Games on August 5, 1979

The games of August 5, 1979

Retrosheet's records show 19 games on August 5, 1979. The Boston Red Sox routed the Milwaukee Brewers 19-5, the widest margin of the day. The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Diego Padres 9-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers 6-2, the Texas Rangers topped the Cleveland Indians 14-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Francisco Giants 8-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the California Angels, 11-7, the Minnesota Twins topped the California Angels 7-1, the New York Mets topped the Montreal Expos 4-2, the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 7-3, and the Baltimore Orioles fell to the New York Yankees, 3-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, the Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians, and the Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 4, 1979 and the next, Aug 6, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.