MLB Scores and Standings Monday, September 17, 1979
| Minnesota Twins | 10 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 3 |
| W | Mike Bacsik (4-2) |
| L | Rich Wortham (14-12) |
| New York Yankees | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 5 |
| W | Rick Waits (15-13) |
| L | Jim Beattie (3-6) |
| New York Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 6 |
| W | Sid Monge (10-9) |
| L | Don Hood (4-1) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 2 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 |
| W | Scott McGregor (12-5) |
| L | Milt Wilcox (12-8) |
| California Angels | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 16 |
| W | Dennis Leonard (13-10) |
| L | Chris Knapp (3-5) |
| Atlanta Braves | 4 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 9 |
| W | Charlie Hough (6-5) |
| L | Phil Niekro (18-20) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 1 |
| W | Don Robinson (8-6) |
| L | Steve Rogers (13-10) |
| Texas Rangers | 6 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 3 |
| W | Steve Comer (16-10) |
| L | Mike Morgan (2-9) |
| S | Jim Kern (27) |
| Houston Astros | 1 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 0 |
| W | Joe Niekro (19-10) |
| L | Bob Owchinko (5-11) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 7 | Final |
| Seattle Mariners | 6 |
| W | Bill Travers (13-8) |
| L | Rich Hinton (1-4) |
| S | Bob McClure (4) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 7 |
| W | Vida Blue (13-13) |
| L | Mike LaCoss (14-7) |
| S | Gary Lavelle (19) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 |
| W | Steve Carlton (16-11) |
| L | Darold Knowles (2-5) |
| S | Tug McGraw (16) |
| Boston Red Sox | 4 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 5 |
| W | Jesse Jefferson (2-10) |
| L | Dick Drago (9-6) |
| Boston Red Sox | 5 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 3 |
| W | Chuck Rainey (7-5) |
| L | Dave Freisleben (2-3) |
| S | Bill Campbell (9) |
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 | 98 | 50 | .662 | -- | 704 | 535 | .623 |
| MIL | 88 | 62 | .587 | 11.0 | 739 | 665 | .548 |
| BOS | 83 | 65 | .561 | 15.0 | 784 | 669 | .572 |
| NYY | 80 | 68 | .541 | 18.0 | 669 | 622 | .533 |
| CAL | 81 | 69 | .540 | 18.0 | 813 | 723 | .553 |
| DET | 80 | 70 | .533 | 19.0 | 732 | 690 | .527 |
| KCR | 79 | 71 | .527 | 20.0 | 786 | 770 | .509 |
| MIN | 78 | 72 | .520 | 21.0 | 721 | 664 | .538 |
| CLE | 76 | 74 | .507 | 23.0 | 706 | 753 | .471 |
| TEX | 75 | 76 | .497 | 24.5 | 697 | 657 | .527 |
| CHW | 65 | 84 | .436 | 33.5 | 679 | 709 | .480 |
| SEA | 63 | 88 | .417 | 36.5 | 655 | 761 | .432 |
| OAK | 52 | 99 | .344 | 47.5 | 539 | 787 | .333 |
| TOR | 50 | 100 | .333 | 49.0 | 569 | 788 | .355 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 89 | 58 | .605 | -- | 692 | 589 | .573 |
| MON | 87 | 58 | .600 | 1.0 | 641 | 518 | .596 |
| CIN | 85 | 65 | .567 | 5.5 | 698 | 606 | .564 |
| HOU | 83 | 66 | .557 | 7.0 | 535 | 531 | .503 |
| STL | 78 | 69 | .531 | 11.0 | 660 | 628 | .523 |
| PHI | 77 | 72 | .517 | 13.0 | 628 | 656 | .480 |
| CHC | 74 | 73 | .503 | 15.0 | 663 | 651 | .508 |
| LAD | 72 | 78 | .480 | 18.5 | 679 | 677 | .501 |
| SFG | 67 | 84 | .444 | 24.0 | 643 | 695 | .464 |
| SDP | 62 | 88 | .413 | 28.5 | 554 | 641 | .434 |
| ATL | 59 | 89 | .399 | 30.5 | 619 | 719 | .432 |
| NYM | 56 | 89 | .386 | 32.0 | 535 | 636 | .422 |


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