Games on August 5, 1980
12 games
- LAN 4 @ ATL 6 No box score
- CHA 2 @ BAL 8 No box score
- MIL 1 @ BOS 3 No box score
- SEA 4 @ CAL 5 No box score
- PIT 3 @ CHN 11 No box score
- SDN 2 @ CIN 9 No box score
- TOR 5 @ CLE 8 No box score
- KCA 6 @ DET 3 No box score
- SFN 9 @ HOU 3 No box score
- NYN 5 @ MON 11 No box score
- TEX 8 @ NYA 1 No box score
- MIN 2 @ OAK 3 No box score
The games of August 5, 1980
The schedule for August 5, 1980 lists 12 games. The most lopsided result was the Chicago Cubs' 11-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 11-5. One-run games: the California Angels 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 9-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5, the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Houston Astros 9-3, and the Texas Rangers topped the New York Yankees 8-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 4, 1980 and the next, Aug 6, 1980. The 1980 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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