MLB standings through games of September 15, 1979

MLB standings at the end of September 15, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	146	96	50	0	.658		689	531	52-21	44-29	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	148	86	62	0	.581	11.0	730	658	48-26	38-36	4-6	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	145	82	63	0	.566	13.5	772	648	47-27	35-36	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	145	80	65	0	.552	15.5	659	603	45-29	35-36	5-5	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	148	79	69	0	.534	18.0	724	684	43-30	36-39	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	147	74	73	0	.503	22.5	693	739	42-32	32-41	5-5	Lost 4
Toronto Blue Jays	147	48	99	0	.327	48.5	553	777	28-44	20-55	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	148	81	67	0	.547		808	705	45-30	36-37	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	148	78	70	0	.527	3.0	767	760	42-31	36-39	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	148	76	72	0	.514	5.0	705	659	37-37	39-35	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	149	74	75	0	.497	7.5	689	648	39-35	35-40	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	147	64	83	0	.435	16.5	671	698	28-44	36-39	4-6	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	149	62	87	0	.416	19.5	643	751	34-41	28-46	4-6	Lost 1
Oakland A's	149	52	97	0	.349	29.5	534	776	30-45	22-52	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	146	88	57	1	.607		690	585	43-29	45-28	7-3	Won 4
Montreal Expos	142	86	56	0	.606	0.5	632	511	54-20	32-36	8-2	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	145	77	67	1	.535	10.5	650	613	40-32	37-35	4-6	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	148	75	72	1	.510	14.0	617	648	38-33	37-39	6-4	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	146	74	72	0	.507	14.5	660	647	43-31	31-41	3-7	Lost 1
New York Mets	145	55	89	1	.382	32.5	532	636	28-44	27-45	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	148	84	64	0	.568		692	599	46-29	38-35	6-4	Won 1
Houston Astros	147	82	65	0	.558	1.5	533	529	49-27	33-38	5-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	148	71	77	0	.480	13.0	670	671	41-32	30-45	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	149	65	84	0	.436	19.5	634	690	33-39	32-45	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	149	62	87	0	.416	22.5	554	640	36-38	26-49	4-6	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	147	59	88	0	.401	24.5	615	710	30-43	29-45	5-5	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 10, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (night game):
The first Red Sox player to hit for the cycle since Carl Yastrzemski in 1965, Bob Watson whacked a homer, triple, double and single to feature a 10-2 victory over the Orioles. The Red Sox first baseman singled and scored in the second inning, doubled in the fourth, tripled in the eighth and hit a two-run homer in the ninth. Rice batted in four runs for the Red Sox with a pair of singles.

White Sox 3, A's 0 at Chicago (day game):
Steve Trout scattered five hits and pitched the White Sox to a 3-0 victory over the A's. Alan Bannister had a hand in two runs, driving in one with a single in the fifth inning and hitting a double and scoring on a triple by Thad Bosley in the seventh. Rick Langford was the loser but pitched his 10th straight complete game for the A's.

Royals 5, Mariners 4 at Kansas City (night game):
George Brett led off the 11th inning with a homer for his 200th hit and 100th RBI of the season to give the Royals a 5-4 victory over the Mariners. Byron McLaughlin, who had taken over as the Mariners' third flinger in the the 10th, threw only one pitch in the 11th and Brett clouted it for his fourth hit of the game and 21st homer of the year.

Brewers 3, Angels 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Homers by Gorman Thomas and Dick Davis in the sixth inning carried the Brewers to a 3-2 victory over the Angels. Nolan Ryan allowed only two hits going into the sixth, but after Don Money walked, Thomas came up with one out and smashed his 41st homer of the season. With two away, Davis cracked his round-tripper for what proved to be the winning run. The Angels fell short with a pair in the eighth on a single by Larry Harlow, triple by Carney Lansford and sacrifice fly by Dan Ford. Although losing, Ryan struck out 10 and raised his season's total to 202 while pitching his 15th complete game.

[DH] Tigers 4, Yankees 3 (day game) / Yankees 7, Tigers 1 at New York (day game):
The Tigers came from behind to win the first game of a doubleheader, 4-3, but then lost the second game to the Yankees, 7-1. The Yankees took a 3-0 lead in the opener with the aid of a two-run homer by Jim Spencer. The Tigers nicked Tommy John for a tally in the fourth and then rallied to win in the fifth on run-scoring doubles by Tom Brookens and Ron LeFlore and a decisive single by Alan Trammell. The Yankees captured the nightcap with a five-run outburst in the second inning. Willie Randolph and Juan Beniquez each hit two-run singles. Graig Nettles accounted for the Yankees' final pair with a double in the third and homer in the fifth. Jerry Morales homered for the Tigers' lone tally as three Yankee pitchers, Don Hood, Ron Davis and Jim Kaat, combined on a four-hitter.

Twins 11, Rangers 4 at Texas (night game):
Six unearned runs, resulting from two errors by shortstop Nelson Norman and a passed ball by catcher Jim Sundberg, enabled the Twins to breeze to an 11-4 victory over the Rangers. Roy Smalley committed two errors at shortstop for the Twins, but more than made up for them by crashing a bases-loaded triple after a two-out misplay by Norman in the fourth inning. Rob Wilfong followed with a double to drive in Smalley. The Twins added four earned runs in the fifth and then picked up a tainted pair in the eighth with the help of Sundberg's passed ball and a second error by Norman. Richie Zisk homered for the Rangers.

Blue Jays 5, Indians 2 at Toronto (day game):
A triple by Bob Bailor drove in two runs in the sixth inning and clinched the Blue Jays' 5-2 victory over the Indians. Even hitting into two double plays helped the Blue Jays. Their first run counted while Roy Howell was grounding into a twin killing in the first inning and another run scored as Al Woods hit into a double play in the fourth.

Reds 2, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (day game):
Dave Collins homered in the eighth inning to tie the score and Dan Driessen followed with a circuit clout in the ninth to give the Reds a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers. A homer by Dusty Baker in the fourth accounted for the Dodgers run.

[DH] Expos 2, Cardinals 1 (day game) / Cardinals 4, Expos 1 at Montreal (night game):
After winning the opener of a twi-night doubleheader from the Cardinals, 2-1, in 11 innings, the Expos lost the nightcap, 4-1, and fell out of first place in the East division, one-half game behind the Pirates. Dan Schatzeder scored the Expos' initial run in the lidlifter, hitting a single in the sixth inning, taking second on a sacrifice by Warren Cromartie, stopping at third on a single by Dave Cash and crossing the plate on an infield out by Andre Dawson. Ken Reitz tied the score with a homer in the eighth, but the Expos put together singles by Gary Carter, Ellis Valentine and Larry Parrish to load the bases in the 11th and scored their winning run on a single by Rodney Scott. In the second game, the Cardinals counted twice on singles by Jerry Mumphrey and Keith Hernandez, a sacrifice fly by Ted Simmons and single by George Hendrick in the fourth inning, and clinched the decision when Garry Templeton hit a two-run homer in the seventh.

Phillies 8, Cubs 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies exploded for seven runs in the first inning, three scoring on a triple by rookie catcher Keith Moreland, to defeat the Cubs, 8-1. The Phillies sent 12 men to bat in an attack that included run-scoring singles by Manny Trillo, Mike Schmidt, Greg Gross and Larry Bowa. Moreland, who had three hits in four trips, also doubled and drove in the Phillies' last run in the fifth. Pete Rose, batting safely in his 12th straight game, had three hits to raise his season's total to 185.

Pirates 5, Mets 4 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The Pirates broke a tie with a two-out single by Bill Robinson in the seventh inning and defeated the Mets, 5-4, before getting word late at night that they had moved into first place in the East division as a result of the Expos' loss in the second game of their twi-night doubleheader with the Cardinals. Tim Foli had a big hand in the Pirates' victory, rapping three hits in three official trips, driving in two runs and scoring one. After Omar Moreno walked with one out in the seventh, Foli also drew a pass. Dave Parker forced Foli at second as Moreno moved to third. Robinson followed with the winning single for his second RBI of the game.

Braves 6, Padres 1 at San Diego (night game):
A homer by Dale Murphy with two men on base capped a four-run getaway in the first inning as the Braves went on to defeat the Padres, 6-1. Singles by Eddie Miller and Jerry Royster around a balk by Juan Eichelberger produced the Braves' initial run. Gary Matthews followed with a single and Murphy then hit his homer. Gene Tenace saved the Padres from being shut out with a circuit clout in the fourth.

Giants 5, Astros 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Shut out until the eighth inning, the Giants erupted for five runs and defeated the Astros, 5-3. Ken Forsch, pitching with a 3-0 lead, allowed only three hits going into the eighth before Dennis Littlejohn tripled and pinch-hitter Terry Whitfield drove in the Giants' first run with a single. Bill North walked and Rob Andrews sacrificed. Joaquin Andujar relieved and was the loser after facing only one batter. Andujar walked Mike Ivie and threw a wild pitch on the fourth ball, allowing Jack Clark, the pinch-runner for Whitfield, to score. Joe Sambito took over and retired Willie McCovey on a pop foul, but Darrell Evans singled, driving in the tying run and pinch-hitter Larry Herndon followed with a triple for the winning pair.