Games on April 7, 1979

The games of April 7, 1979

13 games were played on April 7, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Texas Rangers' 8-2 win over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Montreal Expos 7-6. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox (3-0) and the Houston Astros over the Atlanta Braves (6-0). One-run games: the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the New York Yankees, the California Angels 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-3, the New York Mets topped the Chicago Cubs 9-4, the San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Kansas City Royals, 7-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Diego Padres 5-2, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 6, 1979 and the next, Apr 8, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.