Games on July 30, 1980

The games of July 30, 1980

The schedule for July 30, 1980 lists 13 games. The Oakland Athletics routed the Toronto Blue Jays 11-1, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0), the New York Mets over the Atlanta Braves (3-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Francisco Giants (4-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the California Angels 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the New York Yankees, and the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 5-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 7-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Houston Astros 6-4, the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 3-2. 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 29, 1980 and the next, Jul 31, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.