Games on April 29, 1979

The games of April 29, 1979

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on April 29, 1979. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Orioles' 13-1 win over the Oakland Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 10-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Houston Astros. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the California Angels (2-0), the Texas Rangers over the Chicago White Sox (10-0), and the Milwaukee Brewers over the Toronto Blue Jays (3-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Atlanta Braves, the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the San Diego Padres, and the Seattle Mariners 6-5 over the New York Yankees. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the Montreal Expos topped the San Francisco Giants 7-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the New York Mets 8-3, the New York Mets topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3, and the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers and the Toronto Blue Jays. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 28, 1979 and the next, Apr 30, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.