Games on 1979-04-13 | Top | 1979 Playoffs |
| Lg | Visiting Team | R | Home Team | R | Links | Inn | Attend. | Time | Vis Starter | Home Starter | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | Save Pitcher | Vis Manager | Home Manager | Stadium |
| AL | New York Yankees | 2 | Chicago White Sox | 12 | Boxscore - PBP | 9 | 21,124 | 2:32 | Luis Tiant | Rich Wortham | Rich Wortham (2-0) | Luis Tiant (0-1) | - | Bob Lemon | Don Kessinger | Comiskey Park |
| AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | Milwaukee Brewers | 9 | Boxscore - PBP | 9 | 14,040 | 3:07 | Steve Stone | Lary Sorensen | Lary Sorensen (1-1) | Steve Stone (0-1) | - | Earl Weaver | George Bamberger | County Stadium |
| AL | California Angels | 10 | Oakland Athletics | 1 | Boxscore - PBP | 9 | 2,985 | 2:27 | Don Aase | John Henry Johnson | Don Aase (1-0) | John Henry Johnson (0-2) | - | Jim Fregosi | Jim Marshall | Oakland-Alameda C |
| AL | Minnesota Twins | 8 | Seattle Mariners | 2 | Boxscore - PBP | 9 | 8,125 | 2:29 | Geoff Zahn | Paul Mitchell | Geoff Zahn (2-0) | Paul Mitchell (0-1) | Mike Marshall (3) | Gene Mauch | Darrell Johnson | The Kingdome |
| AL | Detroit Tigers | 4 | Texas Rangers | 5 | Boxscore - PBP | 9 | 23,095 | 2:24 | Dave Rozema | Dock Ellis | Jim Kern (2-0) | Sheldon Burnside (0-1) | Sparky Lyle (2) | Les Moss | Pat Corrales | Arlington Stadium |
| AL | Kansas City Royals | 1 | Toronto Blue Jays | 4 | Boxscore - PBP | 6 | 40,035 | 1:26 | Paul Splittorff | Jim Clancy | Jim Clancy (1-1) | Paul Splittorff (1-1) | - | Whitey Herzog | Roy Hartsfield | Exhibition Stadiu |
| NL | Atlanta Braves | 2 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | Boxscore - PBP | 9 | 42,284 | 2:17 | Rick Matula | Doug Rau | Rick Matula (1-1) | Doug Rau (0-1) | Gene Garber (2) | Bobby Cox | Tom Lasorda | Dodger Stadium |
| NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | Boxscore - PBP | 9 | 4,395 | 2:43 | Pete Vuckovich | Bruce Kison | Jim Bibby (1-0) | Buddy Schultz (0-1) | Grant Jackson (1) | Ken Boyer | Chuck Tanner | Three Rivers Stad |
| NL | Cincinnati Reds | 4 | San Diego Padres | 2 | Boxscore - PBP | 9 | 44,858 | 2:30 | Bill Bonham | Bob Shirley | Bill Bonham (1-0) | Bob Shirley (0-2) | Frank Pastore (2) | John McNamara | Roger Craig | Qualcomm Stadium |
| NL | Houston Astros | 7 | San Francisco Giants | 8 | Boxscore - PBP | 9 | 16,822 | 2:44 | Joe Niekro | Ed Halicki | Ed Halicki (1-0) | Joe Niekro (1-1) | Gary Lavelle (2) | Bill Virdon | Joe Altobelli | 3Com Park at Cand |
| NL | Houston Astros | 7 | San Francisco Giants | 8 | Boxscore - PBP | 9 | 16,822 | 2:44 | Joe Niekro | Ed Halicki | Ed Halicki (1-0) | Joe Niekro (1-1) | Gary Lavelle (2) | Bill Virdon | Joe Altobelli | Candlestick Park |
| 11 Games on this date | ||||||||||||||||
Standings as of 1979-04-13. | Top | Record in remaining games at far right |
| Rk | Lg | MLB | AL East | GP | W | L | Pct | GBL | RF | RA | Diff | Home | Away | StrK | 1979 Links | Manager | General Manager | Ballpark | GP | W | L | Pct |
| 1 | 3 | 7 | Milwaukee Brewers | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | -- | 32 | 21 | 11 | 2-1 | 2-1 | W1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Harry Dalton | County Stadium | 155 | 91 | 64 | .587 | |
| 2 | 6 | 11 | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0.5 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 2-2 | 1-0 | W1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Haywood Sullivan | Fenway Park | 155 | 88 | 67 | .568 | |
| 3 | 8 | 13 | Toronto Blue Jays | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1.0 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 2-3 | 1-0 | W3 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Pat Gillick | Exhibition Stadium | 156 | 50 | 106 | .321 | |
| 5 | 9 | 16 | New York Yankees | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1.5 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 2-2 | 1-2 | L1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Cedric Tallis | Yankee Stadium I | 153 | 86 | 67 | .562 | |
| 4 | 10 | 18 | Baltimore Orioles | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1.5 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 0-1 | 3-3 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Hank Peters | Memorial Stadium | 152 | 99 | 53 | .651 | |
| 6 | 12 | 23 | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.0 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Jim Campbell | Tiger Stadium | 157 | 84 | 73 | .535 | |
| 7 | 13 | 24 | Cleveland Indians | 6 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3.0 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 0-4 | 1-1 | L4 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Phil Seghi | Cleveland Stadium | 155 | 80 | 75 | .516 | |
| Rk | Lg | MLB | AL West | GP | W | L | Pct | GBL | RF | RA | Diff | Home | Away | StrK | 1979 Links | Manager | General Manager | Ballpark | GP | W | L | Pct |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Texas Rangers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | -- | 27 | 9 | 18 | 1-0 | 4-0 | W5 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Eddie Robinson | Arlington Stadium | 157 | 78 | 79 | .497 | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Minnesota Twins | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.0 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 5-2 | 0-0 | W1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Calvin Griffith | Metropolitan Stadium | 155 | 77 | 78 | .497 | |
| 3 | 4 | 8 | Kansas City Royals | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.5 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 0-1 | 4-1 | L1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Joe Burke | Royals Stadium | 156 | 81 | 75 | .519 | |
| 4 | 5 | 9 | California Angels | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.5 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 3-2 | 2-1 | W3 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Buzzie Bavasi | Anaheim Stadium | 154 | 83 | 71 | .539 | |
| 5 | 7 | 12 | Seattle Mariners | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0-0 | 5-4 | L1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Lou Gorman | The Kingdome | 153 | 62 | 91 | .405 | |
| 6 | 11 | 21 | Chicago White Sox | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.5 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | W1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Comiskey Park | 154 | 71 | 83 | .461 | ||
| 7 | 14 | 25 | Oakland Athletics | 8 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 | 26 | 41 | -15 | 1-3 | 0-4 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Charlie Finley | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 154 | 53 | 101 | .344 | |
| Rk | Lg | MLB | NL East | GP | W | L | Pct | GBL | RF | RA | Diff | Home | Away | StrK | 1979 Links | Manager | General Manager | Ballpark | GP | W | L | Pct |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Montreal Expos | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | -- | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4-1 | 0-0 | W3 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | John McHale | Olympic Stadium | 155 | 91 | 64 | .587 | |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0.5 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0-2 | 3-1 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | John Claiborne | Busch Stadium II | 156 | 82 | 74 | .526 | |
| 3 | 5 | 10 | New York Mets | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2-0 | 1-2 | W1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Joe McDonald | Shea Stadium | 157 | 60 | 97 | .382 | |
| 4 | 8 | 17 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2.0 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 0-2 | 3-2 | W2 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Hardy Peterson | Three Rivers Stadium | 155 | 95 | 60 | .613 | |
| 5 | 10 | 20 | Philadelphia Phillies | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2.5 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 0-4 | 2-0 | L1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Paul Owens | Veterans Stadium | 156 | 82 | 74 | .526 | |
| 6 | 12 | 26 | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.0 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 0-1 | 0-2 | L3 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Bob Kennedy | Wrigley Field | 159 | 80 | 79 | .503 | |
| Rk | Lg | MLB | NL West | GP | W | L | Pct | GBL | RF | RA | Diff | Home | Away | StrK | 1979 Links | Manager | General Manager | Ballpark | GP | W | L | Pct |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | San Francisco Giants | 8 | 6 | 2 | .750 | -- | 45 | 32 | 13 | 3-1 | 3-1 | W2 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Spec Richardson | Candlestick Park | 154 | 65 | 89 | .422 | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Houston Astros | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0.5 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0-1 | 5-1 | L1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Tal Smith | Astrodome | 155 | 84 | 71 | .542 | |
| 3 | 6 | 14 | Cincinnati Reds | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.0 | 42 | 45 | -3 | 3-1 | 1-3 | W2 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Dick Wagner | Riverfront Stadium | 153 | 86 | 67 | .562 | |
| 4 | 7 | 15 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2.5 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 1-2 | 3-3 | L4 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Al Campanis | Dodger Stadium | 153 | 75 | 78 | .490 | |
| 5 | 9 | 19 | Atlanta Braves | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.0 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | W2 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Bobby Cox | Bill Lucas | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 152 | 63 | 89 | .414 |
| 6 | 11 | 22 | San Diego Padres | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.0 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 2-5 | 0-1 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Bob Fontaine | San Diego Stadium | 153 | 66 | 87 | .431 |
Transactions | Top |
| Player Name | Pos | Age | Transaction Description | Roster for Current Team |
| Jack Kucek | P | 25.309 | Traded by White Sox to Phillies for Jim Morrison. | |
| Jackson Todd | P | 27.145 | Released by Phillies. | |
| Jackson Todd | P | 27.145 | Signed as Free Agent by Blue Jays. |
