Games on August 31, 1979

The games of August 31, 1979

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 31, 1979. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 6-1 winners over the Milwaukee Brewers. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the California Angels over the Cleveland Indians. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the New York Mets (2-0). The closest finishes were the Montreal Expos 8-7 over the Cincinnati Reds, the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7 over the San Diego Padres, and the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Minnesota Twins, 3-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Texas Rangers 9-6, the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4, the New York Yankees topped the Kansas City Royals 7-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 1979 and the next, Sep 1, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.