Games on April 30, 1980

The games of April 30, 1980

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on April 30, 1980. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 10-3 winners over the Seattle Mariners. The day's shutouts were the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Montreal Expos (5-0), and the Kansas City Royals over the Toronto Blue Jays (3-0). One-run games: the California Angels 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics, the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Texas Rangers, and the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the New York Yankees 7-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Houston Astros, 5-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 29, 1980 and the next, May 1, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.