Games on September 29, 1979

13 games

The games of September 29, 1979

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on September 29, 1979. The widest margin belonged to the Seattle Mariners, 9-2 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 11-8. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0) and the Houston Astros over the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0). One-run games: the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Chicago Cubs 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the San Francisco Giants 6-5 over the San Diego Padres, and the New York Mets 8-7 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-5, the Kansas City Royals topped the Oakland Athletics 6-2, the New York Yankees topped the Toronto Blue Jays 9-4, and the Texas Rangers beat the California Angels 6-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 28, 1979 and the next, Sep 30, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.

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