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MLB Games on Tuesday May 9, 1978

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Kansas City RoyalsAL3Boston Red SoxAL4Box | PBP922,369Fenway ParkNight2:09Dennis EckersleyJim Colborn---Otis, Rice
Seattle MarinersAL4Cleveland IndiansAL5Box | PBP93,515Cleveland StadiumNight2:41Jim KernShane Rawley------
California AngelsAL7Detroit TigersAL5Box | PBP921,089Tiger StadiumNight2:43Dave LaRocheSteve Foucault---Baylor, Solaita, Wockenfuss
Texas RangersAL7Milwaukee BrewersAL1Box | PBP94,790County StadiumNight2:10Fergie JenkinsMike Caldwell---Lezcano, Oliver
Minnesota TwinsAL1New York YankeesAL3Box | PBP911,271Yankee Stadium INight2:03Catfish HunterPaul ThormodsgardSparky LyleJackson, Nettles
Oakland AthleticsAL0Toronto Blue JaysAL4Box | PBP911,339Exhibition StadiumNight2:31Tom UnderwoodPete Broberg------
Montreal ExposNL2Atlanta BravesNL3Box | PBP90Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumNight2:41Dave CampbellBill Atkinson---Dawson
Montreal ExposNL7Atlanta BravesNL6Box | PBP98,636Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumNight2:53Bill AtkinsonEddie Solomon---Burroughs, Carter
New York MetsNL6Cincinnati RedsNL7Box | PBP1019,217Riverfront StadiumNight2:44Doug BairSkip Lockwood---Driessen, Foster
St. Louis CardinalsNL1Los Angeles DodgersNL3Box | PBP933,262Dodger StadiumNight2:17Doug RauEric RasmussenTerry ForsterReitz, Smith
Houston AstrosNL5Philadelphia PhilliesNL1Box | PBP918,144Veterans StadiumNight2:15J.R. RichardLarry Christenson---Cedeno, McBride
Chicago CubsNL8San Diego PadresNL5Box | PBP915,643San Diego StadiumNight2:35Woodie FrymanBob Shirley---Cox, Tenace (2)
Pittsburgh PiratesNL2San Francisco GiantsNL3Box | PBP910,459Candlestick ParkNight2:43John CurtisKent Tekulve------
13 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 09, 1978

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111Detroit Tigers24177.708-130923812-45-31386969.500
AL East244Boston Red Sox291910.6550.5171129423-716-31348054.597
AL East356New York Yankees261610.6152.0989085-611-41378453.613
AL East4815Milwaukee Brewers261214.4626.0144128163-109-41368155.596
AL East5916Cleveland Indians251114.4406.5110117-77-124-21345876.433
AL East61020Baltimore Orioles251015.4007.5108146-385-75-81368056.588
AL East71225Toronto Blue Jays27918.3339.598140-424-115-71345084.373
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West122Oakland Athletics27198.704-9170216-313-51355085.370
AL West233California Angels27189.6671.012191306-212-71356966.511
AL West3611Kansas City Royals271512.5564.011711257-108-21357758.570
AL West4712Texas Rangers241212.5005.58998-94-88-41387563.543
AL West51123Seattle Mariners321121.34410.5118152-344-97-121284583.352
AL West61324Minnesota Twins301020.33310.5139147-87-123-81326369.477
AL West71426Chicago White Sox23716.30410.086108-222-105-61386474.464
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East127Philadelphia Phillies23149.609-13088424-510-41397663.547
NL East2410Montreal Expos261511.5770.5124104208-87-31366175.449
NL East3614Chicago Cubs261313.5002.591110-197-66-71366670.485
NL East4713Pittsburgh Pirates261313.5002.5109119-104-69-71357560.556
NL East5817St. Louis Cardinals281216.4294.511110473-79-91345777.425
NL East61121New York Mets301218.4005.5102124-227-105-81325478.409
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West115Los Angeles Dodgers271710.630-145964910-77-31357857.578
NL West238Cincinnati Reds291712.5861.0159144157-510-71327557.568
NL West359San Francisco Giants261511.5771.58585010-65-51367462.544
NL West4918Houston Astros261115.4235.592114-224-107-51366373.463
NL West51019Atlanta Braves271116.4076.086119-332-79-91355877.430
NL West61222San Diego Padres261016.3856.584111-276-114-51367462.544
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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