Games on June 30, 1979

The games of June 30, 1979

The schedule for June 30, 1979 lists 13 games. The Minnesota Twins routed the Chicago White Sox 16-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the Toronto Blue Jays (2-0), the Houston Astros over the San Diego Padres (3-0), and the Cincinnati Reds over the San Francisco Giants (2-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Mets 9-8 over the Chicago Cubs, the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the New York Yankees, and the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians topped the Detroit Tigers 4-2, the California Angels topped the Kansas City Royals 8-5, the Atlanta Braves topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4. 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 29, 1979 and the next, Jul 1, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.