Games on September 23, 1980

The games of September 23, 1980

The schedule for September 23, 1980 lists 13 games. The Minnesota Twins routed the Texas Rangers 8-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Toronto Blue Jays over the Detroit Tigers. The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the New York Mets, the California Angels 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-6, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4, the Montreal Expos beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Houston Astros 9-4, the Seattle Mariners topped the Kansas City Royals 7-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 22, 1980 and the next, Sep 24, 1980. The 1980 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.