MLB Scores and Standings Tuesday, August 21, 1979
| Texas Rangers | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 1 |
| W | Steve Comer (13-8) |
| L | Dennis Martínez (14-10) |
| S | Jim Kern (21) |
| Cleveland Indians | 12 | Final |
| California Angels | 7 |
| W | Paul Reuschel (1-0) |
| L | Dave Frost (12-8) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 2 |
| W | Don Sutton (11-12) |
| L | Bill Caudill (0-5) |
| S | Bobby Castillo (2) |
| Montreal Expos | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 3 |
| W | Tom Seaver (12-5) |
| L | Rudy May (7-1) |
| S | Tom Hume (9) |
| New York Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 2 |
| W | Rich Gossage (2-2) |
| L | Paul Splittorff (12-13) |
| Chicago White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3 |
| W | Lary Sorensen (14-12) |
| L | Mike Proly (1-6) |
| S | Bill Castro (5) |
| Chicago White Sox | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 9 |
| W | Paul Mitchell (3-7) |
| L | Fred Howard (1-5) |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 7 |
| W | Jerry Koosman (16-10) |
| L | John Tudor (0-1) |
| Houston Astros | 0 | Final |
| New York Mets | 5 | |
| Completed on 8/22/1979 | ||
| W | Pete Falcone (5-9) |
| L | Frank LaCorte (1-2) |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 8 |
| W | Brian Kingman (4-4) |
| L | Mike Chris (2-1) |
| Atlanta Braves | 5 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 4 |
| W | Larry Bradford (1-0) |
| L | Rawly Eastwick (2-4) |
| S | Gene Garber (21) |
| San Francisco Giants | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 |
| W | Bob Knepper (9-8) |
| L | Bruce Kison (8-7) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 4 | Final |
| Seattle Mariners | 8 |
| W | John Montague (6-4) |
| L | Phil Huffman (5-14) |
| S | Byron McLaughlin (11) |
| San Diego Padres | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | (11) |
| W | Bob Shirley (6-12) |
| L | Will McEnaney (0-2) |
| S | Rollie Fingers (13) |
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 | 80 | 43 | .650 | -- | 582 | 461 | .605 |
| BOS | 75 | 48 | .610 | 5.0 | 681 | 536 | .608 |
| MIL | 76 | 51 | .598 | 6.0 | 625 | 554 | .555 |
| CAL | 70 | 56 | .556 | 11.5 | 679 | 569 | .580 |
| NYY | 68 | 55 | .553 | 12.0 | 558 | 500 | .550 |
| MIN | 66 | 58 | .532 | 14.5 | 614 | 564 | .539 |
| DET | 65 | 60 | .520 | 16.0 | 611 | 601 | .508 |
| KCR | 64 | 61 | .512 | 17.0 | 655 | 658 | .498 |
| CLE | 62 | 63 | .496 | 19.0 | 577 | 621 | .466 |
| TEX | 62 | 64 | .492 | 19.5 | 572 | 541 | .525 |
| CHW | 55 | 71 | .437 | 26.5 | 564 | 595 | .476 |
| SEA | 53 | 73 | .421 | 28.5 | 553 | 647 | .429 |
| OAK | 40 | 86 | .317 | 41.5 | 446 | 679 | .317 |
| TOR | 39 | 86 | .312 | 42.0 | 459 | 650 | .346 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 72 | 52 | .581 | -- | 586 | 516 | .558 |
| MON | 68 | 52 | .567 | 2.0 | 526 | 444 | .577 |
| HOU | 71 | 55 | .563 | 2.0 | 455 | 462 | .493 |
| CIN | 70 | 57 | .551 | 3.5 | 584 | 510 | .562 |
| CHC | 67 | 55 | .549 | 4.0 | 574 | 550 | .520 |
| STL | 64 | 59 | .520 | 7.5 | 563 | 534 | .524 |
| PHI | 64 | 61 | .512 | 8.5 | 540 | 565 | .479 |
| LAD | 58 | 67 | .464 | 14.5 | 587 | 586 | .501 |
| SFG | 58 | 68 | .460 | 15.0 | 570 | 592 | .483 |
| NYM | 52 | 70 | .426 | 19.0 | 479 | 538 | .447 |
| SDP | 54 | 73 | .425 | 19.5 | 474 | 552 | .431 |
| ATL | 49 | 78 | .386 | 24.5 | 539 | 628 | .431 |
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