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MLB Games on Thursday May 3, 1979

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Toronto Blue JaysAL4Milwaukee BrewersAL5Box | PBP97,801County StadiumNight2:26Bill TraversTom Underwood---Thomas, Velez
Detroit TigersAL6Minnesota TwinsAL7Box | PBP94,581Metropolitan StadiumNight2:56Mike MarshallJack Billingham---Smalley, Thompson, Wilfong
Philadelphia PhilliesNL2Los Angeles DodgersNL5Box | PBP941,215Dodger StadiumNight2:16Rick SutcliffeSteve Carlton---Schmidt
Montreal ExposNL2San Diego PadresNL10Box | PBP910,467San Diego StadiumNight2:32Randy JonesScott SandersonRollie FingersBriggs, Turner, Winfield
New York MetsNL5San Francisco GiantsNL7Box | PBP95,123Candlestick ParkDay2:28Ed HalickiPete FalconeGary LavelleEvans, LeMaster, North
Houston AstrosNL4St. Louis CardinalsNL1Box | PBP97,530Busch Stadium IIDay2:28Joe NiekroPete VuckovichJoaquin AndujarCabell
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, May 03, 1979

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East125Baltimore Orioles25169.640-131100319-67-31348648.642
AL East247Boston Red Sox22148.6360.510979307-67-21387761.558
AL East369Milwaukee Brewers251510.6001.0126100268-97-11368056.588
AL East4813New York Yankees231112.4784.08889-16-85-41377859.569
AL East5915Detroit Tigers18810.4444.5918833-65-41437766.538
AL East61325Cleveland Indians22715.3187.575122-472-85-71397465.532
AL East71426Toronto Blue Jays25718.2809.0105150-454-83-101374691.336
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West112Minnesota Twins23167.696-1151021313-43-31396673.475
AL West234California Angels25169.6401.0147103448-28-71377265.526
AL West358Texas Rangers21138.6192.09480146-67-21417071.496
AL West4711Kansas City Royals231211.5224.0136123131-711-41397366.525
AL West51018Chicago White Sox21912.4296.010810536-63-61396475.460
AL West61122Oakland Athletics24915.3757.582132-502-57-101384593.326
AL West71224Seattle Mariners25817.3209.0106140-340-58-121375978.431
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East111Montreal Expos21156.714-10388154-511-11398059.576
NL East236Philadelphia Phillies22148.6361.58570154-510-31407070.500
NL East3410St. Louis Cardinals231211.5224.09988115-76-51397465.532
NL East4614Chicago Cubs19910.4745.06374-113-66-41437172.497
NL East51121New York Mets20812.4006.58088-83-55-71425587.387
NL East61020Pittsburgh Pirates20812.4006.597100-32-56-71429052.634
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West123Houston Astros24168.667-10983268-78-11387365.529
NL West2512Cincinnati Reds231211.5223.599105-66-46-71387860.565
NL West3817San Diego Padres251114.4405.5119120-16-115-31365779.419
NL West4716San Francisco Giants251114.4405.5115128-135-96-51376077.438
NL West5919Los Angeles Dodgers261115.4236.0105116-115-96-61366868.500
NL West61223Atlanta Braves22814.3647.094108-144-74-71385880.420
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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