Games on May 24, 1980

The games of May 24, 1980

The schedule for May 24, 1980 lists 13 games. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 9-1 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 15-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the Montreal Expos (2-0) and the Milwaukee Brewers over the Minnesota Twins (4-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Royals 6-5 over the California Angels, the New York Mets 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Houston Astros, and the San Francisco Giants 10-9 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4, the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the New York Yankees, 6-2. 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 23, 1980 and the next, May 25, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.