MLB standings through games of August 24, 1980

MLB standings at the end of August 24, 1980

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	123	75	48	0	.610		626	514	33-23	42-25	6-4	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	122	74	48	0	.607	0.5	577	460	35-23	39-25	8-2	Won 8
Boston Red Sox	120	64	56	0	.533	9.5	571	584	26-29	38-27	7-3	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	126	67	59	0	.532	9.5	637	514	33-31	34-28	5-5	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	123	64	58	1	.525	10.5	621	567	31-26	33-32	5-5	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	122	63	59	0	.516	11.5	567	596	33-24	30-35	5-5	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	122	51	71	0	.418	23.5	470	565	26-31	25-40	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	124	80	44	0	.645		630	509	39-23	41-21	8-2	Won 2
Oakland A's	125	63	62	0	.504	17.5	508	487	36-31	27-31	4-6	Lost 4
Texas Rangers	125	60	63	2	.488	19.5	595	578	32-33	28-30	6-4	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	125	54	71	0	.432	26.5	516	591	33-33	21-38	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	123	52	69	2	.430	26.5	430	540	29-36	23-33	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	122	49	73	0	.402	30.0	535	623	23-43	26-30	2-8	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	124	44	79	1	.358	35.5	459	614	27-38	17-41	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	124	70	54	0	.565		520	468	38-21	32-33	6-4	Won 3
Montreal Expos	124	68	56	0	.548	2.0	538	516	41-25	27-31	4-6	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	121	65	56	0	.537	3.5	565	493	37-26	28-30	7-3	Won 1
New York Mets	124	58	66	0	.468	12.0	478	521	32-34	26-32	2-8	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	121	53	68	0	.438	15.5	555	535	29-30	24-38	3-7	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	122	49	73	0	.402	20.0	466	534	26-31	23-42	3-7	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	123	70	53	0	.569		466	435	43-21	27-32	10-0	Won 10
Los Angeles Dodgers	123	67	56	0	.545	3.0	504	446	38-20	29-36	6-4	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	125	66	58	1	.532	4.5	550	541	38-29	28-29	5-5	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	124	62	62	0	.500	8.5	458	473	35-22	27-40	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	123	60	63	0	.488	10.0	490	528	40-25	20-38	7-3	Won 2
San Diego Padres	126	51	74	1	.408	20.0	423	523	30-28	21-46	1-9	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 4, Angels 2 at California (day game):
Rallying for two runs in the seventh inning, the Yankees maintained first place in the East Division by defeating the Angels, 4-2. With the Yankees trailing, 2-1, Johnny Oates began the seventh with a double and was safe at third when the Angels threw late to the bag trying to get him on a sacrifice bunt by Aurelio Rodriguez. After Andy Hassler replaced Fred Martinez on the mound, a single by Eric Soderholm tied the score and moved Rodriguez to third. Ruppert Jones then struck out, but Bobby Murcer flied deep to center to score Rodriguez.

Blue Jays 7, White Sox 3 at Chicago (day game):
A four-run outburst in the second inning spurred the Blue Jays to a 7-3 triumph over the White Sox. A homer by Damaso Garcia began the uprising. A double by Lloyd Moseby, triple by Danny Ainge and double by Bob Davis produced two more tallies and the final run of the frame came in when shortstop Todd Cruz dropped a fly ball by Alfredo Griffin.

Royals 7, Indians 5 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals gained the 1,000th victory in their 12-year history, defeating the Indians, 7-5, on the strength of a six-run explosion in the third inning. U.L. Washington collected two singles, drove in one run and scored another during the outburst. Amos Otis, John Wathan, Jose Cardenal and Willie Wilson also singled home runs and Frank White tripled in another. George Brett made two outs in the big frame and finished the day 1-for-4, dropping his average to .397.

Tigers 3, Twins 2 at Minnesota (day game):
Scattering seven hits, Dan Schatzeder pitched the Tigers to a 3-2 triumph over the Twins. The Tigers scored twice in the fourth inning, on a homer by John Wockenfuss, pass to Al Cowens, a stolen base and a single by Duffy Dyer. The deciding run in the seventh counted on a wild pitch by Geoff Zahn. Twins manager Gene Mauch resigned after the game.

Orioles 3, A's 0 at Oakland (day game):
Completing the three-game series sweep, the Orioles blanked the A's, 3-0, as Mike Flanagan spaced seven hits in registering his 13th victory. The Orioles took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Al Bumbry singled, went to third on a double by Ken Singleton and scored on a sacrifice fly by Eddie Murray. A walk to Dan Graham, double by Gary Roenicke and two-run single by Doug DeCinces capped the scoring in the fourth.

Red Sox 10, Mariners 7 at Seattle (night game):
After building up an early 9-1 lead, the Red Sox outlasted the Mariners, 10-7. The Red Sox registered five tallies in the second inning as Glenn Hoffman, Gary Allenson and Rick Burleson stroked RBI singles. Dwight Evans smacked an RBI double and Allenson scored on the front end of a double steal. Hoffman and Burleson singled home third-inning runs and Allenson doubled in two more in that same frame. The Mariners' comeback featured two homers by Dan Meyer and one by Jerry Narron.

Rangers 4, Brewers 3 at Texas (day game):
Al Oliver singled in the winning run as the Rangers outlasted the Brewers, 4-3, in 11 innings. Jim Sundberg and Mickey Rivers began the 11th with singles. After Sundberg was forced at third on an attempted sacrifice by Billy Sample and Bump Wills flied out, Oliver lashed a ball off the glove of first baseman Sal Bando to give reliever John Henry Johnson his first victory in three decisions.

Braves 10, Cardinals 5 at Atlanta (night game):
Unleashing a 17-hit bombardment, the Braves outslugged the Cardinals, 10-5. Atlanta sent 10 batters to the plate in a six-run third inning. Bruce Benedict, who went 4-for-4 and drove in three runs, stroked a two-run single, Gary Matthews and Glenn Hubbard each collected an RBI single and Bob Horner added an RBI double.

Pirates 5, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (day game):
Completing the three-game series sweep, the Pirates defeated the Reds, 5-2, behind the five-hit pitching of John Candelaria. The Pirates scored three runs in the second inning on a pair of walks, a double by Steve Nicosia and error by Cincinnati third baseman Ron Oester. Mike Easler drilled an RBI double in the fifth and Lee Lacy smacked a run-scoring double in the ninth. Johnny Bench homered for the Reds.

Astros 2, Cubs 1 at Houston (night game):
Jose Cruz drove in both runs as the Astros posted their club-record 10th straight victory, defeating the Cubs, 2-1, behind the two-hit pitching of Nolan Ryan. Cruz clouted a homer in the fourth inning and broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth with an RBI single following a pass to Craig Reynolds, sacrifice by Ryan and an error by Cubs second basemen Mike Tyson.

Expos 12, Padres 9 at Montreal (day game):
Overcoming a 9-2 deficit, the Expos prevailed over the Padres, 12-9. The Expos sent 11 men to the plate in a seven-run sixth. Chris Speier cracked a three-run double, Rodney Scott and Larry Parrish had RBI singles and Gary Carter tied the score at 9-9 with a two-run double. The Expos then went ahead to stay in the seventh with singles by Ken Macha, Speier and Warren Cromartie. The Expos picked up two more tallies later in that frame on a bases-loaded walk to Scott and sacrifice fly by Parrish.

Dodgers 3, Mets 2 at New York (day game):
Burt Hooton and Steve Howe combined on a four-hitter as the Dodgers shaded the Mets, 3-2. Dusty Baker clouted a homer in the first inning and Rick Monday followed suit in the second. The Dodgers added the deciding run in the fourth when Rick Monday and Hooton singled and a double by Derrel Thomas plated Monday.

Phillies 7, Giants 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
A two-run homer by Mike Schmidt and solo shot by Greg Luzinski in the fourth inning helped send the Phillies to a 7-1 victory over the Giants. Lonnie Smith doubled and scored on a single by Pete Rose before Schmidt connected for his 35th round-tripper, tops in the majors. Luzinski, playing for the first time since July 5, followed with a circuit clout to cap the outburst.