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MAY
1980

Thursday, May 1st

IN THE NEWS: Pittsburgh's Bill "Mad Dog" Madlock is fined $5,000 and suspended 15 games by National League president Chub Feeney for poking umpire Jerry Crawford in the face with his glove after being called out on strikes with the bases loaded. Madlock appeals and remains in uniform, but finally withdraws the appeal and begins serving the suspension on June 6th, after disgruntled NL umpires threaten to eject him from every game he tries to play in.

Pete Falcone ties the modern major-league record by striking out the first six batters of the game, but his Mets lose to the Phillies 2–1. Falcone finishes with eight strikeouts in seven innings.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 1, 1980
Houston Astros 9, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 18,215)
W: Joe Niekro L: Mike LaCoss
Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 5,928)
W: Steve Carlton L: Pete Falcone S: Tug McGraw
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Montreal Expos 1 (10 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 8,426)
W: Kent Tekulve L: Woodie Fryman
San Diego Padres 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 12,131)
W: Bob Shirley L: Rick Camp
California Angels 2, Seattle Mariners 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,260)
W: John Montague L: Jim Beattie
Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 8,155)
W: Bruce Hurst L: Steve Trout S: Tom Burgmeier
Cleveland Indians 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 11,654)
W: John Denny L: Dave Lemanczyk S: Sid Monge
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 2nd

IN THE NEWS: Paced by Lenny Randle's double and homer in the inning, the Cubs score eight runs in the 12th to beat the Reds, 12–4. Bruce Sutter picks up the easy win over Tom Hume.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 2, 1980
Chicago Cubs 12, Cincinnati Reds 4 (12 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,993)
W: Bruce Sutter L: Tom Hume
Montreal Expos 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,953)
W: Stan Bahnsen L: Gary Lavelle
San Diego Padres 1, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 8,037)
W: Rick Wise L: Ray Burris S: Steve Mura
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,294)
W: Ron Reed L: Charlie Hough
Atlanta Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,476)
W: Phil Niekro L: Jim Rooker
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Houston Astros 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,009)
W: Don Hood L: Nolan Ryan S: Jim Kaat
California Angels 3, Seattle Mariners 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 29,674)
W: Dave Frost L: Glenn Abbott
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 22,276)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Ken Kravec
Boston Red Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 5 (11 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 25,965)
W: Skip Lockwood L: Dan Quisenberry
New York Yankees 9, Minnesota Twins 6 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 17,067)
W: Ron Guidry L: Geoff Zahn S: Rudy May
Oakland Athletics 10, Detroit Tigers 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 8,636)
W: Steve McCatty L: Dave Rozema
Baltimore Orioles 7, Texas Rangers 5 at Arlington Stadium (att. 21,962)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Jim Kern S: Tim Stoddard
Cleveland Indians 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 14,292)
W: Len Barker L: Dave Stieb
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Rangers pitcher Ferguson Jenkins defeats the Orioles 3–2 to become only the 4th pitcher to win 100 games in each league. He won 149 games for the Phillies and Cubs before joining the American League in 1974.

In a 3–2 win over Montreal, Giants 1B Willie McCovey hits his 521st and final career home run off Scott Sanderson, tying him with Ted Williams on the all-time list. He will retire on June 6th.

In a 5–3 win over Detroit, two Oakland runners successfully steal home. Wayne Gross and Dwayne Murphy are the thieves. Murphy will steal home again May 28.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 3, 1980
Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 27,165)
W: Mike Krukow L: Bill Bonham
San Francisco Giants 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 18,622)
W: Randy Moffitt L: Elias Sosa S: Al Holland
San Diego Padres 2, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 9,462)
W: Gary Lucas L: Craig Swan S: Rollie Fingers
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 35,011)
W: Larry Christenson L: Burt Hooton
Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (10 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 34,104)
W: Al Hrabosky L: Grant Jackson
Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,292)
W: Vern Ruhle L: Silvio Martinez S: Joe Sambito
Seattle Mariners 2, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 40,376)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Bruce Kison
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 27,680)
W: Moose Haas L: Britt Burns S: Reggie Cleveland
Boston Red Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 28,760)
W: Chuck Rainey L: Paul Splittorff
New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 12,054)
W: Tommy John L: Darrell Jackson
Oakland Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 7,062)
W: Brian Kingman L: Jack Morris S: Jeff Jones
Texas Rangers 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 25,402)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Jim Palmer
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 16,564)
W: Tom Buskey L: Rick Waits
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 4th

IN THE NEWS: Royals catcher Darrell Porter, returning to the starting lineup after spending six weeks in alcohol and drug rehabilitation, drives in three runs in Kansas City's 5–3 win over Boston.

Toronto's Otto Velez ties an American League record with four home runs in a doubleheader sweep of Cleveland at Exhibition Park. The Jays win 9–8 and 7–2. Velez homers three times in the opener, including a grand slam in the first inning and a game winner in the bottom of the 10th, and finishes the day with 10 RBI. Otto's clouts come with the bases empty, one on, two on and the slam.

White Sox 1B Mike Squires catches the final inning of an 11–1 loss to the Brewers, becoming the first lefthander to catch in the majors since Dale Long in 1958.

At Riverfront Stadium, Junior Kennedy's grand slam gives the Reds a 5–4 win over the Cubs.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 4, 1980
Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Rick Reuschel S: Tom Hume
Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 32,041)
W: Paul Moskau L: Bill Caudill S: Doug Bair
San Francisco Giants 8, Montreal Expos 4 at Stade Olympique
W: John Montefusco L: Steve Rogers S: Greg Minton
Montreal Expos 6, San Francisco Giants 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 33,483)
W: Stan Bahnsen L: Randy Moffitt S: Elias Sosa
San Diego Padres 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium
W: John Curtis L: Jeff Reardon S: Bob Shirley
New York Mets 6, San Diego Padres 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 26,980)
W: Ed Glynn L: Eric Rasmussen S: Neil Allen
Los Angeles Dodgers 12, Philadelphia Phillies 10 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 34,027)
W: Joe Beckwith L: Dickie Noles S: Jerry Reuss
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Atlanta Braves 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 14,358)
W: Jim Bibby L: Tommy Boggs
Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 17,262)
W: Ken Forsch L: Bob Sykes S: Frank LaCorte
California Angels 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 27,584)
W: Frank Tanana L: Floyd Bannister S: Mark Clear
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 36,692)
W: Jim Slaton L: Ross Baumgarten
Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 24,209)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Bob Stanley S: Dan Quisenberry
New York Yankees 10, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 13,085)
W: Tom Underwood L: Jerry Koosman
Detroit Tigers 4, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Milt Wilcox L: Rick Langford
Oakland Athletics 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 18,217)
W: Mike Norris L: Dan Schatzeder
Baltimore Orioles 9, Texas Rangers 5 at Arlington Stadium (att. 14,653)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Steve Comer S: Dave Ford
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Cleveland Indians 8 (10 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium
W: Tom Buskey L: Sid Monge
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Cleveland Indians 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 26,114)
W: Jesse Jefferson L: Bob Owchinko S: Joey McLaughlin
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 5th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 5, 1980
Montreal Expos 10, Houston Astros 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 5,477)
W: David Palmer L: J.R. Richard
New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 11,412)
W: Jeff Reardon L: Doug Bair
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Atlanta Braves 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 26,165)
W: Steve Carlton L: Rick Matula
St. Louis Cardinals 9, San Francisco Giants 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 10,366)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Vida Blue S: Jim Kaat
Minnesota Twins 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 12,418)
W: Pete Redfern L: Steve Stone S: Doug Corbett
Chicago White Sox 11, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Comiskey Park I (att. 27,871)
W: Randy Scarbery L: Dan Boitano S: Ed Farmer
Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 12,605)
W: Matt Keough L: John Denny
Texas Rangers 11, Boston Red Sox 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 12,702)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Dennis Eckersley
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 6th

IN THE NEWS: At Shea, the Reds take a 7–0 lead in the 3rd inning, only to see the Mets tie the game at 10–10. In the 14th. Harry Spilman hits a two-run double and the Reds escape with a 12–10 victory.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 6, 1980
San Diego Padres 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 9,908)
W: Randy Jones L: Willie Hernandez
Houston Astros 8, Montreal Expos 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 5,503)
W: Joe Niekro L: Ross Grimsley
Cincinnati Reds 12, New York Mets 10 (14 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 6,884)
W: Dave Tomlin L: Jeff Reardon S: Paul Moskau
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Atlanta Braves 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 25,302)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Doyle Alexander S: Dickie Noles
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 9,817)
W: Kent Tekulve L: Steve Howe
St. Louis Cardinals 10, San Francisco Giants 7 at Busch Stadium II (att. 11,490)
W: Donnie Moore L: Bob Knepper S: Pedro Borbon
Baltimore Orioles 10, Minnesota Twins 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 10,720)
W: Scott McGregor L: Geoff Zahn
Toronto Blue Jays 3, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,804)
W: Dave Lemanczyk L: Don Aase S: Jerry Garvin
Chicago White Sox 2, Kansas City Royals 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 7,938)
W: Rich Wortham L: Larry Gura S: Ed Farmer
New York Yankees 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium (att. 17,042)
W: Rudy May L: Reggie Cleveland
Cleveland Indians 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 24,309)
W: Len Barker L: Steve McCatty
Detroit Tigers 9, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome (att. 5,821)
W: Dan Petry L: Jim Beattie S: Aurelio Lopez
Texas Rangers 7, Boston Red Sox 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,349)
W: Doc Medich L: Bruce Hurst
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 7th

IN THE NEWS: Kansas City collects nine consecutive hits (one shy of the American League record set by Boston in 1901) in an 8-run 4th inning, and goes on to defeat Texas 12–5.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 7, 1980
Chicago Cubs 7, San Diego Padres 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 7,401)
W: Mike Krukow L: Rick Wise S: Bruce Sutter
Montreal Expos 3, Houston Astros 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 7,386)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Nolan Ryan S: Woodie Fryman
Cincinnati Reds 3, New York Mets 2 (12 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 5,215)
W: Tom Hume L: Pat Zachry
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,404)
W: Kent Tekulve L: Charlie Hough
St. Louis Cardinals 12, San Francisco Giants 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 12,464)
W: Bob Forsch L: Ed Whitson
Baltimore Orioles 8, Minnesota Twins 6 at Memorial Stadium (att. 11,357)
W: Sammy Stewart L: Mike Marshall S: Tippy Martinez
Toronto Blue Jays 7, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,733)
W: Dave Stieb L: Chris Knapp
Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 7,584)
W: Gary Christenson L: Ken Kravec
New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 12,790)
W: Tommy John L: Bill Travers
Cleveland Indians 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 4,731)
W: Rick Waits L: Brian Kingman
Seattle Mariners 7, Detroit Tigers 6 (10 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 4,934)
W: Dave Heaverlo L: Pat Underwood
Boston Red Sox 7, Texas Rangers 4 (11 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 13,866)
W: Dick Drago L: Adrian Devine
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 8th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 8, 1980
San Diego Padres 9, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 6,692)
W: Bob Shirley L: Bruce Sutter S: Rollie Fingers
Toronto Blue Jays 9, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,006)
W: Paul Mirabella L: Dave Frost
Chicago White Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 7,410)
W: Britt Burns L: Paul Splittorff
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Baltimore Orioles 1 at County Stadium (att. 10,455)
W: Moose Haas L: Dennis Martinez
Seattle Mariners 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Kingdome (att. 6,950)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Jack Morris
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 9th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 9, 1980
Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 11,111)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Ken Forsch S: Larry Bradford
San Francisco Giants 6, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 8,403)
W: Vida Blue L: Dennis Lamp
Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 32,583)
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Randy Lerch
New York Mets 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,674)
W: Craig Swan L: Steve Rogers
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 34,078)
W: Kent Tekulve L: Rollie Fingers
St. Louis Cardinals 15, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,394)
W: Pedro Borbon L: Rick Sutcliffe
Kansas City Royals 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park (att. 28,597)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Bob Stanley S: Dan Quisenberry
Detroit Tigers 6, California Angels 5 (10 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 27,269)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: John Montague
Baltimore Orioles 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 34,784)
W: Steve Stone L: Jerry Augustine S: Tim Stoddard
New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 27,225)
W: Ron Guidry L: Jerry Koosman S: Rich Gossage
Cleveland Indians 4, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 23,229)
W: Dan Spillner L: Floyd Bannister
Texas Rangers 2, Chicago White Sox 1 (11 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 23,600)
W: Jim Kern L: Mike Proly
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 10th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 10, 1980
Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 2 (11 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 13,798)
W: Frank LaCorte L: Gene Garber S: Joe Sambito
Chicago Cubs 15, San Francisco Giants 9 at Wrigley Field (att. 26,646)
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Bob Knepper
Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 28,919)
W: Tom Seaver L: Steve Carlton S: Tom Hume
Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 14,012)
W: Bill Lee L: Kevin Kobel S: Elias Sosa
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, San Diego Padres 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 18,168)
W: Don Robinson L: Eric Rasmussen S: Enrique Romo
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,450)
W: Burt Hooton L: Pete Vuckovich S: Jerry Reuss
Kansas City Royals 13, Boston Red Sox 8 at Fenway Park (att. 30,519)
W: Renie Martin L: Dennis Eckersley S: Marty Pattin
Detroit Tigers 6, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 35,007)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Frank Tanana
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at County Stadium (att. 31,494)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Scott McGregor S: Reggie Cleveland
Minnesota Twins 1, New York Yankees 0 (11 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 28,015)
W: Darrell Jackson L: Rudy May S: Doug Corbett
Oakland Athletics 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 4,925)
W: Rick Langford L: Jerry Garvin
Cleveland Indians 5, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 10,690)
W: John Denny L: Byron McLaughlin S: Victor Cruz
Chicago White Sox 10, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium (att. 24,327)
W: Ed Farmer L: Danny Darwin
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 11th

IN THE NEWS: In a 7–3 win over the Reds, Philadelphia's Pete Rose, 39-years old, steals 2B, 3B, and home in one inning. It is the fifth time since 1928 that this has been accomplished: The last National Leaguer to pull this feat was Jackie Robinson in 1954.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 11, 1980
Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 10,871)
W: Phil Niekro L: Joe Niekro
San Francisco Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 15,435)
W: Ed Whitson L: Mike Krukow
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,920)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Mike LaCoss
San Diego Padres 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 22,522)
W: Randy Jones L: John Candelaria
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 17,696)
W: Dave Goltz L: Bob Forsch S: Jerry Reuss
Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Fenway Park (att. 24,685)
W: Chuck Rainey L: Rich Gale
Detroit Tigers 4, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 31,089)
W: Dan Petry L: Don Aase
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at County Stadium (att. 19,635)
W: Reggie Cleveland L: Sammy Stewart S: Bob McClure
New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,680)
W: Tommy John L: Geoff Zahn
Oakland Athletics 12, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 7,843)
W: Mike Norris L: Dave Lemanczyk
Seattle Mariners 9, Cleveland Indians 4 at Kingdome (att. 6,683)
W: Jim Beattie L: Len Barker
Texas Rangers 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 17,849)
W: Doc Medich L: Rich Wortham
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 12th

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 12, 1980
» Felipe Lopez in Bayamon, P.R.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 12, 1980
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 36,401)
W: Don Sutton L: Rick Reuschel S: Bobby Castillo
Texas Rangers 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 13,184)
W: Jon Matlack L: Dave Ford
Minnesota Twins 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 18,486)
W: Pete Redfern L: Mike Torrez S: Doug Corbett
Kansas City Royals 12, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 17,010)
W: Larry Gura L: Luis Tiant S: Marty Pattin
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 13th

IN THE NEWS: Ray Knight breaks out of an 0-for-15 slump by homering twice in the 5th inning of a 15–4 win over the Mets. He is the first Red ever to hit two home runs in one inning.

Fred Lynn hits for the cycle as the Red Sox beat the Twins, 10–5.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 13, 1980
Atlanta Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 10,146)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Randy Lerch S: Rick Camp
Cincinnati Reds 15, New York Mets 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 18,732)
W: Frank Pastore L: Ray Burris S: Paul Moskau
Montreal Expos 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 24,835)
W: David Palmer L: Nolan Ryan S: Woodie Fryman
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 32,331)
W: Bob Welch L: Dennis Lamp
San Diego Padres 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 9,958)
W: Rollie Fingers L: Jim Kaat
San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 13,798)
W: Vida Blue L: Bert Blyleven
Baltimore Orioles 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 12,707)
W: Steve Stone L: Fergie Jenkins S: Tim Stoddard
Boston Red Sox 10, Minnesota Twins 5 at Fenway Park (att. 19,032)
W: Steve Renko L: John Verhoeven S: Tom Burgmeier
Detroit Tigers 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,332)
W: Jack Morris L: Matt Keough S: Aurelio Lopez
Chicago White Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (10 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 8,653)
W: Britt Burns L: Reggie Cleveland S: Ed Farmer
Kansas City Royals 4, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,107)
W: Renie Martin L: Mike Griffin S: Dan Quisenberry
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 14th

IN THE NEWS: The Royals pitching staff issues 14 walks in a 16–3 loss to the Yankees. Reliever Gary Christenson is the main culprit, walking seven batters in just 1 2/3 innings.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 14, 1980
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 4,625)
W: Steve Carlton L: Larry McWilliams
New York Mets 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,785)
W: Jeff Reardon L: Tom Hume
Montreal Expos 1, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 20,636)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Ken Forsch S: Woodie Fryman
Chicago Cubs 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 29,001)
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Burt Hooton S: Bruce Sutter
St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 11,131)
W: Roy Thomas L: Gary Lucas S: Mark Littell
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,734)
W: Jim Bibby L: Bob Knepper S: Kent Tekulve
Texas Rangers 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 16,762)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Paul Hartzell S: Sparky Lyle
Boston Red Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 6 at Fenway Park (att. 24,590)
W: Tom Burgmeier L: Doug Corbett
California Angels 13, Cleveland Indians 7 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 4,976)
W: Chris Knapp L: Dan Spillner S: Jim Barr
Detroit Tigers 6, Oakland Athletics 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,694)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Jeff Jones
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at County Stadium (att. 11,232)
W: Moose Haas L: Mike Proly S: Bob McClure
New York Yankees 16, Kansas City Royals 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 21,953)
W: Ron Guidry L: Dennis Leonard S: Ed Figueroa
Seattle Mariners 7, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 13,055)
W: Glenn Abbott L: Paul Mirabella
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 15th

IN THE NEWS: In Cincinnati, Ray Knight has two homers, including a grand slam, as the Reds whip the Mets, 15–4.

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 15, 1980
» Josh Beckett in Spring, TX

SCOREBOARD: MAY 15, 1980
San Diego Padres 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 10,265)
W: John Curtis L: Pete Vuckovich S: Rollie Fingers
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 2 (12 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 7,781)
W: Enrique Romo L: Tom Griffin
Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,700)
W: Jack Billingham L: Rick Waits S: Dick Drago
Chicago White Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium (att. 22,733)
W: Richard Dotson L: Lary Sorensen S: Randy Scarbery
Toronto Blue Jays 1, Seattle Mariners 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 11,579)
W: Jim Clancy L: Floyd Bannister
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 16th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 16, 1980
New York Mets 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 6,135)
W: Pete Falcone L: Phil Niekro S: Neil Allen
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 33,610)
W: Dick Ruthven L: J.R. Richard
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Dodger Stadium (att. 47,929)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Kent Tekulve S: Rick Sutcliffe
Montreal Expos 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 14,457)
W: Steve Rogers L: Tom Seaver S: Woodie Fryman
San Diego Padres 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 19,028)
W: Randy Jones L: Mike Krukow
San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 16,860)
W: Al Holland L: Bob Forsch
Seattle Mariners 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 12,689)
W: Jim Beattie L: Steve Trout S: Shane Rawley
Boston Red Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 10,157)
W: Chuck Rainey L: John Denny S: Tom Burgmeier
Baltimore Orioles 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 34,243)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Dan Petry
California Angels 11, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,264)
W: Bruce Kison L: Rich Gale
Minnesota Twins 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 12,331)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Bob McClure S: Doug Corbett
New York Yankees 6, Texas Rangers 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,068)
W: Tommy John L: Doc Medich
Toronto Blue Jays 1, Oakland Athletics 0 (11 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 16,138)
W: Jesse Jefferson L: Mike Norris
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Saturday, May 17th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 17, 1980
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 43,525)
W: Larry Christenson L: Joe Niekro S: Dickie Noles
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 50,082)
W: Don Sutton L: Bert Blyleven S: Steve Howe
Montreal Expos 9, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Stade Olympique (att. 22,702)
W: Stan Bahnsen L: Tom Hume S: Elias Sosa
Chicago Cubs 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 26,587)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Eric Rasmussen S: Bruce Sutter
San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,134)
W: Vida Blue L: Bob Sykes S: Gary Lavelle
Chicago White Sox 4, Seattle Mariners 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 8,419)
W: Britt Burns L: Rick Honeycutt
Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 3 (10 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium (att. 20,245)
W: Mike Stanton L: Keith MacWhorter
Kansas City Royals 2, California Angels 1 (10 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 30,326)
W: Larry Gura L: Mark Clear
Milwaukee Brewers 14, Minnesota Twins 11 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 13,394)
W: Jerry Augustine L: Geoff Zahn S: Bill Castro
New York Yankees 3, Texas Rangers 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 28,173)
W: Tom Underwood L: Jon Matlack
Oakland Athletics 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (14 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 23,074)
W: Matt Keough L: Joey McLaughlin
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Sunday, May 18th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 18, 1980
Atlanta Braves 2, New York Mets 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Rick Matula L: Pat Zachry S: Rick Camp
New York Mets 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 11,807)
W: Neil Allen L: Gene Garber
Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Astrodome (att. 33,950)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Randy Lerch
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,867)
W: Bob Welch L: Jim Bibby S: Steve Howe
San Diego Padres 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 16,303)
W: Rollie Fingers L: Bruce Sutter
San Francisco Giants 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 21,351)
W: Bob Knepper L: Don Hood S: Al Holland
Chicago White Sox 6, Seattle Mariners 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 24,625)
W: Francisco Barrios L: Rob Dressler S: Ed Farmer
Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 28,724)
W: Dan Spillner L: Bob Stanley S: Sid Monge
Detroit Tigers 6, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 24,485)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Tim Stoddard
Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 25,382)
W: Renie Martin L: Frank Tanana S: Dan Quisenberry
Minnesota Twins 10, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 17,929)
W: Pete Redfern L: Bill Travers
Texas Rangers 5, New York Yankees 4 (10 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 48,030)
W: Sparky Lyle L: Ron Davis
Toronto Blue Jays 12, Oakland Athletics 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 14,414)
W: Paul Mirabella L: Rick Langford
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Monday, May 19th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 19, 1980
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 34,297)
W: Burt Hooton L: Roy Thomas
Montreal Expos 11, Atlanta Braves 8 at Stade Olympique (att. 20,656)
W: David Palmer L: Larry McWilliams S: Woodie Fryman
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 25,109)
W: Steve Carlton L: Frank Pastore S: Ron Reed
Chicago White Sox 1, Minnesota Twins 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 9,272)
W: Ken Kravec L: Jerry Koosman S: Ed Farmer
Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,409)
W: Steve Stone L: Rick Waits S: Tim Stoddard
New York Yankees 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 27,715)
W: Ron Guidry L: Milt Wilcox
Kansas City Royals 6, Oakland Athletics 5 (11 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 28,889)
W: Dan Quisenberry L: Dave Hamilton
Seattle Mariners 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (12 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 5,767)
W: Shane Rawley L: Bill Castro
California Angels 3, Texas Rangers 2 (13 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 15,833)
W: Mark Clear L: Jim Kern
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Boston Red Sox 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 32,731)
W: Jim Clancy L: Jack Billingham
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Tuesday, May 20th

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 20, 1980
» Austin Kearns in Lexington, KY

SCOREBOARD: MAY 20, 1980
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 29,710)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Pete Vuckovich S: Rick Sutcliffe
Atlanta Braves 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 11,071)
W: Phil Niekro L: Scott Sanderson
Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 8,466)
W: Ken Forsch L: Craig Swan
Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 25,202)
W: Paul Moskau L: Dick Ruthven S: Doug Bair
San Francisco Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,652)
W: Ed Whitson L: Mike Krukow
Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 12,864)
W: Richard Dotson L: Darrell Jackson S: Ed Farmer
Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Cleveland Stadium
W: John Denny L: Sammy Stewart
Baltimore Orioles 8, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 11,856)
W: Jim Palmer L: Bob Owchinko
Detroit Tigers 12, New York Yankees 8 at Tiger Stadium (att. 31,194)
W: John Hiller L: Tommy John S: Dave Rozema
Kansas City Royals 1, Oakland Athletics 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 23,698)
W: Rich Gale L: Mike Norris S: Dan Quisenberry
Milwaukee Brewers 14, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome (att. 6,243)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Floyd Bannister
California Angels 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 16,803)
W: Alfredo Martinez L: Doc Medich S: Dave LaRoche
Boston Red Sox 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 18,167)
W: Chuck Rainey L: Dave Lemanczyk S: Tom Burgmeier
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Wednesday, May 21st

SCOREBOARD: MAY 21, 1980
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 31,174)
W: Joe Beckwith L: Mark Littell S: Bobby Castillo
Montreal Expos 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 13,606)
W: Steve Rogers L: Gene Garber
New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 4,233)
W: Pete Falcone L: J.R. Richard S: Neil Allen
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Cincinnati Reds 8 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 26,099)
W: Ron Reed L: Tom Hume
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Enrique Romo L: Rollie Fingers
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 17,301)
W: Grant Jackson L: John Curtis S: Kent Tekulve
San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,929)
W: Vida Blue L: Rick Reuschel
Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 33,967)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Steve Trout
Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,739)
W: Len Barker L: Mike Flanagan S: Sid Monge
New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 5 (11 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 32,478)
W: Rudy May L: Aurelio Lopez
Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 2 (14 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 24,030)
W: Bob Lacey L: Dan Quisenberry
Seattle Mariners 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Kingdome (att. 8,219)
W: Jim Beattie L: Mike Caldwell S: Dave Heaverlo
California Angels 9, Texas Rangers 8 at Arlington Stadium (att. 16,232)
W: Mark Clear L: Jim Kern
Boston Red Sox 11, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 19,556)
W: Mike Torrez L: Jesse Jefferson
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Thursday, May 22nd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 22, 1980
Houston Astros 8, New York Mets 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 7,812)
W: Joe Niekro L: Kevin Kobel S: Frank LaCorte
San Diego Padres 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,496)
W: Bob Shirley L: Kent Tekulve S: Rollie Fingers
Baltimore Orioles 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 15,835)
W: Scott McGregor L: Dan Petry
Kansas City Royals 16, Oakland Athletics 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 23,124)
W: Renie Martin L: Matt Keough
Texas Rangers 12, California Angels 6 at Arlington Stadium (att. 15,308)
W: Danny Darwin L: Don Aase
New York Yankees 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 26,047)
W: Mike Griffin L: Dave Stieb
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Friday, May 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Five hours after the midnight deadline passes, the players and owners avert a strike by announcing a new 4-year basic agreement. The new deal raises the minimum salary from $21,000 to $30,000 and increases the clubs' contributions to the players' pension fund, but the major issue of free-agent compensation remains unresolved.

Ferguson Jenkins of the Rangers wins his 250th career game, a 3–1 two-hitter versus Oakland.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 23, 1980
Chicago Cubs 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 7,482)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Don Sutton
Montreal Expos 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 23,311)
W: Bill Lee L: Mike LaCoss
New York Mets 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 7,864)
W: Ray Burris L: Rick Matula S: Neil Allen
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Houston Astros 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 27,822)
W: Steve Carlton L: Nolan Ryan
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 4 (13 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 9,619)
W: Grant Jackson L: Al Holland
San Diego Padres 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 7,245)
W: Bob Shirley L: Jim Kaat
Baltimore Orioles 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 16,274)
W: Steve Stone L: Jack Morris S: Tippy Martinez
Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Fenway Park (att. 21,857)
W: Bob Stanley L: Dan Spillner S: Tom Burgmeier
Kansas City Royals 13, California Angels 9 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,270)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Frank Tanana
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Minnesota Twins 0 at County Stadium (att. 14,322)
W: Bill Travers L: Pete Redfern
Texas Rangers 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 4,141)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Rick Langford
Seattle Mariners 8, Chicago White Sox 0 at Kingdome (att. 7,009)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Britt Burns S: Shane Rawley
New York Yankees 7, Toronto Blue Jays 3