Games on September 7, 1979

The games of September 7, 1979

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on September 7, 1979. The San Diego Padres routed the Atlanta Braves 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Cleveland Indians over the Toronto Blue Jays. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the New York Yankees (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Texas Rangers 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins. The rest of the slate: the California Angels beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 9-2, the New York Mets fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-3, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Kansas City Royals, 6-2, and the Montreal Expos fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 6, 1979 and the next, Sep 8, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.