MLB standings through games of July 1, 1979

MLB standings at the end of July 1, 1979

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	78	54	24	0	.692		385	294	31-9	23-15	8-2	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	75	47	28	0	.627	5.5	404	303	29-10	18-18	7-3	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	78	45	33	0	.577	9.0	393	340	25-12	20-21	7-3	Won 2
New York Yankees	78	42	36	0	.538	12.0	345	315	24-15	18-21	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	73	36	37	0	.493	15.5	370	354	20-14	16-23	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	76	34	42	0	.447	19.0	324	365	18-17	16-25	2-8	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	81	24	57	0	.296	31.5	282	439	12-28	12-29	1-9	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Texas Rangers	78	44	34	0	.564		361	332	25-16	19-18	8-2	Lost 1
California Angels	80	45	35	0	.562		444	375	21-16	24-19	3-7	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	74	40	34	0	.541	2.0	382	347	18-19	22-15	8-2	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	78	42	36	0	.538	2.0	428	417	22-17	20-19	6-4	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	77	33	44	0	.429	10.5	350	374	15-24	18-20	1-9	Lost 3
Seattle Mariners	80	34	46	0	.425	11.0	358	403	21-24	13-22	4-6	Lost 2
Oakland A's	80	23	57	0	.287	22.0	289	457	15-26	8-31	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	70	43	27	0	.614		316	252	26-6	17-21	7-3	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	70	37	33	0	.529	6.0	323	336	20-16	17-17	7-3	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	73	38	34	1	.528	6.0	351	318	26-15	12-19	4-6	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	72	37	34	1	.521	6.5	331	300	19-19	18-15	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	78	39	38	1	.506	7.5	342	348	18-14	21-24	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	72	30	41	1	.423	13.5	286	322	15-16	15-25	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	81	50	31	0	.617		304	281	30-11	20-20	8-2	Won 4
Cincinnati Reds	79	41	38	0	.519	8.0	345	335	21-15	20-23	5-5	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	79	40	39	0	.506	9.0	383	367	23-20	17-19	6-4	Won 2
San Diego Padres	82	35	47	0	.427	15.5	303	353	23-21	12-26	3-7	Lost 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	80	33	47	0	.412	16.5	356	381	22-22	11-25	1-9	Lost 6
Atlanta Braves	78	32	46	0	.410	16.5	346	393	17-20	15-26	7-3	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 10, Blue Jays 7 at Baltimore (day game):
Posting their 22nd victory in the last 25 games, the Orioles pounded out a 10-7 decision over the Blue Jays. Rich Dauer singled home the tying run in the fifth inning and doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh stanza, which was climaxed by a three-run homer by Rick Dempsey.

Tigers 10, Indians 2 at Detroit (day game):
Paced by Steve Kemp, who knocked in four runs with a single, double and homer, the Tigers routed the Indians, 10-2. After scoring their initial run in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Jason Thompson, the Tigers added two tallies in the second on RBI singles by Ron LeFlore and Lou Whitaker. The Tigers erupted for four runs in the fourth frame, which featured a two-run single by Thompson, RBI double by Kemp and run-scoring single by LeFlore. Kemp hit a three-run homer in the seventh.

Angels 14, Royals 2 at Kansas City (day game):
Completing the three-game series sweep, the Angels slaughtered the Royals, 14-2. Don Baylor hit a three-run homer and Dan Ford a two-run circuit clout to highlight a 10-run eighth inning. Baylor also had a solo swat and Ford a two-run homer in the third frame. Ryan struck out 10 batters for the eighth time this season in going the route on a four-hitter.

Brewers 10, Mariners 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
Unleashing a 15-hit attack, the Brewers thumped the Mariners, 10-3. Paul Molitor began the Brewers' scoring with a leadoff homer in the first inning and the Brewers added another run later in the frame on an RBI single by Sixto Lezcano. A double by Dick Davis was followed by a homer by Gorman Thomas in the third inning. Robin Yount clouted a three-run round-tripper to cap a five-run outburst in the fifth.

Twins 2, White Sox 1 at Minnesota (day game):
Paul Hartzell scattered eight hits in pitching the Twins to a 2-1 triumph over the White Sox in 10 innings. Leading to the winning run, Roy Smalley walked and was sacrificed to second by Ron Jackson. Pinch-hitter Rob Wilfong also walked and Hosken Powell struck out before Glenn Adams stroked a single to score Smalley.

Yankees 6, Red Sox 5 at New York (day game):
Crashing five homers, the Yankees edged the Red Sox, 6-5. Jerry Narron snapped a seventh-inning 5-5 tie with a round-tripper for the winning marker. Willie Randolph, Jim Spencer, Roy White and Reggie Jackson hit other homers as the Yankees whacked five in one game for the first time since September 25, 1977. The Red Sox had round-trippers by Jack Brohamer and Fred Lynn.

A's 13, Rangers 12 at Texas (night game):
The A's outlasted the Rangers, 13-12, in a 15-inning marathon, snapping the Rangers eight-game winning streak. Dave Chalk drew a leadoff walk, advanced to second on a sacrifice by Jim Essian and, after Wayne Gross was intentionally walked, scored the winning run on a single by Mike Heath. The A's had tied the contest with three runs in the ninth inning, the tying tally coming home on a single by Essian, his fifth hit of the game.

[DH] Cubs 5, Mets 4 (day game) / Cubs 8, Mets 2 at Chicago (day game):
The Cubs swept a doubleheader from the Mets, winning the opener, 5-4, and capturing the nightcap, 8-2. Dave Kingman hit his 28th homer, but the Cubs trailed, 4-2, in the first game before rallying in the ninth inning. Ivan DeJesus opened with a walk and scored on a double by Scot Thompson. One out later, a single by Kingman plated Thompson. Following a hit batsman that loaded the bases, Steve Dillard walked to force home the winning run. In the second game, the Cubs scored two runs in the first inning on a walk to DeJesus, triple by Bill Buckner and sacrifice fly by Kingman. A five-run second inning was highlighted by a two-run homer by Buckner, an RBI double by DeJesus and run-scoring single by Steve Ontiveros. A solo clout by Barry Foote closed the Cubs' scoring in the sixth.

Braves 2, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (day game):
The Dodgers suffered their sixth straight defeat, losing to the Braves, 2-1. The score was 1-1 going into the ninth inning when Pepe Frias opened the Braves' half with a single, took second on a passed ball, reached third on a single by pinch-hitter Charlie Spikes and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Royster.

Astros 4, Padres 1 at San Diego (day game):
Joe Niekro, getting relief help from Joe Sambito, posted his 12th victory -- tops in the league -- as the Astros won their fifth straight, beating the Padres, 4-1. The game was scoreless going into the ninth inning when Terry Puhl opened the Astros' winning surge with a safe bunt and advanced to second on a sacrifice by Craig Reynolds. Walks to Cesar Cedeno and pinch-hitter Art Howe loaded the bases and Enos Cabell then hit a bouncer to third. Puhl scored when Paul Dade's throw hit him and Cedeno also crossed the plate when the ball deflected away from catcher Fred Kendall. A single by Jose Cruz plated another run and the final tally came across on a squeeze bunt by Julio Gonzalez.

[DH] Giants 2, Reds 1 (day game) / Giants 7, Reds 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Sensational relief pitching enabled the Giants to win both ends of a doubleheader from the Reds, 2-1 and 7-3. Consecutive homers by Willie McCovey and Darrell Evans produced both Giants' runs in second inning of the first game. The Reds loaded the bases with none out in the eighth inning, but Gary Lavelle replaced starter John Curtis and struck out Ken Griffey. Pedro Borbon then relieved and retired George Foster and Johnny Bench. In the second game, Greg Minton and Lavelle yielded just one hit in seven innings as Evans paced the Frisco attack with a triple, single and sacrifice fly. The eventual winning run scored in the sixth inning when a groundout by Larry Herndon drove home Mike Sadek, who had doubled.

[DH] Cardinals 13, Phillies 7 (day game) / Cardinals 2, Phillies 1 at St. Louis (day game):
Terry Kennedy was the big hero as the Cardinals took two games from the Phillies, 13-7 and 2-1. The rookie catcher climaxed a six-run eighth inning in the first contest with a grand slam for his first major league homer. The circuit clout followed a pair of walks with the bases loaded by Phillie reliever Tug McGraw that broke a 7-7 tie and gave the Redbirds a 9-7 lead. In the second game, Kennedy, pinch-hitting with runners on first and second and two out in the bottom of the ninth, blooped a single to center when Larry Bowa, Manny Trillo and Garry Maddox let the popup drop between them to plate Keith Hernandez with the winning marker.