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MLB Games on Tuesday May 15, 1979

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Baltimore OriolesAL2Boston Red SoxAL3Box | PBP1025,222Fenway ParkNight2:44Dennis EckersleyDon Stanhouse---Dempsey
Milwaukee BrewersAL1California AngelsAL2Box | PBP921,235Anaheim StadiumNight2:23Mark ClearMike Caldwell---Baylor, Oglivie
Toronto Blue JaysAL3Cleveland IndiansAL5Box | PBP93,978Cleveland StadiumNight2:54Sid MongeJerry Garvin------
Texas RangersAL9Minnesota TwinsAL8Box | PBP97,499Metropolitan StadiumNight2:52Sparky LyleMike MarshallJim KernCastino, Grubb, Norwood, Oliver, Smalley
Detroit TigersAL3New York YankeesAL11Box | PBP918,876Yankee Stadium INight2:15Tommy JohnSteve Baker---Chambliss (2)
Chicago White SoxAL2Oakland AthleticsAL1Box | PBP91,855Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumNight2:16Ross BaumgartenJohn Henry JohnsonMike Proly---
Kansas City RoyalsAL7Seattle MarinersAL4Box | PBP90The KingdomeNight2:35Paul SplittorffGlenn AbbottRenie MartinBochte, Hurdle, Porter
Kansas City RoyalsAL2Seattle MarinersAL6Box | PBP96,356The KingdomeNight2:12Byron McLaughlinLarry Gura---Horton, Jones
Los Angeles DodgersNL5Atlanta BravesNL4Box | PBP108,139Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumNight2:41Bob WelchAdrian Devine---Baker, Burroughs
Philadelphia PhilliesNL1Chicago CubsNL7Box | PBP913,834Wrigley FieldDay2:20Lynn McGlothenNino Espinosa---Foote, Schmidt
San Diego PadresNL2Cincinnati RedsNL1Box | PBP920,090Riverfront StadiumNight2:33Rollie FingersFrank Pastore------
San Francisco GiantsNL8Houston AstrosNL1Box | PBP913,196AstrodomeNight2:27Phil NastuJ.R. Richard---McCovey
New York MetsNL3Pittsburgh PiratesNL0Box | PBP96,097Three Rivers StadiumNight2:39Craig SwanDon RobinsonSkip LockwoodYoungblood
Montreal ExposNL0St. Louis CardinalsNL1Box | PBP912,515Busch Stadium IINight2:05John DennySteve Rogers------
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 Tuesday, May 15, 1979

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East121Boston Red Sox332211.667-180124567-615-51276958.543
AL East234Baltimore Orioles342212.6470.5176121559-713-51258045.640
AL East369Milwaukee Brewers352015.5713.01681383010-1110-41267551.595
AL East4813New York Yankees351916.5434.015715076-813-81257055.560
AL East51018Detroit Tigers291316.4487.0145147-25-98-71327260.545
AL East61121Cleveland Indians331320.3949.0119164-455-118-91286860.531
AL East71426Toronto Blue Jays36927.25014.5131206-755-144-131264482.349
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West113Minnesota Twins332211.667-1801512913-49-71296069.465
AL West246Texas Rangers342014.5882.51591471211-79-71286365.492
AL West358California Angels352015.5713.01961613511-89-71276859.535
AL West4711Kansas City Royals362016.5563.5203180239-1211-41266561.516
AL West5917Chicago White Sox331617.4856.0169167211-95-81275770.449
AL West61223Oakland Athletics351223.34311.0121193-725-127-111274285.331
AL West71325Seattle Mariners371126.29713.0147202-552-129-141255669.448
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East112Philadelphia Phillies332211.667-1451044112-810-31296267.481
NL East225Montreal Expos311912.6132.0139129108-1111-11297653.589
NL East337St. Louis Cardinals331914.5763.0138118207-811-71296762.519
NL East4614Chicago Cubs301614.5334.5129133-45-811-61326468.485
NL East51020Pittsburgh Pirates301218.4008.5140148-85-87-101328646.652
NL East61122New York Mets311120.35510.0111138-276-135-71315279.397
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West1410Cincinnati Reds352015.571-1781611710-610-91267056.556
NL West2512Houston Astros362016.5560.5154143119-1011-61266957.548
NL West3715Los Angeles Dodgers371918.5142.016015286-913-91256065.480
NL West4816San Francisco Giants351718.4863.0155164-96-911-91275473.425
NL West5919San Diego Padres371522.4056.0160184-247-128-101245371.427
NL West61224Atlanta Braves321022.3138.5143178-355-125-101285672.438
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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