September 10, 1980

Sometimes fate intervenes when a team is destined to win it all, providing a proverbial knight in shining armor when the team needs it most. Marty Bystrom was that knight in 1980, arriving in 1980 and pitching lights-out the rest of the way. He got his first start against the New York Mets and shut them out, giving up just five hits in a complete game. Garry Maddox drove in two runs on three hits, and Bake McBride went 4-for-5, scoring one and driving in another.

NL East Standings after games of September 10, 1980

Team	Wins	Losses	Pct.	GB
Expos	76	63	.547	-
Phillies	75	63	.543	½
Pirates	73	67	.521	3½
Cardinals	62	76	.449	13½
Mets	59	80	.424	17
Cubs	54	84	.391	21½

Scoreboard

National League

PHI N 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 5 15 0

NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0

WP: Bystrom (1-0)

LP: Bomback (9-7)

CIN N 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0

ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 1

WP: Seaver (8-7)

LP: McWilliams (9-11)

HR: Foster (22)

LA N 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 11 1

HOU N 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 6 14 2

WP: Roberge (2-0)

LP: Sutcliffe (3-9)

HR: Baker (28), Cruz (10)

CHI N 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 4 1

MON N 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 x - 4 6 0

WP: Gullickson (8-4)

LP: Reuschel (11-11)

HR: Carter (23), Cromartie (14)

SF N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 8 1

SD N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 x - 4 7 0

WP: Fingers (10-8)

LP: Minton (3-6)

SV: Lucas (3)

HR: Winfield (19)

PIT N 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 7 15 2

STL N 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 6 13 0

WP: Bibby (16-5)

LP: Hood (4-6)

SV: Romo (10)

HR: Hernandez (14)

American League

KC A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 - 3 13 3

CAL A 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 x - 8 8 1

WP: Aase (8-13)

LP: Martin (8-9)

SV: Hassler (7)

SEA A 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 1

CHI A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 x - 4 13 0

WP: Hoyt (8-2)

LP: Sarmiento (0-1)

SV: Farmer (25)

BOS A 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 - 4 9 0

CLE A 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 x - 7 12 0

WP: Waits (11-13)

LP: Tudor (6-4)

HR: Rice (20)

BAL A 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 - 8 14 0

DET A 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 0

WP: T. Martinez (2-3)

LP: Morris (13-14)

SV: Stoddard (21)

HR: Crowley (9), Kelly (3), Corcoran (3)

MIL A 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1

MIN A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 0

WP: Mitchell (5-3)

LP: Erickson (5-12)

SV: LaPoint (1)

HR: Oglivie (34)

TEX A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1

OAK A 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 x - 3 7 1

WP: Norris (19-8)

LP: Matlack (9-7)

HR: Armas (31)

NY A 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 - 7 11 3

TOR A 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 6 1

WP: Davis (6-3)

LP: Clancy (13-12)

SV: Gossage (26)

HR: Spencer (13), Mayberry (23)

Transactions

Phillies

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