Games on August 3, 1980

The games of August 3, 1980

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on August 3, 1980. The most lopsided result was the Oakland Athletics' 11-3 win over the Cleveland Indians. A shutout went on the board for the Milwaukee Brewers over the New York Yankees (2-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the Atlanta Braves, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the New York Mets, and the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the San Francisco Giants 3-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-4, and the California Angels fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Oakland Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, the San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants. 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, Aug 2, 1980 and the next, Aug 4, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.