Games on July 9, 1979

10 games

The games of July 9, 1979

On July 9, 1979, 10 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the California Angels' 6-0 win over the Boston Red Sox. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Texas Rangers. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs topped the Atlanta Braves 7-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 8-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Oakland Athletics 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the San Francisco Giants 4-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1. 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 8, 1979 and the next, Jul 10, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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