Games on August 17, 1980

The games of August 17, 1980

Retrosheet's records show 18 games on August 17, 1980. The most lopsided result was the Milwaukee Brewers' 11-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 12-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the New York Yankees (1-0), the Milwaukee Brewers over the Cleveland Indians (4-0), and the Houston Astros over the San Diego Padres (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the California Angels and the Seattle Mariners 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Texas Rangers, 9-3, the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the California Angels 8-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Mets 9-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Montreal Expos 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Montreal Expos, 4-2, the Houston Astros topped the San Diego Padres 9-2, and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 8-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cleveland Indians, the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers, and the California Angels and the Minnesota Twins. 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 16, 1980 and the next, Aug 18, 1980. The 1980 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.