MLB standings at the end of August 2, 1979

A.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Baltimore Orioles	106	72	34	0	.679		523	391	39-11	33-23	8-2	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	104	64	40	0	.615	7.0	560	444	36-14	28-26	5-5	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	108	63	45	0	.583	10.0	528	461	35-19	28-26	4-6	Lost 4
New York Yankees	106	58	48	0	.547	14.0	482	431	32-19	26-29	6-4	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	104	53	51	0	.510	18.0	505	499	26-21	27-30	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	106	53	53	0	.500	19.0	482	527	29-24	24-29	9-1	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	107	32	75	0	.299	40.5	381	551	17-34	15-41	3-7	Lost 4

A.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
California Angels	108	61	47	0	.565		587	479	34-22	27-25	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	105	56	49	0	.533	3.5	482	437	34-25	22-24	3-7	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	104	55	49	0	.529	4.0	521	473	26-25	29-24	3-7	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	105	53	52	0	.505	6.5	541	553	29-25	24-27	7-3	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	106	46	60	0	.434	14.0	481	519	20-36	26-24	2-8	Lost 7
Seattle Mariners	109	46	63	0	.422	15.5	483	560	25-29	21-34	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	108	31	77	0	.287	30.0	375	606	20-37	11-40	5-5	Won 2

N.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Montreal Expos	102	59	43	0	.578		464	387	36-16	23-27	6-4	Won 4
Pittsburgh Pirates	105	58	46	1	.558	2.0	482	427	28-25	30-21	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	102	54	48	0	.529	5.0	461	467	30-21	24-27	2-8	Lost 6
Philadelphia Phillies	107	56	50	1	.528	5.0	475	477	31-20	25-30	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	103	52	50	1	.510	7.0	471	454	30-23	22-27	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	103	44	58	1	.431	15.0	393	448	24-25	20-33	5-5	Won 1

N.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Houston Astros	109	62	47	0	.569		401	415	37-19	25-28	7-3	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	110	59	51	0	.536	3.5	513	463	30-23	29-28	8-2	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	108	52	56	0	.481	9.5	503	497	26-25	26-31	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	110	49	61	0	.445	13.5	422	464	30-28	19-33	4-6	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	107	45	62	0	.421	16.0	495	529	28-23	17-39	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	108	45	63	0	.417	16.5	496	548	27-30	18-33	4-6	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 10, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
Bob Watson and Dwight Evans each clouted two homers and Butch Hobson hit one as the Red Sox overpowered the Brewers, 10-1. Watson and Hobson connected in succession in the second inning. Evans homered after Watson was hit by a pitch in the sixth. Watson delivered a two-run smash in the seventh and Evans hit his second homer of the game in the eighth.

Braves 7, Padres 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Backed by a 14-hit attack, Tony Brizzolara pitched his second complete game of the season as the Braves thumped the Padres, 7-2. The Braves broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning on an RBI single by Gary Matthews and added four runs in the sixth on an RBI single by Joe Nolan, two-run triple by Pepe Frias and run-scoring single by Jerry Royster.

Expos 6, Cubs 4 at Montreal (day game):
Dealing Chicago its sixth straight loss, the Expos downed the Cubs, 6-4. The Expos scored twice in the fifth inning on doubles by Andre Dawson and Larry Parrish, a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Dan Schatzeder. They picked up three more tallies in the sixth on an RBI triple by Ellis Valentine, double by Gary Carter and single by Parrish. The Expos' final run came in the eighth on an error by Cub shortstop Ivan DeJesus.

[DH] Phillies 7, Mets 4 (night game) / Mets 2, Phillies 1 at New York (night game):
The Phillies won the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-4, but were stopped by the Mets in the nightcap, 2-1. The Phils exploded for four runs in the first inning of the lidlifter. Bake McBride cracked a leadoff double and two outs later scored on a single by Greg Luzinski. After Bob Boone singled, Garry Maddox lined a two-run double and scored on a single by Manny Trillo. Luzinski slammed a two-run homer in the fifth. In the second game, Pete Falcone and Neil Allen combined on a five-hitter for Mets, who snapped a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning. Doug Flynn lined a leadoff single and moved to second on a sacrifice by Falcone. Rawly Eastwick replaced starter Kevin Saucier on the mound for the Phils and retired Gil Flores but then yielded a single by Frank Taveras that chased Flynn across the plate with the winning tally. Mike Schmidt had given the Phils a 1-0 lead in the fourth with his 37th homer of the season, but the Mets tied it in the fifth when Taveras walked, stole second and scored on a single by Lee Mazzilli.

Cardinals 5, Pirates 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A four-run outburst in the eighth innng lifted the Cardinals to a 5-4 triumph over the Pirates. Trailing, 4-1, the Cards began their winning rally with a one-out single by Ken Reitz, who went to third when Buc second sacker Rennie Stennett booted a grounder off the bat of Jerry Mumphrey. Starter Jim Rooker then was derricked in favor of Grant Jackson, who gave up runs on singles by Mike Tyson and Dane Iorg, a grounder by Garry Templeton and single by Keith Hernandez.