1979 MLB Season Standings Before The All Star Break

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The Baltimore Orioles had the best regular season record in the 1979 MLB season before the all star break at 59-31.

The Boston Red Sox had the best run differential in the 1979 regular season before the all star break at +118 runs.

The Oakland Athletics had the worst run differential in the 1979 regular season before the all star break at -204 runs.

The California Angels had the most runs per game in the 1979 regular season before the all star break at 5.62 RPG.

The Houston Astros allowed the fewest runs per game in the 1979 regular season before the all star break at 3.57 runs allowed per game.

	Team	Record	Streak	RPG	RPG Allowed	Run Differential	Playoff Result
1	Baltimore Orioles	59-31	W2	4.74	3.84	+81	Lost WS
2	Boston Red Sox	56-32	W4	5.38	4.03	+118
3	California Angels	55-38	W3	5.62	4.49	+105	Lost ALCS
4	Montreal Expos	50-35	W1	4.39	3.62	+65
5	Milwaukee Brewers	54-38	W5	4.97	4.24	+67
6	Houston Astros	54-40	L1	3.53	3.57	-4
7	Texas Rangers	52-39	L1	4.59	4.11	+44
8	Chicago Cubs	48-38	L1	4.64	4.53	+9
9	Philadelphia Phillies	50-41	W4	4.51	4.33	+16
10	Pittsburgh Pirates	46-39	W2	4.47	4.06	+35	Won WS
11	Minnesota Twins	48-41	W1	5.16	4.58	+51
12	New York Yankees	49-43	L3	4.38	4.11	+25
13	St. Louis Cardinals	44-42	W1	4.60	4.34	+23
14	Cincinnati Reds	48-46	W1	4.30	4.10	+19	Lost NLCS
15	Detroit Tigers	45-45	W1	4.90	4.79	+10
16	San Francisco Giants	45-48	W1	4.73	4.62	+10
17	Kansas City Royals	44-47	W1	5.16	5.47	-28
18	Cleveland Indians	42-48	L3	4.48	5.00	-47
19	Chicago White Sox	41-50	L1	4.62	4.74	-11
20	San Diego Padres	43-53	L1	3.88	4.26	-37
21	New York Mets	38-49	L1	3.93	4.43	-43
22	Seattle Mariners	40-54	L2	4.48	5.13	-61
23	Atlanta Braves	39-53	L2	4.55	5.03	-44
24	Los Angeles Dodgers	36-57	L5	4.34	4.87	-49
25	Toronto Blue Jays	29-64	L1	3.56	5.17	-150
26	Oakland Athletics	25-69	L4	3.48	5.65	-204