Games on August 17, 1979

The games of August 17, 1979

The schedule for August 17, 1979 lists 13 games. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 9-2 winners over the Seattle Mariners. The highest-scoring game ended 9-6, the Chicago Cubs over the San Diego Padres. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the Atlanta Braves (1-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Francisco Giants (3-0). The closest finishes were the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 over the California Angels, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the New York Mets, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Houston Astros 5-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Texas Rangers 5-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 5-2, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3. 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 16, 1979 and the next, Aug 18, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.