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Events of Tuesday, September 4, 1979
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Events of Tuesday, September 4, 1979
9-3-1979 9-5-1979 9-4-1978 9-4-1980
CIN N 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 - 6 15 1
ATL N 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 x - 7 11 0
BOX+PBP
WP: J. McLaughlin (5-3)
LP: Bair (10-7)
SV: Bradford (1)
HR: Morgan (9), Lum (5)
STL N 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 - 6 9 2
CHI N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 8 3
BOX+PBP
WP: Vuckovich (13-9)
LP: Hernandez (4-4)
HR: Kingman (43), Vail (6)
LA N 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 4 9 1
HOU N 1 0 4 1 0 2 1 0 x - 9 16 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Williams (4-5)
LP: Beckwith (1-1)
SV: Andujar (4)
HR: Baker (21)
NY N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 0
MON N 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 x - 5 9 0
BOX+PBP
WP: May (8-2)
LP: Ellis (2-7)
SV: Atkinson (1)
SF N 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 6 0
SD N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Curtis (10-9)
LP: Shirley (6-14)
SV: Lavelle (16)
CHI A 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 - 10 19 3
CAL A 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 12 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Proly (2-6)
LP: Barr (8-12)
SV: Farmer (12)
HR: Lemon (17)
DET A 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 7 0
CLE A 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 5 9 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Barker (6-4)
LP: Petry (5-5)
SV: Monge (18)
HR: Bonds (21)
KC A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 2 0
MIN A 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 x - 5 8 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Koosman (18-11)
LP: Gura (10-10)
HR: Wathan (2), R. Jackson (12)
BOS A 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 3 2
NY A 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 x - 3 6 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Tiant (11-8)
LP: Torrez (14-10)
SV: Gossage (13)
HR: Hobson (24), Chambliss (16)
TEX A 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 11 0
SEA A 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Comer (14-10)
LP: Parrott (13-9)
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Standings At Close of Play of September 4, 1979
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Pittsburgh Pirates 138 82 55 1 .599 - 649 553
Montreal Expos 131 77 54 0 .588 2.0 588 481
St. Louis Cardinals 136 74 61 1 .548 7.0 621 573
Chicago Cubs 135 71 64 0 .526 10.0 613 599
Philadelphia Phillies 138 69 68 1 .504 13.0 579 609
New York Mets 136 53 82 1 .393 28.0 507 601
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Houston Astros 138 78 60 0 .565 - 498 493
Cincinnati Reds 139 78 61 0 .561 0.5 646 566
Los Angeles Dodgers 138 65 73 0 .471 13.0 636 639
San Francisco Giants 139 61 78 0 .439 17.5 603 646
San Diego Padres 139 58 81 0 .417 20.5 511 601
Atlanta Braves 137 54 83 0 .394 23.5 578 668
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Baltimore Orioles 136 90 46 0 .662 - 641 498
Milwaukee Brewers 139 83 56 0 .597 8.5 697 620
Boston Red Sox 135 78 57 0 .578 11.5 729 598
New York Yankees 135 75 60 0 .556 14.5 620 564
Detroit Tigers 139 73 66 0 .525 18.5 677 660
Cleveland Indians 139 71 68 0 .511 20.5 655 681
Toronto Blue Jays 138 44 94 0 .319 47.0 512 726
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
California Angels 139 75 64 0 .540 - 753 652
Kansas City Royals 138 73 65 0 .529 1.5 730 721
Minnesota Twins 137 71 66 0 .518 3.0 652 613
Texas Rangers 139 68 71 0 .489 7.0 639 605
Chicago White Sox 137 60 77 0 .438 14.0 618 649
Seattle Mariners 140 58 82 0 .414 17.5 614 710
Oakland Athletics 139 46 93 0 .331 29.0 503 743
ML League Leaders
Debuts on This Date
Team Player Name (Age)
CHI A Richard Dotson (20)
Deaths on This Date
Turkey Stearnes (78)
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