Games on August 10, 1979

The games of August 10, 1979

The schedule for August 10, 1979 lists 17 games. The most lopsided result was the Los Angeles Dodgers' 9-0 win over the San Francisco Giants. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 13-8. The closest finishes were the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Kansas City Royals 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Oakland Athletics 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins. In the other games, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-6, the Seattle Mariners topped the California Angels 8-6, the Kansas City Royals topped the Detroit Tigers 7-3, the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2, the Montreal Expos fell to the New York Mets, 7-1, the Montreal Expos topped the New York Mets 6-5, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-2, and the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-3. The Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins, and the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 9, 1979 and the next, Aug 11, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.