Games on August 29, 1980

The games of August 29, 1980

On August 29, 1980, 13 games went into the books. The Detroit Tigers routed the Milwaukee Brewers 8-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7. The day's shutouts were the California Angels over the Baltimore Orioles (5-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the New York Mets (1-0). The closest finishes were the Houston Astros 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Montreal Expos, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-3, the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 7-3, the Seattle Mariners fell to the New York Yankees, 5-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2. 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 28, 1980 and the next, Aug 30, 1980. The 1980 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.