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Tuesday, August 12,1980

Tuesday, August 12,1980

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1980 reg season 1980-08-12 Texas Rangers  1 Cleveland Indians  2 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Rick Waits Fergie Jenkins Victor Cruz 9,960 2:10
1980 reg season 1980-08-12 Boston Red Sox  5 Detroit Tigers  4 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Bill Campbell Mark Fidrych Bob Stanley 48,361 2:37
1980 reg season 1980-08-12 Baltimore Orioles  3 Kansas City Royals  4 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Dan Quisenberry Scott McGregor -- 34,913 2:26
1980 reg season 1980-08-12 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Milwaukee Brewers  1 box | pbp County Stadium Jim Clancy Lary Sorensen -- 0 2:26
1980 reg season 1980-08-12 Toronto Blue Jays  5 Milwaukee Brewers  4 box | pbp County Stadium Mike Barlow Bill Castro Jerry Garvin 18,820 2:44
1980 reg season 1980-08-12 Oakland Athletics  2 Minnesota Twins  3 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Doug Corbett Brian Kingman -- 13,181 2:29
1980 reg season 1980-08-12 Chicago White Sox  4 New York Yankees  8 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Doug Bird Ed Farmer -- 27,883 3:00
1980 reg season 1980-08-12 California Angels  9 Seattle Mariners  6 box | pbp Kingdome Mark Clear Dave Heaverlo -- 16,313 2:40
1980 reg season 1980-08-12 Philadelphia Phillies  5 Chicago Cubs  2 box | pbp Wrigley Field Steve Carlton Mike Krukow -- 20,808 2:03
1980 reg season 1980-08-12 Atlanta Braves  7 Los Angeles Dodgers  6 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Gene Garber Rick Sutcliffe Rick Camp 35,905 2:27
1980 reg season 1980-08-12 New York Mets  3 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Ray Burris Rick Rhoden Neil Allen 18,754 2:29
1980 reg season 1980-08-12 Cincinnati Reds  3 San Diego Padres  2 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Joe Price Randy Jones -- 15,579 2:01
1980 reg season 1980-08-12 Houston Astros  0 San Francisco Giants  2 box | pbp Candlestick Park Allen Ripley Joe Niekro Gary Lavelle 29,770 2:05
1980 reg season 1980-08-12 Montreal Expos  4 St. Louis Cardinals  0 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Fred Norman John Fulgham Woodie Fryman 16,570 2:31
14 record(s)
Standings on this date
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1980 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 111 69 42 .622 0.0 585 470 115 W2 36-20 33-22 1 2 2 Yes Lost ALCS (Royals)
1980 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 110 65 45 .591 3.5 531 428 103 L1 33-24 32-21 2 3 3 Yes dnq
1980 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 109 59 50 .541 9.0 564 486 78 L1 28-29 30-22 3 4 6 Yes dnq
1980 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 111 58 53 .523 11.0 534 558 -24 W1 32-24 26-29 4 5 11 Yes dnq
1980 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 113 59 54 .522 11.0 557 456 101 L3 29-25 30-29 5 6 12 -- dnq
1980 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 108 56 52 .519 11.5 507 534 -27 W2 25-32 31-20 6 7 13 -- dnq
1980 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 111 48 63 .432 21.0 428 511 -83 W2 22-32 26-31 7 12 23 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1980 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 113 71 42 .628 0.0 572 473 99 W1 38-21 33-21 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Phillies)
1980 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 114 58 56 .509 13.5 466 451 15 L1 23-30 35-26 2 8 14 -- dnq
1980 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 112 53 59 .473 17.5 516 504 12 L1 24-30 29-29 3 9 17 -- dnq
1980 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 112 49 63 .438 21.5 462 536 -74 W2 21-38 28-25 4 10 20 -- dnq
1980 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 113 49 64 .434 22.0 392 503 -111 L3 22-33 25-33 5 11 22 -- dnq
1980 AL West California Angels franchise | log 110 45 65 .409 24.5 489 561 -72 W1 23-27 22-38 6 13 24 -- dnq
1980 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 113 41 72 .363 30.0 423 555 -132 L2 17-42 24-30 7 14 26 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1980 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 113 64 49 .566 0.0 498 466 32 W1 26-27 38-22 1 1 4 Yes dnq
1980 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 113 64 49 .566 0.0 479 428 51 L1 29-30 35-19 2 2 5 Yes dnq
1980 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 109 57 52 .523 5.0 491 449 42 W2 23-29 34-23 3 6 10 -- Won World Series (Royals)
1980 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 112 55 57 .491 8.5 443 461 -18 W1 25-32 30-25 4 7 15 -- dnq
1980 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 110 49 61 .445 13.5 499 471 28 L1 22-34 27-27 5 10 19 -- dnq
1980 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 111 45 66 .405 18.0 419 487 -68 L4 20-35 25-31 6 12 25 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1980 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 113 61 52 .540 0.0 475 419 56 L2 24-35 37-17 1 3 7 Yes dnq
1980 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 115 62 53 .539 0.0 522 505 17 W2 25-28 36-26 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1980 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 112 60 52 .536 0.5 414 414 0 L3 23-31 37-21 3 5 9 Yes Lost NLCS (Phillies)
1980 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 113 55 58 .487 6.0 422 428 -6 W2 23-38 32-20 4 8 16 -- dnq
1980 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 112 52 60 .464 8.5 429 490 -61 W3 17-36 35-24 5 9 18 -- dnq
1980 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 115 50 65 .435 12.0 386 459 -73 L2 20-42 30-23 6 11 21 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Jose Gonzalez Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic)
Mark Lee Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Traded from San Diego Padres with Kurt Bevacqua to Pittsburgh Pirates for Rick Lancellotti (8/5/1980) and Luis Salazar (8/5/1980)
Thad Bosley Chicago White Sox Injury DL - Sprained right wrist *Unknown*
Bobby Bonds St. Louis Cardinals Hist Activated from Disabled List
Dave Kingman Chicago Cubs Hist Activated from Disabled List
5 record(s)