Games on May 23, 1980

The games of May 23, 1980

On May 23, 1980, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Seattle Mariners' 8-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 13-9, the Kansas City Royals over the California Angels. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0), the Milwaukee Brewers over the Minnesota Twins (5-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Houston Astros (3-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Mets 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Montreal Expos, 7-4, the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1, the San Diego Padres topped the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 22, 1980 and the next, May 24, 1980. The 1980 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.