MLB Scores and Standings Saturday, September 01, 1979
| Philadelphia Phillies | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 4 |
| W | Larry Christenson (5-10) |
| L | Phil Niekro (17-18) |
| S | Ron Reed (5) |
| Minnesota Twins | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 2 |
| W | Paul Hartzell (6-7) |
| L | Jim Palmer (8-5) |
| S | Mike Marshall (29) |
| Texas Rangers | 5 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 4 |
| W | Danny Darwin (4-4) |
| L | Dick Drago (9-4) |
| S | Jim Kern (22) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 4 | (5) |
| W | Rich Wortham (14-11) |
| L | Lary Sorensen (14-13) |
| California Angels | 7 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 4 |
| W | Dave LaRoche (6-10) |
| L | Wayne Garland (4-9) |
| S | John Montague (3) |
| Oakland Athletics | 6 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 | (10) |
| W | Steve McCatty (9-9) |
| L | Aurelio LĂłpez (7-4) |
| S | Dave Hamilton (5) |
| New York Mets | 1 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 3 |
| W | J.R. Richard (15-12) |
| L | Pete Falcone (5-11) |
| Chicago Cubs | 4 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 |
| W | Don Sutton (12-12) |
| L | Rick Reuschel (16-8) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 7 |
| W | David Palmer (7-2) |
| L | Tom Seaver (13-6) |
| Kansas City Royals | 9 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 8 |
| W | Al Hrabosky (8-4) |
| L | Jim Kaat (3-3) |
| S | Renie Martin (4) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 3 |
| W | Silvio MartĂnez (12-7) |
| L | Randy Jones (10-11) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 3 |
| W | Bruce Kison (10-7) |
| L | John Montefusco (3-6) |
| S | Grant Jackson (13) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 2 |
| W | Jim Bibby (10-3) |
| L | Bob Knepper (9-10) |
| Seattle Mariners | 3 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 2 | (10) |
| W | Rick Honeycutt (10-9) |
| L | Tom Buskey (6-6) |
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 | 87 | 46 | .654 | -- | 631 | 495 | .609 |
| MIL | 81 | 56 | .591 | 8.0 | 684 | 615 | .548 |
| BOS | 78 | 54 | .591 | 8.5 | 715 | 578 | .596 |
| NYY | 72 | 60 | .545 | 14.5 | 601 | 551 | .540 |
| CAL | 73 | 63 | .537 | 15.5 | 735 | 635 | .567 |
| DET | 73 | 63 | .537 | 15.5 | 667 | 646 | .515 |
| KCR | 72 | 63 | .533 | 16.0 | 723 | 710 | .508 |
| MIN | 70 | 64 | .522 | 17.5 | 646 | 608 | .528 |
| CLE | 69 | 67 | .507 | 19.5 | 644 | 670 | .482 |
| TEX | 65 | 71 | .478 | 23.5 | 623 | 596 | .520 |
| CHW | 59 | 75 | .440 | 28.5 | 601 | 629 | .479 |
| SEA | 58 | 79 | .423 | 31.0 | 606 | 693 | .439 |
| OAK | 45 | 92 | .328 | 44.0 | 495 | 733 | .328 |
| TOR | 43 | 92 | .319 | 45.0 | 502 | 714 | .344 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 80 | 54 | .597 | -- | 637 | 545 | .571 |
| MON | 73 | 54 | .575 | 3.5 | 557 | 472 | .575 |
| HOU | 77 | 58 | .570 | 3.5 | 485 | 483 | .502 |
| CIN | 77 | 59 | .566 | 4.0 | 633 | 541 | .571 |
| CHC | 71 | 61 | .538 | 8.0 | 606 | 585 | .516 |
| STL | 71 | 61 | .538 | 8.0 | 611 | 567 | .534 |
| PHI | 67 | 67 | .500 | 13.0 | 572 | 601 | .477 |
| LAD | 63 | 72 | .467 | 17.5 | 625 | 628 | .498 |
| SFG | 60 | 76 | .441 | 21.0 | 597 | 637 | .470 |
| SDP | 57 | 79 | .419 | 24.0 | 506 | 596 | .426 |
| NYM | 52 | 79 | .397 | 26.5 | 494 | 579 | .428 |
| ATL | 53 | 81 | .396 | 27.0 | 565 | 654 | .433 |


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