Games on April 26, 1980

The games of April 26, 1980

The schedule for April 26, 1980 lists 13 games. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Chicago Cubs 9-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-7, the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the New York Mets (6-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the Kansas City Royals (4-0), and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Milwaukee Brewers (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Cleveland Indians 8-7 over the Texas Rangers, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the San Diego Padres, and the Chicago White Sox 8-7 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0, the California Angels topped the Seattle Mariners 7-6, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 25, 1980 and the next, Apr 27, 1980. The 1980 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.