Games on October 4, 1980

The games of October 4, 1980

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on October 4, 1980. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Royals' 17-1 win over the Minnesota Twins. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the Milwaukee Brewers (4-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Houston Astros. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-4, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Boston Red Sox 3-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the California Angels 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Montreal Expos 6-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 5-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 7-6, the San Francisco Giants topped the San Diego Padres 4-2, the New York Mets topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Texas Rangers, 11-6. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Indians and the Baltimore Orioles, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox, and the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Oct 3, 1980 and the next, Oct 5, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.