Games on July 27, 1979

The games of July 27, 1979

On July 27, 1979, 14 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Texas Rangers' 11-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Houston Astros. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Atlanta Braves (2-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the Kansas City Royals (8-0), and the Seattle Mariners over the Oakland Athletics (1-0). The closest finishes were the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the New York Yankees, the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Montreal Expos, the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the San Diego Padres, and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Minnesota Twins topped the California Angels 3-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 7-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Montreal Expos 9-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 4-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 26, 1979 and the next, Jul 28, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.