Games on August 19, 1979

The games of August 19, 1979

On August 19, 1979, 13 games went into the books. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Francisco Giants (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Houston Astros, and the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the California Angels, 4-2, the San Diego Padres fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, the Montreal Expos topped the Atlanta Braves 5-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the New York Yankees, 4-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 3-2, and the Seattle Mariners topped the Detroit Tigers 8-4. 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 18, 1979 and the next, Aug 20, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.