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Monday, July 9,1979

Monday, July 9,1979

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1979 reg season 1979-07-09 Boston Red Sox  0 California Angels  6 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Nolan Ryan Mike Torrez -- 27,692 2:32
1979 reg season 1979-07-09 Texas Rangers  4 Chicago White Sox  5 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Ross Baumgarten Fergie Jenkins Randy Scarbery 22,279 2:26
1979 reg season 1979-07-09 Kansas City Royals  2 Cleveland Indians  8 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium David Clyde Dennis Leonard -- 9,148 2:22
1979 reg season 1979-07-09 Minnesota Twins  5 Detroit Tigers  3 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Jerry Koosman Steve Baker Mike Marshall 15,742 2:24
1979 reg season 1979-07-09 Baltimore Orioles  7 Oakland Athletics  3 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Mike Flanagan Matt Keough Don Stanhouse 7,469 2:54
1979 reg season 1979-07-09 Milwaukee Brewers  1 Toronto Blue Jays  7 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Dave Stieb Lary Sorensen -- 14,240 1:47
1979 reg season 1979-07-09 Chicago Cubs  7 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Dick Tidrow Phil Niekro Bruce Sutter 3,227 3:00
1979 reg season 1979-07-09 St. Louis Cardinals  6 Cincinnati Reds  3 box | pbp Cinergy Field Pete Vuckovich Bill Bonham Mark Littell 23,848 2:11
1979 reg season 1979-07-09 Los Angeles Dodgers  0 Montreal Expos  3 box | pbp Stade Olympique Bill Lee Don Sutton -- 30,930 1:55
1979 reg season 1979-07-09 San Francisco Giants  2 Philadelphia Phillies  4 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Dickie Noles Vida Blue Warren Brusstar 38,353 2:13
10 record(s)
Standings on this date
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1979 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 85 56 29 .659 0.0 404 331 73 W2 25-20 31-9 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Pirates)
1979 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 83 52 31 .627 3.0 448 339 109 L1 20-21 32-10 2 2 2 Yes dnq
1979 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 87 49 38 .563 8.0 426 376 50 L1 22-23 27-15 3 5 7 Yes dnq
1979 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 86 48 38 .558 8.5 375 336 39 W4 22-21 26-17 4 6 8 -- dnq
1979 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 83 40 43 .482 15.0 410 404 6 L3 19-25 21-18 5 9 16 -- dnq
1979 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 85 40 45 .471 16.0 377 414 -37 W1 17-25 23-20 6 10 18 -- dnq
1979 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 88 28 60 .318 29.5 315 457 -142 W1 15-32 13-28 7 13 25 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1979 AL West California Angels franchise | log 88 51 37 .580 0.0 497 394 103 W1 24-19 27-18 1 3 5 Yes Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1979 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 85 49 36 .576 0.5 387 350 37 L1 19-19 30-17 2 4 6 Yes dnq
1979 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 84 45 39 .536 4.0 434 390 44 W2 24-18 21-21 3 7 10 -- dnq
1979 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 85 43 42 .506 6.5 445 457 -12 L2 20-23 23-19 4 8 15 -- dnq
1979 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 84 38 46 .452 11.0 390 400 -10 W2 22-22 16-24 5 11 19 -- dnq
1979 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 88 37 51 .420 14.0 391 452 -61 L2 15-25 22-26 6 12 22 -- dnq
1979 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 89 24 65 .270 27.5 310 509 -199 L5 9-34 15-31 7 14 26 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1979 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 78 48 30 .615 0.0 343 272 71 W1 19-23 29-7 1 1 3 Yes dnq
1979 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 80 44 36 .550 5.0 372 365 7 W4 18-17 26-19 2 3 9 Yes dnq
1979 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 82 43 39 .524 7.0 389 361 28 W1 15-21 27-19 3 4 11 Yes dnq
1979 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 86 45 41 .523 7.0 376 369 7 W2 21-25 24-16 4 5 12 Yes dnq
1979 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 80 41 39 .513 8.0 353 324 29 W1 22-20 19-19 5 6 13 -- Won World Series (Orioles)
1979 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 81 34 47 .420 15.5 310 359 -49 W1 16-28 17-20 6 11 23 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1979 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 88 53 35 .602 0.0 321 316 5 L3 23-24 30-11 1 2 4 Yes dnq
1979 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 88 45 43 .511 8.0 378 367 11 L2 20-24 25-19 2 7 14 -- Lost NLCS (Pirates)
1979 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 86 41 45 .477 11.0 409 405 4 L2 18-25 23-20 3 8 17 -- dnq
1979 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 89 40 49 .449 13.5 338 376 -38 L1 15-27 25-22 4 9 20 -- dnq
1979 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 87 37 50 .425 15.5 393 435 -42 L1 15-27 22-23 5 10 21 -- dnq
1979 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 87 35 52 .402 17.5 377 410 -33 L1 13-30 22-22 6 12 24 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Juan Beniquez New York Yankees Injury DL - Sprained thumb *Swinging a bat*
Bruce Boisclair New York Mets Injury DL - Fractured wrist *Collision with Gene Tenace on a bunt attempt*
Frank Tanana California Angels Injury DL - Left shoulder tendinitis
Rick Miller California Angels Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)