Games on April 17, 1979

The games of April 17, 1979

The schedule for April 17, 1979 lists 13 games. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astros 10-6. The day's shutouts were the California Angels over the Minnesota Twins (6-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the New York Mets, the Oakland Athletics 6-5 over the Seattle Mariners, and the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Atlanta Braves 7-4, the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Royals 6-3, the New York Yankees topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1. 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 16, 1979 and the next, Apr 18, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.