Games on July 12, 1980

The games of July 12, 1980

On July 12, 1980, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 8-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers 9-8. One-run games: the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the California Angels, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Kansas City Royals fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 3-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 9-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Francisco Giants, 7-4, the San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 10-7, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Houston Astros, 9-5, the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 8-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Montreal Expos, 10-2, the Montreal Expos fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-6, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Mets 8-6, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-2. The San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs and the Montreal Expos each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 11, 1980 and the next, Jul 13, 1980. The 1980 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.