Games on September 17, 1980

The games of September 17, 1980

On September 17, 1980, 15 games went into the books. The Cincinnati Reds routed the Houston Astros 7-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Royals over the California Angels (5-0), the Seattle Mariners over the Chicago White Sox (4-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the Atlanta Braves (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the San Diego Padres, the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-5, the Kansas City Royals fell to the California Angels, 7-4, the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1, the New York Mets beat the Montreal Expos 5-2, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 6-4. The California Angels and the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins and the Milwaukee Brewers 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 16, 1980 and the next, Sep 18, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.