Games on September 1, 1980

The games of September 1, 1980

On September 1, 1980, 14 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 11-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Oakland Athletics (5-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the California Angels. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Kansas City Royals 6-1, the New York Mets fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Minnesota Twins 5-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-5, the San Diego Padres fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Texas Rangers, 9-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 31, 1980 and the next, Sep 2, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.