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MLB Games on Tuesday September 5, 1978

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Boston Red SoxAL1Baltimore OriolesAL4Box | PBP915,644Memorial StadiumNight2:58Jim PalmerBobby SprowlDon StanhouseMay
Chicago White SoxAL4Minnesota TwinsAL3Box | PBP93,630Metropolitan StadiumNight2:27Steve TroutRoger EricksonLerrin LaGrowWashington
Detroit TigersAL2New York YankeesAL4Box | PBP916,891Yankee Stadium INight2:16Dick TidrowKip YoungRich GossageMankowski, White
Kansas City RoyalsAL3Oakland AthleticsAL0Box | PBP91,376Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumNight2:09Dennis LeonardSteve Renko------
Cleveland IndiansAL6Toronto Blue JaysAL2Box | PBP911,060Exhibition StadiumNight2:15Rick WaitsDon Kirkwood---Thornton, Velez
San Diego PadresNL1Atlanta BravesNL8Box | PBP91,192Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumNight2:11Phil NiekroEric Rasmussen---Burroughs, Gilbreath, Murphy
Montreal ExposNL10Chicago CubsNL8Box | PBP97,579Wrigley FieldDay3:20Wayne TwitchellBruce SutterMike GarmanKingman, Parrish, Valentine
Cincinnati RedsNL2Houston AstrosNL3Box | PBP98,811AstrodomeNight2:11J.R. RichardTom Seaver------
New York MetsNL0Pittsburgh PiratesNL8Box | PBP918,476Three Rivers StadiumNight2:08Jerry ReussJerry Koosman------
9 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, September 05, 1978

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111Boston Red Sox1378552.620-69454914533-3552-17261412.538
AL East223New York Yankees1378156.5914.060449910535-3346-2326197.731
AL East335Milwaukee Brewers1387959.5726.569857012830-3549-24241410.583
AL East446Baltimore Orioles1397861.5618.0565570-534-3544-26221210.545
AL East568Detroit Tigers1387563.54310.56225546834-3641-27241113.458
AL East61122Cleveland Indians1386078.43525.5571608-3725-4735-3121912.429
AL East71325Toronto Blue Jays1405585.39331.5539666-12721-4834-3721417.190
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West157Kansas City Royals1367561.551-6165387830-4045-2126179.654
AL West2710California Angels1377463.5401.55625471532-3742-26251312.520
AL West3815Texas Rangers1346668.4938.05435311227-4139-2728217.750
AL West4918Oakland Athletics1396475.46012.5463553-9029-4035-3523518.217
AL West51019Minnesota Twins1396277.44614.5588604-1629-4133-36231112.478
AL West61223Chicago White Sox1385880.42018.0525632-10725-4433-36231310.565
AL West71426Seattle Mariners1365185.37524.0533702-16921-4630-3924519.208
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East1411Philadelphia Phillies1367363.537-5945039129-4044-2326179.654
NL East2512Pittsburgh Pirates1377364.5330.55615362529-3944-2524159.625
NL East3714Chicago Cubs1386969.5005.0566605-3929-3940-30241014.417
NL East4816Montreal Expos1396673.4758.55475163131-3935-34231013.435
NL East51121St. Louis Cardinals1386078.43514.0518566-4828-4032-3824915.375
NL East61224New York Mets1395584.39619.5519588-6927-4328-41231112.478
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West112Los Angeles Dodgers1388256.594-62049712336-3346-23241311.542
NL West224San Francisco Giants1388058.5802.05494886136-3444-2424915.375
NL West339Cincinnati Reds1387563.5437.0600601-137-3338-3023176.739
NL West4613San Diego Padres1397168.51111.5509520-1130-4141-27231310.565
NL West5917Houston Astros1386474.46418.0530562-3220-4744-27241014.417
NL West61020Atlanta Braves1386078.43522.0522653-13124-4436-3424915.375
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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