Games on May 1, 1979

The games of May 1, 1979

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on May 1, 1979. The most lopsided result was the San Francisco Giants' 7-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 12-8, the New York Yankees over the California Angels. One-run games: the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 over the Houston Astros and the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 5-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 9-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Montreal Expos, 7-3, the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 10-5, the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5, the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 3-1. 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 30, 1979 and the next, May 2, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.