Games on May 21, 1980

The games of May 21, 1980

The schedule for May 21, 1980 lists 14 games. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 11-2 winners over the Toronto Blue Jays. Runs came easiest when the California Angels beat the Texas Rangers 9-8. One-run games: the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the San Diego Padres. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 9-5, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-3, the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Diego Padres 3-2, the Seattle Mariners topped the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5, and the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-1. The San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 20, 1980 and the next, May 22, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.