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MLB Games on Thursday July 5, 1979

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Kansas City RoyalsAL4Boston Red SoxAL5Box | PBP934,795Fenway ParkDay2:41Bob StanleyBill Paschall---Rice
Oakland AthleticsAL3California AngelsAL0Box | PBP923,793Anaheim StadiumNight2:16Rick LangfordNolan Ryan------
Chicago White SoxAL5Cleveland IndiansAL4Box | PBP96,983Cleveland StadiumNight2:25Rich WorthamVictor CruzGuy HoffmanAlexander, Johnson
Toronto Blue JaysAL2Detroit TigersAL3Box | PBP913,199Tiger StadiumNight2:21Kip YoungPhil HuffmanAurelio LopezCannon, Summers
Seattle MarinersAL4Minnesota TwinsAL0Box | PBP98,422Metropolitan StadiumDay2:09Rick HoneycuttGeoff Zahn------
Milwaukee BrewersAL3New York YankeesAL0Box | PBP931,878Yankee Stadium IDay1:49Lary SorensenRon Guidry---Bando
San Francisco GiantsNL4Atlanta BravesNL5Box | PBP912,409Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumNight2:37Phil NiekroGreg Minton---Evans, Herndon, Horner
Montreal ExposNL1Chicago CubsNL3Box | PBP922,790Wrigley FieldDay2:28Rick ReuschelScott SandersonBruce Sutter---
Houston AstrosNL4Cincinnati RedsNL5Box | PBP928,249Riverfront StadiumNight2:48Tom SeaverJ.R. RichardDoug Bair---
New York MetsNL3Philadelphia PhilliesNL2Box | PBP928,720Veterans StadiumNight2:10Craig SwanDickie Noles---Unser, Youngblood
Pittsburgh PiratesNL0St. Louis CardinalsNL2Box | PBP916,626Busch Stadium IINight2:24John FulghamJim Rooker------
11 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, July 05, 1979

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111Baltimore Orioles815427.667-3903098123-1831-9784830.615
AL East222Boston Red Sox795029.6333.042731810918-1932-10814140.506
AL East346Milwaukee Brewers814734.5807.04063466022-2225-12804832.600
AL East479New York Yankees824438.53710.53583302818-2126-17784533.577
AL East5917Detroit Tigers773740.48115.0384380416-2321-17844836.571
AL East61018Cleveland Indians803644.45017.5347393-4617-2519-19814536.556
AL East71325Toronto Blue Jays842658.31029.5300449-14914-3012-28782751.346
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West135Texas Rangers814734.580-3763373919-1828-16813645.444
AL West257California Angels844836.5710.54723878524-1924-17784038.513
AL West368Minnesota Twins794336.5443.04103654522-1521-21833944.470
AL West4813Kansas City Royals814239.5195.0436438-220-2222-17814338.531
AL West51119Chicago White Sox803545.43811.5374389-1520-2115-24803842.475
AL West61223Seattle Mariners853649.42413.0376431-5515-2521-24773146.403
AL West71426Oakland Athletics842460.28624.5301485-1849-3415-26783048.385
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East124Montreal Expos744529.608-3262596719-2326-6865036.581
NL East2310Chicago Cubs754035.5335.5339354-1517-1723-18874047.460
NL East3411Pittsburgh Pirates764036.5266.03463113521-1719-19865828.674
NL East4512St. Louis Cardinals774037.5196.53623332912-1927-19854639.541
NL East5614Philadelphia Phillies824240.5127.0355355021-2521-15804238.525
NL East61021New York Mets773344.42913.5295336-4116-2816-17853055.353
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West113Houston Astros845232.619-3142902422-2130-11783741.474
NL West2715Cincinnati Reds834241.5069.5362354820-2422-17784830.615
NL West3816San Francisco Giants824042.48811.03953841117-2223-20803149.388
NL West4920San Diego Padres853748.43515.5315361-4612-2625-22763145.408
NL West51122Atlanta Braves823547.42716.0364407-4315-2720-20783147.397
NL West61224Los Angeles Dodgers833449.41017.5364393-2912-2722-22794534.570
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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