MLB standings through games of July 6, 1980

MLB standings at the end of July 6, 1980

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	78	51	27	0	.654		422	317	24-13	27-14	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	76	42	33	1	.560	7.5	399	347	22-12	20-21	7-3	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	77	43	34	0	.558	7.5	417	306	22-18	21-16	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	78	42	36	0	.538	9.0	367	305	22-16	20-20	6-4	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	77	41	36	0	.532	9.5	368	403	16-20	25-16	5-5	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	76	37	39	0	.487	13.0	344	386	19-18	18-21	4-6	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	76	33	43	0	.434	17.0	294	336	18-19	15-24	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	80	47	33	0	.588		368	349	23-17	24-16	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	80	38	41	1	.481	8.5	291	334	20-22	18-19	5-5	Won 2
Texas Rangers	80	37	42	1	.468	9.5	362	362	20-21	17-21	5-5	Lost 2
Oakland A's	81	36	45	0	.444	11.5	324	357	22-20	14-25	4-6	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	79	35	44	0	.443	11.5	326	360	20-18	15-26	6-4	Won 2
Seattle Mariners	81	35	45	1	.438	12.0	321	381	22-21	13-24	4-6	Won 1
California Angels	77	29	48	0	.377	16.5	322	382	12-29	17-19	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	77	42	35	0	.545		336	319	25-15	17-20	4-6	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	76	41	35	0	.539	0.5	350	304	23-17	18-18	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	79	42	37	0	.532	1.0	330	306	24-14	18-23	6-4	Won 2
New York Mets	78	38	40	0	.487	4.5	302	332	22-19	16-21	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	77	34	43	0	.442	8.0	299	326	19-18	15-25	4-6	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	80	34	46	0	.425	9.5	356	365	18-22	16-24	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	78	45	33	0	.577		290	282	26-11	19-22	3-7	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	80	46	34	0	.575		342	290	29-12	17-22	5-5	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	80	41	38	1	.519	4.5	365	360	24-16	17-22	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	77	37	40	0	.481	7.5	297	322	25-15	12-25	8-2	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	80	37	43	0	.463	9.0	283	311	24-14	13-29	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	82	34	47	1	.420	12.5	285	318	21-18	13-29	3-7	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 6, Orioles 4 at Baltimore (day game):
Tony Perez drove in three runs and Carlton Fisk accounted for two, pacing the Red Sox to a 6-4 victory over the Orioles. After the Orioles took a 2-1 lead on a homer by Kiko Garcia, the Red Sox settled the issue with four runs in the third, two scoring on a single by Fisk. Perez accounted for one of his RBIs with a homer in the fifth.

[DH] White Sox 2, A's 0 (day game) / White Sox 5, A's 4 at Chicago (day game):
The shutout pitching of Steve Trout in the first game and a two-run homer by pinch-hitter Greg Pryor with two out in the ninth inning of the second game enabled the White Sox to sweep a doubleheader with the A's, 2-0 and 5-4. Trout pitched a five-hitter. The White Sox snapped a string of 21 scoreless innings by posting both their runs in the first on a single by Thad Bosley, pass to Lamar Johnson and singles by Jim Morrison and Harold Baines. The A's had homers by Rob Picciolo, Rickey Henderson and Dwayne Murphy in the nightcap and built up a 4-0 lead. The White Sox came back with circuit clouts by Todd Cruz, Bosley and Johnson to pull within one run before Cruz beat out an infield hit in the ninth and Pryor followed with his game-winning poke.

Indians 5, Yankees 3 at Cleveland (day game):
The 10th player in A.L. history to hit two consecutive pinch-hit homers, Gary Alexander connected with two men on base in the sixth inning to power the Indians to a 5-3 victory over the Yankees. Alexander also had homered as a pinch-hitter in the previous night's game against the Yankees. Reggie Jackson rapped a round-tripper for the Yankees, giving the slugger his 13th straight 20-homer season.

Tigers 7, Blue Jays 5 at Detroit (day game):
After driving in three runs with a sacrifice fly and triple, Richie Hebner doubled in the seventh inning and scored the tie-breaking tally as the Tigers defeated the Blue Jays, 7-5. John Mayberry accounted for the Jays' first two runs with a sacrifice fly and homer before Ernie Whitt knotted the count at-5-5 with a three-run smash in the seventh. The Tigers came back in their half with Hebner's double and a single by John Wockenfuss to dissolve the deadlock. An error by Alfredo Griffin enabled the Tigers to add an insurance run before the inning ended.

Mariners 5, Royals 3 at Kansas City (day game):
Bruce Bochte and Tom Paciorek each collected four hits, including a homer apiece, to lead the Mariners to a 5-3 victory over the Royals. The M's, who were losing, 3-2, decided the outcome with two runs in the fifth inning. Larry Milbourne walked, Bochte singled and Paciorek hit a ground-rule double, scoring Milbourne. Dan Meyer followed with an infield grounder, driving in Bochte.

Angels 2, Brewers 0 at Milwaukee (day game):
Ed Halicki and Mark Clear combined to pitch the Angels to a 2-0 victory over the Brewers. When Robin Yount doubled with one out in the ninth inning for the Brewers' second hit of the game, Clear replaced Halicki and retired the last two batters. The Angels scored both their runs in the second on a homer by Jason Thompson and back-to-back doubles by Joe Rudi and Bobby Grich.

Twins 4, Rangers 1 at Minnesota (day game):
Switching their normal roles, Fernando Arroyo started and Jerry Koosman relieved as the Twins defeated the Rangers, 4-1. Arroyo made his first start for the Twins and allowed three hits in 7 2/3 innings before being spiked on a play at first base. Koosman then took over and earned his second save of the season. Mickey Rivers had a single for the Rangers, batting safely in his 18th straight game.

Braves 6, Padres 5 at Atlanta (night game):
With three homers accounting for all their runs, the Braves defeated the Padres, 6-5. Bill Nahorodny connected for the Braves' initial run in the fifth inning. Then in the sixth, Glenn Hubbard walked and Dale Murphy singled to chase Padres starter Steve Mura. Bob Shirley relieved and was tagged for a three-run homer by Gary Matthews. After Bob Horner walked, John D'Acquisto took the mound for the Padres and was greeted with a two-run homer by Jeff Burroughs.

Astros 3, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (day game):
The Astros regained first place in the West Division, two percentage points ahead of the Dodgers, by salvaging the finale of the four-game series with the Reds, 3-2. Joe Niekro limited the Reds to six hits, including a homer by Johnny Bench with one out in the ninth inning. Niekro then retired Junior Kennedy for the second out, but Astros Manager Bill Virdon brought in Frank LaCorte when George Foster came up as a pinch-hitter for the Reds. LaCorte retired Foster on a grounder to third baseman Enos Cabell to earn his eighth save.

Giants 7, Dodgers 4 at Los Angeles (day game):
The Giants broke a tie with three runs in the 10th inning and defeated the Dodgers, 7-4. Jack Clark and Rich Murray singled and, on a sacrifice by Al Holland, Art Howe fumbed the bunt to load the bases. Bobby Castillo relieved and retired the next two batters, but Milt May broke the tie with a single, driving in one run, and Joe Strain followed with another single to a plate pair of insurance tallies. Before the game Willie McCovey was stricken with a stomach virus, but the veteran came up as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to wind up his 22-year career in the major leagues. McCovey received a standing ovation from the crowd of 46,244 as he left the field.

Expos 9, Mets 4 at New York (day game):
Erupting for five runs in the 10th inning, the Expos defeated the Mets, 9-4. Ron LeFlore drew a walk to lead off, Rodney Scott bunted safely and both runners moved up after Andre Dawson's long fly ball. Gary Carter then singled, driving in LeFlore and Scott to break the tie. The Expos' three other tallies followed on hits by Larry Parrish, Rowland Office and Woodie Fryman.

Pirates 5, Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Winding up the longest game in the major leagues this season, Omar Moreno drove in a run with a single in the 20th inning to give the Pirates a 5-4 victory over the Cubs. Dave Parker homered for the Pirates, who had a 4-2 lead before the Cubs rallied to tie the score with a circuit clout by Bill Buckner in the eighth inning and by Cliff Johnson in the ninth. Cubs' relief pitchers held the Pirates hitless for a stretch of 12 2/3 innings before Lee Lacy singled with one out in the 19th. Lacy was stranded, but in the 20th Ed Ott singled and moved up on a sacrifice by Dale Berra. Pinch-hitter Willie Stargell was passed intentionally, giving Moreno his opportunity to become the Pirates' hero. The Cubs used 23 of 24 available players, while the Pirates called on 20.

Phillies 8, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (day game):
Steve Carlton became the strikeout leader among all lefthanders in major league history when the Phillies ace fanned seven in an 8-3 victory over the Cardinals. The whiffs brought Carlton's career total to 2,836, putting him ahead of Mickey Lolich, who was the former southpaw leader with 2,832 strikeouts. Garry Maddox hit a double and homer and Manny Trillo rapped three doubles in the Phillies' batting support for Carlton, who left the game after eight innings with his 14th victory safely stowed away.