MLB standings through games of September 14, 1979

MLB standings at the end of September 14, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	145	96	49	0	.662		687	521	52-20	44-29	7-3	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	147	85	62	0	.578	12.0	727	656	47-26	38-36	4-6	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	144	81	63	0	.562	14.5	762	646	47-27	34-36	3-7	Lost 2
New York Yankees	143	79	64	0	.552	16.0	649	598	44-28	35-36	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	146	78	68	0	.534	18.5	719	674	43-30	35-38	5-5	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	146	74	72	0	.507	22.5	691	734	42-32	32-40	5-5	Lost 3
Toronto Blue Jays	146	47	99	0	.322	49.5	548	775	27-44	20-55	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	147	81	66	0	.551		806	702	45-30	36-36	7-3	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	147	77	70	0	.524	4.0	762	756	41-31	36-39	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	147	75	72	0	.510	6.0	694	655	37-37	38-35	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	148	74	74	0	.500	7.5	685	637	39-34	35-40	7-3	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	146	63	83	0	.432	17.5	668	698	27-44	36-39	4-6	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	148	62	86	0	.419	19.5	639	746	34-41	28-45	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	148	52	96	0	.351	29.5	534	773	30-45	22-51	6-4	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	140	85	55	0	.607		629	506	53-19	32-36	9-1	Won 6
Pittsburgh Pirates	145	87	57	1	.604		685	581	42-29	45-28	7-3	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	143	76	66	1	.535	10.0	645	610	40-32	36-34	5-5	Lost 4
Chicago Cubs	145	74	71	0	.510	13.5	659	639	43-31	31-40	3-7	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	147	74	72	1	.507	14.0	609	647	37-33	37-39	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	144	55	88	1	.385	31.5	528	631	28-44	27-44	2-8	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	147	83	64	0	.565		690	598	46-29	37-35	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	146	82	64	0	.562	0.5	530	524	49-27	33-37	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	147	71	76	0	.483	12.0	669	669	41-31	30-45	6-4	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	148	64	84	0	.432	19.5	629	687	32-39	32-45	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	148	62	86	0	.419	21.5	553	634	36-37	26-49	4-6	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	146	58	88	0	.397	24.5	609	709	30-43	28-45	5-5	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, Red Sox 3 at Baltimore (night game):
Ken Singleton homered and singled, driving in three runs, to lead the Orioles to a 5-3 victory over the Red Sox. Singleton's homer tied the score at 2-2 in the third inning. His single with the bases loaded in the fifth knocked in two runs to put the Orioles ahead and Eddie Murray followed with a double to add an extra tally.

A's 8, White Sox 3 at Chicago (night game):
Pinch-hitting, Wayne Gross smashed a grand-slam homer to cap a six-run explosion in the eighth inning as the A's defeated the White Sox, 8-3. Claudell Washington homered in the sixth to give the White Sox a 3-2 lead before the A's erupted. Rickey Henderson walked to open the rally and, after a sacrifice by Dwayne Murphy, shortstop Greg Pryor threw wildly on a grounder by Jim Essian, putting runners on second and third. The White Sox passed Dave Revering intentionally to load the bases, but Jeff Newman wrecked the move with a two-run single. Mitchell Page then walked to reload the sacks for Gross, who batted for Larry Murray and hit his grand slam off Ed Farmer.

Mariners 7, Royals 5 at Kansas City (night game):
A grand-slam homer by Leon Roberts powered the Mariners to a 7-5 victory over the Royals. Willie Horton drove in a run for the Mariners with a single and Roberts added another with a double in the first inning. Then, in the third, Julio Cruz doubled and Ruppert Jones walked. After a sacrifice by Tom Paciorek, Larry Gura passed Horton intentionally to load the bases before falling victim to Roberts' slam. Horton singled and batted in the Mariners' last run in the seventh. George Brett hit a two-run homer for the Royals and Hal McRae delivered two runs with a double.

Angels 8, Brewers 7 at Milwaukee (night game):
A sacrifice fly by Rod Carew scored Bobby Grich in the ninth inning and gave the Angels an 8-7 victory over the Brewers in a game marked by a fight that resulted in the banishment of two players. In the seventh, Dan Ford went to bat for the Angels and tangled with Lary Sorensen after being decked twice by the Brewers' pitcher. Both combatants were ejected. The Angels jumped on reliever Bob Galasso for three runs in the eighth to take a 7-3 lead, but the Brewers rallied to tie the score in their half. Grich led off the ninth with a single, took second on a sacrifice by Rick Miller and advanced to third on a wild pitch by Bill Castro before scoring on Carew's long fly to center field. Dave LaRoche received credit for his seventh victory of the season although Don Aase came on to get the final two outs of the game and earn a save.

Rangers 5, Twins 3 at Texas (night game):
Mickey Rivers rapped five straight hits, including two homers, enabling the Rangers to defeat the Twins, 5-3. Rivers' first homer of the game sparked a three-run outburst in the first inning. Dave Goltz, who started for the Twins, was kayoed after retiring only one batter. Rivers singled and scored in the second before adding his second circuit clout of the game in the sixth. Fergie Jenkins, who broke a personal four-game losing streak, gave up a homer by Danny Goodwin in the sixth and was lifted after Rob Wilfong and Ken Landreaux rapped round-trippers in the eighth. Sparky Lyle took over and picked up his 12th save.

Blue Jays 4, Indians 3 at Toronto (night game):
A triple by Rick Cerone drove in two runs in the sixth inning and brought the Blue Jays a 4-3 victory over the Indians. Alfredo Griffin singled and Bob Bailor and Tony Soliata doubled to produce the Blue Jays' initial pair in the first. After the Indians went ahead, 3-2, John Mayberry walked in the sixth. Joe Cannon singled Mayberry to third and then stole second before both runners scored on Cerone's triple.

Dodgers 2, Reds 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Rick Sutcliffe held the Reds hitless for 6 1/3 innings before yielding three singles while pitching the Dodgers to a 2-0 victory. The rookie righthander raised his record to 15-9, but the complete game was only his fourth of the season. Sutcliffe counted the first run, drawing a walk in the second inning and scoring on singles by Davey Lopes and Bill Russell. The Dodgers added their other marker on singles by Steve Garvey and Ron Cey, a pass to joe Ferguson and infield hit by Derrel Thomas in the eighth. Cey's hit was the 1,000th of his career.

Cubs 2, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
Breaking up a scoreless game, Jerry Martin hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning to give the Cubs a 2-0 victory over the Phillies. After Dickie Noles worked the first nine frames for the Phillies, Ron Reed took over and was greeted with a leadoff single by Larry Biittner. Steve Ontiveros struck out and Barry Foote grounded out before Martin crashed his homer. Bruce Sutter, the fourth pitcher used by the Cubs, was the winner with two innings of hitless relief. Pete Rose, batting safely in his 11th straight game, collected three of the Phillies' seven hits.

Braves 10, Padres 7 at San Diego (night game):
Dale Murphy smashed two homers, a triple and two singles in a 5-for-5 night to lead the Braves to a 10-7 victory over the Padres. Murphy homered for the first time in the second inning. With the score tied, 5-5, in the seventh, Bob Horner singled and Murphy tripled. Mike Lum hit a pinch-single to drive in Murphy and later scored himself on a pinch-single by Biff Pocoroba. Horner and Murphy hit successive homers in the ninth to ice the decision. The Padres almost matched the Braves' 16-hit total, rapping 15, but all were singles.

Astros 7, Giants 0 at San Francisco (night game):
While Vern Ruhle pitched a four-hitter, Rafael Landestoy led the Astros' attack in a 7-0 victory over the Giants. Landestoy singled and scored in the third inning, doubled to drive in a run and scored himself in the fourth and got another run home with a grounder in the sixth. Tom Wiedenbauer, an outfielder from Columbus (Southern), batted for the first time in the major leagues in the ninth and drove in the Astros' last two runs with a double.