Games on May 9, 1979
12 games
- PIT 17 @ ATL 9 No box score
- OAK 4 @ BAL 2 No box score
- CAL 8 @ BOS 9 No box score
- CIN 7 @ CHN 4 No box score
- CHA 5 @ DET 4 No box score
- SLN 4 @ HOU 5 No box score
- NYN 2 @ LAN 7 No box score
- CLE 8 @ MIL 7 No box score
- SEA 0 @ NYA 5 No box score
- PHI 2 @ SDN 0 No box score
- MON 2 @ SFN 9 No box score
- KCA 4 @ TEX 3 No box score
The games of May 9, 1979
Retrosheet's records show 12 games on May 9, 1979. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 17-9 winners over the Atlanta Braves. Shutouts went on the board for the New York Yankees over the Seattle Mariners (5-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres (2-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 9-8 over the California Angels, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, the Houston Astros 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Cleveland Indians 8-7 over the Milwaukee Brewers. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 7-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Montreal Expos 9-2, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 4-3. 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 8, 1979 and the next, May 10, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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