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MLB Games on Thursday August 30, 1979

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Minnesota TwinsAL4Baltimore OriolesAL5Box | PBP924,461Memorial StadiumNight2:46Mike FlanaganJerry KoosmanDon Stanhouse---
Texas RangersAL6Boston Red SoxAL0Box | PBP932,399Fenway ParkNight2:14Doc MedichDennis Eckersley---Oliver
Milwaukee BrewersAL4Chicago White SoxAL3Box | PBP1214,323Comiskey ParkNight3:37Jerry AugustineGuy Hoffman---Lezcano
California AngelsAL1Cleveland IndiansAL7Box | PBP98,647Cleveland StadiumNight2:42Len BarkerNolan Ryan---Harrah
Oakland AthleticsAL7Detroit TigersAL8Box | PBP912,870Tiger StadiumNight2:50Dave TobikCraig Minetto---Gross, Morales (2), Murphy
Kansas City RoyalsAL8New York YankeesAL3Box | PBP930,717Yankee Stadium INight2:27Larry GuraLuis Tiant---Porter
Seattle MarinersAL8Toronto Blue JaysAL2Box | PBP911,850Exhibition StadiumDay2:19Mike ParrottBalor Moore------
Chicago CubsNL4Los Angeles DodgersNL1Box | PBP928,406Dodger StadiumNight2:37Dennis LampBurt HootonBruce SutterGarvey
St. Louis CardinalsNL2San Francisco GiantsNL3Box | PBP95,136Candlestick ParkDay2:07Ed WhitsonPete Vuckovich------
9 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 Thursday, August 30, 1979

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111Baltimore Orioles1318744.664-62848913940-2647-18281513.536
AL East222Milwaukee Brewers1358154.6008.06806057536-3045-24261412.538
AL East333Boston Red Sox1307654.58510.570256713533-3344-20301515.500
AL East448New York Yankees1307159.54615.55865394731-3340-26301812.600
AL East5510Detroit Tigers1337261.54116.06616352633-3639-25281315.464
AL East6915Cleveland Indians1346965.51519.5632654-2232-3737-28271215.444
AL East71426Toronto Blue Jays1334291.31646.0495707-21220-4922-42291118.379
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West1612Kansas City Royals1337162.534-7116951632-3439-28291415.483
AL West2713California Angels1347163.5300.57196239632-3439-29281711.607
AL West3814Minnesota Twins1326864.5152.56406053533-3135-33301416.467
AL West41017Texas Rangers1346470.4787.56125832928-3836-3228199.679
AL West51120Chicago White Sox1315873.44312.0591625-3434-3323-41291514.517
AL West61222Seattle Mariners1355778.42215.0599686-8725-4132-37271017.370
AL West71325Oakland Athletics1354392.31929.0484727-24317-4926-43271116.407
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East114Pittsburgh Pirates1327755.583-6195368338-2739-2830219.700
NL East236Montreal Expos1257154.5682.55424637928-3543-19352411.686
NL East359Chicago Cubs1307159.5465.05985742430-3341-2632923.281
NL East4611St. Louis Cardinals1317061.5346.55985574131-3238-30311615.516
NL East5716Philadelphia Phillies1336568.48912.5560595-3529-3736-31291910.655
NL East61123New York Mets1305377.40823.0493574-8125-3827-40321022.313
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West125Cincinnati Reds1347757.575-6245269836-3041-27271314.481
NL West247Houston Astros1337558.5641.5480482-232-3543-23291415.483
NL West3818Los Angeles Dodgers1336172.45915.5614620-626-4235-30291811.621
NL West4919San Francisco Giants1336073.45116.5588619-3129-4131-32291118.379
NL West51021San Diego Padres1345777.42520.0496583-8722-4535-32271116.407
NL West61224Atlanta Braves1325379.40223.0559642-8325-4428-35281315.464
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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