The Baseball Cube

Saturday, July 28,1979

Saturday, July 28,1979

Baseball on this Date

MORE  
Subscribe to TBC PREMIUM ... Surf ad-free, get the daily PLAYER TRACKER (take a tour), access to ... more
than a dozen research applications including Player Comparison tool, analysis features and additional datagrid functionality!
Based on data sourced from Retrosheet.org.

PREMIUM Subscribers can view the rest-of-season records for each team as well as batting/pitching stats on this date.
Games on this date
*Reload page to restore grid
Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1979 reg season 1979-07-28 Minnesota Twins  0 California Angels  5 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Don Aase Jerry Koosman -- 41,891 2:23
1979 reg season 1979-07-28 Cleveland Indians  10 Chicago White Sox  5 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Mike Paxton Steve Trout Victor Cruz 14,466 3:05
1979 reg season 1979-07-28 Baltimore Orioles  3 Kansas City Royals  6 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Rich Gale Dennis Martinez -- 40,448 3:00
1979 reg season 1979-07-28 New York Yankees  2 Milwaukee Brewers  9 box | pbp County Stadium Lary Sorensen Luis Tiant -- 51,952 2:39
1979 reg season 1979-07-28 Seattle Mariners  5 Oakland Athletics  6 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Dave Hamilton Odell Jones -- 1,621 2:39
1979 reg season 1979-07-28 Boston Red Sox  1 Texas Rangers  0 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Dennis Eckersley Fergie Jenkins -- 35,207 2:32
1979 reg season 1979-07-28 Detroit Tigers  0 Toronto Blue Jays  3 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Dave Lemanczyk Bruce Robbins -- 30,131 1:57
1979 reg season 1979-07-28 Cincinnati Reds  8 Atlanta Braves  6 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Bill Bonham Tony Brizzolara Tom Hume 0 3:14
1979 reg season 1979-07-28 Cincinnati Reds  5 Atlanta Braves  8 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Mickey Mahler Frank Pastore -- 37,265 2:43
1979 reg season 1979-07-28 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 Houston Astros  5 box | pbp Astrodome Ken Forsch Jerry Reuss -- 39,747 2:08
1979 reg season 1979-07-28 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 Montreal Expos  3 box | pbp Stade Olympique Jim Bibby Dan Schatzeder Kent Tekulve 38,661 2:33
1979 reg season 1979-07-28 Chicago Cubs  4 New York Mets  6 box | pbp Shea Stadium Pete Falcone Ken Holtzman Neil Allen 11,359 2:43
1979 reg season 1979-07-28 St. Louis Cardinals  5 Philadelphia Phillies  4 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Mark Littell Ron Reed -- 40,063 2:33
1979 reg season 1979-07-28 San Francisco Giants  3 San Diego Padres  4 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Rollie Fingers Pedro Borbon -- 22,815 2:53
14 record(s)
Standings on this date
*Reload page to restore grid
Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1979 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 102 68 34 .667 0.0 501 379 122 L1 29-23 39-11 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Pirates)
1979 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 98 61 37 .622 5.0 525 417 108 W1 25-23 36-14 2 2 2 Yes dnq
1979 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 103 62 41 .602 6.5 514 432 82 W2 28-26 34-15 3 3 3 Yes dnq
1979 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 102 55 47 .539 13.0 456 420 36 L2 23-28 32-19 4 6 10 -- dnq
1979 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 99 50 49 .505 16.5 487 476 11 L1 24-28 26-21 5 8 15 -- dnq
1979 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 101 49 52 .485 18.5 449 499 -50 W6 23-29 26-23 6 10 17 -- dnq
1979 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 103 32 71 .311 36.5 369 527 -158 W1 15-38 17-33 7 13 25 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1979 AL West California Angels franchise | log 104 59 45 .567 0.0 564 460 104 W1 27-25 32-20 1 4 4 Yes Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1979 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 100 54 46 .540 3.0 513 455 58 L1 28-21 26-25 2 5 9 Yes dnq
1979 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 101 54 47 .535 3.5 461 422 39 L1 22-24 32-23 3 7 11 -- dnq
1979 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 101 50 51 .495 7.5 518 539 -21 W1 24-27 26-24 4 9 16 -- dnq
1979 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 101 46 55 .455 11.5 469 486 -17 L3 26-24 20-31 5 11 19 -- dnq
1979 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 105 44 61 .419 15.5 466 544 -78 L1 19-32 25-29 6 12 23 -- dnq
1979 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 104 28 76 .269 31.0 364 600 -236 W1 11-40 17-36 7 14 26 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1979 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 96 54 42 .563 0.0 434 367 67 L3 23-27 31-15 1 1 5 Yes dnq
1979 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 100 56 44 .560 0.0 462 407 55 W3 30-21 26-23 2 3 7 Yes Won World Series (Orioles)
1979 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 97 54 43 .557 0.5 447 441 6 L1 24-22 30-21 3 4 8 Yes dnq
1979 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 97 50 47 .515 4.5 449 429 20 W3 19-24 30-24 4 6 13 -- dnq
1979 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 101 52 49 .515 4.5 444 454 -10 L5 23-30 29-19 5 7 14 -- dnq
1979 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 98 43 55 .439 12.0 372 423 -51 W1 19-32 23-24 6 10 21 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1979 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 105 59 46 .562 0.0 386 396 -10 W1 25-28 34-18 1 2 6 Yes dnq
1979 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 106 56 50 .528 3.5 479 443 36 L1 28-28 28-22 2 5 12 Yes Lost NLCS (Pirates)
1979 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 104 50 54 .481 8.5 483 484 -1 L1 24-29 26-25 3 8 18 -- dnq
1979 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 106 48 58 .453 11.5 404 445 -41 W1 18-31 30-27 4 9 20 -- dnq
1979 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 103 44 59 .427 14.0 476 500 -24 L1 16-36 28-23 5 11 22 -- dnq
1979 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 105 43 62 .410 16.0 478 525 -47 W1 18-34 25-28 6 12 24 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
*Reload page to restore grid
Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Bump Wills Texas Rangers Injury DL - Sprained ankle *While beating out an infield single*
Brian Asselstine Atlanta Braves Injury DL - Unknown
Mike Colbern Chicago White Sox Injury DL - Right elbow soreness
Lerrin LaGrow Los Angeles Dodgers Injury DL - Right arm soreness
Mike Proly Chicago White Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
5 record(s)