Games on May 19, 1979

The games of May 19, 1979

13 games were played on May 19, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The Oakland Athletics routed the Milwaukee Brewers 12-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (3-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers (6-0), and the Seattle Mariners over the Texas Rangers (4-0). Decided by a single run were the San Francisco Giants 7-6 over the Atlanta Braves, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the New York Yankees, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the San Francisco Giants topped the Atlanta Braves 4-2, the California Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 10-6, the San Diego Padres topped the Houston Astros 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 9-4, and the Montreal Expos topped the Philadelphia Phillies 10-5. The San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 18, 1979 and the next, May 20, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.