MLB standings through games of August 30, 1979

MLB standings at the end of August 30, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	131	87	44	0	.664		628	489	47-18	40-26	8-2	Won 4
Milwaukee Brewers	135	81	54	0	.600	8.0	680	605	45-24	36-30	7-3	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	130	77	53	0	.592	9.5	702	567	44-20	33-33	2-8	Lost 2
New York Yankees	130	71	59	0	.546	15.5	586	539	40-26	31-33	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	134	73	61	0	.545	15.5	662	635	39-25	34-36	8-2	Won 6
Cleveland Indians	134	69	65	0	.515	19.5	632	654	37-28	32-37	8-2	Won 3
Toronto Blue Jays	133	42	91	0	.316	46.0	495	707	22-42	20-49	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	133	71	62	0	.534		711	695	39-28	32-34	7-3	Won 2
California Angels	134	71	63	0	.530	0.5	719	623	39-29	32-34	2-8	Lost 5
Minnesota Twins	132	68	64	0	.515	2.5	640	605	35-33	33-31	4-6	Lost 4
Texas Rangers	134	64	70	0	.478	7.5	612	583	36-32	28-38	3-7	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	132	57	75	0	.432	13.5	591	626	23-42	34-33	3-7	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	135	57	78	0	.422	15.0	599	686	32-37	25-41	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	135	43	92	0	.319	29.0	484	727	26-43	17-49	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	132	77	54	1	.588		619	536	39-28	38-26	7-3	Won 2
Montreal Expos	125	71	54	0	.568	3.0	542	463	43-19	28-35	7-3	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	130	71	59	0	.546	5.5	598	574	41-26	30-33	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	131	69	61	1	.531	7.5	598	557	38-29	31-32	7-3	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	133	65	67	1	.492	12.5	560	595	36-31	29-36	2-8	Lost 5
New York Mets	130	52	77	1	.403	24.0	493	574	27-39	25-38	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	134	77	57	0	.575		624	526	41-27	36-30	9-1	Won 8
Houston Astros	133	75	58	0	.564	1.5	480	482	43-23	32-35	5-5	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	133	61	72	0	.459	15.5	614	620	35-30	26-42	4-6	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	133	60	73	0	.451	16.5	588	619	31-32	29-41	3-7	Won 1
San Diego Padres	134	57	77	0	.425	20.0	496	583	35-32	22-45	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	132	53	79	0	.402	23.0	559	642	28-35	25-44	6-4	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, Twins 4 at Baltimore (night game):
Although needing relief help from Don Stanhouse, Mike Flanagan received credit for his 19th victory -- tops in the majors -- as the Orioles edged the Twins, 5-4. The Orioles trailed, 2-1, entering the seventh, but went ahead on a leadoff walk to Lee May, double by Gary Roenicke and single by Rich Dauer that scored both runners. Singles by Rick Dempsey, Kiko Garcia and Ken Singleton then produced two more runs.

Rangers 6, Red Sox 0 at Boston (night game):
Doc Medich fired a two-hitter and pitched the Rangers to a 6-0 whitewashing of the Red Sox. The Rangers opened a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Mickey Rivers and Bump Wills opened with singles. After Wills stole second, Rivers scored on an infield out by Al Oliver and Wills raced home on a sacrifice fly by Richie Zisk. Oliver led off the Rangers' seventh with a circuit clout and Zisk drilled a run-scoring double in the ninth.

Brewers 4, White Sox 3 at Chicago (night game):
A bases-loaded walk in the 12th inning forced home the decisive run as the Brewers shaded the White Sox, 4-3. Paul Molitor led off the stanza with a single and, two outs later, Gorman Thomas received an intentional walk. A single by Ben Oglivie loaded the bases and Lezcano drew a pass on a 3-2 pitch.

Indians 7, Angels 1 at Cleveland (night game):
Blasting Nolan Ryan, the Indians powered their way to a 7-1 pounding of the Angels, who suffered their fifth straight defeat. The Indians jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first inning on a bases-loaded double by Ron Hassey and sent Ryan to the showers in the fifth when they added two runs on a single by Duane Kuiper. Toby Harrah drilled a two-run homer in the sixth.

Tigers 8, A's 7 at Detroit (night game):
Two homers by Jerry Morales paced the Tigers to an 8-7 decision over the A's. His first round-tripper came with a mate aboard in the fifth inning and put the Tigers ahead, 6-5. After the A's tied the game in the eighth, Morales led off the bottom of the frame with another circuit clout. The Tigers then added what proved to be their winning run on a triple by Jason Thompson and single by Lynn Jones.

Royals 8, Yankees 3 at New York (night game):
The Royals moved into first place in the West division with an 8-3 triumph over the Yankees as Larry Gura yielded seven hits in his route-going performance. Darrell Porter triggered the attack with a three-run homer in the first inning. The Royals picked up another run in the second on a triple by Pete LaCock and single by Frank White and extended their lead to 6-0 in the third frame on a double by Al Cowens, single by LaCock, a fielder's choice and a single by White.

Mariners 8, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto (day game):
Mike Parrott broke the Mariners' club record for victories with his 13th of the season, beating the Blue Jays, 8-2. The Mariners tallied three times in the fifth inning on a walk, double by Larry Cox, triple by Mario Mendoza and sacrifice fly by Julio Cruz. They added four runs in the sixth on run-scoring singles by Mendoza, Ruppert Jones and Tom Paciorek and a throwing error by third baseman Roy Howell. The Mariners' former win mark was 12 by Glenn Abbott in 1977.

Cubs 4, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Bruce Sutter registered his 35th save of the season as the Cubs prevailed over the Dodgers, 4-1. The Cubs scored twice in the first inning on a walk to Scot Thompson, single by Bill Buckner and triple by Larry Biittner. They added two more runs in the ninth on singles by Steve Macko and pinch-hitter Steve Ontiveros.

Giants 3, Cardinals 2 at San Francisco (day game):
Four-hit pitching by Ed Whitson carried the Giants to a 3-2 triumph over the Cardinals. The winning run was driven home with a pinch-single by Willie McCovey. Roger Metzger singled in the seventh inning and was forced by Dennis Littlejohn. After a sacrifice by Whitson and pass to Bill North, McCovey batted for Joe Strain and rapped his single to break the 2-2 tie.