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MLB Games on Tuesday August 8,1978

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Cleveland IndiansAL7Boston Red SoxAL9Box | PBP934,485Fenway ParkNight2:46Bob StanleyDave Freisleben---Alexander, Evans, Fisk, Grubb, Rice (2)
Texas RangersAL9Detroit TigersAL4Box | PBP920,951Tiger StadiumNight2:56Paul MirabellaDave RozemaDoc MedichBonds, Sundberg
Chicago White SoxAL4Kansas City RoyalsAL10Box | PBP929,976Royals StadiumNight2:38Paul SplittorffMike ProlyMarty PattinMcRae
Seattle MarinersAL2Minnesota TwinsAL10Box | PBP96,499Metropolitan StadiumNight2:42Gary SerumRick Honeycutt---Cubbage, Norwood
Milwaukee BrewersAL0New York YankeesAL3Box | PBP922,549Yankee Stadium INight2:27Dick TidrowMike CaldwellRich Gossage---
California AngelsAL2Oakland AthleticsAL1Box | PBP94,624Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumNight2:30Paul HartzellDave HeaverloDave LaRoche---
Baltimore OriolesAL3Toronto Blue JaysAL5Box | PBP919,052Exhibition StadiumNight2:18Tom UnderwoodMike FlanaganVictor CruzCarty, May, Woods
Pittsburgh PiratesNL9Chicago CubsNL5Box | PBP926,037Wrigley FieldDay2:47Don RobinsonRick Reuschel---Johnson, Milner, Parker
Atlanta BravesNL6Cincinnati RedsNL5Box | PBP932,730Riverfront StadiumNight2:20Phil NiekroTom Hume---Bench, Griffey
San Diego PadresNL2Los Angeles DodgersNL3Box | PBP943,515Dodger StadiumNight2:37Don SuttonGaylord Perry---Garvey (2)
New York MetsNL1Montreal ExposNL6Box | PBP917,124Olympic StadiumNight2:04Dan SchatzederTom Hausman------
Houston AstrosNL2San Francisco GiantsNL3Box | PBP931,904Candlestick ParkNight2:25John MontefuscoTom DixonRandy MoffittMadlock
Philadelphia PhilliesNL0St. Louis CardinalsNL2Box | PBP90Busch Stadium IINight1:47Pete VuckovichLarry Christenson------
Philadelphia PhilliesNL2St. Louis CardinalsNL6Box | PBP926,880Busch Stadium IINight2:19Tom BrunoJim Lonborg---Martin
14 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, August 08, 1978

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111Boston Red Sox1107040.636-56443113329-2941-11532924.547
AL East225Milwaukee Brewers1086147.5658.05474519624-2737-20543222.593
AL East347New York Yankees1116249.5598.54824275527-2835-21523814.731
AL East458Detroit Tigers1106050.54510.04984395927-2933-21522626.500
AL East5610Baltimore Orioles1116051.54110.5444495-5130-3130-20503020.600
AL East61019Cleveland Indians1095158.46818.5460467-719-3632-22501832.360
AL East71325Toronto Blue Jays1114269.37828.5434543-10916-3926-30501733.340
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West136Kansas City Royals1096148.560-5094317822-3039-18533122.585
AL West2711California Angels1156253.5392.04764621426-3036-23472522.532
AL West3812Oakland Athletics1156055.5224.0397424-2726-3034-2547938.191
AL West4915Texas Rangers1095356.4868.0441440119-3334-23533419.642
AL West51121Minnesota Twins1104763.42714.5483497-1426-3721-26522626.500
AL West61222Chicago White Sox1104664.41815.5436513-7718-3228-32512526.490
AL West71426Seattle Mariners1144173.36022.5452603-15118-3823-35461531.326
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East149Philadelphia Phillies1095950.541-4604045621-3438-16533122.585
NL East2513Chicago Cubs1115754.5143.0443473-3025-3132-23512229.431
NL East3716Montreal Expos1145460.4747.54744195524-3330-27482226.458
NL East4918Pittsburgh Pirates1085157.4727.5415437-2222-3329-24533716.698
NL East51123New York Mets1134766.41614.0437477-4021-3526-31491930.388
NL East61224St. Louis Cardinals1134568.39816.0383453-7019-3826-30492425.490
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West112San Francisco Giants1136746.593-4583966229-2738-19492227.449
NL West223Cincinnati Reds1126547.5801.54944652929-2436-23492722.551
NL West334Los Angeles Dodgers1136548.5752.050940610330-3135-17493019.612
NL West4614San Diego Padres1135756.50410.0409432-2322-3735-19492722.551
NL West5817Atlanta Braves1125359.47313.5427511-8421-3232-27501634.320
NL West61020Houston Astros1115160.45915.0417453-3616-3735-23512328.451
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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