Games on August 8, 1980

The games of August 8, 1980

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