Tuesday, April 17, 1979

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Regular Season Games

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visitorscoreHomescoreboxscoreinningsday-nighttimeattendancewinning pitcherlosing pitchersave pitcherballparklocation
Milwaukee Brewers5Boston Red Sox6Boxscore9Day3:2116,053Tom BurgmeierReggie Cleveland Fenway ParkBoston, MA
Texas Rangers6Cleveland Indians2Boxscore9Day2:346,910Fergie JenkinsRick WaitsJim KernCleveland StadiumCleveland, OH
Kansas City Royals3Detroit Tigers6Boxscore9Day2:3515,275John HillerPaul Splittorff Tiger StadiumDetroit, MI
California Angels6Minnesota Twins0Boxscore9Day2:2537,529Nolan RyanDave Goltz Metropolitan StadiumBloomington, MN
Baltimore Orioles1New York Yankees5Boxscore9Day2:0020,135Ron GuidryMike Flanagan Yankee Stadium INew York, NY
Seattle Mariners5Oakland Athletics6Boxscore9Night2:43653Dave HeaverloOdell Jones Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumOakland, CA
Chicago White Sox6Toronto Blue Jays1Boxscore9Day2:2310,074Francisco BarriosTom UnderwoodMike ProlyExhibition StadiumToronto, ONT
St. Louis Cardinals3Chicago Cubs5Boxscore9Day2:1911,010Ken HoltzmanJohn DennyBruce SutterWrigley FieldChicago, IL
Atlanta Braves4Cincinnati Reds7Boxscore9Night2:2716,211Tom HumeLarry McWilliamsDoug BairCinergy FieldCincinnati, OH
Houston Astros6Los Angeles Dodgers10Boxscore9Night2:5527,635Jerry ReussTom Dixon Dodger StadiumLos Angeles, CA
New York Mets4Montreal Expos5Boxscore12Day3:167,912Woodie FrymanSkip Lockwood Stade OlympiqueMontreal, QUE
Philadelphia Phillies13Pittsburgh Pirates2Boxscore9Night2:497,739Steve CarltonBert Blyleven Three Rivers StadiumPittsburgh, PA
San Francisco Giants3San Diego Padres4Boxscore9Night2:2316,734Rollie FingersBob Knepper Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA
13 record(s)

Standings

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dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-04-17AL EastMilwaukee BrewersFranchise963.667--523913L12-24-11451619566.5908.08963.586dnq
1979-04-17AL EastBoston Red SoxFranchise853.6250.5493613W12-23-12571609169.56911.58666.566dnq
1979-04-17AL EastNew York YankeesFranchise1064.6000.54445-1W34-22-23681608971.55613.58367.553dnq
1979-04-17AL EastDetroit TigersFranchise844.5001.548462W32-32-147131618576.52818.08172.529dnq
1979-04-17AL EastToronto Blue JaysFranchise1046.4002.55568-13L32-32-35101916253109.32750.549103.322dnq
1979-04-17AL EastBaltimore OriolesFranchise1037.3003.54057-17L50-43-36122315910257.642--9950.664Lost World Series (Pirates)
1979-04-17AL EastCleveland IndiansFranchise927.2224.02351-28L11-51-2714261618180.50322.07973.520dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-04-17AL WestTexas RangersFranchise871.875--462719W12-05-11111628379.5125.07678.494dnq
1979-04-17AL WestCalifornia AngelsFranchise1183.7270.5744430W66-22-12231628874.543--8071.530Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1979-04-17AL WestMinnesota TwinsFranchise1073.7001.0544311L17-20-13341628280.5066.07577.493dnq
1979-04-17AL WestKansas City RoyalsFranchise1055.5003.065578L21-44-148121628577.5253.08072.526dnq
1979-04-17AL WestChicago White SoxFranchise1046.4004.056524W23-21-459181607387.45614.06981.460dnq
1979-04-17AL WestSeattle MarinersFranchise1358.3854.56884-16L50-25-6611201626795.41421.06287.416dnq
1979-04-17AL WestOakland AthleticsFranchise1239.2506.04065-25W21-32-67132516254108.33334.05199.340dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-04-17NL EastMontreal ExposFranchise972.778--30264W24-13-11121609565.5942.08863.583dnq
1979-04-17NL EastPhiladelphia PhilliesFranchise954.5562.0413011W33-42-025111628478.51914.07974.516dnq
1979-04-17NL EastSt. Louis CardinalsFranchise954.5562.0433112L11-43-134101628676.53112.08172.529dnq
1979-04-17NL EastPittsburgh PiratesFranchise1046.4003.54359-16L20-24-449171629864.605--9458.618Won World Series (Orioles)
1979-04-17NL EastNew York MetsFranchise835.3753.535323L32-11-4510211626399.38935.06094.390dnq
1979-04-17NL EastChicago CubsFranchise725.2864.02034-14W11-31-2612241628082.49418.07877.503dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-04-17NL WestHouston AstrosFranchise1284.667--543123L13-35-11261628973.5491.58169.540dnq
1979-04-17NL WestSan Francisco GiantsFranchise1275.5831.054504L33-24-32391627191.43819.56486.427dnq
1979-04-17NL WestCincinnati RedsFranchise1266.5002.06163-2W24-32-336141619071.559--8465.564Lost NLCS (Pirates)
1979-04-17NL WestLos Angeles DodgersFranchise1367.4622.55363-10W11-25-547151627983.48811.57376.490dnq
1979-04-17NL WestSan Diego PadresFranchise1257.4173.04152-11W12-53-258161616893.42222.06386.423dnq
1979-04-17NL WestAtlanta BravesFranchise1147.3643.54852-4L13-51-2611221606694.41323.56287.416dnq
26 record(s)