Games on July 8, 1979

The games of July 8, 1979

Retrosheet's records show 17 games on July 8, 1979. The Chicago Cubs routed the Houston Astros 10-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Montreal Expos. Shutouts: the New York Yankees over the Oakland Athletics (2-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the California Angels, the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Detroit Tigers 5-4, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Detroit Tigers 3-1, the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 5-3, the New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 4-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Seattle Mariners 8-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Texas Rangers, 4-3. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians, and the Detroit Tigers and the Milwaukee Brewers each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 7, 1979 and the next, Jul 9, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.