Games on June 1, 1980

The games of June 1, 1980

11 games were played on June 1, 1980, according to Retrosheet. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the New York Mets 13-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays. The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Seattle Mariners 8-7 over the Cleveland Indians, the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 over the San Diego Padres, and the Montreal Expos 7-6 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Boston Red Sox 8-5, the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 6-1, the Atlanta Braves topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-5, the San Francisco Giants topped the Houston Astros 6-2, and the Oakland Athletics fell to the Texas Rangers, 7-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 31, 1980 and the next, Jun 2, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.