Games on July 22, 1979

The games of July 22, 1979

On July 22, 1979, 17 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 13-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Runs came easiest when the Montreal Expos beat the San Francisco Giants 15-5. Shutouts went on the board for the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox (1-0) and the New York Yankees over the Seattle Mariners (4-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the California Angels, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the New York Mets, the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Oakland Athletics 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 12-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-4, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Cleveland Indians 14-5, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the San Diego Padres 5-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Montreal Expos 8-6, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Houston Astros, 7-6, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Kansas City Royals, 7-6. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cleveland Indians, and the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 21, 1979 and the next, Jul 23, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.