Games on May 11, 1979

The games of May 11, 1979

The schedule for May 11, 1979 lists 13 games. The Boston Red Sox routed the Oakland Athletics 11-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Montreal Expos (7-0), the New York Mets over the San Diego Padres (4-0), and the Atlanta Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). One-run games: the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 5-3, the New York Yankees fell to the California Angels, 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Texas Rangers, 3-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 10, 1979 and the next, May 12, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.