Thursday, May 17, 1979

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Regular Season Games

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visitorscoreHomescoreboxscoreinningsday-nighttimeattendancewinning pitcherlosing pitchersave pitcherballparklocation
Baltimore Orioles2Boston Red Sox6Boxscore9Night2:5127,610Bob StanleySteve StoneDick DragoFenway ParkBoston, MA
Milwaukee Brewers5California Angels8Boxscore9Night2:5422,060Jim BarrLary SorensenDave LaRocheAngel Stadium of AnaheimAnaheim, CA
Toronto Blue Jays3Cleveland Indians8Boxscore9Day2:204,409Mike PaxtonMark Lemongello Cleveland StadiumCleveland, OH
Minnesota Twins7Kansas City Royals6Boxscore9Night2:4021,437Jerry KoosmanDennis LeonardMike MarshallKauffman StadiumKansas City, MO
Chicago White Sox5Oakland Athletics1Boxscore9Day2:081,634Ken KravecRick Langford Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumOakland, CA
Los Angeles Dodgers3Atlanta Braves6Boxscore9Night2:2712,079Phil NiekroCharlie Hough Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumAtlanta, GA
Philadelphia Phillies23Chicago Cubs22Boxscore10Day4:0314,952Rawly EastwickBruce Sutter Wrigley FieldChicago, IL
San Francisco Giants3Houston Astros0Boxscore9Night2:1710,626Ed HalickiKen Forsch AstrodomeHouston, TX
New York Mets5Pittsburgh Pirates6Boxscore9Night2:296,295Kent TekulveJesse Orosco Three Rivers StadiumPittsburgh, PA
Montreal Expos3St. Louis Cardinals2Boxscore11Day3:1718,225Elias SosaBuddy Schultz Busch Stadium IISt. Louis, MO
10 record(s)

Standings

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dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-05-17AL EastBoston Red SoxFranchise352312.657--19213656W17-616-61221609169.56911.56857.544dnq
1979-05-17AL EastBaltimore OriolesFranchise362313.6390.518813355L110-813-523415910257.642--7944.642Lost World Series (Pirates)
1979-05-17AL EastNew York YankeesFranchise362016.5563.516315211W26-814-836101608971.55613.56955.556dnq
1979-05-17AL EastMilwaukee BrewersFranchise372017.5414.017615026L410-1310-448121619566.5908.07549.605dnq
1979-05-17AL EastDetroit TigersFranchise301317.4337.5147153-6L25-108-7510191618576.52818.07259.550dnq
1979-05-17AL EastCleveland IndiansFranchise351421.4009.0130171-41W15-119-10611201618180.50322.06759.532dnq
1979-05-17AL EastToronto Blue JaysFranchise381028.26314.5138217-79L16-154-137142616253109.32750.54381.347dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-05-17AL WestMinnesota TwinsFranchise352312.657--19116526W114-49-81131628280.5066.05968.465dnq
1979-05-17AL WestTexas RangersFranchise352114.6002.016715116W412-79-72461628379.5125.06265.488dnq
1979-05-17AL WestCalifornia AngelsFranchise372215.5952.020816939W311-811-73571628874.543--6659.528Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1979-05-17AL WestKansas City RoyalsFranchise382117.5533.521319023L110-1211-547111628577.5253.06460.516dnq
1979-05-17AL WestChicago White SoxFranchise351817.5145.01771698W313-95-859141607387.45614.05570.440dnq
1979-05-17AL WestOakland AthleticsFranchise371225.32412.0123201-78L75-127-136122416254108.33334.04283.336dnq
1979-05-17AL WestSeattle MarinersFranchise381127.28913.5150206-56L12-129-15713251626795.41421.05668.452dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-05-17NL EastPhiladelphia PhilliesFranchise352411.686--18112655W214-810-31111628478.51914.06067.472dnq
1979-05-17NL EastMontreal ExposFranchise332013.6063.01421339W19-1211-12251609565.5942.07552.591dnq
1979-05-17NL EastSt. Louis CardinalsFranchise352015.5714.014212121L17-812-83491628676.53112.06661.520dnq
1979-05-17NL EastChicago CubsFranchise321616.5006.5151169-18L25-811-847161628082.49418.06466.492dnq
1979-05-17NL EastPittsburgh PiratesFranchise321418.4388.5150156-6W25-89-1059181629864.605--8446.646Won World Series (Orioles)
1979-05-17NL EastNew York MetsFranchise331122.33312.0119148-29L26-155-7612231626399.38935.05277.403dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-05-17NL WestCincinnati RedsFranchise362115.583--18516124W110-611-91381619071.559--6956.552Lost NLCS (Pirates)
1979-05-17NL WestHouston AstrosFranchise382018.5262.01581544L39-1011-825131628973.5491.56955.556dnq
1979-05-17NL WestSan Francisco GiantsFranchise371918.5142.5166168-2W38-911-936151627191.43819.55273.416dnq
1979-05-17NL WestLos Angeles DodgersFranchise391920.4873.51651614L26-1113-948171627983.48811.56063.488dnq
1979-05-17NL WestSan Diego PadresFranchise381523.3957.0160191-31L17-138-10510211616893.42222.05370.431dnq
1979-05-17NL WestAtlanta BravesFranchise341222.3538.0152183-31W25-127-10611221606694.41323.55472.429dnq
26 record(s)