July 17, 1980

Once again, Steve Carlton was masterful, holding the Astros to a single run and striking out ten as the Phils scratched just enough off Houston knuckleballer Joe Niekro to win 2-1.  One Phils run came off a Niekro wild pitch on strike three to Garry Maddox.  The other came on a Bob Boone grounder to short.  Not exactly an offensive showcase, but it was enough to win behind the ace today.

NL East Standings after games of July 16, 1980

Team

Wins

Losses

Pct.

GB

Expos

47

38

.553

-

Pirates

48

39

.552

-

Phillies

46

38

.548

½

Mets

43

43

.500

Cardinals

39

49

.443

Cubs

36

49

.424

11

Scoreboard

National League

 

PHI N   0 0 0   1 0 1   0 0 0 -   2 8 1

HOU N   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1 -   1 7 0

WP: Carlton (15-4)

LP: Niekro (10-8)

 

NY N    4 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 0 -   6 13 0

ATL N   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 -   0  6 0

WP: Pacella (3-0)

LP: Matula (6-7)

 

LA N    2 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0 -   3 8 0

CHI N   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1 -   1 3 0

WP: Sutton (7-2)

LP: Lamp (9-8)

 

MON N   2 0 0   0 2 1   1 0 0 -   6 9 0

CIN N   0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0 -   1 4 1

WP: Sanderson (9-5)

LP: LaCoss (5-9)

HR: Carter (16)

 

SF N    0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 2 -   2 6 1

PIT N   0 1 0   0 1 0   0 0 1 -   3 9 0

WP: Tekulve (6-5)

LP: Holland (2-2)

HR: Evans (11)

 

SD N    1 0 1    1 0 0   0 0 0 -   3  7 1

STL N   0 0 10   1 0 0   4 0 x -  15 17 1

WP: Kaat (4-5)

LP: Wise (3-5)

HR: Tenace (7), Hernandez (8), Hendrick (20)

 

American League

 

KC A    0 0 0   0 0 3   1 0 0 -   4  5 2

BOS A   0 0 1   4 7 0   0 0 x -  12 14 1

WP: Tudor (3-1)

LP: Martin (8-7)

HR: McRae (7), Stapleton (4)

 

CLE A   1 0 0   0 1 1   2 0 0 -   5 12 1

CAL A   0 0 0   0 0 2   0 0 1 -   3  6 0

WP: Barker (9-7)

LP: Knapp (2-7)

HR: Gray (1)

 

BAL A   0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 -   1 2 0

MIL A   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 -   0 5 0

WP: D. Martinez (2-1)

LP: Travers (9-4)

SV: T. Martinez (5)

HR: DeCinces (7)

 

MIN A   1 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 1 -   3  8 0

NY A    0 4 1   1 0 4   0 0 x -  10 13 2

WP: John (14-3)

LP: Zahn (8-11)

HR: Jones (6), Jackson (24)

 

DET A   0 0 0   2 0 0   0 0 0 -   2 7 1

OAK A   2 0 0   1 0 0   0 2 x -   5 8 0

WP: Keough (10-9)

LP: Morris (11-8)

HR: Armas (19)

 

TOR A   0 0 0   0 0 0   3 0 0 -   3  8 1

SEA A   0 0 0   1 0 2   2 0 x -   5 11 0

WP: Rawley (5-3)

LP: Jefferson (2-6)

HR: Velez (14), Paciorek (11), Beniquez (5)

 

CHI A   0 0 0   0 0 1   1 0 0 -   2  7 1

TEX A   0 0 0   0 0 1   1 0 1 -   3 11 1

WP: Darwin (7-1)

LP: Proly (1-4)

HR: Baines (6)

Transactions

Phillies

Released Lerrin LaGrow, pitcher.

 

National League

None

 

American League

None