Games on August 2, 1980

11 games

The games of August 2, 1980

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on August 2, 1980. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Orioles' 9-2 win over the Minnesota Twins. Runs came easiest when the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0) and the Boston Red Sox over the Texas Rangers (1-0). One-run games: the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals and the California Angels 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox 8-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-3, the New York Yankees topped the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3, the Montreal Expos topped the Atlanta Braves 5-1, and the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 5-3. 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, Aug 1, 1980 and the next, Aug 3, 1980. The 1980 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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