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MLB Games on Thursday June 21, 1979

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Detroit TigersAL2Boston Red SoxAL3Box | PBP934,316Fenway ParkNight2:20Dennis EckersleyJack Morris---Parrish, Rice
Texas RangersAL3California AngelsAL2Box | PBP1126,422Anaheim StadiumNight2:53Sparky LyleDave LaRoche------
Seattle MarinersAL5Chicago White SoxAL9Box | PBP910,555Comiskey ParkNight2:33Francisco BarriosJoe DeckerRich HintonJohnson, May, Meyer
Minnesota TwinsAL2Milwaukee BrewersAL3Box | PBP932,339County StadiumDay2:18Mike CaldwellGary Serum------
Toronto Blue JaysAL1New York YankeesAL3Box | PBP919,278Yankee Stadium IDay2:02Luis TiantDave LemanczykRon Davis---
Kansas City RoyalsAL7Oakland AthleticsAL10Box | PBP92,132Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumDay2:38Steve McCattySteve BusbyDave HeaverloArmas, Brett, Gross, Revering
Los Angeles DodgersNL6Atlanta BravesNL4Box | PBP910,717Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumNight2:46Don SuttonMickey MahlerDave PattersonHorner, Matthews, Smith, Yeager
7 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 Thursday, June 21, 1979

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111Baltimore Orioles664422.667-3262527423-1521-7935835.624
AL East222Boston Red Sox664125.6213.03592728715-1526-10945044.532
AL East346Milwaukee Brewers693930.5656.53262923416-1923-11925636.609
AL East4613New York Yankees693633.5229.53012871416-2020-13915338.582
AL East5916Detroit Tigers633132.49211.5315308715-2016-12985444.551
AL East61018Cleveland Indians663234.48512.0291315-2414-1718-17954946.516
AL East71325Toronto Blue Jays712348.32423.5258376-11812-2211-26913061.330
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West134California Angels714229.592-3983168221-1621-13914645.505
AL West2510Texas Rangers683632.5294.5295292316-1720-15944747.500
AL West3712Kansas City Royals693633.5225.0365363217-1919-14934944.527
AL West4815Minnesota Twins643232.5006.5316310618-1514-17985048.510
AL West51119Chicago White Sox673235.4788.0328321717-1515-20934152.441
AL West61223Seattle Mariners713041.42312.0323351-2812-2018-21913754.407
AL West71426Oakland Athletics702149.30020.5241387-1467-2614-23923359.359
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East113Montreal Expos623824.613-2822235914-1924-5985741.582
NL East237St. Louis Cardinals633429.5404.53022742812-1921-11995247.525
NL East348Pittsburgh Pirates623329.5325.02912583316-1517-141006535.650
NL East4611Philadelphia Phillies673532.5225.52982821617-1818-14954946.516
NL East5714Chicago Cubs623230.5166.0278308-3015-1617-141004852.480
NL East61122New York Mets632736.42911.5244275-3111-2215-15993663.364
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West125Houston Astros704129.586-264257716-1925-10924844.522
NL West259Cincinnati Reds683632.5294.03133011216-1920-13935439.581
NL West3817San Francisco Giants683335.4857.03353251015-1818-17943856.404
NL West4920Los Angeles Dodgers703238.4579.0335334111-2221-16924745.511
NL West51021San Diego Padres713239.4519.5279317-3811-2221-17903654.400
NL West61224Atlanta Braves682444.35316.0297364-6710-2414-20924250.457
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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