Games on September 17, 1979

The games of September 17, 1979

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on September 17, 1979. The Kansas City Royals routed the California Angels 16-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Houston Astros over the San Diego Padres (1-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the New York Yankees, the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Montreal Expos, and the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 over the Seattle Mariners. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 10-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the New York Yankees 5-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 9-4, the Texas Rangers topped the Oakland Athletics 6-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-4, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-5, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4, and the Boston Red Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 16, 1979 and the next, Sep 18, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.