Games on June 4, 1979

11 games

The games of June 4, 1979

On June 4, 1979, 11 games went into the books. The Seattle Mariners routed the Detroit Tigers 11-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-5, the Boston Red Sox over the Texas Rangers. Shutouts went on the board for the Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago White Sox (6-0) and the Houston Astros over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Montreal Expos, 8-1, the California Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2, the New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the New York Yankees, 8-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 3, 1979 and the next, Jun 5, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.

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