Wednesday, August 15, 1979

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Regular Season Games

CSV
Glossary
visitorscoreHomescoreboxscoreinningsday-nighttimeattendancewinning pitcherlosing pitchersave pitcherballparklocation
Chicago White Sox1Baltimore Orioles2Boxscore12Night2:5414,170Mike FlanaganGuy Hoffman Memorial StadiumBaltimore, MD
Minnesota Twins5Boston Red Sox9Boxscore9Night3:0333,539Dick DragoMike Bacsik Fenway ParkBoston, MA
Detroit Tigers6California Angels1Boxscore9Night2:3731,885Dan PetryJim Barr Angel Stadium of AnaheimAnaheim, CA
Kansas City Royals5Milwaukee Brewers6Boxscore9Night2:5117,175Jerry AugustineDan Quisenberry County StadiumMilwaukee, WI
Texas Rangers3New York Yankees4Boxscore9Night2:1825,905Tommy JohnJerry GleatonRich GossageYankee Stadium INew York, NY
Toronto Blue Jays1Oakland Athletics3Boxscore9Day2:422,151Brian KingmanJesse JeffersonDave HeaverloOakland-Alameda County ColiseumOakland, CA
Cleveland Indians2Seattle Mariners3Boxscore9Night2:206,723Mike ParrottSid Monge KingdomeSeattle, WA
New York Mets6Atlanta Braves3Boxscore9Night2:465,120Craig SwanMickey MahlerNeil AllenAtlanta-Fulton County StadiumAtlanta, GA
San Francisco Giants5Chicago Cubs6Boxscore9Day2:4831,358Rick ReuschelPedro BorbonBruce SutterWrigley FieldChicago, IL
Philadelphia Phillies3Cincinnati Reds2Boxscore9Night2:1936,678Nino EspinosaFred Norman Cinergy FieldCincinnati, OH
Montreal Expos3Houston Astros0Boxscore9Night3:0424,885Dan SchatzederJoe NiekroScott SandersonAstrodomeHouston, TX
San Diego Padres1Pittsburgh Pirates5Boxscore9Night2:0114,219Bert BlylevenRandy Jones Three Rivers StadiumPittsburgh, PA
Los Angeles Dodgers6St. Louis Cardinals5Boxscore9Night2:3929,369Rick SutcliffeSilvio MartinezKen BrettBusch Stadium IISt. Louis, MO
13 record(s)

Standings

CSV
Glossary
leagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
AL EastBaltimore OriolesFranchise1177839.667--559435124W235-2543-1411115910257.642--2418.571Lost World Series (Pirates)
AL EastBoston Red SoxFranchise1177344.6245.0656505151W331-2742-172221609169.56911.51825.419dnq
AL EastMilwaukee BrewersFranchise1207050.5839.559253260W431-2839-223331619566.5908.02516.610dnq
AL EastNew York YankeesFranchise1176453.54714.052347845W326-3038-234581608971.55613.52518.581dnq
AL EastDetroit TigersFranchise1196158.51318.05835767W329-3432-2457131618576.52818.02418.571dnq
AL EastCleveland IndiansFranchise1206159.50818.5554596-42L130-3331-2669151618180.50322.02021.488dnq
AL EastToronto Blue JaysFranchise1203882.31741.5438619-181L119-4419-387132516253109.32750.51527.357dnq
leagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
AL WestCalifornia AngelsFranchise1216754.554--650539111L331-2836-261471628874.543--2120.512Lost ALCS (Orioles)
AL WestMinnesota TwinsFranchise1186256.5253.558154536L331-2831-2826111628280.5066.02024.455dnq
AL WestKansas City RoyalsFranchise1196158.5135.06256169L328-3333-2538141628577.5253.02419.558dnq
AL WestTexas RangersFranchise1206060.5006.555852137L425-3335-27410171628379.5125.02319.548dnq
AL WestChicago White SoxFranchise1185365.44912.5540560-20L231-2822-37511201607387.45614.02022.476dnq
AL WestSeattle MarinersFranchise1215071.41317.0524619-95W122-3628-35612231626795.41421.01724.415dnq
AL WestOakland AthleticsFranchise1213685.29831.0423665-242W114-4422-417142616254108.33334.01823.439dnq
leagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
NL EastPittsburgh PiratesFranchise1196950.580--56548976W534-2535-251141629864.605--2914.674Won World Series (Orioles)
NL EastMontreal ExposFranchise1156451.5573.051143774W126-3338-182361609565.5942.03114.689dnq
NL EastChicago CubsFranchise1166254.5345.55415329W126-3036-2435101628082.49418.01828.391dnq
NL EastSt. Louis CardinalsFranchise1186157.5177.554152021L227-3033-2846121628676.53112.02519.568dnq
NL EastPhiladelphia PhilliesFranchise1216160.5049.0525551-26W126-3735-2357161628478.51914.02318.561dnq
NL EastNew York MetsFranchise1175166.43617.0456513-57W224-3526-32611221626399.38935.01233.267dnq
leagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
NL WestHouston AstrosFranchise1217051.579--443447-4L127-3143-201251628973.5491.51922.463dnq
NL WestCincinnati RedsFranchise1226656.5414.556549273L130-3036-262491619071.559--2415.615Lost NLCS (Pirates)
NL WestSan Francisco GiantsFranchise1205763.47512.5551559-8L128-3529-2838181627191.43819.51428.333dnq
NL WestLos Angeles DodgersFranchise1195465.45415.0566571-5W221-4033-2549191627983.48811.52518.581dnq
NL WestSan Diego PadresFranchise1215368.43817.0455524-69L221-3932-29510211616893.42222.01525.375dnq
NL WestAtlanta BravesFranchise1214774.38823.0524608-84L219-4128-33612241606694.41323.51920.487dnq
26 record(s)