Games on June 6, 1980

The games of June 6, 1980

13 games were played on June 6, 1980, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Red Sox routed the Oakland Athletics 14-8, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Atlanta Braves (5-0), the Houston Astros over the San Francisco Giants (2-0), and the Minnesota Twins over the Toronto Blue Jays (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 8-7 over the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the California Angels 6-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 4-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Detroit Tigers 8-4, the Montreal Expos beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Mets, 9-4, the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 3-0, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 4-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 5, 1980 and the next, Jun 7, 1980. The 1980 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.