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JULY
1979

Sunday, July 1st

IN THE NEWS: New York hits five homers off Red Sox starter Dennis Eckersley to win, 6–5. Boston also loses speedster Jerry Remy, batting .304 on the season, when he injures a knee sliding home. Remy will appear in only seven more games all year. Remy will never swipe more than 16 bases, after averaging 35 steals his first four seasons.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 1, 1979
Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 4 at Wrigley Field
W: Dick Tidrow L: Wayne Twitchell
Chicago Cubs 8, New York Mets 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 36,609)
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Pete Falcone
Atlanta Braves 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 32,196)
W: Phil Niekro L: Ken Brett S: Joey McLaughlin
Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 11,615)
W: Joe Niekro L: Randy Jones S: Joe Sambito
San Francisco Giants 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Candlestick Park
W: John Curtis L: Mike LaCoss S: Pedro Borbon
San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 50,924)
W: Gary Lavelle L: Mario Soto
St. Louis Cardinals 13, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Busch Stadium II
W: Mark Littell L: Tug McGraw
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 41,903)
W: Mark Littell L: Randy Lerch
Baltimore Orioles 10, Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Memorial Stadium (att. 33,592)
W: Sammy Stewart L: Jesse Jefferson S: Don Stanhouse
Detroit Tigers 10, Cleveland Indians 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 20,121)
W: Jack Morris L: Len Barker
California Angels 14, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 32,636)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Paul Splittorff
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Seattle Mariners 3 at County Stadium (att. 27,925)
W: Jim Slaton L: Floyd Bannister
Minnesota Twins 2, Chicago White Sox 1 (10 inn.) at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 24,904)
W: Paul Hartzell L: Fred Howard
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 51,246)
W: Ron Davis L: Dennis Eckersley S: Jim Kaat
Oakland Athletics 13, Texas Rangers 12 (15 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 16,819)
W: Rick Langford L: Doc Medich S: Jim Todd
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 2nd

IN THE NEWS: Indians manager Jeff Torborg announces his resignation effective at the end of the season. In three weeks he will be fired and replaced by Dave Garcia.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 2, 1979
Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 21,864)
W: Steve Rogers L: Dennis Lamp
Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Mets 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 29,142)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Dock Ellis
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Diego Padres 3 (12 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 13,535)
W: Ken Brett L: Bob Owchinko
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 18,042)
W: Enrique Romo L: Darold Knowles S: Grant Jackson
California Angels 8, Oakland Athletics 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 27,639)
W: Jim Barr L: Mike Morgan
Cleveland Indians 8, Detroit Tigers 4 (11 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 20,990)
W: Victor Cruz L: Aurelio Lopez
Minnesota Twins 7, Seattle Mariners 0 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 6,629)
W: Darrell Jackson L: Odell Jones
New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 51,211)
W: Tommy John L: Joel Finch
Texas Rangers 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 17,383)
W: Steve Comer L: Dennis Martinez
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 3rd

SCOREBOARD: JULY 3, 1979
Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 10,651)
W: Tony Brizzolara L: Ed Halicki S: Gene Garber
Chicago Cubs 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 24,979)
W: Bruce Sutter L: Woodie Fryman
Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 36,787)
W: Ken Forsch L: Doug Bair
Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 56,285)
W: Warren Brusstar L: Wayne Twitchell S: Tug McGraw
San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 24,674)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Rick Sutcliffe
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 17,130)
W: John Candelaria L: Bob Forsch S: Enrique Romo
Boston Red Sox 10, Kansas City Royals 0 at Fenway Park (att. 34,814)
W: Steve Renko L: Steve Busby
California Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,498)
W: Dave Frost L: Brian Kingman
Cleveland Indians 7, Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 56,969)
W: Rick Wise L: Ken Kravec S: Sid Monge
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
W: Balor Moore L: Jack Billingham
Minnesota Twins 12, Seattle Mariners 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
W: Pete Redfern L: Mike Parrott
Seattle Mariners 10, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 12,422)
W: Byron McLaughlin L: Gary Serum
Milwaukee Brewers 7, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 35,158)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Ken Clay
Texas Rangers 4, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 27,981)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Steve Stone
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 4th

IN THE NEWS: The Phillies Steve Carlton shuts out the Mets 1–0 on a one-hitter, but the Phils manage to lose three other hurlers on the same day: Larry Christenson pulls a groin muscle, Dick Ruthven goes on the disabled list, and Randy Lerch fractures his thumb in a brawl.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 4, 1979
Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 47,647)
W: Joey McLaughlin L: Gary Lavelle S: Gene Garber
Montreal Expos 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 29,705)
W: Bill Lee L: Bill Caudill S: Elias Sosa
Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,713)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Bill Bonham S: Joe Sambito
Philadelphia Phillies 1, New York Mets 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 40,215)
W: Steve Carlton L: Andy Hassler
San Diego Padres 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 45,481)
W: Bob Shirley L: Don Sutton
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 14,766)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Pete Vuckovich S: Grant Jackson
Boston Red Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 4 at Fenway Park (att. 27,870)
W: Mike Torrez L: Al Hrabosky
California Angels 17, Oakland Athletics 6 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 41,958)
W: Mark Clear L: Dave Heaverlo
Chicago White Sox 16, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 10,899)
W: Ross Baumgarten L: Rick Waits
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Detroit Tigers 6 (11 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,772)
W: Tom Buskey L: Dave Tobik
Minnesota Twins 7, Seattle Mariners 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 34,365)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Glenn Abbott
New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Yankee Stadium
W: Luis Tiant L: Bill Travers S: Ron Davis
Texas Rangers 9, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Arlington Stadium (att. 41,097)
W: Danny Darwin L: Mike Flanagan S: Jim Kern
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 5th

IN THE NEWS: University of Hawaii lefty Derek Tatsuno, selected in the 2nd round of the June draft by the Padres, signs with a subsidiary of the Seibu Lions for $750,000. Tatsuno, of Japanese-American descent, set an NCAA record of 20 wins (in 22 starts). He will finally sign with the Milwaukee Brewers, who select him in January of 1982 but he will be ineffective in the minors.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 5, 1979
Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 12,409)
W: Phil Niekro L: Greg Minton
Chicago Cubs 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 22,790)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Scott Sanderson S: Bruce Sutter
Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 28,249)
W: Tom Seaver L: J.R. Richard S: Doug Bair
New York Mets 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 28,720)
W: Craig Swan L: Dickie Noles
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 16,626)
W: John Fulgham L: Jim Rooker
Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Fenway Park (att. 34,795)
W: Bob Stanley L: Bill Paschall
Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,793)
W: Rick Langford L: Nolan Ryan
Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,983)
W: Rich Wortham L: Victor Cruz S: Guy Hoffman
Detroit Tigers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,199)
W: Kip Young L: Phil Huffman S: Aurelio Lopez
Seattle Mariners 4, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 8,422)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Geoff Zahn
Milwaukee Brewers 3, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 31,878)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Ron Guidry
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 6th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 6, 1979
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Atlanta Braves 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: John Denny L: Eddie Solomon
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 4 (10 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 24,701)
W: George Frazier L: Craig Skok
Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 25,612)
W: Joe Niekro L: Lynn McGlothen S: Joe Sambito
Cincinnati Reds 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 32,264)
W: Doug Bair L: Grant Jackson
Montreal Expos 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 37,460)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Jerry Reuss S: Elias Sosa
San Diego Padres 6, New York Mets 5 (12 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 10,021)
W: Mark Lee L: Tom Hausman
Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 36,097)
W: Nino Espinosa L: John Curtis
California Angels 7, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,679)
W: Jim Barr L: Steve Stone
Cleveland Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 13,348)
W: Dan Spillner L: Paul Hartzell S: Sid Monge
Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,509)
W: Steve Trout L: Paul Splittorff
Detroit Tigers 7, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium
W: Jack Morris L: Moose Haas S: Aurelio Lopez
Detroit Tigers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium (att. 54,630)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Jim Slaton S: Dave Tobik
New York Yankees 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Ron Davis L: Steve McCatty
New York Yankees 3, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 19,538)
W: Tommy John L: Dave Hamilton
Seattle Mariners 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Kingdome (att. 16,612)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Dennis Eckersley S: Byron McLaughlin
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 19,539)
W: Tom Underwood L: John Henry Johnson S: Tom Buskey
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 7th

IN THE NEWS: Mike Schmidt homers in his first three times up for the Phillies, to give him a ML-record-tying four straight over two games. Schmidt flies to the warning track in his next at bat, and the Phils lose 8–6 to the Giants. Schmidt will hit three more home runs in the next three games to tie the National League record of seven home runs in five games.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 7, 1979
Atlanta Braves 10, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 16,468)
W: Tony Brizzolara L: Silvio Martinez
Chicago Cubs 6, Houston Astros 0 at Wrigley Field
W: Ken Holtzman L: Rick Williams
Chicago Cubs 8, Houston Astros 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 36,135)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Randy Niemann
Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 36,300)
W: Paul Moskau L: Don Robinson
Montreal Expos 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 46,502)
W: Steve Rogers L: Burt Hooton
San Diego Padres 11, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 14,048)
W: John D'Acquisto L: Dock Ellis S: Eric Rasmussen
San Francisco Giants 8, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 42,047)
W: Pedro Borbon L: Ron Reed
California Angels 10, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 37,382)
W: Dave Frost L: Dennis Martinez
Cleveland Indians 9, Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 10,589)
W: Mike Paxton L: Darrell Jackson
Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 31,760)
W: Steve Busby L: Guy Hoffman
Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 33,265)
W: Pat Underwood L: Paul Mitchell S: Aurelio Lopez
New York Yankees 8, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,413)
W: Don Hood L: Mike Morgan S: Ken Clay
Boston Red Sox 10, Seattle Mariners 8 at Kingdome (att. 20,158)
W: Tom Burgmeier L: Mike Parrott S: Allen Ripley
Texas Rangers 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 23,935)
W: Doc Medich L: Dave Lemanczyk S: Jim Kern
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 8th

IN THE NEWS: Ben Oglivie has three home runs in three at bats as the Brewers beat the Tigers 5–4 in the first game of a doubleheader. Oglivie drives in the winning run in the 2nd game as the Brewers take it 3–1.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 8, 1979
Atlanta Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 4,160)
W: Gene Garber L: Mark Littell
Chicago Cubs 10, Houston Astros 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 37,614)
W: Mike Krukow L: Ken Forsch S: Donnie Moore
Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Fred Norman L: John Candelaria
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 43,099)
W: Grant Jackson L: Dave Tomlin S: Kent Tekulve
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Montreal Expos 6 at Stade Olympique (att. 46,601)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Ross Grimsley S: Lerrin LaGrow
San Diego Padres 5, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium
W: Gaylord Perry L: Kevin Kobel
New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 17,320)
W: Andy Hassler L: Bob Shirley S: Tom Hausman
Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 41,387)
W: Steve Carlton L: Bob Knepper
Baltimore Orioles 3, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 29,062)
W: Scott McGregor L: Don Aase S: Don Stanhouse
Cleveland Indians 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Victor Cruz L: Mike Marshall
Minnesota Twins 7, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 19,592)
W: Dave Goltz L: Rick Waits
Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 24,501)
W: Francisco Barrios L: Marty Pattin S: Randy Scarbery
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at County Stadium
W: Mike Caldwell L: John Hiller
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at County Stadium (att. 39,141)
W: Bill Travers L: Dan Petry
New York Yankees 2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 13,483)
W: Luis Tiant L: Brian Kingman
Boston Red Sox 8, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 26,450)
W: Steve Renko L: Byron McLaughlin
Texas Rangers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 17,489)
W: Steve Comer L: Balor Moore S: Sparky Lyle
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 9th

IN THE NEWS: The fans elect three Red Sox to start in the American League outfield for the All-Star Game: Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice and Fred Lynn.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 9, 1979
Chicago Cubs 7, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 3,227)
W: Dick Tidrow L: Phil Niekro S: Bruce Sutter
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 23,848)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Bill Bonham S: Mark Littell
Montreal Expos 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 30,930)
W: Bill Lee L: Don Sutton
Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 38,353)
W: Dickie Noles L: Vida Blue S: Warren Brusstar
California Angels 6, Boston Red Sox 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 27,692)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Mike Torrez
Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 22,279)
W: Ross Baumgarten L: Fergie Jenkins S: Randy Scarbery
Cleveland Indians 8, Kansas City Royals 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 9,148)
W: David Clyde L: Dennis Leonard
Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 15,742)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Steve Baker S: Mike Marshall
Baltimore Orioles 7, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 7,469)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Matt Keough S: Don Stanhouse
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 14,240)
W: Dave Stieb L: Lary Sorensen
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 10th

IN THE NEWS: Philadelphia's Del Unser homers in his 3rd consecutive pinch-hit appearance (June 30th, July 5th) to tie the major-league record set by Lee Lacy in 1978. The Phillies beat the Padres 6–5.

Scoring four runs in the 13th after two are out, the Giants beat the Expos, 11–7. Losing pitcher Woodie Fryman balks in the last run. In the 4th inning, Expo RF Ellis Valentine picks up a line drive and his throw beats Darrell Evans at 1B for a 9–3 putout.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 10, 1979
Chicago Cubs 7, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 5,687)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Eddie Solomon S: Bruce Sutter
Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 24,922)
W: Tom Seaver L: John Fulgham S: Doug Bair
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 31,341)
W: Jim Bibby L: Joaquin Andujar S: Kent Tekulve
San Francisco Giants 11, Montreal Expos 7 (13 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 21,055)
W: Tom Griffin L: Woodie Fryman
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 12,218)
W: Charlie Hough L: Craig Swan S: Dave Patterson
Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Diego Padres 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,234)
W: Doug Bird L: Rollie Fingers
California Angels 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 36,619)
W: Jim Barr L: Bob Stanley S: Mark Clear
Chicago White Sox 6, Texas Rangers 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 18,761)
W: Rich Wortham L: Jim Kern S: Ed Farmer
Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 10,533)
W: Dan Spillner L: Rich Gale S: Victor Cruz
Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 17,747)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Mike Marshall
Oakland Athletics 7, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 1,880)
W: Rick Langford L: Sammy Stewart S: Dave Heaverlo
Seattle Mariners 5, New York Yankees 1 at Kingdome (att. 20,375)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Ron Guidry
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 11th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 11, 1979
Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 8,519)
W: Tony Brizzolara L: Lynn McGlothen S: Gene Garber
Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 24,546)
W: Mike LaCoss L: John Denny
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 25,330)
W: Bruce Kison L: J.R. Richard
San Francisco Giants 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 15,012)
W: John Curtis L: Dan Schatzeder
New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 11,401)
W: Neil Allen L: Dennis Lewallyn
San Diego Padres 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 35,248)
W: John D'Acquisto L: Randy Lerch
Boston Red Sox 9, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 39,210)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Dave Frost
Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 15,520)
W: Steve Trout L: Danny Darwin
Cleveland Indians 9, Kansas City Royals 8 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 11,587)
W: Mike Paxton L: Paul Splittorff S: Victor Cruz
Minnesota Twins 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,180)
W: Darrell Jackson L: Jack Morris S: Pete Redfern
Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,586)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Steve McCatty
Seattle Mariners 16, New York Yankees 1 at Kingdome (att. 31,186)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Tommy John
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (10 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 22,523)
W: Jim Slaton L: Tom Buskey
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 12th

IN THE NEWS: The Tigers win the first game of a scheduled doubleheader 4–1 on Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park. Thousands of fans swarm onto the field, littering and tearing it up, and causing the White Sox to forfeit the 2nd game.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 12, 1979
Chicago Cubs 10, Cincinnati Reds 8 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,804)
W: Bruce Sutter L: Doug Bair
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 22,956)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Joe Niekro S: Kent Tekulve
San Francisco Giants 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 21,094)
W: John Montefusco L: Steve Rogers S: Gary Lavelle
New York Mets 12, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 13,218)
W: Dock Ellis L: Burt Hooton
Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 33,501)
W: Steve Carlton L: Rollie Fingers S: Tug McGraw
Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 47,795)
W: Pat Underwood L: Fred Howard S: Aurelio Lopez
Texas Rangers 6, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 27,834)
W: Doc Medich L: Larry Gura
New York Yankees 14, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 23,774)
W: Catfish Hunter L: Mike Parrott
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 14,207)
W: Moose Haas L: Tom Underwood S: Bob Galasso
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 13th

IN THE NEWS: California's Nolan Ryan and Boston's Steve Renko (with one-out help from Bill Campbell) each lose no-hitters in the 9th inning, and each settle for one-hit victories: 6–1 over New York, and 2–0 over Oakland, respectively. Rickey Henderson has the one-out hit off Renko.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 13, 1979
Atlanta Braves 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 17,018)
W: Phil Niekro L: Jim Rooker
Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 23,990)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Fred Norman S: Bruce Sutter
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 26,041)
W: Silvio Martinez L: Ken Forsch
San Diego Padres 7, Montreal Expos 5 at Stade Olympique
W: Bob Owchinko L: Elias Sosa S: Rollie Fingers
Montreal Expos 10, San Diego Padres 7 at Stade Olympique (att. 44,549)
W: Rudy May L: Bob Owchinko S: Woodie Fryman
New York Mets 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Shea Stadium
W: Kevin Kobel L: Bob Knepper S: Dale Murray
New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 16,110)
W: Andy Hassler L: Ed Halicki S: Dale Murray
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 46,542)
W: Dickie Noles L: Rick Sutcliffe S: Tug McGraw
California Angels 6, New York Yankees 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 41,805)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Luis Tiant
Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 27,587)
W: Dan Petry L: Ken Kravec
Texas Rangers 9, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 30,139)
W: Steve Comer L: Dennis Leonard S: Sparky Lyle
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Cleveland Indians 3 (17 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 18,524)
W: Bob Galasso L: Victor Cruz
Boston Red Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 8,903)
W: Steve Renko L: Mike Morgan S: Bill Campbell
Seattle Mariners 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kingdome (att. 10,033)
W: Odell Jones L: Scott McGregor
Minnesota Twins 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 14,095)
W: Dave Goltz L: Dave Lemanczyk S: Mike Marshall
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 14th

IN THE NEWS: Chicago's Claudell Washington has three home runs and five RBI in a 12–4 defeat of Detroit.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 14, 1979
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 25,083)
W: John Candelaria L: Rick Matula
Chicago Cubs 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 50,335)
W: Mike Krukow L: Bill Bonham S: Bruce Sutter
Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Astrodome (att. 45,834)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Pete Vuckovich S: Joe Sambito
San Diego Padres 5, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 27,826)
W: Randy Jones L: Bill Lee
New York Mets 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 28,254)
W: Tom Hausman L: Vida Blue
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 40,602)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Don Sutton S: Tug McGraw
California Angels 8, New York Yankees 7 (12 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 41,693)
W: Mark Clear L: Ron Davis
Chicago White Sox 12, Detroit Tigers 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 23,887)
W: Ross Baumgarten L: Steve Baker
Texas Rangers 7, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 39,282)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Rich Gale S: Jim Kern
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Cleveland Indians 3 at County Stadium (att. 33,731)
W: Bill Travers L: David Clyde S: Reggie Cleveland
Boston Red Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 7 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 8,738)
W: Allen Ripley L: Steve McCatty S: Bill Campbell
Baltimore Orioles 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 15,106)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Mike Parrott
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 19,187)
W: Dave Stieb L: Jerry Koosman
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Sunday, July 15th

IN THE NEWS: The Geneva Cubs score 15 runs in the 9th inning to cap a 29–4 romp over the Utica Blue Jays in a New York-Pennsylvania League game. Scott Fletcher paces the attack with two singles, four doubles, a home run, and eight RBI.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 15, 1979
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 11,304)
W: Jim Bibby L: Eddie Solomon
Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 36,071)
W: Tom Seaver L: Rick Reuschel
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 41,601)
W: John Fulgham L: J.R. Richard
Montreal Expos 4, San Diego Padres 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 27,747)
W: Scott Sanderson L: John D'Acquisto S: Elias Sosa
San Francisco Giants 4, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 14,319)
W: Ed Whitson L: Craig Swan S: Pedro Borbon
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 47,315)
W: Randy Lerch L: Bob Welch S: Rawly Eastwick
California Angels 5, New York Yankees 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 40,739)
W: Jim Barr L: Ron Guidry
Detroit Tigers 14, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 25,873)
W: Jack Morris L: Rich Wortham
Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 28,904)
W: Paul Splittorff L: John Henry Johnson
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Cleveland Indians 4 at County Stadium (att. 36,531)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Len Barker
Boston Red Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 9,822)
W: Bob Stanley L: Rick Langford
Baltimore Orioles 6, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 11,159)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Rick Honeycutt
Minnesota Twins 9, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 19,069)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Jim Clancy
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Tuesday, July 17th

IN THE NEWS: The National League wins its 8th straight All-Star Game 7–6 at Seattle. Lee Mazzilli homers to tie the game in the 8th, and walks in the 9th to bring in the winning run. Dave Parker, with two outstanding throws, is named the game's MVP, and Pete Rose plays a record 5th All-Star position. The Red Sox provide the starting OF for the American League in Rice, Yaz, and Lynn, though Yaz has played 1B most of the season.

Thursday, July 19th

IN THE NEWS: Ray Knight drives in six runs to lead the Reds to a 16–4 clipping of the Cardinals in St. Louis.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 19, 1979
Atlanta Braves 8, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 38,319)
W: Phil Niekro L: Dennis Lamp
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Montreal Expos 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 29,046)
W: Burt Hooton L: Dan Schatzeder
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Houston Astros 5 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Dave Roberts L: Ken Forsch
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 33,464)
W: Bruce Kison L: Joe Niekro S: Grant Jackson
San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 20,382)
W: Randy Jones L: Kevin Kobel
San Francisco Giants 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 20,732)
W: John Curtis L: Dickie Noles
Cincinnati Reds 16, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,228)
W: Fred Norman L: Pete Vuckovich
California Angels 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 (11 inn.) at Memorial Stadium
W: Dave LaRoche L: Dennis Martinez
Baltimore Orioles 3, California Angels 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 33,603)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Dave Frost
Boston Red Sox 7, Seattle Mariners 1 at Fenway Park (att. 32,207)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Floyd Bannister
Cleveland Indians 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 24,046)
W: Rick Wise L: Dennis Leonard S: Sid Monge
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (11 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 21,152)
W: Bill Castro L: Tom Buskey
Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 17,391)
W: Pat Underwood L: Jerry Koosman
New York Yankees 10, Oakland Athletics 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 22,648)
W: Luis Tiant L: Mike Morgan
Chicago White Sox 9, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium
W: Steve Trout L: Dave Rajsich S: Ed Farmer
Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 26,687)
W: Ken Kravec L: Fergie Jenkins S: Ed Farmer
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Friday, July 20th

IN THE NEWS: At Los Angeles, Steve Garvey saves a defeat for the Dodgers by belting a 2-run homer in the 10th to tie, and another 2-run homer in the 11th by Bill Russell wins it, 6–5, over the Expos. Montreal takes the lead in the 11th when Rodney Scott drives in a run with his 5th straight hit. Dave Patterson wins his first ML game, while Manny Mota has a pinch single for the 139 pinch hit of his career.

Rusty Staub, a spring holdout who got off to a slow start, is traded by Detroit to his former team Montreal for a minor league player to be named later.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 20, 1979
Chicago Cubs 10, Atlanta Braves 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 22,646)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Tony Brizzolara
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Montreal Expos 5 (11 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 48,825)
W: Dave Patterson L: Woodie Fryman
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Houston Astros 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 23,585)
W: John Candelaria L: J.R. Richard
San Diego Padres 2, New York Mets 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 16,381)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Craig Swan
Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 21,110)
W: Randy Lerch L: Tom Griffin S: Ron Reed
Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 30,280)
W: Tom Seaver L: John Denny
Baltimore Orioles 2, California Angels 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 25,682)
W: Scott McGregor L: Jim Barr
Seattle Mariners 8, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 33,397)
W: Mike Parrott L: Mike Torrez
Kansas City Royals 9, Cleveland Indians 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 38,461)
W: Rich Gale L: Rick Waits
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at County Stadium (att. 27,010)
W: Jim Slaton L: Tom Underwood
Minnesota Twins 14, Detroit Tigers 6 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 14,509)
W: Gary Serum L: Kip Young
Oakland Athletics 5, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,481)
W: Brian Kingman L: Tommy John S: Dave Hamilton
Chicago White Sox 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 21,901)
W: Rich Wortham L: John Henry Johnson S: Guy Hoffman
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Saturday, July 21st

SCOREBOARD: JULY 21, 1979
Chicago Cubs 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 28,279)
W: Dick Tidrow L: Gene Garber
Montreal Expos 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 30,143)
W: Bill Lee L: Don Sutton
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 19,570)
W: Enrique Romo L: Joe Sambito S: Kent Tekulve
New York Mets 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 25,327)
W: Neil Allen L: Bob Shirley S: Andy Hassler
San Francisco Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 25,386)
W: Bob Knepper L: Steve Carlton
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 29,278)
W: Silvio Martinez L: Mike LaCoss
Baltimore Orioles 10, California Angels 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 51,381)
W: Sammy Stewart L: Nolan Ryan
Seattle Mariners 13, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park (att. 33,048)
W: John Montague L: Steve Renko S: Byron McLaughlin
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 12,812)
W: Moose Haas L: Len Barker
Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 37,596)
W: Dan Petry L: Ross Baumgarten S: Aurelio Lopez
Minnesota Twins 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Metropolitan Stadium
W: Dave Goltz L: Phil Huffman S: Mike Marshall
Minnesota Twins 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 12,887)
W: Paul Hartzell L: Balor Moore
New York Yankees 12, Oakland Athletics 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 49,284)
W: Ron Guidry L: Craig Minetto
Texas Rangers 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 36,258)
W: Doc Medich L: Paul Splittorff S: Jim Kern
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Sunday, July 22nd

IN THE NEWS: The Royals George Brett has three home runs and five RBI in a 7–6 win over the Rangers.

In the first of two at Wrigley Field, the Reds roll over the Cubs 12–1, behind Bill Bonham. Johnny Bench ties the National League record by collecting five walks and Dave Concepcion hits an 8th inning grand slam, off Willie Hernandez to put the score in double digits. The Cubs come back in game two to win, 8–4.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 22, 1979
Cincinnati Reds 12, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
W: Bill Bonham L: Ken Holtzman
Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 41,052)
W: Dick Tidrow L: Mario Soto
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 34,198)
W: Lerrin LaGrow L: Ed Glynn
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Don Robinson L: Eddie Solomon S: Kent Tekulve
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 29,533)
W: Jim Bibby L: Mickey Mahler S: Kent Tekulve
Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 23,308)
W: Nino Espinosa L: John D'Acquisto S: Tug McGraw
San Francisco Giants 8, Montreal Expos 6 at Candlestick Park
W: Vida Blue L: Ross Grimsley S: Pedro Borbon
Montreal Expos 15, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 39,800)
W: Rudy May L: Ed Whitson
Houston Astros 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,973)
W: Joe Sambito L: Will McEnaney
Baltimore Orioles 4, Oakland Athletics 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 26,761)
W: Steve Stone L: Rick Langford
Boston Red Sox 6, California Angels 5 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 35,172)
W: Bill Campbell L: Mark Clear
Milwaukee Brewers 14, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Mike Caldwell L: Mike Paxton S: Reggie Cleveland
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 29,876)
W: Paul Mitchell L: David Clyde S: Bill Castro
Detroit Tigers 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 27,461)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Randy Scarbery S: Aurelio Lopez
Minnesota Twins 13, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 18,927)
W: Pete Redfern L: Dave Lemanczyk
New York Yankees 4, Seattle Mariners 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 38,956)
W: Jim Kaat L: Rick Honeycutt
Kansas City Royals 7, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium (att. 29,863)
W: Dan Quisenberry L: Sparky Lyle
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Monday, July 23rd

IN THE NEWS: At Wrigley, the Reds and Cubs complete a game suspended on May 10th because the Cubs had to catch a plane. That contest was tied 7-7 after nine innings. Both teams score in the 11th and the Cubs win in the 18th on a run scoring single by Steve Ontiveros. The Cubs then win the regularly scheduled game, 21, with Willie Hernandez getting the victory.