Games on September 3, 1979

The games of September 3, 1979

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on September 3, 1979. The most lopsided result was the Montreal Expos' 7-2 win over the New York Mets. The highest-scoring game ended 10-6, the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Houston Astros (1-0), the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins (1-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Atlanta Braves, the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the California Angels 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3, the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 6-5, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Oakland Athletics 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-3, the San Diego Padres topped the San Francisco Giants 3-0, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Texas Rangers, 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 2, 1979 and the next, Sep 4, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.