MLB standings at the end of September 10, 1979

A.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Baltimore Orioles	141	94	47	0	.667		669	508	51-20	43-27	7-3	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	143	83	60	0	.580	12.0	705	640	45-24	38-36	3-7	Lost 4
Boston Red Sox	140	80	60	0	.571	13.5	744	621	46-25	34-35	3-7	Won 1
New York Yankees	140	77	63	0	.550	16.5	629	583	44-28	33-35	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	144	76	68	0	.528	19.5	701	672	41-30	35-38	3-7	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	143	74	69	0	.517	21.0	686	712	42-32	32-37	6-4	Won 3
Toronto Blue Jays	142	44	98	0	.310	50.5	534	759	24-43	20-55	2-8	Lost 6

A.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
California Angels	144	80	64	0	.556		786	676	45-30	35-34	9-1	Won 5
Kansas City Royals	144	76	68	0	.528	4.0	752	746	40-29	36-39	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	143	73	70	0	.510	6.5	681	641	37-37	36-33	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	144	71	73	0	.493	9.0	658	622	36-33	35-40	7-3	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	143	61	82	0	.427	18.5	646	678	25-43	36-39	3-7	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	145	61	84	0	.421	19.5	627	723	34-41	27-43	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	144	50	94	0	.347	30.0	518	755	30-45	20-49	7-3	Lost 1

N.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Pittsburgh Pirates	143	85	57	1	.599		676	578	40-29	45-28	7-3	Won 1
Montreal Expos	136	81	55	0	.596	1.0	608	492	49-19	32-36	9-1	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	141	76	64	1	.543	8.0	642	601	40-32	36-32	7-3	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	140	73	67	0	.521	11.0	643	618	43-31	30-36	2-8	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	143	71	71	1	.500	14.0	598	642	37-32	34-39	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	141	55	85	1	.393	29.0	525	620	28-41	27-44	3-7	Lost 1

N.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Houston Astros	143	81	62	0	.566		511	508	49-27	32-35	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	144	81	63	0	.562	0.5	674	584	44-29	37-34	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	143	68	75	0	.476	13.0	653	658	38-30	30-45	7-3	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	144	63	81	0	.438	18.5	623	671	31-36	32-45	3-7	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	144	61	83	0	.424	20.5	535	610	36-36	25-47	4-6	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	142	55	87	0	.387	25.5	590	696	30-43	25-44	2-8	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 3, Orioles 2 at Boston (night game):
Bob Stanley and Dick Drago combined on a four-hitter as the Red Sox edged the Orioles, 3-2, snapping the Birds' seven-game winning streak. The Sox got two runs in the first inning as Jerry Remy drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a single by Rick Burleson and scored on a double by Fred Lynn. Burleson tallied on a sacrifice fly by Jim Rice. The Sox tallied their third run in the third inning when Lynn doubled and scored on a triple by Rice.

[DH] Royals 6, Twins 5 (night game) / Twins 5, Royals 2 at Kansas City (night game):
The Twins and Royals divided a doubleheader, the Royals winning the first game, 6-5, in 14 innings, and the Twins capturing the nightcap, 5-2. The lidlifter was tied, 5-5, going into the 14th, when Hal McRae belted a one-out homer to produce the winning run. Dan Quisenberry pitched brilliantly in relief for the Royals, getting out of a bases-loaded, none-out situation in the 13th frame. Homers by Ron Jackson and Roy Smalley paced the Twins to victory in the second game. Jackson drilled a solo round-tripper in the fourth inning and Smalley connected for a two-run shot in the sixth stanza to give the Twins a 3-2 lead. After Smalley's blast, the Twins picked up two more runs in the same inning on consecutive singles by Jose Morales, Dave Edwards and Ken Landreaux.

Mariners 5, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
A leadoff homer by Mickey Rivers in the first inning triggered the Rangers to a 5-2 victory over the Mariners. Rivers connected off Roy Branch, who was making his first major league appearance. Richie Zisk drove in the second run of the frame with a sacrifice fly. Billy Sample doubled in a run in the fourth inning and singled in another during a two-run sixth. Jim Sundberg followed Sample's sixth-inning hit with another RBI single.