Games on July 7, 1979

The games of July 7, 1979

14 games were played on July 7, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the California Angels' 10-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 10-8. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the Houston Astros (6-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Toronto Blue Jays (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox and the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 9-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3, the New York Mets fell to the San Diego Padres, 11-3, the New York Yankees topped the Oakland Athletics 8-3, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-6. The Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 6, 1979 and the next, Jul 8, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.