Games on July 30, 1979

The games of July 30, 1979

13 games were played on July 30, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The Kansas City Royals routed the Toronto Blue Jays 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Mets. Shutouts: the Seattle Mariners over the California Angels (8-0), the San Francisco Giants over the Houston Astros (8-0), and the Minnesota Twins over the Oakland Athletics (3-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-4, the Montreal Expos fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-4. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Montreal Expos met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 29, 1979 and the next, Jul 31, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.