Games on June 18, 1980

The games of June 18, 1980

On June 18, 1980, 14 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Royals' 10-2 win over the Cleveland Indians. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Montreal Expos. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds (7-0), the Houston Astros over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0), and the New York Yankees over the California Angels (5-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the San Diego Padres 5-1, the New York Mets fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-5, the Texas Rangers topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago White Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 17, 1980 and the next, Jun 19, 1980. The 1980 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.