May 25, 1980
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The brooms were out in Philadelphia on this day, as the Phils took care of business by defeating the Houston Astors for the third straight time. Dick Ruthven put in a strong pitching performance and was backed up with power from Maddox, Schmidt and Luzinski.
NL East Standings after games of May 25, 1980
Team |
Wins |
Losses |
Pct. |
GB |
Pirates |
22 |
15 |
.594 |
- |
Phillies |
20 |
15 |
.571 |
1 |
Expos |
19 |
17 |
.527 |
2½ |
Cubs |
17 |
19 |
.472 |
4½ |
Mets |
16 |
21 |
.432 |
6 |
Cardinals |
14 |
25 |
.358 |
9 |
Scoreboard
National League
Houston 2 Phillies 6
Los Angeles 1 Chicago 2
Montreal 7 Cincinnati 4
Atlanta 0 New York 3
San Francisco 5 Pittsburgh 2
San Diego 11 St. Louis 5 |
American League
Detroit 6 Baltimore 4
Cleveland 3 Boston 2
Kansas City 7 California 3
Minnesota 2 Milwaukee 3
Texas 7 Oakland 3
Chicago 3 Seattle 8
New York 6 Toronto 9 |
Transactions
Phillies
None
National League
None
American League
None