Games on May 15, 1979

The games of May 15, 1979

14 games were played on May 15, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 11-3 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Texas Rangers over the Minnesota Twins. The day's shutouts were the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Montreal Expos (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves, the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the California Angels 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 8-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 2-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Seattle Mariners 7-4, and the Kansas City Royals fell to the Seattle Mariners, 6-2. The Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 14, 1979 and the next, May 16, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.