Games on July 5, 1979
11 games
- SFN 4 @ ATL 5 No box score
- KCA 4 @ BOS 5 No box score
- OAK 3 @ CAL 0 No box score
- MON 1 @ CHN 3 No box score
- HOU 4 @ CIN 5 No box score
- CHA 5 @ CLE 4 No box score
- TOR 2 @ DET 3 No box score
- SEA 4 @ MIN 0 No box score
- MIL 3 @ NYA 0 No box score
- NYN 3 @ PHI 2 No box score
- PIT 0 @ SLN 2 No box score
The games of July 5, 1979
On July 5, 1979, 11 games went into the books. Shutouts: the Oakland Athletics over the California Angels (3-0), the Seattle Mariners over the Minnesota Twins (4-0), and the Milwaukee Brewers over the New York Yankees (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants, the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Houston Astros, and the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs topped the Montreal Expos 3-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2, the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0. 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 4, 1979 and the next, Jul 6, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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