MLB standings through games of September 2, 1979

MLB standings at the end of September 2, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	134	88	46	0	.657		634	496	48-20	40-26	7-3	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	138	82	56	0	.594	8.0	691	617	45-24	37-32	6-4	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	133	78	55	0	.586	9.5	721	585	45-22	33-33	3-7	Lost 2
New York Yankees	133	73	60	0	.549	14.5	607	556	42-27	31-33	5-5	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	137	73	64	0	.533	16.5	672	651	39-28	34-36	6-4	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	137	69	68	0	.504	20.5	646	675	37-31	32-37	6-4	Lost 3
Toronto Blue Jays	136	44	92	0	.324	45.0	510	719	24-43	20-49	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	137	74	63	0	.540		740	637	39-29	35-34	4-6	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	136	72	64	0	.529	1.5	728	716	39-28	33-36	7-3	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	135	70	65	0	.519	3.0	647	611	35-33	35-32	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	137	66	71	0	.482	8.0	630	602	36-32	30-39	4-6	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	135	59	76	0	.437	14.0	603	637	25-43	34-33	4-6	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	138	58	80	0	.420	16.5	611	701	32-37	26-43	4-6	Lost 1
Oakland A's	138	46	92	0	.333	28.5	500	737	26-43	20-49	5-5	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	136	81	54	1	.600		642	548	39-28	42-26	8-2	Won 6
Montreal Expos	128	74	54	0	.578	3.5	570	473	46-19	28-35	7-3	Won 5
St. Louis Cardinals	134	72	61	1	.541	8.0	613	568	38-29	34-32	8-2	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	133	71	62	0	.534	9.0	608	591	41-26	30-36	4-6	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	136	68	67	1	.504	13.0	574	602	36-31	32-36	4-6	Won 3
New York Mets	133	53	79	1	.402	26.5	499	583	27-39	26-40	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	136	77	59	0	.566		489	488	45-24	32-35	5-5	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	137	77	60	0	.562	0.5	634	554	41-27	36-33	7-3	Lost 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	136	64	72	0	.471	13.0	631	630	38-30	26-42	5-5	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	137	60	77	0	.438	17.5	600	642	31-36	29-41	2-8	Lost 4
San Diego Padres	137	57	80	0	.416	20.5	507	598	35-35	22-45	3-7	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	135	53	82	0	.393	23.5	566	656	28-38	25-44	5-5	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 3, Twins 1 at Baltimore (day game):
Gary Roenicke grounded into a double play and flied out twice in his first three times at bat, but the Orioles' outfielder then smashed a two-run homer on his fourth trip to the plate in the eighth inning to beat the Twins, 3-1. Scott McGregor, who pitched a five-hitter, gave up the Twins' run on singles by Butch Wynegar and Ron Jackson around a sacrifice in the third. The Orioles tied the score in the fourth when Ken Singleton singled, took third on a single by Eddie Murray and scored as Roenicke hit into a twin killing.

Rangers 7, Red Sox 6 at Boston (day game):
After falling behind by four runs, the Rangers uncorked a four-homer barrage, capping their attack with a round-tripper by Willie Montanez in the 11th inning, to defeat the Red Sox, 7-6. The Rangers pulled within one run at 5-4, when Richie Zisk and Eric Soderholm hit for the circuit in the seventh, Soderholm's smash coming with a man on base. In the ninth, John Ellis homered and Soderholm, Mickey Rivers and Bump Wills followed with singles to put the Rangers ahead, but the Red Sox tied the score in their half when Carlton Fisk was hit by a pitch, Rick Burleson sacrificed and Tom Poquette singled.

Brewers 7, White Sox 2 at Chicago (day game):
Gorman Thomas hit his 37th homer of the season, setting a Milwaukee club record, to help nail down the Brewers' 7-2 victory over the White Sox. George Scott had hit 36 homers for the Brewers in 1975. The Brewers began their attack on the White Sox with two runs in the first inning on doubles by Paul Molitor and Sal Bando on Ken Kravec's first two pitches of the game and a single by Thomas. The Brewers added a run on a double by Don Money and single by Charlie Moore in the fourth and made it 5-1 when Sixto Lezcano smashed a two-run homer in the fifth. Thomas connected for his homer in the seventh for the Brewers' final marker.

Angels 5, Indians 2 at Cleveland (day game):
Dave Frost and Mark Clear combined on a five-hitter and Don Baylor drove in two runs with a single and homer to boost his league-leading RBI total to 120 as the Angels defeated the Indians, 5-2. Frost's victory was his first over the Indians after three previous defeats. Clear gained his 14th save. Carney Lansford doubled in the fourth inning for the Angels' first hit off Rick Waits and scored on a single by Baylor. After a pass to Brian Downing, Bobby Grich drove in Baylor with a single. Singles by Willie Aikens and Rick Miller around a sacrifice added a run in the fifth before Baylor wound up the Angels' scoring with his homer in the sixth.

A's 5, Tigers 4 at Detroit (day game):
Although yielding 10 hits including two homers, Rick Langford was able to pitch the A's to a 5-4 victory over the Tigers. Wild pitches admitted two of the A's runs. Dave Revering singled in the second inning, took second when Mike Heath also walked, advanced to third after a fly by Jim Essian and scored on a wild pitch by Bruce Robbins. After Essian added a run with a single in the fourth, the A's counted twice in the fifth on a double by Rob Picciolo, wild throw by third baseman Phil Mankowski on Rickey Henderson's safe bunt and a double by Larry Murray. Steve Kemp homered for the Tigers in the sixth, but the A's put over the deciding run in the eighth on a pass to Revering, single by Heath and wild pitch by reliever Dave Tobik. As a result, the Tigers fell short by one run when Alan Trammell smashed a homer with two men on base and two out in the ninth.

Yankees 6, Royals 5 at New York (day game):
Capping a rally by the Yankees, Oscar Gamble hit a homer in the 10th inning to defeat the Royals, 6-5. The Royals, who had round-trippers by Al Cowens and Darrell Porter, held a 5-2 lead going into the ninth behind the pitching of Craig Chamberlain, but the rookie was removed after Reggie Jackson doubled and scored on a single by Chris Chambliss. Gary Christenson, who throws lefthanded, took over and Graig Nettles, who bats from the left side, drilled the rookie reliever's first pitch for a homer to tie the score. In the 10th, the Royals brought out Steve Mingori, another southpaw, to face Gamble, who bats lefthanded, and that pitching theory was blasted again with Gamble's winning homer.

Blue Jays 8, Mariners 5 at Toronto (day game):
Roy Howell hit a three-run homer and added another RBI with a single to pace the Blue Jays to an 8-5 victory over the Mariners. The Blue Jays jumped on Wayne Twitchell for four runs in the fourth inning. Alfredo Griffin tripled and Bob Bailor was hit by a pitch. Tony Solaita lofted a sacrifice to score Griffin. John Mayberry then walked, setting the stage for Howell's homer. With Al Woods and Griffin on base in the fifth, the Blue Jays added two runs on singles by Rico Carty and John Mayberry. Their final pair counted on a grounder by Rick Bosetti and single by Howell in the seventh. Jesse Jefferson saved the victory for Dave Stieb, pitching out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning.

Phillies 2, Braves 1 at Atlanta (day game):
After scoring in the second inning, Greg Luzinski knocked in a run with a double in the 10th to give the Phillies a 2-1 victory over the Braves. In the second, Luzinski singled and crossed the plate on singles by Larry Bowa and Nino Espinosa. Joe Nolan batted in the tying run with a triple in the Braves' half. In the 10th, Bake McBride beat out an infield hit, took second on a sacrifice and moved to third on a groundout by Pete Rose before Luzinski lashed his double.

Mets 5, Astros 4 at Houston (day game):
The Mets ended their nine-game losing streak with a two-run rally in the seventh inning to defeat the Astros, 5-4. After the Mets took a 3-1 lead, the Astros tied the score in the fifth on a run-scoring single by pinch-hitter Jesus Alou and an error by Mets' shortstop Frank Taveras. Elliott Maddox sparked a Mets' rally in the seventh with a pinch-single and scored the tie-breaking run on a double by John Stearns. Jeff Leonard, in center field, dropped a fly by Lee Mazzilli. Stearns took third on the error and scored what proved to be the deciding run on a grounder by Richie Hebner.

Dodgers 6, Cubs 2 at Los Angeles (day game):
A grand-slam homer by Davey Lopes with two out in the ninth inning capped a five-run rally and gave the Dodgers a 6-2 victory over the Cubs. Barry Foote homered for the Cubs in the third and doubled and scored in the fifth to supplya 2-1 lead. Manny Mota batted for Ken Brett in the Dodgers' eighth and singled for the 145th pinch-hit of his career to set a major league record. Mota previously had been tied with Smoky Burgess. The Cubs brought Bruce Sutter to the mound in the eighth and their ace reliever failed completely. Ron Cey singled off Sutter in the ninth, Dusty Baker sacrificed and Gary Thomasson singled to tie the score. Steve Yeager then singled to load the bases and Lopes followed with his winning slam.

Expos 13, Reds 1 at Montreal (day game):
The Expos tied their club records for most hits in one inning, nine, and most hits in succession, seven, while starting off with six runs en route to a 13-1 trouncing of the Reds. Mike LaCoss, pitching for the Reds, failed to retire a batter and retreated under fire after giving up consecutive singles by Warren Cromartie, Dave Cash, Andre Dawson, Tony Perez, Gary Carter, Ellis Valentine and Larry Parrish as the first four runs crossed the plate. Paul Moskau relieved and induced Chris Speier to ground into a double play as the fifth run scored. Steve Rogers drove in the sixth run with a single and Cromartie, batting for the second time, also singled before Cash popped up to end the inning. The Expos added four more runs in the second on a homer by Dawson, single by Perez, triple by Carter, double by Parrish and single by Rogers. Cromartie, who went into game with four straight hits to his credit, extended his streak to seven hits in a row, tying the Expos' record set by Parrish in 1977, before flying out in the fourth inning.

Cardinals 2, Padres 1 at San Diego (day game):
Bob Forsch, winning for the fifth time in his last six decisions, pitched the Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over the Padres, completing a sweep of the three-game series. The Padres scored their run in the second inning on a single by Bill Fahey, double by Kurt Bevacqua and sacrifice fly by Dan Briggs. Ted Simmons tied the score with a homer in the sixth. Mark Lee replaced Bob Owchinko in the ninth and was the loser when Tony Scott doubled, Ken Reitz sacrificed and Ken Oberkfell hit a sacrifice fly.

Pirates 5, Giants 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Completing a sweep of the four-game series, the Pirates gained their sixth straight victory by defeating the Giants, 5-3. In addition, the Pirates won all six games played in Candlestick Park this year and became the first club to achieve a sweep against the Giants since the club moved West in 1958. Starting their attack on Vida Blue, the Pirates scored twice in the second inning on two walks and a double by Steve Nicosia. Omar Moreno singled, stole second and scored on a single by Bill Robinson in the third. With their lead cut to 3-2, the Pirates pulled away in the seventh with a run on a pass to Nicosia, sacrifice by John Candelaria and double by Moreno. Nicosia's second double in the game and a triple by Phil Garner clinched the victory in the ninth.