Games on April 13, 1979

The games of April 13, 1979

10 games were played on April 13, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago White Sox routed the New York Yankees 12-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the San Francisco Giants over the Houston Astros. Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Texas Rangers 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the California Angels, 10-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 4-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 8-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 12, 1979 and the next, Apr 14, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.