Games on July 3, 1980

The games of July 3, 1980

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on July 3, 1980. The most lopsided result was the Seattle Mariners' 13-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the New York Yankees (7-0). The closest finishes were the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the San Diego Padres, the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Houston Astros, 5-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, the California Angels topped the Chicago White Sox 7-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5, the Oakland Athletics topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5, the Minnesota Twins topped the Texas Rangers 10-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the New York Mets, 7-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1. The Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 2, 1980 and the next, Jul 4, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.