Games on August 16, 1980

10 games

The games of August 16, 1980

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on August 16, 1980. The Texas Rangers routed the Detroit Tigers 12-5, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 11-6. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Montreal Expos (5-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the New York Yankees, 4-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Cleveland Indians 10-5, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Kansas City Royals, 11-5, the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 8-3, and the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4. 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 15, 1980 and the next, Aug 17, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.

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