Games on August 14, 1979

The games of August 14, 1979

On August 14, 1979, 13 games went into the books. The New York Mets routed the Atlanta Braves 18-5, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals (9-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Montreal Expos, and the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Texas Rangers. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 12-1, the California Angels fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-2, the San Diego Padres fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-1, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 13, 1979 and the next, Aug 15, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.