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SEPTEMBER
1979

Saturday, September 1st

IN THE NEWS: Carney Lansford hits three consecutive home runs as the Angels down the Indians 7–4.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 1, 1979
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 16,990)
W: Larry Christenson L: Phil Niekro S: Ron Reed
Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 1 at Astrodome (att. 23,573)
W: J.R. Richard L: Pete Falcone
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 31,586)
W: Don Sutton L: Rick Reuschel
Montreal Expos 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 42,752)
W: David Palmer L: Tom Seaver
St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 12,323)
W: Silvio Martinez L: Randy Jones
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 25,551)
W: Bruce Kison L: John Montefusco S: Grant Jackson
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 27,382)
W: Jim Bibby L: Bob Knepper
Minnesota Twins 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 36,146)
W: Paul Hartzell L: Jim Palmer S: Mike Marshall
Texas Rangers 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 28,930)
W: Danny Darwin L: Dick Drago S: Jim Kern
Chicago White Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 14,261)
W: Rich Wortham L: Lary Sorensen
California Angels 7, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 22,804)
W: Dave LaRoche L: Wayne Garland S: John Montague
Oakland Athletics 6, Detroit Tigers 3 (10 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 15,235)
W: Steve McCatty L: Aurelio Lopez S: Dave Hamilton
Kansas City Royals 9, New York Yankees 8 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,130)
W: Al Hrabosky L: Jim Kaat S: Renie Martin
Seattle Mariners 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (10 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 23,139)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Tom Buskey
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Sunday, September 2nd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 2, 1979
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Atlanta Braves 1 (10 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 10,040)
W: Ron Reed L: Joey McLaughlin
New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome (att. 14,215)
W: Kevin Kobel L: Randy Niemann S: Neil Allen
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,092)
W: Lerrin LaGrow L: Bruce Sutter
Montreal Expos 13, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 41,096)
W: Steve Rogers L: Mike LaCoss
St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 8,987)
W: Bob Forsch L: Mark Lee
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 15,663)
W: John Candelaria L: Vida Blue
Baltimore Orioles 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 18,074)
W: Scott McGregor L: Roger Erickson
Texas Rangers 7, Boston Red Sox 6 (11 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 30,133)
W: Jim Kern L: Dick Drago
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 19,435)
W: Moose Haas L: Ken Kravec
California Angels 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,359)
W: Dave Frost L: Rick Waits S: Mark Clear
Oakland Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 14,379)
W: Rick Langford L: Bruce Robbins
New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 5 (10 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 34,008)
W: Rich Gossage L: Steve Mingori
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Seattle Mariners 5 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 14,776)
W: Dave Stieb L: Wayne Twitchell S: Jesse Jefferson
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Monday, September 3rd

IN THE NEWS: The Orioles win a pair from Toronto, 2–1 in 11 innings, and 5–1. Eddie Murray provides the game-winning hit in the bottom of the 11th. Tippy Martinez (9–2) is the winner. Mike Flanagan is the winner in the nitecap, the major's first 20-game winner this year.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 3, 1979
Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 3,139)
W: Doug Bair L: Gene Garber S: Tom Hume
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 31,120)
W: John Fulgham L: Dennis Lamp
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 19,280)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Joe Niekro
Montreal Expos 7, New York Mets 2 at Stade Olympique
W: Bill Lee L: Ray Burris S: Stan Bahnsen
Montreal Expos 6, New York Mets 5 (10 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 48,366)
W: Bill Atkinson L: Neil Allen
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Steve Carlton L: Bert Blyleven S: Tug McGraw
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 43,444)
W: Jim Rooker L: Randy Lerch S: Kent Tekulve
San Diego Padres 3, San Francisco Giants 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 7,333)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Ed Whitson S: Eric Rasmussen
Baltimore Orioles 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (11 inn.) at Memorial Stadium
W: Tippy Martinez L: Tom Buskey
Baltimore Orioles 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 20,432)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Dave Lemanczyk
California Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 34,684)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Ross Baumgarten S: John Montague
Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 9,095)
W: Rick Wise L: Jack Morris
Kansas City Royals 1, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 19,643)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Geoff Zahn
New York Yankees 10, Boston Red Sox 6 at Yankee Stadium (att. 46,298)
W: Ron Guidry L: Dennis Eckersley S: Ron Davis
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 7,948)
W: Jim Slaton L: Mike Norris S: Jerry Augustine
Texas Rangers 4, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 7,302)
W: Doc Medich L: Floyd Bannister S: Jim Kern
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Tuesday, September 4th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 4, 1979
Atlanta Braves 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 2,506)
W: Joey McLaughlin L: Doug Bair S: Larry Bradford
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 12,245)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Willie Hernandez
Houston Astros 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Astrodome (att. 14,404)
W: Rick Williams L: Joe Beckwith S: Joaquin Andujar
Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 14,064)
W: Rudy May L: Dock Ellis S: Bill Atkinson
San Francisco Giants 3, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 7,128)
W: John Curtis L: Bob Shirley S: Gary Lavelle
Chicago White Sox 10, California Angels 7 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,036)
W: Mike Proly L: Jim Barr S: Ed Farmer
Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 4,824)
W: Len Barker L: Dan Petry S: Sid Monge
Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 10,610)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Larry Gura
New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 37,259)
W: Luis Tiant L: Mike Torrez S: Rich Gossage
Texas Rangers 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 5,759)
W: Steve Comer L: Mike Parrott
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Wednesday, September 5th

IN THE NEWS: Matt Keough of the A's beats the Brewers 6–1 for his first victory after 14 straight losses. He ended 1978 with four defeats and barely avoided tying the American League record of 19 consecutive losses.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 5, 1979
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 3 (10 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 2,606)
W: Lerrin LaGrow L: Gene Garber S: Dave Patterson
Montreal Expos 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 9,659)
W: Elias Sosa L: Rick Reuschel S: Dale Murray
Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,867)
W: Fred Norman L: John Montefusco S: Tom Hume
Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 3 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 12,592)
W: Joe Sambito L: John D'Acquisto
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 (11 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,059)
W: Dave Roberts L: Roy Thomas S: Kent Tekulve
California Angels 9, Chicago White Sox 8 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,705)
W: John Montague L: Randy Scarbery S: Dave LaRoche
Detroit Tigers 9, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,172)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Victor Cruz
Minnesota Twins 8, Kansas City Royals 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 11,647)
W: Dave Goltz L: Paul Splittorff
Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 38,644)
W: Bob Stanley L: Tommy John
Oakland Athletics 6, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 1,772)
W: Matt Keough L: Mike Caldwell
Seattle Mariners 1, Texas Rangers 0 at Kingdome (att. 5,112)
W: Rob Dressler L: Fergie Jenkins S: Byron McLaughlin
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Thursday, September 6th

IN THE NEWS: The Giants fire manger Joe Altobelli, promoting coach Dave Bristol in his place.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 6, 1979
Atlanta Braves 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 2,583)
W: Preston Hanna L: Don Sutton S: Joey McLaughlin
Montreal Expos 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 14,767)
W: David Palmer L: Lynn McGlothen S: Woodie Fryman
Cincinnati Reds 12, San Francisco Giants 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,935)
W: Tom Seaver L: Bob Knepper
Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 0 at Astrodome (att. 12,416)
W: J.R. Richard L: Bob Owchinko
New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Ed Glynn L: Nino Espinosa S: Andy Hassler
Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Mets 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 21,091)
W: Randy Lerch L: Pete Falcone S: Rawly Eastwick
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Busch Stadium II (att. 14,767)
W: Silvio Martinez L: Jim Bibby S: Will McEnaney
Baltimore Orioles 5, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 7,053)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Butch Edge
California Angels 10, Chicago White Sox 9 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 20,930)
W: John Montague L: Ed Farmer
New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 1 (10 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 19,196)
W: Rich Gossage L: Milt Wilcox
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Friday, September 7th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 7, 1979
San Diego Padres 8, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 2,976)
W: Eric Rasmussen L: Eddie Solomon
Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 10,359)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Tug McGraw
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 33,937)
W: Bobby Castillo L: Tom Hume S: Gerry Hannahs
San Francisco Giants 9, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 23,723)
W: Vida Blue L: Joaquin Andujar
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 4 (14 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 8,290)
W: Grant Jackson L: Neil Allen
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 19,782)
W: Bob Forsch L: Steve Rogers S: Mark Littell
Baltimore Orioles 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 33,222)
W: Sammy Stewart L: Chuck Rainey S: Don Stanhouse
California Angels 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 30,685)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Bill Travers
Cleveland Indians 9, Toronto Blue Jays 8 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 4,222)
W: Paul Reuschel L: Tom Buskey
Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 28,943)
W: Jack Billingham L: Ken Clay
Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 10,793)
W: Sparky Lyle L: Mike Marshall S: Jim Kern
Oakland Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 3 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 4,136)
W: Rick Langford L: Mike Proly
Kansas City Royals 6, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 6,843)
W: Craig Chamberlain L: Rick Honeycutt
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Saturday, September 8th

IN THE NEWS: In Oakland's 2–1 win over the White Sox, A's Rob Picciolo (.234 career) gets his only intentional walk as the Sox elect to pitch to rookie Rickey Henderson. Rickey walks in a run to beat the Sox. Picciolo will have just 25 career walks in nine seasons (as noted by Dave Smith).

Greg Nettles hits an 8th inning home run to help the Yankees and Ron Guidry beat Detroit, 5–4. It is Guidry's 10th straight win.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 8, 1979
San Diego Padres 9, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 4,261)
W: Bob Shirley L: Rick Matula
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Chicago Cubs 8 at Wrigley Field (att. 20,767)
W: Rawly Eastwick L: Bruce Sutter
Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 40,345)
W: Bill Bonham L: Jerry Reuss S: Tom Hume
San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 32,300)
W: Greg Minton L: Joe Sambito S: Gary Lavelle
New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (15 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 8,095)
W: Dock Ellis L: Jim Rooker
Montreal Expos 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 28,434)
W: Bill Lee L: John Fulgham
Baltimore Orioles 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 33,819)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Dennis Eckersley S: Don Stanhouse
California Angels 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 37,624)
W: Jim Barr L: Jerry Augustine S: John Montague
Cleveland Indians 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 4,439)
W: Rick Wise L: Dave Stieb
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 30,069)
W: Ron Guidry L: Jack Morris S: Rich Gossage
Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 15,382)
W: Doc Medich L: Jerry Koosman S: Jim Kern
Oakland Athletics 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 1,596)
W: Steve McCatty L: Mike Proly
Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Kingdome (att. 12,340)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Dennis Leonard
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Sunday, September 9th

IN THE NEWS: The first place Orioles romp to their 7th win in a row, larruping the Red Sox, 16–4. Rick Dempsey hits a grand slam for the Birds in their 6-run 6th, and Al Bumbry adds a home run in the same frame. Jim Rice homers for the Bosox. Sox C Bob Montgomery is 1-for-2 in his last ML game. He is the last ML batter to wear a hard liner in his cap instead of a batting helmet.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 9, 1979
San Diego Padres 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 2,782)
W: Randy Jones L: Phil Niekro S: Steve Mura
Chicago Cubs 15, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 20,922)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Kevin Saucier
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 39,066)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Fred Norman S: Lerrin LaGrow
Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Astrodome (att. 11,570)
W: Ken Forsch L: Greg Minton S: Joe Sambito
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 9,093)
W: Kent Tekulve L: Ed Glynn
Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 46,351)
W: Rudy May L: Pete Vuckovich S: Woodie Fryman
Baltimore Orioles 16, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 34,419)
W: Steve Stone L: Mike Torrez
California Angels 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 27,341)
W: Frank Tanana L: Moose Haas S: John Montague
Cleveland Indians 14, Toronto Blue Jays 10 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 9,166)
W: Sid Monge L: Tom Buskey
Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 30,836)
W: Mike Chris L: Tommy John S: Aurelio Lopez
Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 9,261)
W: Steve Comer L: Paul Hartzell S: Jim Kern
Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Brian Kingman L: Steve Trout
Chicago White Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,382)
W: Richard Dotson L: Mike Norris
Kansas City Royals 3, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 7,236)
W: Larry Gura L: Mike Parrott
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Monday, September 10th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 10, 1979
Boston Red Sox 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Fenway Park (att. 30,618)
W: Bob Stanley L: Dennis Martinez S: Dick Drago
Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 5 (14 inn.) at Royals Stadium
W: Dan Quisenberry L: Mike Marshall
Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 31,337)
W: Dave Goltz L: Paul Splittorff
Seattle Mariners 5, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 6,790)
W: Rob Dressler L: Fergie Jenkins S: Byron McLaughlin
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Tuesday, September 11th

IN THE NEWS: In Cincinnati, the Reds edge the Astros, 9–8 to move into first place for good in the National League West. Dave Concepcion and George Foster hit back-to-back homers in the 7th, good for three runs and a Reds lead.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 11, 1979
Cincinnati Reds 9, Houston Astros 8 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 40,574)
W: Tom Hume L: Joe Sambito
San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 20,870)
W: Bob Owchinko L: Don Sutton S: Steve Mura
Montreal Expos 8, Chicago Cubs 6 at Stade Olympique
W: David Palmer L: Lynn McGlothen S: Elias Sosa
Montreal Expos 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Stade Olympique
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Bill Caudill S: Elias Sosa
Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 4,713)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Pete Falcone S: Rawly Eastwick
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 15,757)
W: Dave Roberts L: John Denny
Atlanta Braves 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 5,128)
W: Larry McWilliams L: John Montefusco S: Joey McLaughlin
New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 35,689)
W: Ron Davis L: Tom Burgmeier S: Rich Gossage
Chicago White Sox 8, California Angels 7 at Comiskey Park I (att. 6,858)
W: Ed Farmer L: Don Aase
Detroit Tigers 14, Cleveland Indians 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 7,983)
W: Dave Rozema L: Dan Spillner
Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 21,253)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Craig Chamberlain S: Mike Marshall
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Oakland Athletics 0 at County Stadium (att. 7,527)
W: Jim Slaton L: Matt Keough
Texas Rangers 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 6,473)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Roy Branch S: Sparky Lyle
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 12,092)
W: Tom Underwood L: Scott McGregor
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Wednesday, September 12th

IN THE NEWS: Boston's Carl Yastrzemski singles off New York's Jim Beattie for his 3,000th career hit. The Sox win 9–2 and Yaz becomes the first American League player to collect both 3,000 hits and 400 home runs.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 12, 1979
Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 42,035)
W: Frank Pastore L: Joe Niekro S: Tom Hume
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Diego Padres 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 20,600)
W: Charlie Hough L: Eric Rasmussen S: Bobby Castillo
Montreal Expos 6, Chicago Cubs 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 15,121)
W: Steve Rogers L: Bruce Sutter
Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 4,158)
W: Randy Lerch L: Craig Swan
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 17,669)
W: John Candelaria L: Bob Forsch S: Kent Tekulve
San Francisco Giants 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 1,878)
W: Vida Blue L: Eddie Solomon S: Gary Lavelle
Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 2 at Fenway Park (att. 34,336)
W: Chuck Rainey L: Catfish Hunter
Chicago White Sox 11, California Angels 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 7,511)
W: Ken Kravec L: Chris Knapp S: Mike Proly
Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 8,517)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Rick Waits S: Aurelio Lopez
Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 20,524)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Jerry Koosman
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Oakland Athletics 0 at County Stadium (att. 7,412)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Mike Morgan
Texas Rangers 13, Seattle Mariners 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 6,258)
W: Doc Medich L: Rick Honeycutt
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 21,213)
W: Butch Edge L: Jim Palmer
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Thursday, September 13th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 13, 1979
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Diego Padres 6 at Dodger Stadium (att. 21,972)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Bob Shirley S: Ken Brett
Montreal Expos 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 19,108)
W: Bill Atkinson L: Rick Reuschel
Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 3,890)
W: Steve Carlton L: Juan Berenguer S: Tug McGraw
Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 1,934)
W: Phil Niekro L: Ed Whitson
New York Yankees 10, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 32,474)
W: Ron Guidry L: Mike Torrez
Oakland Athletics 8, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 6,594)
W: Steve McCatty L: Bill Travers
Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 4 (12 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 8,562)
W: Darrell Jackson L: Jim Kern
Baltimore Orioles 10, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 11,080)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Phil Huffman
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Friday, September 14th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 14, 1979
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 37,514)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Bill Bonham
Chicago Cubs 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,838)
W: Bruce Sutter L: Ron Reed
Atlanta Braves 10, San Diego Padres 7 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 9,116)
W: Mickey Mahler L: Mark Lee S: Gene Garber
Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 7,817)
W: Vern Ruhle L: Ed Halicki
Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 43,025)
W: Steve Stone L: Bob Stanley S: Don Stanhouse
Oakland Athletics 8, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 9,732)
W: Brian Kingman L: Ed Farmer
Seattle Mariners 7, Kansas City Royals 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 24,240)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Larry Gura S: Byron McLaughlin
California Angels 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at County Stadium (att. 17,840)
W: Dave LaRoche L: Bill Castro S: Don Aase
Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 10,082)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Dave Goltz S: Sparky Lyle
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 11,010)
W: Dave Stieb L: Rick Wise
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Saturday, September 15th

IN THE NEWS: Boston's Bob Watson hits for the cycle in a 10–2 win over the Orioles. Watson, hitting in order (2nd inning single; 4th inning double; 6th inning fielder's choice; 8th inning triple; 9th inning homer to LF), becomes the first player to cycle in the both the American League and National League.

At Los Angeles, the Reds Dan Driessen hits a long drive to CF with two outs in the 9th that bounces off the glove off Derrell Thomas and over the wall for a home run. The Reds win it over the Dodgers, 2–1.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 15, 1979
Cincinnati Reds 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,892)
W: Mario Soto L: Joe Beckwith
Montreal Expos 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 (11 inn.) at Stade Olympique
W: Elias Sosa L: Will McEnaney
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 48,459)
W: John Fulgham L: Rudy May
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 33,042)
W: Dan Larson L: Lynn McGlothen
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 18,060)
W: Dave Roberts L: Ed Glynn S: Kent Tekulve
Atlanta Braves 6, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 8,721)
W: Rick Matula L: Juan Eichelberger S: Larry Bradford
San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 9,795)
W: Pedro Borbon L: Joaquin Andujar S: Greg Minton
Boston Red Sox 10, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 49,525)
W: Steve Renko L: Dennis Martinez S: Dick Drago
Chicago White Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 6,551)
W: Steve Trout L: Rick Langford
Kansas City Royals 5, Seattle Mariners 4 (11 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 30,514)
W: Al Hrabosky L: Byron McLaughlin
Milwaukee Brewers 3, California Angels 2 at County Stadium (att. 45,732)
W: Moose Haas L: Nolan Ryan
Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
W: Jack Morris L: Tommy John S: Aurelio Lopez
New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,050)
W: Ron Davis L: Mike Chris S: Jim Kaat
Minnesota Twins 11, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 20,619)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Doyle Alexander
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 12,160)
W: Balor Moore L: Len Barker
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Sunday, September 16th

IN THE NEWS: Willie Wilson hits his 5th inside-the-park homer this season in a 6–3 loss to Seattle at Kansas City. It is the most IPHR hit in a season since Kiki Cuyler hit eight for the Pirates in 1925.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 16, 1979
Cincinnati Reds 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 28,322)
W: Tom Seaver L: Don Sutton
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique
W: Silvio Martinez L: Ross Grimsley S: Mark Littell
Montreal Expos 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 (10 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 59,282)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Roy Thomas
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,261)
W: Ron Reed L: Dick Tidrow
New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 25,364)
W: Pete Falcone L: John Candelaria S: Neil Allen
San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,077)
W: Greg Minton L: J.R. Richard
Baltimore Orioles 13, Boston Red Sox 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 42,869)
W: Jim Palmer L: John Tudor
Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 11,849)
W: Richard Dotson L: Matt Keough S: Mike Proly
Seattle Mariners 6, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 27,828)
W: Rob Dressler L: Paul Splittorff
Milwaukee Brewers 2, California Angels 1 at County Stadium (att. 19,906)
W: Jim Slaton L: Frank Tanana
Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 4 (12 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 40,192)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Rich Gossage
Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 6,853)
W: Roger Erickson L: Doc Medich
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Cleveland Indians 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 17,078)
W: Tom Underwood L: Wayne Garland
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Monday, September 17th

IN THE NEWS: The Royals George Brett collects his 20th triple of the season in a 16–4 romp over the Angels. Brett becomes the 6th player ever, and the first since Willie Mays in 1957, to collect 20 doubles, 20 triples, and 20 home runs in the same season. He will finish with totals of 42, 20, and 23.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 17, 1979
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Atlanta Braves 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 16,700)
W: Charlie Hough L: Phil Niekro
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 54,609)
W: Don Robinson L: Steve Rogers
Houston Astros 1, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 9,452)
W: Joe Niekro L: Bob Owchinko
San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 4,880)
W: Vida Blue L: Mike LaCoss S: Gary Lavelle
Philadelphia Phillies 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 6,479)
W: Steve Carlton L: Darold Knowles S: Tug McGraw
Minnesota Twins 10, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 5,003)
W: Mike Bacsik L: Rich Wortham
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Rick Waits L: Jim Beattie
Cleveland Indians 6, New York Yankees 5 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 14,063)
W: Sid Monge L: Don Hood
Baltimore Orioles 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,918)
W: Scott McGregor L: Milt Wilcox
Kansas City Royals 16, California Angels 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 38,327)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Chris Knapp
Texas Rangers 6, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,636)
W: Steve Comer L: Mike Morgan S: Jim Kern
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome (att. 5,636)
W: Bill Travers L: Rich Hinton S: Bob McClure
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jesse Jefferson L: Dick Drago
Boston Red Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 15,644)
W: Chuck Rainey L: Dave Freisleben S: Bill Campbell
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Tuesday, September 18th

IN THE NEWS: Yanks manager Billy Martin reportedly pays rookie P Bob Kammeyer $100 to hit former Yankee Cliff Johnson with a pitch in Cleveland's 16–3 rout of the Yankees. Johnson belts two homers as does Toby Harrah and the two combine for nine RBIs. The loss goes to Paul Mirabella but Kammeyer gives up all eight Tribe scores in the 4th inning without recording an out.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 18, 1979
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 21,591)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Eddie Solomon
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 3 (11 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 56,976)
W: Grant Jackson L: Dale Murray S: Dave Roberts
Chicago Cubs 2, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium
W: Rick Reuschel L: John Pacella S: Bruce Sutter
Chicago Cubs 2, New York Mets 1 (11 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 4,233)
W: Dick Tidrow L: Neil Allen S: Bruce Sutter
San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 6,349)
W: Eric Rasmussen L: Rick Williams
San Francisco Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 7,183)
W: Ed Whitson L: Frank Pastore S: Greg Minton
Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 7,340)
W: Tug McGraw L: Dan O'Brien
Chicago White Sox 1, Minnesota Twins 0 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park I (att. 5,196)
W: Ken Kravec L: Dave Goltz
Cleveland Indians 16, New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 8,908)
W: Mike Paxton L: Paul Mirabella
Detroit Tigers 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,586)
W: Dan Petry L: Mike Flanagan S: Aurelio Lopez
California Angels 6, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 29,733)
W: Dave Frost L: Rich Gale S: John Montague
Texas Rangers 9, Oakland Athletics 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 750)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Steve McCatty
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome (att. 5,205)
W: Jerry Augustine L: Shane Rawley S: Bill Castro
Boston Red Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 13,208)
W: Mike Torrez L: Phil Huffman
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Wednesday, September 19th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 19, 1979
Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome (att. 11,369)
W: Bo McLaughlin L: Vern Ruhle S: Gene Garber
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Francisco Giants 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 20,827)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Ed Halicki
Montreal Expos 3, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium
W: Ross Grimsley L: Craig Swan S: Woodie Fryman
Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 4,973)
W: Rudy May L: Tom Hausman
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Kent Tekulve L: Rawly Eastwick S: Grant Jackson
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,566)
W: Jack Kucek L: Enrique Romo S: Kevin Saucier
Cincinnati Reds 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 10,215)
W: Bill Bonham L: Bob Shirley S: Tom Hume
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 3 at Busch Stadium II
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Doug Capilla S: Mark Littell
Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 11,162)
W: Bruce Sutter L: John Fulgham S: Dick Tidrow
Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 3,751)
W: Ross Baumgarten L: Paul Hartzell
New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 8,216)
W: Tommy John L: Rick Wise S: Ron Davis
Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,573)
W: Jack Morris L: Dennis Martinez
Kansas City Royals 6, California Angels 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 31,412)
W: Larry Gura L: Nolan Ryan S: Dan Quisenberry
Texas Rangers 9, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 1,037)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Brian Kingman
Milwaukee Brewers 12, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 5,096)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Floyd Bannister
Boston Red Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 21,650)
W: Bob Stanley L: Dave Stieb
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Thursday, September 20th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 20, 1979
Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 1 at Astrodome (att. 22,584)
W: Ken Forsch L: Tommy Boggs
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 24,522)
W: Bob Welch L: Bob Knepper S: Joe Beckwith
Montreal Expos 6, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium
W: Dale Murray L: Jeff Reardon
Montreal Expos 2, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 4,229)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Mike Scott
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 16,299)
W: Randy Lerch L: Kent Tekulve
Cincinnati Reds 8, San Diego Padres 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 9,997)
W: Doug Bair L: Steve Mura
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 14,133)
W: Silvio Martinez L: Dennis Lamp
Baltimore Orioles 8, Detroit Tigers 7 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,024)
W: Tippy Martinez L: Jack Billingham S: Don Stanhouse
California Angels 11, Kansas City Royals 6 at Royals Stadium (att. 32,659)
W: Jim Barr L: Craig Chamberlain S: Don Aase
Minnesota Twins 3, New York Yankees 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 5,357)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Dave Righetti
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Boston Red Sox 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 13,201)
W: Balor Moore L: Steve Renko
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Friday, September 21st

IN THE NEWS: Royal infielder U.L. Washington homers from both sides of the plate during a 13–4 win over the A's. These are the first homers of Washington's 3-year career.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 21, 1979
Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 9,552)
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Don Robinson
Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 (13 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 44,975)
W: Joe Sambito L: Tom Hume
San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 16,514)
W: Juan Eichelberger L: Gerry Hannahs
Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Fenway Park (att. 24,802)
W: John Tudor L: Dave Rozema
Texas Rangers 3, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 37,450)
W: Doc Medich L: Mark Clear S: Jim Kern
Minnesota Twins 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 10,791)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Moose Haas S: Mike Marshall
Kansas City Royals 13, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,340)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Rick Langford
Chicago White Sox 7, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 6,011)
W: Steve Trout L: Mike Parrott S: Ed Farmer
Toronto Blue Jays 3, New York Yankees 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 22,331)
W: Tom Underwood L: Ron Guidry S: Tom Buskey
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Saturday, September 22nd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 22, 1979
Atlanta Braves 10, San Francisco Giants 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 7,767)
W: Phil Niekro L: Vida Blue
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 24,657)
W: Bruce Kison L: George Riley S: Kent Tekulve
Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Astrodome (att. 46,037)
W: Joe Niekro L: Mike LaCoss S: Joe Sambito
St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium
W: John Denny L: John Pacella S: Roy Thomas
St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 8,492)
W: Bob Forsch L: Pete Falcone
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Montreal Expos 8 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium
W: Ron Reed L: Dale Murray
Montreal Expos 8, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 35,186)
W: David Palmer L: Dickie Noles
San Diego Padres 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 16,299)
W: Steve Mura L: Dave Patterson S: Mark Lee
Cleveland Indians 7, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 29,470)
W: Rick Waits L: Scott McGregor
California Angels 3, Texas Rangers 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 33,730)
W: Chris Knapp L: Steve Comer
Minnesota Twins 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 18,263)
W: Roger Erickson L: Jim Slaton S: Mike Marshall
Oakland Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,111)
W: Matt Keough L: Dennis Leonard
Seattle Mariners 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Kingdome (att. 13,361)
W: Byron McLaughlin L: Guy Hoffman
New York Yankees 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 37,408)
W: Luis Tiant L: Butch Edge S: Rich Gossage
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Sunday, September 23rd

IN THE NEWS: St. Louis legend Lou Brock steals the 938th—and final—base of his career in a 7–4 win against the New York Mets. He tops 19th century speedster Billy Hamilton by one.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 23, 1979
San Francisco Giants 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 13,487)
W: Greg Minton L: Rick Matula
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 24,571)
W: Jim Bibby L: Rick Reuschel
Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 42,067)
W: Frank Pastore L: Vern Ruhle
St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Mets 4 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 27,033)
W: Mark Littell L: Andy Hassler
Montreal Expos 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 26,507)
W: Bill Lee L: Nino Espinosa
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 15,171)
W: Lerrin LaGrow L: Steve Mura S: Don Sutton
Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium
W: Sid Monge L: Dennis Martinez
Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 26,117)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Dan Spillner S: Don Stanhouse
Boston Red Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Fenway Park
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Milt Wilcox
Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 2 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 31,871)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Mike Torrez
California Angels 6, Texas Rangers 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 41,498)
W: Dave Frost L: Fergie Jenkins
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Minnesota Twins 7 at County Stadium (att. 12,097)
W: Jerry Augustine L: Pete Redfern
Kansas City Royals 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,583)
W: Marty Pattin L: Steve McCatty S: Dan Quisenberry
Seattle Mariners 8, Chicago White Sox 3 at Kingdome (att. 6,045)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Rich Wortham
New York Yankees 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 28,137)
W: Tommy John L: Phil Huffman S: Rich Gossage
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Monday, September 24th

IN THE NEWS: Pete Rose singles in the Phillies 7–2 loss to the Cardinals, giving him 200 hits in a season for the 10th time. He breaks the major-league record of nine formerly held by Ty Cobb. Rose hits safely in his 18th straight game, and will extend it to 23 by the end of the season.

With a week to go, Herman Franks resigns as Cubs manager, and is replaced by Preston Gomez, most recently a coach with the Dodgers. After resigning, Franks criticizes a number of Cubs players, including Foote, Vail, Buckner, and Sizemore.

PLAYERS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1979
» Nate Cornejo in Wellington, KS

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 24, 1979
Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Mickey Mahler L: Joe Sambito
Atlanta Braves 8, Houston Astros 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 2,321)
W: Eddie Solomon L: Rick Williams
New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 3,278)
W: Craig Swan L: Dennis Lamp
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 17,694)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Randy Lerch
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Bert Blyleven L: Dan Schatzeder S: Kent Tekulve
Montreal Expos 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 47,268)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Grant Jackson S: Elias Sosa
California Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 40,423)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Larry Gura
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Tuesday, September 25th

IN THE NEWS: Mickey Mahler and Rick Mahler hurl in the same game as the Braves fall to the Astros 8–0. It is the most recent instance of brothers pitching for the same team in the same game.

Frank Tanana pitches a 4–1 victory over the Royals to clinch the first-ever American League West title for the Angels.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 25, 1979
Houston Astros 8, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 1,737)
W: J.R. Richard L: Tommy Boggs
Chicago Cubs 11, New York Mets 3 at Wrigley Field
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Mike Scott
New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 3 (10 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 5,559)
W: Neil Allen L: Dick Tidrow S: Andy Hassler
San Diego Padres 8, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,336)
W: Bob Shirley L: Fred Norman
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 16,163)
W: John Fulgham L: Dan Larson
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Montreal Expos 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 31,348)
W: Jim Rooker L: Scott Sanderson S: Enrique Romo
Los Angeles Dodgers 11, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,694)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Ed Halicki
Detroit Tigers 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 12,543)
W: Jack Morris L: Tippy Martinez S: Aurelio Lopez
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 18,929)
W: Dave Stieb L: Bob Stanley
California Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 40,631)
W: Frank Tanana L: Craig Chamberlain
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Seattle Mariners 6 at County Stadium (att. 6,680)
W: Jerry Augustine L: Shane Rawley
Chicago White Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 5,275)
W: Ken Kravec L: Geoff Zahn
New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 15,699)
W: Ron Davis L: Rick Wise S: Rich Gossage
Texas Rangers 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 6,322)
W: Jim Kern L: Brian Kingman
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Wednesday, September 26th

IN THE NEWS: Atlanta's Phil Niekro notches his 20th win of the season by beating his brother Joe, the National League's only other 20-game winner in 1979, 9–4. The Niekro brothers are the second pair (the other was Jim Perry and Gaylord Perry) to win 20 games in the same year, and Phil Niekro, who finishes at 21-20, is the first pitcher since Wilbur Wood in 1973 to win and lose 20 games the same year, and the first NL pitcher to do so since 1905.

Dennis Leonard shuts out California, 4–0, and Royals SS Frank White hits for the cycle.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 26, 1979
Atlanta Braves 9, Houston Astros 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 2,248)
W: Phil Niekro L: Joe Niekro
New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 5,827)
W: Tom Hausman L: Donnie Moore
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,146)
W: Tom Seaver L: Randy Jones S: Tom Hume
Philadelphia Phillies 11, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 18,458)
W: Steve Carlton L: Silvio Martinez
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Montreal Expos 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 42,043)
W: Bruce Kison L: Steve Rogers
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 10,791)
W: Dave Patterson L: Tom Griffin S: Lerrin LaGrow
Baltimore Orioles 13, Detroit Tigers 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 17,205)
W: Scott McGregor L: Mike Chris
Boston Red Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Fenway Park (att. 18,010)
W: Chuck Rainey L: Balor Moore S: Dick Drago
Kansas City Royals 4, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 40,565)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Dave LaRoche
Seattle Mariners 8, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 8,116)
W: Mike Parrott L: Moose Haas
Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 5 (10 inn.) at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 4,458)
W: Ed Farmer L: Mike Marshall
New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 16,354)
W: Ron Guidry L: Mike Paxton
Texas Rangers 5, Oakland Athletics 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 6,369)
W: Steve Comer L: Rick Langford
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Thursday, September 27th

PLAYERS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1979
» Jon Garland in Valencia, CA

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 27, 1979
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,172)
W: Bob Forsch L: Dave Roberts S: Mark Littell
San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,381)
W: Vida Blue L: Gerry Hannahs S: Greg Minton
Boston Red Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Fenway Park (att. 20,853)
W: Dick Drago L: Tom Buskey
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Seattle Mariners 6 (11 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 12,108)
W: Bill Travers L: Byron McLaughlin
Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 2 (10 inn.) at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 3,797)
W: Mike Proly L: Dave Goltz S: Ed Farmer
New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 12,111)
W: Rich Gossage L: Sid Monge
Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 6,360)
W: Larry McCall L: Matt Keough S: Sparky Lyle
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Friday, September 28th

IN THE NEWS: Switch-hitting Cardinal SS Garry Templeton collects three hits against the Mets and becomes the first player to get 100 hits from each side of the plate. During the last nine games, he batted exclusively righthanded to set the record.

Frank Pastore shuts out the Braves 3–0 as the Reds clinch the National League West title.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 28, 1979
Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 33,142)
W: Frank Pastore L: Eddie Solomon
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,719)
W: Charlie Hough L: Vern Ruhle S: Bobby Castillo
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Montreal Expos 2 (11 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 40,303)
W: Ron Reed L: Woodie Fryman
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 14,778)
W: Jim Bibby L: Rick Reuschel
San Diego Padres 2, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 2,861)
W: Eric Rasmussen L: Ed Whitson
New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II
W: Juan Berenguer L: Tom Bruno S: Jeff Reardon
New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 (11 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 9,245)
W: Neil Allen L: George Frazier S: Andy Hassler
Chicago White Sox 3, Seattle Mariners 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 8,835)
W: Steve Trout L: Rick Honeycutt
Baltimore Orioles 14, Cleveland Indians 6 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,462)
W: Jim Palmer L: Len Barker
Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 17,846)
W: Mike Torrez L: Milt Wilcox S: Tom Burgmeier
Kansas City Royals 13, Oakland Athletics 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 20,908)
W: Larry Gura L: Steve McCatty
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 14,376)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Roger Erickson
New York Yankees 7, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 17,647)
W: Luis Tiant L: Butch Edge
Texas Rangers 5, California Angels 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,965)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Nolan Ryan
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Saturday, September 29th

IN THE NEWS: The Astros J.R. Richard shuts out the Dodgers 3–0 and fans 11 batters to break his own modern National League record for strikeouts by a righthander. Richard finishes with 313 K's, 10 more than in 1978. One of five Dodgers hits is a single by Manny Mota, his 146th pinch hit, breaking the mark of 145 formerly held by Smoky Burgess.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 29, 1979
Atlanta Braves 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 36,466)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Fred Norman S: Gene Garber
Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 20,647)
W: J.R. Richard L: Jerry Reuss S: Joe Sambito
Montreal Expos 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 50,332)
W: Elias Sosa L: Rawly Eastwick
Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 (13 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 25,734)
W: Bill Caudill L: Don Robinson
San Francisco Giants 6, San Diego Padres 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 4,721)
W: Tom Griffin L: Bob Owchinko S: Gary Lavelle
New York Mets 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Busch Stadium II (att. 9,001)
W: Craig Swan L: Bob Sykes S: Neil Allen
Seattle Mariners 9, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 20,481)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Rich Wortham S: Shane Rawley
Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 16,590)
W: Dan Spillner L: Mike Flanagan S: Sid Monge
Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 19,907)
W: Steve Renko L: Aurelio Lopez S: Dick Drago
Kansas City Royals 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 24,856)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Mike Morgan S: Renie Martin
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Minnesota Twins 8 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 8,658)
W: Paul Mitchell L: Paul Hartzell S: Bob McClure
New York Yankees 9, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,016)
W: Tommy John L: Phil Huffman
Texas Rangers 6, California Angels 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 19,167)
W: Dave Rajsich L: Dave Frost S: Jim Kern
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Sunday, September 30th

IN THE NEWS: Minnesota's Jerry Koosman defeats Milwaukee 5–0 on the final day of the season for his 20th win of the year. It is the only time the Brewers are shut out the entire year, as they fail to tie a record set by the Yankees in 1932. The Brew Crew scored in 213 straight games.

Two ML managers bite the dust. The Padres fire Roger Craig and the Blue Jays do the same to Roy Hartsfield. San Diego will hire broadcaster Jerry Coleman the next day, while Toronto will hire scout Bobby Mattick on October 18th.

The Niekro brothers each win their 21st game and tie for the National League lead in wins. Phil Niekro wins for the Braves, 7–2, over the Reds, while Houston's Joe Niekro tops the Dodgers, 3–2.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 30, 1979
Atlanta Braves 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 50,932)
W: Phil Niekro L: Bill Bonham
Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 46,741)
W: Joe Niekro L: Rick Sutcliffe S: Joe Sambito
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 50,824)
W: Steve Carlton L: Steve Rogers
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 42,176)
W: Bruce Kison L: Lynn McGlothen S: Kent Tekulve
San Diego Padres 5, San Francisco Giants 3 (10 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 19,340)
W: Bob Owchinko L: Gary Lavelle S: Mark Lee
New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 13,618)
W: Roy Lee Jackson L: Mark Littell S: Jeff Reardon
Chicago White Sox 6, Seattle Mariners 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 12,715)
W: Ken Kravec L: Mike Parrott
Cleveland Indians 6, Baltimore Orioles 5 (11 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium (att. 12,995)
W: Sid Monge L: Dave Ford
Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 20,167)
W: Jack Morris L: Bob Stanley
Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 23,842)
W: Brian Kingman L: Dennis Leonard
Minnesota Twins 5, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 10,277)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Lary Sorensen
New York Yankees 9, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 28,150)
W: Ron Davis L: Dave Stieb S: Mike Griffin
California Angels 11, Texas Rangers 5 at Arlington Stadium (att. 9,086)
W: Chris Knapp L: Steve Comer
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