Games on August 12, 1980

The games of August 12, 1980

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 12, 1980. The highest-scoring game ended 9-6, the California Angels over the Seattle Mariners. Shutouts: the San Francisco Giants over the Houston Astros (2-0) and the Montreal Expos over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Texas Rangers, the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Atlanta Braves 7-6 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other games, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 5-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-1, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Minnesota Twins, 3-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 8-4, the New York Mets topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 3-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Toronto Blue Jays and the Milwaukee Brewers. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 11, 1980 and the next, Aug 13, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.