Games on May 4, 1980

The games of May 4, 1980

On May 4, 1980, 18 games went into the books. The Milwaukee Brewers routed the Chicago White Sox 11-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-10. Shutouts went on the board for the Detroit Tigers over the Oakland Athletics (4-0) and the Oakland Athletics over the Detroit Tigers (1-0). One-run games: the California Angels 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, and the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 10-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-4, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Montreal Expos, 6-4, the San Diego Padres fell to the New York Mets, 6-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 13-4, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Houston Astros, 4-2, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Texas Rangers 9-5, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Cleveland Indians 9-8, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2. The Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, the San Francisco Giants and the Montreal Expos, and the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, May 3, 1980 and the next, May 5, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.