Games on May 4, 1979

The games of May 4, 1979

13 games were played on May 4, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Montreal Expos, 12-1 winners over the San Diego Padres. The highest-scoring game ended 11-5, the Oakland Athletics over the New York Yankees. Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Houston Astros, the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Minnesota Twins 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Seattle Mariners fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 4-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-3, the Texas Rangers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-5, and the Texas Rangers topped the Chicago White Sox 7-6. The Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 3, 1979 and the next, May 5, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.