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MLB Games on Tuesday May 2, 1978

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Baltimore OriolesAL3Boston Red SoxAL1Box | PBP919,930Fenway ParkNight2:43Dennis MartinezAllen Ripley---Murray
Detroit TigersAL10California AngelsAL2Box | PBP918,641Anaheim StadiumNight2:36Milt WilcoxKen Brett---Thompson
Chicago White SoxAL5Milwaukee BrewersAL3Box | PBP97,880County StadiumNight2:10Wilbur WoodLary Sorensen---Johnson, Orta
Kansas City RoyalsAL2New York YankeesAL4Box | PBP919,152Yankee Stadium INight2:09Catfish HunterLarry GuraSparky LyleMcRae, Piniella, Porter
Toronto Blue JaysAL1Oakland AthleticsAL2Box | PBP95,663Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumNight2:03Matt KeoughTom UnderwoodElias SosaAlexander
Cleveland IndiansAL4Seattle MarinersAL1Box | PBP95,552The KingdomeNight2:21Rick WaitsDick PoleJim KernHorton
New York MetsNL4Atlanta BravesNL5Box | PBP94,682Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumNight3:08Adrian DevineBob Myrick---Mazzilli
Los Angeles DodgersNL4Chicago CubsNL5Box | PBP106,990Wrigley FieldDay2:25Bruce SutterMike Garman---Lacy
San Diego PadresNL2Pittsburgh PiratesNL1Box | PBP93,228Three Rivers StadiumNight2:29Bob OwchinkoJohn Candelaria------
San Francisco GiantsNL0St. Louis CardinalsNL9Box | PBP96,039Busch Stadium IIDay2:13Bob ForschJohn Montefusco------
10 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 Tuesday, May 02, 1978

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East122Detroit Tigers19145.737-10776319-35-21437271.503
AL East2510New York Yankees21129.5713.0767155-67-31428854.620
AL East3611Boston Red Sox221210.5453.5126108183-79-31418754.617
AL East4816Cleveland Indians20911.4505.5898096-93-21396079.432
AL East5918Baltimore Orioles21912.4296.089120-315-74-51408159.579
AL East61019Milwaukee Brewers21912.4296.0120110103-106-21418457.596
AL East71223Toronto Blue Jays22814.3647.583105-224-74-71395188.367
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West111Oakland Athletics22175.773-7552236-211-31405288.371
AL West233Kansas City Royals21147.6672.59475196-58-21417863.553
AL West344California Angels22148.6363.0827395-29-61407367.521
AL West4714Texas Rangers19910.4746.56783-161-68-41437865.545
AL West51122Chicago White Sox19712.3688.58290-82-65-61426478.451
AL West61325Minnesota Twins24816.33310.0104107-35-83-81386573.471
AL West71426Seattle Mariners27819.29611.585129-444-84-111334885.361
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East126Philadelphia Phillies18117.611-10260424-47-31447965.549
NL East248Montreal Expos19118.5790.5787445-56-31436578.455
NL East359Chicago Cubs21129.5710.57588-136-66-31416774.475
NL East4612Pittsburgh Pirates211110.5241.59196-54-57-51407763.550
NL East5917St. Louis Cardinals231013.4353.51009193-67-71395980.424
NL East61020New York Mets241014.4174.07489-155-65-81385682.406
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West115Los Angeles Dodgers21138.619-11678387-56-31418259.582
NL West237Cincinnati Reds22139.5910.5120105157-56-41397960.568
NL West3713San Francisco Giants221111.5002.57481-77-64-51407862.557
NL West4815Houston Astros221012.4553.58196-153-77-51406476.457
NL West51121San Diego Padres21813.3815.06688-224-94-41417665.539
NL West61224Atlanta Braves22814.3645.56899-312-76-71406179.436
26 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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