Friday, August 31, 1979

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Regular Season Games

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visitorscoreHomescoreboxscoreinningsday-nighttimeattendancewinning pitcherlosing pitchersave pitcherballparklocation
Minnesota Twins3Baltimore Orioles1Boxscore9Night3:0330,816Dave GoltzDennis MartinezMike MarshallMemorial StadiumBaltimore, MD
Texas Rangers6Boston Red Sox9Boxscore9Night2:3631,314Mike TorrezSteve ComerTom BurgmeierFenway ParkBoston, MA
Milwaukee Brewers1Chicago White Sox6Boxscore9Night2:1512,953Steve TroutBill Travers Comiskey Park IChicago, IL
California Angels9Cleveland Indians8Boxscore9Night3:0210,501Mark ClearPaul ReuschelJohn MontagueCleveland StadiumCleveland, OH
Oakland Athletics5Detroit Tigers3Boxscore9Night2:4718,454Brian KingmanDave TobikDave HamiltonTiger StadiumDetroit, MI
Kansas City Royals3New York Yankees7Boxscore9Night2:2335,229Tommy JohnPaul Splittorff Yankee Stadium INew York, NY
Seattle Mariners4Toronto Blue Jays5Boxscore11Day2:3111,254Tom BuskeyByron McLaughlin Exhibition StadiumToronto, ONT
Philadelphia Phillies6Atlanta Braves2Boxscore6Night1:346,009Doug BirdTony Brizzolara Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumAtlanta, GA
New York Mets0Houston Astros2Boxscore9Night1:5419,883Ken ForschCraig SwanJoe SambitoAstrodomeHouston, TX
Chicago Cubs4Los Angeles Dodgers6Boxscore9Night2:5535,648Rick SutcliffeBill CaudillBobby CastilloDodger StadiumLos Angeles, CA
Cincinnati Reds7Montreal Expos8Boxscore10Night3:3234,820Woodie FrymanTom Hume Stade OlympiqueMontreal, QUE
St. Louis Cardinals8San Diego Padres7Boxscore15Night4:3011,414Dan O'BrienBob Owchinko Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA
Pittsburgh Pirates6San Francisco Giants4Boxscore9Night3:0819,377Don RobinsonJohn CurtisGrant JacksonCandlestick ParkSan Francisco, CA
13 record(s)

Standings

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dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-31AL EastBaltimore OriolesFranchise1328745.659--629492137L140-2647-1911115910257.642--1512.556Lost World Series (Pirates)
1979-08-31AL EastMilwaukee BrewersFranchise1368155.5968.068161170L136-3145-242221619566.5908.01411.560dnq
1979-08-31AL EastBoston Red SoxFranchise1317754.5889.5711573138W133-3345-203331609169.56911.51415.483dnq
1979-08-31AL EastNew York YankeesFranchise1317259.55014.559354251W131-3341-264481608971.55613.51712.586dnq
1979-08-31AL EastDetroit TigersFranchise1347262.53716.066464024L133-3639-2655111618576.52818.01314.481dnq
1979-08-31AL EastCleveland IndiansFranchise1356966.51119.5640663-23L132-3737-2969151618180.50322.01214.462dnq
1979-08-31AL EastToronto Blue JaysFranchise1344391.32145.0500711-211W120-4923-427142616253109.32750.51018.357dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-31AL WestCalifornia AngelsFranchise1357263.533--72863197W133-3439-2916121628874.543--1611.593Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1979-08-31AL WestKansas City RoyalsFranchise1347163.5300.571470212L132-3539-2827131628577.5253.01414.500dnq
1979-08-31AL WestMinnesota TwinsFranchise1336964.5192.064360637W134-3135-3338141628280.5066.01316.448dnq
1979-08-31AL WestTexas RangersFranchise1356471.4748.061859226L128-3936-32410171628379.5125.0198.704dnq
1979-08-31AL WestChicago White SoxFranchise1325973.44711.5597626-29W134-3324-41511201607387.45614.01414.500dnq
1979-08-31AL WestSeattle MarinersFranchise1365779.41915.5603691-88L125-4232-37612221626795.41421.01016.385dnq
1979-08-31AL WestOakland AthleticsFranchise1364492.32428.5489730-241W118-4926-437132516254108.33334.01016.385dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-31NL EastPittsburgh PiratesFranchise1337855.586--62554085W339-2739-281141629864.605--209.690Won World Series (Orioles)
1979-08-31NL EastMontreal ExposFranchise1267254.5712.555047080W328-3544-192251609565.5942.02311.676dnq
1979-08-31NL EastChicago CubsFranchise1317160.5426.060258022L130-3441-263591628082.49418.0922.290dnq
1979-08-31NL EastSt. Louis CardinalsFranchise1327161.5386.560656442W132-3238-3046101628676.53112.01515.500dnq
1979-08-31NL EastPhiladelphia PhilliesFranchise1346668.49312.5566597-31W130-3736-3157161628478.51914.01810.643dnq
1979-08-31NL EastNew York MetsFranchise1315378.40524.0493576-83L825-3927-40611231626399.38935.01021.323dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1979-08-31NL WestCincinnati RedsFranchise1357758.570--63153497L136-3141-271361619071.559--1313.500Lost NLCS (Pirates)
1979-08-31NL WestHouston AstrosFranchise1347658.5670.54824820W132-3544-232471628973.5491.51315.464dnq
1979-08-31NL WestLos Angeles DodgersFranchise1346272.46314.5620624-4W126-4236-3038181627983.48811.51711.607dnq
1979-08-31NL WestSan Francisco GiantsFranchise1346074.44816.5592625-33L129-4131-3349191627191.43819.51117.393dnq
1979-08-31NL WestSan Diego PadresFranchise1355778.42220.0503591-88L122-4535-33510211616893.42222.01115.423dnq
1979-08-31NL WestAtlanta BravesFranchise1335380.39823.0561648-87L125-4428-36612241606694.41323.51314.481dnq
26 record(s)