Games on August 6, 1980

The games of August 6, 1980

14 games were played on August 6, 1980, according to Retrosheet. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Philadelphia Phillies 14-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (2-0) and the Houston Astros over the San Francisco Giants (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the San Diego Padres, the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, and the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Texas Rangers. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-2, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Boston Red Sox 9-4, the California Angels topped the Seattle Mariners 8-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2, the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 4-1, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Minnesota Twins 3-1. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 5, 1980 and the next, Aug 7, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.