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MLB Games on Monday May 21, 1979

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
New York YankeesAL1Detroit TigersAL3Box | PBP926,153Tiger StadiumNight2:03Jack BillinghamRon Guidry---Parrish
Seattle MarinersAL12Kansas City RoyalsAL7Box | PBP922,940Royals StadiumNight2:39Glenn AbbottRich GaleShane RawleyBrett, Horton
Minnesota TwinsAL7Texas RangersAL6Box | PBP911,601Arlington StadiumNight2:26Pete RedfernSparky LyleMike MarshallJorgensen, Putnam
Cleveland IndiansAL1Toronto Blue JaysAL8Box | PBP912,260Exhibition StadiumDay2:30Dave LemanczykRick Wise------
Houston AstrosNL5Atlanta BravesNL7Box | PBP91,988Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumNight2:27Phil NiekroBo McLaughlinGene GarberHorner, Matthews, Puhl
Pittsburgh PiratesNL4Montreal ExposNL2Box | PBP925,154Olympic StadiumDay2:58Bert BlylevenScott SandersonKent TekulveMoreno, Ott, Perez, Stargell
St. Louis CardinalsNL3Philadelphia PhilliesNL5Box | PBP928,192Veterans StadiumNight2:21Steve CarltonJohn Denny---Hernandez, Schmidt
Los Angeles DodgersNL2San Diego PadresNL3Box | PBP920,981San Diego StadiumNight2:21Eric RasmussenAndy Messersmith---Gonzalez
8 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 Monday, May 21, 1979

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111Baltimore Orioles392613.667-2051446113-813-51207644.633
AL East234Boston Red Sox382414.6321.5196151457-617-81226755.549
AL East3610New York Yankees402218.5504.5179159208-1014-81206753.558
AL East4814Milwaukee Brewers412120.5126.01951712411-1610-41207446.617
AL East51019Detroit Tigers341519.4418.5162172-106-129-71277057.551
AL East61120Cleveland Indians391623.41010.0149191-425-1211-111226557.533
AL East71426Toronto Blue Jays421131.26216.5157235-786-155-161204278.350
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West122Minnesota Twins382513.658-2091822716-59-81245767.460
AL West245California Angels402515.6251.02291785111-814-71226359.516
AL West358Texas Rangers392217.5643.5184179513-99-81236162.496
AL West4712Kansas City Royals412219.5374.52312131810-1212-71216358.521
AL West5916Chicago White Sox381820.4747.0186190-413-125-81225567.451
AL West61222Oakland Athletics411526.36611.5144220-765-1210-141213982.322
AL West71325Seattle Mariners421428.33313.0183224-413-1211-161205367.442
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East113Philadelphia Phillies392514.641-2001544614-811-61235964.480
NL East226Montreal Expos372314.6221.01691511812-1211-21237251.585
NL East349St. Louis Cardinals382117.5533.5161138238-1012-81246559.524
NL East4715Pittsburgh Pirates361818.5005.517216849-89-101268046.635
NL East5918Chicago Cubs351619.4577.0161187-265-811-111276463.504
NL East61224New York Mets351223.34311.0131164-336-156-81275176.402
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West137Cincinnati Reds392316.590-2011772410-613-101226755.549
NL West2511San Francisco Giants412219.5372.0189183611-1011-91214972.405
NL West3613Houston Astros432320.5352.017517059-1114-91196653.555
NL West4817Los Angeles Dodgers432023.4655.018318037-1413-91195960.496
NL West51021San Diego Padres431726.3958.0172205-338-169-101185167.432
NL West61123Atlanta Braves391425.3599.0174211-375-129-131215269.430
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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