Games on August 19, 1980

The games of August 19, 1980

The schedule for August 19, 1980 lists 13 games. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the Cleveland Indians over the Chicago White Sox. The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Montreal Expos, and the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the California Angels fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Houston Astros, 5-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 7-4, the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 4-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 18, 1980 and the next, Aug 20, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.