Games on July 4, 1980

The games of July 4, 1980

15 games were played on July 4, 1980, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Atlanta Braves' 9-0 win over the San Diego Padres. The highest-scoring game ended 11-5, the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the Chicago White Sox (2-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Francisco Giants (4-0), and the California Angels over the Milwaukee Brewers (2-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the New York Mets, and the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 10-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Houston Astros 8-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3, the New York Mets beat the Montreal Expos 9-5, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 1-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 3, 1980 and the next, Jul 5, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.