Friday, August 24, 1979

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Regular Season Games

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visitorscoreHomescoreboxscoreinningsday-nighttimeattendancewinning pitcherlosing pitchersave pitcherballparklocation
Oakland Athletics2Cleveland Indians5Boxscore9Night2:337,012Rick WaitsMike Norris Cleveland StadiumCleveland, OH
Seattle Mariners2Detroit Tigers5Boxscore9Night2:4626,068Jack MorrisFloyd BannisterAurelio LopezTiger StadiumDetroit, MI
Boston Red Sox2Kansas City Royals4Boxscore9Night2:1639,782Craig ChamberlainDennis Eckersley Kauffman StadiumKansas City, MO
New York Yankees7Minnesota Twins5Boxscore9Night2:3229,800Ron GuidryGeoff ZahnRich GossageMetropolitan StadiumBloomington, MN
Milwaukee Brewers9Texas Rangers6Boxscore9Night3:0123,505Bob GalassoDanny Darwin Arlington StadiumArlington, TX
California Angels4Toronto Blue Jays6Boxscore9Day2:3318,077Tom UnderwoodChris KnappTom BuskeyExhibition StadiumToronto, ONT
Montreal Expos2Atlanta Braves0Boxscore9Night2:076,757Bill LeePhil NiekroElias SosaAtlanta-Fulton County StadiumAtlanta, GA
St. Louis Cardinals12Los Angeles Dodgers5Boxscore9Night2:3440,478Pete VuckovichJerry Reuss Dodger StadiumLos Angeles, CA
Cincinnati Reds1New York Mets0Boxscore9Night2:1112,057Bill BonhamNeil AllenTom HumeShea StadiumNew York, NY
Houston Astros3Philadelphia Phillies5Boxscore9Night2:1032,124Steve CarltonJoaquin Andujar Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, PA
Pittsburgh Pirates2San Diego Padres3Boxscore9Night2:2616,890Randy JonesEnrique RomoMark LeeQualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA
Chicago Cubs4San Francisco Giants1Boxscore9Night2:179,352Rick ReuschelVida Blue Candlestick ParkSan Francisco, CA
12 record(s)

Standings

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dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-24AL EastBaltimore OriolesFranchise1248143.653--588466122W135-2546-1811115910257.642--2114.600Lost World Series (Pirates)
1979-08-24AL EastBoston Red SoxFranchise1257649.6085.5692544148L132-3044-192221609169.56911.51520.429dnq
1979-08-24AL EastMilwaukee BrewersFranchise1297752.5976.563756473W132-2845-243331619566.5908.01814.563dnq
1979-08-24AL EastNew York YankeesFranchise1256956.55212.556650858W129-3140-254481608971.55613.52015.571dnq
1979-08-24AL EastDetroit TigersFranchise1266660.52416.061960415W233-3633-2456131618576.52818.01916.543dnq
1979-08-24AL EastCleveland IndiansFranchise1286464.50019.0601634-33W132-3732-2769161618180.50322.01716.515dnq
1979-08-24AL EastToronto Blue JaysFranchise1274087.31542.5468660-192W120-4920-387142616253109.32750.51322.371dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-24AL WestCalifornia AngelsFranchise1287058.547--68658898L331-2939-2915101628874.543--1816.529Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1979-08-24AL WestMinnesota TwinsFranchise1266660.5243.062358043L233-3033-3027121628280.5066.01620.444dnq
1979-08-24AL WestKansas City RoyalsFranchise1276661.5203.56626611W231-3435-2738141628577.5253.01916.543dnq
1979-08-24AL WestTexas RangersFranchise1286266.4848.058355627L227-3835-28410171628379.5125.02113.618dnq
1979-08-24AL WestChicago White SoxFranchise1265670.44413.0568598-30W134-3322-37511201607387.45614.01717.500dnq
1979-08-24AL WestSeattle MarinersFranchise1285474.42216.0561655-94L122-3732-37612231626795.41421.01321.382dnq
1979-08-24AL WestOakland AthleticsFranchise1294188.31829.5457693-236L115-4526-437132516254108.33334.01320.394dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-24NL EastPittsburgh PiratesFranchise1277354.575--59652571L134-2639-281141629864.605--2510.714Won World Series (Orioles)
1979-08-24NL EastMontreal ExposFranchise1226953.5661.553045179W128-3541-182251609565.5942.02612.684dnq
1979-08-24NL EastChicago CubsFranchise1246856.5483.558055822W127-3041-263591628082.49418.01226.316dnq
1979-08-24NL EastSt. Louis CardinalsFranchise1266759.5325.558354439W228-3038-3046111628676.53112.01917.528dnq
1979-08-24NL EastPhiladelphia PhilliesFranchise1286563.5088.5548572-24W129-3736-2657151628478.51914.01915.559dnq
1979-08-24NL EastNew York MetsFranchise1255372.42419.0480542-62L225-3827-35611221626399.38935.01027.270dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-24NL WestHouston AstrosFranchise1287256.563--461468-7L129-3343-231361628973.5491.51717.500dnq
1979-08-24NL WestCincinnati RedsFranchise1297257.5580.559251280W331-3041-272471619071.559--1814.563Lost NLCS (Pirates)
1979-08-24NL WestLos Angeles DodgersFranchise1275968.46512.5599600-1L126-4233-2638181627983.48811.52015.571dnq
1979-08-24NL WestSan Francisco GiantsFranchise1285870.45314.0577604-27L229-4129-2949191627191.43819.51321.382dnq
1979-08-24NL WestSan Diego PadresFranchise1295574.42617.5482562-80W122-4533-29510211616893.42222.01319.406dnq
1979-08-24NL WestAtlanta BravesFranchise1295079.38822.5543633-90L122-4428-35612241606694.41323.51615.516dnq
26 record(s)