MLB Scores and Standings Wednesday, August 29, 1979
| Seattle Mariners | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 5 |
| W | Sid Monge (8-9) |
| L | Shane Rawley (5-7) |
| Seattle Mariners | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 |
| W | Rick Waits (14-11) |
| L | Wayne Twitchell (5-4) |
| S | Víctor Cruz (10) |
| California Angels | 1 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 2 |
| W | Jack Morris (13-5) |
| L | Dave Frost (13-9) |
| S | Aurelio López (16) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 18 |
| W | Dennis Leonard (10-9) |
| L | Jim Slaton (12-8) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 |
| W | Bert Blyleven (11-4) |
| L | Jerry Reuss (4-12) |
| S | Kent Tekulve (24) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 |
| W | Scott McGregor (10-4) |
| L | Roger Erickson (1-8) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 7 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 4 |
| W | Dave Ford (2-0) |
| L | Geoff Zahn (10-5) |
| S | Don Stanhouse (15) |
| Houston Astros | 3 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 5 |
| W | Bill Lee (13-10) |
| L | Joe Niekro (18-8) |
| S | Elías Sosa (15) |
| Atlanta Braves | 5 | Final |
| New York Mets | 4 |
| W | Rick Matula (7-8) |
| L | Ray Burris (1-4) |
| S | Joey McLaughlin (3) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 7 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 6 |
| W | Mario Soto (2-2) |
| L | Kevin Saucier (1-3) |
| S | Doug Bair (16) |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 3 |
| W | Gaylord Perry (11-11) |
| L | Lynn McGlothen (11-10) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 1 |
| W | John Fulgham (7-4) |
| L | Vida Blue (10-12) |
| New York Yankees | 7 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 5 |
| W | Ron Guidry (14-7) |
| L | Dave Rajsich (0-3) |
| S | Rich Gossage (12) |
| Oakland Athletics | 6 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 4 |
| W | Mike Norris (5-6) |
| L | Tom Underwood (6-16) |
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 | 86 | 44 | .662 | -- | 623 | 485 | .613 |
| MIL | 80 | 54 | .597 | 8.0 | 676 | 602 | .553 |
| BOS | 77 | 52 | .597 | 8.5 | 702 | 561 | .601 |
| NYY | 71 | 58 | .550 | 14.5 | 583 | 531 | .543 |
| DET | 72 | 61 | .541 | 15.5 | 653 | 628 | .518 |
| CAL | 71 | 62 | .534 | 16.5 | 718 | 616 | .570 |
| KCR | 70 | 62 | .530 | 17.0 | 703 | 692 | .507 |
| MIN | 68 | 63 | .519 | 18.5 | 636 | 600 | .527 |
| CLE | 68 | 65 | .511 | 19.5 | 625 | 653 | .480 |
| TEX | 63 | 70 | .474 | 24.5 | 606 | 583 | .518 |
| CHW | 57 | 74 | .435 | 29.5 | 588 | 621 | .475 |
| SEA | 56 | 78 | .418 | 32.0 | 591 | 684 | .434 |
| OAK | 43 | 91 | .321 | 45.0 | 477 | 719 | .321 |
| TOR | 42 | 90 | .318 | 45.0 | 493 | 699 | .345 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 77 | 54 | .588 | -- | 619 | 536 | .565 |
| CIN | 77 | 57 | .575 | 1.5 | 624 | 526 | .578 |
| MON | 71 | 54 | .568 | 3.0 | 542 | 463 | .572 |
| HOU | 75 | 58 | .564 | 3.0 | 480 | 482 | .498 |
| CHC | 70 | 59 | .543 | 6.0 | 594 | 573 | .516 |
| STL | 69 | 60 | .535 | 7.0 | 596 | 554 | .533 |
| PHI | 65 | 67 | .492 | 12.5 | 560 | 595 | .472 |
| LAD | 61 | 71 | .462 | 16.5 | 613 | 616 | .498 |
| SFG | 59 | 73 | .447 | 18.5 | 585 | 617 | .476 |
| SDP | 57 | 77 | .425 | 21.5 | 496 | 583 | .427 |
| NYM | 52 | 77 | .403 | 24.0 | 493 | 574 | .431 |
| ATL | 53 | 79 | .402 | 24.5 | 559 | 642 | .437 |
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