Games on May 5, 1979
13 games
- CAL 1 @ BAL 9 No box score
- SEA 4 @ BOS 11 No box score
- ATL 3 @ CHN 9 No box score
- HOU 2 @ CIN 6 No box score
- KCA 3 @ CLE 2 No box score
- PHI 11 @ LAN 0 No box score
- TOR 1 @ MIL 6 No box score
- DET 8 @ MIN 4 No box score
- OAK 4 @ NYA 5 No box score
- MON 3 @ SDN 6 No box score
- NYN 4 @ SFN 6 No box score
- PIT 6 @ SLN 5 No box score
- CHA 7 @ TEX 6 No box score
The games of May 5, 1979
Retrosheet's records show 13 games on May 5, 1979. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Phillies' 11-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 11-4. One-run games: the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics, the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles topped the California Angels 9-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 9-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Houston Astros 6-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Minnesota Twins 8-4, the San Diego Padres topped the Montreal Expos 6-3, and the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 6-4. 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 4, 1979 and the next, May 6, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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