Games on April 20, 1980

The games of April 20, 1980

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on April 20, 1980. The Oakland Athletics routed the California Angels 8-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-6, the Kansas City Royals over the Detroit Tigers. One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Texas Rangers, the Montreal Expos 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Atlanta Braves 5-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-6, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 6-3, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astros 4-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the New York Yankees, 9-5, the Oakland Athletics topped the California Angels 6-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-3, and the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 5-1. The California Angels and the Oakland Athletics met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 19, 1980 and the next, Apr 21, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.