Games on June 26, 1979

13 games

The games of June 26, 1979

On June 26, 1979, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 11-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Minnesota Twins over the Milwaukee Brewers. The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Houston Astros 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Kansas City Royals 7-6 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4, the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1, the Seattle Mariners topped the Chicago White Sox 3-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-5, the Montreal Expos beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3, and the Texas Rangers beat the California Angels 2-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 25, 1979 and the next, Jun 27, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.

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