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MLB Games on Saturday June 2, 1979

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Cleveland IndiansAL2California AngelsAL5Box | PBP941,969Anaheim StadiumNight2:16Mark ClearWayne Garland---Aikens, Ford
Milwaukee BrewersAL3Kansas City RoyalsAL4Box | PBP932,795Royals StadiumNight2:17Paul SplittorffReggie Cleveland---McRae
Boston Red SoxAL2Minnesota TwinsAL8Box | PBP914,701Metropolitan StadiumDay2:08Dave GoltzChuck Rainey---Rivera
Chicago White SoxAL7New York YankeesAL0Box | PBP953,539Yankee Stadium INight2:06Ken KravecJim Beattie---Bannister, Lemon
Detroit TigersAL9Oakland AthleticsAL3Box | PBP93,420Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumDay2:41Jack MorrisCraig MinettoDave TobikEssian
Toronto Blue JaysAL6Seattle MarinersAL2Box | PBP98,011The KingdomeNight2:26Dave LemanczykOdell Jones---Ainge, Howell
Baltimore OriolesAL5Texas RangersAL4Box | PBP926,362Arlington StadiumNight2:42Tippy MartinezSparky LyleDon StanhouseGarcia, Singleton
New York MetsNL6Atlanta BravesNL7Box | PBP925,240Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumNight3:00Phil NiekroEd GlynnGene GarberBonnell, Hebner, Horner
San Francisco GiantsNL8Chicago CubsNL6Box | PBP932,721Wrigley FieldDay2:44Randy MoffittDick TidrowGary LavelleClark, Ivie, Kingman, Martin (2), McCovey
Philadelphia PhilliesNL2Cincinnati RedsNL4Box | PBP937,907Riverfront StadiumDay2:23Mike LaCossRandy LerchDoug BairFoster, Griffey
Montreal ExposNL1Houston AstrosNL2Box | PBP943,893AstrodomeNight2:33Joaquin AndujarElias Sosa------
San Diego PadresNL3Pittsburgh PiratesNL1Box | PBP920,977Three Rivers StadiumNight2:28Gaylord PerryJohn Candelaria---Kendall, Tenace
Los Angeles DodgersNL5St. Louis CardinalsNL12Box | PBP933,452Busch Stadium IINight2:24Bob ForschDoug Rau---Hendrick, Smith, Swisher, Templeton
13 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 Saturday, June 02, 1979

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East112Baltimore Orioles503119.620-2511925916-1315-61097138.651
AL East245Boston Red Sox482820.5832.02291933611-1217-81126349.563
AL East3711Milwaukee Brewers532924.5473.52472083912-1717-71086642.611
AL East4813New York Yankees512724.5294.52212101112-1515-91096247.569
AL East5914Detroit Tigers452322.5115.52292161311-1312-91166254.534
AL East61120Cleveland Indians492227.4498.5196232-369-1513-121125953.527
AL East71426Toronto Blue Jays521339.25019.0193287-947-166-231104070.364
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West123California Angels523121.596-2862355116-1315-81105753.518
AL West234Minnesota Twins482820.5831.02592273216-712-131145460.474
AL West356Texas Rangers502921.5801.02272101713-916-121125458.482
AL West469Kansas City Royals512922.5691.52762581813-1216-101115655.505
AL West51016Chicago White Sox502525.5005.02412311014-1311-121104862.436
AL West61224Seattle Mariners531934.35812.5238281-436-1513-191094861.440
AL West71325Oakland Athletics521834.34613.0178291-1137-1911-151103674.327
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East111Montreal Expos462917.630-2041733112-1417-31146648.579
NL East227St. Louis Cardinals472720.5742.52171803710-1216-91155956.513
NL East3512Philadelphia Phillies502723.5404.02161932314-1313-101125755.509
NL East4615Pittsburgh Pirates472423.5115.52252081711-1213-111157441.643
NL East51021Chicago Cubs472126.4478.5208241-339-1412-121155956.513
NL East61122New York Mets471829.38311.5187225-388-189-121154570.391
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West138Houston Astros543123.574-2181932512-1419-91085850.537
NL West2410Cincinnati Reds512823.5491.5240234613-1315-101106248.564
NL West3717San Francisco Giants532627.4914.5252252012-1414-131094564.413
NL West4818Los Angeles Dodgers542628.4815.025724898-1718-111085355.491
NL West5919San Diego Padres552530.4556.5223251-289-1716-131064363.406
NL West61223Atlanta Braves511932.37310.5223272-498-1711-151094762.431
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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