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

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

None

 

National League

None

 

American League

Baltimore Orioles - Signed Francisco Oliveras, pitcher, as a non-drafted free agent.