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MLB Games on Wednesday September 6, 1978

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Boston Red SoxAL2Baltimore OriolesAL0Box | PBP911,251Memorial StadiumNight2:20Luis TiantDennis Martinez---Yastrzemski
Texas RangersAL11California AngelsAL5Box | PBP90Anaheim StadiumNight2:57Steve ComerNolan Ryan---Bonds, Downing, Harrah
Texas RangersAL9California AngelsAL2Box | PBP919,115Anaheim StadiumNight2:35Fergie JenkinsPaul Hartzell---Baylor
Chicago White SoxAL1Minnesota TwinsAL0Box | PBP93,648Metropolitan StadiumNight2:18Ken KravecDave Goltz------
Detroit TigersAL2New York YankeesAL8Box | PBP924,452Yankee Stadium INight2:24Ed FigueroaJack Billingham------
Kansas City RoyalsAL11Oakland AthleticsAL8Box | PBP121,350Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumDay4:05Al HraboskyDave HeaverloMarty PattinCarty, Otis
Milwaukee BrewersAL7Toronto Blue JaysAL0Box | PBP921,390Exhibition StadiumNight1:48Lary SorensenJesse Jefferson---Money, Yount (2)
San Diego PadresNL5Atlanta BravesNL3Box | PBP91,519Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumNight2:30Mark LeeGene GarberRollie FingersTurner
Philadelphia PhilliesNL8Chicago CubsNL1Box | PBP914,269Wrigley FieldDay2:31Steve CarltonRick Reuschel---Johnson, McBride, Schmidt
San Francisco GiantsNL2Los Angeles DodgersNL9Box | PBP927,211Dodger StadiumDay2:39Doug RauJim Barr---Cey, Cruz, Evans, Ferguson
New York MetsNL2Montreal ExposNL8Box | PBP77,894Olympic StadiumNight1:52Ross GrimsleyMike Bruhert---Norman
Pittsburgh PiratesNL4St. Louis CardinalsNL1Box | PBP97,945Busch Stadium IINight2:04Don RobinsonJohn Denny------
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 Wednesday, September 06, 1978

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111Boston Red Sox1388652.623-69654914734-3552-17251312.520
AL East223New York Yankees1388256.5944.061250111135-3347-2325187.720
AL East334Milwaukee Brewers1398059.5766.570557013531-3549-24231310.565
AL East446Baltimore Orioles1407862.5579.0565572-734-3544-2721129.571
AL East5610Detroit Tigers1397564.54011.56245626234-3741-27231112.478
AL East61120Cleveland Indians1386078.43526.0571608-3725-4735-3121912.429
AL East71325Toronto Blue Jays1415586.39032.5539673-13421-4834-3820416.200
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West157Kansas City Royals1377661.555-6275468131-4045-2125169.640
AL West2712California Angels1397465.5323.0569567232-3742-28231310.565
AL West3814Texas Rangers1366868.5007.55635382529-4139-2726197.731
AL West4918Oakland Athletics1406476.45713.5471564-9329-4035-3622517.227
AL West51019Minnesota Twins1406278.44315.5588605-1729-4133-37221111.500
AL West61223Chicago White Sox1395980.42418.0526632-10626-4433-36221210.545
AL West71426Seattle Mariners1365185.37524.5533702-16921-4630-3924519.208
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East149Philadelphia Phillies1377463.540-6025049830-4044-2325169.640
NL East2511Pittsburgh Pirates1387464.5360.55655372830-3944-2523149.609
NL East3715Chicago Cubs1396970.4966.0567613-4629-3940-31231013.435
NL East4816Montreal Expos1406773.4798.55555183731-3936-3422913.409
NL East51121St. Louis Cardinals1396079.43215.0519570-5128-4032-3923914.391
NL East61224New York Mets1405585.39320.5521596-7527-4428-41221111.500
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West112Los Angeles Dodgers1398356.597-62949913036-3347-23231211.522
NL West225San Francisco Giants1398059.5763.05514975436-3544-2423914.391
NL West338Cincinnati Reds1387563.5437.5600601-137-3338-3023176.739
NL West4613San Diego Padres1407268.51411.5514523-931-4141-27221210.545
NL West5917Houston Astros1386474.46418.5530562-3220-4744-27241014.417
NL West61022Atlanta Braves1396079.43223.0525658-13324-4436-3523914.391
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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