Games on July 29, 1984

The games of July 29, 1984

On July 29, 1984, 14 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the San Diego Padres' 9-0 win over the Houston Astros. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Boston Red Sox (3-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0), and the Chicago Cubs over the New York Mets (3-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the New York Yankees, the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the California Angels, the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 3-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Montreal Expos 6-4, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Seattle Mariners, 4-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-2. The Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets 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, Jul 28, 1984 and the next, Jul 30, 1984. For the wider picture, see the 1984 season.