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JUNE
1979

Friday, June 1st

IN THE NEWS: In his first game in Cincinnati as a member of the Phillies, Pete Rose gets a standing ovation before lining out in his first at bat. Before the game, Rose is given a trophy as the Reds Most Valuable Player in 1978, the award voted on by the Cincy chapter of the BBWAA. Pete goes 0-for-4 as the Reds beat Steve Carlton, 4–2. Carlton, batting 8th ahead of Harrelson, is 0-for-3.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 1, 1979
New York Mets 5, Atlanta Braves 4 (11 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 5,748)
W: Skip Lockwood L: Adrian Devine S: Ed Glynn
Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco Giants 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 9,688)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Philip Nastu
Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 48,968)
W: Doug Bair L: Steve Carlton S: Pedro Borbon
Houston Astros 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Astrodome (att. 14,346)
W: J.R. Richard L: Ross Grimsley
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, San Diego Padres 8 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,928)
W: Kent Tekulve L: Bob Shirley
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 (11 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 26,687)
W: Buddy Schultz L: Bob Welch
Cleveland Indians 7, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 20,070)
W: Rick Wise L: Dave Frost S: Victor Cruz
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 32,469)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Renie Martin S: Jerry Augustine
Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 15,871)
W: Bob Stanley L: Jerry Koosman S: Bill Campbell
New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 33,230)
W: Ron Guidry L: Francisco Barrios
Oakland Athletics 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,731)
W: Steve McCatty L: John Hiller
Seattle Mariners 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Kingdome (att. 4,113)
W: Paul Mitchell L: Jesse Jefferson
Texas Rangers 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 18,761)
W: Steve Comer L: Steve Stone S: Jim Kern
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 2nd

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 2, 1979
Atlanta Braves 7, New York Mets 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 25,240)
W: Phil Niekro L: Ed Glynn S: Gene Garber
San Francisco Giants 8, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 32,721)
W: Randy Moffitt L: Dick Tidrow S: Gary Lavelle
Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 37,907)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Randy Lerch S: Doug Bair
Houston Astros 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Astrodome (att. 43,893)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Elias Sosa
San Diego Padres 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 20,977)
W: Gaylord Perry L: John Candelaria
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 33,452)
W: Bob Forsch L: Doug Rau
California Angels 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 41,969)
W: Mark Clear L: Wayne Garland
Kansas City Royals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 32,795)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Reggie Cleveland
Minnesota Twins 8, Boston Red Sox 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 14,701)
W: Dave Goltz L: Chuck Rainey
Chicago White Sox 7, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 53,539)
W: Ken Kravec L: Jim Beattie
Detroit Tigers 9, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 3,420)
W: Jack Morris L: Craig Minetto S: Dave Tobik
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 8,011)
W: Dave Lemanczyk L: Odell Jones
Baltimore Orioles 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 26,362)
W: Tippy Martinez L: Sparky Lyle S: Don Stanhouse
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 3rd

IN THE NEWS: The Phils tops the Reds, 6–4, then lose 12–2 in the nitecap. George Foster has three homers for the Reds.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 3, 1979
New York Mets 9, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 3,526)
W: Pat Zachry L: Mickey Mahler S: Skip Lockwood
Chicago Cubs 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 29,665)
W: Mike Krukow L: John Curtis S: Bruce Sutter
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Ron Reed L: Pedro Borbon S: Tug McGraw
Cincinnati Reds 12, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 50,262)
W: Tom Hume L: Jim Lonborg
Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Astrodome (att. 33,821)
W: Joe Niekro L: Steve Rogers S: Bert Roberge
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Diego Padres 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 13,370)
W: Bruce Kison L: Bob Owchinko
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 31,217)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Burt Hooton
Cleveland Indians 5, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,409)
W: Mike Paxton L: Jim Barr
Kansas City Royals 6, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 37,942)
W: Marty Pattin L: Moose Haas
Boston Red Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 17,353)
W: Steve Renko L: Geoff Zahn S: Bill Campbell
New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 2 (11 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 55,073)
W: Ron Davis L: Randy Scarbery
Detroit Tigers 2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 4,030)
W: Dave Rozema L: John Henry Johnson
Seattle Mariners 10, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Kingdome (att. 4,436)
W: Mike Parrott L: Mark Lemongello
Texas Rangers 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 21,851)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Jim Palmer S: Jim Kern
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 4th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 4, 1979
Montreal Expos 8, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 3,480)
W: Bill Lee L: Tony Brizzolara
New York Mets 6, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,063)
W: Craig Swan L: Tom Seaver
Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Astrodome (att. 19,062)
W: Randy Niemann L: Larry Christenson
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 14,727)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Jim Rooker
Baltimore Orioles 3, Minnesota Twins 2 (10 inn.) at Memorial Stadium (att. 11,905)
W: Don Stanhouse L: Mike Marshall
Boston Red Sox 13, Texas Rangers 5 at Fenway Park (att. 27,698)
W: Mike Torrez L: Dock Ellis
California Angels 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 16,979)
W: Mike Barlow L: Phil Huffman S: Mark Clear
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 12,506)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Ross Baumgarten
New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Royals 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,164)
W: Tommy John L: Rich Gale
Cleveland Indians 5, Oakland Athletics 4 (14 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 5,489)
W: Sid Monge L: Bob Lacey
Seattle Mariners 11, Detroit Tigers 2 at Kingdome (att. 5,529)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Milt Wilcox
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 5th

IN THE NEWS: In Seattle, Willie Horton hits an apparent home run, his 300th, but the drive off John Hiller strikes a speaker in left centerfield and all Willie gets is a single. Butch Hobson hit the same speaker on April 25, but got a triple out of it. Jack Billingham and Hiller combine on a 4-hitter to beat Seattle, 3–1. Tomorrow, Horton belts his 300th, off Jack Morris, in Seattle's 4–3 win.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 5, 1979
Atlanta Braves 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 4,710)
W: Rick Matula L: Scott Sanderson S: Gene Garber
San Diego Padres 11, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 12,675)
W: Eric Rasmussen L: Dennis Lamp
Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 22,209)
W: Fred Norman L: Kevin Kobel
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 28,244)
W: Steve Carlton L: Rick Williams
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,088)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Don Sutton S: Kent Tekulve
St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 25,561)
W: Mark Littell L: Randy Moffitt
Minnesota Twins 3, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 11,036)
W: Paul Hartzell L: Steve Stone S: Mike Marshall
Boston Red Sox 9, Texas Rangers 3 at Fenway Park (att. 27,670)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Jon Matlack
California Angels 3, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 18,862)
W: Frank Tanana L: Tom Underwood
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 13,713)
W: Jim Slaton L: Fred Howard S: Jerry Augustine
Kansas City Royals 3, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 24,968)
W: Larry Gura L: Luis Tiant
Cleveland Indians 12, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 1,175)
W: Rick Waits L: Rick Langford
Detroit Tigers 3, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 6,156)
W: Jack Billingham L: Glenn Abbott S: John Hiller
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 6th

IN THE NEWS: The Mariners make OF Al Chambers the number-one pick in the free-agent draft, but his big league career will last just 57 games. The Mets take UCLA P Tim Leary with the 2nd pick. The Blue Jays, picking 3rd, take high school C Jay Schroeder, who will play football for UCLA and will be drafted #1 in 1984 by the Colts, but will never catch in the ML. Kansas City picks football players on the 4th (Dan Marino) and the 17th (John Elway) rounds. Brad Komminsk (Braves) is the 4th pick, SS Juan Bustabad (A's) is 5th, with Andy Van Slyke (Cards) 6th. Bustabad is one of 13 of 16 picks who will not sign with the A's, but he does sign with the Red Sox, who will pick him #1 in the 1980 January draft. The Dodgers pick Orel Hershiser in the 17th round and the Yankees take Don Mattingly in the 19th round. Brett Butler goes to the Braves in the 23rd. The Reds take prep infielder Daniel Lamar in round one, then get slightly better results in the second round with Bob Buchanan and Keefe Cato.

PLAYERS BORN ON JUNE 6, 1979
» Jeremy Affeldt in Phoenix, AZ

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 6, 1979
Montreal Expos 12, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 5,618)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Phil Niekro
Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 12,145)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Randy Jones S: Bruce Sutter
New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 28,970)
W: Dale Murray L: Manny Sarmiento S: Ed Glynn
Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Astrodome (att. 28,955)
W: Joe Sambito L: Ron Reed S: Bert Roberge
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 16,666)
W: Enrique Romo L: Bob Welch S: Kent Tekulve
St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 19,003)
W: Buddy Schultz L: Randy Moffitt S: Mark Littell
Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 14,314)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Paul Splittorff
Chicago White Sox 8, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park (att. 26,356)
W: Francisco Barrios L: Bob Stanley S: Steve Trout
Toronto Blue Jays 5, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 18,835)
W: Jesse Jefferson L: Dave LaRoche
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Texas Rangers 3 at County Stadium (att. 15,347)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Steve Comer
New York Yankees 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 34,075)
W: Ron Guidry L: Jerry Koosman
Cleveland Indians 6, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 1,282)
W: Rick Wise L: Dave Heaverlo S: Victor Cruz
Seattle Mariners 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Kingdome (att. 6,382)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Jack Morris S: Byron McLaughlin
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 7th

IN THE NEWS: Texas slugger John Ellis drives in six runs to lead the Rangers to a 7–1 win over Milwaukee. Ellis has two homers and a double to back Fergie Jenkins win. John Grubb singles in the 9th to extend his hitting streak to 20 games.

Charlotte's Mike Boddicker sets a Southern League record with 18 strikeouts in an 8–2 win over Knoxville.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 7, 1979
Chicago Cubs 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 5,775)
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Bob Shirley S: Bruce Sutter
San Francisco Giants 12, St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Busch Stadium II (att. 20,058)
W: Tom Griffin L: Mark Littell S: Randy Moffitt
Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 13,724)
W: Sammy Stewart L: Renie Martin
Boston Red Sox 9, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 25,842)
W: Chuck Rainey L: Ken Kravec
Texas Rangers 7, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 12,368)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Moose Haas
Minnesota Twins 4, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,722)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Jim Beattie S: Mike Marshall
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 8th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 8, 1979
Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 21,162)
W: Burt Hooton L: Mike Krukow
Cincinnati Reds 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 27,833)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Dan Schatzeder
Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 12,196)
W: Joe Niekro L: Pat Zachry
Atlanta Braves 11, Philadelphia Phillies 5 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 41,136)
W: Gene Garber L: Ron Reed
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 18,227)
W: Enrique Romo L: John Curtis S: Grant Jackson
San Diego Padres 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 18,943)
W: Rollie Fingers L: Darold Knowles S: John D'Acquisto
Baltimore Orioles 3, Texas Rangers 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 47,539)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Doyle Alexander
Boston Red Sox 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Fenway Park (att. 33,953)
W: Bob Stanley L: Dave Goltz
California Angels 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 28,298)
W: Don Aase L: Milt Wilcox S: Mark Clear
New York Yankees 11, Kansas City Royals 10 (10 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 35,589)
W: Ken Clay L: Eduardo Rodriguez
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,022)
W: Tom Buskey L: Dave Heaverlo
Seattle Mariners 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Kingdome (att. 7,300)
W: Mike Parrott L: Wayne Garland S: Byron McLaughlin
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 9th

IN THE NEWS: Nolan Ryan strikes out 16 batters in a 4-hit, 9–1, Angels victory over the Tigers.

Tom Seaver fires a 3-hitter, retiring the last 24 batters, in the Reds 7–1 win over the Expos. As noted by Rhodes and Snyder in their Reds history, Dave Concepcion hits a red seat homer off Bill Lee.

Charlie Manuel, playing for the Kintetsu Buffaloes, is critically injured when a brushback pitch fractures his jaw in seven places. Hitting .371 with 24 home runs and 60 RBI at the time, Manuel will earn the respect of the fans for his determined comeback effort.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 9, 1979
Chicago Cubs 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 25,683)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Rick Sutcliffe S: Dick Tidrow
Cincinnati Reds 7, Montreal Expos 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 36,207)
W: Tom Seaver L: Bill Lee
New York Mets 4, Houston Astros 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 10,499)
W: Craig Swan L: Joaquin Andujar
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Atlanta Braves 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 38,035)
W: Larry Christenson L: Mickey Mahler
San Francisco Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 25,814)
W: Vida Blue L: Bruce Kison
St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 26,695)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Eric Rasmussen
Baltimore Orioles 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 30,806)
W: Steve Stone L: Dock Ellis S: Don Stanhouse
Boston Red Sox 12, Minnesota Twins 6 at Fenway Park (att. 34,324)
W: Mike Torrez L: Roger Erickson
California Angels 9, Detroit Tigers 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 36,499)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Dave Rozema
Kansas City Royals 9, New York Yankees 8 (13 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 38,025)
W: Marty Pattin L: Ken Clay
Chicago White Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 36,941)
W: Fred Howard L: Mike Caldwell S: Steve Trout
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 1,725)
W: Phil Huffman L: Matt Keough
Cleveland Indians 4, Seattle Mariners 3 (10 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 40,314)
W: Sid Monge L: Shane Rawley
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 10th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 10, 1979
Chicago Cubs 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 24,088)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Don Sutton S: Lynn McGlothen
Cincinnati Reds 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 31,810)
W: Tom Hume L: Elias Sosa S: Doug Bair
Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 15,879)
W: George Throop L: Kevin Kobel S: Joe Sambito
Atlanta Braves 10, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 58,707)
W: Phil Niekro L: Steve Carlton
San Francisco Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 25,536)
W: Gary Lavelle L: Enrique Romo
St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 33,136)
W: Silvio Martinez L: Randy Jones S: Buddy Schultz
Baltimore Orioles 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 22,658)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Jim Kern
Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 0 at Fenway Park (att. 34,304)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Paul Hartzell
Detroit Tigers 10, California Angels 7 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 30,229)
W: Fernando Arroyo L: Frank Tanana S: John Hiller
New York Yankees 10, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 41,095)
W: Luis Tiant L: Steve Mingori
Chicago White Sox 13, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 43,783)
W: Francisco Barrios L: Paul Mitchell S: Rich Hinton
Oakland Athletics 12, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,400)
W: Dave Hamilton L: Tom Underwood
Seattle Mariners 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Kingdome (att. 7,363)
W: Odell Jones L: Rick Waits S: Shane Rawley
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 11th

IN THE NEWS: The Cardinals Ted Simmons homers from both sides of the plate in a 9–7 win over the Dodgers.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 11, 1979
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Dodger Stadium (att. 32,159)
W: Tom Bruno L: Lerrin LaGrow
Montreal Expos 6, Atlanta Braves 5 (11 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 10,267)
W: Woodie Fryman L: Craig Skok
New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 4,917)
W: Wayne Twitchell L: Fred Norman
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Houston Astros 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 31,085)
W: Randy Lerch L: J.R. Richard
Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 16,602)
W: Scott McGregor L: Rich Wortham
California Angels 9, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 10,674)
W: Mark Clear L: Dan Spillner
Detroit Tigers 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 15,625)
W: Jack Morris L: Steve McCatty
Boston Red Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 0 (10 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 39,758)
W: Bob Stanley L: Steve Busby
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Seattle Mariners 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 10,213)
W: Dave Lemanczyk L: Floyd Bannister
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 12th

IN THE NEWS: The Tigers fire manager Les Moss, hiring Sparky Anderson.

The Reds score five runs in the 6th inning, but the Mets counter with 10 in the bottom of the frame to win, 12–6. The 15 runs in the 6th is a National League record.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 12, 1979
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 35,651)
W: Burt Hooton L: John Denny
New York Mets 12, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Shea Stadium (att. 9,805)
W: Dale Murray L: Manny Sarmiento
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Houston Astros 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 34,177)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Rick Williams
San Diego Padres 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 23,759)
W: Gaylord Perry L: John Candelaria
San Francisco Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 28,210)
W: Bob Knepper L: Ken Holtzman
Chicago White Sox 12, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 17,137)
W: Ken Kravec L: Mike Flanagan
Cleveland Indians 11, California Angels 10 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 9,945)
W: Don Hood L: Mark Clear
Detroit Tigers 9, Oakland Athletics 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,278)
W: Pat Underwood L: Craig Minetto
Kansas City Royals 7, Boston Red Sox 6 (10 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 26,943)
W: Al Hrabosky L: Dick Drago
New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 27,733)
W: Ron Davis L: Jerry Koosman
Texas Rangers 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Arlington Stadium (att. 15,743)
W: Jim Kern L: Lary Sorensen
Seattle Mariners 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 12,056)
W: Glenn Abbott L: Jesse Jefferson
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 13th

IN THE NEWS: The Astros trade slugger Bob Watson to the Red Sox for two minor league pitchers and cash.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 13, 1979
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,235)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Bob Forsch S: Terry Forster
Montreal Expos 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 11,970)
W: Steve Rogers L: Rick Matula
Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 12,468)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Tom Hausman S: Tom Hume
Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 33,627)
W: Joe Niekro L: Dick Ruthven
San Diego Padres 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 17,845)
W: Bob Owchinko L: Bruce Kison S: Rollie Fingers
Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco Giants 2 (10 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 9,284)
W: Bruce Sutter L: Randy Moffitt
Baltimore Orioles 8, Chicago White Sox 7 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park I (att. 13,326)
W: Tim Stoddard L: Steve Trout
Cleveland Indians 6, Oakland Athletics 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,204)
W: Wayne Garland L: Bob Lacey
Detroit Tigers 7, Seattle Mariners 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,113)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Mike Parrott S: John Hiller
Boston Red Sox 11, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 27,940)
W: Steve Renko L: Larry Gura
Minnesota Twins 8, New York Yankees 7 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 19,660)
W: Pete Redfern L: Ray Burris S: Mike Marshall
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 14,566)
W: Moose Haas L: Fergie Jenkins S: Reggie Cleveland
Toronto Blue Jays 9, California Angels 8 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Dave Freisleben L: Dave LaRoche
California Angels 10, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 28,577)
W: Don Aase L: Mike Willis
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 14th

IN THE NEWS: For the 2nd straight day, Willie Aikens hits a grand slam, leading the Royals to a 10–2 win over the Blue Jays. He hit one in yesterday's nitecap. Aikens is just the 8th major league -- the 7th this century -— to slam in consecutive games.

The Giants lose to the Cubs 8–6, but Willie McCovey hits his 513rd career home run, off Dennis Lamp. McCovey becomes the all-time lefthanded home run hitter in National League history.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 14, 1979
Montreal Expos 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 12,895)
W: Elias Sosa L: Gene Garber
San Diego Padres 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (14 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 15,444)
W: John D'Acquisto L: John Candelaria
Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco Giants 6 at Candlestick Park (att. 9,005)
W: Dick Tidrow L: Gary Lavelle S: Bruce Sutter
Cleveland Indians 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,361)
W: Sid Monge L: Jim Todd
Seattle Mariners 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,957)
W: Shane Rawley L: John Hiller S: Byron McLaughlin
Minnesota Twins 4, New York Yankees 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 24,129)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Tommy John S: Mike Marshall
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 13,403)
W: Bill Travers L: Doyle Alexander
California Angels 10, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 15,097)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Phil Huffman
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 15th

IN THE NEWS: Willie Wilson homers from both sides of the plate, including a 3-run inside-the-park job in the 9th inning, to lead Kansas City to a 14–11 victory over Milwaukee.

The Yankees send Cliff Johnson to the Indians for P Don Hood. Johnson had been in the Yankee doghouse ever since his brawl with teammate Goose Gossage that put Goose on the DL for two months.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 15, 1979
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 50,299)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Don Sutton S: Kent Tekulve
Houston Astros 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 28,786)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Elias Sosa
New York Mets 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 9,808)
W: Craig Swan L: Joey McLaughlin
Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 50,222)
W: Tom Seaver L: Larry Christenson
Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 23,595)
W: Willie Hernandez L: John D'Acquisto S: Dick Tidrow
San Francisco Giants 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6 (13 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 12,770)
W: Gary Lavelle L: Darold Knowles
Chicago White Sox 8, Boston Red Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 46,556)
W: Rich Wortham L: Mike Torrez
Cleveland Indians 13, Seattle Mariners 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 32,622)
W: Rick Waits L: Odell Jones
California Angels 8, Detroit Tigers 7 at Tiger Stadium (att. 41,151)
W: Mark Clear L: Dave Tobik
Kansas City Royals 14, Milwaukee Brewers 11 at County Stadium (att. 32,812)
W: Steve Mingori L: Reggie Cleveland S: Marty Pattin
Baltimore Orioles 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 11,831)
W: Don Stanhouse L: Mike Marshall S: Tim Stoddard
Texas Rangers 9, New York Yankees 5 at Arlington Stadium (att. 35,452)
W: Jon Matlack L: Ed Figueroa
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Oakland Athletics 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 13,124)
W: Tom Underwood L: Dave Hamilton
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Saturday, June 16th

IN THE NEWS: At Chicago, the Red Sox beat the White Sox 11–5 behind Rick Burleson's inside-the-park homer and Carl Yastrzemski's 1,000th extra base hit. Yaz is the 15th player to reach that plateau.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 16, 1979
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,448)
W: Don Robinson L: Bob Welch
Montreal Expos 4, Houston Astros 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 24,336)
W: Ross Grimsley L: J.R. Richard S: Elias Sosa
New York Mets 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 28,313)
W: Kevin Kobel L: Mickey Mahler
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 50,224)
W: Tug McGraw L: Doug Bair
Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 27,713)
W: Ken Holtzman L: Gaylord Perry S: Bruce Sutter
San Francisco Giants 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 23,118)
W: John Curtis L: Silvio Martinez
Boston Red Sox 11, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 36,267)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Randy Scarbery
Cleveland Indians 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 22,835)
W: Sid Monge L: John Montague
California Angels 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 39,240)
W: Dave Frost L: Jack Morris S: Dave LaRoche
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at County Stadium (att. 43,784)
W: Jim Slaton L: Steve Busby
New York Yankees 3, Texas Rangers 2 (10 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 41,097)
W: Ron Davis L: Sparky Lyle
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 19,270)
W: Dave Lemanczyk L: Steve McCatty
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Sunday, June 17th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 17, 1979
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 45,835)
W: Ed Whitson L: Jerry Reuss S: Kent Tekulve
Montreal Expos 19, Houston Astros 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 30,245)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Joe Niekro
New York Mets 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 12,133)
W: Jeff Reardon L: Gene Garber
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 46,153)
W: Randy Lerch L: Doug Bair
Chicago Cubs 8, San Diego Padres 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 17,166)
W: Mike Krukow L: Bob Owchinko S: Bruce Sutter
San Francisco Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 39,073)
W: Randy Moffitt L: Buddy Schultz S: Gary Lavelle
Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 26,675)
W: Ken Kravec L: Chuck Rainey
Seattle Mariners 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 42,521)
W: Shane Rawley L: Sid Monge S: Byron McLaughlin
Detroit Tigers 8, California Angels 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 32,744)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Don Aase
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at County Stadium (att. 28,100)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Rich Gale
Baltimore Orioles 8, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 15,966)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Jerry Koosman S: Tim Stoddard
Texas Rangers 6, New York Yankees 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 37,405)
W: Steve Comer L: Catfish Hunter
Toronto Blue Jays 10, Oakland Athletics 9 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 25,518)
W: Tom Buskey L: Dave Heaverlo
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Monday, June 18th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 18, 1979
Atlanta Braves 10, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 9,394)
W: Rick Matula L: Nino Espinosa
Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 2 (18 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 14,076)
W: Bert Roberge L: Tom Hausman
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,569)
W: Burt Hooton L: Dennis Lamp
Cincinnati Reds 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 25,086)
W: Bill Bonham L: Steve Rogers S: Doug Bair
San Diego Padres 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 18,921)
W: Randy Jones L: Bob Forsch S: Rollie Fingers
Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 8 at Fenway Park (att. 29,533)
W: Dick Drago L: Fernando Arroyo S: Bill Campbell
California Angels 5, Texas Rangers 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 37,096)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Fergie Jenkins
Seattle Mariners 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 14,737)
W: Mike Parrott L: Ross Baumgarten
Baltimore Orioles 8, Cleveland Indians 7 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 21,506)
W: Don Stanhouse L: Victor Cruz
Kansas City Royals 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 6,864)
W: Larry Gura L: Mike Norris S: Al Hrabosky
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Tuesday, June 19th

IN THE NEWS: In New York 36,211 fans show up to witness the return of Billy Martin as Yankee manager, but the Yanks lose to the Blue Jays 5–4. Martin had been named to replace Bob Lemon (34-31) the previous day, and begins his 2nd stint as New York's skipper, a season earlier than previously announced.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 19, 1979
Atlanta Braves 10, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 8,146)
W: Phil Niekro L: Larry Christenson
Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 1 at Astrodome (att. 14,036)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Andy Hassler
Chicago Cubs 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 38,605)
W: Dick Tidrow L: Rick Sutcliffe S: Bruce Sutter
Montreal Expos 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 35,222)
W: Bill Lee L: Mike LaCoss S: Woodie Fryman
St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 20,216)
W: John Fulgham L: Eric Rasmussen
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 39,861)
W: John Candelaria L: John Montefusco S: Enrique Romo
Detroit Tigers 10, Boston Red Sox 4 (14 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 34,153)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Bob Stanley
Texas Rangers 2, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,553)
W: John Henry Johnson L: Jim Barr S: Jim Kern
Seattle Mariners 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 14,103)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Rich Wortham S: Byron McLaughlin
Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 21,819)
W: Tim Stoddard L: Mike Paxton
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Minnesota Twins 9 at County Stadium (att. 17,741)
W: Bob McClure L: Mike Bacsik S: Jerry Augustine
Toronto Blue Jays 5, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 36,211)
W: Phil Huffman L: Tommy John S: Tom Buskey
Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 1,485)
W: Dave Heaverlo L: Al Hrabosky
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Wednesday, June 20th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 20, 1979
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 8,681)
W: Steve Carlton L: Eddie Solomon
Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 4 at Astrodome (att. 15,946)
W: Joe Sambito L: Craig Swan
Montreal Expos 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 (11 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 25,233)
W: Elias Sosa L: Tom Hume
San Diego Padres 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 20,653)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Pete Vuckovich
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 19,637)
W: Grant Jackson L: Gary Lavelle S: Kent Tekulve
Boston Red Sox 13, Detroit Tigers 3 at Fenway Park (att. 34,035)
W: Mike Torrez L: Steve Baker
California Angels 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,895)
W: Dave Frost L: Jon Matlack S: Mark Clear
Seattle Mariners 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 8,781)
W: Odell Jones L: Ed Farmer S: Shane Rawley
Baltimore Orioles 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 19,553)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Rick Waits
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Minnesota Twins 3 at County Stadium (att. 21,404)
W: Bill Travers L: Paul Hartzell
New York Yankees 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Yankee Stadium
W: Don Hood L: Tom Underwood S: Ron Davis
Toronto Blue Jays 3, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 32,129)
W: Balor Moore L: Ray Burris
Kansas City Royals 9, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 1,503)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Dave Hamilton
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Thursday, June 21st

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 21, 1979
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 10,717)
W: Don Sutton L: Mickey Mahler S: Dave Patterson
Boston Red Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Fenway Park (att. 34,316)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Jack Morris
Texas Rangers 3, California Angels 2 (11 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,422)
W: Sparky Lyle L: Dave LaRoche
Chicago White Sox 9, Seattle Mariners 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 10,555)
W: Francisco Barrios L: Joe Decker S: Rich Hinton
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at County Stadium (att. 32,339)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Gary Serum
New York Yankees 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 19,278)
W: Luis Tiant L: Dave Lemanczyk S: Ron Davis
Oakland Athletics 10, Kansas City Royals 7 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,132)
W: Steve McCatty L: Steve Busby S: Dave Heaverlo
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Friday, June 22nd

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 22, 1979
Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 15,528)
W: Tony Brizzolara L: Bob Welch S: Gene Garber
San Francisco Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 36,184)
W: Philip Nastu L: Paul Moskau S: Tom Griffin
Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 1 at Astrodome (att. 30,954)
W: Joe Niekro L: Bob Shirley S: Joe Sambito
Montreal Expos 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Stade Olympique (att. 40,729)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Randy Lerch S: Elias Sosa
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 21,006)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Ken Holtzman
St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 18,852)
W: Silvio Martinez L: Kevin Kobel
Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Memorial Stadium (att. 35,456)
W: Tippy Martinez L: Dave Tobik
Boston Red Sox 12, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Fenway Park (att. 31,089)
W: Chuck Rainey L: Jesse Jefferson S: Tom Burgmeier
Kansas City Royals 9, California Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 30,737)
W: Rich Gale L: Nolan Ryan
Minnesota Twins 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 28,029)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Ken Kravec S: Mike Marshall