Games on September 8, 1979

The games of September 8, 1979

On September 8, 1979, 13 games went into the books. The San Diego Padres routed the Atlanta Braves 9-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs. One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the California Angels 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays, and the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Houston Astros 2-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-2, the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 2-1, the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2, and the Montreal Expos topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2. 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 7, 1979 and the next, Sep 9, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.