Games on July 22, 1980

The games of July 22, 1980

On July 22, 1980, 15 games went into the books. The Chicago White Sox routed the Kansas City Royals 6-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 8-4. Shutouts went on the board for the New York Yankees over the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0) and the Cleveland Indians over the Seattle Mariners (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Houston Astros 6-5 over the New York Mets, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the Montreal Expos 7-5, the California Angels topped the Detroit Tigers 6-4, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Yankees 4-1, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Oakland Athletics 6-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2. The Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics 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 21, 1980 and the next, Jul 23, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.