Games on September 19, 1979

The games of September 19, 1979

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on September 19, 1979. The most lopsided result was the Milwaukee Brewers' 12-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Minnesota Twins (6-0), the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (2-0), and the Detroit Tigers over the Baltimore Orioles (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the Houston Astros, the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, and the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Royals topped the California Angels 6-4, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-2, the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 3-1, the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 4-1, the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 9-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-0. The Montreal Expos and the New York Mets, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 18, 1979 and the next, Sep 20, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.