Games on May 5, 1980

8 games

The games of May 5, 1980

The schedule for May 5, 1980 lists 8 games. The Montreal Expos routed the Houston Astros 10-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-7. Decided by a single run were the New York Mets 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Minnesota Twins, 4-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Atlanta Braves 7-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 9-5, and the Boston Red Sox fell to the Texas Rangers, 11-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 4, 1980 and the next, May 6, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.

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