MLB standings through games of September 4, 1979

MLB standings at the end of September 4, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	136	90	46	0	.662		641	498	50-20	40-26	7-3	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	139	83	56	0	.597	8.5	697	620	45-24	38-32	6-4	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	135	78	57	0	.578	11.5	729	598	45-22	33-35	2-8	Lost 4
New York Yankees	135	75	60	0	.556	14.5	620	564	44-27	31-33	6-4	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	139	73	66	0	.525	18.5	678	660	39-28	34-38	5-5	Lost 5
Cleveland Indians	139	71	68	0	.511	20.5	655	681	39-31	32-37	6-4	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	138	44	94	0	.319	47.0	512	726	24-43	20-51	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	139	75	64	0	.540		753	652	40-30	35-34	4-6	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	138	73	65	0	.529	1.5	730	721	39-28	34-37	6-4	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	137	71	66	0	.518	3.0	652	613	36-34	35-32	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	139	68	71	0	.489	7.0	639	605	36-32	32-39	6-4	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	137	60	77	0	.438	14.0	618	650	25-43	35-34	4-6	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	140	58	82	0	.414	17.5	614	710	32-39	26-43	3-7	Lost 3
Oakland A's	139	46	93	0	.331	29.0	503	743	26-44	20-49	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	138	82	55	1	.599		649	553	40-29	42-26	8-2	Won 1
Montreal Expos	131	77	54	0	.588	2.0	588	481	49-19	28-35	9-1	Won 8
St. Louis Cardinals	136	74	61	1	.548	7.0	621	573	38-29	36-32	8-2	Won 5
Chicago Cubs	135	71	64	0	.526	10.0	613	599	41-28	30-36	3-7	Lost 5
Philadelphia Phillies	138	69	68	1	.504	13.0	579	609	36-31	33-37	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	136	53	82	1	.393	28.0	507	601	27-39	26-43	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	138	78	60	0	.565		498	493	46-25	32-35	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	139	78	61	0	.561	0.5	646	566	41-27	37-34	6-4	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	138	65	73	0	.471	13.0	636	639	38-30	27-43	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	139	61	78	0	.439	17.5	603	646	31-36	30-42	2-8	Won 1
San Diego Padres	139	58	81	0	.417	20.5	511	601	36-36	22-45	3-7	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	137	54	83	0	.394	23.5	578	668	29-39	25-44	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 10, Angels 7 at California (night game):
Overcoming an early 7-2 deficit, the White Sox rallied to down the Angels, 10-7. The White Sox tied the score with a five-run explosion in the sixth inning, the key blows being a two-run double by Claudell Washington and two-run single by Jim Morrison. Then in the eighth, Milt May stroked a one-out single and was replaced by Alan Bannister as pinch-runner. Bannister moved to second when Thad Bosley walked and, with two out, scored on a single by Greg Pryor. Chet Lemon added insurance with a two-run homer in the ninth.

Indians 5, Tigers 3 at Cleveland (night game):
Driving in four runs with a homer and single, Bobby Bonds paced the Indians to a 5-3 victory over the Tigers. The Tribe struck in the first inning when the first two batters walked on eight pitches and Bonds drove an 0-1 pitch over the left field fence. A triple by Tom Veryzer, double by Mike Hargrove and single by Bonds gave the Indians two more runs in the second.

Twins 5, Royals 1 at Minnesota (night game):
Unfurling a two hitter, Jerry Koosman posted his 18th victory of the season as the Twins copped a 5-1 decision over the Royals. The Twins loaded the bases in the first inning on a double, infield single and hit batsman and Dave Edwards then drove home two runs with a single. The Twins picked up another pair in the fifth on doubles by Bombo Rivera and Butch Wynegar, a sacrifice and a wild pitch. Ron Jackson clouted a homer in the sixth.

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2 at New York (night game):
The Yankees edged the Red Sox, 3-2, with the winning run coming home on an error by Ted Sizemore. The score was 1-1 in the eighth inning when Willie Randolph drilled a one-out double. After Oscar Gamble walked, Reggie Jackson hit a grounder to shortstop Rick Burleson, who threw to second to force Gamble, but Sizemore's relay to first was wild and Randolph raced home with the decisive tally. The Yanks had tied the contest in the seventh on a single by Jackson and homer by Chris Chambliss.

Rangers 5, Mariners 2 at Seattle (night game):
With Steve Comer firing a four-hitter, the Rangers defeated the Mariners, 5-2, for their fourth straight victory. The Rangers scored three runs in the first inning. Mickey Rivers led off the game with a double, Bump Wills walked and both moved up on a groundout by Al Oliver. A single by Buddy Bell plated two tallies and a double by Pat Putnam drove in Bell. The Rangers picked up two more markers in the seventh on consecutive singles by Rivers, Wills, Oliver and Bell.

Braves 7, Reds 6 at Atlanta (night game):
A three-run outburst in the seventh inning carried the Braves to a 7-6 triumph over the Reds. The Braves trailed, 5-4, in the seventh when Eddie Miller and Gary Matthews led off with singles. Bob Horner then drilled a double that drove in both runners. Horner took third on the throw home and scored on a sacrifice fly by Dale Murphy.

Cardinals 6, Cubs 4 at Chicago (day game):
Taking advantage of errors, the Cardinals downed the Cubs, 6-4. The Cards scored an unearned run in the first inning when Garry Templeton singled, reached third when the ball rolled between left fielder Dave Kingman's legs and came home on a single by Jerry Mumphrey. They added two more in the sixth when Mumphrey reached first on an error by third baseman Steve Ontiveros, went to third on a double by Keith Hernandez and scored on an infield out by George Hendrick. A wild pitch enabled Hernandez to score. Cub catcher Barry Foote dropped a throw from the outfield in the seventh, letting in two more runs. Kingman hit his 43rd homer for the Cubs.

Astros 9, Dodgers 4 at Houston (night game):
The Astros defeated the Dodgers, 9-4, and moved ahead of the Reds into first place by a half-game in the West division, marking the fourth time in six days that the lead had changed hands. The Astros scored four times in the third inning on five consecutive hits -- four singles and a triple by Luis Pujols. Pujols also drilled a run-scoring double in the sixth. Rick Williams was credited with his first victory since June 28.

Expos 5, Mets 1 at Montreal (day game):
The Expos extended their winning streak to a club-record-tying eight games by defeating the Mets, 5-1. The Expos scored three times in the fifth inning. After Gary Carter doubled and Ellis Valentine singled, Larry Parrish and Chris Speier hit run-scoring singles and Dave Cash added a sacrifice fly. A pinch-hit single by Rusty Staub drove home two more runs in the sixth.

Giants 3, Padres 1 at San Diego (day game):
The Giants capitalized on Padres' errors to score three unearned runs and snap a five-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory. The score was 1-1 in the seventh inning when the Giants loaded the bases on an error, hit batsman and walk. Rob Andrews then laced a single up the middle to drive in two runs that produced the triumph.