MLB standings through games of August 17, 1979

MLB standings at the end of August 17, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	119	78	41	0	.655		562	446	43-16	35-25	4-6	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	119	74	45	0	.622	4.0	664	514	43-18	31-27	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	122	72	50	0	.590	7.5	601	534	41-22	31-28	8-2	Won 6
New York Yankees	119	64	55	0	.538	14.0	526	488	38-25	26-30	5-5	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	121	63	58	0	.521	16.0	593	578	32-24	31-34	6-4	Won 4
Cleveland Indians	121	61	60	0	.504	18.0	557	601	31-26	30-34	6-4	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	121	39	82	0	.322	40.0	444	624	19-38	20-44	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	122	67	55	0	.549		655	545	36-27	31-28	4-6	Lost 4
Minnesota Twins	120	64	56	0	.533	2.0	591	548	31-28	33-28	6-4	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	121	63	58	0	.521	3.5	636	619	33-25	30-33	7-3	Won 2
Texas Rangers	122	60	62	0	.492	7.0	560	530	35-27	25-35	1-9	Lost 6
Chicago White Sox	121	54	67	0	.446	12.5	549	569	22-38	32-29	5-5	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	122	50	72	0	.410	17.0	526	628	28-36	22-36	3-7	Lost 1
Oakland A's	122	37	85	0	.303	30.0	428	668	23-41	14-44	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	121	70	50	1	.583		576	500	36-26	34-24	7-3	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	116	65	51	0	.560	3.0	512	437	39-18	26-33	4-6	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	118	64	54	0	.542	5.0	564	542	38-24	26-30	6-4	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	120	61	58	1	.513	8.5	546	524	34-28	27-30	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	122	62	59	1	.512	8.5	530	553	35-23	27-36	6-4	Won 2
New York Mets	118	50	67	1	.427	18.5	463	519	25-31	25-36	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	122	70	52	0	.574		445	452	43-21	27-31	5-5	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	123	67	56	0	.545	3.5	569	495	37-26	30-30	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	122	57	65	0	.467	13.0	555	576	29-28	28-37	4-6	Lost 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	121	56	65	0	.463	13.5	577	579	33-25	23-40	8-2	Won 4
San Diego Padres	123	53	70	0	.431	17.5	465	538	32-29	21-41	3-7	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	122	47	75	0	.385	23.0	526	613	28-34	19-41	2-8	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Royals 7, Orioles 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Rookie righthander Craig Chamberlain pitched his second straight complete-game victory since coming up to the Royals from Jacksonville (Southern) and defeated the Orioles, 7-1. Jim Palmer, making his first start for the Orioles since July 1, was nicked for a run on a triple by Darrell Porter and an infield out by Clint Hurdle in the second inning before departing in the fourth when the Royals scored three unearned runs. With the bases loaded, first baseman Eddie Murray threw wildly to the plate on a grounder by Jamie Quirk, allowing two more runs to score, and the third counted on a sacrifice fly by Frank White. Porter iced the victory with a three-run homer off Sammy Stewart in the ninth. Chamberlain held the Orioles to three hits, with their run coming on a homer by Ken Singleton.

White Sox 4, Red Sox 1 at Boston (night game):
Proving the exception to the theory that lefthanders can't win in Fenway Park, Ross Baumgarten allowed only five hits in 7 2/3 innings as the White Sox defeated the Red Sox, 4-1. Ed Farmer, in relief, retired the last five batters. Ralph Garr homered for the White Sox in the sixth inning and Fred Lynn provided a matching blow for the Red Sox in their half. Chet Lemon doubled and scored the tie-breaking run on an error by Butch Hobson in the seventh. Jim Morrison singled to add another tally in that same stanza. Lemon supplied an insurance marker with a single in the eighth.

Blue Jays 6, Angels 5 at California (night game):
A pinch-single by Rico Carty drove in two runs in the ninth inning and gave the Blue Jays a 6-5 victory over the Angels. Bobby Grich batted in three runs for the Angels with a pair of singles. Alfredo Griffin hit two sacrifice flies and John Mayberry homered for the Blue Jays, who began their ninth-inning rally with singles by Rick Bosetti and Al Woods. After a sacrifice by Rick Cerone, Carty batted for Danny Ainge and delivered his winning hit. Willie Davis tripled for the Angels in the ninth, but the game ended when he was thrown out at the plate by left fielder Joe Cannon trying to score on a fly ball by Rod Carew.

Brewers 5, Rangers 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
Held to seven hits by Moose Haas, the slumping Rangers lost to the Brewers, 5-1, for their sixth straight defeat and 23rd in 31 games since the All-Star break. The Brewers, who won their sixth in a row, were paced at bat by Sixto Lezcano, Cecil Cooper and Paul Molitor. Lezcano hit a homer in the fourth inning and drove in another run with a single in the sixth. Cooper also accounted for two RBIs and Molitor hit a pair of triples. Pat Putnam homered for the Rangers' lone run.

Twins 5, Yankees 2 at New York (night game):
Rob Wilfong hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning to bring the Twins a 5-2 victory over the Yankees and enable Jerry Koosman to become a 15-game winner. Reggie Jackson homered in the second inning and doubled and scored on a two-bagger by Roy White in the fourth to account for the Yankee runs. With the score tied, 2-2, Willie Norwood and John Castino beat out infield hits for the Twins in the fifth and Wilfong followed with his homer off Jim Beattie, who had just been recalled from Columbus (International). The crowd of 30,372 at the game raised the Yankees' attendance to 2,015,352.

A's 5, Indians 3 at Oakland (night game):
The A's overcame a one-man batting show by Mike Hargrove and defeated the Indians, 5-3. Hargrove accounted for all of the Indians' runs, hitting a homer with a man on base in the third inning and tying the score at 3-3 with a solo swat in the seventh. The A's came back with the deciding pair in their half. Jim Essian walked and Tony Armas doubled to chase Dan Spillner. After Sid Monge relieved, Mike Edwards singled to drive in both runners.

Tigers 9, Mariners 2 at Seattle (night game):
A three-run homer by John Wockenfuss and solo drives by Jason Thompson and Ed Putman helped carry the Tigers to a 9-2 victory over the Mariners. Wockenfuss' wallop followed singles by Tom Brookens and Jerry Morales with two out in the third inning. After the Tigers added three more runs in the sixth, Thompson and Putman hit their homers in the eighth.

Cubs 9, Padres 6 at Chicago (day game):
Rallying for five runs in the eighth inning, the Cubs defeated the Padres, 9-6. The Padres scored five of their runs on homers. Dave Winfield connected with two men on base in the third inning. Gene Tenace added a solo swat in the fourth. After Ozzie Smith tripled and scored on a wild pitch in the fifth, Jerry Turner hit the Padres' third homer of the game in the eighth. The Cubs, who had a two-run homer by Steve Dillard, trailed, 6-4 before beginning their rally. Walks to Dave Kingman and Barry Foote around an infield single by Jerry Martin loaded the bases with one out. Dillard bounced out, scoring Kingman. Larry Biittner then batted for winning pitcher Dick Tidrow and singled, driving in two runs to send the Cubs ahead. Their extra pair followed on two errors and a single by Scot Thompson.

Reds 4, Mets 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
Tom Seaver failed in bid for his 10th straight victory, but after his departure for a pinch-hitter, the Reds rallied in the eighth inning to defeat the Mets, with the decision going to Tom Hume in relief. Seaver gave up all three Mets' runs, including two on a homer by Lee Mazzilli in the first inning, before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the seventh. The Reds, who had a homer by Dave Concepcion but trailed, 3-1, began the eighth with a walk to Concepcion and singles by George Foster and Johnny Bench, loading the bases. After Dale Murray took over in relief for the Mets, Concepcion scored on an infield out by Ray Knight. Hector Cruz followed with a single, driving in pinch-runner Rick Auerbach to tie the score, but Bench was nailed at the plate on a throw by Mazzilli. Cruz took second on the play and scored the Reds' winning run when Cesar Geronimo singled.

Phillies 5, Astros 2 at Houston (night game):
A triple by Mike Schmidt for the Phillies' first hit of the game resulted in three runs and produced a 5-2 victory over the Astros. Frank LaCorte, who started for the Astros, walked Bake McBride and Pete Rose to open the game before Schmidt followed with his triple. Schmidt then scored on a sacrifice fly by Greg Luzinski. Enos Cabell homered for one of the Astros' runs off Randy Lerch.

Expos 1, Braves 0 at Montreal (night game):
Rodney Scott was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, forcing in the run that gave the Expos a 1-0 victory over the Braves. Eddie Solomon, who was the loser in a duel with David Palmer, gave up a single by Larry Parrish to open the ninth. After Chris Speler was retired, Tommy Hutton batted for Palmer and singled, sending Parrish to third. Solomon then walked Warren Cromartie intentionally before hitting Scott in the back with a pitch.

Dodgers 7, Pirates 6 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The slugging of Gary Thomasson and relief pitching of Dave Patterson and Bobby Castillo enabled the Dodgers to defeat the Pirates, 7-6. Thomasson homered with two men on base in the third inning to give the Dodgers a 5-0 lead against Jim Bibby, who was stopped on his personal six-game winning streak. After the Pirates scored twice in their half of the fourth, Thomasson added what proved to be the Dodgers' winning blow, driving in two runs with a double in the fifth. The Pirates rallied for four runs in the home half of the fifth, chasing Charlie Hough, but their bid for a seventh straight victory was turned back by Patterson and Castillo.

Cardinals 3, Giants 0 at St. Louis (night game):
Allowing only two hits, John Fulgham pitched the Cardinals to a 3-0 victory over the Giants. The rookie righthander hurled perfect ball before Mike Sadek doubled with one out in the sixth inning. Willie McCovey got the Giants' other hit, a two-out single in the seventh. Garry Templeton, who went 3-for-3, scored the Cards' initial run in the third, hitting a double, moving up on an infield out by Jerry Mumphrey and crossing the plate on a sacrifice fly by Ted Simmons. Singles by Tony Scott and Ken Reitz, a sacrifice fly by Ken Oberkfell, bunt by Fulgham and single by Templeton added the final tallies in the fourth.