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SEPTEMBER
1980

Monday, September 1st

IN THE NEWS: Tigers OF Al Cowens and White Sox reliever Ed Farmer publicly end their long-running feud by shaking hands at home plate prior to Chicago's 11–3 win at Tiger Stadium. The feud began in 1979 when Farmer broke Cowens' jaw with a pitch, and flared again this June 20th when Cowens hit a ground ball off Farmer and attacked the pitcher instead of running to 1B. Cowens was suspended for seven games and a warrant was issued for his arrest in Illinois, forcing him to skip last week's Tigers-White Sox series in Chicago. Farmer agreed to drop the charges in exchange for a handshake, and the two players brought out the lineup cards before today's game.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 1, 1980
Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 11,647)
W: Rick Matula L: Dennis Lamp S: Rick Camp
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 30,460)
W: Bob Welch L: Ray Burris S: Steve Howe
Houston Astros 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Dave Smith L: Don Robinson
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Houston Astros 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 26,374)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Gordie Pladson S: Grant Jackson
Montreal Expos 5, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 9,385)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Rick Wise S: Woodie Fryman
Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 16,952)
W: Steve Carlton L: Greg Minton
Cincinnati Reds 8, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 9,761)
W: Joe Price L: Jim Kaat
Baltimore Orioles 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 40,304)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Mike Parrott S: Tippy Martinez
Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 3 at Fenway Park (att. 23,877)
W: Dick Drago L: Dave Frost S: Tom Burgmeier
Chicago White Sox 11, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 11,412)
W: Britt Burns L: Jack Morris
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 28,597)
W: Bob McClure L: Rich Gale
Cleveland Indians 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 4,304)
W: Len Barker L: Albert Williams
New York Yankees 5, Oakland Athletics 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 31,103)
W: Tom Underwood L: Rick Langford
Texas Rangers 9, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 8,224)
W: Doc Medich L: Joey McLaughlin
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, September 2nd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 2, 1980
Atlanta Braves 10, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 4,013)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Mike Krukow
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Mets 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,543)
W: Dave Goltz L: John Pacella S: Don Stanhouse
Montreal Expos 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 6,082)
W: Charlie Lea L: Eric Rasmussen S: Woodie Fryman
Philadelphia Phillies 2, San Francisco Giants 1 (13 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 6,135)
W: Ron Reed L: Al Holland
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 8,389)
W: Bob Forsch L: Paul Moskau S: John Littlefield
Baltimore Orioles 10, Seattle Mariners 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 7,658)
W: Jim Palmer L: Jim Beattie
Boston Red Sox 10, California Angels 2 at Fenway Park (att. 19,693)
W: Steve Renko L: Jim Dorsey
Detroit Tigers 11, Chicago White Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium
W: Mark Fidrych L: Mike Proly
Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,651)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Richard Dotson
Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 2,934)
W: Darrell Jackson L: Wayne Garland S: Doug Corbett
New York Yankees 6, Oakland Athletics 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 23,516)
W: Rudy May L: Steve McCatty
Texas Rangers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 6,903)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Luis Leal
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, September 3rd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 3, 1980
Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 1,480)
W: Tommy Boggs L: Lynn McGlothen S: Rick Camp
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, New York Mets 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 28,568)
W: Burt Hooton L: Pat Zachry S: Steve Howe
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Houston Astros 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 18,502)
W: John Candelaria L: Joaquin Andujar S: Enrique Romo
San Diego Padres 4, Montreal Expos 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 6,685)
W: Steve Mura L: Fred Norman S: Rollie Fingers
Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 5,504)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Allen Ripley S: Tug McGraw
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 8,522)
W: Jim Kaat L: Tom Hume
Baltimore Orioles 5, Seattle Mariners 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 12,110)
W: Steve Stone L: Rob Dressler
California Angels 7, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 22,340)
W: Alfredo Martinez L: Mike Torrez
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,395)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Rich Wortham
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Kansas City Royals 1 (10 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 23,037)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Dennis Leonard
Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 2,877)
W: Dan Spillner L: Geoff Zahn
New York Yankees 8, Oakland Athletics 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 27,091)
W: Tommy John L: Brian Kingman
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 6,984)
W: Dave Stieb L: Ed Figueroa
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, September 4th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 4, 1980
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 41,864)
W: Bob Walk L: Jerry Reuss S: Tug McGraw
San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 2,635)
W: John Curtis L: Neil Allen
Montreal Expos 4, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 4,038)
W: Bill Gullickson L: Alan Hargesheimer
Oakland Athletics 7, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 12,249)
W: Matt Keough L: Mike Flanagan
Seattle Mariners 7, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 18,256)
W: Glenn Abbott L: Dennis Eckersley S: Manny Sarmiento
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Kansas City Royals 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 21,898)
W: Bill Castro L: Dan Quisenberry
New York Yankees 5, California Angels 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,967)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Frank Tanana S: Ron Guidry
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 12,365)
W: Jackson Todd L: Ed Farmer
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, September 5th

IN THE NEWS: Insisting his decision is not health-related, George Bamberger announces that he will step down as the Brewers manager following tomorrow's game against Texas. He will be replaced by Buck Rodgers.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 5, 1980
Atlanta Braves 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 29,610)
W: Rick Camp L: Kent Tekulve
Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 5,386)
W: Tom Seaver L: Rick Reuschel S: Mario Soto
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome (att. 19,628)
W: Kim Seaman L: Joe Sambito S: George Frazier
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 41,019)
W: Don Sutton L: Steve Carlton S: Don Stanhouse
San Diego Padres 4, New York Mets 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 7,137)
W: Juan Eichelberger L: Mark Bomback S: Gary Lucas
Montreal Expos 8, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 7,698)
W: Steve Rogers L: John Montefusco
Baltimore Orioles 8, Oakland Athletics 7 at Memorial Stadium (att. 24,587)
W: Tim Stoddard L: Jeff Jones
Seattle Mariners 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 20,420)
W: Floyd Bannister L: John Tudor S: Shane Rawley
Kansas City Royals 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 21,808)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Rick Waits
Detroit Tigers 1, Minnesota Twins 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,980)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Roger Erickson
Texas Rangers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium (att. 25,076)
W: Jon Matlack L: Moose Haas S: Danny Darwin
New York Yankees 6, California Angels 5 (10 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,109)
W: Rich Gossage L: Andy Hassler
Chicago White Sox 3, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 14,091)
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Jim Clancy
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, September 6th

IN THE NEWS: Houston sweeps two from the Cardinals, winning 9–5 and 6–4, to move two games behind LA, the National League West leaders. Jose Cruz wins the 2nd game with a grand slam.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 6, 1980
Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 17,821)
W: Phil Niekro L: Bert Blyleven S: Gene Garber
Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 (10 inn.) at Wrigley Field
W: Bruce Sutter L: Tom Hume
Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 22,086)
W: Joe Price L: Randy Martz S: Mario Soto
Houston Astros 9, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Astrodome
W: Joe Niekro L: Bob Sykes S: Randy Niemann
Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Astrodome (att. 34,350)
W: Vern Ruhle L: John Martin
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 45,995)
W: Bob Welch L: Randy Lerch S: Steve Howe
San Diego Padres 8, New York Mets 7 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 7,877)
W: Rick Wise L: Ray Burris S: Rollie Fingers
Montreal Expos 9, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 6,653)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Ed Whitson
Oakland Athletics 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 33,472)
W: Rick Langford L: Jim Palmer
Boston Red Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 1 at Fenway Park (att. 23,317)
W: Dick Drago L: Mike Parrott S: Tom Burgmeier
Cleveland Indians 8, Kansas City Royals 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 27,352)
W: Len Barker L: Renie Martin
Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 18,249)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Jack Morris S: Doug Corbett
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 2 at County Stadium (att. 23,397)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Ken Clay
New York Yankees 7, California Angels 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 37,781)
W: Tom Underwood L: Dave Frost S: Rich Gossage
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, September 7th

IN THE NEWS: The Oakland A's pitch their ML-record 78th complete game of the season as Steve McCatty beats the Orioles 5–2.

PLAYERS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1980
» Mark Prior in San Diego, CA

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 7, 1980
Atlanta Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 19,762)
W: Larry Bradford L: Kent Tekulve S: Rick Camp
Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 10,328)
W: Bruce Sutter L: Doug Bair
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 16,475)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Ken Forsch
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 39,083)
W: Bobby Castillo L: Dick Ruthven
San Diego Padres 5, New York Mets 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 5,141)
W: Bob Shirley L: John Pacella S: Gary Lucas
San Francisco Giants 6, Montreal Expos 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,314)
W: Vida Blue L: John D'Acquisto S: Greg Minton
Oakland Athletics 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 22,529)
W: Steve McCatty L: Steve Stone
Seattle Mariners 12, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park (att. 23,360)
W: Byron McLaughlin L: Steve Renko
Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 8,990)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Wayne Garland S: Dan Quisenberry
Minnesota Twins 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 20,009)
W: Darrell Jackson L: Mark Fidrych S: Doug Corbett
Texas Rangers 7, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 18,201)
W: Doc Medich L: Bob McClure
New York Yankees 4, California Angels 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 38,794)
W: Rudy May L: Jim Dorsey S: Rich Gossage
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Joey McLaughlin L: Steve Trout S: Mike Barlow
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Chicago White Sox 6 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 17,457)
W: Ken Schrom L: Mike Proly S: Mike Barlow
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, September 8th

IN THE NEWS: Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends Ferguson Jenkins indefinitely as a result of his August 25th drug arrest in Toronto. On September 22nd, the suspension will be overturned by arbitrator Raymond Goetz, the first time ever a commissioner's decision is overruled by an arbitrator.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 8, 1980
Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 15,951)
W: Frank Pastore L: Doyle Alexander
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 40,576)
W: Tug McGraw L: Enrique Romo
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 6,307)
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Bob Forsch
California Angels 7, Kansas City Royals 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,050)
W: Don Aase L: Larry Gura S: Andy Hassler
Chicago White Sox 3, Seattle Mariners 2 (12 inn.) at Comiskey Park I (att. 5,184)
W: Ed Farmer L: Dave Heaverlo
Boston Red Sox 10, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,506)
W: Mike Torrez L: Dan Spillner
Baltimore Orioles 9, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
W: Dennis Martinez L: Milt Wilcox S: Sammy Stewart
Baltimore Orioles 8, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium (att. 19,445)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Dan Petry S: Tim Stoddard
Texas Rangers 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 9,731)
W: John Butcher L: Brian Kingman
New York Yankees 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 23,020)
W: Tommy John L: Dave Stieb S: Rich Gossage
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, September 9th

IN THE NEWS: Reds fireballer Mario Soto strikes out 15 Braves in a 7–1 Reds win in Atlanta.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 9, 1980
Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 14,165)
W: Mario Soto L: Tommy Boggs
Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Astrodome (att. 34,546)
W: Dave Smith L: Steve Howe S: Joe Sambito
Montreal Expos 3, New York Mets 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 27,659)
W: Steve Rogers L: Pat Zachry
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (14 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 43,333)
W: Warren Brusstar L: Mark Lee
San Diego Padres 12, San Francisco Giants 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 6,241)
W: Steve Mura L: Allen Ripley
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 7,893)
W: Silvio Martinez L: Doug Capilla S: Kim Seaman
California Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,131)
W: Frank Tanana L: Paul Splittorff S: Mark Clear
Seattle Mariners 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 5,247)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Ross Baumgarten S: Byron McLaughlin
Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,182)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Victor Cruz S: Tom Burgmeier
Baltimore Orioles 2, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,450)
W: Scott McGregor L: Dan Schatzeder
Minnesota Twins 15, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 6,348)
W: Albert Williams L: Lary Sorensen
Oakland Athletics 6, Texas Rangers 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,443)
W: Matt Keough L: Ed Figueroa S: Jeff Jones
Toronto Blue Jays 6, New York Yankees 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 22,471)
W: Jackson Todd L: Gaylord Perry S: Mike Willis
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, September 10th

IN THE NEWS: Expos 21-year-old P Bill Gullickson strikes out 18 Cubs in a 4–2 win at Olympic Stadium, setting a major-league record for rookies and falling one short of the all-time record for strikeouts in a 9-inning game. The win keeps Montreal one-half game ahead of Philadelphia in the National League East.

Houston moves into a 1st place tie with the Dodgers in the NL West by beating Los Angeles, 6–5.

The Phillies Marty Bystrom makes his first ML start and beats the Mets, 5–0.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 10, 1980
Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 10,516)
W: Tom Seaver L: Larry McWilliams
Houston Astros 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 (12 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 37,632)
W: Bert Roberge L: Rick Sutcliffe
Montreal Expos 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 17,874)
W: Bill Gullickson L: Rick Reuschel
Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 6,748)
W: Marty Bystrom L: Mark Bomback
San Diego Padres 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 6,834)
W: Rollie Fingers L: Greg Minton S: Gary Lucas
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II (att. 10,300)
W: Jim Bibby L: Don Hood S: Enrique Romo
California Angels 8, Kansas City Royals 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,762)
W: Don Aase L: Renie Martin S: Andy Hassler
Chicago White Sox 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 3,028)
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Manny Sarmiento S: Ed Farmer
Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,242)
W: Rick Waits L: John Tudor
Baltimore Orioles 8, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 14,155)
W: Tippy Martinez L: Jack Morris S: Tim Stoddard
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 6,722)
W: Paul Mitchell L: Roger Erickson S: Dave LaPoint
Oakland Athletics 3, Texas Rangers 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 3,598)
W: Mike Norris L: Jon Matlack
New York Yankees 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 23,031)
W: Ron Davis L: Jim Clancy S: Rich Gossage
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, September 11th

IN THE NEWS: In a 6–5 win over the Cubs, Montreal's Ron LeFlore steals his 91st base of the season and Rodney Scott steals his 58th, breaking the major-league record for stolen bases by teammates in one season. Lou Brock and Bake McBride set the record with the 1974 Cardinals.

Houston takes over sole possession of 1st place from the Dodgers in the National League West by again beating Los Angeles, 6–5.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 11, 1980
Montreal Expos 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Stade Olympique (att. 24,703)
W: Woodie Fryman L: Randy Martz
Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 6,376)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Ray Burris
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 7,521)
W: Bert Blyleven L: John Martin
New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 5 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 32,979)
W: Ron Davis L: Tom Burgmeier
Kansas City Royals 7, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,844)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Bob Ferris
Baltimore Orioles 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 14,025)
W: Steve Stone L: Paul Mirabella
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, September 12th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 12, 1980
Atlanta Braves 6, San Diego Padres 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 8,881)
W: Phil Niekro L: Juan Eichelberger S: Rick Camp
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 36,287)
W: Don Sutton L: Mike LaCoss S: Steve Howe
Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Astrodome (att. 23,380)
W: Joe Niekro L: Ed Whitson S: Dave Smith
Montreal Expos 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 36,992)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Rick Rhoden
Chicago Cubs 10, New York Mets 5 (14 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 8,053)
W: Lee Smith L: Tom Hausman
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Bob Walk S: John Urrea
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 (11 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 44,093)
W: John Littlefield L: Ron Reed
New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 33,787)
W: Rudy May L: Steve Renko S: Rich Gossage
California Angels 8, Texas Rangers 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,006)
W: Jim Dorsey L: Doc Medich S: Dave LaRoche
Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 10,161)
W: Britt Burns L: Jerry Koosman S: Ed Farmer
Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 9,961)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Len Barker
Oakland Athletics 9, Kansas City Royals 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 17,440)
W: Rick Langford L: Craig Chamberlain
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 8,622)
W: Moose Haas L: Floyd Bannister
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 15,632)
W: Joey McLaughlin L: Mike Flanagan S: Mike Willis
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, September 13th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 13, 1980
Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 12,990)
W: Rick Matula L: Rick Wise S: Rick Camp
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 38,542)
W: Bobby Castillo L: Mario Soto S: Don Stanhouse
Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Astrodome (att. 32,526)
W: Ken Forsch L: Vida Blue
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 51,305)
W: Don Robinson L: Steve Rogers
New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 7,259)
W: Ed Lynch L: Lynn McGlothen S: Roy Lee Jackson
Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 41,728)
W: Steve Carlton L: Bob Forsch
New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 33,375)
W: Tommy John L: Mike Torrez
California Angels 10, Texas Rangers 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,060)
W: Alfredo Martinez L: John Butcher
Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 7,988)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Steve Trout S: Doug Corbett
Detroit Tigers 7, Cleveland Indians 4 (13 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,380)
W: Pat Underwood L: Mike Stanton S: Dave Rozema
Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 11,253)
W: Steve McCatty L: Larry Gura
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome (att. 9,618)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Mike Parrott
Baltimore Orioles 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 18,043)
W: Scott McGregor L: Dave Stieb S: Tim Stoddard
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, September 14th

IN THE NEWS: Eddie Murray hits three home runs, but Baltimore loses to Toronto 4–3 in 13 innings to fall five games behind the first-place Yankees in the American League East.

In a 10–7 win over the Cubs, Lee Mazzilli homers to break a drought for Mets (as noted by Tom Ruane). It is the 1st homer in 175.2 innings going back to August 26 when Claudell Washington homered. This will be the longest drought for the rest of the century. The Mets also had droughts of 134.1 inning (4/15-5/3) and 117.1 inning (5/6- 5/24).

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 14, 1980
Atlanta Braves 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 9,270)
W: Rick Camp L: Gary Lucas
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 34,038)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Paul Moskau
Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 4 at Astrodome (att. 18,471)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: John Montefusco S: Joe Sambito
Montreal Expos 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 56,137)
W: Bill Gullickson L: John Candelaria
New York Mets 10, Chicago Cubs 7 at Shea Stadium (att. 10,003)
W: Neil Allen L: Bruce Sutter
Philadelphia Phillies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,137)
W: Marty Bystrom L: Silvio Martinez
New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 33,296)
W: Ron Davis L: Dennis Eckersley
California Angels 3, Texas Rangers 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 28,561)
W: Frank Tanana L: Ken Clay S: Andy Hassler
Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 11,288)
W: Fernando Arroyo L: Ross Baumgarten S: Doug Corbett
Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 4 (13 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium
W: Victor Cruz L: Aurelio Lopez
Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 10,189)
W: Bob Owchinko L: Dan Petry
Kansas City Royals 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,756)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Brian Kingman S: Dan Quisenberry
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 7,387)
W: Bob McClure L: Rick Honeycutt S: Reggie Cleveland
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 (13 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 19,117)
W: Mike Barlow L: Dennis Martinez
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, September 15th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 15, 1980
Atlanta Braves 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 8,025)
W: Tommy Boggs L: Burt Hooton
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 2,089)
W: Andy Rincon L: Doug Capilla
Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 16,002)
W: Tom Seaver L: Bob Knepper
San Diego Padres 6, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 9,578)
W: Bob Shirley L: Nolan Ryan
Seattle Mariners 12, Chicago White Sox 1 at Kingdome (att. 4,141)
W: Rob Dressler L: La Marr Hoyt
Texas Rangers 2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 6,941)
W: Jon Matlack L: Matt Keough S: John Henry Johnson
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Tuesday, September 16th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 16, 1980
Atlanta Braves 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 31,279)
W: Phil Niekro L: Dave Goltz S: Rick Camp
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 3,019)
W: Bill Caudill L: John Littlefield
San Francisco Giants 8, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 12,206)
W: Ed Whitson L: Joe Price
San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 20,383)
W: John Curtis L: Vern Ruhle S: Rollie Fingers
Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 3 (11 inn.) at Shea Stadium
W: Elias Sosa L: Juan Berenguer
Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 5,832)
W: David Palmer L: Roy Lee Jackson S: Stan Bahnsen
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 22,239)
W: Jim Bibby L: Dick Ruthven S: Kent Tekulve
Detroit Tigers 8, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 10,992)
W: Jack Morris L: Steve Stone
Boston Red Sox 9, Cleveland Indians 5 at Fenway Park (att. 14,630)
W: John Tudor L: Ross Grimsley S: Bob Stanley
New York Yankees 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,281)
W: Ron Guidry L: Jim Clancy S: Rich Gossage
Chicago White Sox 2, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 5,149)
W: Richard Dotson L: Glenn Abbott S: Ed Farmer
Oakland Athletics 4, Texas Rangers 2 (11 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 7,295)
W: Mike Norris L: Danny Darwin
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Wednesday, September 17th

IN THE NEWS: After surrendering a 2-run home run to Rusty Staub, Rick Langford is removed with two outs in the 9th inning of Oakland's 6–4 win over Texas, ending his consecutive complete-game streak at 22.

The Royals become the first team to clinch a division title, as Dennis Leonard shuts out the Angels 5–0 in the first game of a doubleheader.

The Reds Mario Soto stops Houston, 7–0, beating Joe Niekro, who gives up a grand slam to Ray Knight. Houston and Los Angeles are tied for 1st (82-62) with 17 games left on the schedule.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 17, 1980
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 3,044)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Mike Krukow
Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,092)
W: Mario Soto L: Joe Niekro
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Diego Padres 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 28,822)
W: Don Sutton L: Juan Eichelberger S: Steve Howe
New York Mets 5, Montreal Expos 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 5,723)
W: Dyar Miller L: Scott Sanderson S: Pete Falcone
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (11 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 23,650)
W: Tug McGraw L: Kent Tekulve S: Sparky Lyle
San Francisco Giants 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 2,164)
W: Vida Blue L: Larry McWilliams
Baltimore Orioles 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 9,915)
W: Sammy Stewart L: Roger Weaver
Cleveland Indians 6, Boston Red Sox 5 (11 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 15,321)
W: Dan Spillner L: Mike Torrez
Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 0 at Royals Stadium
W: Dennis Leonard L: Ralph Botting
California Angels 7, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 25,908)
W: Dave LaRoche L: Larry Gura S: Andy Hassler
Minnesota Twins 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium
W: Jerry Koosman L: Moose Haas
Minnesota Twins 6, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 6,980)
W: Roger Erickson L: Paul Mitchell
New York Yankees 8, Toronto Blue Jays 7 (13 inn.)
W: Bobby Mattick L: Dick Howser S: Tom Underwood
Seattle Mariners 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Kingdome (att. 5,435)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Britt Burns S: Mike Parrott
Oakland Athletics 6, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 7,255)
W: Rick Langford L: John Butcher S: Bob Lacey
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Thursday, September 18th

IN THE NEWS: Willie Wilson steals 2B and 3B in the 2nd inning of Kansas City's 5–2 win over the Angels, giving him an American League-record 28 consecutive stolen bases without being caught. Ron LeFlore had set the previous record in 1978.

At Milwaukee, the Twins lose 9–8 to the Brewers, wasting Gary Ward's hitting for the cycle.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 18, 1980
Houston Astros 10, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 23,861)
W: Ken Forsch L: Frank Pastore S: Joe Sambito
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Diego Padres 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 30,738)
W: Bob Welch L: Rick Wise S: Bobby Castillo
Atlanta Braves 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 2,151)
W: Rick Matula L: Alan Hargesheimer S: Rick Camp
Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 10,272)
W: Scott McGregor L: Milt Wilcox S: Tim Stoddard
Boston Red Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at Fenway Park (att. 14,845)
W: Steve Crawford L: Wayne Garland
Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 19,559)
W: Renie Martin L: Alfredo Martinez
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Minnesota Twins 8 at County Stadium
W: John Flinn L: Doug Corbett
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Minnesota Twins 0 at County Stadium (att. 6,039)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Pete Redfern
Toronto Blue Jays 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,129)
W: Luis Leal L: Tommy John
Chicago White Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 4,293)
W: Mike Proly L: Shane Rawley S: Guy Hoffman
Texas Rangers 10, Oakland Athletics 6 at Arlington Stadium (att. 7,560)
W: Danny Darwin L: Steve McCatty S: John Henry Johnson
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Friday, September 19th

IN THE NEWS: The Reds light up Jerry Reuss (17-6) for eight runs in two innings, en route to a 10–7 win over the Dodgers. Reuss serves up a grand slam to Johnny Bench, the 9th slam off him this year, a National League record. Steve Garvey and Ron Cey solo for the Dodgers.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 19, 1980
Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 4,352)
W: Lee Smith L: Warren Brusstar
Cincinnati Reds 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Dodger Stadium (att. 46,609)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Jerry Reuss S: Tom Hume
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 17,593)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Ed Lynch
San Diego Padres 7, Atlanta Braves 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 5,893)
W: Steve Mura L: Doyle Alexander S: Rollie Fingers
San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 4,377)
W: Tom Griffin L: Joaquin Andujar S: Al Holland
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Montreal Expos 8 at Busch Stadium II (att. 10,251)
W: Jim Kaat L: Elias Sosa
Baltimore Orioles 8, Toronto Blue Jays 6 (12 inn.) at Memorial Stadium (att. 12,706)
W: Tippy Martinez L: Mike Willis
Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,822)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Bob Owchinko S: Aurelio Lopez
Kansas City Royals 13, Oakland Athletics 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 29,493)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Brian Kingman
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Seattle Mariners 0 at County Stadium (att. 7,470)
W: Bob McClure L: Rick Honeycutt
Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 2,911)
W: Albert Williams L: Ed Farmer S: Doug Corbett
New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 50,505)
W: Luis Tiant L: Steve Renko S: Rich Gossage
California Angels 6, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 9,024)
W: Frank Tanana L: Jon Matlack
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Saturday, September 20th

IN THE NEWS: George Brett goes 0-for-4 in a 9–0 loss to the A's dropping his average below .400 for good. He is now hitting .396 and will finish the season at .390.

California's Tony Armas does it all hitting two doubles, two home runs to drive in five RBIs in a 6–4 win over Texas. Armas also has an, intentional walk, and steals 3rd.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 20, 1980
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 11,713)
W: Marty Bystrom L: Lynn McGlothen
Cincinnati Reds 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 50,240)
W: Tom Seaver L: Burt Hooton
New York Mets 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 (11 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 22,084)
W: Neil Allen L: Kent Tekulve S: Dyar Miller
San Diego Padres 3, Atlanta Braves 2 (11 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 7,180)
W: Eric Rasmussen L: Al Hrabosky
Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 16,770)
W: Dave Smith L: Gary Lavelle S: Joe Sambito
Montreal Expos 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 10,916)
W: Bill Lee L: John Littlefield
Baltimore Orioles 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 16,269)
W: Steve Stone L: Dave Stieb
Detroit Tigers 13, Cleveland Indians 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,985)
W: Dan Petry L: Rick Waits
Oakland Athletics 9, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 37,523)
W: Matt Keough L: Mike Jones
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Seattle Mariners 4 at County Stadium (att. 23,328)
W: Dave LaPoint L: Rob Dressler S: Bill Castro
Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 50,257)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Gaylord Perry
California Angels 6, Texas Rangers 4 (10 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 10,938)
W: Andy Hassler L: Charlie Hough
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Sunday, September 21st

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 21, 1980
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 10,190)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Dennis Lamp S: Ron Reed
Cincinnati Reds 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (11 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 43,716)
W: Tom Hume L: Steve Howe
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Mets 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 20,320)
W: John Candelaria L: Ray Burris
San Diego Padres 3, Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 2,846)
W: Tom Tellmann L: Phil Niekro
Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 19,844)
W: Vern Ruhle L: Vida Blue
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 10,068)
W: Andy Rincon L: David Palmer S: Kim Seaman
Baltimore Orioles 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 14,251)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Jim Clancy S: Tim Stoddard
Detroit Tigers 13, Cleveland Indians 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,682)
W: Jack Morris L: Dan Spillner S: Pat Underwood
Oakland Athletics 9, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 41,329)
W: Mike Norris L: Dennis Leonard
Seattle Mariners 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium (att. 9,642)
W: Glenn Abbott L: Paul Mitchell S: Mike Parrott
Minnesota Twins 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Metropolitan Stadium
W: John Verhoeven L: Dewey Robinson
Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 4,066)
W: Fernando Arroyo L: Richard Dotson S: Pete Redfern
New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 54,033)
W: Ron Guidry L: John Tudor S: Rich Gossage
California Angels 9, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 6,794)
W: Jim Barr L: Doc Medich S: Don Aase
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Monday, September 22nd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 22, 1980