MLB standings through games of August 4, 1979

MLB standings at the end of August 4, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	108	74	34	0	.685		529	395	39-11	35-23	8-2	Won 6
Boston Red Sox	106	65	41	0	.613	8.0	571	455	36-14	29-27	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	110	64	46	0	.582	11.0	539	472	36-20	28-26	4-6	Lost 1
New York Yankees	108	58	50	0	.537	16.0	486	437	32-21	26-29	4-6	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	107	55	52	0	.514	18.5	517	509	28-22	27-30	6-4	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	108	54	54	0	.500	20.0	497	543	30-25	24-29	8-2	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	109	33	76	0	.303	41.5	391	561	18-35	15-41	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	110	62	48	0	.564		595	484	34-22	28-26	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	107	57	50	0	.533	3.5	498	452	34-25	23-25	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	106	56	50	0	.528	4.0	526	481	27-26	29-24	3-7	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	108	54	54	0	.500	7.0	551	565	29-25	25-29	6-4	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	108	47	61	0	.435	14.0	491	529	20-36	27-25	2-8	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	111	47	64	0	.423	15.5	487	565	26-30	21-34	5-5	Lost 1
Oakland A's	110	32	78	0	.291	30.0	380	610	20-37	12-41	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	104	60	44	0	.577		476	396	37-17	23-27	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	108	61	46	1	.570	0.5	497	431	31-25	30-21	7-3	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	104	56	48	0	.538	4.0	473	475	32-21	24-27	4-6	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	110	56	53	1	.514	6.5	479	492	31-20	25-33	4-6	Lost 4
St. Louis Cardinals	105	52	52	1	.500	8.0	479	466	30-23	22-29	5-5	Lost 2
New York Mets	105	45	59	1	.433	15.0	402	460	24-25	21-34	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	112	65	47	0	.580		415	421	40-19	25-28	7-3	Won 5
Cincinnati Reds	112	60	52	0	.536	5.0	524	470	31-24	29-28	7-3	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	110	52	58	0	.473	12.0	509	512	26-25	26-33	4-6	Lost 4
San Diego Padres	112	50	62	0	.446	15.0	429	475	30-28	20-34	3-7	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	109	47	62	0	.431	16.5	510	535	30-23	17-39	6-4	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	111	45	66	0	.405	19.5	502	562	27-30	18-36	3-7	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 12, Rangers 8 at Cleveland (day game):
A grand-slam homer by Toby Harrah in the first inning started the Indians off to a 12-8 victory in a slugfest with the Rangers. A double by Bobby Bonds around a pair of walks loaded the bases for Harrah's smash. Gary Alexander followed with a solo swat to make it 5-0. Other productive hits in the Indians' subsequent attack included two-run singles by Tom Veryzer and Rick Manning. Homers accounted for seven of the Rangers' runs. Buddy Bell and Dave Roberts each connected with two men on base and John Ellis with the sacks empty.

Tigers 5, Royals 2 at Detroit (day game):
Making his first major league start, Mike Chris flirted with a no-hitter for six innings before the rookie lefthander gave up two runs in the seventh when John Hiller relieved to complete the Tigers' 5-2 victory over the Royals. Frank White drew Chris' third walk to open the seventh and Hal McRae followed with a double to spoil the youngster's no-hit bid. Al Cowens followed with a single to plate the Royals' pair. The Tigers scored twice in the third on a single by Ron LeFlore, a stolen base, triple by Lou Whitaker and double by Steve Kemp. John Wockenfuss doubled and Jason Thompson singled for a run in the sixth before the Tigers clinched the verdict with an unearned pair in the seventh.

Red Sox 8, Brewers 6 at Milwaukee (day game):
With two out in the second inning, Carlton Fisk and Carl Yastrzemski each smashed a three-run homer, powering the Red Sox to an 8-6 victory over the Brewers. Dwight Evans walked and Rick Burleson singled ahead of Fisk's blow, breaking a 2-2 tie. Reggie Cleveland, who started for the Brewers, was lifted after passing Fred Lynn. Bob Galasso relieved and walked Jim Rice before being tagged for Yastrzemski's homer. Allen Ripley, making his first start of the year for the Red Sox, came out a winner although rapped for 11 hits in 7 2/3 innings. Dick Drago finished.

Angels 7, Twins 1 at Minnesota (day game):
Hitting a pair of singles, Brian Downing drove in two runs and scored one to pace the Angels to a 7-1 victory over the Twins. Downing collected his RBIs with a single in the first inning and then singled again and scored on a triple by Joe Rudi in the eighth. Carney Lansford iced the decision with a two-run homer in the ninth.

Orioles 5, Yankees 4 at New York (night game):
The Orioles erupted for five runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Yankees, 5-4, for their sixth straight victory and 15th in last the 17 games. Lou Piniella batted in two runs with a double and single as the Yankees took a 4-0 lead. The Orioles' rally in the eighth began with a single by Kiko Garcia, double by Rick Dempsey and two-run double by Al Bumbry. Ken Singleton singled to drive in Bumbry. After taking third on a single by Terry Crowley, Singleton counted the tying run on a sacrifice fly by John Lowenstein, knocking out Jim Kaat. Rich Gossage relieved and was tagged for singles by Lee May and Billy Smith, producing the Orioles' winning run.

A's 5, Mariners 3 at Seattle (night game):
Homers by Tony Armas, Dave Revering and Dwayne Murphy helped the A's defeat the Mariners, 5-3. Armas, leading off the fifth inning, broke a 1-1 tie with his circuit clout. Mitchell Page drove in another run in the same stanza with a single. Revering rapped his round-tripper in the sixth and Murphy closed out the A's scoring with a solo swat in the seventh. Dan Meyer drove in two runs for the Mariners with a homer and an infield out.

Blue Jays 5, White Sox 2 at Toronto (night game):
A bases-loaded single by Rick Bosetti with two out in the eighth inning carried the Blue Jays to a 5-2 victory over the White Sox. The Blue Jays counted their first two runs in the second on a single by Rico Carty and a homer by Otto Velez. After the White Sox came back to tie the score, Alfredo Griffin led off the Blue Jays' eighth with a single and Bob Bailor walked. The next two batters went out, but Velez drew a pass to load the bases and Bosetti followed with his single, driving in two runs. Craig Kusick added an extra tally with an infield hit.

Cubs 8, Cardinals 6 at Chicago (day game):
Equalling his career high, Dave Kingman smashed his 37th homer, connecting with two men on base in the fourth inning, to pace the Cubs to an 8-6 victory over the Cardinals. Kingman, who also drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the first, previously hit 37 homers with the Mets in 1976. Bruce Sutter gained his 25th save, pitching the last 1 2/3 innings. Lou Brock collected three hits for the Cards to bring his career total to 2,991.

Reds 7, Padres 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Although 9-8 for the season, Fred Norman brought his record to 6-1 since June 27 by pitching the Reds to a 7-1 victory over the Padres. The lefthander allowed only four hits, while the Reds rapped 11, including three apiece by Dave Collins and Ray Knight.

[DH] Astros 4, Braves 3 (night game) / Astros 6, Braves 2 at Houston (night game):
After winning the opener, 4-2, on a pinch-single by Denny Walling in the ninth inning, the Astros completed the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with a 6-2 victory in the nightcap that saw Braves' knuckleballer Phil Niekro tie modern major league records for most wild pitches in one inning and in one game. In the lidlifter, the Braves rallied for three runs in the eighth on two walks, a double by by Rowland Office and single by Bob Horner to tie the score at 3-3, but the Astros won in the ninth. Enos Cabell singled, stole second and advanced to third on a single by Rafael Landestoy, who took second on the throw. After an intentional pass to Alan Ashby, Walling batted for Joe Sambito and hit an infield single to drive in the winning run. In the nightcap, Horner hit a two-run homer for the Braves in the fourth, but the Astros scored three runs in the fifth on four wild pitches by Niekro, who tied the record set by Walter Johnson in 1914. Niekro threw one more wild pitch in the sixth and another in the seventh, tying the game record of six set by J.R. Richard of the Astros earlier this season.

Dodgers 4, Giants 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
Delivering the 143rd pinch-hit of his career, one short of Smokey Burgess' major league record, Manny Mota batted in Joe Ferguson with a single in the 11th inning to give the Dodgers a 4-3 victory over the Giants. Homers by Jack Clark and Mike Ivie helped the Giants take a 3-1 lead before the Dodgers tied the score in the seventh with singles by Davey Lopes, Bill Russell, Steve Garvey and Ron Cey. In the 11th, Ferguson singled and was sacrificed to second by Steve Yeager. After Derrel Thomas was hit by a pitch, Mota batted for Gary Thomasson and came through with his winning single.

Mets 3, Expos 2 at Montreal (day game):
Jose Cardenal drove in his first run in a Mets' uniform and John Stearns smashed a two-run homer to account for a 3-2 victory, snapping the Expos' five-game winning streak. Cardenal delivered his RBI with a double in the third inning after a two-bagger by Doug Flynn. Stearns' homer in the fourth followed a single by Willie Montanez. The Expos counted their pair in the fifth on a triple by Larry Parrish, single by Chris Speier, sacrifice by Bill Lee and double by Warren Cromartie. Craig Swan, who started for the Mets, was hit on the right wrist by a batted ball and left the game after 5 2/3 innings.

Pirates 4, Phillies 0 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The largest Saturday afternoon crowd in Three Rivers Stadium history, 34,754, saw the Pirates shut out the Phillies, 4-0, behind the six-hit pitching of John Candelaria and Kent Tekulve. Candelaria, making his first start since suffering a minor injury to his chronically bad back in an auto accident July 31, gave up five hits in seven innings before Tekulve took over. The Pirates began the scoring with a double by Dave Parker and single by Willie Stargell in the third. In the Phillies' fifth, Pete Rose hit his 2,426th single to tie Honus Wagner's N. L. career record. The Pirates stowed away the decision with three runs in their half of the fifth, one scoring on a single by John Milner and two on a bases-loaded single by Ed Ott.