Games on August 31, 1980

The games of August 31, 1980

On August 31, 1980, 16 games went into the books. The San Diego Padres routed the Philadelphia Phillies 10-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-8, the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the California Angels (5-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Montreal Expos (2-0), and the Seattle Mariners over the New York Yankees (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 8-7 over the Houston Astros, the Chicago White Sox 8-7 over the Cleveland Indians, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Texas Rangers, and the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 5-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Detroit Tigers 11-6, the Montreal Expos fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-2, the New York Mets fell to the San Francisco Giants, 11-4, the New York Mets fell to the San Francisco Giants, 9-4, the Atlanta Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2, and the Minnesota Twins fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, the Montreal Expos and the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 1980 and the next, Sep 1, 1980. The 1980 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.