Games on October 1, 1980

The games of October 1, 1980

12 games were played on October 1, 1980, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 18-7 winners over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts: the Montreal Expos over the St. Louis Cardinals (8-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs (5-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 12-8, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the California Angels 10-7, the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 11-3, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Houston Astros, 5-2, the Kansas City Royals topped the Seattle Mariners 4-1, the New York Mets fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 8-4, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-7. 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 30, 1980 and the next, Oct 2, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.