August 18, 1980

Scheduled off day for the Phils.  At this point in the season, the National League East race seemed destined to be a three-horse race between the Phillies, the defending champion Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos.  After being swept against the Pirates, the Phils had won seven of eight against the Cubs and Mets, and had climbed back to within three games of the division lead.  They still had a difficult road ahead, most immediately a trip to the west coast.

NL East Standings after games of August 18, 1980

Team

Wins

Losses

Pct.

GB

Pirates

67

51

.568

-

Expos

65

53

.551

2

Phillies

62

53

.539

Mets

56

62

.475

11

Cardinals

52

64

.448

14

Cubs

49

67

.422

17

Scoreboard

National League

 

STL N   0 8 0   1 0 1   0 - 10 13 0

CIN N   0 0 1   0 0 0   x -  1  4 0

WP: Forsch (9-7)

LP: Leibrandt (10-8)

HR: Simmons 2 (17)

 

American League

 

NY  A   0 0 0   2 0 0   0 3 0 -   5 8 1

BAL A   0 0 0   3 3 0   0 0 x -   6 9 0

WP: Palmer (13-9)

LP: Guidry (12-9)

SV: Stoddard (18)

HR: Gamble (9)

 

 

CLE A   0 0 2   0 1 0   0 1 0 -   4 11 0 (1)

CHI A   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 2 -   2  3 0

BOX+PBP

WP: Barker (14-8)

LP: Burns (10-12)

HR: Harrah (9)

 

CLE A   2 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 -   2  9 0 (2)

CHI A   0 0 0   6 0 0   1 0 x -   7 11 0

WP: Trout (7-12)

LP: Garland (6-5)

HR: Bell (1)

 

DET A   0 1 0   2 0 0   0 1 1 -  5 9 3

MIL A   1 0 0   5 1 5   0 0 x - 12 9 2

WP: Travers (12-5)

LP: Petry (8-7)

HR: Brookens (4), Parrish (20), Dyer (4), Thomas (26), Oglivie (30)

 

CAL A   0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 2 -   3  8 0

MIN A   2 0 0   3 0 0   2 1 x -   8 15 0

WP: Arroyo (3-5)

LP: LaRoche (2-3)

HR: Ford (4), Castino (10), Rivera (2)

 

KC  A   1 0 3   2 0 0   0 0 0 -   6 11 0

TEX A   0 0 0   0 0 2   1 0 0 -   3  7 2

WP: Gale (12-7)

LP: Figueroa (3-7)

SV: Quisenberry (26)

HR: Aikens (14), Bell (14), Putnam (8)

Transactions

Phillies

None

 

National League

New York Mets - Signed LaSchelle Tarver, outfielder, as a non-drafted free agent.

St. Louis Cardinals - Signed Jose Uribe, infielder, as a free agent.

 

American League

None