Games on June 17, 1979

The games of June 17, 1979

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on June 17, 1979. The widest margin belonged to the Montreal Expos, 19-3 winners over the Houston Astros. The closest finishes were the Seattle Mariners 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Mets 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, and the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 over the Oakland Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the California Angels 8-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 8-5, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 8-5, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the San Francisco Giants, 7-4, and the Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees 6-3. 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, Jun 16, 1979 and the next, Jun 18, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.