MLB standings through games of July 26, 1979

MLB standings at the end of July 26, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	100	67	33	0	.670		490	373	39-11	28-22	8-2	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	96	60	36	0	.625	5.0	522	406	36-14	24-22	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	101	60	41	0	.594	7.5	499	425	32-15	28-26	7-3	Lost 2
New York Yankees	100	55	45	0	.550	12.0	449	405	32-19	23-26	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	98	50	48	0	.510	16.0	484	470	26-21	24-27	6-4	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	99	47	52	0	.475	19.5	432	492	26-23	21-29	5-5	Won 4
Toronto Blue Jays	101	31	70	0	.307	36.5	363	523	16-32	15-38	3-7	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	102	58	44	0	.569		558	457	31-19	27-25	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	98	53	45	0	.541	3.0	510	449	26-25	27-20	6-4	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	99	53	46	0	.535	3.5	450	419	31-22	22-24	2-8	Lost 4
Kansas City Royals	99	49	50	0	.495	7.5	512	528	25-23	24-27	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	100	46	54	0	.460	11.0	462	470	20-30	26-24	5-5	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	103	43	60	0	.417	15.5	460	538	25-29	18-31	3-7	Lost 1
Oakland A's	102	27	75	0	.265	31.0	358	594	16-35	11-40	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	93	54	39	0	.581		426	348	31-12	23-27	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	95	53	42	0	.558	2.0	439	433	30-21	23-21	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	97	53	43	1	.552	2.5	443	399	26-23	27-20	6-4	Lost 4
Philadelphia Phillies	99	52	46	1	.531	4.5	440	444	29-17	23-29	5-5	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	95	47	47	1	.500	7.5	439	425	30-23	17-24	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	95	40	54	1	.426	14.5	362	414	21-22	19-32	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	103	58	45	0	.563		374	383	33-17	25-28	4-6	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	103	54	49	0	.524	4.0	464	429	28-22	26-27	6-4	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	102	49	53	0	.480	8.5	476	477	26-25	23-28	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	104	47	57	0	.452	11.5	397	438	29-26	18-31	5-5	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	101	43	58	0	.426	14.0	463	488	28-23	15-35	7-3	Won 5
Atlanta Braves	101	42	59	0	.416	15.0	463	508	24-26	18-33	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 12, Mariners 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Lee May belted a grand-slam homer and Ken Singleton drove in five runs with a homer and single, powering the Orioles to a 12-1 rout of the Mariners. The Orioles opened a 3-0 lead in the third inning when Singleton connected for his 24th round-tripper with two mates aboard. The Orioles then erupted for nine runs in the fourth, all coming after two out. Key hits in the big inning were a two-run single by Singleton and May's 11th career bases-loaded blast, which followed singles by Eddie Murray and John Lowenstein and a walk to Doug DeCinces.

A's 8, Red Sox 6 at Boston (day game):
Ending their five-game losing skein, the A's beat the Red Sox, 8-6. Mitchell Page belted a two-run homer in the first inning and socked a two-run double in the fifth. After the Red Sox tied the game in the bottom of the fifth on a three-run homer by Fred Lynn, the A's kayoed Sox starter Steve Renko in the sixth on a two-out double by Jim Essian and four straight singles. Tony Armas blasted a solo round-tripper for the A's in the eighth before Dwight Evans countered with a two-run shot in the Red Sox half.

Royals 6, White Sox 1 at Chicago (night game):
A three-run homer by Freddie Patek, his first of the season, helped lift the Royals to a 6-1 victory over the White Sox. Ross Baumgarten retired the first 13 Royals before Al Cowens singled in the fifth inning. George Scott walked and a double by John Wathan plated Cowens. Patek then unloaded his drive into the left field seats. Amos Otis added a solo homer in the sixth.

Tigers 5, Brewers 2 at Detroit (night game):
Raising his record to 3-1, 20-year-old rookie Dan Petry scattered seven hits as the Tigers notched a 5-2 decision over the Brewers. The Tigers scored four runs in the third inning. Alan Trammell singled with one out, stole second and tallied on a single by Ron LeFlore. LeFlore then stole second and, after Lou Whitaker walked, Jason Thompson cracked a three-run homer. Tom Brookens connected for a solo homer in the seventh.

Indians 7, Twins 2 at Minnesota (day game):
The Indians completed the three-game series sweep by scalding the Twins, 7-2. The Tribe broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning with a run-scoring triple by Mike Hargrove and added single tallies in the sixth and eighth on doubles by Ted Cox. The Indians' final two runs counted in the ninth on an RBI single by Dell Alston and a fielder's choice. Dan Spillner, making his first start in two years, pitched 6 1/3 innings and gained the victory.

Yankees 2, Angels 0 at New York (day game):
Ron Guidry tossed a three-hitter as the Yankees whitewashed the Angels, 2-0. The Yanks' runs came in the second inning on a double by Jim Spencer and singles by Jerry Narron, Brian Doyle and Bucky Dent.

Blue Jays 8, Rangers 4 at Toronto (night game):
Erupting for five runs in the second inning, the Blue Jays went on to post an 8-4 triumph over the Rangers. Rico Carty led off the Jays' second with a double. After a single by John Mayberry, Otto Velez blasted a three-run homer. Later in the inning, Danny Ainge stroked a two-run single. Velez hit his second round-tripper of the game in the seventh.

Dodgers 6, Astros 5 at Houston (night game):
A triple by Derrel Thomas for his third RBI of the game snapped a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning and lifted the Dodgers to a 6-5 victory over the Astros, extending their winning streak to five games. Rookie reliever Joe Beckwith got credit for his first major league victory. Thomas drove in Joe Ferguson with his triple and scored himself on the play when Astro shortstop Craig Reynolds mishandled the relay throw from the outfield. Thomas drove in two runs with a single and two more scored on an error by Astro left fielder Jose Cruz in the second.

Cubs 9, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
Homers by Scot Thompson and Steve Ontiveros hightlighted the Cubs' 9-2 pounding of the Mets. The Cubs scored twice in the fourth inning on a leadoff round-tripper by Thompson, triple by Bill Buckner and sacrifice fly by Larry Biittner. Thompson drove home a fifth-inning tally with a sacrifice fly. The Cubs iced the game with a five-run outburst in the seventh stanza, two markers coming across on a single by Ivan DeJesus and the final three on a circuit clout by Ontiveros.

Reds 9, Pirates 7 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Driving in four runs with a homer and single, Johnny Bench led the Reds to a 9-7 triumph over the Pirates, who suffered their fourth straight defeat. Bench's third homer in two games came with two men on base in a four-run third inning and put the Reds ahead to stay, 6-5. Bench also added an RBI single in a two-run fourth frame. Dave Collins and Dan Driessen each had RBI doubles.

Giants 6, Padres 2 at San Diego (night game):
Combining on a six hitter, Ed Whitson and Gary Lavelle pitched the Giants to a 6-2 decision over the Padres. The Giants took the lead in the first inning when Bill North singled, stole second, went to third on an error and came home on a sacrifice fly by Willie McCovey. After Jack Clark made it 3-0 in the fifth with a two-run single, the Giants put the game away in the ninth with an RBI pinch-single by Mike Ivie, an error, and a sacrifice fly by McCovey.

Cardinals 6, Braves 2 at St. Louis (night game):
Backing the five-hit pitching of Silvio Martinez with a 12-hit attack, the Cardinals prevailed over the Braves, 6-2. The Redbirds tallied twice in the first inning. After Lou Brock singled for his 2,980th hit and Ken Oberkfell grounded into a forceout, runs scored on a triple by Keith Hernandez and single by Ted Simmons. Simmons also had a run-scoring single in the fifth and George Hendrick doubled home two more markers in the same frame.