May 9, 1980

The "Big Red Machine" was on its last legs by 1980.  The team that had won three consecutive National League Pennants and two straight World Series Championships in the mid-1970s was reduced to a few aging players.  Gone were Pete Rose (to the Phils), Joe Morgan (to the Astros) and Tony Perez (to the Red Sox).  Against Randy Lerch, though, the Reds looked more like their old selves, handily defeating the struggling lefty and the Phillies.

NL East Standings after games of May 9, 1980

 

Team

Wins

Losses

Pct.

GB

Pirates

16

7

0.695

-

Cubs

12

11

0.521

4

Cardinals

13

12

0.519

4

Phillies

11

11

0.5

Expos

10

15

0.4

7

Mets

9

16

0.36

8

 

Scoreboard

National League

 

Phillies 2

Cincinnati 5

 

Houston 4

Atlanta 5

 

San Francisco 6

Chicago 3

 

New York 2

Montreal 1

 

Pittsburgh 4

San Diego 3

 

Los Angeles 7

St. Louis 15

American League

 

Kansas City 6

Boston 5

 

Minnesota 2

New York 5

 

Cleveland 4

Seattle 1

 

Chicago 1

Texas 2

Transactions

Phillies

None

 

National League

St. Louis - Released Darold Knowles, pitcher.

 

American League

None