Friday, August 17, 1979

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Regular Season Games

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visitorscoreHomescoreboxscoreinningsday-nighttimeattendancewinning pitcherlosing pitchersave pitcherballparklocation
Kansas City Royals7Baltimore Orioles1Boxscore9Night2:3429,348Craig ChamberlainJim Palmer Memorial StadiumBaltimore, MD
Chicago White Sox4Boston Red Sox1Boxscore9Night2:2235,114Ross BaumgartenBob StanleyEd FarmerFenway ParkBoston, MA
Toronto Blue Jays6California Angels5Boxscore9Night2:4325,050Dave StiebMark Clear Angel Stadium of AnaheimAnaheim, CA
Texas Rangers1Milwaukee Brewers5Boxscore9Night2:2224,074Moose HaasSteve Comer County StadiumMilwaukee, WI
Minnesota Twins5New York Yankees2Boxscore9Night2:1430,372Jerry KoosmanJim Beattie Yankee Stadium INew York, NY
Cleveland Indians3Oakland Athletics5Boxscore9Night2:222,059Steve McCattyDan Spillner Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumOakland, CA
Detroit Tigers9Seattle Mariners2Boxscore9Night2:5111,074Milt WilcoxRick HoneycuttJohn HillerKingdomeSeattle, WA
San Diego Padres6Chicago Cubs9Boxscore9Day2:5219,099Dick TidrowJohn D'AcquistoBruce SutterWrigley FieldChicago, IL
New York Mets3Cincinnati Reds4Boxscore9Night2:1532,854Tom HumeDale Murray Cinergy FieldCincinnati, OH
Philadelphia Phillies5Houston Astros2Boxscore9Night2:1833,782Randy LerchFrank LaCorte AstrodomeHouston, TX
Atlanta Braves0Montreal Expos1Boxscore9Night2:3931,503David PalmerEddie Solomon Stade OlympiqueMontreal, QUE
Los Angeles Dodgers7Pittsburgh Pirates6Boxscore9Night3:0522,416Dave PattersonJim BibbyBobby CastilloThree Rivers StadiumPittsburgh, PA
San Francisco Giants0St. Louis Cardinals3Boxscore9Night2:1122,327John FulghamEd Whitson Busch Stadium IISt. Louis, MO
13 record(s)

Standings

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dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-17AL EastBaltimore OriolesFranchise1197841.655--562446116L235-2543-1611115910257.642--2416.600Lost World Series (Pirates)
1979-08-17AL EastBoston Red SoxFranchise1197445.6224.0664514150L131-2743-182221609169.56911.51724.415dnq
1979-08-17AL EastMilwaukee BrewersFranchise1227250.5907.560153467W631-2841-223331619566.5908.02316.590dnq
1979-08-17AL EastNew York YankeesFranchise1196455.53814.052648838L226-3038-2545101608971.55613.52516.610dnq
1979-08-17AL EastDetroit TigersFranchise1206258.51716.559257814W430-3432-2458131618576.52818.02318.561dnq
1979-08-17AL EastCleveland IndiansFranchise1216160.50418.0557601-44L230-3431-2669161618180.50322.02020.500dnq
1979-08-17AL EastToronto Blue JaysFranchise1213982.32240.0444624-180W120-4419-387132516253109.32750.51427.341dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-17AL WestCalifornia AngelsFranchise1226755.549--655545110L431-2836-271471628874.543--2119.525Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1979-08-17AL WestMinnesota TwinsFranchise1206456.5332.059154843W233-2831-2826111628280.5066.01824.429dnq
1979-08-17AL WestKansas City RoyalsFranchise1216358.5213.563661917W230-3333-2537121628577.5253.02219.537dnq
1979-08-17AL WestTexas RangersFranchise1226062.4927.056053030L625-3535-27410171628379.5125.02317.575dnq
1979-08-17AL WestChicago White SoxFranchise1205466.45012.0549568-19W132-2922-37511201607387.45614.01921.475dnq
1979-08-17AL WestSeattle MarinersFranchise1225072.41017.0526628-102L122-3628-36612231626795.41421.01723.425dnq
1979-08-17AL WestOakland AthleticsFranchise1223785.30330.0428668-240W214-4423-417142616254108.33334.01723.425dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-17NL EastPittsburgh PiratesFranchise1217051.579--57650076L134-2536-261141629864.605--2813.683Won World Series (Orioles)
1979-08-17NL EastMontreal ExposFranchise1166551.5602.551243775W226-3339-182361609565.5942.03014.682dnq
1979-08-17NL EastChicago CubsFranchise1186454.5424.556454222W326-3038-243591628082.49418.01628.364dnq
1979-08-17NL EastSt. Louis CardinalsFranchise1206258.5177.554652422W127-3034-2946141628676.53112.02418.571dnq
1979-08-17NL EastPhiladelphia PhilliesFranchise1226260.5088.5530553-23W227-3735-2357151628478.51914.02218.550dnq
1979-08-17NL EastNew York MetsFranchise1195267.43717.0465520-55L125-3626-32610211626399.38935.01132.256dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-17NL WestHouston AstrosFranchise1227052.574--445452-7L227-3143-211251628973.5491.51921.475dnq
1979-08-17NL WestCincinnati RedsFranchise1236756.5453.556949574W130-3037-262481619071.559--2315.605Lost NLCS (Pirates)
1979-08-17NL WestSan Francisco GiantsFranchise1225765.46713.0555576-21L328-3729-2838181627191.43819.51426.350dnq
1979-08-17NL WestLos Angeles DodgersFranchise1215665.46313.5577579-2W423-4033-2549191627983.48811.52318.561dnq
1979-08-17NL WestSan Diego PadresFranchise1235370.43117.5465538-73L421-4132-29511221616893.42222.01523.395dnq
1979-08-17NL WestAtlanta BravesFranchise1234776.38223.5527615-88L419-4228-34612241606694.41323.51918.514dnq
26 record(s)