MLB standings through games of September 16, 1979

MLB standings at the end of September 16, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	147	97	50	0	.660		702	534	53-21	44-29	6-4	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	149	87	62	0	.584	11.0	732	659	49-26	38-36	4-6	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	146	82	64	0	.562	14.5	775	661	47-27	35-37	3-7	Lost 1
New York Yankees	146	80	66	0	.548	16.5	663	611	45-30	35-36	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	149	80	69	0	.537	18.0	732	688	43-30	37-39	7-3	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	148	74	74	0	.500	23.5	695	747	42-32	32-42	4-6	Lost 5
Toronto Blue Jays	148	49	99	0	.331	48.5	561	779	29-44	20-55	5-5	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	149	81	68	0	.544		809	707	45-30	36-38	6-4	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	149	78	71	0	.523	3.0	770	766	42-32	36-39	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	149	77	72	0	.517	4.0	711	661	37-37	40-35	5-5	Won 2
Texas Rangers	150	74	76	0	.493	7.5	691	654	39-36	35-40	6-4	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	148	65	83	0	.439	15.5	676	700	29-44	36-39	5-5	Won 2
Seattle Mariners	150	63	87	0	.420	18.5	649	754	34-41	29-46	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	150	52	98	0	.347	29.5	536	781	30-45	22-53	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	144	87	57	0	.604		640	516	55-21	32-36	8-2	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	147	88	58	1	.603		690	588	43-30	45-28	7-3	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	147	78	68	1	.534	10.0	655	621	40-32	38-36	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	149	76	72	1	.514	13.0	621	651	39-33	37-39	7-3	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	147	74	73	0	.503	14.5	663	651	43-31	31-42	3-7	Lost 2
New York Mets	146	56	89	1	.386	31.5	535	636	28-44	28-45	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	149	85	64	0	.570		694	599	46-29	39-35	7-3	Won 2
Houston Astros	148	82	66	0	.554	2.5	534	531	49-27	33-39	4-6	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	149	71	78	0	.477	14.0	670	673	41-33	30-45	5-5	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	150	66	84	0	.440	19.5	636	691	34-39	32-45	5-5	Won 2
San Diego Padres	149	62	87	0	.416	23.0	554	640	36-38	26-49	4-6	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	147	59	88	0	.401	25.0	615	710	30-43	29-45	5-5	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 13, Red Sox 3 at Baltimore (day game):
Sending 14 batters to the plate and scoring nine runs in the first inning, the Orioles enjoyed a 13-3 rout of the Red Sox. The first three runs were driven in with singles by Edde Murray, Gary Roenicke and Lee May. After Doug DeCinces drilled a double for the fourth run, an intentional pass to Rich Dauer filled the bases. Rick Dempsey walked to force in a run and Mark Belanger was hit by a pitch to force home another. A grounder by Al Bumbry, double by Ken Singleton and an error accounted for three more runs before the inning ended.

White Sox 5, A's 2 at Chicago (day game):
Three pitchers -- Rich Dotson, Guy Hoffman and Mike Proly -- combined on a three-hitter to bring the White Sox a 5-2 victory over the A's. Claudell Washington hit a two-run homer for the White Sox in the first inning. Mike Squires broke a 2-2 tie with a circuit clout in the seventh. Ralph Garr singled in a pair of insurance runs in the eighth.

Mariners 6, Royals 3 at Kansas City (day game):
The Mariners exploded for five runs in the fourth inning and grabbed a 6-3 decision over the Royals. Consecutive singles by Leon Roberts, Willie Horton and Bill Stein produced the first run of the big inning and the second came in on a sacrifice fly by Bruce Bochte. Back-to-back singles by Bobby Valentine and Rodney Craig produced another tally and after a single by Larry Cox loaded the bases, Julio Cruz drilled a double to score two more runs.

Brewers 2, Angels 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
Boosting his record to 15-8, Jim Slaton pitched the Brewers to a 2-1 victory over the Angels. Singles by Rod Carew, Carney Lansford and on Baylor produced the Angels' run in the first inning. Gorman Thomas hit his 42nd homer to tie the score in the fourth and the Brewers then put over the winning run in the seventh on a walk to Charlie Moore, single by Lenn Sakata and double by Paul Molitor.

Tigers 8, Yankees 4 at New York (day game):
Erupting for four runs in the 12th inning, the Tigers beat the Yankees, 8-4, and eliminated the defending champions from the East division race. Ricky Peters stroked a leadoff single in the Tigers' 12th, Jerry Morales sacrificed Peters to second and was safe himself on an error by first baseman Chris Chambliss. An infield single by Jason Thompson loaded the bases and Lance Parrish followed with a two-run single. A third run scored when leftfielder Lou Piniella misplayed the ball. A double by Lou Whitaker then capped the outburst.

Twins 6, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
The Twins scored all their runs in the second inning to gain a 6-2 victory over the Rangers. All six runs were unearned after Texas second baseman Bump Wills committed a throwing error on a two-out, bases-loaded grounder by Hosken Powell. Two runs scored on the play. After a single by Rob Wilfong loaded the bases, Danny Goodwin and Ken Landreaux slammed consecutive two-run doubles.

Blue Jays 8, Indians 2 at Toronto (day game):
Helped by two errors, the Blue Jays prevailed over the Indians, 8-2. The Jays trailed, 2-1, in the fourth inning, when Roy Howell reached first on an error by Tribe second baseman Dave Rosello, Tony Solaita was safe on a fielder's choice and John Mayberry singled to load the bases. A single by Rick Bosetti scored Howell and a single by Al Woods plated Solaita. A second error by Rosello on a grounder by Tim Johnson permitted Mayberry and Bosetti to come home. Howell and Mayberry cracked solo homers in the fifth frame.

Reds 2, Dodgers 0 at Los Angeles (day game):
Tom Seaver fired his third three-hitter of the season and his fifth shutout, pitching the Reds to a 2-0 victory over the Dodgers. The Reds scored both their runs in the fifth inning on singles by Johnny Bench and Dan Driessen, a double by Ray Knight and single by Hector Cruz.

[DH] Cardinals 4, Expos 3 (day game) / Expos 5, Cardinals 1 at Montreal (day game):
After losing the first game of a doubleheader to the Cardinals, 4-3, the Expos came back to win the second game, 5-1, on a grand-slam homer by Dave Cash in the 10th inning and returned to first place in the East division by one percentage point over the Pirates. In the lidlifter, a double by Garry Templeton and single by Keith Hernandez gave the Cards a first-inning run and they added two more in the second on a safe bunt by Tony Scott, double by Ken Oberkfell and singles by Ken Reitz and Templeton. Throwing errors by Tony Perez and Larry Parrish gave the Cardinals what proved to be the deciding marker in the third. Parrish hit a two-run homer for the Expos. In the second contest, Gary Carter doubled in the 10th, Jerry White received an intentional walk and Warren Cromartie was safe on an error by second baseman Oberkfell to load the bases for Cash, who connected for the first grand slam of his major league career.

Phillies 4, Cubs 3 at Philadelphia (day game):
An eighth-inning triple by Garry Maddox enabled the Phillies to edge the Cubs, 4-3. The score was 3-3 in the eighth when Greg Gross drew a two-out walk and Maddox followed with a shot to the center field wall. Pete Rose extended his hitting streak to 13 games.

Mets 3, Pirates 0 at Pittsburgh (day game):
With Pete Falcone and Neil Allen combining on a seven-hitter, the Mets blanked the Pirates, 3-0. The Mets scored a run in the first inning on a double by Elliott Maddox and single by Lee Mazzilli that extended the center fielder's hitting streak to 18 games. Dan Norman pumped a homer in the fourth and the Mets posted their final tally in the eighth on a single by Mazzilli and double by Joel Youngblood.

Giants 2, Astros 1 at San Francisco (day game):
Larry Herndon's bases-loaded single in the ninth inning gave the Giants a 2-1 victory over the Astros, spoiling a brilliant pitching performance by Houston's J.R. Richard. The Astros' righthander had permitted only one hit going into the ninth, but the game was tied 1-1. Mike Ivie led off the decisive innirig with a single and advanced to third on a double by Darrell Evans. After Max Venable received an intentional walk, Herndon stroked the game-winning hit.