Games on May 22, 1979

The games of May 22, 1979

The schedule for May 22, 1979 lists 13 games. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 12-2 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 12-11, the Seattle Mariners over the Kansas City Royals. The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics, the San Diego Padres 7-6 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Houston Astros topped the Atlanta Braves 4-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-5, the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 12-8, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the California Angels 7-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Montreal Expos, 6-3, the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-6. 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 21, 1979 and the next, May 23, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.