April 21, 1980
The Phils came up empty against the Mets' Ray Burris, even though Burris gave up five walks in seven and one-third innings. The Phils slipped below .500 in losing to the lowly New York team. Steve Carlton suffered his forst loss, giving up 2 runs in seven innings.
NL East Standings after games of April 21, 1980
Team |
Wins |
Losses |
Pct. |
GB |
Pirates |
7 |
3 |
.700 |
- |
Cubs |
5 |
3 |
.625 |
1 |
Expos |
4 |
5 |
.444 |
2½ |
Phillies |
4 |
5 |
.444 |
2½ |
Cardinals |
4 |
6 |
.400 |
3 |
Mets |
4 |
6 |
.400 |
3 |
Scoreboard
National League
New York 3 Phillies 0
Cincinnati 6 Houston 5
San Francisco 3 Los Angeles 4
Pittsburgh 7 Montreal 1
|
American League
Chicago 8 Boston 9
Toronto 7 Kansas City 1
Cleveland 5 Milwaukee 7
Baltimore 2 New York 3
Oakland 4 Seattle 2
Detroit 2 Texas 3 |
Transactions
Phillies
None
National League
None
American League
Baltimore - Signed Paul Tartzell as a free agent.