May 27, 1980
First place - so sweet, so fleeting. Steve Carlton did his usual excellent job, going eight innings, but the Phils were not able to completely solve Pittsburgh's Jim Bibby. Unable to decide the game in regulation, the Pirates were able to break through against Dickie Noles, winning the game in 13 innings.
NL East Standings after games of May 27, 1980
|
Team |
Wins |
Losses |
Pct. |
GB |
|
Pittsburgh |
23 |
16 |
.589 |
- |
|
Phillies |
21 |
16 |
.567 |
1 |
|
Expos |
20 |
18 |
.526 |
2½ |
|
Cubs |
18 |
20 |
.473 |
4½ |
|
Mets |
17 |
22 |
.435 |
6 |
|
Cardinals |
15 |
26 |
.365 |
9 |
Scoreboard
|
National League
Pittsburgh 3 Phillies 2
San Francisco 3 Atlanta 6
Montreal 2 Chicago 4
Los Angeles 1 Cincinnati 6
San Diego 3 Houston 4
New York 9 St. Louis 5 |
American League
Cleveland 7 Baltimore 6
Toronto 4 Boston 5
Texas 0 California 2
Seattle 1 Milwaukee 4
Chicago 2 Minnesota 3
Detroit 6 New York 9
Kansas City 4 Oakland 2 |
Transactions
Phillies
None
National League
St. Louis - Released Pedro Borbon, pitcher and Bernie Carbo, outfielder.
American League
Detroit - Traded Jason Thompson, first baseman, to the California Angels in exchange for Al Cowens, outfielder.