Games on July 2, 1980

The games of July 2, 1980

On July 2, 1980, 13 games went into the books. The Atlanta Braves routed the Houston Astros 14-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox (6-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the California Angels (1-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Oakland Athletics beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Montreal Expos, 6-1, the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-3, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 1, 1980 and the next, Jul 3, 1980. The 1980 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.