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Monday, May 21,1979

Monday, May 21,1979

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Games on this date
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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 1979-05-21 New York Yankees  1 Detroit Tigers  3 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Jack Billingham Ron Guidry -- 26,153 2:03
1979 reg season 1979-05-21 Seattle Mariners  12 Kansas City Royals  7 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Glenn Abbott Rich Gale Shane Rawley 22,940 2:39
1979 reg season 1979-05-21 Minnesota Twins  7 Texas Rangers  6 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Pete Redfern Sparky Lyle Mike Marshall 11,601 2:26
1979 reg season 1979-05-21 Cleveland Indians  1 Toronto Blue Jays  8 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Dave Lemanczyk Rick Wise -- 12,260 2:30
1979 reg season 1979-05-21 Houston Astros  5 Atlanta Braves  7 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Phil Niekro Bo McLaughlin Gene Garber 1,988 2:27
1979 reg season 1979-05-21 Pittsburgh Pirates  4 Montreal Expos  2 box | pbp Stade Olympique Bert Blyleven Scott Sanderson Kent Tekulve 25,154 2:58
1979 reg season 1979-05-21 St. Louis Cardinals  3 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Steve Carlton John Denny -- 28,192 2:21
1979 reg season 1979-05-21 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 San Diego Padres  3 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Eric Rasmussen Andy Messersmith -- 20,981 2:21
8 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • 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.
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 39 26 13 .667 0.0 205 144 61 W3 13-8 13-5 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Pirates)
1979 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 38 24 14 .632 1.5 196 151 45 L1 7-6 17-8 2 3 4 Yes dnq
1979 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 40 22 18 .550 4.5 179 159 20 L1 8-10 14-8 3 6 10 -- dnq
1979 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 41 21 20 .512 6.0 195 171 24 L3 11-16 10-4 4 8 14 -- dnq
1979 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 34 15 19 .441 8.5 162 172 -10 W1 6-12 9-7 5 10 19 -- dnq
1979 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 39 16 23 .410 10.0 149 191 -42 L1 5-12 11-11 6 11 20 -- dnq
1979 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 42 11 31 .262 16.5 157 235 -78 W1 6-15 5-16 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 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 38 25 13 .658 0.0 209 182 27 W1 16-5 9-8 1 2 2 Yes dnq
1979 AL West California Angels franchise | log 40 25 15 .625 1.0 229 178 51 W6 11-8 14-7 2 4 5 Yes Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1979 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 39 22 17 .564 3.5 184 179 5 L1 13-9 9-8 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1979 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 41 22 19 .537 4.5 231 213 18 L1 10-12 12-7 4 7 12 -- dnq
1979 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 38 18 20 .474 7.0 186 190 -4 L3 13-12 5-8 5 9 16 -- dnq
1979 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 41 15 26 .366 11.5 144 220 -76 W3 5-12 10-14 6 12 22 -- dnq
1979 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 42 14 28 .333 13.0 183 224 -41 W1 3-12 11-16 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 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 39 25 14 .641 0.0 200 154 46 W1 14-8 11-6 1 1 3 Yes dnq
1979 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 37 23 14 .622 1.0 169 151 18 L1 12-12 11-2 2 2 6 Yes dnq
1979 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 38 21 17 .553 3.5 161 138 23 L2 8-10 12-8 3 4 9 Yes dnq
1979 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 36 18 18 .500 5.5 172 168 4 W6 9-8 9-10 4 7 15 -- Won World Series (Orioles)
1979 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 35 16 19 .457 7.0 161 187 -26 L5 5-8 11-11 5 9 18 -- dnq
1979 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 35 12 23 .343 11.0 131 164 -33 W1 6-15 6-8 6 12 24 -- 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 Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 39 23 16 .590 0.0 201 177 24 L1 10-6 13-10 1 3 7 Yes Lost NLCS (Pirates)
1979 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 41 22 19 .537 2.0 189 183 6 W3 11-10 11-9 2 5 11 Yes dnq
1979 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 43 23 20 .535 2.0 175 170 5 L1 9-11 14-9 3 6 13 -- dnq
1979 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 43 20 23 .465 5.0 183 180 3 L1 7-14 13-9 4 8 17 -- dnq
1979 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 43 17 26 .395 8.0 172 205 -33 W1 8-16 9-10 5 10 21 -- dnq
1979 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 39 14 25 .359 9.0 174 211 -37 W1 5-12 9-13 6 11 23 -- 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
Tom Grieve Texas Rangers Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1979-1979 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Terry Humphrey California Angels Injury DL - Unknown
Bob Montgomery Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Swollen right elbow
Carlton Fisk Boston Red Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
Kirk Gibson Detroit Tigers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Stan Papi Boston Red Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
6 record(s)