Games on July 13, 1979

The games of July 13, 1979

The schedule for July 13, 1979 lists 15 games. The Atlanta Braves routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-4, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Montreal Expos beat the San Diego Padres 10-7. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the Houston Astros (1-0) and the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland Athletics (2-0). The closest finishes were the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Mets 7-6 over the San Francisco Giants, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Seattle Mariners 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles. The rest of the slate: the California Angels topped the New York Yankees 6-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 9-4, the San Diego Padres topped the Montreal Expos 7-5, the San Francisco Giants fell to the New York Mets, 5-2, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos and the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets. 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 12, 1979 and the next, Jul 14, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.