MLB standings through games of September 23, 1979

MLB standings at the end of September 23, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	154	100	54	0	.649		722	561	54-23	46-31	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	155	91	64	0	.587	9.5	771	688	50-28	41-36	6-4	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	154	87	67	0	.565	13.0	810	683	49-28	38-39	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	154	83	71	0	.539	17.0	691	653	45-30	38-41	4-6	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	156	83	73	0	.532	18.0	752	707	45-32	38-41	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	155	79	76	0	.510	21.5	734	767	45-33	34-43	5-5	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	156	52	104	0	.333	49.0	590	822	32-49	20-55	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	156	85	71	0	.545		844	744	47-31	38-40	5-5	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	156	82	74	0	.526	3.0	819	799	44-34	38-40	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	156	81	75	0	.519	4.0	740	685	38-37	43-38	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	156	78	78	0	.500	7.0	720	676	39-36	39-42	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	154	68	86	0	.442	16.0	700	728	31-45	37-41	6-4	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	156	65	91	0	.417	20.0	680	794	36-45	29-46	4-6	Won 2
Oakland A's	156	53	103	0	.340	32.0	556	822	31-50	22-53	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	153	93	60	0	.608		682	543	55-23	38-37	7-3	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	155	93	61	1	.604	0.5	722	609	43-30	50-31	6-4	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	155	83	71	1	.539	10.5	689	649	42-35	41-36	6-4	Won 4
Philadelphia Phillies	157	81	75	1	.519	13.5	662	697	42-36	39-39	7-3	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	155	78	77	0	.503	16.0	677	672	44-33	34-44	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	155	56	98	1	.364	37.5	550	671	28-53	28-45	1-9	Lost 9

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	156	88	68	0	.564		720	624	46-29	42-39	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	155	86	69	0	.555	1.5	555	552	52-29	34-40	5-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	156	76	80	0	.487	12.0	709	695	45-33	31-47	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	156	69	87	0	.442	19.0	652	717	36-39	33-48	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	156	65	91	0	.417	23.0	580	666	39-42	26-49	3-7	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	153	61	92	0	.399	25.5	638	741	31-44	30-48	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Indians 4, Orioles 3 (day game) / Orioles 3, Indians 1 at Baltimore (night game):
After the Indians took the first game of a doubleheader, 4-3, the Orioles gained their 100th victory of the season by winning the second game, 3-1. The curtain-raiser was tied, 3-3, when Wayne Cage led off the Indians' eighth inning with a double and scored the deciding run on a double by Dave Rosello. Mike Flanagan pitched a two-hitter for the Orioles in the second game and racked up his 23rd victory.

[DH] Red Sox 2, Tigers 1 (day game) / Tigers 3, Red Sox 2 at Boston (day game):
The Red Sox won the opener of a doubleheader, 2-1, and the Tigers gained a split in the second game with a 3-2 victory in 10 innings. With the score tied, 1-1, in the lidlifter, Tom Poquette led off the Red Sox eighth with a single, reached second on a sacrifice and scored on a pinch-single by Jim Dwyer. The second game was knotted at 2-2 when Ron LeFlore walked to begin the Tigers' 10th, stole second for his fourth theft of the game and advanced on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Champ Summers.

Angels 6, Rangers 1 at California (day game):
Dave Frost pitched a six-hitter as the Angels defeated the Rangers, 6-1, to remain three games in front of the Royals in the West division. After being held to one hit by Fergie Jenkins, the Angels exploded for all their runs in the fifth inning. Bobby Grich opened with a double and scored on a single by Larry Harlow, who reached second on a passed ball and tallied on a single by Jim Anderson. Rick Miller also singled and Carney Lansford followed with a three-run homer to kayo Jenkins. The Angels went on to load the bases on two walks and a hit batsman and scored their final run on a grounder by Grich.

Brewers 8, Twins 7 at Milwaukee (day game):
A pinch-single by Don Money in the sixth inning broke a 7-7 tie as the Brewers outlasted the Twins, 8-7. After the Twins had tied the score with four runs in the top of the sixth, the Brewers tallied the decisive run in their half when Charlie Moore singled, stole second and came home on Money's single.

Royals 4, A's 2 at Oakland (day game):
Scoring four runs -- three of them unearned -- in the fourth inning, the Royals defeated the A's, 4-2. George Brett led off the frame with a homer. With one out, Pete LaCock singled and reached third on a double by Amos Otis. After Al Cowens popped up, Frank White hit a grounder through third baseman Wayne Gross' legs as LaCock and Otis scored. A single by Willie Wilson then accounted for the Royals' final tally.

Mariners 8, White Sox 3 at Seattle (day game):
Homers by Bill Stein and Tom Paciorek paced the Mariners to an 8-3 victory over the White Sox. Stein connected for a solo shot to give the Mariners a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning and Paciorek broke the game open with a three-run round-tripper in the fifth.

Yankees 7, Blue Jays 5 at Toronto (day game):
Tommy John, getting relief help from Rich Gossage, received credit for his 20th victory of the season as the Yankees defeated the Blue Jays, 7-5. The big inning for the Yankees was the fifth when they scored on a double by Jerry Narron, single by Damaso Garcia and twice on an error by Blue Jay pitcher Jesse Jefferson.

Giants 2, Braves 1 at Atlanta (day game):
An eighth-inning single by Roger Metzger drove home the decisive run as the Giants edged the Braves, 2-1. The Giants trailed, 1-0, entering the eighth when Mike Ivie tied the score with a homer. One out later, Johnnie LeMaster singled, stole second and raced home on a single by Metzger.

Pirates 6, Cubs 0 at Chicago (day game):
A three-hitter by Jim Bibby carried the Pirates to a 6-0 whitewashing of the Cubs. After John Milner drove in a run with a single in the first inning, the Pirates sent 11 men to the plate in the second and scored five times. A single by Bibby drove in the first run, a sacrifice fly by Tim Foli plated another, a double by Willie Stargell drove home two more and the final marker was chalked up on an error by Cub third baseman Steve Ontiveros.

Reds 7, Astros 1 at Houston (day game):
A five-run outburst in the fourth inning triggered the Reds to a 7-1 victory that stretched their lead in the West division to 1½ games over the Astros. With the score tied, 1-1, Johnny Bench smacked a double, went to third on a two-out infield single by Ray Knight and scored on a single by Hector Cruz. Frank Pastore singled to right and Knight was safe at the plate when Astro catcher Luis Pujols mishandled the throw from the outfield. A triple by Dave Collins drove in two more runs and Collins himself scored when the throw home by second baseman Rafael Landestoy bounced away from Pujols. George Foster climaxed the scoring with a solo homer.

Cardinals 7, Mets 4 at New York (day game):
Posting their fourth straight victory, the Cardinals erupted for three runs in the 10th inning and prevailed over the Mets, 7-4. The Cards loaded the bases on walks to Keith Hernandez, Ted Simmons and pinch-hitter George Hendrick. A sacrifice fly by Tony Scott drove in one run, a single by Ken Reitz accounted for another and a third tally crossed the plate on a wild pitch. Lou Brock stole the 938th base of his career in the fifth inning to set the all-time major league record. The former mark was held by Billy Hamilton, who played from 1888 through 1901 and achieved many of his thefts under a different set of rules.

Expos 7, Phillies 4 at Philadelphia (day game):
Two home runs by Andre Dawson and another by Chris Speier with a man on base helped the Expos defeat the Phillies, 7-4, to retain their lead of one-half game over the Pirates in the East division race. Dawson started the slugging with a homer in the first inning and Speier connected for the circuit following a single by Larry Parrish in the second. Bill Lee, who pitched the route for the Expos, drove in a run with a double in the fourth. The Phillies came back with a pair in the fifth. Pete Rose singled to extend his batting streak to 21 games and scored on a triple by Manny Trillo. Keith Moreland singled to drive in Trillo. The Expos replied with two runs in the sixth. Ellis Valentine doubled, advanced to third after a fly by Parrish and scored on a safe bunt by Speier. After a sacrifice by Lee, Jerry White singled Speier across the plate. Bake McBride hit a two-run pinch-homer for the Phillies in their half of the sixth, but Dawson clinched the Expos' victory with his second round-tripper of the game in the seventh.

Dodgers 5, Padres 2 at San Diego (day game):
A pair of errors permitted the Dodgers to score twice in the eighth inning and beat the Padres, 5-2. With the score tied, 2-2, Von Joshua stroked a pinch-double. Derrel Thomas laid down a bunt which Padre pitcher Steve Mura fielded and threw wildly past first base, allowing Joshua to score. After a sacrifice bunt by Bill Russell, Thomas came home when center fielder Gene Richards dropped a fly ball by Dusty Baker.