Games on September 26, 1979
13 games
- HOU 4 @ ATL 9 No box score
- DET 2 @ BAL 13 No box score
- TOR 4 @ BOS 6 No box score
- KCA 4 @ CAL 0 No box score
- NYN 8 @ CHN 3 No box score
- SDN 3 @ CIN 4 No box score
- SEA 8 @ MIL 1 No box score
- CHA 6 @ MIN 5 No box score
- CLE 3 @ NYA 6 No box score
- SLN 5 @ PHI 11 No box score
- MON 1 @ PIT 10 No box score
- LAN 8 @ SFN 4 No box score
- OAK 2 @ TEX 5 No box score
The games of September 26, 1979
On September 26, 1979, 13 games went into the books. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Detroit Tigers 13-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-5. Shutouts: the Kansas City Royals over the California Angels (4-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the San Diego Padres and the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 9-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4, the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 8-3, the Seattle Mariners topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Montreal Expos 10-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Francisco Giants 8-4, and the Texas Rangers topped the Oakland Athletics 5-2. 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 25, 1979 and the next, Sep 27, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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