409	32-15	28-24	9-1	Won 1
New York Yankees	98	54	44	0	.551	12.0	442	396	31-18	23-26	6-4	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	96	48	48	0	.500	17.0	468	466	24-21	24-27	6-4	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	97	45	52	0	.464	20.5	423	490	26-23	19-29	3-7	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	99	29	70	0	.293	37.5	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	100	57	43	0	.570		549	450	31-19	26-24	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	96	53	43	0	.552	2.0	508	440	26-23	27-20	7-3	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	97	53	44	0	.546	2.5	443	403	31-22	22-22	4-6	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	97	48	49	0	.495	7.5	504	521	25-23	23-26	5-5	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	98	45	53	0	.459	11.0	455	462	19-29	26-24	5-5	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	101	42	59	0	.416	15.5	454	522	25-29	17-30	3-7	Lost 4
Oakland A's	100	26	74	0	.260	31.0	346	572	16-35	10-39	1-9	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	92	53	39	0	.576		420	343	31-12	22-27	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	95	53	41	1	.564	1.0	431	384	26-21	27-20	8-2	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	93	52	41	0	.559	1.5	426	425	30-21	22-20	6-4	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	98	52	45	1	.536	3.5	432	428	29-17	23-28	6-4	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	93	46	46	1	.500	7.0	429	410	29-22	17-24	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	93	39	53	1	.424	14.0	357	405	21-21	18-32	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	101	57	44	0	.564		363	373	32-16	25-28	4-6	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	101	52	49	0	.515	5.0	449	417	28-22	24-27	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	100	48	52	0	.480	8.5	470	472	26-24	22-28	4-6	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	102	47	55	0	.461	10.5	390	426	29-24	18-31	6-4	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	99	41	58	0	.414	15.0	448	498	24-26	17-32	2-8	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	99	41	58	0	.414	15.0	441	475	27-23	14-35	5-5	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 7, Mariners 6 (night game) / Orioles 11, Mariners 3 at Baltimore (night game):
Extending their winning streak to seven games, the Orioles captured both ends of a doubleheader from the Mariners, 7-6 and 11-3. In the first game, Ken Singleton accounted for the eventual winning run with a homer in the sixth inning after knocking in two other runs with a double in the first and sacrifice fly in the second. Doug DeCinces accounted for two RBIs with a double and single. In the nightcap, John Lowenstein batted in six runs, including four on his second career grand slam.

Red Sox 7, A's 3 at Boston (night game):
Carl Yastrzemski cracked his 400th career homer and Dwight Evans smashed a two-run round-tripper to lead the Red Sox to a 7-3 victory over the A's. Yaz' blast came in the seventh inning with Jim Rice aboard via a fielder's choice. Evans' blow came in the eighth with Butch Hobson on base after hitting a triple. Yastrzemski also drove in a run with a single in the first inning and Evans batted in one with a single in the sixth.

Royals 11, White Sox 6 at Chicago (night game):
A seven-run explosion in the eighth inning carried the Royals to an 11-6 verdict over the White Sox. The Royals trailed, 6-4, in the eighth when George Brett and Al Cowens opened with singles that sent Sox starter Ken Kravec to the showers. Guy Hoffman relieved, gave up an RBI single to Darrell Porter and was derricked in favor of Ed Farmer. After Cowens scored the tying run on a passed ball, Steve Braun was given an intentional walk and Jamie Quirk, batting for Freddie Patek, clouted a triple to put the Royals ahead, 8-6. The last three runs of the inning resulted from an error by catcher Milt May, an infield out by Amos Otis and triple by Brett.

Brewers 5, Tigers 4 at Detroit (night game):
Home runs by Gorman Thomas and Buck Martinez enabled the Brewers to overcome a pair of homers by Lance Parrish and post a 5-4 decision over the Tigers. Thomas connected in the sixth inning and Martinez in the seventh to give the Brewers a 5-2 lead and hand Tiger rookie southpaw Pat Underwood his first loss after five straight victories. Parrish's round-trippers were solo shots in the fourth and seventh innings.

Indians 4, Twins 2 at Minnesota (night game):
A two-run homer by Cliff Johnson in the ninth inning lifted the Indians to a 4-2 victory over the Twins. Johnson's blast scored Mike Hargrove, who had singled to lead off the frame. Rick Wise yielded four hits and two runs in the first inning but blanked the Twins the rest of way to record his 10th win while going the distance for the fourth time this season.

Yankees 6, Angels 5 at New York (night game):
A pinch-single by Lou Piniella in the seventh inning snapped a 5-5 tie and lifted the Yankees to a 6-5 triumph over the Angels. Jerry Narron drew a one-out walk in the seventh and moved to second on a single by Chris Chambliss. After Reggie Jackson struck out, Piniella batted for Jim Spencer and lined the first serve from Dave LaRoche into center field to score Narron. The Angels had tied the game in the fifth inning on homers by Rod Carew and Dan Ford.

Astros 6, Cubs 1 at Houston (night game):
Four-hit pitching by Ken Forsch carried the Astros to a 6-1 victory over the Cubs. After an infield single by Jose Cruz drove in one run in the first inning, the Astros scored three more times in the fourth on an error by Cub shortstop Ivan DeJesus and two-run double by Julio Gonzalez. A squeeze bunt by Jeff Leonard in the sixth plated another tally and the final Astro run came in the seventh, aided by another Cub error.

Dodgers 15, Phillies 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
A grand slam by Dusty Baker and three-run homer by Ron Cey highlighted a 22-hit attack as the Dodgers routed the Phillies, 15-3. Cey's blast came as part of a five-run, third-inning outburst. Baker connected in the sixth when the Dodgers also scored five times.

Reds 6, Pirates 5 at Pittsburgh (night game):
In a game marked by a prolonged argument, the Reds edged the Pirates, 6-5. The Reds scored four runs in the first inning on six singles and added their other pair on a homer by Ken Griffey in the seventh. The argument developed in the fourth inning after Bill Madlock hit a two-run homer for the Pirates. With Phil Garner at third and Lee Lacy at first, Lacy broke for second on a pitch to Omar Moreno and was tagged out, according to umpire Dick Stello. However, plate ump Dave Pallone called ball four, entitling Lacy to second base. Lacy, unaware of the call at the plate, started to return to the dugout and he was tagged out by Red shortstop Dave Concepcion. An argument developed over whether Lacy was out or safe and it appeared for a while that the umps would allow him to return to his base. After a 34-minute argument on both sides, the umps eventually ruled Moreno had walked and Lacy was safe at second rather than caught stealing. But they also ruled he was out when subsequently tagged by Concepcion, triggering a Pirate protest.

Padres 4, Expos 3 at San Diego (night game):
A single by Paul Dade drove home the winning run in the 14th inning as the Padres posted a 4-3 decision over the Expos. The score was 3-3 when Ozzie Smith opened the Padres' 14th with a walk and went to second on a groundout. After Dave Winfield was walked intentionally, Dade blooped the first pitch into short center to score Smith.

Mets 6, Giants 5 at San Francisco (night game):
The Mets scored two runs in the 12th inning to defeat the Giants, 6-5. The score was 4-4 when Joel Youngblood led off the Mets' 12th with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice and came home on a single by Alex Trevino. Singles by Willie Montanez and John Stearns gave the Mets the needed marker to offset a run by the Giants in their half of the 12th.

Cardinals 7, Braves 3 at St. Louis (night game):
Playing in his first game since suffering a hand injury on June 24, Ted Simmons doubled in his first turn at bat to trigger the Cardinals to a 7-3 triumph over the Braves. The Cards scored twice in the first inning on a double by Garry Templeton, single by Keith Hernandez and Simmons' two-bagger, which gave the Cards a 2-1 lead. Besides his first-inning double, Templeton had an RBI double in the second, sacrifice fly in the fourth and he tripled and scored on a single by Lou Brock in the seventh.