Games on May 6, 1979

The games of May 6, 1979

14 games were played on May 6, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Cincinnati Reds' 17-5 win over the Houston Astros. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 14-13. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the California Angels (6-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0), and the Milwaukee Brewers over the Toronto Blue Jays (4-0). The closest finishes were the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics, and the New York Mets 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Houston Astros, 8-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Detroit Tigers 9-6, the San Diego Padres fell to the Montreal Expos, 7-5, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds. 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, May 5, 1979 and the next, May 7, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.