Games on April 14, 1979

The games of April 14, 1979

On April 14, 1979, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the California Angels, 9-3 winners over the Oakland Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 11-10, the Milwaukee Brewers over the Baltimore Orioles. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the Chicago Cubs (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the Atlanta Braves, the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Seattle Mariners, and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Houston Astros. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 8-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4, the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5, and the Kansas City Royals fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-6. 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 13, 1979 and the next, Apr 15, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.