Games on May 26, 1980

The games of May 26, 1980

On May 26, 1980, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Brewers, 11-1 winners over the Seattle Mariners. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 13-5. Shutouts went on the board for the Montreal Expos over the Chicago Cubs (4-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (4-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, the Texas Rangers 6-5 over the California Angels, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-1, the Houston Astros topped the San Diego Padres 4-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Mets 8-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds. 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 25, 1980 and the next, May 27, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.