MLB Scores and Standings Friday, August 24, 1979
| Montreal Expos | 2 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 |
| W | Bill Lee (12-10) |
| L | Phil Niekro (16-17) |
| S | Elías Sosa (14) |
| Oakland Athletics | 2 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 5 |
| W | Rick Waits (13-11) |
| L | Mike Norris (4-6) |
| Seattle Mariners | 2 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 5 |
| W | Jack Morris (12-5) |
| L | Floyd Bannister (7-13) |
| S | Aurelio López (14) |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 4 |
| W | Craig Chamberlain (3-0) |
| L | Dennis Eckersley (16-7) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 |
| W | Pete Vuckovich (12-8) |
| L | Jerry Reuss (4-11) |
| New York Yankees | 7 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 5 |
| W | Ron Guidry (13-7) |
| L | Geoff Zahn (10-4) |
| S | Rich Gossage (11) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 1 | Final |
| New York Mets | 0 |
| W | Bill Bonham (7-5) |
| L | Neil Allen (4-7) |
| S | Tom Hume (10) |
| Houston Astros | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 5 |
| W | Steve Carlton (13-10) |
| L | Joaquín Andújar (12-10) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 3 |
| W | Randy Jones (10-9) |
| L | Enrique Romo (10-4) |
| S | Mark Lee (3) |
| Chicago Cubs | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 1 |
| W | Rick Reuschel (15-7) |
| L | Vida Blue (10-11) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 9 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 6 |
| W | Bob Galasso (3-0) |
| L | Danny Darwin (3-4) |
| California Angels | 4 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 6 |
| W | Tom Underwood (6-15) |
| L | Chris Knapp (3-3) |
| S | Tom Buskey (6) |
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 | 81 | 43 | .653 | -- | 588 | 466 | .605 |
| BOS | 76 | 49 | .608 | 5.5 | 692 | 544 | .608 |
| MIL | 77 | 52 | .597 | 6.5 | 637 | 564 | .555 |
| NYY | 69 | 56 | .552 | 12.5 | 566 | 508 | .549 |
| CAL | 70 | 58 | .547 | 13.0 | 686 | 588 | .570 |
| DET | 67 | 60 | .528 | 15.5 | 619 | 604 | .511 |
| MIN | 66 | 60 | .524 | 16.0 | 623 | 580 | .533 |
| KCR | 66 | 61 | .520 | 16.5 | 662 | 661 | .501 |
| CLE | 64 | 64 | .500 | 19.0 | 601 | 634 | .476 |
| TEX | 62 | 66 | .484 | 21.0 | 583 | 556 | .522 |
| CHW | 56 | 71 | .441 | 26.5 | 568 | 598 | .476 |
| SEA | 54 | 74 | .422 | 29.0 | 561 | 655 | .430 |
| OAK | 41 | 88 | .318 | 42.5 | 457 | 693 | .318 |
| TOR | 40 | 87 | .315 | 42.5 | 468 | 660 | .348 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 73 | 53 | .579 | -- | 596 | 525 | .558 |
| MON | 69 | 53 | .566 | 2.0 | 530 | 451 | .573 |
| HOU | 72 | 56 | .563 | 2.0 | 461 | 468 | .493 |
| CIN | 72 | 57 | .558 | 2.5 | 592 | 512 | .566 |
| CHC | 68 | 56 | .548 | 4.0 | 580 | 558 | .518 |
| STL | 66 | 59 | .528 | 6.5 | 583 | 544 | .532 |
| PHI | 65 | 62 | .512 | 8.5 | 548 | 572 | .480 |
| LAD | 59 | 68 | .465 | 14.5 | 599 | 600 | .499 |
| SFG | 58 | 70 | .453 | 16.0 | 577 | 604 | .479 |
| SDP | 55 | 74 | .426 | 19.5 | 482 | 562 | .430 |
| NYM | 52 | 72 | .419 | 20.0 | 480 | 542 | .445 |
| ATL | 50 | 79 | .388 | 24.5 | 543 | 633 | .430 |
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