Games on September 20, 1980

The games of September 20, 1980

12 games were played on September 20, 1980, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 13-3 winners over the Cleveland Indians. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the Kansas City Royals (9-0). The closest finishes were the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-6, and the California Angels beat the Texas Rangers 6-4. 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 19, 1980 and the next, Sep 21, 1980. The 1980 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.