Tuesday, August 28, 1979

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Regular Season Games

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visitorscoreHomescoreboxscoreinningsday-nighttimeattendancewinning pitcherlosing pitchersave pitcherballparklocation
Boston Red Sox3Chicago White Sox7Boxscore9Night2:3312,287Ross BaumgartenAllen RipleyEd FarmerComiskey Park IChicago, IL
California Angels2Detroit Tigers12Boxscore9Night2:2919,178Bruce RobbinsDon Aase Tiger StadiumDetroit, MI
Milwaukee Brewers11Kansas City Royals6Boxscore9Night3:0726,278Moose HaasCraig Chamberlain Kauffman StadiumKansas City, MO
New York Yankees2Texas Rangers10Boxscore9Night2:4623,339Jim KernKen Clay Arlington StadiumArlington, TX
Oakland Athletics6Toronto Blue Jays3Boxscore9Day2:3521,736Rick LangfordDave Stieb Exhibition StadiumToronto, ONT
Pittsburgh Pirates4Los Angeles Dodgers1Boxscore9Night2:0931,587John CandelariaCharlie Hough Dodger StadiumLos Angeles, CA
Houston Astros6Montreal Expos7Boxscore9Night2:5530,513David PalmerPete Ladd Stade OlympiqueMontreal, QUE
Atlanta Braves6New York Mets4Boxscore9Night2:296,586Phil NiekroDock EllisJoey McLaughlinShea StadiumNew York, NY
Cincinnati Reds5Philadelphia Phillies2Boxscore9Night2:1931,113Frank PastoreSteve CarltonTom HumeVeterans StadiumPhiladelphia, PA
Chicago Cubs3San Diego Padres1Boxscore9Night2:0313,515Rick ReuschelRandy JonesBruce SutterQualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA
St. Louis Cardinals2San Francisco Giants1Boxscore9Night2:2918,836Bob ForschBob KnepperMark LittellCandlestick ParkSan Francisco, CA
11 record(s)

Standings

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dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-28AL EastBaltimore OriolesFranchise1288444.656--612481131W138-2646-1811115910257.642--1813.581Lost World Series (Pirates)
1979-08-28AL EastMilwaukee BrewersFranchise1338053.6026.566858484W135-2945-242221619566.5908.01513.536dnq
1979-08-28AL EastBoston Red SoxFranchise1297653.5898.5702561141L133-3344-193331609169.56911.51516.484dnq
1979-08-28AL EastNew York YankeesFranchise1287058.54714.057652650L130-3340-254491608971.55613.51913.594dnq
1979-08-28AL EastDetroit TigersFranchise1317061.53415.565162724W433-3637-2556121618576.52818.01515.500dnq
1979-08-28AL EastCleveland IndiansFranchise1316665.50419.5618648-30L132-3734-2869151618180.50322.01515.500dnq
1979-08-28AL EastToronto Blue JaysFranchise1314289.32143.5489693-204L120-4922-407132516253109.32750.51120.355dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-28AL WestCalifornia AngelsFranchise1327161.538--717614103L332-3239-2915101628874.543--1713.567Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1979-08-28AL WestMinnesota TwinsFranchise1296861.5271.563258943L133-3035-3127131628280.5066.01419.424dnq
1979-08-28AL WestKansas City RoyalsFranchise1316962.5271.56856841L131-3438-2838141628577.5253.01615.516dnq
1979-08-28AL WestTexas RangersFranchise1326369.4778.060157625W127-3836-31410171628379.5125.02010.667dnq
1979-08-28AL WestChicago White SoxFranchise1305872.44612.0588621-33W134-3323-40511201607387.45614.01515.500dnq
1979-08-28AL WestSeattle MarinersFranchise1325676.42415.0586677-91W124-3932-37612211626795.41421.01119.367dnq
1979-08-28AL WestOakland AthleticsFranchise1334291.31629.5471715-244W116-4826-437142616254108.33334.01217.414dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-28NL EastPittsburgh PiratesFranchise1317655.580--61553580W137-2739-281141629864.605--229.710Won World Series (Orioles)
1979-08-28NL EastMontreal ExposFranchise1247054.5652.553746077W128-3542-192471609565.5942.02511.694dnq
1979-08-28NL EastChicago CubsFranchise1287058.5474.559357023W129-3241-263581628082.49418.01024.294dnq
1979-08-28NL EastSt. Louis CardinalsFranchise1296960.5356.059155338W130-3138-3046111628676.53112.01716.515dnq
1979-08-28NL EastPhiladelphia PhilliesFranchise1326567.49211.5554588-34L429-3736-3057161628478.51914.01911.633dnq
1979-08-28NL EastNew York MetsFranchise1295376.41122.0489569-80L625-3827-39611231626399.38935.01023.303dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-28NL WestCincinnati RedsFranchise1337657.571--61752097W735-3041-271251619071.559--1414.500Lost NLCS (Pirates)
1979-08-28NL WestHouston AstrosFranchise1327557.5680.54774770L132-3443-232361628973.5491.51416.467dnq
1979-08-28NL WestLos Angeles DodgersFranchise1316170.46614.06126120L126-4235-2838181627983.48811.51813.581dnq
1979-08-28NL WestSan Francisco GiantsFranchise1315972.45016.0584612-28L229-4130-3149191627191.43819.51219.387dnq
1979-08-28NL WestSan Diego PadresFranchise1335677.42120.0493582-89L122-4534-32510221616893.42222.01216.429dnq
1979-08-28NL WestAtlanta BravesFranchise1315279.39723.0554638-84W224-4428-35612241606694.41323.51415.483dnq
26 record(s)