Games on May 23, 1979

The games of May 23, 1979

On May 23, 1979, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 6-1 winners over the Oakland Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Milwaukee Brewers over the California Angels (1-0), the Montreal Expos over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0), and the Cincinnati Reds over the San Francisco Giants (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the Houston Astros, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the New York Yankees, and the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2, and the Texas Rangers topped the Minnesota Twins 7-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 22, 1979 and the next, May 24, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.