May 1980
Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Winning Pitcher |
Losing Pitcher |
Crowd |
Record |
Position |
G.B. |
16 |
1-May |
New York (A) |
W 2-1 |
Carlton (4-1) |
Falcone (1-2) |
5,928 |
7-9 |
4 |
4½ |
17 |
2-May |
Los Angeles (H) |
W 9-5 |
Reed (1-0) |
Hough (0-1) |
30,294 |
8-9 |
4 |
3½ |
18 |
3-May |
Los Angeles (H) |
W 7-3 |
Christenson (2-0) |
Hooton (2-2) |
35,011 |
9-9 |
3 |
2½ |
19 |
4-May |
Los Angeles (H) |
L 10-12 |
Beckwith (2-0) |
Noles (0-1) |
34,027 |
9-10 |
3 |
3½ |
20 |
5-May |
Atlanta (H) |
W 5-1 |
Carlton (5-1) |
Matula (2-2) |
26,165 |
10-10 |
3 |
3 |
21 |
6-May |
Atlanta (H) |
W 10-5 |
Ruthven (2-2) |
Alexander (0-2) |
25,302 |
11-10 |
3 |
3 |
22 |
9-May |
Cincinnati (A) |
L 2-5 |
Leibrandt (3-2) |
Lerch (0-4) |
32,583 |
11-11 |
4 |
4 |
23 |
10-May |
Cincinnati (A) |
L 3-5 |
Seaver (1-1) |
Carlton (5-2) |
28,919 |
11-12 |
4 |
5½ |
24 |
11-May |
Cincinnati (A) |
W 7-3 |
Ruthven (3-2) |
LaCoss (3-3) |
25,920 |
12-12 |
3 |
4½ |
25 |
13-May |
Atlanta (A) |
L 3-7 |
Alexander (1-2) |
Lerch (0-5) |
10,146 |
12-13 |
3 |
4½ |
26 |
14-May |
Atlanta (A) |
W 9-1 |
Carlton (6-2) |
McWilliams (2-3) |
4,625 |
13-13 |
3 |
4½ |
27 |
16-May |
Houston (A) |
W 3-0 |
Ruthven (4-2) |
Richard (4-2) |
33,610 |
14-13 |
2 |
4 |
28 |
17-May |
Houston (A) |
W 4-2 |
Christenson (3-0) |
J. Niekro (4-3) |
43,525 |
15-13 |
2 |
3 |
29 |
18-May |
Houston (A) |
L 0-3 |
Ryan (2-3) |
Lerch (0-6) |
33,950 |
15-14 |
2 |
3 |
30 |
19-May |
Cincinnati (H) |
W 6-4 |
Carlton (7-2) |
Pastore (4-2) |
25,109 |
16-14 |
2 |
2½ |
31 |
20-May |
Cincinnati (H) |
L 6-7 |
Moskau (2-0) |
Ruthven (4-3) |
25,202 |
16-15 |
2 |
3 |
32 |
21-May |
Cincinnati (H) |
W 9-8 |
Reed (2-0) |
Hume (3-4) |
26,099 |
17-15 |
2 |
3½ |
33 |
23-May |
Houston (H) |
W 3-0 |
Carlton (5-2) |
Ryan (2-4) |
27,822 |
18-15 |
2 |
3 |
34 |
24-May |
Houston (H) |
W 5-4 |
Saucier (2-0) |
Andujar (0-2) |
28,539 |
19-15 |
2 |
2 |
35 |
25-May |
Houston (H) |
W 6-2 |
Ruthven (5-3) |
K. Forsch (5-3) |
37,349 |
20-15 |
2 |
1 |
36 |
26-May |
Pittsburgh (H) |
W 7-6 |
Reed (3-0) |
Tekulve (5-3) |
45,394 |
21-15 |
1 |
- |
37 |
27-May |
Pittsburgh (H) |
L 2-3 |
Romo (3-0) |
Noles (0-2) |
35,489 |
21-16 |
2 |
1 |
38 |
28-May |
Pittsburgh (H) |
W 6-3 |
Lerch (1-6) |
Robinson (1-1) |
30,209 |
22-16 |
1 |
- |
39 |
29-May |
Pittsburgh (H) |
L 4-5 |
Solomon (2-0) |
Ruthven (5-4) |
30,630 |
22-17 |
2 |
1 |
40 |
30-May |
Chicago (A) |
L 7-10 |
Reuschel (4-4) |
Larson (0-1) |
8,632 |
22-18 |
T2 |
1 |
41 |
31-May |
Chicago (A) |
W 7-0 |
Carlton (9-2) |
Hernandez (1-4) |
26,937 |
23-18 |
2 |
1 |