Games on August 26, 1979

The games of August 26, 1979

On August 26, 1979, 13 games went into the books. The Cincinnati Reds routed the New York Mets 8-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 12-7. One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, and the Detroit Tigers 9-8 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians topped the Oakland Athletics 7-5, the Kansas City Royals topped the Boston Red Sox 6-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Houston Astros, 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Diego Padres 9-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-1, the Texas Rangers fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the California Angels 9-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox and the Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers. 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 25, 1979 and the next, Aug 27, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.