Games on May 11, 1980

The games of May 11, 1980

The schedule for May 11, 1980 lists 12 games. The Oakland Athletics routed the Toronto Blue Jays 12-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-4, the Seattle Mariners over the Cleveland Indians. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the California Angels (4-0), the San Francisco Giants over the Chicago Cubs (3-0), and the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles. The rest of the slate: the Houston Astros fell to the Atlanta Braves, 7-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-0, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-1. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 10, 1980 and the next, May 12, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.