Games on September 12, 1979

The games of September 12, 1979

The schedule for September 12, 1979 lists 13 games. The Texas Rangers routed the Seattle Mariners 13-3, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins (4-0), the Milwaukee Brewers over the Oakland Athletics (7-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets (4-0). One-run games: the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles. In the other games, the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 9-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the California Angels 11-5, the Houston Astros fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-4, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Diego Padres 5-2, the Montreal Expos beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 11, 1979 and the next, Sep 13, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.