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MLB Games on Saturday August 11, 1979

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Milwaukee BrewersAL9Boston Red SoxAL6Box | PBP1033,343Fenway ParkDay3:14Bob GalassoMike Torrez---Davis, Dwyer, Hobson, Rice
Seattle MarinersAL1California AngelsAL8Box | PBP941,940Anaheim StadiumNight2:17Jim BarrRick Honeycutt---Baylor
Toronto Blue JaysAL1Chicago White SoxAL6Box | PBP90Comiskey ParkDay2:19Ken KravecJackson ToddEd FarmerOrta, Pryor
Toronto Blue JaysAL6Chicago White SoxAL0Box | PBP919,420Comiskey ParkNight2:24Dave StiebRandy Scarbery------
Detroit TigersAL5Kansas City RoyalsAL11Box | PBP940,255Royals StadiumNight2:34Paul SplittorffJack Billingham---McRae
Oakland AthleticsAL7Minnesota TwinsAL9Box | PBP99,535Metropolitan StadiumDay2:48Mike BacsikSteve McCattyMike MarshallNewman, Revering
Cleveland IndiansAL2Texas RangersAL5Box | PBP921,902Arlington StadiumNight2:15Brian AllardMike PaxtonJim KernBlanks, Hargrove
Montreal ExposNL5New York MetsNL2Box | PBP99,764Shea StadiumDay2:21Dan SchatzederPete Falcone---Valentine (2), Youngblood
Pittsburgh PiratesNL14Philadelphia PhilliesNL11Box | PBP951,118Veterans StadiumDay3:23Enrique RomoRawly EastwickKent TekulveLuzinski, Moreno, Ott, Parker
Los Angeles DodgersNL7San Francisco GiantsNL4Box | PBP942,477Candlestick ParkNight2:43Charlie HoughEd WhitsonDave PattersonCey, Thomasson
Chicago CubsNL7St. Louis CardinalsNL3Box | PBP947,354Busch Stadium IINight2:41Rick ReuschelRoy ThomasBruce SutterBuckner, Dillard
11 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 Saturday, August 11, 1979

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111Baltimore Orioles1147638.667-55542612935-2541-13452619.578
AL East222Boston Red Sox1147044.6146.062949413531-2739-17462125.457
AL East334Milwaukee Brewers1176750.57310.55765215531-2836-22442816.636
AL East4610New York Yankees1146153.53515.05104684226-3035-23462818.609
AL East5916Detroit Tigers1155857.50418.5565562326-3332-24462719.587
AL East61017Cleveland Indians1165858.50019.0533586-5327-3231-26452322.511
AL East71325Toronto Blue Jays1153580.30441.5420600-18016-4219-38471829.383
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West146California Angels1176651.564-63951912031-2835-23452223.489
AL West2511Minnesota Twins1146153.5353.55695185131-2530-28482127.438
AL West3713Kansas City Royals1156055.5225.0607599828-3032-25472522.532
AL West4814Texas Rangers1166056.5175.55455024325-3035-26462323.500
AL West51119Chicago White Sox1135162.45113.0519549-3030-2621-36472225.468
AL West61223Seattle Mariners1174968.41917.0514600-8622-3527-33451827.400
AL West71426Oakland Athletics1173582.29931.0416653-23714-4321-39451926.422
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East125Pittsburgh Pirates1166650.569-5444865833-2533-25463214.696
NL East237Montreal Expos1126349.5631.05064317525-3138-18483216.667
NL East359Chicago Cubs1126052.5364.05265131325-2935-23502030.400
NL East4612St. Louis Cardinals1146054.5265.05304983227-3032-25482622.542
NL East5715Philadelphia Phillies1186058.5087.0520538-1825-3635-22442420.545
NL East61122New York Mets1154966.42616.5432505-7322-3526-32471433.298
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West113Houston Astros1176849.581-435439-427-3041-19452124.467
NL West248Cincinnati Reds1186454.5424.55484816729-2935-25432617.605
NL West3818San Francisco Giants1175562.47013.0534550-1627-3428-28451629.356
NL West4920Los Angeles Dodgers1165264.44815.5550562-1219-3933-25462719.587
NL West51021San Diego Padres1175265.44416.0446499-5321-3731-28441628.364
NL West61224Atlanta Braves1184672.39022.5513582-6919-4127-31422022.476
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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