Games on August 23, 1980

The games of August 23, 1980

On August 23, 1980, 13 games went into the books. The Atlanta Braves routed the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 7-5, the Texas Rangers over the Milwaukee Brewers. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Chicago Cubs (1-0) and the Montreal Expos over the San Diego Padres (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees beat the California Angels 5-2, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 4-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2, and the Seattle Mariners topped the Boston Red Sox 3-1. 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 22, 1980 and the next, Aug 24, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.