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MLB Games on Sunday May 27, 1979

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
California AngelsAL4Chicago White SoxAL2Box | PBP90Comiskey ParkDay2:30Dave FrostFrancisco Barrios------
California AngelsAL9Chicago White SoxAL1Box | PBP925,025Comiskey ParkDay2:20Don AaseRich Hinton---Baylor (2)
New York YankeesAL0Cleveland IndiansAL5Box | PBP90Cleveland StadiumDay2:18Rick WiseRon Guidry---Dade
New York YankeesAL5Cleveland IndiansAL4Box | PBP940,648Cleveland StadiumDay2:54Ray BurrisSid Monge---Piniella
Baltimore OriolesAL1Detroit TigersAL5Box | PBP90Tiger StadiumDay2:17Jack BillinghamScott McGregor---Crowley, Kemp, Wockenfuss
Baltimore OriolesAL3Detroit TigersAL10Box | PBP927,425Tiger StadiumDay2:35Dave RozemaSteve Stone---Kelly, Kemp
Oakland AthleticsAL2Milwaukee BrewersAL1Box | PBP922,928County StadiumDay2:08Steve McCattyLary SorensenDave HeaverloNewman
Kansas City RoyalsAL2Minnesota TwinsAL1Box | PBP935,148Metropolitan StadiumDay2:06Steve BusbyJerry Koosman---Cruz
Seattle MarinersAL3Texas RangersAL7Box | PBP917,320Arlington StadiumNight2:18Steve ComerPaul MitchellJim Kern---
Boston Red SoxAL1Toronto Blue JaysAL0Box | PBP933,556Exhibition StadiumDay2:02Chuck RaineyJesse Jefferson------
Cincinnati RedsNL7Los Angeles DodgersNL8Box | PBP944,150Dodger StadiumDay2:45Lerrin LaGrowPedro BorbonBob WelchBaker, Griffey, Thomasson
St. Louis CardinalsNL3Montreal ExposNL8Box | PBP90Olympic StadiumDay2:18Scott SandersonJohn Denny---Simmons, Valentine
St. Louis CardinalsNL11Montreal ExposNL3Box | PBP952,539Olympic StadiumDay2:50Bob ForschRoss Grimsley---Hendrick
Pittsburgh PiratesNL2New York MetsNL1Box | PBP925,545Shea StadiumDay2:26Grant JacksonDale Murray---Mazzilli, Robinson
Chicago CubsNL4Philadelphia PhilliesNL6Box | PBP947,087Veterans StadiumDay2:37Steve CarltonBill Caudill---Luzinski, Martin
Houston AstrosNL4San Diego PadresNL2Box | PBP917,199San Diego StadiumDay2:21J.R. RichardEric Rasmussen------
Atlanta BravesNL10San Francisco GiantsNL8Box | PBP918,936Candlestick ParkDay3:07Craig SkokRandy MoffittGene GarberMatthews, McCovey, Spikes
17 record(s)
Glossary:
visTeam Visiting Team Lg League vScore Visiting team runs scored homeTeam Home Team hScore Home team runs scored Boxscore Link to Boxscore (Box) and Play by Play (PBP) Inn Innings in a game or Innings played at position Attendance Number of people paying for tickets for games Ballpark Team or School's ballpark for the season TOD Time of Day (Day or Night) GameTime Time of play for the game Winning Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when winning team went ahead for good Losing Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when losing team was losing for the rest of the game Save Pitcher The final pitcher for the winning team in a close game

Standings on Sunday, May 27, 1979

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111Baltimore Orioles452916.644-2311765514-1015-61147341.640
AL East224Boston Red Sox432617.6052.0215173429-917-81176552.556
AL East3710Milwaukee Brewers472621.5534.02241863811-1615-51146945.605
AL East4813New York Yankees452421.5335.02031881510-1314-81156550.565
AL East51019Detroit Tigers391821.4628.0194198-46-1212-91226755.549
AL East61120Cleveland Indians442024.4558.5178209-317-1213-121176156.521
AL East71426Toronto Blue Jays461234.26117.5173254-816-156-191164175.353
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West135California Angels472819.596-2582085014-1214-71156055.522
AL West246Minnesota Twins432518.5811.02222061616-79-111195762.479
AL West357Texas Rangers452619.5781.02091961313-913-101175760.487
AL West468Kansas City Royals462620.5651.52602372313-1213-81165957.509
AL West5915Chicago White Sox452223.4895.0220218213-129-111155164.443
AL West61224Seattle Mariners481731.35411.5211254-436-1511-161145064.439
AL West71325Oakland Athletics471631.34012.0158253-956-1710-141153877.330
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East112Montreal Expos412615.634-1891682112-1214-31196950.580
NL East223Philadelphia Phillies442717.6140.52111694214-813-91185761.483
NL East3411St. Louis Cardinals422319.5483.51791532610-1212-81206357.525
NL East4817Chicago Cubs411922.4637.0185209-248-1111-111216160.504
NL East5918Pittsburgh Pirates411922.4637.0188191-310-129-101217942.653
NL East61122New York Mets411625.39010.0160190-306-159-111214774.388
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West139Cincinnati Reds452520.556-225217812-1013-101166551.560
NL West2512Houston Astros482622.5420.51981811712-1314-91146351.553
NL West3614San Francisco Giants472522.5321.02212101111-1014-121154669.400
NL West4716Los Angeles Dodgers482325.4793.5219205148-1515-101145658.491
NL West51021San Diego Padres481929.3967.5185229-448-1611-131134964.434
NL West61223Atlanta Braves441727.3867.5200238-387-1310-141164967.422
26 record(s)
Glossary:
League Abbreviation or name of league divRank Divisional Rank LgRank Rank within a League. For MLB, refers to AL or NL MLBRank Rank in all of Major League Baseball for the season Team Name Contextual to the grid but usually self-evident. Draft = Drafted team. GP Games Played. Usually refers to a team W Wins (Pitcher or Team) L Losses (Pitcher or Team) WPct Winning Percentage (W/(W+L)) GBL Games behind leader. ((Team A Wins-Team B Wins) + (Team A Losses-Team B Losses))/2 RF Runs For RA Runs Against Diff Run Differential. RF-RA Home Home Team rosG Rest-of-Season Games rosW Rest-of-Season Wins rosL Rest-of-Season Losses rosPct Winning Percentage for Rest of season
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