Games on June 17, 1980

The games of June 17, 1980

13 games were played on June 17, 1980, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Houston Astros, 7-1 winners over the Chicago Cubs. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Minnesota Twins over the Toronto Blue Jays. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0). One-run games: the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Texas Rangers, the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the California Angels fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 6-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 8-2, the Montreal Expos topped the San Francisco Giants 2-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Atlanta Braves 3-2. 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 16, 1980 and the next, Jun 18, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.