Page Notes  
Events related to Friday July 20, 1979 There are multiple baseball-related topics here, viewable individually through the VIEWS section.
About the Data:Retrosheet Data | Boxscores Data

Learn more about TBC data and the site in the About TBC section. Also, don't forget to find a way to Support TBC.
Get TBC PREMIUM and remove ads, cleaner display, access to research applications, data store discounts and more!
The TBC Newsletter will keep you periodically up-to-date on what is happening at The Baseball Cube.

MLB Games on Friday July 20, 1979

top csv share Sort ✖PREV | NEXT
VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
California AngelsAL1Baltimore OriolesAL2Box | PBP925,682Memorial StadiumNight2:01Scott McGregorJim Barr---Lansford, Singleton
Seattle MarinersAL8Boston Red SoxAL0Box | PBP933,397Fenway ParkNight2:31Mike ParrottMike Torrez---Meyer
Cleveland IndiansAL1Kansas City RoyalsAL9Box | PBP938,461Royals StadiumNight2:31Rich GaleRick Waits---Johnson, Otis
Toronto Blue JaysAL0Milwaukee BrewersAL2Box | PBP927,010County StadiumNight2:14Jim SlatonTom Underwood---Lezcano
Detroit TigersAL6Minnesota TwinsAL14Box | PBP914,509Metropolitan StadiumNight2:30Gary SerumKip Young---Adams, Kemp (2), Landreaux, Smalley, Wockenfuss
Oakland AthleticsAL5New York YankeesAL1Box | PBP930,481Yankee Stadium INight2:09Brian KingmanTommy JohnDave Hamilton---
Chicago White SoxAL2Texas RangersAL1Box | PBP921,901Arlington StadiumNight2:17Rich WorthamJohn Henry JohnsonGuy HoffmanLemon, Zisk
Atlanta BravesNL2Chicago CubsNL10Box | PBP922,646Wrigley FieldDay2:20Rick ReuschelTony Brizzolara------
Montreal ExposNL5Los Angeles DodgersNL6Box | PBP1148,825Dodger StadiumNight3:43Dave PattersonWoodie Fryman---Garvey, Russell
Houston AstrosNL3Pittsburgh PiratesNL9Box | PBP923,585Three Rivers StadiumNight2:40John CandelariaJ.R. Richard---Garner, Howe
New York MetsNL1San Diego PadresNL2Box | PBP916,381San Diego StadiumNight2:08Gaylord PerryCraig Swan---Turner
Philadelphia PhilliesNL6San Francisco GiantsNL4Box | PBP921,110Candlestick ParkNight2:32Randy LerchTom GriffinRon ReedBoone, Evans, Schmidt
Cincinnati RedsNL3St. Louis CardinalsNL0Box | PBP930,280Busch Stadium IINight2:09Tom SeaverJohn Denny---Bench, Collins
13 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 Friday, July 20, 1979

top csv share Sort ✔PREV | NEXT
AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111Baltimore Orioles936132.656-4353518428-2233-10664125.621
AL East222Boston Red Sox905733.6332.548036411624-2233-11703436.486
AL East333Milwaukee Brewers945638.5965.54623927024-2332-15673928.582
AL East4712New York Yankees945044.53211.54143852923-2627-18663927.591
AL East5815Detroit Tigers914546.49515.0455448723-2722-19704030.571
AL East61119Cleveland Indians924349.46717.5406460-5418-2925-20693831.551
AL East71325Toronto Blue Jays952966.30533.0333486-15315-3414-32672443.358
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West144California Angels965640.583-52842610225-2131-19663234.485
AL West258Texas Rangers945242.5533.04293903922-2230-20683137.456
AL West3611Minnesota Twins914942.5384.54764225427-2022-22713338.465
AL West4917Kansas City Royals934548.4849.5480501-2120-2525-23694029.580
AL West51018Chicago White Sox934449.47310.5436442-625-2219-27672938.433
AL West61222Seattle Mariners964155.42715.0430489-5916-2625-29662640.394
AL West71426Oakland Athletics962670.27130.0334542-20810-3516-35662838.424
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East115Montreal Expos875037.575-3813216019-2531-12734528.616
NL East226Chicago Cubs884939.5571.54114001122-1927-20743143.419
NL East349Pittsburgh Pirates894940.5512.04053584727-2122-19734924.671
NL East4510Philadelphia Phillies945143.5432.54184011722-2629-17683335.485
NL East5714St. Louis Cardinals894544.5066.0402394817-2427-21734132.562
NL East61021New York Mets903951.43312.5347393-4616-3022-22722448.333
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West137Houston Astros975443.557-342358-1623-2731-16653530.538
NL West2613Cincinnati Reds965046.5213.54233893422-2428-22654025.615
NL West3816San Francisco Giants954649.4847.0445436922-2824-21672542.373
NL West4920San Diego Padres984553.4599.5377411-3418-3127-22632340.365
NL West51123Atlanta Braves944054.42612.5429475-4616-2824-26662640.394
NL West61224Los Angeles Dodgers953857.40015.0417461-4414-3524-22674126.612
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
Home  |  About TBC  |  Page Corrections  |  Data Store  |  Sponsorships  |  Player Tracker  |  Support  |  TBC PREMIUM  |  Privacy Policy  |  Contact Us

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

Search TBC:

About the Newsletter