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MLB Games on Sunday July 8, 1979

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Baltimore OriolesAL3California AngelsAL2Box | PBP929,062Anaheim StadiumDay2:24Scott McGregorDon AaseDon StanhouseLowenstein, Smith
Minnesota TwinsAL4Cleveland IndiansAL5Box | PBP90Cleveland StadiumDay2:45Victor CruzMike Marshall------
Minnesota TwinsAL7Cleveland IndiansAL2Box | PBP919,592Cleveland StadiumDay2:15Dave GoltzRick Waits---Edwards, Hargrove
Chicago White SoxAL4Kansas City RoyalsAL2Box | PBP924,501Royals StadiumDay2:38Francisco BarriosMarty PattinRandy ScarberyPryor
Detroit TigersAL4Milwaukee BrewersAL5Box | PBP90County StadiumDay2:44Mike CaldwellJohn Hiller---Morales, Oglivie (3), Parrish
Detroit TigersAL1Milwaukee BrewersAL3Box | PBP939,141County StadiumDay2:15Bill TraversDan Petry---Rodriguez
New York YankeesAL2Oakland AthleticsAL0Box | PBP913,483Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumDay2:03Luis TiantBrian Kingman---Jackson
Boston Red SoxAL8Seattle MarinersAL2Box | PBP926,450The KingdomeNight2:36Steve RenkoByron McLaughlin---Evans, Fisk (2), Watson
Toronto Blue JaysAL3Texas RangersAL4Box | PBP917,489Arlington StadiumNight1:51Steve ComerBalor MooreSparky LyleEllis
St. Louis CardinalsNL5Atlanta BravesNL6Box | PBP94,160Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumNight2:12Gene GarberMark Littell---Matthews, Templeton
Houston AstrosNL0Chicago CubsNL10Box | PBP937,614Wrigley FieldDay2:35Mike KrukowKen ForschDonnie MooreDeJesus
Pittsburgh PiratesNL2Cincinnati RedsNL4Box | PBP90Riverfront StadiumDay2:04Fred NormanJohn Candelaria---Driessen, Parker
Pittsburgh PiratesNL2Cincinnati RedsNL1Box | PBP943,099Riverfront StadiumDay2:15Grant JacksonDave TomlinKent TekulveStargell
Los Angeles DodgersNL8Montreal ExposNL6Box | PBP946,601Olympic StadiumDay2:48Rick SutcliffeRoss GrimsleyLerrin LaGrowLopes, Russell, Valentine
San Diego PadresNL5New York MetsNL3Box | PBP90Shea StadiumDay2:31Gaylord PerryKevin Kobel------
San Diego PadresNL1New York MetsNL4Box | PBP917,320Shea StadiumDay2:24Andy HasslerBob ShirleyTom Hausman---
San Francisco GiantsNL3Philadelphia PhilliesNL5Box | PBP941,387Veterans StadiumDay2:30Steve CarltonBob Knepper---Boone, Evans, Schmidt
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, July 08, 1979

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111Baltimore Orioles845529.655-3973286924-2031-9754728.627
AL East222Boston Red Sox825230.6342.044833311520-2032-10783939.500
AL East357Milwaukee Brewers864937.5707.04253695622-2227-15754629.613
AL East468New York Yankees864838.5588.03753363922-2126-17744133.554
AL East5916Detroit Tigers824042.48814.0407399819-2521-17794534.570
AL East61018Cleveland Indians843945.46416.0369412-4317-2522-20774235.545
AL East71325Toronto Blue Jays872760.31029.5308456-14815-3212-28752649.347
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West135Texas Rangers844935.583-3833453819-1830-17783444.436
AL West246California Angels875037.5750.54913949724-1926-18753837.507
AL West3710Minnesota Twins834439.5304.54293874223-1821-21793841.481
AL West4815Kansas City Royals844341.5126.0443449-620-2223-19784236.538
AL West51120Chicago White Sox833746.44611.5385396-1122-2215-24773641.468
AL West61222Seattle Mariners883751.42014.0391452-6115-2522-26743044.405
AL West71426Oakland Athletics882464.27327.0307502-1959-3415-30743044.405
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East113Montreal Expos774730.610-3402726819-2328-7834835.578
NL East239Chicago Cubs794336.5445.0365361417-1726-19833746.446
NL East3411St. Louis Cardinals814239.5197.03833582514-2127-19814437.543
NL East4512Philadelphia Phillies854441.5187.0372367521-2523-16774037.519
NL East5714Pittsburgh Pirates804139.5137.53533242922-2019-19825725.695
NL East61123New York Mets813447.42015.0310359-4916-2817-20812952.358
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West124Houston Astros885335.602-321316523-2430-11743638.486
NL West2613Cincinnati Reds874542.5177.53753611420-2425-18744529.608
NL West3817San Francisco Giants854144.48210.5407401618-2423-20773047.390
NL West4919San Diego Padres894049.44913.5338376-3815-2725-22722844.389
NL West51021Atlanta Braves863749.43015.0389428-3915-2722-22742945.392
NL West61224Los Angeles Dodgers863551.40717.0377407-3013-2922-22764432.579
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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