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MLB Games on Friday August 20, 1976

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Oakland AthleticsAL1Boston Red SoxAL2Box | PBP930,132Fenway ParkNight2:24Luis TiantRollie Fingers---Garner
Baltimore OriolesAL6Chicago White SoxAL4Box | PBP916,257Comiskey ParkNight2:29Wayne GarlandFrancisco Barrios------
Minnesota TwinsAL2Detroit TigersAL3Box | PBP90Tiger StadiumNight2:15Dave RobertsEddie Bane------
Minnesota TwinsAL8Detroit TigersAL5Box | PBP917,385Tiger StadiumNight2:45Tom BurgmeierBill LaxtonBill CampbellHisle, Oglivie (2)
Kansas City RoyalsAL3Milwaukee BrewersAL0Box | PBP915,043County StadiumNight2:19Andy HasslerBill Travers------
California AngelsAL5New York YankeesAL3Box | PBP926,185Yankee Stadium INight2:24Don KirkwoodEd FigueroaMickey ScottGamble, Jones, Nettles
Cleveland IndiansAL0Texas RangersAL3Box | PBP97,964Arlington StadiumNight2:20Bert BlylevenJim Bibby------
Chicago CubsNL3Cincinnati RedsNL4Box | PBP936,677Riverfront StadiumNight2:14Gary NolanRay BurrisRawly EastwickBench, Foster
Pittsburgh PiratesNL1Los Angeles DodgersNL8Box | PBP925,107Dodger StadiumNight2:26Doug RauBruce KisonCharlie Hough---
Houston AstrosNL8Philadelphia PhilliesNL3Box | PBP936,049Veterans StadiumNight2:23Dan LarsonWayne Twitchell---Luzinski
Montreal ExposNL3San Francisco GiantsNL6Box | PBP92,319Candlestick ParkNight2:06Ed HalickiDon CarrithersRandy MoffittMurcer (2), Parrish (2)
Atlanta BravesNL4St. Louis CardinalsNL6Box | PBP914,287Busch Stadium IINight2:22Eric RasmussenPhil NiekroBill GreifCrawford
12 record(s)
Glossary:
visTeam Visiting Team Lg League vScore Visiting team runs scored homeTeam Home Team hScore Home team runs scored Boxscore Link to Boxscore (Box) and Play by Play (PBP) Inn Innings in a game or Innings played at position Attendance Number of people paying for tickets for games Ballpark Team or School's ballpark for the season TOD Time of Day (Day or Night) GameTime Time of play for the game Winning Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when winning team went ahead for good Losing Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when losing team was losing for the rest of the game Save Pitcher The final pitcher for the winning team in a close game

Standings on Friday, August 20, 1976

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East113New York Yankees1187246.610-55042812238-2034-26412516.610
AL East248Baltimore Orioles1186256.52510.0446443335-2627-30442618.591
AL East3611Cleveland Indians1205961.49214.0475476-129-3430-27392217.564
AL East4714Detroit Tigers1205862.48315.0469532-6328-3130-31411625.390
AL East5916Boston Red Sox1195663.47116.5489497-827-3829-25432716.628
AL East61017Milwaukee Brewers1165363.45718.0425459-3422-3531-28451332.289
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West124Kansas City Royals1207347.608-56643013630-2543-22421725.405
AL West237Oakland Athletics1216556.5378.55374686925-3640-20402218.550
AL West3510Minnesota Twins1226062.49214.0528555-2727-3233-30402515.625
AL West4815Texas Rangers1215764.47116.5483499-1625-3432-30411922.463
AL West51121Chicago White Sox1215269.43021.5444544-10024-3628-33401228.300
AL West61223California Angels1225270.42622.0415496-8126-3626-34402416.600
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East111Philadelphia Phillies1197742.647-59541617937-1741-24432419.558
NL East246Pittsburgh Pirates1206654.55011.55345112334-2432-30422616.619
NL East359New York Mets1226161.50017.54594134630-3331-28402515.625
NL East4919Chicago Cubs1235568.44724.0481592-11126-3829-30392019.513
NL East51020St. Louis Cardinals1175265.44424.0460486-2625-3127-34452025.444
NL East61224Montreal Expos1154174.35734.0389529-14021-3820-36471433.298
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West122Cincinnati Reds1237944.642-68847321542-2137-23392316.590
NL West235Los Angeles Dodgers1216754.55411.04694472229-3138-23412516.610
NL West3612Houston Astros1256164.48819.0500532-3226-3534-30371918.514
NL West4713San Diego Padres1246064.48419.5461513-5226-3834-26381325.342
NL West5818Atlanta Braves1235667.45523.0484510-2630-3326-34391425.359
NL West61122San Francisco Giants1245371.42726.5448546-9824-3929-32382117.553
24 record(s)
Glossary:
League Abbreviation or name of league divRank Divisional Rank LgRank Rank within a League. For MLB, refers to AL or NL MLBRank Rank in all of Major League Baseball for the season Team Name Contextual to the grid but usually self-evident. Draft = Drafted team. GP Games Played. Usually refers to a team W Wins (Pitcher or Team) L Losses (Pitcher or Team) WPct Winning Percentage (W/(W+L)) GBL Games behind leader. ((Team A Wins-Team B Wins) + (Team A Losses-Team B Losses))/2 RF Runs For RA Runs Against Diff Run Differential. RF-RA Home Home Team rosG Rest-of-Season Games rosW Rest-of-Season Wins rosL Rest-of-Season Losses rosPct Winning Percentage for Rest of season
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