Games on July 5, 1980

The games of July 5, 1980

14 games were played on July 5, 1980, according to Retrosheet. The Oakland Athletics routed the Chicago White Sox 5-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Cincinnati Reds over the Houston Astros. A shutout went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles (1-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Houston Astros, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Francisco Giants 3-2, the California Angels fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-3, the Texas Rangers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 2-1, the New York Mets beat the Montreal Expos 7-5, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-4, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-1. The Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 4, 1980 and the next, Jul 6, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.