Games on June 8, 1980

The games of June 8, 1980

16 games were played on June 8, 1980, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Orioles' 13-8 win over the California Angels. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the San Diego Padres (1-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Mets (3-0), and the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). One-run games: the Houston Astros 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Texas Rangers. In the other games, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Atlanta Braves 3-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Milwaukee Brewers 9-5, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-4, the Montreal Expos topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4, the Montreal Expos topped the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4, the New York Mets topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4, the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1, and the New York Yankees fell to the Seattle Mariners, 5-0. The Toronto Blue Jays and the Minnesota Twins, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Montreal Expos, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Mets each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 7, 1980 and the next, Jun 9, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.