Games on June 11, 1980

The games of June 11, 1980

On June 11, 1980, 14 games went into the books. The Milwaukee Brewers routed the Texas Rangers 7-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the California Angels 9-7. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Royals over the Cleveland Indians (5-0) and the Houston Astros over the Chicago Cubs (3-0). The closest finishes were the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Montreal Expos 7-6 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-5, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 9-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the New York Mets, 6-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 7-5. The Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Jun 10, 1980 and the next, Jun 12, 1980. The 1980 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.