MLB standings through games of September 6, 1979

MLB standings at the end of September 6, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	137	91	46	0	.664		646	498	51-20	40-26	8-2	Won 4
Milwaukee Brewers	140	83	57	0	.593	9.5	698	626	45-24	38-33	5-5	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	136	79	57	0	.581	11.5	734	598	45-22	34-35	3-7	Won 1
New York Yankees	137	76	61	0	.555	15.0	623	570	44-28	32-33	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	141	74	67	0	.525	19.0	688	666	39-29	35-38	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	140	71	69	0	.507	21.5	658	690	39-32	32-37	5-5	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	139	44	95	0	.317	48.0	512	731	24-43	20-52	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	141	77	64	0	.546		772	669	42-30	35-34	6-4	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	139	73	66	0	.525	3.0	733	729	39-28	34-38	5-5	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	138	72	66	0	.522	3.5	660	616	37-34	35-32	4-6	Won 2
Texas Rangers	140	68	72	0	.486	8.5	639	606	36-32	32-40	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	139	60	79	0	.432	16.0	635	669	25-43	35-36	4-6	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	141	59	82	0	.418	18.0	615	710	33-39	26-43	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	140	47	93	0	.336	29.5	509	744	27-44	20-49	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	140	83	56	1	.597		662	566	40-29	43-27	8-2	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	133	79	54	0	.594	1.0	593	484	49-19	30-35	10-0	Won 10
St. Louis Cardinals	138	75	62	1	.547	7.0	634	586	39-30	36-32	8-2	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	137	71	66	0	.518	11.0	616	604	41-30	30-36	2-8	Lost 7
Philadelphia Phillies	140	70	69	1	.504	13.0	584	615	37-32	33-37	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	138	54	83	1	.394	28.0	513	606	27-39	27-44	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	140	80	60	0	.571		504	496	48-25	32-35	6-4	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	141	80	61	0	.567	0.5	664	574	43-27	37-34	6-4	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	140	66	74	0	.471	14.0	643	648	38-30	28-44	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	141	61	80	0	.433	19.5	611	664	31-36	30-44	2-8	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	141	58	83	0	.411	22.5	514	607	36-36	22-47	3-7	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	139	55	84	0	.396	24.5	587	675	30-40	25-44	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, Blue Jays 0 at Baltimore (night game):
Doug DeCinces, supporting the five-hit pitching of Dennis Martinez, hit a solo home run in the second inning and two-run homer in the eighth while leading the Orioles to a 5-0 victory over the Blue Jays. This was the fourth shutout and American League-leading 17th complete game for Martinez, who had lost four in a row.

Angels 10, White Sox 9 at California (night game):
The Angels stretched their lead over the idle Royals in the American League West by nudging the White Sox, 10-9, in a game marked by 32 hits. The winning run came in the eighth when Don Baylor singled, advanced to second on Brian Downing's sacrifice and scored on a double by Dickie Thon.

Yankees 3, Tigers 1 at Detroit (night game):
The Yankees pushed across two runs in the 10th inning to subdue the Tigers, 3-1. Bucky Dent singled to start the rally and raced to third on Bobby Murcer's double. Willie Randolph beat out a bunt single, scoring Dent with the tie-breaking run. Reliever Tom Underwood walked Oscar Gamble to fill the bases, then threw a wild pitch that brought home Murcer. Reggie Jackson homered for the Yanks in the fifth inning.

Braves 6, Dodgers 2 at Atlanta (night game):
The Braves turned three singles and two stolen bases into two runs in the third inning and went on to beat the Dodgers, 6-2. Eddie Miller singled and stole second. Jerry Royster followed with a single, scoring Miller, and then stole second before Bob Horner drove in Royster to cap the game-winning burst.

Expos 1, Cubs 0 at Chicago (day game):
The Expos shaded the Cubs, 1-0, for a club record 10th victory in a row when Gary Carter hit a home run with one out in the ninth inning. David Palmer, with late help from Woodie Fryman, outdueled Rick Reuschel to hand the Cubs their seventh loss in a row.

Reds 12, Giants 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
The five-hit pitching of Tom Seaver and Manny Sarmiento and home runs by Johnny Bench, Dan Driessen, Dave Concepcion and George Foster powered the Reds past the Giants, 12-3. Bench hit a three-run homer and Driessen a two-run homer in a six-run outburst in the first inning. Joe Morgan's single and back-to-back homers by Concepcion and Foster gave the Reds three more runs in the second. Rob Andrews hit two homers for the Giants.

Astros 2, Padres 0 at Houston (night game):
With J.R. Richard in three-hit form, the Astros scored on a groundout and a bases-loaded walk to defeat the Padres, 2-0, and cling to their National League West lead. Enos Cabell doubled in the second, advanced to third on a flyout and scored as Luis Pujols bounced out. Bob Owchinko walked Craig Reynolds with the bases full in the fourth for the final tally.

[DH] Mets 5, Phillies 3 (night game) / Phillies 2, Mets 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Garry Maddox drove in two runs with a single in the first inning and sacrifice fly in the third to enable the Phillies to beat the Mets, 2-1, in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader behind the four-hit pitching of Randy Lerch and relievers Ron Reed and Rawly Eastwick. A two-run eighth inning, when Joel Youngblood and Ed Kranepool delivered run-scoring hits, proved decisive in the Mets' 5-3 victory in the opener. Doug Flynn hit a two-run homer in the seventh. Gary Maddox homered in eighth.

Cardinals 8, Pirates 6 at St. Louis (night game):
A two-run error by Phil Garner marked a three-run fourth inning that carried the Cardinals to an 8-6 triumph over the Pirates. Keith Hernandez singled and Ted Simmons was hit by a pitch to set the stage for Tony Scott's double, scoring Hernandez. When Garner booted Jerry Mumphrey's grounder, Simmons scored and Scott came on around as the second baseman made a belated attempt to nail Mumphrey at first base.