April 18, 1980
The Phils couldn't get out of their own way in losing to the Montreal Expos. Multiple Gold Golve-winning catcher Bob Boone committed three errors, Dick Ruthven was knocked out of the box early, and the Phils would once again drop to even.
NL East Standings after games of April 18, 1980
Team |
Wins |
Losses |
Pct. |
GB |
Pirates |
5 |
2 |
.714 |
- |
Cubs |
3 |
3 |
.500 |
1½ |
Expos |
3 |
3 |
.500 |
1½ |
Phillies |
3 |
3 |
.500 |
1½ |
Mets |
3 |
4 |
.428 |
2 |
Cardinals |
3 |
5 |
.375 |
2½ |
Scoreboard
National League
Phillies 5 Montreal 7
Cincinnati 0 Atlanta 3
Houston 7 Los Angeles 4
St. Louis 10 Pittsburgh 12
San Diego 2 San Francisco 5 |
American League
Chicago 2 Baltimore 5
Texas 6 Boston 5
Kansas City 9 Detroit 6
Milwaukee 3 New York 2
California 3 Oakland 6
Minnesota 1 (G1) Seattle 3
Minnesota 2 (G2) Seattle 3 |
Transactions
Phillies
None
National League
None
American League
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