MLB standings through games of August 18, 1979

MLB standings at the end of August 18, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	120	79	41	0	.658		571	448	44-16	35-25	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	120	75	45	0	.625	4.0	672	516	44-18	31-27	7-3	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	123	72	51	0	.585	8.5	604	541	41-23	31-28	7-3	Lost 1
New York Yankees	120	65	55	0	.542	14.0	531	491	39-25	26-30	5-5	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	122	64	58	0	.525	16.0	600	582	32-24	32-34	6-4	Won 5
Cleveland Indians	122	61	61	0	.500	19.0	558	605	31-26	30-35	5-5	Lost 3
Toronto Blue Jays	122	39	83	0	.320	41.0	449	631	19-38	20-45	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	123	68	55	0	.553		662	550	37-27	31-28	4-6	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	121	64	57	0	.529	3.0	594	553	31-28	33-29	5-5	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	122	63	59	0	.516	4.5	638	628	33-25	30-34	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	123	61	62	0	.496	7.0	567	533	35-27	26-35	2-8	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	122	54	68	0	.443	13.5	551	577	22-38	32-30	4-6	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	123	50	73	0	.407	18.0	530	635	28-37	22-36	2-8	Lost 2
Oakland A's	123	38	85	0	.309	30.0	432	669	24-41	14-44	4-6	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	122	70	51	1	.579		577	505	36-27	34-24	6-4	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	117	66	51	0	.564	2.0	514	438	40-18	26-33	5-5	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	119	65	54	0	.546	4.0	567	544	39-24	26-30	6-4	Won 4
St. Louis Cardinals	121	62	58	1	.517	7.5	551	528	35-28	27-30	5-5	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	123	63	59	1	.516	7.5	531	553	35-23	28-36	6-4	Won 3
New York Mets	119	50	68	1	.424	18.5	466	523	25-31	25-37	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	123	70	53	0	.569		445	453	43-22	27-31	4-6	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	124	68	56	0	.548	2.5	573	498	38-26	30-30	6-4	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	122	57	65	0	.467	12.5	582	580	33-25	24-40	8-2	Won 5
San Francisco Giants	123	57	66	0	.463	13.0	559	581	29-28	28-38	3-7	Lost 4
San Diego Padres	124	53	71	0	.427	17.5	467	541	32-29	21-42	3-7	Lost 5
Atlanta Braves	123	47	76	0	.382	23.0	527	615	28-34	19-42	2-8	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 9, Royals 2 at Baltimore (night game):
Manager Earl Weaver was ejected from a game for the eighth time this season in an argument with the umpires, but his banishment did not affect the Orioles, who breezed to a 9-2 victory over the Royals. With Gary Roenicke hitting a homer, the Orioles held a 4-2 lead when Weaver departed in the sixth inning. Doug DeCinces tacked on two runs with a single in the seventh and the Orioles capped their scoring with the final three runs in the eighth, including a triple by Mark Belanger.

Red Sox 8, White Sox 2 at Boston (day game):
Ted Sizemore, reporting from the Cubs and appearing in his first A. L. game, had a perfect day at the plate with 3-for-3, driving in two runs and scoring one, as the Red Sox defeated the White Sox, 8-2, in a contest cut to 5½ innings by rain. The veteran second baseman had to share honors with four of his new teammates. Jim Rice and Bob Watson each hit a two-run homer, Fred Lynn batted safely in his 20th straight game and Steve Renko, who pitched a four-hitter, gained his first victory since July 13. Lamar Johnson homered for the White Sox in the fourth inning, extending his batting streak to 19 games.

Angels 7, Blue Jays 5 at California (night game):
Four homers -- two by Bobby Grich and one each by Dan Ford and Rod Carew -- powered the Angels to a 7-5 victory over the Blue Jays, snapping a three-game losing streak. Ford homered in the first inning. After the Blue Jays twice held a lead, the Angels tied the score at 3-3 in the fourth when Rick Miller was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Grich broke the tie with his first homer of the game in the sixth and Carew followed with a two-run smash in the same stanza. Grich added his second homer in the seventh.

Rangers 7, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Rangers snapped their six-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory over the Brewers. The Rangers put the decision away with four runs in the second inning. Singles by Richie Zisk, Willie Montanez and Jim Sundberg produced the first tally to break a 1-1 tie. After Nelson Norman bunted safely to load the bases, an infield out by Bump Wills, sacrifice fly by Mickey Rivers and double by Al Oliver added three runs. Don Money and Sixto Lezcano homered for the Brewers. The crowd of 49,172 at the game boosted the Milwaukee attendance to 1,645,922, highest total in the club's 10-year history.

Yankees 5, Twins 3 at New York (night game):
Two veteran pitchers appeared as starters in a game that saw the Yankees defeat the Twins, 5-3. Jim Kaat made his first A.L. start since September 26, 1975, and pitched four scoreless innings for the Yankees before giving way to Ron Davis, who gained the victory. Don Hood and Rich Gossage also pitched in relief for the Yankees. Mike Marshall made his first start since June 27, 1977, and was the Twins' loser, although pitching just two innings and giving up only one run. The Yankees scored that tally on a homer by Bobby Murcer in the first inning and the Twins never caught up. The Yankees fell on Dave Goltz, who relieved Marshall, for four runs in the fourth.

A's 4, Indians 1 at Oakland (day game):
Rick Langford allowed only three hits and pitched the A's to their third straight victory, defeating the Indians, 4-1. The Indians bunched singles by Mike Hargrove and Jim Norris, a sacrifice bunt by Rick Manning and sacrifice fly by Cliff Johnson for their run in the first inning. Johnson singled in the fourth for the only other hit off Langford. The A's tied the score in their half of the first on a single by Rickey Henderson, a stolen base and a single by Dave Revering before pulling ahead in the fifth with two runs on a double by Rob Picciolo, pass to Henderson, single by Dwayne Murphy and double by Wayne Gross.

Tigers 7, Mariners 4 at Seattle (night game):
After scoring three runs in the ninth inning, the Tigers stood off a three-run rally by the Mariners in their half and gained a 7-4 victory to extend their winning streak to five games. Jason Thompson batted in three runs for the Tigers, including a pair with a single in the first inning. Bob Stinson homered for the Mariners in the third. The Tigers went into the ninth with a 4-1 lead and and added what proved to be their winning margin. Steve Kemp singled and Lynn Jones ran for him. Champ Summers was safe on an error by Bruce Bochte. Thompson singled, scoring Jones. Jerry Morales forced Thompson and then took third on a single by John Wockenfuss. After Wockenfuss stole second, Tom Brookens drove in two runs with a single. In their half, the Mariners loaded the bases and counted on a sacrifice fly by Larry Milbourne and singles by Joe Simpson and Julio Cruz before the rally ended.

Cubs 3, Padres 2 at Chicago (day game):
A triple by Jerry Martin in the ninth inning for his third hit of the game and a sacrifice fly by Mick Kelleher gave the Cubs a 3-2 victory over the Padres. Martin's other hits included a run-scoring double in the second. After the Padres took a 2-1 lead, Larry Biittner drove in the Cubs' tying tally with a pinch-single in the seventh.

Reds 4, Mets 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
Junior Kennedy walked with one out in the ninth inning and scored from first base on a double by Dave Concepcion to bring the Reds a 4-3 victory over the Mets. Johnny Bench singled and scored in the second inning and homered for the Reds in the fourth before Frank Taveras hit his first homer of the season for the Mets in the sixth. After the Reds made it 3-1 in the eighth, the Mets tied the score with two out in the ninth when John Stearns hit a two-run homer. It was only the fifth hit off Mike LaCoss, who came out a winner on the Kennedy-Concepcion combo in the Reds' half of the ninth.

Phillies 1, Astros 0 at Houston (night game):
Although held to only four hits by J.R. Richard, the Phillies were able to beat the Astros, 1-0, when pinch-hitter Del Unser walked in the eighth inning and Greg Gross tripled. The Phillies used three pitchers, Larry Christenson, Tug McGraw and Ron Reed, who gave up 10 hits among them but managed to combine on a shutout.

Expos 2, Braves 1 at Montreal (day game):
Pinch-hitter Dave Cash singled to score Jerry White in the ninth inning, giving the Expos a 2-1 victory and handing the Braves their fifth straight defeat. The Braves scored their run off Steve Rogers on an infield hit by Bob Homer with the bases loaded in the third. Rusty Staub knotted the count with a homer in the fourth. The Expos then beat Joey McLaughlin in the ninth when Cash came through with his hit after a double by Ellis Valentine, who gave way on the base paths to White, and a sacrifice by Larry Parrish.

Dodgers 5, Pirates 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
With Jerry Reuss pitching the route for only the second time in 13 starts this season, the Dodgers defeated the Pirates, 5-1, to extend their winning streak to five games. Omar Moreno singled in the first inning, stole second and scored the Pirates' run on a double by Dave Parker. Dusty Baker hit a sacrifice fly and a homer to drive in three runs for the Dodgers, while Gary Thomasson accounted for their two other tallies with a single and homer.

Cardinals 5, Giants 4 at St. Louis (night game):
Going against the percentages, Cardinal manager Ken Boyer sent up lefthanded-hitting Dane Iorg to bat against southpaw Vida Blue in the ninth inning and the move paid off when the pinch-hitter slapped an opposite-field single, driving in two runs, to beat the Giants, 5-4. Darrell Evans batted in three runs for the Giants, two with a sixth-inning homer that produced a 4-3 lead. The Cards began the ninth with an infield hit by George Hendrick, who was forced by Tony Scott. Ken Reitz singled and Ken Oberkfell walked to load the bases. Iorg then batted for winning reliever Roy Thomas and hit his single, scoring Scott and Tom Herr, who ran for Reitz.