Games on August 26, 1980

The games of August 26, 1980

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 26, 1980. The widest margin belonged to the Texas Rangers, 8-0 winners over the Toronto Blue Jays. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 8-6. One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Kansas City Royals 7-6 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Seattle Mariners 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox topped the California Angels 5-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-1, the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 3-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Atlanta Braves, 4-2, and the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2. 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 25, 1980 and the next, Aug 27, 1980. The 1980 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.