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MLB Games on Thursday April 26, 1979

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Baltimore OriolesAL4California AngelsAL2Box | PBP921,598Anaheim StadiumNight2:55Tim StoddardDave LaRoche------
Cleveland IndiansAL4Kansas City RoyalsAL5Box | PBP915,122Royals StadiumNight2:45Al HraboskyDan Spillner---Alexander, Bonds, Porter
Detroit TigersAL1Milwaukee BrewersAL5Box | PBP90County StadiumDay2:10Jim SlatonJack Billingham---Cooper, Oglivie, Thomas
Detroit TigersAL5Milwaukee BrewersAL7Box | PBP98,839County StadiumDay2:52Reggie ClevelandSteve BakerBill CastroJones, Thomas, Wockenfuss
Boston Red SoxAL2Seattle MarinersAL0Box | PBP97,811The KingdomeNight2:08Bob StanleyPaul Mitchell------
Houston AstrosNL6Chicago CubsNL2Box | PBP94,777Wrigley FieldDay3:00J.R. RichardLynn McGlothenJoe SambitoMartin, Richard
6 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 Thursday, April 26, 1979

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111Boston Red Sox16124.750-9053375-27-21447965.549
AL East258New York Yankees17107.5882.5636305-35-41437964.552
AL East369Baltimore Orioles19118.5792.5867974-57-31409149.650
AL East4812Milwaukee Brewers1798.5293.5817473-76-11448658.597
AL East5916Detroit Tigers1367.4624.5696632-54-21487969.534
AL East61122Toronto Blue Jays17611.3536.573104-314-72-41454798.324
AL East71324Cleveland Indians16511.3137.05781-241-64-51457669.524
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West125Texas Rangers15105.667-6848203-37-21477374.497
AL West236California Angels19127.632-12382418-24-51437667.531
AL West347Minnesota Twins16106.6250.5797548-32-31467274.493
AL West4711Kansas City Royals1798.5292.09295-31-78-11457669.524
AL West51019Chicago White Sox17710.4124.0928846-61-41436677.462
AL West61223Oakland Athletics18612.3335.55996-372-54-71444896.333
AL West71426Seattle Mariners19514.2637.080108-280-55-91436281.434
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East123Philadelphia Phillies16115.688-7349244-47-11467373.500
NL East234Montreal Expos15105.6670.5595454-46-11458560.586
NL East3410St. Louis Cardinals1697.5632.0656054-54-31467769.527
NL East4514Chicago Cubs1477.5003.04754-71-36-41487375.493
NL East5817New York Mets1468.4294.0565423-43-41485791.385
NL East61121Pittsburgh Pirates16610.3755.06779-122-54-51469254.630
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West112Houston Astros18135.722-7747305-48-11447668.528
NL West2613Cincinnati Reds1899.5004.0848316-43-51438162.566
NL West3715San Francisco Giants19910.4744.58392-94-55-51436281.434
NL West4918San Diego Padres19811.4215.588103-154-84-31426082.423
NL West51020Los Angeles Dodgers20812.4006.07989-103-65-61427171.500
NL West61225Atlanta Braves17512.2947.57286-143-62-61436182.427
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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