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MLB Games on Saturday May 12, 1979

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Seattle MarinersAL2Baltimore OriolesAL4Box | PBP916,800Memorial StadiumNight2:02Mike FlanaganRick Honeycutt---Singleton
Oakland AthleticsAL2Boston Red SoxAL8Box | PBP930,617Fenway ParkDay2:32Mike TorrezRick Langford---Hobson, Newman, Scott
Kansas City RoyalsAL5Chicago White SoxAL4Box | PBP915,470Comiskey ParkNight2:40Marty PattinRich HintonRenie MartinBrett, Nahorodny
Milwaukee BrewersAL3Detroit TigersAL2Box | PBP919,801Tiger StadiumDay2:32Jerry AugustineBruce TaylorBob McClureLezcano
Cleveland IndiansAL0Minnesota TwinsAL4Box | PBP98,090Metropolitan StadiumDay2:26Jerry KoosmanMike Paxton---Adams
California AngelsAL5New York YankeesAL6Box | PBP928,783Yankee Stadium IDay3:14Dick TidrowDave Frost---Chambliss
Texas RangersAL3Toronto Blue JaysAL1Box | PBP914,109Exhibition StadiumDay2:05Steve ComerDave LemanczykSparky LyleSundberg
Chicago CubsNL3Houston AstrosNL11Box | PBP90AstrodomeNight2:20Ken ForschLynn McGlothen------
Chicago CubsNL2Houston AstrosNL0Box | PBP935,997AstrodomeNight2:10Ken HoltzmanRick Williams------
Montreal ExposNL3Los Angeles DodgersNL4Box | PBP1139,310Dodger StadiumNight3:19Bob WelchStan Bahnsen---Dawson, Ferguson, Garvey, Lopes
Cincinnati RedsNL2Pittsburgh PiratesNL3Box | PBP918,745Three Rivers StadiumDay2:55Jim BibbyFrank PastoreGrant Jackson---
New York MetsNL1San Diego PadresNL2Box | PBP918,409San Diego StadiumNight2:23Bob OwchinkoNeil Allen------
Philadelphia PhilliesNL1San Francisco GiantsNL4Box | PBP923,836Candlestick ParkDay2:08Ed HalickiRandy Lerch------
Atlanta BravesNL6St. Louis CardinalsNL7Box | PBP916,011Busch Stadium IINight2:44Buddy SchultzGene Garber------
14 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 Saturday, May 12, 1979

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East123Baltimore Orioles332211.667-174118569-613-51268046.635
AL East235Boston Red Sox312011.6451.0169120497-613-51297158.550
AL East346Milwaukee Brewers332013.6062.01651303510-910-41287553.586
AL East4714New York Yankees321715.5314.5133134-16-811-71287256.563
AL East51019Detroit Tigers261115.4237.513313304-87-71357461.548
AL East61223Cleveland Indians301020.33310.5110159-494-116-91317160.542
AL East71426Toronto Blue Jays32824.25013.5120192-725-123-121304585.346
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West111Minnesota Twins30228.733-1651323313-49-41326072.455
AL West257California Angels331914.5764.51841483611-78-71296960.535
AL West368Texas Rangers301713.5675.013512698-69-71326666.500
AL West4813Kansas City Royals321715.5316.0179165146-1111-41306862.523
AL West5917Chicago White Sox311516.4847.51621521010-95-71295871.450
AL West61121Oakland Athletics331221.36411.5118183-655-117-101294287.326
AL West71325Seattle Mariners341024.29414.0137192-552-128-121285771.445
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East112Philadelphia Phillies312110.677-132943811-710-31316368.481
NL East224Montreal Expos291910.6551.0137120178-911-11317655.580
NL East3511St. Louis Cardinals311714.5484.0130115157-89-71316962.527
NL East4612Chicago Cubs281513.5364.5122129-75-710-61346569.485
NL East5918Pittsburgh Pirates281216.4297.5137138-15-87-81348648.642
NL East61122New York Mets291019.34510.0104133-295-125-71335380.398
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West139Cincinnati Reds321814.563-163152119-69-81297257.558
NL West2410Houston Astros341915.559-150135159-1010-51287058.547
NL West3715Los Angeles Dodgers351718.4862.514714615-912-91276265.488
NL West4816San Francisco Giants331617.4852.5144151-75-911-81295574.426
NL West51020San Diego Padres341321.3826.0149172-236-117-101275572.433
NL West61224Atlanta Braves301020.3337.0136166-305-115-91305674.431
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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