Games on September 25, 1979

The games of September 25, 1979

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on September 25, 1979. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the San Francisco Giants 11-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Montreal Expos. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Atlanta Braves (8-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Mets 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 over the Seattle Mariners. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3, the California Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 11-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Diego Padres, 8-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Chicago White Sox, 9-3, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 7-5, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, and the Texas Rangers topped the Oakland Athletics 5-3. The New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 24, 1979 and the next, Sep 26, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.