Games on June 9, 1979

The games of June 9, 1979

On June 9, 1979, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the California Angels, 9-1 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 12-6. Shutouts: the New York Mets over the Houston Astros (4-0) and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Oakland Athletics (5-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Texas Rangers, the Kansas City Royals 9-8 over the New York Yankees, and the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Montreal Expos 7-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the San Diego Padres 7-4. 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 8, 1979 and the next, Jun 10, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.