Games on April 22, 1979

The games of April 22, 1979

The schedule for April 22, 1979 lists 14 games. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the San Francisco Giants 9-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 8-7. A shutout went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the Kansas City Royals (6-0). One-run games: the Oakland Athletics 7-6 over the California Angels, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-5, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1, the New York Yankees topped the Texas Rangers 5-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Mets, 4-2. The Milwaukee Brewers and the Baltimore Orioles met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 21, 1979 and the next, Apr 23, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.