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MAY
1979

Tuesday, May 1st

IN THE NEWS: Phil Niekro earns his 200th career win as the Braves beat the Pirates 5–2. The event is saddened by the collapse of Atlanta's popular GM, Bill Lucas, who will pass away tomorrow.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 1, 1979
Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 15,378)
W: Ken Holtzman L: Fred Norman
Montreal Expos 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 11,621)
W: Bill Lee L: Bob Welch S: Elias Sosa
San Diego Padres 10, New York Mets 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 5,614)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Dale Murray S: Rollie Fingers
San Francisco Giants 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 29,048)
W: Bob Knepper L: Nino Espinosa
Atlanta Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 5,122)
W: Phil Niekro L: Kent Tekulve
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 6 (11 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 6,349)
W: Darold Knowles L: Joe Sambito
New York Yankees 12, California Angels 8 (11 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 38,858)
W: Tommy John L: Dave LaRoche
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 16,470)
W: Steve Baker L: Ken Kravec S: Jack Billingham
Cleveland Indians 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 3,583)
W: Mike Paxton L: Lary Sorensen S: Sid Monge
Kansas City Royals 9, Texas Rangers 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 20,767)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Jon Matlack S: Marty Pattin
Oakland Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 5,689)
W: Steve McCatty L: Bob Stanley S: Bob Lacey
Baltimore Orioles 3, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 4,015)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Byron McLaughlin
Minnesota Twins 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 10,155)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Jesse Jefferson S: Mike Marshall
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 2nd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 2, 1979
Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 17,218)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Rick Reuschel S: Doug Bair
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Atlanta Braves 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 4,840)
W: John Candelaria L: Mickey Mahler
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 5,190)
W: John Denny L: Ken Forsch
California Angels 1, New York Yankees 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 40,648)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Ron Guidry
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 4,859)
W: Moose Haas L: Wayne Garland
Texas Rangers 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 20,155)
W: Steve Comer L: Dennis Leonard S: Sparky Lyle
Boston Red Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 4,144)
W: Mike Torrez L: Matt Keough
Baltimore Orioles 9, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 5,212)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Paul Mitchell
Minnesota Twins 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 20,110)
W: Dave Goltz L: Phil Huffman S: Mike Marshall
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Bobby Bonds hits his 300th home run, against Moose Haas, in a 6–1 loss to Milwaukee. He has 413 SBs at the time and becomes the 2nd player, after Willie Mays, to have 300 SBs and 300 home runs.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 3, 1979
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 41,215)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Steve Carlton
San Diego Padres 10, Montreal Expos 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 10,467)
W: Randy Jones L: Scott Sanderson S: Rollie Fingers
San Francisco Giants 7, New York Mets 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 5,123)
W: Ed Halicki L: Pete Falcone S: Gary Lavelle
Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 7,530)
W: Joe Niekro L: Pete Vuckovich S: Joaquin Andujar
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at County Stadium (att. 7,801)
W: Bill Travers L: Tom Underwood
Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 4,581)
W: Mike Marshall L: Jack Billingham
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 4th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 4, 1979
Chicago Cubs 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 3,928)
W: Mike Krukow L: Rick Matula S: Lynn McGlothen
Cincinnati Reds 6, Houston Astros 5 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,988)
W: Doug Bair L: Frank Riccelli
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,717)
W: Randy Lerch L: Don Sutton
Montreal Expos 12, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 20,309)
W: Ross Grimsley L: John D'Acquisto
San Francisco Giants 4, New York Mets 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 19,275)
W: Vida Blue L: Skip Lockwood
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 13,525)
W: Bob Sykes L: Don Robinson S: Buddy Schultz
Boston Red Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 3 at Fenway Park (att. 21,903)
W: Steve Renko L: Glenn Abbott
Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 4 (10 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium (att. 4,056)
W: Al Hrabosky L: Sid Monge
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium (att. 28,896)
W: Jim Clancy L: Mike Caldwell S: Dave Freisleben
Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 5,768)
W: Mike Marshall L: Aurelio Lopez
Oakland Athletics 11, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 17,705)
W: Mike Norris L: Jim Beattie S: Bob Lacey
Chicago White Sox 7, Texas Rangers 5 at Arlington Stadium
W: Francisco Barrios L: Sparky Lyle S: Mike Proly
Texas Rangers 7, Chicago White Sox 6 at Arlington Stadium (att. 24,200)
W: Ed Farmer L: Lerrin LaGrow
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 5th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 5, 1979
Chicago Cubs 9, Atlanta Braves 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 16,312)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Phil Niekro
Cincinnati Reds 6, Houston Astros 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,044)
W: Tom Hume L: Joaquin Andujar S: Frank Pastore
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 45,169)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Andy Messersmith
San Diego Padres 6, Montreal Expos 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 45,500)
W: Steve Mura L: Woodie Fryman S: Rollie Fingers
San Francisco Giants 6, New York Mets 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 6,960)
W: Gary Lavelle L: Jesse Orosco
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 17,440)
W: Grant Jackson L: Pete Vuckovich S: Ed Whitson
Baltimore Orioles 9, California Angels 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 20,455)
W: Jim Palmer L: Don Aase
Boston Red Sox 11, Seattle Mariners 4 at Fenway Park (att. 25,714)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Odell Jones S: Dick Drago
Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 9,529)
W: Rich Gale L: Rick Wise S: Al Hrabosky
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at County Stadium (att. 14,910)
W: Jim Slaton L: Dave Lemanczyk
Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 15,002)
W: Jack Billingham L: Paul Hartzell
New York Yankees 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,167)
W: Tommy John L: Dave Heaverlo
Chicago White Sox 7, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium (att. 27,901)
W: Rich Wortham L: Dock Ellis S: Mike Proly
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 6th

IN THE NEWS: The Reds light up J.R. Richard and whip the Astros, 17–5. Champ Summers has five RBIs for Cincy to win the opener. The Reds take the nitecap, 8–2.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 6, 1979
Chicago Cubs 14, Atlanta Braves 13 at Wrigley Field (att. 21,984)
W: Bruce Sutter L: Gene Garber
Cincinnati Reds 17, Houston Astros 5 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Pedro Borbon L: J.R. Richard
Houston Astros 8, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 33,618)
W: Frank Riccelli L: Fred Norman
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,184)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Doug Rau
Montreal Expos 7, San Diego Padres 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 21,034)
W: Bill Lee L: Gaylord Perry S: Woodie Fryman
New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 19,818)
W: Dale Murray L: Randy Moffitt S: Skip Lockwood
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 20,966)
W: Silvio Martinez L: Bruce Kison S: Darold Knowles
Baltimore Orioles 6, California Angels 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 25,630)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Mike Barlow
Seattle Mariners 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 25,919)
W: John Montague L: Bill Campbell
Cleveland Indians 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 16,352)
W: Mike Paxton L: Al Hrabosky
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at County Stadium (att. 53,962)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Mark Lemongello
Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 6 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 15,235)
W: Mike Marshall L: John Hiller
New York Yankees 6, Oakland Athletics 5 (10 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 46,750)
W: Ron Guidry L: Dave Heaverlo
Chicago White Sox 3, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 12,501)
W: Ken Kravec L: Jon Matlack
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 7th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 7, 1979
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 8,166)
W: John Candelaria L: Mickey Mahler S: Kent Tekulve
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,230)
W: Burt Hooton L: Pete Falcone S: Bob Welch
Philadelphia Phillies 11, San Diego Padres 6 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 20,766)
W: Steve Carlton L: Bob Owchinko S: Rawly Eastwick
Oakland Athletics 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 6,797)
W: Rick Langford L: Tippy Martinez
Boston Red Sox 9, California Angels 4 at Fenway Park (att. 23,319)
W: Mike Torrez L: Nolan Ryan
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,921)
W: Bruce Taylor L: Steve Trout
Minnesota Twins 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 4,571)
W: Dave Goltz L: Phil Huffman
Seattle Mariners 12, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 14,065)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Paul Mirabella
Kansas City Royals 10, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium (att. 14,242)
W: Eduardo Rodriguez L: Doc Medich S: Marty Pattin
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 8th

IN THE NEWS: During an 8–7 loss to Texas, Kansas City loses two regulars, both as a result of being hit by pitches from Ed Farmer. OF Al Cowens suffers a fractured jaw and will miss 21 games. 2B Frank White sustains a broken hand and will sit out 33 contests. Farmer will be traded three times in the next 12 months. On June 20, 1980, Cowens will hit a grounder off Farmer and charge the mound.

Consecutive home runs by Eddie Murray, Lee May, and Gary Roenicke in the 6th power the Orioles to an 8–2 win over Oakland. Murray has now hit in 19 straight games.

The Twins roll by the Toronto Blue Jays, 16–6. In the 7th, Twins Roy Smalley, Craig Kusick and Ken Landreaux all homer off Toronto's Balor Moore.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 8, 1979
Atlanta Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 5,741)
W: Eddie Solomon L: Rick Rhoden
Cincinnati Reds 8, Chicago Cubs 7 at Wrigley Field (att. 12,254)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Ken Holtzman S: Frank Pastore
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 15,645)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Ken Forsch S: Darold Knowles
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,092)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Dale Murray S: Bob Welch
Philadelphia Phillies 9, San Diego Padres 8 (12 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 12,288)
W: Jim Kaat L: John D'Acquisto
Montreal Expos 4, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 7,513)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Ed Halicki
Baltimore Orioles 8, Oakland Athletics 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 7,126)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Jim Todd
California Angels 10, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 21,160)
W: Chris Knapp L: Chuck Rainey
Detroit Tigers 10, Chicago White Sox 8 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,769)
W: Jack Billingham L: Randy Scarbery
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Cleveland Indians 5 at County Stadium (att. 12,959)
W: Moose Haas L: Wayne Garland
Minnesota Twins 16, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 3,126)
W: Mike Bacsik L: Mike Willis
New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 15,981)
W: Jim Beattie L: Floyd Bannister S: Ron Guidry
Texas Rangers 8, Kansas City Royals 7 at Arlington Stadium (att. 14,400)
W: Jim Kern L: Larry Gura
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 9th

IN THE NEWS: Four bench-clearing brawls and two grand slams (Gary Matthews and John Milner) highlight the Pirates wild 17–9 victory over the Braves. Substitute umpires eject five players, four managers, and a coach.

Gary Roenicke spoils Mike Norris's no-hit bid by hitting a double in the 7th inning. It's the only hit Norris allows as Oakland tops the Orioles, 4–2.

The Yanks release Paul Blair, who signs with the Reds.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 9, 1979
Pittsburgh Pirates 17, Atlanta Braves 9 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 6,855)
W: Jim Bibby L: Gene Garber S: Kent Tekulve
Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 10,922)
W: Paul Moskau L: Lynn McGlothen S: Doug Bair
Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 (16 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 11,566)
W: Bo McLaughlin L: Tom Bruno
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, New York Mets 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 23,313)
W: Don Sutton L: Neil Allen
Philadelphia Phillies 2, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 15,606)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Eric Rasmussen
San Francisco Giants 9, Montreal Expos 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 6,811)
W: Vida Blue L: Ross Grimsley
Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 11,147)
W: Mike Norris L: Jim Palmer
Boston Red Sox 9, California Angels 8 at Fenway Park (att. 24,815)
W: Bill Campbell L: Dave LaRoche
Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,167)
W: Ross Baumgarten L: Milt Wilcox S: Ken Kravec
Cleveland Indians 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at County Stadium (att. 10,829)
W: Rick Waits L: Mike Caldwell S: Sid Monge
New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 14,738)
W: Ed Figueroa L: Glenn Abbott
Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 18,324)
W: Rich Gale L: Fergie Jenkins S: Renie Martin
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 10th

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 10, 1979
» Tony Alvarez in Caracas, Venezuela

SCOREBOARD: MAY 10, 1979
Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 8 (18 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 9,164)
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Manny Sarmiento
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 15,420)
W: Bob Sykes L: J.R. Richard S: Mark Littell
Los Angeles Dodgers 14, New York Mets 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 26,399)
W: Andy Messersmith L: Craig Swan
Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 17,208)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Gaylord Perry S: Ron Reed
Montreal Expos 3, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 6,379)
W: Steve Rogers L: Philip Nastu
Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 7,466)
W: Dennis Martinez L: John Henry Johnson
California Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 24,990)
W: Don Aase L: Dennis Eckersley S: Mark Clear
Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 13,801)
W: Steve Trout L: Paul Splittorff
Cleveland Indians 8, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 10,864)
W: Eric Wilkins L: Jim Slaton S: Don Hood
New York Yankees 8, Seattle Mariners 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 14,394)
W: Tommy John L: Odell Jones
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 11th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 11, 1979
Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 14,715)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Frank Riccelli S: Bruce Sutter
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Montreal Expos 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 43,297)
W: Doug Rau L: Bill Lee
Cincinnati Reds 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 14,115)
W: Dave Tomlin L: Ed Whitson S: Doug Bair
New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 43,142)
W: Kevin Kobel L: Steve Mura
San Francisco Giants 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 22,860)
W: Bob Knepper L: Steve Carlton S: Gary Lavelle
Atlanta Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 9,209)
W: Adrian Devine L: Bob Forsch S: Gene Garber
Baltimore Orioles 8, Seattle Mariners 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 11,124)
W: Steve Stone L: Byron McLaughlin
Boston Red Sox 11, Oakland Athletics 2 at Fenway Park (att. 26,637)
W: Bob Stanley L: Matt Keough
Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 20,973)
W: Ken Kravec L: Steve Busby S: Randy Scarbery
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 42,563)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Mark Fidrych
Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 4,121)
W: Mike Marshall L: Sid Monge
California Angels 4, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 37,988)
W: Jim Barr L: Catfish Hunter
Texas Rangers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 12,153)
W: Jon Matlack L: Jim Clancy
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 12th

IN THE NEWS: Led by Jerry Remy's 5-for-5, the Red Sox use 16 hits to beat the A's, 8–2. Mike Torrez (4–1) goes all the way for the win.

Rick Anderson of Jackson (Texas League) pitches a 8–0 no-hitter against Shreveport.

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 12, 1979
» Travis Dawkins in Newberry, SC

SCOREBOARD: MAY 12, 1979
Houston Astros 11, Chicago Cubs 3 at Astrodome
W: Ken Forsch L: Lynn McGlothen
Chicago Cubs 2, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 35,997)
W: Ken Holtzman L: Rick Williams
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 3 (11 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 39,310)
W: Bob Welch L: Stan Bahnsen
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 18,745)
W: Jim Bibby L: Frank Pastore S: Grant Jackson
San Diego Padres 2, New York Mets 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 18,409)
W: Bob Owchinko L: Neil Allen
San Francisco Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 23,836)
W: Ed Halicki L: Randy Lerch
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Atlanta Braves 6 at Busch Stadium II (att. 16,011)
W: Buddy Schultz L: Gene Garber
Baltimore Orioles 4, Seattle Mariners 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 16,800)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Rick Honeycutt
Boston Red Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 2 at Fenway Park (att. 30,617)
W: Mike Torrez L: Rick Langford
Kansas City Royals 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 15,470)
W: Marty Pattin L: Rich Hinton S: Renie Martin
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 19,801)
W: Jerry Augustine L: Bruce Taylor S: Bob McClure
Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 0 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 8,090)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Mike Paxton
New York Yankees 6, California Angels 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 28,783)
W: Dick Tidrow L: Dave Frost
Texas Rangers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 14,109)
W: Steve Comer L: Dave Lemanczyk S: Sparky Lyle
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 13th

IN THE NEWS: The Padres Randy Jones steals 2B against the Mets in a 5–4 San Diego victory. He is the first pitcher in the team's 11-year history to do so.

Willie Wilson hits the first of five inside-the-park home runs he will collect in 1979, helping the Royals to a 14–5 triumph over the White Sox.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 13, 1979
Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Astrodome (att. 13,604)
W: Joe Niekro L: Mike Krukow
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Montreal Expos 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 47,596)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Ross Grimsley S: Jerry Reuss
Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 10,253)
W: Mike LaCoss L: John Candelaria
San Diego Padres 5, New York Mets 4 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 12,245)
W: Bob Shirley L: Skip Lockwood
Philadelphia Phillies 12, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 32,585)
W: Ron Reed L: Vida Blue
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Atlanta Braves 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 16,762)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Phil Niekro
Boston Red Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 2 at Fenway Park (att. 25,651)
W: Chuck Rainey L: Mike Norris
Kansas City Royals 14, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 20,100)
W: Eduardo Rodriguez L: Rich Wortham
Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,162)
W: Jack Morris L: Moose Haas S: Jack Billingham
Cleveland Indians 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 10,172)
W: Wayne Garland L: Dave Goltz S: Victor Cruz
New York Yankees 12, California Angels 10 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,083)
W: Jim Beattie L: Chris Knapp
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Texas Rangers 1 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Mark Lemongello L: Doyle Alexander
Texas Rangers 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 16,531)
W: Ed Farmer L: Phil Huffman S: Sparky Lyle
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 14th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 14, 1979
Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 19,133)
W: Paul Moskau L: Eric Rasmussen S: Dave Tomlin
Cleveland Indians 1, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 3,867)
W: Rick Waits L: Tom Underwood
Texas Rangers 7, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 6,406)
W: Jim Kern L: Mike Marshall
Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 15,650)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Ed Figueroa
Kansas City Royals 1, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome (att. 5,113)
W: Rich Gale L: Floyd Bannister
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 15th

IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox sell Jim Dwyer to the Giants.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 15, 1979
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 4 (10 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 8,139)
W: Bob Welch L: Adrian Devine
Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 13,834)
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Nino Espinosa
San Diego Padres 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,090)
W: Rollie Fingers L: Frank Pastore
San Francisco Giants 8, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 13,196)
W: Philip Nastu L: J.R. Richard
New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 6,097)
W: Craig Swan L: Don Robinson S: Skip Lockwood
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 12,515)
W: John Denny L: Steve Rogers
Boston Red Sox 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 25,222)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Don Stanhouse
California Angels 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,235)
W: Mark Clear L: Mike Caldwell
Cleveland Indians 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 3,978)
W: Sid Monge L: Jerry Garvin
Texas Rangers 9, Minnesota Twins 8 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 7,499)
W: Sparky Lyle L: Mike Marshall S: Jim Kern
New York Yankees 11, Detroit Tigers 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 18,876)
W: Tommy John L: Steve Baker
Chicago White Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 1,855)
W: Ross Baumgarten L: John Henry Johnson S: Mike Proly
Kansas City Royals 7, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome
W: Paul Splittorff L: Glenn Abbott S: Renie Martin
Seattle Mariners 6, Kansas City Royals 2 at Kingdome (att. 6,356)
W: Byron McLaughlin L: Larry Gura
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 16th

IN THE NEWS: NL owners approve the sale of the Astros from the Ford Motor Credit Company to John J. McMullen for a reported $19 million.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 16, 1979
Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 6,277)
W: Eddie Solomon L: Andy Messersmith S: Gene Garber
Philadelphia Phillies 13, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 18,015)
W: Steve Carlton L: Rick Reuschel
Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,327)
W: Bill Bonham L: Steve Mura
San Francisco Giants 8, Houston Astros 4 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 10,094)
W: Gary Lavelle L: Bo McLaughlin
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 3 (13 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 7,621)
W: Enrique Romo L: Skip Lockwood
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Montreal Expos 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 11,547)
W: Bob Forsch L: Bill Lee S: Mark Littell
Baltimore Orioles 10, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park (att. 27,569)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Andy Hassler S: Tim Stoddard
California Angels 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (11 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,533)
W: Mark Clear L: Jerry Augustine
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 4,079)
W: Dave Lemanczyk L: Rick Wise
Texas Rangers 8, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 6,121)
W: Jon Matlack L: Paul Hartzell S: Jim Kern
New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 43,843)
W: Ron Guidry L: Mark Fidrych
Chicago White Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 1,225)
W: Francisco Barrios L: Matt Keough S: Steve Trout
Kansas City Royals 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 4,819)
W: Steve Busby L: Odell Jones
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Thursday, May 17th

IN THE NEWS: The wind is really blowing out at Wrigley as the Cubs (6) and the Phillies (5) combine for a ML-record-tying 11 home runs and 97 total bases during a wild 10-inning slugfest won 23–22 by the Phils. Dave Kingman has three home runs and six RBIs for the Cubs, while teammate Bill Buckner has a grand slam and seven RBIs. Mike Schmidt's two home runs include the game-winner in the 10th off Cub relief ace Bruce Sutter. Bob Boone has five RBIs and Larry Bowa five hits. The Phils jump to a 7–0 lead in the 1st and lead 15–6 after three innings, and 21–9 going into the bottom of the 6th but can't hold it. Rawly Eastwick shuts out the Cubs for two frames to win. The two teams combine to have 21 different players score runs and the 2-team total of 47 extra bases on long hits (24-Phi) sets a ML mark for an extra inning game. It is the largest scoring game in the majors since August 25, 1922, when these same two teams met.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 17, 1979
Atlanta Braves 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 12,079)
W: Phil Niekro L: Charlie Hough
Philadelphia Phillies 23, Chicago Cubs 22 (10 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 14,952)
W: Rawly Eastwick L: Bruce Sutter
San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 10,626)
W: Ed Halicki L: Ken Forsch
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 6,295)
W: Kent Tekulve L: Jesse Orosco
Montreal Expos 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (11 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 18,225)
W: Elias Sosa L: Buddy Schultz
Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Fenway Park (att. 27,610)
W: Bob Stanley L: Steve Stone S: Dick Drago
California Angels 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,060)
W: Jim Barr L: Lary Sorensen S: Dave LaRoche
Cleveland Indians 8, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 4,409)
W: Mike Paxton L: Mark Lemongello
Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Royals 6 at Royals Stadium (att. 21,437)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Dennis Leonard S: Mike Marshall
Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 1,634)
W: Ken Kravec L: Rick Langford
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Friday, May 18th

IN THE NEWS: Dale Murphy has three home runs in three at bats, knocking in five runs, to pace the Braves to a 6–4 victory over the Giants.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 18, 1979
Atlanta Braves 6, San Francisco Giants 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 13,896)
W: Mickey Mahler L: Vida Blue S: Gene Garber
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 12,578)
W: John Candelaria L: Ken Holtzman
Cincinnati Reds 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 34,192)
W: Pedro Borbon L: Jerry Reuss
Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Astrodome (att. 9,445)
W: Joe Niekro L: Rollie Fingers
Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 31,481)
W: Stan Bahnsen L: Dick Ruthven S: Elias Sosa
New York Yankees 10, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 33,694)
W: Jim Beattie L: Mike Torrez
California Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 25,598)
W: Frank Tanana L: Ron Schueler S: Mark Clear
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 10,452)
W: John Hiller L: Sid Monge
Minnesota Twins 10, Kansas City Royals 6 (10 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 21,475)
W: Mike Marshall L: Renie Martin
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,556)
W: Bill Travers L: Mike Norris
Seattle Mariners 13, Texas Rangers 5 at Kingdome (att. 5,948)
W: John Montague L: Steve Comer
Baltimore Orioles 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6 (11 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 12,088)
W: Don Stanhouse L: Dave Freisleben
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Saturday, May 19th

IN THE NEWS: ML umpires return to work, two days after a labor agreement is reached in New York.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 19, 1979
San Francisco Giants 4, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Tom Griffin L: Craig Skok S: Gary Lavelle
San Francisco Giants 7, Atlanta Braves 6 (11 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 24,799)
W: John Curtis L: Gene Garber S: Tom Griffin
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 29,460)
W: Jim Rooker L: Mike Krukow S: Grant Jackson
Cincinnati Reds 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 46,753)
W: Paul Moskau L: Rick Sutcliffe S: Pedro Borbon
San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 2 (11 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 18,494)
W: Rollie Fingers L: J.R. Richard
St. Louis Cardinals 9, New York Mets 4 (12 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 6,782)
W: Darold Knowles L: Dwight Bernard
Montreal Expos 10, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 33,212)
W: Rudy May L: Rawly Eastwick S: Dan Schatzeder
Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 3 at Fenway Park (att. 33,224)
W: Bill Campbell L: Ed Figueroa S: Dick Drago
California Angels 10, Chicago White Sox 6 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 41,941)
W: Chris Knapp L: Rich Wortham S: Dave LaRoche
Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,229)
W: Rick Waits L: Jack Morris
Oakland Athletics 12, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,422)
W: John Henry Johnson L: Moose Haas
Seattle Mariners 4, Texas Rangers 0 at Kingdome (att. 13,109)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Fergie Jenkins
Baltimore Orioles 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 18,144)
W: Jim Palmer L: Tom Underwood S: Don Stanhouse
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Sunday, May 20th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 20, 1979
San Francisco Giants 8, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 10,716)
W: Bob Knepper L: Eddie Solomon
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 30,998)
W: Don Robinson L: Lynn McGlothen S: Kent Tekulve
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 40,087)
W: Don Sutton L: Tom Hume S: Bob Welch
Houston Astros 1, San Diego Padres 0 at Astrodome
W: Rick Williams L: Gaylord Perry
Houston Astros 6, San Diego Padres 3 at Astrodome (att. 15,039)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: John D'Acquisto
New York Mets 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7 (11 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 8,180)
W: Neil Allen L: Darold Knowles
Montreal Expos 10, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 48,631)
W: Stan Bahnsen L: Nino Espinosa S: Elias Sosa
New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 33,932)
W: Tommy John L: Dennis Eckersley
California Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 27,189)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Ross Baumgarten
Cleveland Indians 9, Detroit Tigers 7 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 11,571)
W: Dan Spillner L: John Hiller
Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 39,661)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Roger Erickson
Oakland Athletics 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Dave Hamilton L: Jerry Augustine
Oakland Athletics 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 5,729)
W: Steve McCatty L: Jim Slaton S: Dave Heaverlo
Texas Rangers 6, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 10,054)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Shane Rawley S: Jim Kern
Baltimore Orioles 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 30,065)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Jesse Jefferson
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Monday, May 21st

SCOREBOARD: MAY 21, 1979
Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 1,988)
W: Phil Niekro L: Bo McLaughlin S: Gene Garber
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 25,154)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Scott Sanderson S: Kent Tekulve
Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 28,192)
W: Steve Carlton L: John Denny
San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 20,981)
W: Eric Rasmussen L: Andy Messersmith
Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 26,153)
W: Jack Billingham L: Ron Guidry
Seattle Mariners 12, Kansas City Royals 7 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,940)
W: Glenn Abbott L: Rich Gale S: Shane Rawley
Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,601)
W: Pete Redfern L: Sparky Lyle S: Mike Marshall
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Cleveland Indians 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 12,260)
W: Dave Lemanczyk L: Rick Wise
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Tuesday, May 22nd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 22, 1979
Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 5,091)
W: Joe Niekro L: Mickey Mahler
Montreal Expos 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 15,227)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Ed Whitson S: Woodie Fryman
New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 6,550)
W: Kevin Kobel L: Dennis Lamp S: Dale Murray
Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 33,379)
W: Tug McGraw L: Bob Forsch
San Diego Padres 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 29,830)
W: Rollie Fingers L: Jerry Reuss
San Francisco Giants 12, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 20,058)
W: Ed Halicki L: Bill Bonham
Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Memorial Stadium (att. 35,971)
W: Steve Renko L: Mike Flanagan S: Bill Campbell
Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 14,202)
W: Rich Hinton L: Dave Heaverlo
New York Yankees 12, Detroit Tigers 8 at Tiger Stadium (att. 33,497)
W: Luis Tiant L: Mark Fidrych
Seattle Mariners 12, Kansas City Royals 11 (12 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 18,967)
W: Shane Rawley L: Al Hrabosky
Milwaukee Brewers 7, California Angels 1 at County Stadium (att. 9,857)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Dave Frost
Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,955)
W: Jim Kern L: Jerry Koosman
Cleveland Indians 8,