MLB Scores and Standings Saturday, September 22, 1979
| San Francisco Giants | 2 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 10 |
| W | Phil Niekro (19-20) |
| L | Vida Blue (13-14) |
| Cleveland Indians | 7 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 3 |
| W | Rick Waits (16-13) |
| L | Scott McGregor (12-6) |
| Texas Rangers | 1 | Final |
| California Angels | 3 |
| W | Chris Knapp (4-5) |
| L | Steve Comer (16-11) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 |
| W | Bruce Kison (11-7) |
| L | George Riley (0-1) |
| S | Kent Tekulve (29) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 1 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 4 |
| W | Joe Niekro (20-10) |
| L | Mike LaCoss (14-8) |
| S | Joe Sambito (20) |
| Minnesota Twins | 6 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3 |
| W | Roger Erickson (3-9) |
| L | Jim Slaton (15-9) |
| S | Mike Marshall (32) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | Final |
| New York Mets | 3 |
| W | John Denny (8-11) |
| L | John Pacella (0-2) |
| S | Roy Thomas (1) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | Final |
| New York Mets | 2 |
| W | Bob Forsch (10-11) |
| L | Pete Falcone (6-14) |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 2 |
| W | Matt Keough (2-16) |
| L | Dennis Leonard (13-11) |
| Montreal Expos | 8 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 9 | (10) |
| W | Ron Reed (12-8) |
| L | Dale Murray (5-10) |
| Montreal Expos | 8 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 |
| W | David Palmer (10-2) |
| L | Dickie Noles (3-4) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 8 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 10 |
| W | Steve Mura (4-3) |
| L | Dave Patterson (3-1) |
| S | Mark Lee (4) |
| Chicago White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Seattle Mariners | 6 |
| W | Byron McLaughlin (7-6) |
| L | Guy Hoffman (0-5) |
| New York Yankees | 7 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 4 |
| W | Luis Tiant (12-8) |
| L | Butch Edge (3-3) |
| S | Rich Gossage (16) |
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 | 99 | 53 | .651 | -- | 716 | 556 | .614 |
| MIL | 90 | 64 | .584 | 10.0 | 763 | 681 | .552 |
| BOS | 86 | 66 | .566 | 13.0 | 806 | 679 | .578 |
| CAL | 84 | 71 | .542 | 16.5 | 838 | 743 | .555 |
| NYY | 82 | 71 | .536 | 17.5 | 684 | 648 | .525 |
| DET | 82 | 72 | .532 | 18.0 | 747 | 703 | .528 |
| MIN | 81 | 74 | .523 | 19.5 | 733 | 677 | .536 |
| KCR | 81 | 74 | .523 | 19.5 | 815 | 797 | .510 |
| CLE | 78 | 75 | .510 | 21.5 | 729 | 761 | .480 |
| TEX | 78 | 77 | .503 | 22.5 | 719 | 670 | .532 |
| CHW | 68 | 85 | .444 | 31.5 | 697 | 719 | .486 |
| SEA | 64 | 91 | .413 | 36.5 | 672 | 791 | .426 |
| OAK | 53 | 102 | .342 | 47.5 | 554 | 818 | .329 |
| TOR | 52 | 103 | .335 | 48.5 | 585 | 815 | .353 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON | 92 | 60 | .605 | -- | 675 | 539 | .602 |
| PIT | 92 | 61 | .601 | 0.5 | 716 | 609 | .574 |
| CIN | 87 | 68 | .561 | 6.5 | 713 | 623 | .561 |
| HOU | 86 | 68 | .558 | 7.0 | 554 | 545 | .507 |
| STL | 82 | 71 | .536 | 10.5 | 682 | 645 | .525 |
| PHI | 81 | 74 | .523 | 12.5 | 658 | 690 | .478 |
| CHC | 78 | 76 | .506 | 15.0 | 677 | 666 | .507 |
| LAD | 75 | 80 | .484 | 18.5 | 704 | 693 | .507 |
| SFG | 68 | 87 | .439 | 25.5 | 650 | 716 | .456 |
| SDP | 65 | 90 | .419 | 28.5 | 578 | 661 | .439 |
| ATL | 61 | 91 | .401 | 31.0 | 637 | 739 | .432 |
| NYM | 56 | 97 | .366 | 36.5 | 546 | 664 | .411 |


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