May 4, 1980
Pitching and defense are two hallmarks of a championship baseball team. And, on this Sunday afternoon, pitching and defense were not on the side of the Phillies as they failed to achieve the series sweep against the Dodgers. Error by Bob Boone and Luis Aguayo undermined what was a rather mediocre effort by Randy Lerch and staked the Dodgers to a 9-0 lead. The Phils actually came all the way back to tie the game in the eighth, but Dickie Noles allowed three runs in the ninth to lose the game.
NL East Standings after games of May 4, 1980
|
Team |
Wins |
Losses |
Pct. |
GB |
|
Pirates |
13 |
7 |
.649 |
- |
|
Cubs |
11 |
8 |
.578 |
1½ |
|
Phillies |
9 |
10 |
.473 |
3½ |
|
Cardinals |
9 |
12 |
.428 |
4½ |
|
Expos |
8 |
13 |
.380 |
5½ |
|
Mets |
7 |
14 |
.333 |
6½ |
Scoreboard
|
National League
Los Angeles 12 Phillies 0
Chicago 2 (G1) Cincinnati 3
Chicago 4 (G2) Cincinnati 5
San Francisco 8 (G1) Montreal 4
San Francisco 4 (G2) Montreal 6
San Diego 4 (G1) New York 3
San Diego 2 (G2) New York 6
Atlanta 4 Pittsburgh 13
Houston 4 St. Louis 2
|
American League
Seattle 3 California 4
Milwaukee 11 Chicago 1
Boston 3 Kansas City 5
New York 10 Minnesota 1
Detroit 4 (G1) Oakland 0
Detroit 0 (G2) Oakland 1
Baltimore 9 Texas 5
Cleveland 8 (G1) Toronto 9
Cleveland 2 (G2) Toronto 7 |
Transactions
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Scott Munninghoff, P