Games on September 2, 1979

The games of September 2, 1979

On September 2, 1979, 13 games went into the books. The Montreal Expos routed the Cincinnati Reds 13-1, the widest margin of the day. Decided by a single run were the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the Texas Rangers 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox, the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, and the New York Mets 5-4 over the Houston Astros. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Chicago White Sox 7-2, the California Angels beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 6-2, the New York Yankees topped the Kansas City Royals 6-5, the San Diego Padres fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Francisco Giants 5-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Seattle Mariners 8-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 1, 1979 and the next, Sep 3, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.