MLB standings through games of July 28, 1979

MLB standings at the end of July 28, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	102	68	34	0	.667		501	379	39-11	29-23	8-2	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	98	61	37	0	.622	5.0	525	417	36-14	25-23	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	103	62	41	0	.602	6.5	514	432	34-15	28-26	7-3	Won 2
New York Yankees	102	55	47	0	.539	13.0	456	420	32-19	23-28	6-4	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	100	51	49	0	.510	16.0	488	476	26-21	25-28	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	101	49	52	0	.485	18.5	449	499	26-23	23-29	6-4	Won 6
Toronto Blue Jays	103	32	71	0	.311	36.5	369	527	17-33	15-38	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	104	59	45	0	.567		564	460	32-20	27-25	3-7	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	100	54	46	0	.540	3.0	513	455	26-25	28-21	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	101	54	47	0	.535	3.5	461	422	32-23	22-24	2-8	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	101	50	51	0	.495	7.5	518	539	26-24	24-27	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	102	46	56	0	.451	12.0	469	487	20-32	26-24	4-6	Lost 3
Seattle Mariners	105	44	61	0	.419	15.5	466	544	25-29	19-32	4-6	Lost 1
Oakland A's	104	28	76	0	.269	31.0	364	600	17-36	11-40	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	100	56	43	1	.566		462	407	26-23	30-20	6-4	Won 3
Montreal Expos	96	54	42	0	.562	0.5	434	367	31-15	23-27	4-6	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	97	54	43	0	.557	1.0	447	441	30-21	24-22	6-4	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	101	52	48	1	.520	4.5	444	454	29-19	23-29	3-7	Lost 5
St. Louis Cardinals	97	49	47	1	.510	5.5	449	429	30-23	19-24	5-5	Won 3
New York Mets	97	41	55	1	.427	13.5	370	422	22-23	19-32	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	105	59	46	0	.562		386	396	34-18	25-28	5-5	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	106	56	50	0	.528	3.5	479	443	28-22	28-28	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	104	50	54	0	.481	8.5	483	484	26-25	24-29	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	106	48	58	0	.453	11.5	404	445	30-27	18-31	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	103	44	59	0	.427	14.0	476	500	28-23	16-36	8-2	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	104	43	61	0	.413	15.5	477	523	25-28	18-33	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 5, Twins 0 at California (night game):
Don Aase pitched a five-hitter for his first shutout of the season and Don Baylor batted in three runs with a double and single to boost his RBI total to 96 as the Angels defeated the Twins, 5-0. Baylor drove in the Angels' initial run with a single in the first inning and added two with his double in the fifth. The last two runs in the sixth were unearned on an error by Roy Smalley.

Indians 10, White Sox 5 at Chicago (night game):
The Indians posted their sixth straight victory under Dave Garcia as new manager, defeating the White Sox, 10-5. Triples by Andre Thornton and Duane Kuiper paced the Indians to a 3-0 lead before the White Sox picked up a pair, but the Tribe then exploded for seven runs in the eighth inning. Pinch-hitter Ron Pruitt and Mike Hargrove each hit two-run singles, while the other markers in the outburst counted on a pass to Kuiper with the bases loaded, a grounder by Tom Veryzer and single by Rick Manning.

Royals 6, Orioles 3 at Kansas City (night game):
A three-run homer by George Brett enabled the Royals to gain a 6-3 victory over the Orioles, who lost for only the second time in their last 11 games. Brett singled in the first inning to help set up the initial tally. After the Royals added an unearned run on a two-base error by Orioles' center fielder Al Bumbry in the fourth, Willie Wilson singled in the fifth, Steve Braun walked and Brett followed with his decisive homer.

Brewers 9, Yankees 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Brewers rapped seven doubles, including three by Sixto Lezcano, in a 16-hit attack that produced a 9-2 victory over the Yankees. Lezcano drove in three runs. The Brewers shattered a 2-2 tie with a six-run outburst in the fifth inning. Cecil Cooper singled and Lezcano and Ben Oglivie followed with consecutive doubles to rout Luis Tiant. Sal Bando greeted Ken Clay with a double and, after a pass to Robin Yount, Jim Wohlford also doubled. Buck Martinez hit a sacrifice fly for the fifth run of the frame and the sixth scored on two wild pitches by Clay.

A's 6, Mariners 5 at Oakland (day game):
Dwayne Murphy and Dave Revering each drove in a pair of runs, while Dave Hamilton allowed only two hits in five innings of relief, as the A's defeated the Mariners, 6-5. Murphy accounted for his first RBI with a sacrifice fly in the first inning. Revering hit a two-run double in the third and scored on a single by Wayne Gross. The A's broke a 4-4 tie when Mitchell Page singled and Murphy doubled in the fifth and added what proved to be their winning run on singles by Tony Armas and Mike Edwards around a sacrifice by Rob Picciolo in the eighth.

Red Sox 1, Rangers 0 at Texas (night game):
The Red Sox pulled off their third triple play of the season, tying a major league record, to help Dennis Eckersley post a 1-0 victory over the Rangers. In the first inning, after Johnny Grubb and Buddy Bell singled, Red Sox second baseman Jack Brohamer made a diving catch of a pop fly off Al Oliver. Both Grubb and Bell had taken off and were retired on Brohamer's throw to first baseman Carl Yastrzemski and his peg across the diamond to third baseman Butch Hobson. The triple play was the eighth in the A.L. this season, setting a major league record, and was the third with the Rangers as the victims. The Red Sox scored the run that beat Fergie Jenkins on doubles by Hobson and Jim Dwyer in the third inning.

Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0 at Toronto (night game):
Dave Lemanczyk turned in his 11th complete game and third shutout of the season, pitching the Blue Jays to a 3-0 victory over the Tigers. The Blue Jays pinned defeat on Bruce Robbins in his first major league start by scoring two runs in the sixth inning on a single by Al Woods, double by Alfredo Griffin, infield out by Danny Ainge and single by Roy Howell.

[DH] Reds 8, Braves 6 (day game) / Braves 8, Reds 5 at Atlanta (night game):
After pounding out an 8-6 victory in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, the Reds were stopped on their five-game winning streak by the Braves, who captured the nightcap, 8-5. In the first game, the Braves had a three-run homer by Jerry Royster and a pair of solo swats by Gary Matthews, but the Reds prevailed with a 15-hit attack. Johnny Bench drove in three runs with a pair of singles and Dave Collins accounted for two with a single. Ken Griffey had four hits and Dave Concepcion contributed three. In the second game, Bob Horner drove in three runs for the Braves with a homer and single. Bruce Benedict batted in two with a double and Darrel Chaney added a pair with a single.

Astros 5, Dodgers 2 at Houston (night game):
The Dodgers were held to only three hits by Ken Forsch and were stopped on their six-game winning streak by the Astros, 5-2. Forsch retired the first 12 batters and the last 12 in a row. The Astros rapped Jerry Reuss for three runs on four hits in the fourth inning, including doubles by Terry Puhl and Enos Cabell. The Dodgers picked up their pair on a two-bagger by Derrel Thomas in the fifth, but the Astros came back with a run on a single by Art Howe and a double by Cesar Cedeno in the fifth before capping their scoring with doubles by Puhl and Jeff Leonard in the sixth. Dodger reliever Ken Brett hit Cabell with a pitch in the eighth, setting off a melee that resulted in both players being ejected.

Pirates 5, Expos 3 at Montreal (night game):
Dave Parker hit a two-run homer to reach the 500 mark in career RBIs as the Pirates moved into first place in the East division ahead of the Expos with a 5-3 victory. Omar Moreno singled in the first inning before Parker poked his homer. The Pirates added a run in the second on two walks and a single by Tim Foli. Parker doubled in the fifth to set up the Pirates' fourth run on a sacrifice fly by Bill Madlock. Moreno hit an RBI single in the sixth to complete the Pirates' production. Larry Parrish hit a two-run homer for the Expos, who fell out of first place after leading the division since June 13.

Mets 6, Cubs 4 at New York (day game):
Dave Kingman smashed three consecutive homers after hitting a single in his first time at bat, but the slugger's display of power came in a losing cause when the Cubs fell to the Mets, 6-4. Each of Kingman's clouts came with the bases empty, while the Mets had two-run homers by John Stearns and Lee Mazzilli. Pete Falcone was the Mets' winner, gaining his first victory since June 25. Kingman, who had two round-trippers in the previous night's contest, became the 11th player in modern major league history to whack five homers in a two-game span.

Cardinals 5, Phillies 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
Lou Brock collected three hits to raise his career total to 2,985 and drove in the Cardinals' deciding run with a single in the ninth inning to beat the Phillies, 5-4. A double by Garry Templeton, triple by Brock and single by Tony Scott started the Cards' scoring in the first inning. After adding an unearned run in the second, the Cards counted in the seventh on a single by Templeton, double by Brock and infield out by Keith Hernandez. Pete Rose had a pair of run-scoring doubles for the Phillies and Greg Luzinski homered. Garry Maddox hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth to tie the score at 4-4, but Mike Phillips tripled for the Cards in the ninth and counted on Brock's third hit.

Padres 4, Giants 3 at San Diego (night game):
Capping a two-run rally in the ninth inning, Kurt Bevacqua singled with the bases loaded and two out to bring the Padres a 4-3 victory over the Giants. After the Giants took a 3-2 lead in the ninth on a run-scoring double by Mike Ivie, the Padres began their comeback with one out when pinch-hitter Dan Briggs singled. Paul Dade followed with a single and pinch-hitter Bobby Tolan also singled to plate the tying run. Gene Tenace struck out before the Giants walked Dave Winfield intentionally to load the bases in a move that backfired when Bevacqua hit his winning single. Gaylord Perry pitched the first seven innings for the Padres and struck out five to increase his career total to 3,120, moving him into second place on the all-time list ahead of Bob Gibson. Walter Johnson is the leader with 3,508.