MLB standings through games of August 11, 1979

MLB standings at the end of August 11, 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	114	70	44	0	.614	6.0	629	494	39-17	31-27	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	117	67	50	0	.573	10.5	576	521	36-22	31-28	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	114	61	53	0	.535	15.0	510	468	35-23	26-30	5-5	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	116	59	57	0	.509	18.0	566	562	32-24	27-33	5-5	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	116	58	58	0	.500	19.0	533	586	31-26	27-32	5-5	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	115	35	80	0	.304	41.5	420	600	19-38	16-42	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	117	66	51	0	.564		639	519	35-23	31-28	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	114	61	53	0	.535	3.5	569	518	30-28	31-25	6-4	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	115	60	55	0	.522	5.0	607	599	32-25	28-30	7-3	Won 4
Texas Rangers	116	60	56	0	.517	5.5	545	502	35-26	25-30	3-7	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	114	51	63	0	.447	13.5	519	550	21-37	30-26	5-5	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	117	49	68	0	.419	17.0	514	600	27-33	22-35	4-6	Lost 1
Oakland A's	117	35	82	0	.299	31.0	416	653	21-39	14-43	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	116	66	49	1	.574		544	486	33-25	33-24	7-3	Won 2
Montreal Expos	112	63	49	0	.562	1.5	506	431	38-18	25-31	4-6	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	112	60	52	0	.536	4.5	526	513	35-23	25-29	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	114	59	54	1	.522	6.0	530	498	32-24	27-30	7-3	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	118	60	57	1	.513	7.0	520	538	35-22	25-35	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	114	47	66	1	.416	18.0	430	504	25-31	22-35	3-7	Lost 2

	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	117	55	62	0	.470	13.0	534	550	28-28	27-34	3-7	Lost 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	116	52	64	0	.448	15.5	550	562	33-25	19-39	7-3	Won 3
San Diego Padres	117	52	65	0	.444	16.0	446	499	31-28	21-37	4-6	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:

Brewers 9, Red Sox 6 at Boston (day game):
The Brewers failed to hold a five-run lead but rallied to tie the score at 6-6 in the ninth before breaking loose in the 10th to defeat the Red Sox, 9-6. The Brewers jumped on Mike Torrez for their five-run getaway in the first, capping the attack with a two-run homer by Dick Davis. The Red Sox came back with a two-run rap by Jim Rice in their half, added two more on a homer by Butch Hobson and double by Jim Dwyer in the fifth and took a 6-5 lead when Dwyer hit a two-run homer in the seventh. The Brewers' tying run in the ninth came on doubles by Charlie Moore and Don Money. Then, in the 10th, Sixto Lezcano, Davis and Robin Yount hit singles to break the deadlock. Following an infield out, Jim Gantner drove in two runs with a single to ice the verdict.

Angels 8, Mariners 1 at California (night game):
The Angels capitalized on three consecutive errors to score five unearned runs in the fifth inning en route to an 8-1 victory over the Mariners. With the score tied, 1-1, Mariners' third baseman Dan Meyer successively fumbled a grounder by Bert Campaneris and a bunt by Rod Carew. Carney Lansford laid down another bunt and when catcher Larry Cox threw wildly past third, Campaneris scored. Dan Ford then singled in two runs with his 13th hit in his last 17 times at bat and Don Baylor followed with a two-run homer.

[DH] White Sox 6, Blue Jays 1 (day game) / Blue Jays 6, White Sox 0 at Chicago (night game):
The four-hit pitching of Dave Stieb, who posted a 6-0 victory, enabled the Blue Jays to split a doubleheader after the White Sox won the first game, 6-1. The Blue Jays' first three batters, Alfredo Griffin, Bob Bailor and Roy Howell, hit singles to produce their lone run off Ken Kravec in the lidlifter. Jorge Orta drove in three runs for the White Sox with a sacrifice fly and homer. Greg Pryor also homered and Lamar Johnson knocked in two runs with a single. In the nightcap, the Blue Jays erupted for four runs in the second inning. Tim Johnson drove in the first run with a single and scored on a double by Bob Davis. Joe Cannon plated Davis with a single, stole second and counted on a single by Al Woods. John Mayberry accounted for the last two tallies with a double in the fourth.

Royals 11, Tigers 5 at Kansas City (night game):
Led by Hal McRae, who batted in five runs with a double and homer, the Royals defeated the Tigers, 11-5, for their sixth victory in seven games and 16th in 23. George Brett had three doubles and a single for the Royals, who broke a 2-2 tie by scoring six runs, five unearned, in the sixth inning. Amos Otis drove in the tie-breaking tally with a single. After a two-out error by Tiger second baseman Lou Whitaker, Willie Wilson drove in two runs with a single and McRae added three with a homer.

Twins 9, A's 7 at Minnesota (day game):
Continuing his hot batting streak, Ken Landreaux went 4-for-4, giving him 12 hits in his last 19 trips, as the Twins defeated the A's, 9-7. Landreaux drove in three runs, including a pair with a single in the seventh inning for the Twins' winning margin. Jeff Newman and Dave Revering batted in six of the A's runs between them. Newman accounted for four RBIs with a homer, double and single, while Revering produced two with a homer and single. Mike Marshall gained his 25th save for the Twins.

Rangers 5, Indians 2 at Texas (night game):
Making his first major league start, Brian Allard allowed only five hits in 6 1/3 innings to gain his first victory as the Rangers defeated the Indians, 5-2. Jim Kern held the Indians hitless in the last 2 2/3 innings and picked up his 19th save. The Rangers scored in the first on a double by Buddy Bell and a single by Al Oliver before clinching the decision with three runs in the third. Larvell Blanks led off with his first homer of the season and John Ellis capped the inning with a two-run single. Mike Hargrove homered for the Indians.

Expos 5, Mets 2 at New York (day game):
Ellis Valentine smashed two homers in support of Dan Schatzeder, who yielded only six hits and pitched the Expos to a 5-2 victory over the Mets. Valentine tied the score at 1-1 with his first homer of the game in the second inning. After Joel Youngblood connected for the circuit in the Mets' half, Valentine knotted the count again with his second round-tripper in the fourth. The Expos then proceeded to add two runs. Larry Parrish and Chris Speier singled and Schatzeder beat out a bunt to load the bases. Loser Pete Falcone hit Warren Cromartie with a pitch to force in Parrish and, after Dale Murray relieved, Rodney Scott grounded into a forceout as Speier scored.

Pirates 14, Phillies 11 at Philadelphia (day game):
After falling behind, 8-0, the Pirates rallied with the aid of a grand slam by Ed Ott to gain a 14-11 victory in a slugfest with the Phillies. In addition to the first jackpot wallop of his major league career, Ott contributed three singles to the Pirates' 23-hit attack. The Pirates began their comeback with five runs in the fifth and took the lead with four in the seventh, starting with a homer by Dave Parker. Bill Madlock and Ott singled and Phil Garner drove both home with a double to tie the score. Pinch-hitter Mike Easler then singled for the Pirates' go-ahead run. Ott's grand slam came off Tug McGraw in the eighth and was the fourth jackpot wallop yielded by the Phillies' reliever this season, setting an N. L. record.

Dodgers 7, Giants 4 at San Francisco (night game):
Three unearned runs in the eighth inning enabled the Dodgers to defeat the Giants, 7-4, for their seventh victory in the last nine games. The Dodgers had a homer by Ron Cey and a two-run single by Davey Lopes to take a 4-2 lead before putting the decision away after two were out in the eighth. Dusty Baker was safe on an error by Darrell Evans and scored on a double by Joe Ferguson, who also crossed the plate on a wild throw by Roger Metzger before Gary Thomasson homered for his third hit of the game. The only consolation for the Giants came in snapping a streak of 24 scoreless innings with two runs in the seventh on a pinch-single by Willie McCovey. Evans doubled for their other pair in the eighth.

Cubs 7, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (night game):
Steve Dillard hit his fourth homer in the last eight games with the Cubs and added a pair of doubles to lead the way to a 7-3 victory over the Cardinals, who were stopped on their seven-game winning streak. Roy Thomas, who started for the Cards, shut out the Cubs until the sixth inning when Dillard led off with his homer. Bill Buckner followed with a circuit clout in the seventh. Dillard doubled in the eighth and scored when Bruce Sutter bunted and Cardinal reliever George Frazier threw wildly on a sacrifice. The Cubs then put the decision away with four runs in the ninth, with Dillard doubling for his third RBI of the game.