Games on August 8, 1979

The games of August 8, 1979

14 games were played on August 8, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Texas Rangers' 16-9 win over the Detroit Tigers. The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Montreal Expos. The rest of the slate: the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4, the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 8-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 10-4, the Houston Astros topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 8-4, the California Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1. The Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 7, 1979 and the next, Aug 9, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.