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MLB Games on Sunday April 15, 1979

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Cleveland IndiansAL4Boston Red SoxAL14Box | PBP916,460Fenway ParkDay3:02Dennis EckersleyMike PaxtonDick DragoLynn
New York YankeesAL6Chicago White SoxAL5Box | PBP918,681Comiskey ParkDay2:38Ed FigueroaMike ProlyRich GossageBeniquez
Baltimore OriolesAL2Milwaukee BrewersAL4Box | PBP912,302County StadiumDay2:29Mike CaldwellJim Palmer---Hisle, Murray
California AngelsAL8Oakland AthleticsAL1Box | PBP92,243Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumDay2:44Frank TananaMatt Keough---Carew, Dilone
Minnesota TwinsAL18Seattle MarinersAL6Box | PBP95,966The KingdomeDay2:57Jerry KoosmanGlenn Abbott---Cox, Cubbage, Morales, Norwood, Roberts, Stein
Detroit TigersAL11Texas RangersAL6Box | PBP919,353Arlington StadiumDay2:50Sheldon BurnsideSparky Lyle---Gamble, Jorgensen, Kemp
Kansas City RoyalsAL12Toronto Blue JaysAL10Box | PBP912,287Exhibition StadiumDay3:43Eduardo RodriguezTom MurphyAl HraboskyCarty
Atlanta BravesNL11Los Angeles DodgersNL4Box | PBP932,799Dodger StadiumDay2:44Eddie SolomonBurt HootonGene GarberBonnell, Thomasson
Chicago CubsNL5Montreal ExposNL1Box | PBP913,014Olympic StadiumDay2:18Lynn McGlothenSteve Rogers---Kingman
Philadelphia PhilliesNL3New York MetsNL2Box | PBP90Shea StadiumDay2:35Dick RuthvenCraig SwanTug McGraw---
Philadelphia PhilliesNL6New York MetsNL3Box | PBP918,401Shea StadiumDay2:33Nino EspinosaNeil AllenRon ReedMazzilli, Schmidt
St. Louis CardinalsNL9Pittsburgh PiratesNL4Box | PBP103,012Three Rivers StadiumDay3:27Mark LittellKent Tekulve------
Cincinnati RedsNL3San Diego PadresNL6Box | PBP90San Diego StadiumDay2:34Randy JonesFred NormanJohn D'AcquistoMorgan
Cincinnati RedsNL7San Diego PadresNL5Box | PBP931,842San Diego StadiumDay2:36Doug CapillaMark LeeDoug BairFoster
Houston AstrosNL4San Francisco GiantsNL3Box | PBP90Candlestick ParkDay2:43J.R. RichardJohn MontefuscoJoe SambitoCruz
Houston AstrosNL9San Francisco GiantsNL1Box | PBP937,384Candlestick ParkDay2:28Joaquin AndujarTom Griffin---Cruz
16 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 Sunday, April 15, 1979

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East133Milwaukee Brewers862.750-4733142-14-11538964.582
AL East257Boston Red Sox642.6671.04027132-22-01548767.565
AL East3711New York Yankees954.5561.53944-54-21-21518467.556
AL East4812Toronto Blue Jays844.5002.05054-42-32-115449105.318
AL East51122Baltimore Orioles936.3333.53952-130-33-31509951.660
AL East61021Detroit Tigers624.3333.03239-72-30-11558372.535
AL East71325Cleveland Indians716.1434.51742-250-51-11548074.519
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West111Texas Rangers761.857-4025151-05-11557778.497
AL West222Minnesota Twins972.778-5437177-20-01537578.490
AL West345California Angels1073.7000.56844245-22-11528171.533
AL West4610Kansas City Royals853.6251.55841171-24-11548074.519
AL West5914Seattle Mariners1156.4553.06174-130-05-61516289.411
AL West61223Chicago White Sox826.2504.54247-51-21-41527181.467
AL West71426Oakland Athletics1019.1006.53058-281-30-61525399.349
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East114Montreal Expos752.714-232214-11-11539063.588
NL East249St. Louis Cardinals853.6250.54026141-33-11548173.526
NL East3513Philadelphia Phillies844.5001.5282802-42-01548074.519
NL East4817Pittsburgh Pirates945.4442.04146-50-24-31539459.614
NL East5918New York Mets734.4292.0312742-01-41556095.387
NL East61224Chicago Cubs514.2003.01529-141-20-21577978.503
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West126Houston Astros1073.700-4421232-25-11528270.539
NL West238San Francisco Giants1174.6360.5514653-14-31516487.424
NL West3616Cincinnati Reds1156.4552.55459-54-31-31508565.567
NL West4715Los Angeles Dodgers1156.4552.54353-101-24-41517477.490
NL West51019Atlanta Braves1046.4003.04445-13-41-21506288.413
NL West61120San Diego Padres1147.3643.53749-122-52-21506486.427
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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