Games on September 6, 1980

The games of September 6, 1980

The schedule for September 6, 1980 lists 14 games. The Montreal Expos routed the San Francisco Giants 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 8-7. Shutouts: the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox topped the Seattle Mariners 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 6-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Kansas City Royals 8-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Houston Astros, 9-5, the Houston Astros topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 6-2, and the New York Yankees topped the California Angels 7-4. The Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Sep 5, 1980 and the next, Sep 7, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.