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APRIL
1979

Wednesday, April 4th

IN THE NEWS: More than 20 umpires picket the ML season opener at Cincinnati. The game goes ahead anyway on the newly installed astroturf and the Giants beat the Reds 11–5. San Francisco scores eight runs in the 2nd to knock out Tom Seaver. Vida Blue is the winner with Mike Ivie hitting the game's only home run. Attendance is 52,115.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 4, 1979 » OPENING DAY
San Francisco Giants 11, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 52,115)
W: Vida Blue L: Tom Seaver
Seattle Mariners 5, California Angels 4 at Kingdome (att. 37,748)
W: John Montague L: Frank Tanana
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 5th

IN THE NEWS: At Yankee Stadium, 52,719 see Milwaukee jump on Ron Guidry for four runs in the 6th inning and beat New York 5–1. It's the most runs the Cy Young winner has allowed since 1977. The Yanks get singles from their first three hitters, but manage to score just one run in the first off Mike Caldwell.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 5, 1979
New York Mets 10, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 35,615)
W: Craig Swan L: Rick Reuschel
San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 46,536)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Lance Rautzhan S: Rollie Fingers
Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Fenway Park (att. 34,433)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Rick Wise
Kansas City Royals 11, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 37,754)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Tom Underwood S: Steve Mingori
Milwaukee Brewers 5, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 52,719)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Ron Guidry
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 6th

IN THE NEWS: The Astros beat the Braves 2–1. Atlanta loses the services of Rookie of the Year 3B Bob Horner for the next 32 games due to an ankle injury.

At Baltimore, manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper, as the O's open with a 5–3 win over the White Sox. Jim Palmer allows three hits to win. Rich Dauer, who ended the 1978 season by driving in a run in 10 straight games, adds another game to the streak with an infield out.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 6, 1979
San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 15,343)
W: John Montefusco L: Tom Hume S: Gary Lavelle
Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Astrodome (att. 28,998)
W: J.R. Richard L: Phil Niekro S: Joaquin Andujar
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, San Diego Padres 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 35,979)
W: Don Sutton L: Randy Jones
Montreal Expos 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (10 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 36,141)
W: Elias Sosa L: Kent Tekulve
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 40,526)
W: John Denny L: Steve Carlton
Baltimore Orioles 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 39,648)
W: Jim Palmer L: Ken Kravec
Minnesota Twins 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,387)
W: Dave Goltz L: Rick Langford S: Mike Marshall
Seattle Mariners 14, California Angels 6 at Kingdome (att. 8,831)
W: Byron McLaughlin L: Nolan Ryan
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 7th

IN THE NEWS: In the earliest no-hitter in ML history, the Astros Ken Forsch shuts downs the Braves 6–0. Together with Bob Forsch, who hurled a no-hitter in 1978, the brothers become the first to pitch no-hit games.

Clemson defeats North Carolina State 41–9, tying the NCAA record for scoring.

PLAYERS BORN ON APRIL 7, 1979
» Adrian Beltre in Santo Domingo, D.R.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 7, 1979
New York Mets 9, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 9,805)
W: Pat Zachry L: Ken Holtzman S: Skip Lockwood
San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 15,763)
W: Tom Griffin L: Frank Pastore S: Dave Roberts
Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 0 at Astrodome (att. 24,325)
W: Ken Forsch L: Larry McWilliams
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Diego Padres 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 44,327)
W: Andy Messersmith L: Eric Rasmussen S: Lance Rautzhan
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Montreal Expos 6 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 8,700)
W: Grant Jackson L: Elias Sosa
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 15,294)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Ron Reed
Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago White Sox 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 5,268)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Mike Proly S: Sammy Stewart
Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 47,231)
W: Rick Waits L: Mike Torrez
Texas Rangers 8, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 43,708)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Dave Rozema
Kansas City Royals 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 21,850)
W: Larry Gura L: Jim Clancy S: Al Hrabosky
Milwaukee Brewers 4, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 17,387)
W: Bob McClure L: Ed Figueroa S: Reggie Cleveland
Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 1 (12 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 3,222)
W: Mike Marshall L: Jim Todd
California Angels 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 18,010)
W: Mark Clear L: Rick Honeycutt S: Dave LaRoche
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, April 8th

IN THE NEWS: George Foster's grand slam helps the Reds to come back as they beat the Giants, 7–6, in 10 innings.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 8, 1979
Cincinnati Reds 7, San Francisco Giants 6 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 30,196)
W: Doug Bair L: John Curtis
Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Astrodome (att. 10,501)
W: Joe Niekro L: Rick Matula
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Diego Padres 5 (12 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 39,562)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Bob Shirley
Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 8,680)
W: Rudy May L: Enrique Romo S: David Palmer
Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 20,055)
W: L:
Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 6,517)
W: Rich Wortham L: Dennis Martinez S: Lerrin LaGrow
Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 6 (12 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,887)
W: Dick Drago L: Victor Cruz
Kansas City Royals 8, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 23,477)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Mark Lemongello
New York Yankees 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 26,954)
W: Tommy John L: Lary Sorensen S: Rich Gossage
Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 3,326)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Mike Norris
California Angels 7, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome (att. 9,183)
W: Dave LaRoche L: Shane Rawley
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, April 9th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 9, 1979
Cincinnati Reds 9, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 30,433)
W: Tom Seaver L: Mickey Mahler
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 12,116)
W: Bob Welch L: Vern Ruhle S: Jerry Reuss
Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 18,429)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Rich Gale S: John Hiller
Seattle Mariners 5, Oakland Athletics 2 at Kingdome (att. 6,176)
W: Floyd Bannister L: John Henry Johnson S: Shane Rawley
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, April 10th

IN THE NEWS: The White Sox lose their season opener 10–2 to the Blue Jays. Huffman pitches six innings for the win in his ML debut. The Sox play is so pathetic that Chicago owner Bill Veeck offers every fan at the game free admission to the Sox' next contest.

J.R. Richard throws a major-league record six wild pitches in the Astrodome against the Dodgers, but strikes out 13 and wins 2–1.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 10, 1979
Atlanta Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 5,624)
W: Phil Niekro L: Fred Norman S: Gene Garber
Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Astrodome (att. 14,091)
W: J.R. Richard L: Burt Hooton
Montreal Expos 3, New York Mets 2 (14 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 10,406)
W: David Palmer L: Dale Murray S: Stan Bahnsen
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 48,235)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Enrique Romo
San Francisco Giants 4, San Diego Padres 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 56,196)
W: Vida Blue L: John D'Acquisto
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 10,190)
W: Bob Sykes L: Lynn McGlothen
New York Yankees 7, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Memorial Stadium (att. 16,721)
W: Rich Gossage L: Sammy Stewart S: Dick Tidrow
Minnesota Twins 8, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 33,171)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Frank Tanana S: Mike Marshall
Toronto Blue Jays 10, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 41,043)
W: Phil Huffman L: Ken Kravec S: Dave Freisleben
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at County Stadium (att. 54,392)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Dennis Eckersley
Seattle Mariners 4, Oakland Athletics 1 at Kingdome (att. 5,719)
W: Glenn Abbott L: Rick Langford S: Shane Rawley
Texas Rangers 5, Cleveland Indians 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 22,424)
W: Jim Kern L: Rick Wise
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, April 11th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 11, 1979
Cincinnati Reds 9, Atlanta Braves 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 3,021)
W: Tom Hume L: Eddie Solomon S: Frank Pastore
Houston Astros 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Astrodome (att. 15,964)
W: Ken Forsch L: Don Sutton
Montreal Expos 3, New York Mets 2 (11 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 5,980)
W: Elias Sosa L: Skip Lockwood S: Stan Bahnsen
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 26,281)
W: Steve Carlton L: Bert Blyleven
San Diego Padres 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 17,778)
W: Randy Jones L: John Montefusco S: Rollie Fingers
Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 5 (10 inn.) at Memorial Stadium (att. 16,249)
W: Don Stanhouse L: Rich Gossage
California Angels 11, Minnesota Twins 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,633)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Dave Goltz
Kansas City Royals 10, Detroit Tigers 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 14,833)
W: Eduardo Rodriguez L: Bruce Taylor
Oakland Athletics 14, Seattle Mariners 7 at Kingdome (att. 6,232)
W: Jim Todd L: Rick Honeycutt
Texas Rangers 4, Cleveland Indians 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 12,784)
W: Steve Comer L: Eric Wilkins
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 12th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 12, 1979
Atlanta Braves 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,510)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Andy Messersmith
New York Mets 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 8,719)
W: Pat Zachry L: Randy Lerch
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 3,986)
W: Don Robinson L: John Denny
San Francisco Giants 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 14,082)
W: Bob Knepper L: Eric Rasmussen S: Dave Roberts
New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 18,367)
W: Tommy John L: Mike Flanagan
California Angels 7, Minnesota Twins 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,211)
W: Chris Knapp L: Roger Erickson
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Chicago White Sox 7 at Comiskey Park I (att. 1,205)
W: Tom Murphy L: Lerrin LaGrow
Boston Red Sox 12, Milwaukee Brewers 10 at County Stadium (att. 12,981)
W: Dick Drago L: Reggie Cleveland S: Bob Stanley
Seattle Mariners 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Kingdome (att. 5,618)
W: John Montague L: Bob Lacey
Texas Rangers 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 15,777)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Rick Waits S: Sparky Lyle
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 13th

IN THE NEWS: The visiting Braves edge the Dodgers, 2–1, as Rick Matula picks up his first major league win.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 13, 1979
Atlanta Braves 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,284)
W: Rick Matula L: Doug Rau S: Gene Garber
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 4,395)
W: Jim Bibby L: Buddy Schultz S: Grant Jackson
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 44,858)
W: Bill Bonham L: Bob Shirley S: Frank Pastore
San Francisco Giants 8, Houston Astros 7 at Candlestick Park (att. 16,822)
W: Ed Halicki L: Joe Niekro S: Gary Lavelle
Chicago White Sox 12, New York Yankees 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 21,124)
W: Rich Wortham L: Luis Tiant
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Baltimore Orioles 3 at County Stadium (att. 14,040)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Steve Stone
California Angels 10, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,985)
W: Don Aase L: John Henry Johnson
Minnesota Twins 8, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 8,125)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Paul Mitchell S: Mike Marshall
Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 23,095)
W: Jim Kern L: Sheldon Burnside S: Sparky Lyle
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 40,035)
W: Jim Clancy L: Paul Splittorff
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 14th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1979
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 47,064)
W: Bob Welch L: Phil Niekro S: Jerry Reuss
Montreal Expos 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 35,654)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Rick Reuschel S: Elias Sosa
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 10,940)
W: Ed Whitson L: Bob Forsch S: Grant Jackson
San Diego Padres 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 24,644)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Tom Seaver
San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 15,931)
W: Vida Blue L: Vern Ruhle
New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 43,373)
W: Dick Tidrow L: Dewey Robinson S: Ron Guidry
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Baltimore Orioles 10 at County Stadium (att. 21,393)
W: Bob McClure L: Tim Stoddard
California Angels 9, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,649)
W: Dave Frost L: Rick Langford
Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome (att. 17,070)
W: Mike Marshall L: Floyd Bannister
Texas Rangers 7, Detroit Tigers 5 at Arlington Stadium (att. 30,014)
W: Sparky Lyle L: Steve Baker
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Kansas City Royals 6 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 11,683)
W: Dave Freisleben L: Dennis Leonard
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, April 15th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1979
Atlanta Braves 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 32,799)
W: Eddie Solomon L: Burt Hooton S: Gene Garber
Chicago Cubs 5, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 13,014)
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Steve Rogers
Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium
W: Dick Ruthven L: Craig Swan S: Tug McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 18,401)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Neil Allen S: Ron Reed
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (10 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 3,012)
W: Mark Littell L: Kent Tekulve
San Diego Padres 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Randy Jones L: Fred Norman S: John D'Acquisto
Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 31,842)
W: Doug Capilla L: Mark Lee S: Doug Bair
Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park
W: J.R. Richard L: John Montefusco S: Joe Sambito
Houston Astros 9, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 37,384)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Tom Griffin
Boston Red Sox 14, Cleveland Indians 4 at Fenway Park (att. 16,460)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Mike Paxton S: Dick Drago
New York Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 18,681)
W: Ed Figueroa L: Mike Proly S: Rich Gossage
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at County Stadium (att. 12,302)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Jim Palmer
California Angels 8, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,243)
W: Frank Tanana L: Matt Keough
Minnesota Twins 18, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome (att. 5,966)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Glenn Abbott
Detroit Tigers 11, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium (att. 19,353)
W: Sheldon Burnside L: Sparky Lyle
Kansas City Royals 12, Toronto Blue Jays 10 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 12,287)
W: Eduardo Rodriguez L: Tom Murphy S: Al Hrabosky
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, April 16th

PLAYERS BORN ON APRIL 16, 1979
» Justin Wayne in Honolulu, HI

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1979
Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 29,092)
W: Ken Forsch L: Don Sutton
Montreal Expos 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,004)
W: Bill Lee L: Mike Krukow
Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 27,439)
W: Rick Wise L: Bob Stanley S: Victor Cruz
Detroit Tigers 10, Kansas City Royals 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 9,457)
W: Jack Billingham L: Larry Gura S: Steve Baker
Oakland Athletics 4, Seattle Mariners 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,938)
W: Mike Norris L: Shane Rawley S: Bob Lacey
Chicago White Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 11,211)
W: Randy Scarbery L: Tom Murphy S: Mike Proly
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, April 17th

IN THE NEWS: At Oakland, only 653 fans show up to watch the A's beat the Mariners 6–5.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1979
Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 11,010)
W: Ken Holtzman L: John Denny S: Bruce Sutter
Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 16,211)
W: Tom Hume L: Larry McWilliams S: Doug Bair
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Houston Astros 6 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,635)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Tom Dixon
Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 4 (12 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 7,912)
W: Woodie Fryman L: Skip Lockwood
Philadelphia Phillies 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 7,739)
W: Steve Carlton L: Bert Blyleven
San Diego Padres 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 16,734)
W: Rollie Fingers L: Bob Knepper
Boston Red Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Fenway Park (att. 16,053)
W: Tom Burgmeier L: Reggie Cleveland
Texas Rangers 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,910)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Rick Waits S: Jim Kern
Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 15,275)
W: John Hiller L: Paul Splittorff
California Angels 6, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 37,529)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Dave Goltz
New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,135)
W: Ron Guidry L: Mike Flanagan
Oakland Athletics 6, Seattle Mariners 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 653)
W: Dave Heaverlo L: Odell Jones
Chicago White Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 10,074)
W: Francisco Barrios L: Tom Underwood S: Mike Proly
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, April 18th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1979
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2 (14 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 12,825)
W: Tom Bruno L: Donnie Moore S: Darold Knowles
Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 30,811)
W: Vern Ruhle L: Doug Rau
Montreal Expos 6, New York Mets 5 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,059)
W: David Palmer L: Dale Murray
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,195)
W: Randy Lerch L: Don Robinson
San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 18,811)
W: Steve Mura L: Tom Griffin
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 19,213)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Steve Renko
Cleveland Indians 6, Texas Rangers 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,192)
W: Sid Monge L: Doc Medich
California Angels 11, Minnesota Twins 6 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 3,776)
W: Dyar Miller L: Roger Erickson S: Mark Clear
New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 25,562)
W: Tommy John L: Dennis Martinez S: Rich Gossage
Oakland Athletics 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 1,215)
W: Alan Wirth L: Rick Honeycutt S: Dave Heaverlo
Chicago White Sox 12, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 10,478)
W: Rich Wortham L: Jim Clancy
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 19th

IN THE NEWS: Following a 6–3 loss to the Orioles, Yankees Goose Gossage and Cliff Johnson brawl in the clubhouse. Gossage sustains a sprained ligament in his left thumb, and will be sidelined until July 12th. After the fight, Reggie Jackson predicts that Cliff Johnson's days as a Yankee are numbered. He is proved correct when Johnson is traded to Cleveland on June 15th for Don Hood.

In Cincinnati, Tom Seaver allows jut two hits as the Reds beat the Braves, 2–0.

Starter Vide Blue allows ten runs against the San Diego Padres but is still the winning pitcher in the 14-10 game. Nine of the runs are earned. It is the most runs allowed in a win since Bob Friend allowed 10 runs, all earned, in 1954.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1979
Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 9,117)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Bob Forsch S: Bruce Sutter
Cincinnati Reds 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 16,182)
W: Tom Seaver L: Phil Niekro
San Francisco Giants 14, San Diego Padres 10 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 27,366)
W: Vida Blue L: Mickey Lolich
Boston Red Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Fenway Park (att. 20,485)
W: Chuck Rainey L: Jim Slaton S: Dick Drago
California Angels 6, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 3,537)
W: Don Aase L: Mike Marshall S: Dave LaRoche
Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 21,201)
W: Jim Palmer L: Paul Mirabella
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 20th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1979
San Diego Padres 7, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 10,205)
W: Randy Jones L: Rick Matula
Chicago Cubs 8, Montreal Expos 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 6,225)
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Woodie Fryman S: Bruce Sutter
Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 19,834)
W: Joe Sambito L: Jim Bibby
Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 33,253)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Craig Swan
San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 39,906)
W: Gary Lavelle L: Jerry Reuss
Cincinnati Reds 10, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 17,311)
W: Fred Norman L: Bob Sykes
Baltimore Orioles 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 11,234)
W: Steve Stone L: Mike Caldwell S: Don Stanhouse
Boston Red Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 2 at Fenway Park (att. 20,925)
W: Andy Hassler L: Dennis Leonard
California Angels 7, Oakland Athletics 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 27,417)
W: Frank Tanana L: Rick Langford S: Dave Frost
Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 2 (10 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,977)
W: Mike Proly L: Victor Cruz
Detroit Tigers 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,617)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Mark Lemongello
New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 26,651)
W: Ed Figueroa L: Steve Comer S: Dick Tidrow
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 21st

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1979
San Diego Padres 9, Atlanta Braves 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 28,950)
W: John D'Acquisto L: Gene Garber
Chicago Cubs 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 19,911)
W: Donnie Moore L: David Palmer S: Bruce Sutter
Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 48,977)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Kent Tekulve
Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Mets 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 31,851)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Neil Allen S: Tug McGraw
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Francisco Giants 1 (10 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 37,775)
W: Burt Hooton L: Tom Griffin
Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 16,776)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Silvio Martinez S: Doug Bair
Baltimore Orioles 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 10,021)
W: Sammy Stewart L: Bill Travers S: Don Stanhouse
Boston Red Sox 10, Kansas City Royals 4 at Fenway Park (att. 34,332)
W: Bob Stanley L: Larry Gura S: Tom Burgmeier
California Angels 13, Oakland Athletics 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 34,728)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Matt Keough
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,474)
W: Ross Baumgarten L: Wayne Garland S: Mike Proly
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,904)
W: Phil Huffman L: Jack Billingham S: Dave Freisleben
Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Mariners 5 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 6,678)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Floyd Bannister S: Mike Marshall
Texas Rangers 5, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 25,530)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Catfish Hunter
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Sunday, April 22nd

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1979
Atlanta Braves 8, San Diego Padres 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 4,513)
W: Gene Garber L: Rollie Fingers
Chicago Cubs 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 20,041)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Scott Sanderson
Houston Astros 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Astrodome (att. 22,403)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: John Candelaria S: Joe Sambito
New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 35,020)
W: Jesse Orosco L: Steve Carlton S: Skip Lockwood
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 51,711)
W: Don Sutton L: Ed Halicki
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 12,696)
W: Buddy Schultz L: Tom Hume
Baltimore Orioles 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Memorial Stadium
W: Dennis Martinez L: Moose Haas
Baltimore Orioles 7, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 22,598)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Lary Sorensen
Boston Red Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 0 at Fenway Park (att. 32,089)
W: Mike Torrez L: Rich Gale
Oakland Athletics 7, California Angels 6 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 36,130)
W: Dave Heaverlo L: Dave LaRoche
Cleveland Indians 8, Chicago White Sox 5 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 14,520)
W: Rick Waits L: Francisco Barrios S: Sid Monge
Detroit Tigers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 14,543)
W: Dave Rozema L: Tom Underwood
Minnesota Twins 3, Seattle Mariners 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 7,868)
W: Dave Goltz L: Glenn Abbott
New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 35,250)
W: Ron Guidry L: Dock Ellis
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Monday, April 23rd

PLAYERS BORN ON APRIL 23, 1979
» Carlos Silva in Bolivar, Venezuela

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1979
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Atlanta Braves 2 (10 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 4,725)
W: Mark Littell L: Phil Niekro
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 32,826)
W: Tug McGraw L: Lance Rautzhan
Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,864)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Rich Wortham S: Al Hrabosky
Texas Rangers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 12,661)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Jim Clancy S: Jim Kern
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Tuesday, April 24th

IN THE NEWS: Substitute umpires consult 28 minutes over a decision, change their minds twice, and finally issue a compromise decision. Both the Mets and the Giants play the game under protest; the Mets win 10–3.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1979
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 5 (10 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 1,643)
W: Mark Littell L: Gene Garber S: Buddy Schultz
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 18,372)
W: Don Robinson L: Frank Pastore
Montreal Expos 5, San Diego Padres 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 5,152)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Randy Jones
New York Mets 10, San Francisco Giants 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 10,170)
W: Mike Scott L: Vida Blue
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 31,140)
W: Ron Reed L: Jerry Reuss
Baltimore Orioles 7, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,343)
W: Jim Palmer L: Don Aase
Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 3,902)
W: Rick Wise L: Roger Erickson
Kansas City Royals 5, Chicago White Sox 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 16,335)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Lerrin LaGrow
New York Yankees 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 9,158)
W: Tommy John L: John Henry Johnson
Boston Red Sox 4, Seattle Mariners 3 (12 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 8,482)
W: Dick Drago L: Shane Rawley S: Bill Campbell
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 14,411)
W: Dave Lemanczyk L: Steve Comer
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Wednesday, April 25th

IN THE NEWS: In a 4–1 Boston win, Butch Hobson of the Sox triples off a Seattle speaker in left-center. On June 5th, Willie Horton will get just a single with same thing.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1979
Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 6,388)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Vern Ruhle
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 (11 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,155)
W: Kent Tekulve L: Dave Tomlin
Montreal Expos 9, San Diego Padres 6 at Stade Olympique (att. 5,812)
W: Steve Rogers L: Bob Shirley S: David Palmer
New York Mets 2, San Francisco Giants 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 5,665)
W: Craig Swan L: Tom Griffin
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 34,303)
W: Ron Reed L: Rick Sutcliffe
Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,939)
W: Steve Stone L: Frank Tanana S: Don Stanhouse
Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,144)
W: Pete Redfern L: Sid Monge S: Mike Marshall
Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 6 at Royals Stadium (att. 13,957)
W: Al Hrabosky L: Mike Proly
Oakland Athletics 1, New York Yankees 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 7,135)
W: Craig Minetto L: Ed Figueroa S: Jim Todd
Boston Red Sox 4, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 5,985)
W: Jim Wright L: Floyd Bannister S: Chuck Rainey
Texas Rangers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (10 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 15,731)
W: Sparky Lyle L: Jesse Jefferson
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Thursday, April 26th

IN THE NEWS: Against the Cubs, J.R. Richard homers in the 3rd and leaves the game after five innings with a back strain, but is the winner as Houston wins, 6–2. Lynn McGlothen is the starter and loser for Chicago.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1979
Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 4,777)
W: J.R. Richard L: Lynn McGlothen S: Joe Sambito
Baltimore Orioles 4, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,598)
W: Tim Stoddard L: Dave LaRoche
Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 15,122)
W: Al Hrabosky L: Dan Spillner
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at County Stadium
W: Jim Slaton L: Jack Billingham
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Detroit Tigers 5 at County Stadium (att. 8,839)
W: Reggie Cleveland L: Steve Baker S: Bill Castro
Boston Red Sox 2, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome (att. 7,811)
W: Bob Stanley L: Paul Mitchell
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Friday, April 27th

IN THE NEWS: For Seattle, Bob Stinson and Dan Meyer hit 8th inning pinch home runs as the Mariners edge the Yankees, 6–5.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1979
Atlanta Braves 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 12,930)
W: Phil Niekro L: Donnie Moore
Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 23,285)
W: Frank Pastore L: Mark Littell
Montreal Expos 14, San Francisco Giants 8 at Stade Olympique
W: Bill Lee L: Bob Knepper
Philadelphia Phillies 2, San Diego Padres 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 28,522)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Gaylord Perry
Houston Astros 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 8 (11 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 5,767)
W: Frank Riccelli L: Ed Whitson
California Angels 8, Boston Red Sox 6 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 29,408)
W: Mark Clear L: Andy Hassler
Chicago White Sox 11, Texas Rangers 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 12,056)
W: Ross Baumgarten L: Doyle Alexander
Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 11,262)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Dave Rozema S: Mike Marshall
Kansas City Royals 15, Cleveland Indians 7 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,411)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Wayne Garland S: Eduardo Rodriguez
Baltimore Orioles 7, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,115)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Matt Keough
Seattle Mariners 6, New York Yankees 5 at Kingdome (att. 24,658)
W: Mike Parrott L: Dick Tidrow S: Shane Rawley
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 10,306)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Phil Huffman S: Bob McClure
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Saturday, April 28th

IN THE NEWS: Eddie Murray hits his first career grand slam to give the Orioles a 6–4 win over the White Sox.

PLAYERS BORN ON APRIL 28, 1979
» Sean Douglass in Lancaster, CA

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1979
Atlanta Braves 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 18,785)
W: Rick Matula L: Rick Reuschel S: Gene Garber
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 19,471)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Tom Hume
Montreal Expos 6, San Francisco Giants 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 14,411)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Ed Halicki S: Elias Sosa
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 11,426)
W: Burt Hooton L: Pete Falcone
San Diego Padres 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 31,633)
W: John D'Acquisto L: Steve Carlton
California Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 41,954)
W: Dave Frost L: Chuck Rainey
Chicago White Sox 3, Texas Rangers 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 15,703)
W: Francisco Barrios L: Steve Comer S: Mike Proly
Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 8,818)
W: Kip Young L: Dave Goltz S: John Hiller
Kansas City Royals 7, Cleveland Indians 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 27,167)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Rick Waits
Oakland Athletics 8, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,436)
W: Jim Todd L: Scott McGregor S: Dave Heaverlo
Seattle Mariners 3, New York Yankees 2 at Kingdome (att. 35,048)
W: Shane Rawley L: Catfish Hunter S: John Montague
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Toronto Blue Jays 8 (10 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 12,683)
W: Bob McClure L: Mike Willis
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Sunday, April 29th

IN THE NEWS: Down 5–0 to the Braves at Atlanta, the Cubs load the bases with two out. Blackwell singles in 2, Biittner, singles in one, and Bobby Murcer hits a 3-run homer for a 6–5 Chicago win.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1979
Chicago Cubs 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 5,041)
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Gene Garber S: Bruce Sutter
Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Paul Moskau L: Bob Sykes
Montreal Expos 7, San Francisco