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AUGUST
1980

Friday, August 1st

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 1, 1980
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 (10 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 43,549)
W: Dave Goltz L: Bob Forsch
Montreal Expos 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 30,168)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Phil Niekro
New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 16,612)
W: Jeff Reardon L: Dave Smith
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 37,409)
W: Bob Walk L: Charlie Leibrandt S: Tug McGraw
San Diego Padres 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 22,304)
W: Steve Mura L: Jim Bibby S: Rollie Fingers
Chicago Cubs 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,389)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Bill Bordley S: Bruce Sutter
Baltimore Orioles 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 21,839)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Doug Corbett
Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 23,316)
W: Larry Gura L: Britt Burns S: Dan Quisenberry
Oakland Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 16,439)
W: Brian Kingman L: Rick Waits S: Dave Beard
Detroit Tigers 1, Seattle Mariners 0 at Tiger Stadium
W: Jack Morris L: Floyd Bannister
Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 32,910)
W: Dan Petry L: Rob Dressler S: Aurelio Lopez
New York Yankees 9, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium (att. 48,317)
W: Ron Guidry L: Bill Travers
Texas Rangers 7, Boston Red Sox 5 at Arlington Stadium (att. 18,325)
W: Doc Medich L: Win Remmerswaal S: Danny Darwin
Toronto Blue Jays 9, California Angels 8 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 16,145)
W: Jerry Garvin L: Mark Clear
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Saturday, August 2nd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 2, 1980
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,520)
W: Bob Welch L: Pete Vuckovich S: Don Stanhouse
Montreal Expos 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 41,785)
W: Fred Norman L: Doyle Alexander
New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 45,426)
W: Neil Allen L: Joe Niekro
Cincinnati Reds 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 43,244)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Steve Carlton
San Francisco Giants 8, Chicago Cubs 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 10,392)
W: Tom Griffin L: Dick Tidrow S: Greg Minton
Baltimore Orioles 9, Minnesota Twins 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 21,981)
W: Scott McGregor L: Fernando Arroyo
Kansas City Royals 8, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 14,905)
W: Rich Gale L: Steve Trout S: Marty Pattin
Detroit Tigers 9, Seattle Mariners 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 23,278)
W: Bruce Robbins L: Jim Beattie S: Aurelio Lopez
New York Yankees 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 52,283)
W: Rudy May L: Paul Mitchell S: Rich Gossage
Boston Red Sox 1, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 24,722)
W: Bob Ojeda L: Ed Figueroa S: Bob Stanley
California Angels 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 22,051)
W: Dave LaRoche L: Jesse Jefferson
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Sunday, August 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Al Kaline, Duke Snider, Chuck Klein, and Tom Yawkey are inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.

In a 6–4 win over Texas, Boston's Tom Burgmeier finishes the last inning in RF. He's the first Red Sox pitcher to play a position since Mike Ryba caught in three games in 1942.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 3, 1980
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 31,833)
W: Silvio Martinez L: Burt Hooton
Montreal Expos 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Stade Olympique (att. 38,356)
W: Charlie Lea L: Larry McWilliams S: Elias Sosa
Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 2 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 22,492)
W: Joe Sambito L: Jeff Reardon
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 41,328)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Bruce Berenyi S: Ron Reed
San Diego Padres 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: John Curtis L: Rick Rhoden
San Diego Padres 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 20,517)
W: Bob Shirley L: Don Robinson S: Rollie Fingers
Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park
W: Mike Krukow L: Allen Ripley
Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 28,497)
W: Dick Tidrow L: Bob Knepper S: Bruce Sutter
Baltimore Orioles 7, Minnesota Twins 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 16,526)
W: Jim Palmer L: Darrell Jackson S: Tim Stoddard
Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 14,329)
W: Richard Dotson L: Paul Splittorff
Oakland Athletics 11, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Matt Keough L: Wayne Garland S: Jeff Jones
Cleveland Indians 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 17,587)
W: Len Barker L: Mike Norris
Detroit Tigers 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 25,454)
W: Dave Rozema L: Rick Honeycutt S: Aurelio Lopez
Milwaukee Brewers 2, New York Yankees 0 at County Stadium (att. 51,749)
W: Moose Haas L: Luis Tiant
Boston Red Sox 6, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 32,015)
W: Mike Torrez L: Jon Matlack S: Skip Lockwood
Toronto Blue Jays 3, California Angels 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 20,404)
W: Jim Clancy L: Alfredo Martinez S: Mike Barlow
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Monday, August 4th

IN THE NEWS: The Seattle Mariners fire manager Darrell Johnson and replace him with Maury Wills, who becomes the 3rd black manager in ML history. Seattle had lost nine games in a row and 20 of 24 since the All-Star break.

The Reds score eight runs in the 7th enroute to a 11–2 win over the San Diego Padres.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 4, 1980
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 30,330)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Tommy Boggs S: Don Stanhouse
Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 1 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Tom Seaver L: Randy Jones S: Tom Hume
Cincinnati Reds 11, San Diego Padres 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,162)
W: Mario Soto L: Dennis Kinney
Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Astrodome (att. 27,040)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Alan Hargesheimer S: Joe Sambito
Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 3 (10 inn.) at Stade Olympique
W: Elias Sosa L: Neil Allen
New York Mets 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 51,466)
W: Mark Bomback L: Bill Lee S: Neil Allen
Boston Red Sox 7, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Fenway Park (att. 27,864)
W: Steve Renko L: Reggie Cleveland S: Bob Stanley
California Angels 8, Seattle Mariners 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 31,634)
W: Andy Hassler L: Shane Rawley
Cleveland Indians 11, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,583)
W: Dan Spillner L: Paul Mirabella S: Sid Monge
Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 37,016)
W: Dan Quisenberry L: Dan Schatzeder
New York Yankees 10, Texas Rangers 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 28,603)
W: Tom Underwood L: Gaylord Perry S: Tim Lollar
Oakland Athletics 11, Minnesota Twins 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 16,741)
W: Steve McCatty L: Geoff Zahn
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Tuesday, August 5th

IN THE NEWS: Expos manager Dick Williams wins his 1,000th career game 11–5 over the Mets, at Olympic Stadium. He is 3rd in wins among active managers behind Gene Mauch and Earl Weaver. The Expos overcome the offense of Doug Flynn, who ties the modern major-league record with three triples. It was last done in the National League by Ernie Banks, in 1966.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 5, 1980
Atlanta Braves 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 10,187)
W: Rick Camp L: Don Stanhouse
Chicago Cubs 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 22,939)
W: Rick Reuschel L: John Candelaria
Cincinnati Reds 9, San Diego Padres 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 23,180)
W: Paul Moskau L: Gary Lucas
San Francisco Giants 9, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 24,198)
W: Gary Lavelle L: Gordie Pladson
Montreal Expos 11, New York Mets 5 at Stade Olympique (att. 33,821)
W: Bill Gullickson L: John Pacella
Baltimore Orioles 8, Chicago White Sox 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 14,303)
W: Steve Stone L: La Marr Hoyt
Boston Red Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Fenway Park (att. 27,996)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Mike Caldwell S: Tom Burgmeier
California Angels 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,326)
W: Mark Clear L: Dave Heaverlo
Cleveland Indians 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,707)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Jack Kucek S: Victor Cruz
Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 27,469)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Milt Wilcox S: Dan Quisenberry
Texas Rangers 8, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 38,337)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Tommy John
Oakland Athletics 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 4,651)
W: Rick Langford L: Jerry Koosman
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Wednesday, August 6th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 6, 1980
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 9,441)
W: Don Sutton L: Rick Matula S: Bobby Castillo
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 7 at Wrigley Field
W: Kent Tekulve L: Dick Tidrow S: Enrique Romo
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 24,305)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Doug Capilla S: Grant Jackson
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 27,070)
W: Tom Hume L: John D'Acquisto
Houston Astros 1, San Francisco Giants 0 at Astrodome (att. 23,478)
W: Ken Forsch L: Vida Blue
Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 25,437)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Roy Lee Jackson S: Elias Sosa
St. Louis Cardinals 14, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 31,629)
W: Bob Sykes L: Bob Walk
Baltimore Orioles 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 21,538)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Britt Burns S: Tim Stoddard
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 28,033)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Dick Drago S: Bill Castro
California Angels 8, Seattle Mariners 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,599)
W: John Montague L: Rob Dressler
Cleveland Indians 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 9,098)
W: Rick Waits L: Jesse Jefferson S: Victor Cruz
Kansas City Royals 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 29,115)
W: Larry Gura L: Jack Morris S: Dan Quisenberry
New York Yankees 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 34,746)
W: Rudy May L: Doc Medich S: Rich Gossage
Oakland Athletics 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 6,697)
W: Brian Kingman L: Roger Erickson
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Thursday, August 7th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 7, 1980
Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 10,056)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Bob Welch S: Rick Camp
Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 28,364)
W: Eddie Solomon L: Willie Hernandez
San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 20,044)
W: Bob Shirley L: Joe Niekro
New York Mets 7, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 20,962)
W: Ray Burris L: Fred Norman
Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 31,397)
W: Steve Carlton L: John Fulgham S: Tug McGraw
Baltimore Orioles 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 21,750)
W: Scott McGregor L: Steve Trout
Boston Red Sox 7, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Fenway Park (att. 27,966)
W: Mike Torrez L: Paul Mitchell S: Bob Stanley
California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 2 (15 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,195)
W: Andy Hassler L: Albert Williams
Cleveland Indians 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 9,586)
W: Sid Monge L: Jerry Garvin
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Friday, August 8th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 8, 1980
Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 9,014)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Greg Minton
Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 14,706)
W: Charlie Lea L: Mike Krukow S: Woodie Fryman
Cincinnati Reds 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 40,339)
W: Tom Hume L: Bobby Castillo
San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 15,207)
W: Juan Eichelberger L: Joe Sambito S: Rollie Fingers
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 30,354)
W: Kent Tekulve L: Tug McGraw S: Enrique Romo
New York Mets 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 22,932)
W: Jeff Reardon L: John Littlefield S: Neil Allen
Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 29,326)
W: Bill Campbell L: Richard Dotson S: Bob Stanley
California Angels 9, Minnesota Twins 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 25,373)
W: Dave Lemanczyk L: Darrell Jackson S: John Montague
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at County Stadium (att. 27,629)
W: Bill Travers L: Len Barker
Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 54,130)
W: Jim Palmer L: Ron Guidry S: Tim Stoddard
Seattle Mariners 2, Oakland Athletics 1 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 6,283)
W: Shane Rawley L: Matt Keough S: Dave Roberts
Detroit Tigers 8, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 14,138)
W: Dan Petry L: Ed Figueroa
Kansas City Royals 9, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Rich Gale L: Jim Clancy
Kansas City Royals 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 22,146)
W: Marty Pattin L: Jerry Garvin
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Saturday, August 9th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 9, 1980
San Francisco Giants 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 17,906)
W: Al Holland L: Tommy Boggs S: Greg Minton
Chicago Cubs 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Wrigley Field
W: Rick Reuschel L: Steve Rogers S: Bruce Sutter
Montreal Expos 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 28,306)
W: Elias Sosa L: Bruce Sutter
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 45,095)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Tom Seaver S: Rick Sutcliffe
Houston Astros 9, San Diego Padres 5 at Astrodome (att. 21,233)
W: Dave Smith L: John D'Acquisto
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 39,984)
W: John Candelaria L: Nino Espinosa S: Kent Tekulve
St. Louis Cardinals 9, New York Mets 6 at Busch Stadium II (att. 36,262)
W: John Urrea L: Tom Hausman S: Jim Kaat
Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 32,719)
W: Mike Proly L: Steve Renko S: Ed Farmer
California Angels 8, Minnesota Twins 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 32,560)
W: Frank Tanana L: Geoff Zahn
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at County Stadium (att. 37,690)
W: Moose Haas L: Bob Owchinko
Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 48,109)
W: Steve Stone L: Tom Underwood
Oakland Athletics 2, Seattle Mariners 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 13,629)
W: Mike Norris L: Rick Honeycutt
Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 3 (10 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 19,021)
W: Danny Darwin L: Aurelio Lopez
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Kansas City Royals 3 (14 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 21,300)
W: Mike Willis L: Rawly Eastwick
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Sunday, August 10th

IN THE NEWS: Steve McCatty becomes the 4th A's starter to pitch a 14-inning complete game this season, losing 2–1 to Seattle despite pitching a 6-hitter. Teammates Matt Keough (on May 17th), Mike Norris (June 11th), and Rick Langford (July 20th) have also pitched 14-inning complete games for manager Billy Martin, who will later be widely criticized for ruining their arms through overwork.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 10, 1980
Atlanta Braves 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 9,027)
W: Phil Niekro L: Alan Hargesheimer S: Rick Camp
Montreal Expos 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 20,463)
W: Bill Gullickson L: Dennis Lamp
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 35,179)
W: Dave Goltz L: Paul Moskau
San Diego Padres 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 20,514)
W: Rick Wise L: Joe Sambito
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Jim Bibby L: Randy Lerch
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 37,323)
W: Don Robinson L: Dan Larson S: Kent Tekulve
New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 18,711)
W: Mark Bomback L: Silvio Martinez S: Neil Allen
Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 30,124)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: La Marr Hoyt S: Bob Stanley
Minnesota Twins 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,007)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Jim Barr S: Doug Corbett
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at County Stadium
W: Mike Caldwell L: Ross Grimsley
Cleveland Indians 9, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium (att. 33,857)
W: Dan Spillner L: Reggie Cleveland
Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 54,123)
W: Tim Stoddard L: Tommy John
Seattle Mariners 2, Oakland Athletics 1 (14 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Dave Heaverlo L: Steve McCatty S: Shane Rawley
Oakland Athletics 6, Seattle Mariners 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 13,062)
W: Rick Langford L: Byron McLaughlin
Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,752)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Roger Weaver S: Danny Darwin
Kansas City Royals 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 23,473)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Jesse Jefferson S: Marty Pattin
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Monday, August 11th

IN THE NEWS: Reggie Jackson hits his 400th career home run, off Chicago's Britt Burns, in the 3rd inning of a 3–1 Yankees victory. It's Reggie's 31st homer of the year.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 11, 1980
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 5 (15 inn.)
W: Dallas Green L: Joey Amalfitano S: Warren Brusstar
Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 32,118)
W: Rick Matula L: Don Sutton S: Rick Camp
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 13,790)
W: Eddie Solomon L: Roy Lee Jackson
Cincinnati Reds 1, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 16,346)
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Steve Mura S: Tom Hume
San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 10,755)
W: Vida Blue L: Ken Forsch S: Greg Minton
St. Louis Cardinals 16, Montreal Expos 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 16,647)
W: Bob Sykes L: Scott Sanderson
Detroit Tigers 8, Boston Red Sox 7 at Tiger Stadium (att. 28,222)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Tom Burgmeier
Baltimore Orioles 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 41,334)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Larry Gura
New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 28,292)
W: Rudy May L: Britt Burns
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Tuesday, August 12th

IN THE NEWS: Tiger Stadium is packed with 48,361 fans to see Mark Fidrych's return to the big leagues, a 5–4 loss to the Red Sox. The 1976 American League Rookie of the Year will go 2-3 with a 5.73 ERA in what will be his final attempt to come back from injury, and his last ML season.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 12, 1980
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 20,808)
W: Steve Carlton L: Mike Krukow
Atlanta Braves 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Dodger Stadium (att. 35,905)
W: Gene Garber L: Rick Sutcliffe S: Rick Camp
New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 18,754)
W: Ray Burris L: Rick Rhoden S: Neil Allen
Cincinnati Reds 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 15,579)
W: Joe Price L: Randy Jones
San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 29,770)
W: Allen Ripley L: Joe Niekro S: Gary Lavelle
Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 16,570)
W: Fred Norman L: John Fulgham S: Woodie Fryman
Cleveland Indians 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 9,960)
W: Rick Waits L: Fergie Jenkins S: Victor Cruz
Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 48,361)
W: Bill Campbell L: Mark Fidrych S: Bob Stanley
Kansas City Royals 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 34,913)
W: Dan Quisenberry L: Scott McGregor
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium
W: Jim Clancy L: Lary Sorensen
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium (att. 18,820)
W: Mike Barlow L: Bill Castro S: Jerry Garvin
Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 13,181)
W: Doug Corbett L: Brian Kingman
New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 4 (10 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 27,883)
W: Doug Bird L: Ed Farmer
California Angels 9, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome (att. 16,313)
W: Mark Clear L: Dave Heaverlo
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Wednesday, August 13th

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees trade righty Ken Clay and a player to be named later to the Rangers for 41-year-old pitcher Gaylord Perry.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 13, 1980
Chicago Cubs 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 13,215)
W: Dick Tidrow L: Dick Ruthven
Atlanta Braves 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 36,345)
W: Tommy Boggs L: Burt Hooton
New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 19,514)
W: Tom Hausman L: John Candelaria S: Jeff Reardon
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 13,141)
W: Mario Soto L: Bob Shirley
San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Astros 5 (12 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 10,149)
W: Mike Rowland L: Dave Smith
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 16,187)
W: Bob Forsch L: Hal Dues S: Jim Kaat
Cleveland Indians 14, Texas Rangers 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 13,449)
W: Wayne Garland L: Doc Medich
Detroit Tigers 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 24,565)
W: Dan Petry L: John Tudor S: Aurelio Lopez
Kansas City Royals 6, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 35,600)
W: Rich Gale L: Jim Palmer
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at County Stadium (att. 14,304)
W: Bill Travers L: Joey McLaughlin
Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 11,615)
W: Matt Keough L: Fernando Arroyo
Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 33,775)
W: Richard Dotson L: Ron Guidry
California Angels 10, Seattle Mariners 4 (10 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 9,369)
W: Andy Hassler L: Shane Rawley
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Thursday, August 14th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 14, 1980
Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 20,149)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Pat Zachry
Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 12,150)
W: Nolan Ryan L: John Curtis
San Francisco Giants 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 5,448)
W: Alan Hargesheimer L: Larry McWilliams S: Greg Minton
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Chicago Cubs 9 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 19,475)
W: Jim Kaat L: George Riley
Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 49,952)
W: Steve Stone L: Tom Underwood
Cleveland Indians 7, Texas Rangers 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 10,888)
W: Len Barker L: Ed Figueroa
Boston Red Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 25,579)
W: Steve Renko L: Dan Schatzeder S: Bob Stanley
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at County Stadium (att. 21,115)
W: Moose Haas L: Dave Stieb
Oakland Athletics 2, Minnesota Twins 1 (11 inn.) at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 13,077)
W: Mike Norris L: Doug Corbett
California Angels 2, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 7,326)
W: Alfredo Martinez L: Rick Honeycutt S: Don Aase
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Friday, August 15th

IN THE NEWS: Oakland's Rick Langford (13-9) defeats the Mariners 11–3 for his 17th consecutive complete game, the most in the majors since Robin Roberts' 20 in a row in 1953.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 15, 1980
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 50,933)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Tom Seaver
Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 40,436)
W: Larry Christenson L: Mark Bomback S: Tug McGraw
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Montreal Expos 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 29,721)
W: Jim Bibby L: Steve Rogers S: Kent Tekulve
Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 1 (20 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 14,177)
W: Dave Smith L: Eric Rasmussen
Atlanta Braves 8, San Francisco Giants 2 (13 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 10,556)
W: Gene Garber L: Gary Lavelle
Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 28,888)
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Silvio Martinez S: Bruce Sutter
New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 50,434)
W: Tommy John L: Mike Flanagan S: Rich Gossage
Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 22,521)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Mike Proly S: Bob Stanley
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 16,031)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Ross Grimsley
Texas Rangers 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 30,247)
W: Jon Matlack L: Pat Underwood
Kansas City Royals 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 34,861)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Jesse Jefferson S: Dan Quisenberry
California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 14,685)
W: Frank Tanana L: Geoff Zahn S: Andy Hassler
Oakland Athletics 11, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 6,238)
W: Rick Langford L: Glenn Abbott
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Saturday, August 16th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 16, 1980
Cincinnati Reds 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,743)
W: Tom Hume L: Steve Howe
Philadelphia Phillies 11, New York Mets 6 at Shea Stadium (att. 23,514)
W: Bob Walk L: Craig Swan
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 32,390)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Scott Sanderson
San Francisco Giants 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 14,634)
W: Vida Blue L: Rick Matula
Chicago Cubs 9, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 38,710)
W: Mike Krukow L: Bob Sykes S: Bruce Sutter
New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 51,649)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Dennis Martinez S: Rich Gossage
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 17,883)
W: Jerry Augustine L: Dan Spillner
Texas Rangers 12, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 33,868)
W: Ken Clay L: Jack Morris S: Danny Darwin
Kansas City Royals 11, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 39,631)
W: Larry Gura L: Jack Kucek
Oakland Athletics 8, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 17,111)
W: Steve McCatty L: Byron McLaughlin
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Sunday, August 17th

IN THE NEWS: George Brett goes 4-for-4 with five RBI in an 8–3 Kansas City win, raising his batting average to .401 and extending his hitting streak to 29 consecutive games.

Al Oliver belts four home runs—one in the opener and three in the nightcap—as the Rangers sweep a doubleheader from the Tigers, 9–3 and 12–6. He is the 2nd American League player to hit four home runs in a doubleheader this season. Al also adds a double and triple in the opener and his 21 extra bases for the two games is a record.

PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 17, 1980
» Brett Myers in Jacksonville, FL

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 17, 1980
Cincinnati Reds 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 47,177)
W: Mario Soto L: Bob Welch S: Tom Hume
Philadelphia Phillies 9, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium
W: Steve Carlton L: Ray Burris
Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 25,458)
W: Randy Lerch L: Roy Lee Jackson S: Ron Reed
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Rick Rhoden L: Fred Norman
Montreal Expos 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 49,412)
W: Bill Gullickson L: Don Robinson S: Woodie Fryman
Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Ken Forsch L: Randy Jones
Houston Astros 9, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 16,120)
W: Joe Niekro L: Steve Mura
Atlanta Braves 8, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 21,029)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Allen Ripley
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 30,812)
W: Rick Reuschel L: John Fulgham
Baltimore Orioles 1, New York Yankees 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 50,073)
W: Scott McGregor L: Luis Tiant
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Paul Mitchell L: Rick Waits
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 23,562)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Bob Owchinko
Texas Rangers 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Mark Fidrych
Texas Rangers 12, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium (att. 42,117)
W: Doc Medich L: Milt Wilcox
Kansas City Royals 8, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 30,693)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Jim Clancy S: Dan Quisenberry
Minnesota Twins 8, California Angels 1 at Metropolitan Stadium
W: Roger Erickson L: Jim Barr
Minnesota Twins 6, California Angels 5 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 16,400)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Chris Knapp S: Doug Corbett
Seattle Mariners 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Kingdome (att. 5,484)
W: Rob Dressler L: Brian Kingman S: Shane Rawley
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Monday, August 18th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 18, 1980
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,404)
W: Bob Forsch L: Charlie Leibrandt
Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 5 at Memorial Stadium (att. 51,528)
W: Jim Palmer L: Ron Guidry S: Tim Stoddard
Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
W: Len Barker L: Britt Burns
Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 16,270)
W: Steve Trout L: Wayne Garland
Milwaukee Brewers 12, Detroit Tigers 5 at County Stadium (att. 22,237)
W: Bill Travers L: Dan Petry
Minnesota Twins 8, California Angels 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 2,508)
W: Fernando Arroyo L: Dave LaRoche
Kansas City Royals 6, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 17,609)
W: Rich Gale L: Ed Figueroa S: Dan Quisenberry
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Tuesday, August 19th

IN THE NEWS: Jon Matlack holds George Brett hitless, snapping his hitting streak at 30 consecutive games, but Kansas City rallies for three runs in the 9th to beat Texas 4–3. Brett batted .467 during the streak and knocked in 42 runs.

Baltimore's Steve Stone becomes the first 20-game winner in the major leagues this season, holding the Angels hitless for seven 1/3 innings on the way to a 5–2 victory.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 19, 1980
Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 4 (11 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 9,485)
W: Phil Niekro L: Dick Tidrow
Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 32,751)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Silvio Martinez S: Doug Bair
Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Astrodome (att. 39,415)
W: Nolan Ryan L: John Candelaria S: Joe Sambito
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 45,320)
W: Don Stanhouse L: Elias Sosa
San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 13,871)
W: Bob Knepper L: Jeff Reardon S: Greg Minton
Philadelphia Phillies 7, San Diego Padres 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,588)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Bob Shirley S: Tug McGraw
Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 34,116)
W: Steve Stone L: Alfredo Martinez S: Tippy Martinez
Cleveland Indians 8, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 10,001)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Richard Dotson S: Sid Monge
Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 40,318)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Moose Haas
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 6,902)
W: Mike Barlow L: Doug Corbett S: Ken Schrom
Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 11,934)
W: Bob Stanley L: Craig Minetto S: Tom Burgmeier
New York Yankees 3, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 15,043)
W: Tom Underwood L: Rick Honeycutt S: Rich Gossage
Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 17,800)
W: Jeff Twitty L: Danny Darwin S: Dan Quisenberry
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Wednesday, August 20th

IN THE NEWS: Cleveland's Dan Spillner, who entered the game with a 5.45 ERA, is two outs from a no-hitter when White Sox rookie Leo Sutherland singles. Spillner settles for a 3–0 one-hitter.

Pittsburgh's Omar Moreno steals his 70th base of the season, becoming the first player this century with three consecutive 70-steal seasons. The fleet outfielder swiped 71 in 1978, 77 in 1979, and will finish 1980 with a career-high 96. Pittsburgh loses to Houston, 5–1.

George Brett pushes his average to .406 with a 3-for-3 outing in a 5–3 win over Texas.

Tom Brookens, the Tigers' number-8 hitter, goes 5-for-5 with a triple and a home run and also starts a triple play in an 8–6 win over Milwaukee.

The Giants beat the Mets, 2–1, but lose Jack Clark for a month after a Mark Bomback pitch breaks a bone in his left hand.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 20, 1980
Atlanta Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 7,549)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Lynn McGlothen
Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (12 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 30,013)
W: Joe Price L: Don Hood
Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Astrodome (att. 32,112)
W: Vern Ruhle L: Jim Bibby S: Dave Smith
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 32,630)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Steve Rogers
San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 13,488)
W: Alan Hargesheimer L: Mark Bomback S: Greg Minton
San Diego Padres 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,403)
W: John Curtis L: Nino Espinosa S: Rollie Fingers
Baltimore Orioles 6, California Angels 5 (10 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 27,013)
W: Tim Stoddard L: Mark Clear
Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 8,696)
W: Dan Spillner L: Ken Kravec
Detroit Tigers 8, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at County Stadium (att. 20,520)
W: Jerry Ujdur L: Mike Caldwell S: Aurelio Lopez
Toronto Blue Jays 10, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 4,198)
W: Jackson Todd L: Geoff Zahn
Oakland Athletics 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 7,569)
W: Mike Norris L: Dennis Eckersley S: Bob Lacey
New York Yankees 6, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 14,143)
W: Tommy John L: Glenn Abbott S: Rich Gossage
Kansas City Royals 5, Texas Rangers 3 (12 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 16,996)
W: Dan Quisenberry L: John Henry Johnson S: Renie Martin
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Thursday, August 21st

IN THE NEWS: Rob Wilfong's 1st inning single is the only hit off Jack Morris. The Tiger ace beats the Twins, 4–2.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 21, 1980
Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 9,617)
W: Phil Niekro L: Mike Krukow S: Rick Camp
Houston Astros 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Astrodome (att. 33,884)
W: Joe Sambito L: Bert Blyleven
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Montreal Expos 4 (10 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 33,523)
W: Steve Howe L: Stan Bahnsen
New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 10,505)
W: Pete Falcone L: Vida Blue
Philadelphia Phillies 9, San Diego Padres 8 (17 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 36,201)
W: Kevin Saucier L: Dennis Kinney
Baltimore Orioles 7, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,189)
W: Scott McGregor L: Chris Knapp
Chicago White Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 15,303)
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Jesse Jefferson S: Ed Farmer
Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 32,139)
W: Rick Waits L: Steve Busby S: Victor Cruz
Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Metropolitan Stadium
W: Albert Williams L: Milt Wilcox S: Doug Corbett
Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 8,687)
W: Jack Morris L: Roger Erickson
Boston Red Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 11,357)
W: John Tudor L: Rick Langford
Seattle Mariners 6, New York Yankees 4 at Kingdome (att. 16,400)
W: Dave Roberts L: Gaylord Perry S: Shane Rawley
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Friday, August 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Admitting that he can no longer compete financially in baseball's inflated economy, colorful owner Bill Veeck agrees to sell the Chicago White Sox to Youngstown, Ohio, shopping-mall magnate Eddie DeBartolo, Sr. for a reported $20 million. The sale will fall through, however, when American League owners twice fail to give Veeck the 10 votes needed for approval.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 22, 1980
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 11,854)
W: John Fulgham L: Rick Matula
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 37,936)
W: Don Robinson L: Paul Moskau S: Kent Tekulve
Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 2 (12 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 34,118)
W: Frank LaCorte L: Bill Caudill
Montreal Expos 6, San Diego Padres 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 26,443)
W: Fred Norman L: Randy Jones
New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 21,936)
W: Ray Burris L: Bob Welch S: Neil Allen
San Francisco Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 36,073)
W: Al Holland L: Steve Carlton
California Angels 8, New York Yankees 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 40,372)
W: Don Aase L: Luis Tiant S: Andy Hassler
Chicago White Sox 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 15,033)
W: Britt Burns L: Jim Clancy S: Ed Farmer
Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 34,526)
W: Len Barker L: Paul Splittorff S: Sid Monge
Minnesota Twins 6, Detroit Tigers 5 (13 inn.) at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 12,473)
W: Fernando Arroyo L: Dave Rozema
Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 11,115)
W: Sammy Stewart L: Steve McCatty
Boston Red Sox 1, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome (att. 10,792)
W: Steve Renko L: Jim Beattie S: Bob Stanley
Texas Rangers 12, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Arlington Stadium
W: Dave Rajsich L: Reggie Cleveland S: Danny Darwin
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 15,514)
W: Paul Mitchell L: Doc Medich S: Bob McClure
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Saturday, August 23rd

IN THE NEWS: A's owner Charlie Finley sells the club for $12.7 million to the Haas family of San Francisco, owners of the Levi Strauss clothing empire, thus keeping the team in Oakland.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 23, 1980
Atlanta Braves 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 21,099)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Pete Vuckovich
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 43,482)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Frank Pastore S: Grant Jackson
Houston Astros 1, Chicago Cubs 0 (17 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 25,031)
W: Joe Niekro L: George Riley
Montreal Expos 2, San Diego Padres 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 41,354)
W: Bill Gullickson L: Steve Mura S: John D'Acquisto
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 32,440)
W: Dave Goltz L: Tom Hausman S: Steve Howe
San Francisco Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 38,541)
W: Allen Ripley L: Larry Christenson
New York Yankees 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 38,331)
W: Rudy May L: Dave LaRoche S: Rich Gossage
Chicago White Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 10,768)
W: Richard Dotson L: Jack Kucek
Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 40,192)
W: Rich Gale L: Wayne Garland S: Dan Quisenberry
Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 7,062)
W: Bruce Robbins L: Darrell Jackson S: Dave Rozema
Baltimore Orioles 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,578)
W: Steve Stone L: Brian Kingman S: Tim Stoddard
Seattle Mariners 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Kingdome (att. 16,072)
W: Rob Dressler L: Bruce Hurst S: Shane Rawley
Texas Rangers 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Arlington Stadium (att. 10,632)
W: Danny Darwin L: Jerry Augustine
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Sunday, August 24th

IN THE NEWS: Twins manager Gene Mauch resigns following a 3–2 loss to the Tigers. He will be replaced by John Goryl.

Nolan Ryan holds the Cubs to two hits in nine innings to give the Astros their 10th straight victory, 2–1, winning over Bill Caudill. Jose Cruz homers. During the streak, the Houston bull pen has thrown 37 2/3 shut out innings.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 24, 1980
Atlanta Braves 10, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 12,512)
W: Tommy Boggs L: Silvio Martinez
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 37,072)
W: John Candelaria L: Mike LaCoss
Houston Astros 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Astrodome (att. 25,703)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Bill Caudill
Montreal Expos 12, San Diego Padres 9 at Stade Olympique (att. 37,650)
W: Elias Sosa L: Rollie Fingers S: John D'Acquisto
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 24,956)
W: Burt Hooton L: Pat Zachry S: Steve Howe
Philadelphia Phillies 7, San Francisco Giants 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 37,325)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Bob Knepper
New York Yankees 4, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 38,606)
W: Ron Davis L: Alfredo Martinez S: Rich Gossage
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 17,156)
W: Dave Stieb L: Ross Baumgarten S: Mike Barlow
Kansas City Royals 7, Cleveland Indians 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 30,593)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Ross Grimsley S: Dan Quisenberry
Detroit Tigers 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 11,859)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Geoff Zahn
Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 18,160)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Matt Keough
Boston Red Sox 10, Seattle Mariners 7 at Kingdome (att. 16,920)
W: Bill Campbell L: Rick Honeycutt
Texas Rangers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (11 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 8,425)
W: John Henry Johnson L: Reggie Cleveland
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Monday, August 25th

IN THE NEWS: At Toronto's Exhibition Stadium, Rangers P Ferguson Jenkins is arrested for possession of illegal drugs after customs officials discover an estimated $500 worth of cocaine, marijuana, and hashish in his suitcase. The arrest stuns the entire country, where Jenkins, a Canadian citizen, is considered a national hero.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 25, 1980
Cincinnati Reds 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,330)
W: Tom Seaver L: Lynn McGlothen S: Mario Soto
Montreal Expos 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 32,602)
W: Steve Rogers L: Alan Hargesheimer
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 34,267)
W: Don Stanhouse L: Dickie Noles
Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 15,657)
W: Preston Hanna L: Jim Bibby S: Larry Bradford
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 9,185)
W: Don Hood L: Vern Ruhle
Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 2 (11 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 25,653)
W: Bob Stanley L: Mark Clear
Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 14,211)
W: Dan Spillner L: Fernando Arroyo S: Sid Monge
Kansas City Royals 9, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 15,912)
W: Larry Gura L: Moose Haas S: Dan Quisenberry
Oakland Athletics 9, New York Yankees 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 49,300)
W: Mike Norris L: Tommy John
Seattle Mariners 10, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Kingdome (att. 6,478)
W: Glenn Abbott L: Dennis Martinez S: Shane Rawley
Texas Rangers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 15,517)
W: Ken Clay L: Jackson Todd S: John Henry Johnson
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Tuesday, August 26th

IN THE NEWS: In an 8–6 Padres win over the Mets and Padres, there are 10 intentional walks handed out, one shy of record set in 1955.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 26, 1980
Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,632)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Tom Hume
San Diego Padres 8, New York Mets 6 (18 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 9,844)
W: Eric Rasmussen L: Pete Falcone S: Dennis Kinney
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 35,358)
W: Bobby Castillo L: Bob Walk
Atlanta Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (10 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 14,695)
W: Gene Garber L: Kent Tekulve
Houston Astros 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 10,859)
W: Joe Niekro L: Jim Kaat
Boston Red Sox 5, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 29,007)
W: John Tudor L: Chris Knapp S: Bob Stanley
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 10,061)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Rich Wortham S: Pat Underwood
Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,483)
W: Roger Erickson L: Rick Waits
Kansas City Royals 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at County Stadium (att. 16,824)
W: Steve Busby L: Mike Caldwell S: Dan Quisenberry
Oakland Athletics 3, New York Yankees 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 32,146)
W: Rick Langford L: Luis Tiant
Seattle Mariners 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Kingdome (att. 7,767)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Scott McGregor
Texas Rangers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 15,478)
W: Charlie Hough L: Jesse Jefferson
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Wednesday, August 27th

IN THE NEWS: Phillies Steve Carlton (20-7) becomes the first National League pitcher to win 20 games this season, combining with Tug McGraw to beat the Dodgers, 4–3. Carlton will win an NL-high 24 games, while pitching 304 innings, the last ML pitcher to throw more than 300 innings in a season.

Pitcher and coach Hub Kittle becomes the oldest man to play in an organized baseball game when he starts for Springfield (American Association) against Iowa at the age of 63 years and six months. Kittle retires the side in the first inning, then tosses one pitch to retire a batter in the 2nd frame before exiting.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 27, 1980
San Francisco Giants 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 24,294)
W: Ed Whitson L: Scott Sanderson S: Greg Minton
San Diego Padres 4, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 16,612)
W: Rick Wise L: Ray Burris S: Rollie Fingers
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 39,116)
W: Steve Carlton L: Steve Howe S: Tug McGraw
Atlanta Braves 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,363)
W: Rick Matula L: Don Robinson S: Al Hrabosky
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Houston Astros 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 10,025)
W: John Martin L: Ken Forsch
Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2 (14 inn.) at Comiskey Park I (att. 12,582)
W: Mike Proly L: Dave Rozema
Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,572)
W: Len Barker L: Jerry Koosman S: Victor Cruz
Kansas City Royals 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium (att. 18,815)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Paul Mitchell S: Renie Martin
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Texas Rangers 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 15,442)
W: Jim Clancy L: Doc Medich S: Jerry Garvin
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Thursday, August 28th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 28, 1980
Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 18,694)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Dennis Lamp S: Joe Sambito
Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 17,406)
W: Paul Moskau L: Rick Rhoden
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Atlanta Braves 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 7,203)
W: Bob Forsch L: Doyle Alexander
Baltimore Orioles 13, California Angels 8 at Memorial Stadium (att. 30,968)
W: Jim Palmer L: Dave LaRoche
Boston Red Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Fenway Park (att. 28,262)
W: Tom Burgmeier L: Steve McCatty S: Bob Stanley
Detroit Tigers 11, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Tiger Stadium (att. 26,318)
W: Bruce Robbins L: Bob McClure S: Pat Underwood
Texas Rangers 10, Kansas City Royals 6 at Royals Stadium (att. 25,944)
W: Dave Rajsich L: Jeff Twitty
New York Yankees 6, Seattle Mariners 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,215)
W: Ron Guidry L: Jim Beattie
Minnesota Twins 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 (15 inn.)
W: Johnny Goryl L: Bobby Mattick S: John Verhoeven
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Friday, August 29th

IN THE NEWS: The Cardinals promote manager Whitey Herzog to general manager, replacing John Claiborne, who was fired on August 18th. Red Schoendienst will serve as interim field manager, but on October 24th the Cardinals announce that Herzog will return as manager in 1981 while retaining his GM duties.

Behind George Foster's six RBIs, the Reds overcome a 5–0 deficit to beat the Pirates 8–7 in Pittsburgh.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 29, 1980
Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 9,994)
W: Dave Smith L: Dick Tidrow S: Frank LaCorte
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 50,810)
W: Bobby Castillo L: John D'Acquisto S: Steve Howe
Cincinnati Reds 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 41,494)
W: Mario Soto L: Kent Tekulve S: Tom Hume
Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 10,742)
W: Larry Christenson L: Steve Mura S: Tug McGraw
San Francisco Giants 1, New York Mets 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 9,269)
W: Vida Blue L: Pat Zachry
Atlanta Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 11,551)
W: Tommy Boggs L: Silvio Martinez S: Rick Camp
California Angels 5, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 33,542)
W: Alfredo Martinez L: Steve Stone
Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 3 at Fenway Park (att. 28,666)
W: Mike Torrez L: Brian Kingman S: Tom Burgmeier
Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 9,044)
W: Sid Monge L: Ed Farmer S: Victor Cruz
Detroit Tigers 8, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 24,400)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Bill Travers
Kansas City Royals 7, Texas Rangers 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 32,781)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Ed Figueroa
New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,005)
W: Tommy John L: Rob Dressler
Minnesota Twins 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 14,358)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Dave Stieb
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Saturday, August 30th

IN THE NEWS: Houston veteran Vern Ruhle improves his record to 8–3 by shutting out the Cubs.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 30, 1980
Houston Astros 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 18,803)
W: Vern Ruhle L: Lynn McGlothen
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 35,778)
W: Burt Hooton L: Bill Gullickson S: Don Stanhouse
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 24,493)
W: Tom Seaver L: Jim Bibby
Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Dick Ruthven L: Bob Shirley
San Diego Padres 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 13,209)
W: John Curtis L: Nino Espinosa
New York Mets 9, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 11,270)
W: Tom Hausman L: Allen Ripley S: Jeff Reardon
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 19,681)
W: Don Hood L: Larry McWilliams S: John Urrea
California Angels 12, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Memorial Stadium (att. 38,234)
W: Mark Clear L: Mike Flanagan
Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 6 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 27,146)
W: Bill Campbell L: Bob Lacey
Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 11,787)
W: Dan Spillner L: Ross Baumgarten S: Victor Cruz
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 26,051)
W: Moose Haas L: Aurelio Lopez
Texas Rangers 7, Kansas City Royals 5 (11 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 34,557)
W: John Henry Johnson L: Dan Quisenberry
New York Yankees 9, Seattle Mariners 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 40,047)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Glenn Abbott
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 18,376)
W: Jackson Todd L: John Verhoeven
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Sunday, August 31st

IN THE NEWS: In Cleveland, Reliever Ed Farmer picks up two saves as the White Sox sweep a doubleheader from the Indians. Chicago rallies for eight runs in the last two innings of the opener to win, 10–8, then does it again in the nitecap score four in the last two innings to win, 8–7.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 31, 1980
Chicago Cubs 8, Houston Astros 7 at Wrigley Field (att. 14,823)
W: Dick Tidrow L: Frank LaCorte
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Montreal Expos 0 at Dodger Stadium
W: Jerry Reuss L: Steve Rogers
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Montreal Expos 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 48,542)
W: Don Sutton L: David Palmer
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 21,774)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Bert Blyleven S: Mario Soto
San Diego Padres 10, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 7,815)
W: Gary Lucas L: Bob Walk S: Rollie Fingers
San Francisco Giants 11, New York Mets 4 at Candlestick Park
W: Gary Lavelle L: Pete Falcone S: Al Holland
San Francisco Giants 9, New York Mets 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 18,640)
W: John Montefusco L: Dyar Miller S: Greg Minton
Atlanta Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,821)
W: Phil Niekro L: Jim Otten
Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 23,746)
W: Scott McGregor L: Chris Knapp
Boston Red Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at Fenway Park (att. 32,022)
W: John Tudor L: Mike Norris S: Bob Stanley
Chicago White Sox 10, Cleveland Indians 8 at Cleveland Stadium
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Victor Cruz S: Ed Farmer
Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 7 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 19,131)
W: Steve Trout L: Ross Grimsley S: Ed Farmer
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,684)
W: Reggie Cleveland L: Dan Schatzeder
Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 37,390)
W: Dan Quisenberry L: Sparky Lyle
Seattle Mariners 1, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 43,024)
W: Shane Rawley L: Ron Guidry
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Minnesota Twins 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 18,029)
W: Jim Clancy L: Jerry Koosman
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