Games on July 23, 1979

The games of July 23, 1979

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on July 23, 1979. The Chicago White Sox routed the Detroit Tigers 11-3, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates (8-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Minnesota Twins 7-6 over the Toronto Blue Jays, and the San Diego Padres 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Oakland Athletics 7-4, the California Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 9-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 3-1, the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Atlanta Braves 7-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Montreal Expos, 8-3, the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 5-4. Doubleheaders on the date: 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 22, 1979 and the next, Jul 24, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.