Games on May 31, 1980

The games of May 31, 1980

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on May 31, 1980. The Milwaukee Brewers routed the Boston Red Sox 19-8, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs (7-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Mets (5-0), and the Houston Astros over the San Francisco Giants (5-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Texas Rangers. In the other games, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the California Angels, 6-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 11-1, the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-6, the San Diego Padres topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-5, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 8-6. 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 30, 1980 and the next, Jun 1, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.