Games on June 6, 1979

The games of June 6, 1979

13 games were played on June 6, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The Montreal Expos routed the Atlanta Braves 12-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the Kansas City Royals (3-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the San Diego Padres (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the California Angels, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Texas Rangers, and the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-5, the New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-4, the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5. 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 5, 1979 and the next, Jun 7, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.