MLB Scores and Standings Wednesday, August 15, 1979
| New York Mets | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 3 |
| W | Craig Swan (12-9) |
| L | Mickey Mahler (3-11) |
| S | Neil Allen (4) |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 2 | (12) |
| W | Mike Flanagan (16-7) |
| L | Guy Hoffman (0-3) |
| Minnesota Twins | 5 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 9 |
| W | Dick Drago (9-3) |
| L | Mike Bacsik (3-2) |
| Detroit Tigers | 6 | Final |
| California Angels | 1 |
| W | Dan Petry (4-3) |
| L | Jim Barr (8-10) |
| San Francisco Giants | 5 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 6 |
| W | Rick Reuschel (13-7) |
| L | Pedro Borbón (5-5) |
| S | Bruce Sutter (29) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 |
| W | Nino Espinosa (13-9) |
| L | Fred Norman (10-9) |
| Montreal Expos | 3 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 0 |
| W | Dan Schatzeder (8-4) |
| L | Joe Niekro (16-7) |
| S | Scott Sanderson (1) |
| Kansas City Royals | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 6 |
| W | Jerry Augustine (5-5) |
| L | Dan Quisenberry (2-2) |
| Texas Rangers | 3 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 4 |
| W | Tommy John (16-6) |
| L | Jerry Don Gleaton (0-1) |
| S | Rich Gossage (8) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 1 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 3 |
| W | Brian Kingman (3-4) |
| L | Jesse Jefferson (1-10) |
| S | Dave Heaverlo (9) |
| San Diego Padres | 1 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 |
| W | Bert Blyleven (10-4) |
| L | Randy Jones (9-8) |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 | Final |
| Seattle Mariners | 3 |
| W | Mike Parrott (10-8) |
| L | Sid Monge (7-7) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 |
| W | Rick Sutcliffe (11-8) |
| L | Silvio Martínez (10-6) |
| S | Ken Brett (1) |
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 | 78 | 39 | .667 | -- | 559 | 435 | .613 |
| BOS | 73 | 44 | .624 | 5.0 | 656 | 505 | .617 |
| MIL | 70 | 50 | .583 | 9.5 | 592 | 532 | .549 |
| CAL | 67 | 54 | .554 | 13.0 | 650 | 539 | .585 |
| NYY | 64 | 53 | .547 | 14.0 | 523 | 478 | .541 |
| MIN | 62 | 56 | .525 | 16.5 | 581 | 545 | .529 |
| DET | 62 | 58 | .517 | 17.5 | 583 | 576 | .506 |
| KCR | 61 | 58 | .513 | 18.0 | 625 | 616 | .507 |
| CLE | 61 | 59 | .508 | 18.5 | 554 | 596 | .467 |
| TEX | 60 | 60 | .500 | 19.5 | 558 | 521 | .531 |
| CHW | 53 | 66 | .445 | 26.0 | 540 | 560 | .483 |
| SEA | 50 | 71 | .413 | 30.0 | 524 | 619 | .424 |
| TOR | 38 | 82 | .317 | 41.5 | 438 | 619 | .347 |
| OAK | 36 | 85 | .298 | 44.0 | 423 | 665 | .304 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 69 | 49 | .585 | -- | 565 | 489 | .566 |
| HOU | 70 | 51 | .579 | 0.5 | 443 | 447 | .496 |
| MON | 64 | 51 | .557 | 3.5 | 511 | 437 | .571 |
| CIN | 66 | 56 | .541 | 5.0 | 565 | 492 | .563 |
| CHC | 62 | 54 | .534 | 6.0 | 541 | 532 | .508 |
| STL | 60 | 57 | .513 | 8.5 | 541 | 520 | .518 |
| PHI | 61 | 59 | .508 | 9.0 | 525 | 551 | .478 |
| SFG | 57 | 63 | .475 | 13.0 | 551 | 559 | .493 |
| LAD | 54 | 65 | .454 | 15.5 | 566 | 571 | .496 |
| SDP | 53 | 68 | .438 | 17.5 | 455 | 524 | .436 |
| NYM | 50 | 66 | .431 | 18.0 | 456 | 513 | .446 |
| ATL | 47 | 74 | .388 | 23.5 | 524 | 608 | .432 |
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