Games on July 20, 1980

The games of July 20, 1980

On July 20, 1980, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 14-3 winners over the New York Yankees. A shutout went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the San Diego Padres (6-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the New York Mets, and the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Montreal Expos. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Texas Rangers, 7-1, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the California Angels 6-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Oakland Athletics, 6-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7, the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 5-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the San Francisco Giants 2-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Los Angeles Dodgers 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 19, 1980 and the next, Jul 21, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.