Games on September 22, 1979

The games of September 22, 1979

14 games were played on September 22, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The Atlanta Braves routed the San Francisco Giants 10-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-8, the San Diego Padres over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the Kansas City Royals (2-0). Decided by a single run were the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 over the Montreal Expos. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3, the California Angels beat the Texas Rangers 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Houston Astros topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-3, the New York Mets fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Montreal Expos, 8-2, the Seattle Mariners topped the Chicago White Sox 6-4, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4. The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 21, 1979 and the next, Sep 23, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.