Thursday, August 30, 1979

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Regular Season Games

CSV
Glossary
visitorscoreHomescoreboxscoreinningsday-nighttimeattendancewinning pitcherlosing pitchersave pitcherballparklocation
Minnesota Twins4Baltimore Orioles5Boxscore9Night2:4624,461Mike FlanaganJerry KoosmanDon StanhouseMemorial StadiumBaltimore, MD
Texas Rangers6Boston Red Sox0Boxscore9Night2:1432,399Doc MedichDennis Eckersley Fenway ParkBoston, MA
Milwaukee Brewers4Chicago White Sox3Boxscore12Night3:3714,323Jerry AugustineGuy Hoffman Comiskey Park IChicago, IL
California Angels1Cleveland Indians7Boxscore9Night2:428,647Len BarkerNolan Ryan Cleveland StadiumCleveland, OH
Oakland Athletics7Detroit Tigers8Boxscore9Night2:5012,870Dave TobikCraig Minetto Tiger StadiumDetroit, MI
Kansas City Royals8New York Yankees3Boxscore9Night2:2730,717Larry GuraLuis Tiant Yankee Stadium INew York, NY
Seattle Mariners8Toronto Blue Jays2Boxscore9Day2:1911,850Mike ParrottBalor Moore Exhibition StadiumToronto, ONT
Chicago Cubs4Los Angeles Dodgers1Boxscore9Night2:3728,406Dennis LampBurt HootonBruce SutterDodger StadiumLos Angeles, CA
St. Louis Cardinals2San Francisco Giants3Boxscore9Day2:075,136Ed WhitsonPete Vuckovich Candlestick ParkSan Francisco, CA
9 record(s)

Standings

CSV
Glossary
leagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
AL EastBaltimore OriolesFranchise1318744.664--628489139W440-2647-1811115910257.642--1513.536Lost World Series (Pirates)
AL EastMilwaukee BrewersFranchise1358154.6008.068060575W136-3045-242221619566.5908.01412.538dnq
AL EastBoston Red SoxFranchise1307654.58510.5702567135L233-3344-203331609169.56911.51515.500dnq
AL EastNew York YankeesFranchise1307159.54615.558653947L131-3340-264481608971.55613.51812.600dnq
AL EastDetroit TigersFranchise1337261.54116.066163526W633-3639-2555101618576.52818.01315.464dnq
AL EastCleveland IndiansFranchise1346965.51519.5632654-22W332-3737-2869151618180.50322.01215.444dnq
AL EastToronto Blue JaysFranchise1334291.31646.0495707-212L320-4922-427142616253109.32750.51118.379dnq
leagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
AL WestKansas City RoyalsFranchise1337162.534--71169516W232-3439-2816121628577.5253.01415.483dnq
AL WestCalifornia AngelsFranchise1347163.5300.571962396L532-3439-2927131628874.543--1711.607Lost ALCS (Orioles)
AL WestMinnesota TwinsFranchise1326864.5152.564060535L433-3135-3338141628280.5066.01416.467dnq
AL WestTexas RangersFranchise1346470.4787.561258329W128-3836-32410171628379.5125.0199.679dnq
AL WestChicago White SoxFranchise1315873.44312.0591625-34L134-3323-41511201607387.45614.01514.517dnq
AL WestSeattle MarinersFranchise1355778.42215.0599686-87W125-4132-37612221626795.41421.01017.370dnq
AL WestOakland AthleticsFranchise1354392.31929.0484727-243L117-4926-437132516254108.33334.01116.407dnq
leagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
NL EastPittsburgh PiratesFranchise1327755.583--61953683W238-2739-281141629864.605--219.700Won World Series (Orioles)
NL EastMontreal ExposFranchise1257154.5682.554246379W228-3543-192361609565.5942.02411.686dnq
NL EastChicago CubsFranchise1307159.5465.059857424W130-3341-263591628082.49418.0923.281dnq
NL EastSt. Louis CardinalsFranchise1317061.5346.559855741L131-3238-3046111628676.53112.01615.516dnq
NL EastPhiladelphia PhilliesFranchise1336568.48912.5560595-35L529-3736-3157161628478.51914.01910.655dnq
NL EastNew York MetsFranchise1305377.40823.0493574-81L725-3827-40611231626399.38935.01022.313dnq
leagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
NL WestCincinnati RedsFranchise1347757.575--62452698W836-3041-271251619071.559--1314.481Lost NLCS (Pirates)
NL WestHouston AstrosFranchise1337558.5641.5480482-2L232-3543-232471628973.5491.51415.483dnq
NL WestLos Angeles DodgersFranchise1336172.45915.5614620-6L326-4235-3038181627983.48811.51811.621dnq
NL WestSan Francisco GiantsFranchise1336073.45116.5588619-31W129-4131-3249191627191.43819.51118.379dnq
NL WestSan Diego PadresFranchise1345777.42520.0496583-87W122-4535-32510211616893.42222.01116.407dnq
NL WestAtlanta BravesFranchise1325379.40223.0559642-83W325-4428-35612241606694.41323.51315.464dnq
26 record(s)