Games on June 16, 1980

The games of June 16, 1980

On June 16, 1980, 14 games went into the books. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 11-8. Shutouts: the Minnesota Twins over the Toronto Blue Jays (4-0). One-run games: the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the California Angels 5-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the Texas Rangers topped the Kansas City Royals 6-3, the New York Yankees topped the Seattle Mariners 6-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-1, and the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Brewers and the Detroit Tigers. 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 15, 1980 and the next, Jun 17, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.