Games on September 30, 1979

13 games

The games of September 30, 1979

13 games were played on September 30, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The New York Yankees routed the Toronto Blue Jays 9-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-5, the California Angels over the Texas Rangers. Shutouts went on the board for the Minnesota Twins over the Milwaukee Brewers (5-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Montreal Expos (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Oakland Athletics 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Boston Red Sox 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3, the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3, and the New York Mets topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2. 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 29, 1979 and the next, Oct 2, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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