Wednesday, August 08, 1979

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Regular Season Games

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visitorscoreHomescoreboxscoreinningsday-nighttimeattendancewinning pitcherlosing pitchersave pitcherballparklocation
Milwaukee Brewers8Baltimore Orioles4Boxscore9Night3:0425,260Bill TraversDon Stanhouse Memorial StadiumBaltimore, MD
Cleveland Indians6Boston Red Sox4Boxscore9Day3:0431,756Rick WiseBob StanleySid MongeFenway ParkBoston, MA
Cleveland Indians8Boston Red Sox2Boxscore9Night2:1830,141Dan SpillnerSteve Renko Fenway ParkBoston, MA
Texas Rangers16Detroit Tigers9Boxscore9Night3:000Fergie JenkinsPat Underwood Tiger StadiumDetroit, MI
Texas Rangers4Detroit Tigers10Boxscore9Night2:4428,619Bruce RobbinsJohn Henry Johnson Tiger StadiumDetroit, MI
Chicago White Sox3New York Yankees4Boxscore9Night2:1220,048Luis TiantSteve TroutRon DavisYankee Stadium INew York, NY
California Angels8Oakland Athletics1Boxscore9Day2:423,463Dave FrostMatt Keough Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumOakland, CA
Minnesota Twins3Seattle Mariners1Boxscore9Night2:328,222Dave GoltzFloyd BannisterMike MarshallKingdomeSeattle, WA
Pittsburgh Pirates5Chicago Cubs2Boxscore10Day2:3034,255Kent TekulveDick Tidrow Wrigley FieldChicago, IL
Atlanta Braves1Cincinnati Reds3Boxscore9Night1:5024,022Bill BonhamPhil Niekro Cinergy FieldCincinnati, OH
Houston Astros4Los Angeles Dodgers1Boxscore9Night2:1641,584J.R. RichardBurt Hooton Dodger StadiumLos Angeles, CA
St. Louis Cardinals8New York Mets4Boxscore9Day2:1510,024Pete VuckovichAndy Hassler Shea StadiumNew York, NY
Montreal Expos3Philadelphia Phillies4Boxscore9Night2:2836,476Ron ReedElias Sosa Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, PA
San Diego Padres7San Francisco Giants10Boxscore9Day2:538,894John CurtisBob ShirleyGary LavelleCandlestick ParkSan Francisco, CA
14 record(s)

Standings

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dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-08AL EastBaltimore OriolesFranchise1127438.661--544418126L435-2539-1311115910257.642--2819.596Lost World Series (Pirates)
1979-08-08AL EastBoston Red SoxFranchise1116843.6135.5615479136L231-2737-162221609169.56911.52326.469dnq
1979-08-08AL EastMilwaukee BrewersFranchise1146648.5799.056150754W230-2636-223341619566.5908.02918.617dnq
1979-08-08AL EastNew York YankeesFranchise1126151.54513.050345548W126-2935-224581608971.55613.52820.583dnq
1979-08-08AL EastDetroit TigersFranchise1115754.51416.554853513W126-3031-2458141618576.52818.02822.560dnq
1979-08-08AL EastCleveland IndiansFranchise1135756.50417.5523577-54W226-3031-26610171618180.50322.02424.500dnq
1979-08-08AL EastToronto Blue JaysFranchise1123478.30440.0410584-174W115-4119-377132516253109.32750.51931.380dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-08AL WestCalifornia AngelsFranchise1156550.565--625510115W131-2834-221461628874.543--2324.489Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1979-08-08AL WestMinnesota TwinsFranchise1115952.5324.055250349W231-2528-2726111628280.5066.02328.451dnq
1979-08-08AL WestTexas RangersFranchise1135954.5225.053749146L125-2934-2537121628379.5125.02425.490dnq
1979-08-08AL WestKansas City RoyalsFranchise1115655.5057.0572582-10L127-3029-2549161628577.5253.02922.569dnq
1979-08-08AL WestChicago White SoxFranchise1104961.44513.5508541-33L129-2620-35511191607387.45614.02426.480dnq
1979-08-08AL WestSeattle MarinersFranchise1154867.41717.0505586-81L221-3427-33612231626795.41421.01928.404dnq
1979-08-08AL WestOakland AthleticsFranchise1143480.29830.5401636-235L113-4121-397142616254108.33334.02028.417dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-08NL EastPittsburgh PiratesFranchise1126448.571--52145863W131-2333-251251629864.605--3416.680Won World Series (Orioles)
1979-08-08NL EastMontreal ExposFranchise1086147.5651.049041179L223-2938-182371609565.5942.03418.654dnq
1979-08-08NL EastChicago CubsFranchise1085850.5374.04974898L124-2734-2335101628082.49418.02232.407dnq
1979-08-08NL EastSt. Louis CardinalsFranchise1105753.5186.050548025W426-3030-2446131628676.53112.02923.558dnq
1979-08-08NL EastPhiladelphia PhilliesFranchise1145856.5097.0497514-17W225-3633-2057151628478.51914.02622.542dnq
1979-08-08NL EastNew York MetsFranchise1114863.43215.5418489-71L422-3525-29611221626399.38935.01536.294dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-08NL WestHouston AstrosFranchise1156748.583--430434-4W126-2941-191131628973.5491.52225.468dnq
1979-08-08NL WestCincinnati RedsFranchise1166353.5434.554147665W129-2834-252491619071.559--2718.600Lost NLCS (Pirates)
1979-08-08NL WestSan Francisco GiantsFranchise1145559.48211.55305300W327-3428-2538181627191.43819.51632.333dnq
1979-08-08NL WestSan Diego PadresFranchise1155065.43517.0439497-58L420-3730-2849201616893.42222.01828.391dnq
1979-08-08NL WestLos Angeles DodgersFranchise1134964.43417.0530555-25L117-3932-25510211627983.48811.53019.612dnq
1979-08-08NL WestAtlanta BravesFranchise1164670.39721.5510575-65L119-4027-30612241606694.41323.52024.455dnq
26 record(s)