Games on July 21, 1979

The games of July 21, 1979

14 games were played on July 21, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 12-3 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 13-5, the Seattle Mariners over the Boston Red Sox. The day's shutouts were the Milwaukee Brewers over the Cleveland Indians (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 over the Houston Astros, and the New York Mets 2-1 over the San Diego Padres. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the California Angels 10-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Montreal Expos topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4, the New York Yankees topped the Oakland Athletics 12-4, the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, and the Texas Rangers topped the Kansas City Royals 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Toronto Blue Jays and the Minnesota Twins. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 20, 1979 and the next, Jul 22, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.