Thursday, August 16, 1979

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visitorscoreHomescoreboxscoreinningsday-nighttimeattendancewinning pitcherlosing pitchersave pitcherballparklocation
Kansas City Royals4Baltimore Orioles2Boxscore9Night2:3118,932Paul SplittorffDennis Martinez Memorial StadiumBaltimore, MD
Chicago White Sox5Boston Red Sox7Boxscore9Night2:4133,806Allen RipleyMike Proly Fenway ParkBoston, MA
Texas Rangers1Milwaukee Brewers4Boxscore9Night2:0714,559Lary SorensenBrian Allard County StadiumMilwaukee, WI
Minnesota Twins5New York Yankees1Boxscore9Night2:3122,036Geoff ZahnCatfish Hunter Yankee Stadium INew York, NY
New York Mets6Atlanta Braves3Boxscore9Night2:377,397Pete FalconePhil NiekroNeil AllenAtlanta-Fulton County StadiumAtlanta, GA
San Francisco Giants4Chicago Cubs14Boxscore9Day2:1119,730Lynn McGlothenBob Knepper Wrigley FieldChicago, IL
San Diego Padres4Pittsburgh Pirates5Boxscore9Night2:5914,201Bruce KisonGaylord PerryEnrique RomoThree Rivers StadiumPittsburgh, PA
Los Angeles Dodgers4St. Louis Cardinals2Boxscore15Night3:3919,551Bobby CastilloGeorge Frazier Busch Stadium IISt. Louis, MO
8 record(s)

Standings

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dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-16AL EastBaltimore OriolesFranchise1187840.661--561439122L135-2543-1511115910257.642--2417.585Lost World Series (Pirates)
1979-08-16AL EastBoston Red SoxFranchise1187444.6274.0663510153W431-2743-172221609169.56911.51725.405dnq
1979-08-16AL EastMilwaukee BrewersFranchise1217150.5878.559653363W531-2840-223331619566.5908.02416.600dnq
1979-08-16AL EastNew York YankeesFranchise1186454.54214.052448341L126-3038-244581608971.55613.52517.595dnq
1979-08-16AL EastDetroit TigersFranchise1196158.51317.55835767W329-3432-2458131618576.52818.02418.571dnq
1979-08-16AL EastCleveland IndiansFranchise1206159.50818.0554596-42L130-3331-2669151618180.50322.02021.488dnq
1979-08-16AL EastToronto Blue JaysFranchise1203882.31741.0438619-181L119-4419-387132516253109.32750.51527.357dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-16AL WestCalifornia AngelsFranchise1216754.554--650539111L331-2836-261471628874.543--2120.512Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1979-08-16AL WestMinnesota TwinsFranchise1196356.5293.058654640W132-2831-2826111628280.5066.01924.442dnq
1979-08-16AL WestKansas City RoyalsFranchise1206258.5174.562961811W129-3333-2537121628577.5253.02319.548dnq
1979-08-16AL WestTexas RangersFranchise1216061.4967.055952534L525-3435-27410171628379.5125.02318.561dnq
1979-08-16AL WestChicago White SoxFranchise1195366.44513.0545567-22L331-2922-37511201607387.45614.02021.488dnq
1979-08-16AL WestSeattle MarinersFranchise1215071.41317.0524619-95W122-3628-35612231626795.41421.01724.415dnq
1979-08-16AL WestOakland AthleticsFranchise1213685.29831.0423665-242W114-4422-417142616254108.33334.01823.439dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-16NL EastPittsburgh PiratesFranchise1207050.583--57049377W634-2536-251141629864.605--2814.667Won World Series (Orioles)
1979-08-16NL EastMontreal ExposFranchise1156451.5573.551143774W126-3338-182361609565.5942.03114.689dnq
1979-08-16NL EastChicago CubsFranchise1176354.5385.555553619W226-3037-2435101628082.49418.01728.378dnq
1979-08-16NL EastSt. Louis CardinalsFranchise1196158.5138.554352419L327-3033-2946141628676.53112.02518.581dnq
1979-08-16NL EastPhiladelphia PhilliesFranchise1216160.5049.5525551-26W126-3735-2357161628478.51914.02318.561dnq
1979-08-16NL EastNew York MetsFranchise1185266.44117.0462516-54W325-3526-32610211626399.38935.01133.250dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-16NL WestHouston AstrosFranchise1217051.579--443447-4L127-3143-201251628973.5491.51922.463dnq
1979-08-16NL WestCincinnati RedsFranchise1226656.5414.556549273L130-3036-262491619071.559--2415.615Lost NLCS (Pirates)
1979-08-16NL WestSan Francisco GiantsFranchise1215764.47113.0555573-18L228-3629-2838181627191.43819.51427.341dnq
1979-08-16NL WestLos Angeles DodgersFranchise1205565.45814.5570573-3W322-4033-2549191627983.48811.52418.571dnq
1979-08-16NL WestSan Diego PadresFranchise1225369.43417.5459529-70L321-4032-29511221616893.42222.01524.385dnq
1979-08-16NL WestAtlanta BravesFranchise1224775.38523.5527614-87L319-4128-34612241606694.41323.51919.500dnq
26 record(s)