MLB standings through games of September 28, 1979

MLB standings at the end of September 28, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	157	102	55	0	.650		751	572	55-24	47-31	5-5	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	159	94	65	0	.591	9.0	796	709	52-29	42-36	7-3	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	158	90	68	0	.570	12.5	832	701	51-29	39-39	7-3	Won 3
New York Yankees	158	87	71	0	.551	15.5	716	666	49-30	38-41	7-3	Won 6
Detroit Tigers	159	84	75	0	.528	19.0	761	729	45-33	39-42	4-6	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	159	79	80	0	.497	24.0	750	799	45-34	34-46	4-6	Lost 5
Toronto Blue Jays	160	53	107	0	.331	50.5	607	844	32-49	21-58	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	160	87	73	0	.544		852	757	49-32	38-41	6-4	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	160	84	76	0	.525	3.0	840	808	45-34	39-42	5-5	Won 2
Texas Rangers	160	82	78	0	.512	5.0	739	684	43-36	39-42	8-2	Won 4
Minnesota Twins	160	81	79	0	.506	6.0	751	714	38-41	43-38	3-7	Lost 5
Chicago White Sox	158	72	86	0	.456	14.0	722	739	32-45	40-41	7-3	Won 4
Seattle Mariners	160	66	94	0	.412	21.0	701	812	36-45	30-49	3-7	Lost 2
Oakland A's	160	53	107	0	.331	34.0	565	849	31-50	22-57	1-9	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	161	97	63	1	.606		764	633	47-32	50-31	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	158	94	64	0	.595	2.0	698	577	55-24	39-40	5-5	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	161	86	74	1	.537	11.0	722	681	42-37	44-37	7-3	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	161	83	77	1	.519	14.0	679	715	43-38	40-39	5-5	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	160	79	81	0	.494	18.0	696	696	45-36	34-45	3-7	Lost 3
New York Mets	161	61	99	1	.381	36.0	581	697	28-53	33-46	5-5	Won 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	159	90	69	0	.566		729	635	48-30	42-39	5-5	Won 2
Houston Astros	160	87	73	0	.544	3.5	577	580	52-29	35-44	4-6	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	160	79	81	0	.494	11.5	737	711	46-33	33-48	7-3	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	160	70	90	0	.438	20.5	663	741	37-42	33-48	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	159	67	92	0	.421	23.0	593	672	39-42	28-50	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	158	64	94	0	.405	25.5	660	761	34-45	30-49	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 3, Mariners 1 at Chicago (night game):
Two homers by Wayne Nordhagen and one by Jim Morrison powered the White Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Mariners. Nordhagen led off the second inning with his first homer of the game. After the Mariners scored on a double by Larry Cox and single by Julio Cruz in the third, Morrison hit for the circuit in the White Sox half. Nordhagen then clinched the victory with his second smash in the sixth inning.

Orioles 14, Indians 6 at Cleveland (night game):
Billy Smith hit a grand-slam homer and also drove in two other runs with a double and triple as the Orioles trounced the Indians, 14-6. Smith's slam highlighted a six-run outburst in the second inning. The Orioles followed with six more runs in the third, featuring Smith's double and a homer by Pat Kelly. Smith batted in his sixth run with a triple in the seventh and scored when Mark Corey singled for the rookie outfielder's first major league RBI. Ron Hassey accounted for three of the Indians' runs with a homer and double.

Red Sox 7, Tigers 4 at Detroit (night game):
Led by Tom Poquette, who drove in three runs and scored two, the Red Sox defeated the Tigers, 7-4. In the third inning, when the Red Sox racked up three runs, Poquette plated one with a double and scored himself on a wild throw by Tiger shortstop Alan Trammell. The Red Sox counted three more times in the fourth. Poquette drove in a pair with a bases-loaded single and the third run scored on a wild pitch by Bruce Robbins in relief of loser Milt Wilcox. Poquette got his third hit in the seventh and scored when Tiger third baseman Tom Brookens fumbled a grounder by Butch Hobson and threw wildly for two errors on one play.

Royals 13, A's 1 at Kansas City (night game):
Willie Wilson stole his 80th and 81st bases of the season to join a select group of A.L. thieves as the Royals romped over the A's, 13-1. Wilson became the fourth player in the league's history and first in 67 years to steal 80 or more bases, joining Ty Cobb, who did it twice (1911 and 1915), Eddie Collins (1910) and Clyde Milan (1912). Jamie Quirk knocked in four runs with a double and homer in the Royals' 15-hit attack. Pete LaCock rapped four singles in five trips.

Brewers 10, Twins 1 at Minnesota (night game):
Winning for the 10th time in his last 11 decisions, Mike Caldwell pitched the Brewers to a 10-1 victory over the Twins. Caldwell allowed only five hits with the Twins' run coming in the fourth inning on a pass to Butch Wynegar and triple by Ron Jackson.

Yankees 7, Blue Jays 3 at New York (night game):
Reggie Jackson hit a three-run homer and Oscar Gamble and Jim Spencer drove in two runs apiece to account for the Yankees' scoring in a 7-3 victory over the Blue Jays. Gamble, who wound up with four hits in five trips, drove in the first two runs with a single in the first inning. Jackson homered in the fourth and Spencer accounted for his RBIs with a round-tripper in the seventh. Tony Solaita homered for the Blue Jays. Luis Tiant posted his 13th victory, matching his winning total in 1978.

Rangers 5, Angels 0 at Texas (night game):
Fergie Jenkins pitched a five-hit shutout and Buddy Bell drove in his 100th run of the season as the Rangers defeated the West division champion Angels, 5-0. The Rangers rapped Nolan Ryan for two runs in the first inning on a triple by Bump Wills, double by Al Oliver and single by Bell for his 100th RBI. Ryan was lifted after five innings and the Rangers tagged Don Aase for their other runs in the seventh on singles by Jim Sundberg and Nelson Norman, a forceout of Norman by Mickey Rivers, a single by Wills and double by Johnny Grubb. The victory continued the Rangers' home mastery of the Angels, who had won only twice in 19 games in Texas over the last three seasons.

Reds 3, Braves 0 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Reds, who got four-hit pitching from Frank Pastore, beat the Braves, 3-0, and clinched the West division championship when the challenging Astros lost to the Dodgers. Cesar Geronimo homered in the third inning and then tripled and scored on a single by Dave Collins in the fifth. The Reds' other run counted in the eighth on singles by Dave Concepcion and George Foster and sacrifice fly by Johnny Bench.

Dodgers 6, Astros 5 at Los Angeles (night game):
A grand-slam homer by Steve Garvey climaxed a five-run rally in the eighth inning and brought the Dodgers a 6-5 victory over the Astros, who were eliminated from the West division race, giving the championship to the Reds. The Dodgers had a homer by Steve Yeager in the third inning, but the Astros tied the score in the seventh and forged ahead with four runs in the eighth. Dave Bergman, pinch-hitting for Ken Forsch, drove in one run with a single and Cesar Cedeno followed with a three-run homer. The Dodgers began their rally in the home half with a double by Ted Martinez, who scored on singles by pinch-hitter Vic Davalillo and Von Joshua. Derrel Thomas then bunted safely to load the bases, setting the stage for Garvey's slam off Vern Ruhle.

Phillies 3, Expos 2 at Montreal (night game):
The Expos' defense cracked with two errors on one play in the 11th inning, resulting in a 3-2 loss to the Phillies that dropped the Canadian club two games behind the Pirates in the East vivision race. The Expos scored in the fourth inning on a double by Andre Dawson and single by John Tamargo, who filled in for injured catcher Gary Carter. In the fifth, Larry Parrish and Warren Cromartie doubled to make it 2-0, but the Phillies tied the score in the sixth when Pete Rose singled and Mike Schmidt homered, completing the cycle of hitting for the circuit in every park in the league. The deadlock persisted until the 11th when Greg Gross hit a grounder that went through Parrish's legs at third base for an error. Cromartie retrieved the ball in left field and threw wildly to second, enabling Gross to advance to third. After an intentional pass to pinch-hitter Greg Luzinski, Phillies' rookie catcher Keith Moreland came to the plate and singled to drive in the winning run.

Pirates 6, Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
With Jim Bibby pitching a four-hitter, the Pirates defeated the Cubs, 6-1, and moved two games ahead in the East division race when the Expos lost to the Phillies. After the start of the contest was delayed one hour and nine minutes by rain, the Pirates started their scoring with a run in the first inning on a single by Omar Moreno, his 75th stolen base of the season and a single by Dave Parker. The Pirates put the victory away with four runs in the second. Phil Garner and Moreno walked. Tim Foli singled, scoring Garner, and when Dave Kingman let the ball get away in left field, Moreno also crossed the plate. Parker followed with a homer for two more runs. The Pirates' final tally counted in the sixth on a single by Garner, sacrifice by Bibby, a wild pitch and a single by Dale Berra. The Cubs registered their lone run in the eighth on a pass to Ivan DeJesus, double by Kingman and a wild pitch.

Padres 2, Giants 0 at San Francisco (night game):
Eric Rasmussen gave up a single by Darrell Evans in the second inning for the lone hit off his deliveries while pitching the Padres to a 2-0 victory over the Giants. The shutout was Rasmussen's third in his last five starts. Dave Winfield hit a homer in the second inning to decide the outcome. The Padres added a run in the fourth on singles by Winfield and Jerry Turner and a sacrifice fly by Kurt Bevacqua.

[DH] Mets 6, Cardinals 2 (night game) / Mets 7, Cardinals 6 at St. Louis (night game):
Garry Templeton became the first switch-hitter in major league history to collect 100 hits from each side of the plate, but the Cardinals had little else to brag about after losing a twi-night doubleheader to the Mets, 6-2 and 7-6 in 11 innings. Templeton had one hit in the opener and two in the nightcap, giving him 100 hits as a righthanded batter. The Cards' shortstop also had 111 hits swinging lefthanded. Juan Berenguer gained his first major league victory and Jeff Reardon picked up his first save for the Mets in the opener. Ken Reitz accounted for the Cards' counters with a homer that tied the score at 2-2 in the second inning, but the Mets clinched the decision with three runs in the third on doubles by Elliott Maddox, Richie Hebner and Joel Youngblood and single by Doug Flynn. The second game was decided in the 11th when pinch-hitter Gil Flores tripled for the Mets and scored on an error by Cardinal first baseman Keith Hernandez, who fired wildly to the plate after taking the throw from the outfield.