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Wednesday, August 20,1980

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Wednesday, August 20,1980

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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 1980-08-20 Baltimore Orioles  6 California Angels  5 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Tim Stoddard Mark Clear -- 27,013 3:04
1980 reg season 1980-08-20 Cleveland Indians  3 Chicago White Sox  0 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Dan Spillner Ken Kravec -- 8,696 2:17
1980 reg season 1980-08-20 Detroit Tigers  8 Milwaukee Brewers  6 box | pbp County Stadium Jerry Ujdur Mike Caldwell Aurelio Lopez 20,520 3:07
1980 reg season 1980-08-20 Toronto Blue Jays  10 Minnesota Twins  4 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Jackson Todd Geoff Zahn -- 4,198 2:53
1980 reg season 1980-08-20 Boston Red Sox  1 Oakland Athletics  2 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Mike Norris Dennis Eckersley Bob Lacey 7,569 2:32
1980 reg season 1980-08-20 New York Yankees  6 Seattle Mariners  4 box | pbp Kingdome Tommy John Glenn Abbott Rich Gossage 14,143 2:24
1980 reg season 1980-08-20 Kansas City Royals  5 Texas Rangers  3 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Dan Quisenberry John Henry Johnson Renie Martin 16,996 3:21
1980 reg season 1980-08-20 Chicago Cubs  5 Atlanta Braves  9 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Larry McWilliams Lynn McGlothen -- 7,549 2:29
1980 reg season 1980-08-20 St. Louis Cardinals  3 Cincinnati Reds  4 box | pbp Cinergy Field Joe Price Don Hood -- 30,013 3:32
1980 reg season 1980-08-20 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 Houston Astros  5 box | pbp Astrodome Vern Ruhle Jim Bibby Dave Smith 32,112 2:54
1980 reg season 1980-08-20 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 Montreal Expos  1 box | pbp Stade Olympique Jerry Reuss Steve Rogers -- 32,630 2:10
1980 reg season 1980-08-20 San Francisco Giants  2 New York Mets  1 box | pbp Shea Stadium Alan Hargesheimer Mark Bomback Greg Minton 13,488 2:27
1980 reg season 1980-08-20 San Diego Padres  7 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Veterans Stadium John Curtis Nino Espinosa Rollie Fingers 30,403 2:43
13 record(s)
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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 119 73 46 .613 0.0 609 496 113 W2 40-23 33-23 1 2 2 Yes Lost ALCS (Royals)
1980 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 118 70 48 .593 2.5 560 455 105 W4 35-25 35-23 2 3 3 Yes dnq
1980 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 122 66 56 .541 8.5 615 488 127 L2 33-25 33-31 3 4 8 Yes dnq
1980 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 116 61 55 .526 10.5 554 573 -19 L1 35-26 26-29 4 5 11 Yes dnq
1980 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 118 62 56 .525 10.5 602 549 53 W2 30-30 31-27 5 6 12 -- dnq
1980 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 118 61 57 .517 11.5 552 582 -30 W2 28-33 33-24 6 8 14 -- dnq
1980 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 118 50 68 .424 22.5 459 550 -91 W2 24-37 26-31 7 12 22 -- 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 120 78 42 .650 0.0 616 494 122 W8 41-21 37-21 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Phillies)
1980 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 121 63 58 .521 15.5 503 472 31 W1 27-31 36-27 2 7 13 -- dnq
1980 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 121 57 64 .471 21.5 569 556 13 L3 28-32 29-32 3 9 17 -- dnq
1980 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 120 52 68 .433 26.0 498 572 -74 L2 21-38 31-30 4 10 20 -- dnq
1980 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 119 51 68 .429 26.5 415 529 -114 L2 23-33 26-37 5 11 21 -- dnq
1980 AL West California Angels franchise | log 118 48 70 .407 29.0 522 603 -81 L5 26-30 22-40 6 13 25 -- dnq
1980 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 120 42 78 .350 36.0 443 598 -155 L2 17-42 25-36 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 Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 120 67 53 .558 0.0 504 451 53 L3 29-32 38-21 1 1 4 Yes dnq
1980 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 120 65 55 .542 2.0 514 500 14 L2 27-31 38-24 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1980 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 117 63 54 .538 2.5 544 474 70 L1 28-30 35-24 3 5 9 Yes Won World Series (Royals)
1980 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 120 56 64 .467 11.0 465 511 -46 L7 26-32 30-32 4 9 18 -- dnq
1980 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 118 52 66 .441 14.0 541 514 27 L2 23-36 29-30 5 10 19 -- dnq
1980 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 118 49 69 .415 17.0 459 522 -63 L2 23-38 26-31 6 12 24 -- 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 Houston Astros franchise | log 119 66 53 .555 0.0 448 427 21 W6 27-32 39-21 1 2 5 Yes Lost NLCS (Phillies)
1980 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 122 67 55 .549 0.5 545 530 15 W2 28-29 38-27 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1980 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 119 64 55 .538 2.0 490 434 56 W2 26-35 38-20 3 6 10 -- dnq
1980 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 120 60 60 .500 6.5 446 456 -10 W2 25-38 35-22 4 7 15 -- dnq
1980 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 119 57 62 .479 9.0 463 510 -47 W3 20-38 37-24 5 8 16 -- dnq
1980 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 122 51 71 .418 16.5 404 494 -90 W1 21-43 30-28 6 11 23 -- dnq
26 record(s)
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  • 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
Joe Orsulak Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Signed out of draft (New Jersey HS)
Ed Amelung Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Signed as amateur free agent
Alberto Lois -- Hist Released by Pirates
Doug Flynn New York Mets Injury DL - Fractured right wrist *After bunting collided with Mike Ivie at 1B*
Joe Rudi California Angels Injury DL - Strained left calf
Tom Donohue California Angels Hist Activated from Disabled List
Alberto Lois Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Activated from Disabled List
7 record(s)