MLB standings through games of August 6, 1979

MLB standings at the end of August 6, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	110	74	36	0	.673		535	403	39-11	35-25	7-3	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	108	67	41	0	.620	6.0	597	462	36-14	31-27	6-4	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	112	64	48	0	.571	11.0	546	498	36-22	28-26	3-7	Lost 3
New York Yankees	110	60	50	0	.545	14.0	494	443	34-21	26-29	5-5	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	108	55	53	0	.509	18.0	519	512	28-23	27-30	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	110	55	55	0	.500	19.0	506	559	31-26	24-29	7-3	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	111	33	78	0	.297	41.5	407	582	18-37	15-41	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	113	64	49	0	.566		612	500	34-22	30-27	6-4	Won 1
Texas Rangers	109	58	51	0	.532	4.0	514	461	34-25	24-26	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	109	57	52	0	.523	5.0	544	500	28-27	29-25	3-7	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	110	56	54	0	.509	6.5	570	579	29-25	27-29	7-3	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	109	48	61	0	.440	14.0	496	533	20-36	28-25	2-8	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	113	48	65	0	.425	16.0	502	578	27-31	21-34	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	112	33	79	0	.295	30.5	391	623	20-38	13-41	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	110	63	46	1	.578		514	441	33-25	30-21	7-3	Won 5
Montreal Expos	106	61	45	0	.575	0.5	485	403	38-18	23-27	7-3	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	106	57	49	0	.538	4.5	480	482	33-22	24-27	3-7	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	112	56	55	1	.505	8.0	489	509	31-20	25-35	4-6	Lost 6
St. Louis Cardinals	107	53	53	1	.500	8.5	486	473	30-23	23-30	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	107	46	60	1	.434	15.5	409	469	24-25	22-35	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	113	66	47	0	.584		418	423	41-19	25-28	8-2	Won 6
Cincinnati Reds	114	62	52	0	.544	4.5	536	472	33-24	29-28	7-3	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	112	53	59	0	.473	12.5	517	521	26-25	27-34	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	113	50	63	0	.442	16.0	430	484	30-28	20-35	3-7	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	111	48	63	0	.432	17.0	519	543	31-24	17-39	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	113	45	68	0	.398	21.0	505	568	27-30	18-38	3-7	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 5, Orioles 4 at New York (night game):
Driving in all of his team's runs, Bobby Murcer led the Yankees to a 5-4 triumph over the Orioles. With the Yankees behind, 4-0, in the seventh inning, Murcer unloaded a three-run homer. Bucky Dent opened the Yankee ninth with a walk and went to third when Willie Randolph's sacrifice bunt was thrown into right field by Bird pitcher Tippy Martinez. Randolph reached second on the play. Murcer then followed with a shot into the left field corner that scored the tying and winning runs.

Angels 5, A's 2 at Oakland (night game):
Blasting a three-run homer in the second inning and run-scoring double in the fifth, Bobby Grich led the Angels' attack in a 5-2 decision over the A's. Ralph Botting yielded only three hits in 7 2/3 innings and, with help from Mark Clear, picked up his second victory in the majors.

Mariners 7, Twins 4 at Seattle (night game):
Driving in three runs with a triple and single, Larry Cox paced the Mariners to a 7-4 triumph over the Twins. The Mariners scored four times in the third inning as Cox and Willie Horton each hit RBI singles and Julio Cruz and Bruce Bochte each produced run-scoring doubles. Cox unloaded a two-run triple in the sixth stanza and the Mariners' final marker came in the eighth frame on a run-scoring single by Mario Mendoza.

Royals 16, Blue Jays 12 at Toronto (night game):
In a Pier 6 donnybrook, the Royals outlasted the Blue Jays, 16-12. K.C. scored 11 runs in the seventh, three driven home on two singles by Freddie Patek. George Brett had a pair of two-run singles in the same frame and Pete LaCock stroked a two-run single. Patek added a two-run single in the eighth. All 17 Royal hits were singles.

Reds 3, Braves 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Mike LaCoss raised his record to 12-4 as the Reds prevailed over the Braves, 3-1. The Reds tallied twice in their first turn at bat when they filled the bases on walks, Ray Knight delivered a sacrifice fly and Hector Cruz belted a double. They added their third run in the fifth frame when Johnny Bench singled, took third on a single by Knight and came home when Brave second baseman Jerry Royster mishandled the throw from the outfield.

Giants 7, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (day game):
Scattering seven hits and hurling his first complete game of the season, Ed Whitson pitched the Giants to a 7-1 victory over the Dodgers. The Giants broke their five-game losing streak and beat the Dodgers for the first time in nine tries. They scored three times in the fourth inning on a double by Joe Strain, walk to Mike Ivie, RBI single by Terry Whitfield, walk to Johnnie LeMaster and two-run single by Dennis Littlejohn. Frisco added single runs in the fifth and eighth on run-scoring singles by Jack Clark and Whitson.