Games on September 18, 1979

The games of September 18, 1979

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on September 18, 1979. The Cleveland Indians routed the New York Yankees 16-3, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Minnesota Twins (1-0), the Chicago Cubs over the New York Mets (2-0), and the San Diego Padres over the Houston Astros (4-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the New York Mets, and the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the California Angels topped the Kansas City Royals 6-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 6-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Texas Rangers, 9-5, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Francisco Giants, 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3, and the Boston Red Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 17, 1979 and the next, Sep 19, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.