Games on May 9, 1980

The games of May 9, 1980

On May 9, 1980, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 15-7 winners over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Houston Astros, the Kansas City Royals 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the California Angels, and the New York Mets 2-1 over the Montreal Expos. The rest of the slate: the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2, the New York Yankees topped the Minnesota Twins 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Diego Padres 4-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1, and the Texas Rangers topped the Chicago White Sox 2-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 8, 1980 and the next, May 10, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.