Games on October 5, 1980

The games of October 5, 1980

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