Games on July 26, 1980

The games of July 26, 1980

On July 26, 1980, 15 games went into the books. The Cleveland Indians routed the California Angels 14-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Oakland Athletics (7-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Texas Rangers, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the Houston Astros, and the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, the Texas Rangers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 1-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the New York Mets 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Atlanta Braves 6-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Seattle Mariners, 7-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Seattle Mariners 7-5. The Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox played to a 1-1 tie. The Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox and the Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 25, 1980 and the next, Jul 27, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.