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Friday, August 15,1980

Friday, August 15,1980

Baseball on this Date

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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 1980-08-15 New York Yankees  4 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Tommy John Mike Flanagan Rich Gossage 50,434 2:53
1980 reg season 1980-08-15 Boston Red Sox  8 Chicago White Sox  5 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Dennis Eckersley Mike Proly Bob Stanley 22,521 3:02
1980 reg season 1980-08-15 Milwaukee Brewers  4 Cleveland Indians  1 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Mike Caldwell Ross Grimsley -- 16,031 2:48
1980 reg season 1980-08-15 Texas Rangers  6 Detroit Tigers  2 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Jon Matlack Pat Underwood -- 30,247 2:34
1980 reg season 1980-08-15 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Kansas City Royals  4 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Dennis Leonard Jesse Jefferson Dan Quisenberry 34,861 2:24
1980 reg season 1980-08-15 California Angels  5 Minnesota Twins  4 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Frank Tanana Geoff Zahn Andy Hassler 14,685 2:37
1980 reg season 1980-08-15 Oakland Athletics  11 Seattle Mariners  3 box | pbp Kingdome Rick Langford Glenn Abbott -- 6,238 2:01
1980 reg season 1980-08-15 Cincinnati Reds  1 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Jerry Reuss Tom Seaver -- 50,933 2:07
1980 reg season 1980-08-15 Philadelphia Phillies  8 New York Mets  0 box | pbp Shea Stadium Larry Christenson Mark Bomback Tug McGraw 40,436 2:22
1980 reg season 1980-08-15 Montreal Expos  3 Pittsburgh Pirates  7 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Jim Bibby Steve Rogers Kent Tekulve 29,721 2:53
1980 reg season 1980-08-15 Houston Astros  3 San Diego Padres  1 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Dave Smith Eric Rasmussen -- 14,177 6:17
1980 reg season 1980-08-15 Atlanta Braves  8 San Francisco Giants  2 box | pbp Candlestick Park Gene Garber Gary Lavelle -- 10,556 3:12
1980 reg season 1980-08-15 Chicago Cubs  5 St. Louis Cardinals  4 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Lynn McGlothen Silvio Martinez Bruce Sutter 28,888 2:30
13 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 114 70 44 .614 0.0 591 483 108 W1 37-21 33-23 1 2 2 Yes Lost ALCS (Royals)
1980 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 113 66 47 .584 3.5 541 439 102 L1 33-25 33-22 2 3 3 Yes dnq
1980 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 112 60 52 .536 9.0 569 496 73 L2 28-29 31-24 3 4 9 Yes dnq
1980 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 116 62 54 .534 9.0 570 463 107 W3 30-25 32-29 4 5 10 Yes dnq
1980 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 114 60 54 .526 10.0 546 566 -20 W2 34-25 26-29 5 6 12 -- dnq
1980 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 111 58 53 .523 10.5 529 543 -14 L1 25-32 33-21 6 7 13 -- dnq
1980 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 114 48 66 .421 22.0 437 524 -87 L3 22-35 26-31 7 13 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 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 115 73 42 .635 0.0 582 477 105 W3 38-21 35-21 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Phillies)
1980 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 117 61 56 .521 13.0 485 457 28 W3 26-30 35-26 2 8 14 -- dnq
1980 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 115 54 61 .470 19.0 527 527 0 W1 25-32 29-29 3 9 17 -- dnq
1980 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 115 50 65 .435 23.0 401 512 -111 L1 23-33 25-34 4 10 20 -- dnq
1980 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 115 49 66 .426 24.0 469 549 -80 L3 21-38 28-28 5 11 21 -- dnq
1980 AL West California Angels franchise | log 113 48 65 .425 24.0 506 570 -64 W4 26-27 22-38 6 12 22 -- dnq
1980 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 116 41 75 .353 32.5 431 578 -147 L5 17-42 24-33 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 115 65 50 .565 0.0 489 436 53 W1 29-30 36-20 1 1 4 Yes dnq
1980 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 115 64 51 .557 1.0 506 480 26 L2 26-29 38-22 2 2 5 Yes dnq
1980 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 112 59 53 .527 4.5 508 452 56 W2 25-30 34-23 3 6 11 -- Won World Series (Royals)
1980 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 115 56 59 .487 9.0 449 480 -31 L2 26-32 30-27 4 8 16 -- dnq
1980 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 113 51 62 .451 13.0 520 490 30 L1 22-34 29-28 5 10 19 -- dnq
1980 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 114 47 67 .412 17.5 435 502 -67 W1 21-36 26-31 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 Houston Astros franchise | log 115 62 53 .539 0.0 424 422 2 W2 25-32 37-21 1 3 7 Yes Lost NLCS (Phillies)
1980 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 115 62 53 .539 0.0 478 422 56 W1 24-35 38-18 2 4 6 Yes dnq
1980 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 117 63 54 .538 0.0 527 511 16 L1 26-29 36-26 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1980 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 116 57 59 .491 5.5 435 442 -7 L1 23-38 34-21 4 7 15 -- dnq
1980 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 115 54 61 .470 8.0 440 497 -57 W1 19-37 35-24 5 9 18 -- dnq
1980 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 118 50 68 .424 13.5 391 468 -77 L5 20-42 30-26 6 11 23 -- 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
Jerry Turner San Diego Padres Injury DL - Broken bone in left hand *Fell down after fielding a ball in outfield*
Steve Comer Texas Rangers Injury DL - Right shoulder inflammation
2 record(s)