MLB standings through games of July 30, 1979

MLB standings at the end of July 30, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	104	70	34	0	.673		509	384	39-11	31-23	8-2	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	100	62	38	0	.620	6.0	533	425	36-14	26-24	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	105	63	42	0	.600	7.5	520	437	35-16	28-26	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	104	56	48	0	.538	14.0	466	427	32-19	24-29	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	102	53	49	0	.520	16.0	499	484	26-21	27-28	7-3	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	103	51	52	0	.495	18.5	464	510	27-23	24-29	8-2	Won 8
Toronto Blue Jays	105	32	73	0	.305	38.5	373	541	17-34	15-39	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	106	60	46	0	.566		573	471	33-21	27-25	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	102	55	47	0	.539	3.0	519	464	26-25	29-22	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	103	54	49	0	.524	4.5	467	431	32-25	22-24	2-8	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	103	51	52	0	.495	7.5	531	545	27-25	24-27	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	104	46	58	0	.442	13.0	477	503	20-34	26-24	2-8	Lost 5
Seattle Mariners	107	45	62	0	.421	15.5	475	546	25-29	20-33	3-7	Won 1
Oakland A's	106	29	77	0	.274	31.0	366	604	18-37	11-40	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	99	56	43	0	.566		446	378	33-16	23-27	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	102	57	44	1	.564		473	417	27-23	30-21	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	99	54	45	0	.545	2.0	451	450	30-21	24-24	5-5	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	103	53	49	1	.520	4.5	454	464	30-20	23-29	3-7	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	100	51	48	1	.515	5.0	463	441	30-23	21-25	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	99	42	56	1	.429	13.5	379	430	23-23	19-33	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	107	60	47	0	.561		390	407	35-19	25-28	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	108	58	50	0	.537	2.5	497	451	29-22	29-28	7-3	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	106	52	54	0	.491	7.5	495	486	26-25	26-29	5-5	Won 2
San Diego Padres	107	48	59	0	.449	12.0	406	449	30-28	18-31	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	105	44	61	0	.419	15.0	483	513	28-23	16-38	6-4	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	105	43	62	0	.410	16.0	481	532	25-29	18-33	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Mariners 8, Angels 0 at California (night game):
Willie Horton clouted a pair of homers and drove in six runs as the Mariners crushed the Angels, 8-0, behind the four-hit pitching of Mike Parrott. The Mariners scored their first run in the second inning on consecutive doubles by Tom Paciorek and Bob Stinson. Horton blasted a three-run round-tripper in the sixth. He added a solo homer in the eighth and smacked a two-run single in the ninth.

Yankees 7, White Sox 2 at Chicago (night game):
A bases-loaded triple by Willie Randolph climaxed a five-run sixth inning as the Yankees pounded the White Sox, 7-2. After an RBI single by Thurman Munson gave the Bronx Bombers a 2-1 lead in the fifth, the Yanks broke the game open in the sixth when Graig Nettles stroked a one-out single, went to third on a single by Roy White and scored on a squeeze bunt by Jerry Narron. After a walk to Fred Stanley loaded the bases, Randolph clouted his three-bagger.

Indians 6, Red Sox 5 at Cleveland (night game):
Extending their winning streak to eight games, the Indians prevailed over the Red Sox, 6-5. The score was 4-4 in the eighth inning when Gary Alexander snapped the tie with a solo homer. The Tribe added an insurance marker later in the frame on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Bonds. Earlier in the game, Bonds capped a four-run fourth inning with a two-run round-tripper.

Royals 9, Blue Jays 0 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals breezed to a 9-0 victory over the Blue Jays behind the three-hit pitching of Larry Gura. K. C. scored twice in the first inning on an RBI groundout by Amos Otis and run-scoring single by Pete LaCock. Darrell Porter knocked in a run in the third inning with a groundout and capped a six-run sixth stanza with a two-run single.

Orioles 2, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
Yielding just one hit over 8 2/3 innings -- a homer by Charlie Moore in the third inning -- Steve Stone, with relief help from Tippy Martinez, pitched the Orioles to a 2-1 triumph over the Brewers. The Birds' runs came in the sixth inning on a single by Kiko Garcia and two-run homer by Al Bumbry.

Twins 3, A's 0 at Oakland (night game):
Scattering six hits, Dave Goltz pitched the Twins to a 3-0 whitewashing of the A's. The Twins scored their first run in the fourth inning when Rob Wilfong beat out a bunt, took third on a single by Ken Landreaux and scored when Oakland first baseman Wayne Gross misplayed a grounder by Roy Smalley. A two-run double by Ken Landreaux in the fifth inning closed out the scoring.

Tigers 6, Rangers 4 at Texas (night game):
A sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Al Greene broke a 4-4 tie in the eighth inning and lifted the Tigers to a 6-4 triumph over the Rangers. The Tigers loaded the bases in the eighth on walks to Jason Thompson and pinch-hitter Champ Summers and a single by Aurelio Rodriguez. Greene then hit a fly ball deep to left field off Ranger reliever Jim Kern. A ninth-inning single by Jerry Morales drove home an insurance run for the Tigers.

Reds 9, Dodgers 4 at Cincinnati (night game):
Ray Knight hit two homers in the game and Harry Spilman and Hector Cruz both doubled with the bases loaded in a five-run eighth inning to carry the Reds to a 9-4 triumph over the Dodgers. Knight connected for his 5th and 6th round-trippers of the season to drive in three of his four runs. The Reds scored off L.A. starter Rick Sutcliffe, who left in the sixth frame. A bunt single by Dan Driessen and walks to Knight and Rick Auerbach preceded a two-run pinch-double by Spilman. After Dave Collins walked to reload the sacks, Cruz cleared them with his two-bagger.

Giants 8, Astros 0 at Houston (night game):
Bob Knepper pitched a five-hitter and drove in four runs as the Giants blanked the Astros, 8-0. The first Giants' run came in the second inning on an RBI double by Roger Metzger. In the fifth frame, the Giants scored two more on RBI singles by Joe Strain and Willie McCovey. Knepper drove home a tally with a squeeze bunt in the sixth inning and drilled a three-run double in the seventh.

[DH] Cardinals 7, Expos 2 (night game) / Expos 5, Cardinals 1 at Montreal (night game):
The Expos and Cardinals divided a doubleheader, the Cardinals winning the first game, 7-2, and the Expos capturing the nightcap, 5-1. A bases-loaded homer by Keith Hernandez was the big blow of the opener. The score was 2-2 in the seventh inning when Mike Tyson opened with a single and was forced at second on an attempted sacrifice by John Denny, After Garry Templeton singled, Woodie Fryman came on in relief of Bill Lee for the Expos. Jerry Mumphrey drew a walk to load the bases and Hernandez then connected for his grand slam. The next batter, Ted Simmons, also hit a homer. Four homers -- two by Ellis Valentine -- powered the Expos to victory in the second game. All of the round-trippers came with the bases empty -- Valentine in the fourth and sixth innings, Chris Speier in the fourth and Larry Parrish in the second.

Phillies 5, Cubs 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
Ending their six-game losing streak, the Phillies edged the Cubs, 5-4, in 10 innings. The winning rally began when Mike Schmidt opened the Phillie 10th with a single, stole second as Mike Anderson struck out and reached third on a wild pitch. After Bob Boone and Garry Maddox were intentionally walked to load the bases, Manny Trillo stroked a single to left to plate Schmidt with the winning run. The Cubs had trailed, 4-0, in the eighth but tied the contest on an RBI single by pinch-hitter Ken Henderson, two-run triple by Ivan DeJesus and run-scoring single by Bill Buckner.

Pirates 8, Mets 5 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A three-run rally in the eighth inning lifted the Pirates to an 8-5 victory over the Mets. The score was 5-5 when John Milner led off the Bucs' eighth with a single, went to third on a single by Bill Madlock and scored on a single by Ed Ott.