Games on May 29, 1979

The games of May 29, 1979

The schedule for May 29, 1979 lists 12 games. The Montreal Expos routed the Philadelphia Phillies 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-8. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (8-0). One-run games: the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants, and the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Kansas City Royals 8-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-3, the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3, the California Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4, and the New York Mets topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres. 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 28, 1979 and the next, May 30, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.