Games on May 26, 1979

The games of May 26, 1979

On May 26, 1979, 12 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Houston Astros' 9-0 win over the San Diego Padres. The highest-scoring game ended 10-8, the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates. One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants, the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the Seattle Mariners, and the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the California Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 8-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-4, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Detroit Tigers 7-5, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-4, the Kansas City Royals topped the Minnesota Twins 7-4, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 25, 1979 and the next, May 27, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.