Houston Astros 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Regular Season Game 120
Played on Thursday, August 21, 1980 (N) at Astrodome
PIT N 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 14 1 HOU N 2 0 4 2 0 4 0 0 x - 12 18 3
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Moreno cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 Alexander cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foli ss 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 Berra ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Parker rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 B. Robinson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Easler lf,rf 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Lacy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Milner 1b,lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 6 0 Ott c 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 1 Garner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Blyleven p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jackson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 42 5 14 3 1 5 24 10 FIELDING - E: Moreno (4). PB: Ott (4). BATTING - 2B: Parker (22,off Niekro); Easler (18,off Niekro). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Foli (10,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 Landestoy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cabell 3b 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 Howe ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Puhl rf 5 4 4 2 0 1 1 0 Cruz lf 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 Cedeno cf 4 2 2 3 0 1 4 0 Leonard cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Heep 1b 3 1 1 2 0 1 7 1 Bergman 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Ashby c 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 0 Reynolds ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 4 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Roberge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 38 12 18 11 2 6 27 13 FIELDING - E: Cabell (22), Reynolds (14), Niekro (1). PB: Ashby (10). BATTING - 2B: Cruz 2 (26,off Blyleven,off Solomon); Puhl (16,off Blyleven); Cedeno 2 (25,off Blyleven,off Jackson); Heep (6,off Blyleven). SH: Niekro (11,off Blyleven); Roberge (1,off Jackson). SF: Heep (1,off Jackson). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Morgan (18,2nd base off Blyleven/Ott); Cabell (16,2nd base off Solomon/Ott); Puhl (19,2nd base off Jackson/Ott).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Blyleven L(7-9) 3 9 6 6 1 4 0 18 Solomon 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 6 Jackson 3 5 4 3 0 1 0 14 Tekulve 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 Totals 8 18 12 11 2 6 0 43 WP: Blyleven (1).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro 4 11 5 4 1 1 0 25 Roberge 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 Sambito W(8-3) 3.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 Totals 9 14 5 4 1 5 0 43 Niekro faced 2 batters in the 5th inning WP: Niekro 2 (11). Inherited Runners - Scored: Roberge 2-1; Sambito 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Dick Stello Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 33884 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Moreno cf Morgan 2b 2. Foli ss Cabell 3b 3. Parker rf Puhl rf 4. Easler lf Cruz lf 5. Madlock 3b Cedeno cf 6. Milner 1b Heep 1b 7. Ott c Ashby c 8. Garner 2b Reynolds ss 9. Blyleven p Niekro p PIRATES 1ST: Cabell dropped a foul fly hit by Moreno for an error; Moreno struck out; Foli singled; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Foli to second]; Parker grounded out (first to pitcher) [Foli to third]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Foli scored]; Easler reached on an error by Reynolds [Easler to first]; Madlock singled [Easler to third]; Milner forced Madlock (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Morgan singled; Morgan stole second; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third]; Cabell walked; Puhl singled to right [Morgan scored, Cabell out at third (right to third)]; Cruz doubled [Puhl scored]; Ott allowed a passed ball [Cruz to third]; Cedeno struck out; Heep struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2. PIRATES 2ND: Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Blyleven singled; Moreno singled [Blyleven to second]; Foli singled [Blyleven to third, Moreno to second]; Parker lined to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Ashby struck out; Reynolds singled; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Reynolds to second]; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2. PIRATES 3RD: Easler singled; Madlock grounded out (third to first) [Easler to second]; Easler was picked off second but was safe on an error by Niekro [Easler to third]; Ashby allowed a passed ball [Easler scored (unearned)]; Milner singled; Ott flied out to center; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell singled; Puhl doubled [Cabell to third]; Cruz struck out; Cedeno doubled [Cabell scored, Puhl scored]; Heep doubled [Cedeno scored]; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first) [Heep to third]; Reynolds singled [Heep scored]; Niekro forced Reynolds (shortstop to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 6. PIRATES 4TH: SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno flied out to center; Foli singled; Foli stole second; Parker doubled [Foli scored]; Easler doubled [Parker scored]; Madlock flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 6. ASTROS 4TH: SOLOMON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Morgan flied out to left; Cabell singled; Cabell stole second; Puhl singled [Cabell scored]; Cruz doubled [Puhl scored]; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Heep grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 8. PIRATES 5TH: Milner walked; Ott singled [Milner to second]; ROBERGE REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Garner made an out to shortstop; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Bevacqua forced Ott (second to shortstop) [Milner to third]; Moreno singled [Milner scored, Bevacqua to second]; Foli grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 8. ASTROS 5TH: JACKSON REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Ashby singled; Reynolds flied out to center; Roberge out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Ashby to second]; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 8. PIRATES 6TH: Parker struck out; Easler singled; Madlock popped to first in foul territory; Milner singled [Easler to third]; SAMBITO REPLACED ROBERGE (PITCHING); Ott struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 8. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell flied out to center; Puhl singled; Puhl stole second; Cruz singled [Puhl to third]; Cedeno doubled [Puhl scored, Cruz to third]; Heep hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cruz scored]; Ashby singled to center [Cedeno scored, Ashby scored (error by Moreno) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Reynolds grounded out (third to first); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 12. PIRATES 7TH: BERGMAN REPLACED HEEP (PLAYING 1B); LANDESTOY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson flied out to center; Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 12. ASTROS 7TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED MORENO (PLAYING CF); BERRA REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING SS); B. ROBINSON REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING 1B); LACY REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 3B); EASLER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MILNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Sambito struck out; Landestoy lined to shortstop; HOWE BATTED FOR CABELL; Howe made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 12. PIRATES 8TH: HOWE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LEONARD REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING CF); Berra flied out to center; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Easler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 12. ASTROS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Puhl struck out; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Leonard walked; Bergman singled [Leonard to third]; Ashby forced Bergman (first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 12. PIRATES 9TH: Lacy grounded out (pitcher to first); Milner grounded out (second to first); Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 12. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 5 14 1 11 Astros 12 18 3 7
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