MLB Scores and Standings Friday, August 17, 1979
| Kansas City Royals | 7 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 1 |
| W | Craig Chamberlain (2-0) |
| L | Jim Palmer (7-4) |
| Chicago White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 |
| W | Ross Baumgarten (11-7) |
| L | Bob Stanley (11-9) |
| S | Ed Farmer (9) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 6 | Final |
| California Angels | 5 |
| W | Dave Stieb (5-3) |
| L | Mark Clear (10-4) |
| San Diego Padres | 6 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 9 |
| W | Dick Tidrow (11-4) |
| L | John D'Acquisto (8-11) |
| S | Bruce Sutter (30) |
| New York Mets | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 4 |
| W | Tom Hume (8-6) |
| L | Dale Murray (4-7) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 5 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 2 |
| W | Randy Lerch (7-11) |
| L | Frank LaCorte (1-1) |
| Texas Rangers | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 5 |
| W | Moose Haas (8-7) |
| L | Steve Comer (12-8) |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 1 |
| W | David Palmer (5-2) |
| L | Eddie Solomon (4-10) |
| Minnesota Twins | 5 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 2 |
| W | Jerry Koosman (15-10) |
| L | Jim Beattie (3-4) |
| Cleveland Indians | 3 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 5 |
| W | Steve McCatty (8-7) |
| L | Dan Spillner (7-3) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 |
| W | Dave Patterson (3-0) |
| L | Jim Bibby (9-3) |
| S | Bobby Castillo (1) |
| Detroit Tigers | 9 | Final |
| Seattle Mariners | 2 |
| W | Milt Wilcox (10-6) |
| L | Rick Honeycutt (8-9) |
| S | John Hiller (9) |
| San Francisco Giants | 0 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 |
| W | John Fulgham (5-4) |
| L | Ed Whitson (5-8) |
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL East Division
AL West Division
NL East Division
AL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 78 | 41 | .655 | -- | 562 | 446 | .604 |
| BOS | 74 | 45 | .622 | 4.0 | 664 | 514 | .615 |
| MIL | 72 | 50 | .590 | 7.5 | 601 | 534 | .554 |
| CAL | 67 | 55 | .549 | 12.5 | 655 | 545 | .583 |
| NYY | 64 | 55 | .538 | 14.0 | 526 | 488 | .534 |
| MIN | 64 | 56 | .533 | 14.5 | 591 | 548 | .535 |
| DET | 63 | 58 | .521 | 16.0 | 592 | 578 | .511 |
| KCR | 63 | 58 | .521 | 16.0 | 636 | 619 | .512 |
| CLE | 61 | 60 | .504 | 18.0 | 557 | 601 | .465 |
| TEX | 60 | 62 | .492 | 19.5 | 560 | 530 | .525 |
| CHW | 54 | 67 | .446 | 25.0 | 549 | 568 | .484 |
| SEA | 50 | 72 | .410 | 29.5 | 526 | 628 | .420 |
| TOR | 39 | 82 | .322 | 40.0 | 444 | 624 | .349 |
| OAK | 37 | 85 | .303 | 42.5 | 428 | 668 | .307 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 70 | 50 | .583 | -- | 576 | 500 | .564 |
| HOU | 70 | 52 | .574 | 1.0 | 445 | 452 | .493 |
| MON | 65 | 51 | .560 | 3.0 | 512 | 437 | .572 |
| CIN | 67 | 56 | .545 | 4.5 | 569 | 495 | .563 |
| CHC | 64 | 54 | .542 | 5.0 | 564 | 542 | .518 |
| STL | 61 | 58 | .513 | 8.5 | 546 | 524 | .519 |
| PHI | 62 | 59 | .512 | 8.5 | 530 | 553 | .481 |
| SFG | 57 | 65 | .467 | 14.0 | 555 | 576 | .483 |
| LAD | 56 | 65 | .463 | 14.5 | 577 | 579 | .498 |
| NYM | 51 | 67 | .432 | 18.0 | 465 | 520 | .449 |
| SDP | 53 | 70 | .431 | 18.5 | 465 | 538 | .434 |
| ATL | 47 | 76 | .382 | 24.5 | 527 | 615 | .430 |
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