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Thursday, April 26,1979

Thursday, April 26,1979

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1979 reg season 1979-04-26 Baltimore Orioles  4 California Angels  2 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Tim Stoddard Dave LaRoche -- 21,598 2:55
1979 reg season 1979-04-26 Cleveland Indians  4 Kansas City Royals  5 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Al Hrabosky Dan Spillner -- 15,122 2:45
1979 reg season 1979-04-26 Detroit Tigers  1 Milwaukee Brewers  5 box | pbp County Stadium Jim Slaton Jack Billingham -- 0 2:10
1979 reg season 1979-04-26 Detroit Tigers  5 Milwaukee Brewers  7 box | pbp County Stadium Reggie Cleveland Steve Baker Bill Castro 8,839 2:52
1979 reg season 1979-04-26 Boston Red Sox  2 Seattle Mariners  0 box | pbp Kingdome Bob Stanley Paul Mitchell -- 7,811 2:08
1979 reg season 1979-04-26 Houston Astros  6 Chicago Cubs  2 box | pbp Wrigley Field J.R. Richard Lynn McGlothen Joe Sambito 4,777 3:00
6 record(s)
Standings on this date
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1979 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 16 12 4 .750 0.0 90 53 37 W7 5-2 7-2 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1979 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 17 10 7 .588 2.5 63 63 0 L1 5-3 5-4 2 5 8 Yes dnq
1979 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 19 11 8 .579 2.5 86 79 7 W8 4-5 7-3 3 6 9 -- Lost World Series (Pirates)
1979 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 17 9 8 .529 3.5 81 74 7 W2 3-7 6-1 4 8 12 -- dnq
1979 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 13 6 7 .462 4.5 69 66 3 L2 2-5 4-2 5 9 16 -- dnq
1979 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 17 6 11 .353 6.5 73 104 -31 L1 4-7 2-4 6 11 22 -- dnq
1979 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 16 5 11 .313 7.0 57 81 -24 L2 1-6 4-5 7 13 24 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1979 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 15 10 5 .667 0.0 68 48 20 W1 3-3 7-2 1 2 5 Yes dnq
1979 AL West California Angels franchise | log 19 12 7 .632 0.0 123 82 41 L4 8-2 4-5 2 3 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1979 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 16 10 6 .625 0.5 79 75 4 W1 8-3 2-3 3 4 7 Yes dnq
1979 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 17 9 8 .529 2.0 92 95 -3 W4 1-7 8-1 4 7 11 -- dnq
1979 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 17 7 10 .412 4.0 92 88 4 L4 6-6 1-4 5 10 19 -- dnq
1979 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 18 6 12 .333 5.5 59 96 -37 W1 2-5 4-7 6 12 23 -- dnq
1979 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 19 5 14 .263 7.0 80 108 -28 L11 0-5 5-9 7 14 26 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1979 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 16 11 5 .688 0.0 73 49 24 W3 4-4 7-1 1 2 3 Yes dnq
1979 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 15 10 5 .667 0.5 59 54 5 W2 4-4 6-1 2 3 4 Yes dnq
1979 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 16 9 7 .563 2.0 65 60 5 W3 4-5 4-3 3 4 10 Yes dnq
1979 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 14 7 7 .500 3.0 47 54 -7 L1 1-3 6-4 4 5 14 Yes dnq
1979 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 14 6 8 .429 4.0 56 54 2 W3 3-4 3-4 5 8 17 -- dnq
1979 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 16 6 10 .375 5.0 67 79 -12 W2 2-5 4-5 6 11 21 -- Won World Series (Orioles)
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1979 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 18 13 5 .722 0.0 77 47 30 W1 5-4 8-1 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1979 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 18 9 9 .500 4.0 84 83 1 L3 6-4 3-5 2 6 13 -- Lost NLCS (Pirates)
1979 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 19 9 10 .474 4.5 83 92 -9 L4 4-5 5-5 3 7 15 -- dnq
1979 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 19 8 11 .421 5.5 88 103 -15 L3 4-8 4-3 4 9 18 -- dnq
1979 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 20 8 12 .400 6.0 79 89 -10 L3 3-6 5-6 5 10 20 -- dnq
1979 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 17 5 12 .294 7.5 72 86 -14 L2 3-6 2-6 6 12 25 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
John Montefusco San Francisco Giants Injury DL - Right forearm nerve
Bob Horner Atlanta Braves Hist Activated from Disabled List
2 record(s)