MLB standings through games of August 10, 1979

MLB standings at the end of August 10, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	114	76	38	0	.667		555	426	41-13	35-25	6-4	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	113	70	43	0	.619	5.5	623	485	39-16	31-27	7-3	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	116	66	50	0	.569	11.0	567	515	36-22	30-28	3-7	Lost 2
New York Yankees	114	61	53	0	.535	15.0	510	468	35-23	26-30	5-5	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	115	59	56	0	.513	17.5	561	551	32-24	27-32	6-4	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	115	58	57	0	.504	18.5	531	581	31-26	27-31	5-5	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	113	34	79	0	.301	41.5	413	594	19-38	15-41	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	116	65	51	0	.560		631	518	34-23	31-28	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	113	60	53	0	.531	3.5	560	511	29-28	31-25	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	114	59	55	0	.518	5.0	596	594	31-25	28-30	7-3	Won 3
Texas Rangers	115	59	56	0	.513	5.5	540	500	34-26	25-30	3-7	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	112	50	62	0	.446	13.0	513	543	20-36	30-26	4-6	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	116	49	67	0	.422	16.0	513	592	27-33	22-34	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	116	35	81	0	.302	30.0	409	644	21-39	14-42	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	115	65	49	1	.570		530	475	33-25	32-24	7-3	Won 1
Montreal Expos	111	62	49	0	.559	1.5	501	429	38-18	24-31	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	111	59	52	0	.532	4.5	519	510	35-23	24-29	5-5	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	113	59	53	1	.527	5.0	527	491	32-23	27-30	7-3	Won 7
Philadelphia Phillies	117	60	56	1	.517	6.0	509	524	35-21	25-35	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	113	47	65	1	.420	17.0	428	499	25-30	22-35	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	117	68	49	0	.581		435	439	41-19	27-30	8-2	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	118	64	54	0	.542	4.5	548	481	35-25	29-29	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	116	55	61	0	.474	12.5	530	543	28-27	27-34	3-7	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	117	52	65	0	.444	16.0	446	499	31-28	21-37	4-6	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	115	51	64	0	.443	16.0	543	558	33-25	18-39	7-3	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	117	46	71	0	.393	22.0	512	580	27-31	19-40	2-8	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 8, Yankees 6 at Baltimore (night game):
Eddie Murray drove in two runs to tie the score with a double in the seventh inning and counted the go-ahead run on a single by Lee May as the Orioles came from behind to defeat the Yankees, 8-6. Benny Ayala hit a two-run homer for the Orioles and drove in another run with a single, but the Yankees had two-run blows by Oscar Gamble and Chris Chambliss to take a 6-4 lead. In the Orioles' rally, Ken Singleton and Gary Roenicke hit singles and both scored on Murray's two-out double. May's hit then put the Orioles ahead and they added an insurance run in the eighth on a single by Mark Belanger, double by Al Bumbry and an error by Yankee center fielder Bobb Brown on Bumbry's two-bagger.

Red Sox 5, Brewers 4 at Boston (night game):
Tom Poquette hit his first homer of the season to tie the score in the seventh inning and the Red Sox followed with another run on a single by Fred Lynn and double by Jim Rice to beat the Brewers, 5-4. Lynn also homered in the game and Poquette drove in a run with a single, while the Brewers had round-trippers by Sixto Lezcano and Gorman Thomas.

Mariners 8, Angels 6 at California (night game):
The Mariners erupted for three runs in the 14th inning and defeated the Angels, 8-6. Dan Ford, who hit for the cycle, homered for the Angels in the fifth inning for his eighth straight hit, equaling the California club record set by current manager Jim Fregosi in 1966. After striking out in the seventh to end his string, Ford temporarily saved the Angels from defeat in the 12th after the Mariners had gone ahead, 5-4. Ford tripled and scored the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Don Baylor. In the 14th, Julio Cruz ignited the Mariners' outburst with a double, Ruppert Jones bunted safely and Bruce Bochte, who earlier had a two-run homer, singled to drive in Cruz. After a bunt by Willie Horton and intentional pass to Dan Meyer, Joe Simpson hit a two-run single, enabling the Mariners to shake off a run by the Angels in their half of the 14th.

[DH] Royals 7, Tigers 6 (night game) / Royals 7, Tigers 3 at Kansas City (night game):
After coming from behind with two runs in the ninth inning to win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-6, the Royals completed the sweep by defeating the Tigers in the second game, 7-3. In the opener, Steve Kemp hit a two-run homer for the Tigers, but the Royals forged ahead, 5-3, before the Tigers rallied for three runs in the ninth on two walks, a single by Lance Parrish, double by Al Greene and sacrifice fly by Alan Trammell. Hal McRae ignited the Royals' rally in their half with a homer to tie the score. Darrell Porter then walked and Pete LaCock and Amos Otis hit back-to-back singles to produce the winning run. Frank White started the Royals' scoring in the second game with an inside-the-park homer. White also walked and singled and counted twice more. Willie Wilson drove in two runs with a single in the second. John Wockenfuss accounted for the Tigers' tallies, hitting a homer with two men on base in the seventh.

[DH] A's 6, Twins 5 (night game) / Twins 3, A's 2 at Minnesota (night game):
Splitting a pair of overtime games, the A's won the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 6-5, in 11 innings and the Twins carne back to take the nightcap, 3-2, in 12 innings. In the lidlifter, the A's rallied against Mike Marshall in the ninth with a triple by Tony Armas and single by Mike Heath that sent home pinch-runner Larr yMurray to tie the score, and then beat the Twins' ace reliever in the 11th when Mitchell Page and Dave Chalk singled and Heath hit a sacrifice fly. Butch Wynegar set up the Twins' winning run in the second game, hitting a double to open the 12th. Willie Norwood ran for Wynegar. After an intentional pass to Ron Jackson, Mike Cubbage also walked to load the bases and Ken Landreaux ended the long night of baseball action with a game-winning single.

Indians 6, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
Although rapped for 11 hits, Len Barker traveled the distance for the first time this season and pitched the Indians to a 6-1 victory over the Rangers. Richie Zisk batted in the Rangers' run with a single in the third inning. The Indians took the lead with run-scoring singles by Toby Harrah and Ron Hassey in the fourth and clinched the decision with three more runs in the fifth, two crossing plate on a double by Andre Thornton. Barker was with the Rangers last season and this victory was his second in a week over his former teammates following a 6-2 triumph August 5.

Astros 2, Braves 1 at Atlanta (night game):
Joe Niekro, who pitched 8 1/3 innings before Joe Sambito came in to save the game, posted his 16th victory when the Astros edged the Braves, 2-1. Rowland Office batted in the Braves' run with a single in the first. The Astros were shut out by Eddie Solomon until the eighth when Enos Cabell sparked a rally with a single and took third on a single by Jeff Leonard. After Leonard moved to second on a passed ball, Art Howe lashed a single to drive in the Astros' two runs. Sambito relieved Niekro with a man on base in the ninth and gained his 15th save.

[DH] Mets 7, Expos 1 (night game) / Expos 6, Mets 5 at New York (night game):
The Mets knocked out Ross Grimsley in the first inning and scored six runs to win the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-1, but the Expos gained a split with a 6-5 victory in the nightcap on the slugging of Larry Parrish and Andre Dawson. The Mets' outburst in the first game included a two-run double by Joel Youngblood and a two-run single by Doug Flynn. Chris Speier homered in the third for the Expos' lone run off Craig Swan. In the second game, Parrish pounded out four hits, including two doubles and a homer, and Dawson added a two-run homer. A double by Parrish and single by Duffy Dyer in the sixth inning produced what proved to be the Expos' deciding run. Ed Kranepool had four hits for the Mets and Lee Mazzilli smashed a three-run homer in the ninth.

[DH] Phillies 4, Pirates 3 (night game) / Pirates 3, Phillies 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
Playing before 63,346, the largest regular-season crowd in Philadelphia history, the Phillies won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3, in 12 innings and then lost the second game to the Pirates, 3-2. In the opener, Phil Garner homered for the Pirates in the second inning. Pete Rose drove in a run for the Phillies in the sixth with a triple for his 1,000th career RBI and scored on a single by Del Unser to give the Phils a 3-1 lead, but Dave Parker hit a two-run homer in the eighth to tie the score. Bake McBride opened the Phils' 12th with a single and was forced by Bob Boone. After a second out, Greg Luzinski walked and Bud Harrelson won the game with a single. In the nightcap, the Pirates scored all their runs in the fourth inning on a single by Garner, pass to Parker, triple by Bill Robinson and double by Bill Madlock.

Padres 3, Reds 2 at San Diego (night game):
Randy Jones not only pitched a four-hitter but singled in the sixth inning to touch off a three-run rally that carried the Padres to a 3-2 victory over the Reds. After Jones' hit, Ozzie Smith also singled and Paul Dade tripled to put the Padres ahead, 2-1. Dave Winfield popped up, but Jerry Turner bunted safely down the third base line and Dade scored the deciding run.

Dodgers 9, Giants 0 at San Francisco (night game):
Don Sutton set the Dodgers' shutout record with the 50th of his career in a 9-0 victory over the Giants. The veteran righthander, who moved out of a tie for the record with Don Drysdale, held the Giants to five hits. The Dodgers exploded for six of their runs in the second inning with three homers -- a solo shot by Ron Cey, grand slam by Derrel Thomas and the 25th homer of the season by Davey Lopes, who set a Dodger record for slugging by a second baseman. Mickey Hatcher hit his first major league homer for another run in the fifth. Bill North set a Giants' record for stolen bases, pilfering his 49th of the season in the eighth inning.

[DH] Cardinals 13, Cubs 8 (night game) / Cardinals 5, Cubs 3 at St. Louis (night game):
The Cardinals extended their winning streak to seven games by defeating the Cubs in a twi-night doubleheader, 13-8 and 5-3. Jerry Mumphrey drove in three runs with an inside-the-park homer for the Cards in the opener and Garry Templeton had four hits, batting in two runs and scoring three. Lou Brock had two of the Cards' 10 hits in the nightcap to bring his career total to 2,994. Brock singled, stole second and scored on a single by Keith Hernandez in the third inning. Another single by Brock and a stolen base sparked a four-run outburst in the fifth. Mumphrey singled for his third hit of the game and fifth of the doubleheader to drive in Brock. Keith Hernandez, who had four hits, doubled to score Mumphrey and Bernie Carbo then accounted for the Cards' winning margin with a two-run homer. Dave Kingman hit his 38th and 39th homers, one in each game.