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JULY
1980

Tuesday, July 1st

SCOREBOARD: JULY 1, 1980
Atlanta Braves 13, Houston Astros 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 9,546)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Joe Niekro
San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 38,801)
W: Steve Mura L: Jerry Reuss S: Rollie Fingers
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Montreal Expos 4 (11 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 33,761)
W: Randy Lerch L: Woodie Fryman S: Lerrin LaGrow
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 17,531)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Craig Swan S: Bruce Sutter
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (10 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 17,006)
W: Grant Jackson L: Jim Kaat
San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 20,220)
W: Ed Whitson L: Paul Moskau
New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 35,026)
W: Ed Figueroa L: Dennis Eckersley S: Ron Davis
California Angels 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 17,116)
W: Ed Halicki L: Steve Trout S: Mark Clear
Cleveland Indians 8, Detroit Tigers 7 at Tiger Stadium (att. 27,830)
W: Bob Owchinko L: Pat Underwood S: Mike Stanton
Minnesota Twins 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 20,224)
W: Doug Corbett L: Paul Splittorff
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Oakland Athletics 2 at County Stadium (att. 20,769)
W: Moose Haas L: Steve McCatty
Seattle Mariners 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Kingdome (att. 6,005)
W: Shane Rawley L: Jim Kern
Baltimore Orioles 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 23,475)
W: Jim Palmer L: Jim Clancy S: Tippy Martinez
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 2nd

IN THE NEWS: Chicago's Ross Baumgarten allows only a 7th-inning single to Rod Carew en route to a one-hit 1–0 shutout of the Angels. Baumgarten will finish the season 2-12.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 2, 1980
Atlanta Braves 14, Houston Astros 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 21,908)
W: Phil Niekro L: Vern Ruhle
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, San Diego Padres 7 at Dodger Stadium (att. 33,232)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Dennis Blair
Montreal Expos 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 23,233)
W: Steve Rogers L: Steve Carlton
New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 10,511)
W: John Pacella L: Rick Reuschel S: Neil Allen
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 (11 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 15,250)
W: John Urrea L: Rod Scurry
Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 10,459)
W: Frank Pastore L: John Montefusco
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 33,971)
W: Rudy May L: Steve Renko
Chicago White Sox 1, California Angels 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 11,653)
W: Ross Baumgarten L: Frank Tanana
Detroit Tigers 7, Cleveland Indians 6 at Tiger Stadium (att. 25,981)
W: Jack Morris L: Rick Waits S: Aurelio Lopez
Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 3 (10 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 26,225)
W: Dan Quisenberry L: Jerry Koosman
Oakland Athletics 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (10 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 18,494)
W: Mike Norris L: Bob McClure
Texas Rangers 6, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 8,692)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Rick Honeycutt
Baltimore Orioles 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 18,461)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Paul Mirabella
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 3rd

IN THE NEWS: The ML's largest crowd in seven years (73,096) watches Wayne Garland 2-hit the Yankees 7–0 at Cleveland Stadium.

Ken Landreaux ties the modern major-league record with three triples in Minnesota's 10–3 win over Texas. Doug Flynn will match it also in a month.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 3, 1980
Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 15,769)
W: J.R. Richard L: Tommy Boggs S: Frank LaCorte
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Diego Padres 4 (10 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 31,375)
W: Bobby Castillo L: Bob Shirley
New York Mets 7, Montreal Expos 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 12,585)
W: Tom Hausman L: Charlie Lea
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 14,062)
W: Jim Bibby L: Mike Krukow S: Grant Jackson
San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 26,133)
W: Bob Knepper L: Joe Price S: Greg Minton
Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II
W: Dick Ruthven L: Bob Forsch
Philadelphia Phillies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 38,038)
W: Bob Walk L: Jim Otten
Boston Red Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 29,502)
W: Win Remmerswaal L: Scott McGregor S: Tom Burgmeier
California Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 32,506)
W: Dave Lemanczyk L: Rich Wortham S: Mark Clear
Cleveland Indians 7, New York Yankees 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 73,096)
W: Wayne Garland L: Tom Underwood
Detroit Tigers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 30,027)
W: Pat Underwood L: Joey McLaughlin
Seattle Mariners 13, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 21,777)
W: Jim Beattie L: Larry Gura S: Shane Rawley
Oakland Athletics 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium (att. 15,298)
W: Matt Keough L: Mike Caldwell S: Bob Lacey
Minnesota Twins 10, Texas Rangers 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 7,612)
W: Roger Erickson L: Steve Comer S: Doug Corbett
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 4th

IN THE NEWS: Nolan Ryan fans the Reds Cesar Geronimo to become the 4th pitcher ever to reach 3,000 career strikeouts. Ironically, Geronimo was also Bob Gibson's 3,000th career strikeout victim six years earlier. Despite the milestone, Ryan allows six runs in four 1/3 innings and Houston loses, 8–1.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 4, 1980
Atlanta Braves 9, San Diego Padres 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 46,071)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Eric Rasmussen
Cincinnati Reds 8, Houston Astros 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 37,047)
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Nolan Ryan
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,846)
W: Don Sutton L: Allen Ripley
New York Mets 9, Montreal Expos 5 at Shea Stadium
W: Ed Glynn L: David Palmer S: Jeff Reardon
Montreal Expos 6, New York Mets 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 25,323)
W: Woodie Fryman L: Mark Bomback S: Elias Sosa
Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Eddie Solomon S: Bruce Sutter
Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 24,668)
W: Doug Capilla L: Don Robinson S: Dick Tidrow
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 15,481)
W: Bob Sykes L: Kevin Saucier
Baltimore Orioles 10, Boston Red Sox 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 28,668)
W: Steve Stone L: Mike Torrez S: Tim Stoddard
Oakland Athletics 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 11,428)
W: Brian Kingman L: Britt Burns
New York Yankees 11, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 21,312)
W: Ron Guidry L: Len Barker
Detroit Tigers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 29,370)
W: Dan Petry L: Dave Stieb S: Aurelio Lopez
Kansas City Royals 5, Seattle Mariners 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 27,891)
W: Dan Quisenberry L: Dave Roberts
California Angels 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium (att. 21,198)
W: Don Aase L: Reggie Cleveland S: Mark Clear
Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 3 (12 inn.) at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 32,948)
W: Danny Darwin L: John Verhoeven
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 5th

IN THE NEWS: Reds pitcher Bruce Berenyi makes his ML debut and the Astros welcome him with a 6-run first inning. Mario Soto relieves and pitches eight 2/3 inning of shutout ball, allowing just three hits. The Reds rally to win, 8–6.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 5, 1980
Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 18,932)
W: Rick Matula L: Rollie Fingers
Cincinnati Reds 8, Houston Astros 6 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Mario Soto L: Ken Forsch
Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 44,083)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Joaquin Andujar S: Tom Hume
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 41,587)
W: Bob Welch L: Ed Whitson S: Bobby Castillo
New York Mets 7, Montreal Expos 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 51,097)
W: Pete Falcone L: Scott Sanderson S: Neil Allen
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 46,372)
W: John Candelaria L: Willie Hernandez S: Enrique Romo
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,932)
W: Jim Kaat L: Randy Lerch
Boston Red Sox 1, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 28,251)
W: John Tudor L: Jim Palmer S: Tom Burgmeier
Oakland Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 20,559)
W: Rick Langford L: Richard Dotson
New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 36,614)
W: Tommy John L: Dan Spillner S: Rich Gossage
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 32,925)
W: Jim Clancy L: Milt Wilcox S: Jerry Garvin
Kansas City Royals 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 30,617)
W: Jeff Twitty L: Mike Parrott S: Dan Quisenberry
Milwaukee Brewers 4, California Angels 3 at County Stadium (att. 34,524)
W: Bill Travers L: Chris Knapp S: John Flinn
Minnesota Twins 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 9,398)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Fergie Jenkins
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 6th

IN THE NEWS: Steve Carlton (14-4) becomes the major leagues' lefthanded strikeout king, fanning seven Cardinals in an 8–3 Phillies win to bring his career total to 2,836. Mickey Lolich had held the record with 2,832.

Cub relief pitchers hold the Pirates hitless for 12.2 innings but it goes for naught in a 5–4 20 inning loss. Cliff Johnson's 2-out homer in the 9th off Blyleven tied it for Chicago. Jim Bibby (11–1) takes the win.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 6, 1980
Atlanta Braves 6, San Diego Padres 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 14,302)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Bob Shirley S: Phil Niekro
Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 30,045)
W: Joe Niekro L: Frank Pastore S: Frank LaCorte
San Francisco Giants 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (10 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 46,244)
W: Al Holland L: Steve Howe
Montreal Expos 9, New York Mets 4 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 21,880)
W: Woodie Fryman L: Jeff Reardon
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 4 (20 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 25,994)
W: Jim Bibby L: Dennis Lamp
Philadelphia Phillies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 17,769)
W: Steve Carlton L: Pete Vuckovich
Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 31,085)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Mike Flanagan S: Bob Stanley
Chicago White Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Comiskey Park I
W: Steve Trout L: Mike Norris
Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 16,436)
W: Ed Farmer L: Bob Lacey
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 43,209)
W: Rick Waits L: Ed Figueroa S: Sid Monge
Detroit Tigers 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 28,564)
W: Jack Morris L: Jerry Garvin S: Aurelio Lopez
Seattle Mariners 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 28,458)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Paul Splittorff S: Shane Rawley
California Angels 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium (att. 34,200)
W: Ed Halicki L: Moose Haas S: Mark Clear
Minnesota Twins 4, Texas Rangers 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 9,614)
W: Fernando Arroyo L: Jon Matlack S: Jerry Koosman
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 8th

IN THE NEWS: At Dodger Stadium, the 51st All-Star Game features J.R. Richard (10–4) and Steve Stone (12–3) are starters, with Richard going just two innings because of various back and shoulder problems he's been having. The National League battles back to wins its 9th consecutive All-Star Game 4–2, pinning the loss on Dodger defector Tommie John. Reds outfielder Ken Griffey goes 2-for-3 with a solo home run to win the game's MVP Award.

Thursday, July 10th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 10, 1980
Cincinnati Reds 8, Atlanta Braves 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 19,177)
W: Paul Moskau L: Phil Niekro
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,692)
W: Steve Howe L: Nolan Ryan
Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 31,019)
W: David Palmer L: John Littlefield S: Woodie Fryman
New York Mets 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 21,540)
W: Pat Zachry L: John Candelaria
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 33,130)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Mike Krukow S: Dickie Noles
San Francisco Giants 9, San Diego Padres 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,175)
W: Bob Knepper L: Randy Jones
Baltimore Orioles 9, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 21,839)
W: Scott McGregor L: Britt Burns
Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 23,684)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Milt Wilcox S: Dan Quisenberry
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at County Stadium
W: Reggie Cleveland L: Mike Torrez
Boston Red Sox 7, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium (att. 40,942)
W: Steve Renko L: Lary Sorensen
California Angels 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Frank Tanana L: Matt Keough
Oakland Athletics 5, California Angels 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 11,337)
W: Rick Langford L: Don Aase
Minnesota Twins 12, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 9,051)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Rick Honeycutt
New York Yankees 13, Texas Rangers 5 at Arlington Stadium (att. 34,463)
W: Ron Guidry L: Fergie Jenkins S: Tim Lollar
Cleveland Indians 7, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 17,178)
W: John Denny L: Jim Clancy
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 11th

IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers sell knuckleballer Charlie Hough to the Rangers for an undisclosed sum.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 11, 1980
Cincinnati Reds 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 26,139)
W: Mario Soto L: Doyle Alexander S: Tom Hume
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,754)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Ken Forsch S: Steve Howe
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 25,910)
W: Silvio Martinez L: Woodie Fryman S: John Littlefield
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 30,907)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Craig Swan S: Kent Tekulve
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 50,204)
W: Bob Walk L: Lynn McGlothen S: Ron Reed
San Francisco Giants 7, San Diego Padres 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 7,782)
W: Ed Whitson L: John Curtis
Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 28,457)
W: Mike Proly L: Jim Palmer S: Ed Farmer
Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 31,017)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Jack Morris
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Boston Red Sox 6 at County Stadium (att. 41,993)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Dennis Eckersley S: Bill Castro
Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 7,696)
W: Brian Kingman L: Chris Knapp S: Jeff Jones
Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 7,688)
W: Darrell Jackson L: Glenn Abbott S: Doug Corbett
Texas Rangers 10, New York Yankees 8 at Arlington Stadium (att. 32,378)
W: Jon Matlack L: Tom Underwood S: John Henry Johnson
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 16,621)
W: Dave Stieb L: Wayne Garland
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 12th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 12, 1980
San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Gary Lavelle L: Doug Bair S: Greg Minton
San Francisco Giants 10, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 35,584)
W: Bill Bordley L: Mike LaCoss S: Greg Minton
Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 5 at Astrodome (att. 38,610)
W: Joe Niekro L: Larry McWilliams S: Dave Smith
Montreal Expos 10, Chicago Cubs 2 at Stade Olympique
W: Scott Sanderson L: Rick Reuschel
Chicago Cubs 8, Montreal Expos 6 at Stade Olympique (att. 48,620)
W: Dick Tidrow L: Stan Bahnsen S: Bruce Sutter
St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Mets 6 (12 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 26,313)
W: John Littlefield L: Ed Glynn
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 53,254)
W: Kevin Saucier L: Kent Tekulve
San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (12 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 39,605)
W: Eric Rasmussen L: Joe Beckwith
Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 41,514)
W: Steve Stone L: Renie Martin S: Tim Stoddard
Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Fenway Park (att. 31,302)
W: John Tudor L: Dan Petry
Oakland Athletics 5, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 32,186)
W: Mike Norris L: Dave Lemanczyk S: Craig Minetto
New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 34,308)
W: Tommy John L: Ross Baumgarten
Minnesota Twins 8, Seattle Mariners 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 14,963)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Floyd Bannister
Cleveland Indians 9, Texas Rangers 8 at Arlington Stadium (att. 27,784)
W: Len Barker L: Gaylord Perry S: Victor Cruz
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 23,624)
W: Bill Travers L: Balor Moore
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 13th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 13, 1980
San Francisco Giants 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,014)
W: Allen Ripley L: Joe Price S: Al Holland
Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Astrodome
W: Joe Sambito L: Gene Garber S: Frank LaCorte
Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 1 at Astrodome (att. 31,230)
W: Vern Ruhle L: Tommy Boggs
Montreal Expos 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 31,095)
W: Stan Bahnsen L: Doug Capilla
New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Shea Stadium
W: Pete Falcone L: Bob Sykes
New York Mets 10, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 27,941)
W: Mark Bomback L: Jim Otten
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 48,132)
W: Don Robinson L: Nino Espinosa S: Kent Tekulve
San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 (15 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 18,232)
W: Dennis Kinney L: Joe Beckwith
Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 21,311)
W: Larry Gura L: Mike Flanagan
Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 4 at Fenway Park (att. 31,228)
W: Dick Drago L: Dave Rozema
California Angels 5, Oakland Athletics 4 (14 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,393)
W: John Montague L: Dave Hamilton
New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 28,984)
W: Rudy May L: Steve Trout
Minnesota Twins 7, Seattle Mariners 6 (13 inn.) at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 8,573)
W: Doug Corbett L: Shane Rawley
Texas Rangers 12, Cleveland Indians 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 12,503)
W: Doc Medich L: Dan Spillner
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jack Kucek L: Moose Haas S: Jerry Garvin
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 26,331)
W: Paul Mitchell L: Joey McLaughlin
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 14th

IN THE NEWS: After fanning the side in the 2nd inning, J.R. Richard leaves after retiring the 1st batter in the 4th. The Houston pitcher complained of nausea, and the next day, Houston will place him on the 21-day DL. The Astros lose today, 2–0, to Atlanta's Phil Niekro.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 14, 1980
San Francisco Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,158)
W: Alan Hargesheimer L: Charlie Leibrandt S: Gary Lavelle
Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 20,247)
W: Phil Niekro L: Gordie Pladson
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Philadelphia Phillies 11 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 44,245)
W: Grant Jackson L: Ron Reed
San Diego Padres 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 22,370)
W: Steve Mura L: Rick Sutcliffe
Kansas City Royals 8, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 23,504)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Scott McGregor S: Dan Quisenberry
Detroit Tigers 12, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 26,044)
W: Bruce Robbins L: Mike Torrez S: Aurelio Lopez
Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 31,375)
W: Rick Langford L: Bruce Kison
New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I (att. 25,185)
W: Ron Davis L: Ed Farmer S: Rich Gossage
Seattle Mariners 8, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 11,060)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Fernando Arroyo S: Dave Roberts
Texas Rangers 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 9,446)
W: Danny Darwin L: Rick Waits
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 19,443)
W: Jerry Augustine L: Jim Clancy S: Bill Castro
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 15th

IN THE NEWS: In an 11–7 Reds win over Montreal, Johnny Bench belts homer #314 as a catcher, and #347 overall. The round tripper comes off David Palmer.

PLAYERS BORN ON JULY 15, 1980
» Nick Neugebauer in Riverside, CA
» Jung Bong in Seoul, South Korea

SCOREBOARD: JULY 15, 1980
New York Mets 9, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 21,608)
W: Pat Zachry L: Doyle Alexander
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 20,257)
W: Burt Hooton L: Lynn McGlothen S: Dave Goltz
Cincinnati Reds 11, Montreal Expos 7 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,589)
W: Paul Moskau L: David Palmer
Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Astrodome (att. 24,223)
W: Joe Sambito L: Dick Ruthven
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 17,114)
W: John Candelaria L: Bob Knepper S: Kent Tekulve
St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 13,519)
W: Bob Forsch L: Randy Jones S: John Littlefield
Kansas City Royals 8, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 26,865)
W: Rich Gale L: Steve Renko
California Angels 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,951)
W: Frank Tanana L: John Denny
Baltimore Orioles 7, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 26,042)
W: Jim Palmer L: Reggie Cleveland
Minnesota Twins 5, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,747)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Ron Guidry S: Doug Corbett
Chicago White Sox 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 13,777)
W: Britt Burns L: Fergie Jenkins
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 16th

IN THE NEWS: Despite much speculation that he is simply malingering, the Astros place star pitcher J.R. Richard on the 21-day disabled list with a mystery arm problem. The six foot eight inch righthander is 10-4 with a 1.89 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 114 innings, but has removed himself from 10 games this year complaining of fatigue and a "dead arm." On July 23rd, Richard will check into a hospital for a series of physical and psychological tests to determine the cause of his "erratic" behavior.

The California Supreme Court rules that Ted Giannoulas, better known as the man inside the San Diego Chicken suit, can appear publicly in chicken suits similar to the one that brought him fame, but not bearing the call letters of San Diego's KGB radio station. The station had fired Giannoulas when he began appearing publicly in the suit without permission, and claimed it had all rights to the costume, which was first used as a promotional device in 1975.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 16, 1980
Atlanta Braves 5, New York Mets 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 5,414)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Craig Swan
Chicago Cubs 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 18,638)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Jerry Reuss
Montreal Expos 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,023)
W: Steve Rogers L: Mario Soto S: Stan Bahnsen
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 28,532)
W: Bob Walk L: Ken Forsch
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 18,226)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Ed Whitson S: Grant Jackson
St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Diego Padres 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 12,343)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Gary Lucas
Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 27,213)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Dennis Eckersley S: Dan Quisenberry
Cleveland Indians 6, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,414)
W: Wayne Garland L: Don Aase
Baltimore Orioles 10, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium (att. 31,977)
W: Steve Stone L: Mike Caldwell S: Sammy Stewart
New York Yankees 11, Minnesota Twins 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 28,005)
W: Tom Underwood L: Darrell Jackson
Detroit Tigers 7, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 7,413)
W: Roger Weaver L: Brian Kingman
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome (att. 5,644)
W: Dave Stieb L: Glenn Abbott
Texas Rangers 11, Chicago White Sox 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,256)
W: Jon Matlack L: Richard Dotson S: Sparky Lyle
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Thursday, July 17th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 17, 1980
New York Mets 6, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 7,107)
W: John Pacella L: Rick Matula
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 21,389)
W: Don Sutton L: Dennis Lamp
Montreal Expos 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,290)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Mike LaCoss
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 26,403)
W: Steve Carlton L: Joe Niekro
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 25,508)
W: Kent Tekulve L: Al Holland
St. Louis Cardinals 15, San Diego Padres 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 12,156)
W: Jim Kaat L: Rick Wise
Boston Red Sox 12, Kansas City Royals 4 at Fenway Park (att. 25,619)
W: John Tudor L: Renie Martin
Cleveland Indians 5, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,796)
W: Len Barker L: Chris Knapp
Baltimore Orioles 1, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium (att. 44,509)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Bill Travers S: Tippy Martinez
New York Yankees 10, Minnesota Twins 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 25,035)
W: Tommy John L: Geoff Zahn
Oakland Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 6,370)
W: Matt Keough L: Jack Morris
Seattle Mariners 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Kingdome (att. 5,726)
W: Shane Rawley L: Jesse Jefferson
Texas Rangers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 13,489)
W: Danny Darwin L: Mike Proly
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Friday, July 18th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 18, 1980
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 13,908)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Phil Niekro S: Dickie Noles
San Diego Padres 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 14,007)
W: Bob Shirley L: Doug Capilla S: Rollie Fingers
Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 3 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Mario Soto L: Pete Falcone
Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Mets 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 30,026)
W: Bruce Berenyi L: Mark Bomback S: Tom Hume
Montreal Expos 5, Houston Astros 4 (11 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 26,389)
W: Woodie Fryman L: Dave Smith S: Fred Norman
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 30,131)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Bob Welch S: Enrique Romo
San Francisco Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Busch Stadium II (att. 18,950)
W: Al Holland L: Kim Seaman
Baltimore Orioles 8, Texas Rangers 7 at Memorial Stadium (att. 22,659)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Jim Kern S: Tippy Martinez
Boston Red Sox 1, Minnesota Twins 0 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 28,116)
W: Mike Torrez L: Roger Erickson
California Angels 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,866)
W: Ed Halicki L: Jack Kucek S: Mark Clear
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at County Stadium (att. 46,951)
W: Moose Haas L: Steve Trout
Kansas City Royals 13, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 44,170)
W: Larry Gura L: Rudy May
Oakland Athletics 9, Cleveland Indians 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 5,912)
W: Mike Norris L: Dan Spillner
Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 3 (10 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 7,479)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Jim Beattie
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Saturday, July 19th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 19, 1980
Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Doyle Alexander L: Dick Ruthven
Atlanta Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 35,524)
W: Tommy Boggs L: Dan Larson S: Rick Camp
Chicago Cubs 8, San Diego Padres 7 at Wrigley Field (att. 24,369)
W: Bill Caudill L: Dennis Kinney
New York Mets 13, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 40,079)
W: Roy Lee Jackson L: Charlie Leibrandt
Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Astrodome (att. 40,499)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Charlie Lea S: Dave Smith
Montreal Expos 5, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 39,507)
W: Bill Gullickson L: Gordie Pladson
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 28,731)
W: Eddie Solomon L: Rick Sutcliffe
San Francisco Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 26,513)
W: Alan Hargesheimer L: Bob Sykes S: Gary Lavelle
Texas Rangers 11, Baltimore Orioles 8 (10 inn.) at Memorial Stadium (att. 27,277)
W: Danny Darwin L: Sammy Stewart
Minnesota Twins 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 32,820)
W: Fernando Arroyo L: Bob Ojeda
Toronto Blue Jays 5, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 35,221)
W: Jim Clancy L: John Montague
Chicago White Sox 10, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at County Stadium (att. 49,322)
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Bob McClure S: Ed Farmer
New York Yankees 13, Kansas City Royals 7 at Yankee Stadium (att. 53,583)
W: Doug Bird L: Paul Splittorff S: Ron Davis
Oakland Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 6,506)
W: Steve McCatty L: Rick Waits
Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 3 (10 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 16,525)
W: Dave Rozema L: Rick Honeycutt
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Sunday, July 20th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 20, 1980
Atlanta Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 9,335)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Bob Walk
Chicago Cubs 6, San Diego Padres 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 23,325)
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Randy Jones
Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 24,081)
W: Tom Hume L: Jeff Reardon
Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Astrodome (att. 28,513)
W: Joe Sambito L: Fred Norman
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Burt Hooton L: John Candelaria S: Steve Howe
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 41,932)
W: Grant Jackson L: Bobby Castillo
St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 30,271)
W: Bob Forsch L: Bob Knepper
Texas Rangers 7, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 20,012)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Jim Palmer
Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 28,493)
W: Doug Corbett L: Dick Drago
Toronto Blue Jays 6, California Angels 3 (10 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,903)
W: Joey McLaughlin L: Mark Clear
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Chicago White Sox 6 at County Stadium (att. 44,799)
W: Jerry Augustine L: Mike Proly S: Bob McClure
Kansas City Royals 14, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 50,328)
W: Rich Gale L: Ron Guidry S: Dan Quisenberry
Oakland Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 5 (14 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,606)
W: Rick Langford L: Victor Cruz
Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 7,583)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Mike Parrott
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Monday, July 21st

PLAYERS BORN ON JULY 21, 1980
» C.C. Sabathia in Vallejo, CA

SCOREBOARD: JULY 21, 1980
Montreal Expos 8, Atlanta Braves 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 6,894)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Rick Matula S: Elias Sosa
San Francisco Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 0 (15 inn.)
W: Dave Bristol L: Preston Gomez S: Gary Lavelle
Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 27,177)
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Randy Lerch S: Tom Hume
Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 2 at Astrodome (att. 20,548)
W: Frank LaCorte L: Neil Allen
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 20,224)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Dave Goltz S: John Littlefield
Texas Rangers 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 24,953)
W: Jon Matlack L: Dennis Eckersley
Detroit Tigers 14, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,594)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Don Aase S: Pat Underwood
Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 37,054)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Britt Burns S: Dan Quisenberry
Minnesota Twins 8, Baltimore Orioles 7 (11 inn.) at Metropolitan Stadium
W: John Verhoeven L: Tippy Martinez
Baltimore Orioles 12, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 15,373)
W: Steve Stone L: Geoff Zahn
Milwaukee Brewers 7, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 32,097)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Tom Underwood S: Bob McClure
Toronto Blue Jays 1, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,588)
W: Dave Stieb L: Brian Kingman
Seattle Mariners 7, Cleveland Indians 0 at Kingdome (att. 5,050)
W: Glenn Abbott L: Wayne Garland
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Tuesday, July 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Atlanta's Bob Horner belts two home runs in a 7–5 win over the Expos, giving him 15 homers in his last 23 games and 13 in the month of July, just two short of the major-league record shared by Hank Greenberg, Joe DiMaggio, and Joe Adcock. Horner will hit one more home run in July, and finish the season with a career-high 35.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 22, 1980
Atlanta Braves 7, Montreal Expos 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 37,108)
W: Phil Niekro L: Stan Bahnsen S: Rick Camp
Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 17,150)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Bill Bordley
Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 28,079)
W: Mario Soto L: Steve Carlton
Houston Astros 6, New York Mets 5 at Astrodome (att. 26,815)
W: Bert Roberge L: Ed Glynn S: Dave Smith
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 17,504)
W: Jim Bibby L: Gary Lucas S: Kent Tekulve
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 25,174)
W: John Urrea L: Don Sutton S: John Littlefield
Texas Rangers 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 24,076)
W: Danny Darwin L: Mike Torrez
California Angels 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,137)
W: Andy Hassler L: Dave Rozema S: Mark Clear
Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 28,891)
W: Steve Trout L: Steve Busby
Baltimore Orioles 8, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 11,554)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Roger Erickson
New York Yankees 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Yankee Stadium
W: Tommy John L: Lary Sorensen
Milwaukee Brewers 4, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 53,668)
W: Paul Mitchell L: Rudy May
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Jesse Jefferson L: Matt Keough S: Jerry Garvin
Oakland Athletics 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 8,645)
W: Mike Norris L: Paul Mirabella
Cleveland Indians 4, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome