Games on May 16, 1979

The games of May 16, 1979

13 games were played on May 16, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 13-0 winners over the Chicago Cubs. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 10-6. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the San Diego Padres (7-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Montreal Expos (2-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the California Angels 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the Houston Astros fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-4, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Texas Rangers, 8-4, the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 15, 1979 and the next, May 17, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.