Games on September 28, 1979

The games of September 28, 1979

14 games were played on September 28, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Royals' 13-1 win over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 14-6. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Atlanta Braves (3-0), the San Diego Padres over the San Francisco Giants (2-0), and the Texas Rangers over the California Angels (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the Houston Astros, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Montreal Expos, and the New York Mets 7-6 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Seattle Mariners fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Minnesota Twins 10-1, the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 6-1, and the New York Mets topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2. The New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 27, 1979 and the next, Sep 29, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.