Games on September 1, 1979

The games of September 1, 1979

14 games were played on September 1, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Montreal Expos, 7-2 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 9-8. One-run games: the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Texas Rangers 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4, the California Angels topped the Cleveland Indians 7-4, the Oakland Athletics topped the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the New York Mets fell to the Houston Astros, 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the San Diego Padres 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Francisco Giants 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Francisco Giants 7-2, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants. 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 31, 1979 and the next, Sep 2, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.