Page Notes  
Events related to Wednesday August 1, 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 Wednesday August 1, 1979

top csv share Sort ✖PREV | NEXT
VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Seattle MarinersAL7California AngelsAL6Box | PBP929,446Anaheim StadiumNight3:00Randy SteinDave LaRoche---Meyer, Stein
New York YankeesAL9Chicago White SoxAL1Box | PBP921,109Comiskey ParkNight2:21Don HoodKen Kravec---Jackson, Narron, Piniella
Boston Red SoxAL7Cleveland IndiansAL4Box | PBP917,565Cleveland StadiumNight3:06Dennis EckersleyDavid Clyde---Cox, Hargrove, Rice (2)
Toronto Blue JaysAL3Kansas City RoyalsAL4Box | PBP924,077Royals StadiumNight2:29Rich GalePhil HuffmanAl Hrabosky---
Baltimore OriolesAL5Milwaukee BrewersAL2Box | PBP930,383County StadiumNight2:22Dennis MartinezLary Sorensen---Dauer, Thomas
Minnesota TwinsAL1Oakland AthleticsAL7Box | PBP95,711Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumDay2:07Rick LangfordPaul Hartzell------
Detroit TigersAL3Texas RangersAL4Box | PBP913,803Arlington StadiumNight2:16Steve ComerMilt WilcoxJim Kern---
San Diego PadresNL4Atlanta BravesNL5Box | PBP95,062Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumNight2:12Joey McLaughlinRollie FingersGene GarberBriggs, Murphy, Tenace
Los Angeles DodgersNL5Cincinnati RedsNL10Box | PBP928,409Riverfront StadiumNight2:28Mike LaCossCharlie HoughTom HumeGarvey
San Francisco GiantsNL4Houston AstrosNL5Box | PBP921,207AstrodomeNight2:30Ken ForschVida BlueBert Roberge---
Chicago CubsNL5Montreal ExposNL7Box | PBP1220,922Olympic StadiumNight3:31Scott SandersonGuillermo Hernandez---Biittner, Carter, Kingman, Perez, Scott
Philadelphia PhilliesNL9New York MetsNL6Box | PBP912,295Shea StadiumDay2:33Dickie NolesDock EllisRawly EastwickLuzinski
St. Louis CardinalsNL3Pittsburgh PiratesNL4Box | PBP916,124Three Rivers StadiumNight2:49Enrique RomoBob ForschKent Tekulve---
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 Wednesday, August 01, 1979

top csv share Sort ✔PREV | NEXT
AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111Baltimore Orioles1067234.679-52339113233-2339-11533023.566
AL East222Boston Red Sox1036340.6127.555044310727-2636-14572829.491
AL East333Milwaukee Brewers1076344.5899.55274517628-2635-18543222.593
AL East458New York Yankees1065848.54714.04824315126-2932-19543123.574
AL East5815Detroit Tigers1035251.50518.5504499526-3026-21583325.569
AL East61017Cleveland Indians1065353.50019.0482527-4524-2929-24552827.509
AL East71325Toronto Blue Jays1073275.29940.5381551-17015-4117-34552134.382
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West146California Angels1086147.565-58747910827-2534-22542727.500
AL West2611Texas Rangers1055649.5333.54824374522-2434-25572730.474
AL West3712Minnesota Twins1045549.5294.05214734829-2426-25582731.466
AL West4916Kansas City Royals1055352.5056.5541553-1224-2729-25573225.561
AL West51121Chicago White Sox1054659.43813.5481518-3726-2420-35552728.491
AL West61222Seattle Mariners1094663.42215.5483560-7721-3425-29532132.396
AL West71426Oakland Athletics1083177.28730.0375606-23111-4020-37542331.426
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East114Montreal Expos1015843.574-4583837523-2735-16593722.627
NL East237Pittsburgh Pirates1045846.5581.54784225630-2228-24584018.690
NL East3510Chicago Cubs1015447.5354.0457461-424-2630-21612635.426
NL East4613Philadelphia Phillies1055550.5245.0467471-424-3031-20572928.509
NL East5714St. Louis Cardinals1025250.5106.54664501621-2730-24603426.567
NL East61020New York Mets1024557.44113.5389441-5220-3324-25601842.300
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West125Houston Astros1096247.569-401415-1425-2837-19532726.509
NL West249Cincinnati Reds1105951.5363.55134635029-2830-23513120.608
NL West3818San Francisco Giants1085256.4819.5503497626-3126-25541935.352
NL West4919San Diego Padres1094960.45013.0420457-3719-3230-28521933.365
NL West51123Los Angeles Dodgers1074562.42116.0495529-3417-3928-23553421.618
NL West61224Atlanta Braves1084464.40717.5490548-5818-3426-30522230.423
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