Games on July 3, 1979

The games of July 3, 1979

The schedule for July 3, 1979 lists 14 games. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 10-0 winners over the Kansas City Royals. The highest-scoring game ended 12-2, the Minnesota Twins over the Seattle Mariners. The day's shutouts were the California Angels over the Oakland Athletics (3-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Baltimore Orioles (4-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Montreal Expos, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the San Francisco Giants 5-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-3, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Detroit Tigers 9-1, the Seattle Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 10-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the New York Yankees 7-2, the New York Mets fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Seattle Mariners and the Minnesota Twins. 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, Jul 2, 1979 and the next, Jul 4, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.