MLB standings through games of September 29, 1979

MLB standings at the end of September 29, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	158	102	56	0	.646		752	576	55-24	47-32	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	160	95	65	0	.594	8.0	807	717	52-29	43-36	7-3	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	159	91	68	0	.572	11.5	840	706	51-29	40-39	7-3	Won 4
New York Yankees	159	88	71	0	.553	14.5	725	670	50-30	38-41	8-2	Won 7
Detroit Tigers	160	84	76	0	.525	19.0	766	737	45-34	39-42	4-6	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	160	80	80	0	.500	23.0	754	800	46-34	34-46	4-6	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	161	53	108	0	.329	50.5	611	853	32-49	21-59	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	161	87	74	0	.540		855	763	49-32	38-42	5-5	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	161	85	76	0	.528	2.0	846	810	46-34	39-42	6-4	Won 3
Texas Rangers	161	83	78	0	.516	4.0	745	687	44-36	39-42	8-2	Won 5
Minnesota Twins	161	81	80	0	.503	6.0	759	725	38-42	43-38	3-7	Lost 6
Chicago White Sox	159	72	87	0	.453	14.0	724	748	32-46	40-41	7-3	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	161	67	94	0	.416	20.0	710	814	36-45	31-49	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	161	53	108	0	.329	34.0	567	855	31-50	22-58	1-9	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	162	97	64	1	.602		770	640	47-33	50-31	6-4	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	159	95	64	0	.597	1.0	701	579	56-24	39-40	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	162	86	75	1	.534	11.0	729	689	42-38	44-37	6-4	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	162	83	78	1	.516	14.0	681	718	43-38	40-40	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	161	80	81	0	.497	17.0	703	702	45-36	35-45	3-7	Won 1
New York Mets	162	62	99	1	.385	35.0	589	704	28-53	34-46	6-4	Won 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	160	90	70	0	.562		729	637	48-31	42-39	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	161	88	73	0	.547	2.5	580	580	52-29	36-44	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	161	79	82	0	.491	11.5	737	714	46-34	33-48	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	161	71	90	0	.441	19.5	669	746	38-42	33-48	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	160	67	93	0	.419	23.0	598	678	39-42	28-51	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	159	65	94	0	.409	24.5	662	761	34-45	31-49	6-4	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Mariners 9, White Sox 2 at Chicago (night game):
Floyd Bannister and Shane Rawley combined on a three-hitter and pitched the Mariners to a 9-2 victory over the White Sox. After doubles by Bruce Bochte and Rodney Craig helped produce two runs in the second inning, the Mariners put the game away in the third when Ruppert Jones singled, Tom Paciorek tripled and Willie Horton homered. Bannister pitched hitless ball until the fifth when doubles by Lamar Johnson and Chet Lemon, together with an error by Craig, gave the White Sox their two runs. Rawley hurled the last three frames and yielded one hit.

Indians 4, Orioles 1 at Cleveland (day game):
A pinch-homer by Cliff Johnson with two men on base in the seventh inning lifted the Indians to a 4-1 victory over the Orioles. Billy Smith homered for the Orioles' run in the fourth. The Indians began the seventh with a pass to Toby Harrah and infield hit by Gary Alexander. After Ron Pruitt struck out, Johnson batted for Bo Diaz and came through with his homer to beat Mike Flanagan. The Indians added their last run on four passes issued by reliever Sammy Stewart in the eighth inning.

Red Sox 8, Tigers 5 at Detroit (day game):
Although hitting four homers, the Tigers lost to the Red Sox, 8-5. Al Greene, Ron LeFlore, Champ Summers and Jason Thompson rapped round-trippers for the Tigers. The Red Sox broke a 4-4 tie with a sacrifice fly by Carl Yastrzemski in the eighth inning and added their winning margin in the ninth when Tom Poquette doubled, Dwight Evans singled and Carlton Fisk hit a homer.

Royals 6, A's 2 at Kansas City (night game):
Darrell Porter became only the second catcher in A.L. history to reach the 100 mark in hits, runs and RBIs as the Royals clinched second place in the West division with a 6-2 victory over the A's. Porter drove in three runs with a pair of singles and scored once to raise his season totals to 154 hits, 100 runs scored and 112 runs driven in. Mickey Cochrane of the Athletics in 1932 was the first A.L. catcher to achieve the all-round century feat. Willie Wilson stole two bases for the Royals to raise his theft total to 83.

Brewers 11, Twins 8 at Minnesota (day game):
Don Money drove in three runs and Gorman Thomas and Ben Oglivie batted in two apiece to lead the Brewers to an 11-8 victory over the Twins. Thomas accounted for his RBIs with his 45th homer of the season in the first inning. Butch Wynegar had four hits for the Twins and had a hand in half their runs, scoring two and driving in two.

Yankees 9, Blue Jays 4 at New York (day game):
The Yankees smacked four homers, accounting for seven runs, to defeat the Blue Jays, 9-4. Jim Spencer smashed a drive with a man on base in the third inning, Reggie Jackson hit a three-run homer in the fourth and Bobby Murcer rapped solo shots in the fifth and eighth.

Rangers 6, Angels 3 at Texas (night game):
Dave Rajsich pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-hit relief and gained his first major league victory when the Rangers defeated the Angels, 6-3. Doc Medich, who started for the Rangers, was rapped for nine hits and three runs in 3 1/3 innings before Rajsich took over. Willie Montanez homered for the Rangers, but the Angels held a 3-2 lead going into the home half of the fourth when Montanez singled to spark the rally. Richie Zisk also singled and Johnny Grubb walked to load the bases. Grubb was erased when Pat Putnam grounded into a double play, but Montanez scored the tying run. Jim Sundberg then beat out an infield hit to drive in Zisk with the Rangers' go-ahead tally.

Braves 2, Reds 0 at Cincinnati (day game):
Gene Garber, who replaced Larry McWilliams in the ninth inning, struck out the last two batters for his 25th save to preserve the Braves' 2-0 victory over the Reds. The Braves scored both their runs in the fifth inning. Joe Nolan walked, went to second on a sacrifice by McWilliams and stopped at third when Eddie Miller singled. After Miller stole second, Nolan scored on an infield out by Glenn Hubbard. Miller then stole home, beating the pitch to the plate by Fred Norman.

Astros 3, Dodgers 0 at Los Angeles (day game):
Fanning 11 in seven innings, J.R. Richard broke his own N.L. record for most strikeouts by a righthanded pitcher, bringing his season total to 313, as the Astros shut out the Dodgers, 3-0. Last year Richard whiffed 303. Joe Sambito pitched the last two innings and picked up his 21st save. The Astros' first two runs off Jerry Reuss were unearned on errors by Derrel Thomas and Mickey Hatcher. The final tally in the seventh counted on a walk to Art Howe and singles by Tom Wiedenbauer and Luis Pujols.

Expos 3, Phillies 2 at Montreal (day game):
The Expos moved back within one game of the pace-setting Pirates in the East division's tense race when Dave Cash drove in a run with a pinch-single in the ninth inning to beat the Phillies, 3-2. The Expos scored their first two runs in the opening frame on a double by Warren Cromartie, single by Andre Dawson, a stolen base and a single by John Tamargo. The Phillies picked up a run off Bill Lee on a double by Mike Schmidt and single by Lonnie Smith in the eighth and tied the score against Elias Sosa in the ninth when Greg Gross walked, Pete Rose beat out an infield hit and Tim McCarver delivered a pinch-single. In the Expos' half, Ellis Valentine singled and gave way on the paths to Tim Raines. Larry Parrish sacrificed. After a wild pitch by Rawly Eastwick moved Raines to third, Chris Speier drew a pass. When Rusty Staub was announced as a pinch-hitter, the Phillies brought Tug McGraw to the mound. The Expos then switched to Dave Cash, who came through with the winning single.

Cubs 7, Pirates 6 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Challenging Willie Stargell's arm, Mick Kelleher was able to score on a wild throw by the first baseman in the 13th inning to bring the Cubs a 7-6 victory over the Pirates, who fell back to a one-game lead over the Expos in the East division race. Kelleher reached base with a single off Don Robinson and advanced on a sacrifice by Bill Caudill. When Jerry Martin grounded to third baseman Bill Madlock, Kelleher started for third on the throw to first. "I knew Stargell didn't have a strong arm and I took a chance," Kelleher later explained. Stargell uncorked a return throw that sailed over Madlock's head, allowing Kelleher to score. The Pirates jumped on Dennis Lamp for three runs in the first inning, but the Cubs came back with a tally in the fifth before erupting for five runs in the sixth. The Pirates picked up a run in their half and then rallied to tie the score in the seventh. Tim Foli and Dave Parker both singled and, after a wild pitch by Bruce Sutter, Foli scored on a sacrifice fly by John Milner and Parker crossed the plate on a double by Madlock.

Giants 6, Padres 5 at San Francisco (day game):
With the help of an error and a wild pitch, the Giants scored four unearned runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Padres, 6-5. The runs were unearned as the result of an error by Dan Briggs. Bob Owchinko, the Padres' third pitcher of the inning, gave up a single by Larry Herndon that drove in Mike Ivie with the tying run. Owchinko then uncorked a wild pitch and was tagged with the defeat when Johnnie LeMaster singled to drive in Herndon with the Giants' winning run.

Mets 8, Cardinals 7 at St. Louis (day game):
Three-run homers by Lee Mazzilli and Dan Norman helped the Mets defeat the Cardinals, 8-7, for their fifth straight victory. The Mets started their scoring with two runs in the second on singles by John Stearns, Joel Youngblood and Norman, together with a balk by Bob Sykes. Mazzilli hit his homer in the third following a single by Frank Taveras and double by Elliott Maddox. Stearns and Youngblood drew walks ahead of Norman's round-tripper in the sixth. The Cardinals had a three-run pinch-homer by Bernie Carbo and two-run smash by Terry Kennedy.