MLB standings through games of July 31, 1979

MLB standings at the end of July 31, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	105	71	34	0	.676		518	389	39-11	32-23	8-2	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	102	62	40	0	.608	7.5	543	439	36-14	26-26	4-6	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	106	63	43	0	.594	8.5	525	446	35-17	28-26	5-5	Lost 2
New York Yankees	105	57	48	0	.543	14.0	473	430	32-19	25-29	6-4	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	103	53	50	0	.515	17.0	502	495	26-21	27-29	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	105	53	52	0	.505	18.0	478	520	29-23	24-29	10-0	Won 10
Toronto Blue Jays	106	32	74	0	.302	39.5	378	547	17-34	15-40	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	107	61	46	0	.570		581	472	34-21	27-25	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	103	55	48	0	.534	4.0	520	466	26-25	29-23	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	104	55	49	0	.529	4.5	478	434	33-25	22-24	3-7	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	104	52	52	0	.500	7.5	537	550	28-25	24-27	7-3	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	105	46	59	0	.438	14.0	480	510	20-35	26-24	2-8	Lost 6
Seattle Mariners	108	45	63	0	.417	16.5	476	554	25-29	20-34	3-7	Lost 1
Oakland A's	107	30	77	0	.280	31.0	368	605	19-37	11-40	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	100	57	43	0	.570		451	378	34-16	23-27	5-5	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	103	57	45	1	.559	1.0	474	419	27-24	30-21	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	100	54	46	0	.540	3.0	452	454	30-21	24-25	4-6	Lost 4
Philadelphia Phillies	104	54	49	1	.524	4.5	458	465	31-20	23-29	3-7	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	101	51	49	1	.510	6.0	463	446	30-23	21-26	6-4	Lost 2
New York Mets	100	43	56	1	.434	13.5	381	431	23-23	20-33	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	108	61	47	0	.565		396	411	36-19	25-28	7-3	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	109	58	51	0	.532	3.5	503	458	29-23	29-28	7-3	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	107	52	55	0	.486	8.5	499	492	26-25	26-30	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	108	49	59	0	.454	12.0	416	452	30-28	19-31	4-6	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	106	45	61	0	.425	15.0	490	519	28-23	17-38	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	106	43	63	0	.406	17.0	484	542	25-30	18-33	3-7	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 8, Mariners 1 at California (night game):
Completing his fifth game in his last eight starts, Dave Frost pitched the Angels to an 8-1 decision over the Mariners. The Angels were blanked for the first five innings before Don Baylor led off the sixth with a double. Brian Downing walked and both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Byron McLaughlin relieved starter Rob Dressler for the Mariners and Bobby Grich stroked a single to center, giving the Angels a 2-1 lead. The Angels broke the game open with five runs in the seventh, highlighted by a run-scoring double by Dan Ford and consecutive RBI singles by Willie Aikens, Downing, Rick Miller and Grich. Ford blasted a solo homer in the eighth.

Yankees 7, White Sox 3 at Chicago (night game):
A three-run homer by Jim Spencer highlighted a 7-3 victory by the Yankees over the White Sox. Spencer's round-tripper came in the fourth inning and followed a single by Lou Piniella and walk to Graig Nettles. The Yankees scored three more runs in the sixth stanza on an RBI double by Nettles, run-scoring infield single by Bobby Murcer and RBI fielder's choice by Jerry Narron.

[DH] Indians 11, Red Sox 10 (night game) / Indians 3, Red Sox 0 at Cleveland (night game):
Roaring to their ninth and 10th straight victories, the Indians captured a doubleheader from the Red Sox, 11-10 in 11 innings, and 3-0. In the opener, the Tribe scored five runs to tie the score in the bottom of the ninth, the tying run coming home on a two-out wild pitch by Red Sox reliever Bill Campbell. Rick Manning opened the Indians' 11th with a single and reached second on a sacrifice. Dick Drago replaced Campbell on the mound and one out later, Toby Harrah drilled a double to drive in the winning run. In the nightcap, Len Barker and Sid Monge combined on a two-hitter as Barker got credit for his first victory since April 23, 1978. The Indians scored all their runs in the fourth inning. Cliff Johnson and Harrah singled and Johnson came home when right fielder Dwight Evans threw wildly to third. Ron Hassey singled in Harrah, took second on the throw home and scored on a single by Tom Veryzer.

Royals 6, Blue Jays 5 at Kansas City (night game):
A two-run homer by George Scott in the seventh inning lifted the Royals to a 6-5 victory over the Blue Jays. The Royals trailed, 5-4, going into the last of the seventh, when Al Cowens led off with a single. Scott then unloaded over the left field wall for his first homer in 36 games with Kansas City.

Orioles 9, Brewers 5 at Milwaukee (night game):
Posting their 12th victory in the last 14 games, the Orioles prevailed over the Brewers, 9-5. The Birds led by only 5-4 in the ninth inning when Eddie Murray blasted a grand-slam homer to put the game safely away. The Orioles scored four times in the third inning on a single by John Lowenstein, a stolen base, throwing error by Brewer catcher Buck Martinez, single by Rick Dempsey, double by Rich Dauer and two-run homer by Ken Singleton. Dempsey hit a solo homer in the fifth.

A's 2, Twins 1 at Oakland (night game):
The winning run scored on a wild pitch in the ninth inning as the A's shaded the Twins, 2-1. The score was 1-1 when Jeff Newman smashed a one-out triple. Jim Essian received an intentional walk before Twin hurler Geoff Zahn uncorked a pitch that bounced off catcher Butch Wynegar, enabling pinch-runner Larry Murray to race across the plate with the decisive tally. Steve McCatty went the route for the third time this season in registering his seventh victory.

Rangers 11, Tigers 3 at Texas (night game):
The Rangers unleashed a 16-hit attack in breezing to an 11-3 rout of the Tigers. Dave Roberts capped a three-run fourth inning with a two-run double and Nelson Norman drilled a two-run double to climax a five-run outburst in the fifth. Doc Medich went the route to record his fifth victory of the season.

Padres 10, Braves 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Dave Winfield went 5-for-5 and drove in four runs to highlight an 18-hit bombardment as the Padres thumped the Braves, 10-3. The Padres scored twice in the fifth inning on consecutive doubles by Dave Winfield and Jerry Turner and a single by Ozzie Smith. After Winfield and Turner stroked run-scoring singles in the sixth, the Padres tallied three more in the eighth on a triple by Kurt Bevacqua, single by Winfield, double by Turner, sacrifice fly by Gene Tenace and single by Smith. Bevacqua and Winfield clouted back-to-back homers in the ninth.

Dodgers 7, Reds 6 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Dodgers withstood a last-ditch rally by the Reds and hung on to post a 7- 6 triumph. The Dodgers scored three times in the first inning on a walk and singles by Bill Russell, Steve Garvey, Dusty Baker and Joe Ferguson. Steve Yeager singled a run home in the third inning and Baker singled home another in the seventh. A two-run triple by Russell in the eighth completed the Dodger scoring. Ray Knight slammed a bases-loaded double for the Reds in the ninth and scored on a double by Hector Cruz before Dave Patterson came on to record the final two outs and save the game.

Astros 6, Giants 4 at Houston (night game):
Although needing relief help, Joe Niekro became the first 15-game winner in the majors as the Astros posted a 6-4 triumph over the Giants. The Astros scored three runs in each of the first two innings. Craig Reynolds and Terry Puhl stroked consecutive doubles in the first inning and Enas Cabell and Jeff Leonard followed with consecutive singles for the Astros' first three markers. Reynolds knocked in a pair of runs in the second frame with a triple and scored on a groundout by Puhl.

Expos 5, Cardinals 0 at Montreal (night game):
Emerging from the bullpen, Rudy May made his first start of the season and pitched the Expos to a 5-0 victory over the Cardinals. The Expos scored in the first inning when Rodney Scott doubled, reached third when left fielder Jerry Mumphrey misplayed the hit and came home on a ground out by Andre Dawson. Gary Carter doubled and Larry Parrish homered for a pair in the second. The final two runs were registered in the sixth on a single by Dawson and doubles by Carter and Ellis Valentine.

Phillies 4, Cubs 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Four hits by Pete Rose paced the attack as the Phillies defeated the Cubs, 4-1. Bake McBride, the first batter of the game for the Phils, got an inside-the-park homer when outfielders Jerry Martin and Scot Thompson collided trying to chase down his line drive. In the fifth inning, Larry Bowa walked, advanced to second on a sacrifice by Nino Espinosa, took third on a single by McBride and scored when McBride stole second and catcher Barry Foote threw the ball into center field. A single by Rose scored McBride and a double by Greg Luzinski plated Rose.

Mets 2, Pirates 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
With three pitchers combining on a four-hitter, the Mets edged the Pirates, 2-1. The Mets scored both their runs in the third inning. Frank Taveras drew a leadoff walk and came around to score on singles by Richie Hebner and Lee Mazzilli. A groundout by Willie Montanez then plated Hebner with what proved to be the winning run. The Pirates' only score came in the seventh on a bases-loaded walk.