Games on July 20, 1979

The games of July 20, 1979

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on July 20, 1979. The Seattle Mariners routed the Boston Red Sox 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 14-6, the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers. Shutouts went on the board for the Milwaukee Brewers over the Toronto Blue Jays (2-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the California Angels, the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the Montreal Expos, the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the New York Mets, and the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Texas Rangers. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs topped the Atlanta Braves 10-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Kansas City Royals, 9-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the New York Yankees 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Houston Astros 9-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the San Francisco Giants 6-4. 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 19, 1979 and the next, Jul 21, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.