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

Phillies

4

5

.444

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.