MLB Scores and Standings Friday, August 31, 1979
| Philadelphia Phillies | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 2 | (6) |
| W | Doug Bird (2-0) |
| L | Tony Brizzolara (6-9) |
| Minnesota Twins | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 1 |
| W | Dave Goltz (12-10) |
| L | Dennis Martínez (14-12) |
| S | Mike Marshall (28) |
| Texas Rangers | 6 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 9 |
| W | Mike Torrez (14-9) |
| L | Steve Comer (13-10) |
| S | Tom Burgmeier (3) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 6 |
| W | Steve Trout (8-7) |
| L | Bill Travers (12-6) |
| California Angels | 9 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 8 |
| W | Mark Clear (11-4) |
| L | Paul Reuschel (1-1) |
| S | John Montague (2) |
| Oakland Athletics | 5 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 |
| W | Brian Kingman (5-5) |
| L | Dave Tobik (3-5) |
| S | Dave Hamilton (4) |
| New York Mets | 0 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 2 |
| W | Ken Forsch (9-6) |
| L | Craig Swan (12-11) |
| S | Joe Sambito (18) |
| Chicago Cubs | 4 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 |
| W | Rick Sutcliffe (13-9) |
| L | Bill Caudill (0-6) |
| S | Bobby Castillo (5) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 7 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 8 | (10) |
| W | Woodie Fryman (3-5) |
| L | Tom Hume (9-7) |
| Kansas City Royals | 3 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 7 |
| W | Tommy John (18-6) |
| L | Paul Splittorff (13-14) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 7 | (15) |
| W | Dan O'Brien (1-0) |
| L | Bob Owchinko (4-9) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 4 |
| W | Don Robinson (7-6) |
| L | John Curtis (9-9) |
| S | Grant Jackson (12) |
| Seattle Mariners | 4 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 5 | (11) |
| W | Tom Buskey (6-5) |
| L | Byron McLaughlin (6-5) |
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 | 87 | 45 | .659 | -- | 629 | 492 | .611 |
| MIL | 81 | 55 | .596 | 8.0 | 681 | 611 | .549 |
| BOS | 78 | 53 | .595 | 8.5 | 711 | 573 | .597 |
| NYY | 72 | 59 | .550 | 14.5 | 593 | 542 | .541 |
| DET | 73 | 62 | .541 | 15.5 | 664 | 640 | .517 |
| CAL | 72 | 63 | .533 | 16.5 | 728 | 631 | .565 |
| KCR | 71 | 63 | .530 | 17.0 | 714 | 702 | .508 |
| MIN | 69 | 64 | .519 | 18.5 | 643 | 606 | .527 |
| CLE | 69 | 66 | .511 | 19.5 | 640 | 663 | .484 |
| TEX | 64 | 71 | .474 | 24.5 | 618 | 592 | .520 |
| CHW | 58 | 75 | .436 | 29.5 | 597 | 626 | .478 |
| SEA | 57 | 79 | .419 | 32.0 | 603 | 691 | .438 |
| OAK | 44 | 92 | .324 | 45.0 | 489 | 730 | .324 |
| TOR | 43 | 91 | .321 | 45.0 | 500 | 711 | .344 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 78 | 54 | .591 | -- | 625 | 540 | .566 |
| CIN | 77 | 58 | .570 | 2.5 | 631 | 534 | .576 |
| MON | 72 | 54 | .571 | 3.0 | 550 | 470 | .571 |
| HOU | 76 | 58 | .567 | 3.0 | 482 | 482 | .500 |
| CHC | 71 | 60 | .542 | 6.5 | 602 | 580 | .517 |
| STL | 70 | 61 | .534 | 7.5 | 606 | 564 | .533 |
| PHI | 66 | 67 | .496 | 12.5 | 566 | 597 | .476 |
| LAD | 62 | 72 | .463 | 17.0 | 620 | 624 | .497 |
| SFG | 60 | 74 | .448 | 19.0 | 592 | 625 | .475 |
| SDP | 57 | 78 | .422 | 22.5 | 503 | 591 | .427 |
| NYM | 52 | 78 | .400 | 25.0 | 493 | 576 | .429 |
| ATL | 53 | 80 | .398 | 25.5 | 561 | 648 | .434 |
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