Games on May 6, 1980

The games of May 6, 1980

On May 6, 1980, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 10-3 winners over the Minnesota Twins. The highest-scoring game ended 12-10, the Cincinnati Reds over the New York Mets. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Royals (2-0) and the San Diego Padres over the Chicago Cubs (4-0). One-run games: the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 over the California Angels, the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Houston Astros beat the Montreal Expos 8-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Atlanta Braves 10-5, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-5, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the San Francisco Giants 10-7, and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 5, 1980 and the next, May 7, 1980. The 1980 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.