Games on September 16, 1980

The games of September 16, 1980

12 games were played on September 16, 1980, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 8-1 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 9-5. One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Houston Astros, and the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-3, the Montreal Expos topped the New York Mets 5-3, the New York Mets fell to the Montreal Expos, 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Chicago White Sox, 2-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-2. The Montreal Expos and the New York Mets met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Sep 15, 1980 and the next, Sep 17, 1980. The 1980 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.