Games on May 3, 1979
6 games
- PHI 2 @ LAN 5 No box score
- TOR 4 @ MIL 5 No box score
- DET 6 @ MIN 7 No box score
- MON 2 @ SDN 10 No box score
- NYN 5 @ SFN 7 No box score
- HOU 4 @ SLN 1 No box score
The games of May 3, 1979
On May 3, 1979, 6 games went into the books. The San Diego Padres routed the Montreal Expos 10-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 7-6. The closest finishes were the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 7-5, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Houston Astros, 4-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 2, 1979 and the next, May 4, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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