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MLB Games on Monday August 6, 1979

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Baltimore OriolesAL4New York YankeesAL5Box | PBP936,314Yankee Stadium INight2:26Ron GuidryTippy Martinez---May, Murcer, Singleton
California AngelsAL5Oakland AthleticsAL2Box | PBP98,160Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumNight2:36Ralph BottingSteve McCattyMark ClearGrich, Revering
Minnesota TwinsAL4Seattle MarinersAL7Box | PBP97,193The KingdomeNight2:43Rick HoneycuttDarrell JacksonByron McLaughlinSmalley
Kansas City RoyalsAL16Toronto Blue JaysAL12Box | PBP915,108Exhibition StadiumNight3:29Steve MingoriDave Stieb---Carty, Mayberry
Atlanta BravesNL1Cincinnati RedsNL3Box | PBP923,891Riverfront StadiumNight2:09Mike LaCossMickey Mahler------
San Francisco GiantsNL7Los Angeles DodgersNL1Box | PBP930,453Dodger StadiumDay2:50Ed WhitsonCharlie Hough------
6 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 Monday, August 06, 1979

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111Baltimore Orioles1107436.673-53540313235-2539-11492821.571
AL East222Boston Red Sox1086741.6206.059746213531-2736-14522428.462
AL East336Milwaukee Brewers1126448.57111.05464984828-2636-22493118.633
AL East458New York Yankees1106050.54514.04944435126-2934-21502921.580
AL East5914Detroit Tigers1075453.50518.5518512626-3028-23543123.574
AL East61017Cleveland Indians1105555.50019.0506559-5324-2931-26512625.510
AL East71325Toronto Blue Jays1113378.29741.5407582-17515-4118-37512031.392
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West147California Angels1136449.566-61250011230-2734-22492425.490
AL West2611Texas Rangers1095851.5324.05144615324-2634-25532528.472
AL West3712Minnesota Twins1095752.5235.05445004429-2528-27532528.472
AL West4813Kansas City Royals1105654.5096.5570579-927-2929-25522923.558
AL West51120Chicago White Sox1084860.44413.5496532-3628-2520-35522527.481
AL West61223Seattle Mariners1134865.42516.0502578-7621-3427-31491930.388
AL West71426Oakland Athletics1123379.29530.5391623-23213-4120-38502129.420
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East124Montreal Expos1066145.575-4854038223-2738-18543420.630
NL East235Pittsburgh Pirates1106347.573-5144417330-2233-25523517.673
NL East3510Chicago Cubs1065749.5384.0480482-224-2733-22562333.411
NL East4615St. Louis Cardinals1075453.5057.54864731323-3030-24553223.582
NL East5716Philadelphia Phillies1125656.5008.0489509-2025-3631-20502822.560
NL East6919New York Mets1084860.44414.0411470-5922-3525-26541539.278
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West113Houston Astros1136647.584-418423-525-2841-19492326.469
NL West249Cincinnati Reds1146252.5444.55364726429-2833-24472819.596
NL West3818San Francisco Giants1125359.47312.5517521-427-3426-25501832.360
NL West41021San Diego Padres1135063.44216.0430484-5420-3530-28481830.375
NL West51122Los Angeles Dodgers1114863.43217.0519543-2417-3931-24513120.608
NL West61224Atlanta Braves1144569.39521.5506570-6418-3927-30462125.457
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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