MLB standings through games of September 25, 1979

MLB standings at the end of September 25, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	155	100	55	0	.645		724	564	54-24	46-31	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	156	92	64	0	.590	8.5	778	694	51-28	41-36	7-3	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	155	87	68	0	.561	13.0	813	688	49-29	38-39	5-5	Lost 2
New York Yankees	155	84	71	0	.542	16.0	698	658	46-30	38-41	4-6	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	157	84	73	0	.535	17.0	755	709	45-32	39-41	5-5	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	156	79	77	0	.506	21.5	739	774	45-33	34-44	5-5	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	157	53	104	0	.338	48.0	595	825	32-49	21-55	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	158	87	71	0	.551		852	748	49-31	38-40	6-4	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	158	82	76	0	.519	5.0	823	807	44-34	38-42	4-6	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	157	81	76	0	.516	5.5	743	694	38-38	43-38	6-4	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	157	79	78	0	.503	7.5	725	679	40-36	39-42	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	155	69	86	0	.445	16.5	709	731	31-45	38-41	6-4	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	157	65	92	0	.414	21.5	686	801	36-45	29-47	4-6	Lost 1
Oakland A's	157	53	104	0	.338	33.5	559	827	31-50	22-54	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	158	95	62	1	.605		743	622	45-31	50-31	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	156	94	62	0	.603	0.5	695	564	55-23	39-39	7-3	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	157	85	71	1	.545	9.5	700	652	42-35	43-36	7-3	Won 6
Philadelphia Phillies	159	81	77	1	.513	14.5	665	708	42-38	39-39	5-5	Lost 4
Chicago Cubs	158	79	79	0	.500	16.5	692	682	45-35	34-44	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	158	58	99	1	.369	37.0	560	686	28-53	30-46	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	157	88	69	0	.561		722	632	46-30	42-39	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	158	87	71	0	.551	1.5	568	565	52-29	35-42	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	157	77	80	0	.490	11.0	720	697	45-33	32-47	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	157	69	88	0	.439	19.0	654	728	36-40	33-48	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	157	66	91	0	.420	22.0	588	668	39-42	27-49	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	156	63	93	0	.404	24.5	651	754	33-45	30-48	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Tigers 3, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (night game):
Pushing across two runs in the ninth inning, the Tigers edged the Orioles, 3-2. With one out in the ninth, Lance Parrish beat out an infield hit and Alan Trammell followed with a single. Pinch-hitter Lynn Jones then delivered the game-tying single and, one out later, Ron LeFlore stroked a single to send Trammell home with the decisive tally. Rookie Kirk Gibson drilled his first major league homer for the Tigers in the fourth.

Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 3 at Boston (night game):
A five-run uprising in the sixth inning carried the Blue Jays to a 5-3 triumph over the Red Sox. The Jays' rally was helped by two errors on the part of Sox first baseman Bob Watson. A double by Rick Cerone drove in one run and a double by Dave McKay plated two more. A single by Alfredo Griffin chased McKay home and a triple by Al Woods scored Griffin.

Angels 4, Royals 1 at California (night game):
The Angels clinched the first title in their 19-year history behind the five-hit pitching of Frank Tanana, defeating Kansas City, 4-1, and ending the Royals' three-year reign as West division champions. The Angels scored three runs in the second inning. Don Baylor walked, went to second on a single by Rod Carew and scored on a single by Brian Downing. A wild pitch allowed Carew to score. Downing reached second and came home on a single by Larry Harlow. The Royals scored their lone run in the fourth when Frank White singled for the first hit off Tanana, Amos Otis was hit by a pitch and Al Cowens singled. The Angels iced their title with a tally in the fifth on singles by Dan Ford, Carew and Downing.

Brewers 7, Mariners 6 at Milwaukee (night game):
A two-run double in the eighth inning by Sixto Lezcano lifted the Brewers to a 7-6 victory over the Mariners. The Brewers trailed, 6-5, when Paul Molitor opened the eighth with a walk. Two outs later, Gorman Thomas singled Molitor to third and Lezcano then drove in his 99th and 100th runs of season with a two-bagger.

White Sox 9, Twins 3 at Minnesota (night game):
A four-run uprising in the fifth inning triggered the White Sox to a 9-3 triumph over the Twins. The score was tied, 2-2, in the fifth, when Jim Morrison singled and scored on a double by Alan Bannister. A single by Claudell Washington chased Bannister home. The White Sox went on to add two more runs on singles by Jorge Orta and Kevin Bell.

Yankees 7, Indians 5 at New York (night game):
A wild pitch paved the way for three runs in the fourth inning and helped the Yankees to a 7-5 victory over the Indians. A homer by Oscar Gamble produced one run in the inning and the Yankees subsequently loaded the bases with two out. Tribe hurler Rick Wise struck out Jerry Narron to apparently end the inning, but the pitch broke sharply into the dirt and eluded Indian catcher Ron Hassey. Chris Chambliss scored from third and Damaso Garcia then hit a two-run single. The Indians came back to tie the score at 5-5, but Garcia drove in another run with a single in the sixth for his third RBI of the game to decide the outcome.

Rangers 5, A's 3 at Texas (night game):
The tie-breaking run scored on a wild pitch as the Rangers grabbed a 5-3 decision over the A's. With the score tied, 3-3, in the seventh inning, Nelson Norman singled and was forced by Mickey Rivers. An errant pickoff throw allowed Rivers to advance to third and he raced home on a wild pitch.

Astros 8, Braves 0 at Atlanta (night game):
J.R. Richard pitched a four-hitter and struck out 13 batters to lead the Astros to an 8-0 triumph over the Braves. The Astros opened the scoring in the fourth inning when they tallied three times, two on a single by Enos Cabell and the other on an infield out. They registered another pair of markers in the sixth on a single by Cabell, double by Denny Walling and singles by Luis Pujols and Rafael Landestoy. Pujols singled home two tallies in the ninth and Landestoy added a run with another single. Richard's strikeout total reached 302 for his second straight season with more than 300.

[DH] Cubs 11, Mets 3 (day game) / Mets 4, Cubs 3 at Chicago (day game):
The Cubs breezed to an 11-3 victory after scoring seven runs in the first inning to open a doubleheader, but the Mets came back to take the second contest, 4-3, in 10 innings. The Cubs sent 12 batters to the plate in their big inning in the curtain raiser. Larry Biittner, Mick Kelleher, Lynn McGlothen and Ivan DeJesus each had an RBI single, Stev eOntiveros stroked a run-scoring double and Scot Thompson hit a sacrifice fly. In the nightcap, the score was 3-3 going into the 10th when Ron Hodges smacked a leadoff single and was replaced by pinch-runner Sergio Ferrer. Dan Norman forced Ferrer, but Norman advanced on an error by Kelleher and scored on a pinch-single by Steve Henderson.

Padres 8, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Scattering seven hits, Bob Shirley pitched the Padres to an 8-2 victory over the Reds. The Padres scored three times in their first turn at bat and then erupted for five runs in the seventh. Dave Winfield batted in a pair with a single and Kurt Bevacqua added two with a double. The Reds' runs off Shirley came on back-to-back homers by Dave Concepcion and George Foster in the eighth.

Cardinals 4, Phillies 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Posting his 10th complete game of the season, John Fulgham pitched the Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over the Phillies. Garry Templeton homered in the third inning and tripled, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Lou Brock to break a 1-1 tie in the sixth. After two out, Ted Simmons walked and came around on singles by Dane Iorg and Tony Scott. Pete Rose extended his hitting streak to 23 games with a first-inning single.

Pirates 10, Expos 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Willie Stargell drove in three runs with two homers and Ed Ott also batted in three runs as the Pirates defeated the Expos, 10-4, to regain first place by a half-game in the East division. Stargell started the scoring with a homer following a single by Tim Foli in the first inning. After the Expos picked up a run on a sacrifice fly by Tony Perez in the third, Larry Parrish tied the score with a homer in the fourth, but Stargell put the Pirates ahead again with his second round-tripper of the game in their half of the inning. The Expos came back to knot count on a run-scoring single by Ellis Valentine in the fifth. The Pirates struck back for three runs in their half. Stargell walked, John Milner singled and Bill Madlock walked to load the bases. Ott singled, driving in two runs to kayo Scott Sanderson. Phill Garner singled off reliever Bill Atkinson to add another run. The Pirates wrapped it up with four runs in the sixth.

Dodgers 11, Giants 2 at San Francisco (night game):
A grand-slam homer by Ron Cey highlighted the Dodgers' 11-2 rout of the Giants as Rick Sutcliffe notched his 17th victory. Cey's blast was the big blow of an eight-run second inning. Gary Thomasson drilled a two-run homer in the same frame. Steve Garvey, who had two doubles in the game, reached the 200-hit plateau for the fifth time in his career. The Giants scored on a single by Max Venable and a homer by Terry Whitfield.