Games on August 12, 1979
11 games
- HOU 2 @ ATL 3 No box score
- SEA 3 @ CAL 4 No box score
- TOR 0 @ CHA 7 No box score
- TOR 7 @ CHA 5 No box score
- DET 1 @ KCA 7 No box score
- OAK 0 @ MIN 1 No box score
- CIN 9 @ SDN 2 No box score
- CIN 4 @ SDN 5 No box score
- LAN 1 @ SFN 4 No box score
- CHN 5 @ SLN 3 No box score
- CLE 6 @ TEX 3 No box score
The games of August 12, 1979
Retrosheet's records show 11 games on August 12, 1979. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 7-0 winners over the Toronto Blue Jays. Runs came easiest when the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 7-5. The day's shutouts were the Minnesota Twins over the Oakland Athletics (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Houston Astros, the California Angels 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, and the San Diego Padres 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Kansas City Royals topped the Detroit Tigers 7-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 9-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Toronto Blue Jays and the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds and the San Diego Padres. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 11, 1979 and the next, Aug 13, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.
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