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Monday, July 16,1979

Monday, July 16,1979

Baseball on this Date

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1979 Final Standings
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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
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  • 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.
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 90 59 31 .656 0.0 427 346 81 W2 28-22 31-9 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Pirates)
1979 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 88 56 32 .636 2.0 473 355 118 W4 24-22 32-10 2 2 2 Yes dnq
1979 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 92 54 38 .587 6.0 457 390 67 W5 24-23 30-15 3 4 5 Yes dnq
1979 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 92 49 43 .533 11.0 403 378 25 L3 23-26 26-17 4 7 12 -- dnq
1979 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 89 44 45 .494 14.5 441 431 10 W1 22-26 22-19 5 8 15 -- dnq
1979 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 90 42 48 .467 17.0 403 450 -47 L3 17-28 25-20 6 10 18 -- dnq
1979 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 93 29 64 .312 31.5 331 481 -150 L1 15-32 14-32 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 93 55 38 .591 0.0 523 418 105 W3 24-19 31-19 1 3 3 Yes Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1979 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 91 52 39 .571 2.0 418 374 44 L1 22-22 30-17 2 5 7 Yes dnq
1979 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 89 48 41 .539 5.0 459 408 51 W1 27-20 21-21 3 6 10 -- dnq
1979 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 91 44 47 .484 10.0 470 498 -28 W1 20-25 24-22 4 9 17 -- dnq
1979 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 90 41 49 .456 12.5 420 431 -11 L1 22-22 19-27 5 11 19 -- dnq
1979 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 94 40 54 .426 15.5 421 482 -61 L2 15-25 25-29 6 12 22 -- dnq
1979 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 94 25 69 .266 30.5 327 531 -204 L4 9-34 16-35 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 85 50 35 .588 0.0 373 308 65 W1 19-23 31-12 1 1 4 Yes dnq
1979 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 86 48 38 .558 2.5 399 390 9 L1 22-19 26-19 2 3 8 Yes dnq
1979 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 92 50 42 .543 3.5 412 396 16 W4 21-25 29-17 3 4 9 Yes dnq
1979 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 86 46 40 .535 4.5 383 348 35 W2 27-21 19-19 4 5 11 Yes Won World Series (Orioles)
1979 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 87 45 42 .517 6.0 398 375 23 W1 17-24 27-19 5 6 13 -- dnq
1979 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 88 39 49 .443 12.5 345 388 -43 L1 16-28 22-22 6 10 21 -- 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 94 54 40 .574 0.0 332 336 -4 L1 23-24 31-16 1 2 6 Yes dnq
1979 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 94 48 46 .511 6.0 404 385 19 W1 20-24 28-22 2 7 14 -- Lost NLCS (Pirates)
1979 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 93 45 48 .484 8.5 440 430 10 W1 22-28 23-20 3 8 16 -- dnq
1979 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 96 43 53 .448 12.0 372 409 -37 L1 18-31 25-22 4 9 20 -- dnq
1979 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 92 39 53 .424 14.0 419 463 -44 L2 15-27 24-26 5 11 23 -- dnq
1979 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 93 36 57 .387 17.5 404 453 -49 L5 14-35 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
Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles Injury DL - Right elbow tendinitis
1 record(s)