Games on May 17, 1980

11 games

The games of May 17, 1980

11 games were played on May 17, 1980, according to Retrosheet. Runs came easiest when the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 14-11. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Seattle Mariners (4-0) and the New York Yankees over the Texas Rangers (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the California Angels, and the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Houston Astros 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, the Montreal Expos topped the Cincinnati Reds 9-6, the San Francisco Giants topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 16, 1980 and the next, May 18, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.

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