Games on June 23, 1979

The games of June 23, 1979

On June 23, 1979, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Royals' 13-4 win over the California Angels. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, and the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-6, the Minnesota Twins topped the Chicago White Sox 6-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, the Texas Rangers topped the Oakland Athletics 8-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-3, and the Seattle Mariners topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3. The Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 22, 1979 and the next, Jun 24, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.