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Joe Sambito

Game Log for 1980
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Apr 10 W, 3-2 vs Dodgers Finish 1 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 HOU Apr 12 L, 5-6 vs Dodgers Middle 3.2 2 13 1 1 0 1 0 2 1.93 HOU Apr 14 W, 5-4 vs Braves Finish 1.2 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.42 W (1-0) HOU Apr 21 L, 5-6 vs Reds Middle 2.0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.08 HOU Apr 23 L, 2-3 vs Reds Middle 2.0 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.87 HOU Apr 27 W, 4-3 vs Mets Middle 2.0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.73 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU May 02 L, 1-9 at Cardinals Middle 0.0 3 4 4 4 1 1 0 0 3.65 HOU May 03 W, 4-2 at Cardinals Finish 2 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.55 HOU May 04 W, 4-2 at Cardinals Middle 1.2 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.14 HOU May 07 L, 0-3 at Expos Middle 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.93 HOU May 10 W, 3-2 at Braves Finish 3 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.76 HOU May 13 L, 2-3 vs Expos Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.60 HOU May 23 L, 0-3 at Phillies Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45 HOU May 24 L, 4-5 at Phillies Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.41 HOU May 26 W, 4-1 vs Padres Finish 4 2.0 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.18 HOU May 30 L, 2-3 at Giants Finish 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.08 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Jun 01 L, 2-6 at Giants Finish 1.0 3 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.18 HOU Jun 04 W, 4-3 at Padres Finish 5 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.04 HOU Jun 08 W, 5-4 vs Giants Finish 1.1 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 3.24 W (2-0) HOU Jun 14 W, 7-3 at Pirates Middle 0.1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.20 HOU Jun 19 W, 2-0 vs Cardinals Finish 6 2.0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.96 HOU Jun 20 W, 6-4 vs Pirates Finish 7 0.2 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.89 HOU Jun 21 W, 4-2 vs Pirates Finish 8 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.79 HOU Jun 24 W, 5-4 vs Dodgers Middle 1.2 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.64 HOU Jun 27 W, 5-4 vs Reds Finish 9 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.56 HOU Jun 29 W, 12-10 vs Reds Finish 10 0.1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.53 HOU Jun 30 L, 4-5 at Braves Finish 1.1 2 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 2.97 L (2-1) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Jul 03 W, 5-3 at Braves Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.94 HOU Jul 04 L, 1-8 at Reds Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.86 HOU Jul 05 (1) L, 6-8 at Reds Finish 3.0 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.63 HOU Jul 13 (1) W, 6-5 vs Braves Middle 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.50 W (3-1) HOU Jul 15 W, 3-2 vs Phillies Finish 1.0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.43 W (4-1) HOU Jul 16 L, 2-4 vs Phillies Finish 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.38 HOU Jul 18 L, 4-5 vs Expos Middle 2.0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.27 HOU Jul 19 (2) L, 2-5 vs Expos Finish 2.0 1 9 0 0 0 0 1 4 2.17 HOU Jul 20 W, 4-3 vs Expos Finish 1.1 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.30 W (5-1) HOU Jul 28 W, 3-2 at Phillies Finish 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.20 W (6-1) HOU Jul 30 L, 4-6 at Phillies Finish 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.16 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Aug 02 L, 3-5 at Mets Finish 1.0 2 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 2.29 HOU Aug 03 W, 3-2 at Mets Finish 2.1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.19 W (7-1) HOU Aug 04 W, 4-2 vs Giants Finish 11 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.11 HOU Aug 08 L, 3-5 vs Padres Finish 1.0 4 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 2.08 L (7-2) HOU Aug 10 L, 2-3 vs Padres Middle 0.0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.24 L (7-3) HOU Aug 13 L, 5-6 at Giants Middle 1.0 1 5 2 2 0 1 0 1 2.51 HOU Aug 15 W, 3-1 at Padres Middle 1.1 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.45 HOU Aug 19 W, 5-2 vs Pirates Finish 12 1.1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.40 HOU Aug 21 W, 12-5 vs Pirates Finish 3.1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.27 W (8-3) HOU Aug 23 W, 1-0 vs Cubs Middle 4.0 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.14 HOU Aug 28 W, 4-1 at Cubs Finish 13 3.0 2 11 1 1 0 0 0 4 2.18 HOU Aug 31 L, 7-8 at Cubs Middle 0.2 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2.28 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Sep 01 (2) L, 5-7 at Pirates Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.25 HOU Sep 03 L, 4-10 at Pirates Middle 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.19 HOU Sep 05 L, 5-7 vs Cardinals Finish 1.2 2 9 2 2 0 2 0 0 2.38 L (8-4) HOU Sep 07 L, 0-2 vs Cardinals Finish 2.0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.32 HOU Sep 09 W, 5-4 vs Dodgers Finish 14 0.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.30 HOU Sep 10 W, 6-5 vs Dodgers Middle 2.0 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.24 HOU Sep 14 W, 6-4 vs Giants Finish 15 1.0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.21 HOU Sep 16 L, 3-4 vs Padres Middle 1.2 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.17 HOU Sep 18 W, 10-2 at Reds Finish 16 3.0 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.09 HOU Sep 19 L, 3-4 at Giants Finish 1.0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.07 HOU Sep 20 W, 3-2 at Giants Finish 17 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.05 HOU Sep 28 L, 5-8 vs Reds Middle 0.1 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.14 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Oct 02 W, 3-2 vs Braves Middle 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.14 HOU Oct 05 L, 3-4 at Dodgers Middle 2.0 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 2.19

Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average

                                                                                                        Team
Role             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Middle relief    1   1   2.91   24   0   0   0   0   0   34.0   32   139   11   11   1    8   1   25   10-14
As closer        7   3   1.76   40   0   0  40  17   0   56.1   33   215   15   11   2   11   2   50   24-16

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB               89   12   19   24   5   0   0   12   2   1    6   0   0   26   1  .213  .270  .263  .533
vs RHB              235   24   46   66   9   1   3   23   1   1   13   3   2   49  10  .196  .281  .252  .533

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             6   3   1.17   35   0   0  22  11   0   53.2   36   206   11    7   1   10   2   42   22-13
Road             2   1   3.68   29   0   0  18   6   0   36.2   29   148   15   15   2    9   1   33   12-17

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              1   1   4.18   15   0   0   6   3   0   23.2   23    95   11   11   0    4   0   15    6-9 
Night            7   3   1.48   49   0   0  34  14   0   66.2   42   259   15   11   3   15   3   60   28-21

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            1   0   0.73    6   0   0   2   1   0   12.1    9    45    2    1   0    1   0    6    3-3 
May              0   0   3.86   10   0   0   6   3   0    9.1    6    39    4    4   1    5   0   11    4-6 
June             1   1   4.63   11   0   0   9   6   0   11.2   12    51    6    6   1    3   0    9    9-2 
July             4   0   0.54   11   0   0   8   0   0   16.2    5    60    1    1   1    3   1   19    5-6 
August           2   2   2.57   12   0   0   7   3   0   21.0   17    84    9    6   0    2   1   22    7-5 
September        0   1   1.56   12   0   0   8   4   0   17.1   12    66    3    3   0    5   1    7    5-7 
October          0   0   4.50    2   0   0   0   0   0    2.0    4     9    1    1   0    0   0    1    1-1 

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Braves           2   1   2.84    6   0   0   3   1   0    6.1    4    24    3    2   1    0   0    4    5-1 
Cardinals        0   1   7.04    6   0   0   4   2   0    7.2    6    35    6    6   1    4   0    4    3-3 
Cubs             0   0   2.35    3   0   0   1   1   0    7.2    5    28    2    2   0    0   0    8    2-1 
Dodgers          0   0   1.64    6   0   0   2   2   0   11.0    8    40    2    2   0    2   0    5    4-2 
Expos            1   0   1.23    5   0   0   3   0   0    7.1    3    28    1    1   1    2   1    9    1-4 
Giants           1   0   5.79    8   0   0   7   3   0    9.1   10    38    6    6   0    3   0    7    4-4 
Mets             1   0   1.69    3   0   0   2   0   0    5.1    3    19    1    1   0    0   1    3    2-1 
Padres           0   2   1.29    6   0   0   3   2   0    7.0    9    35    4    1   0    3   1    9    3-3 
Phillies         2   0   0.00    6   0   0   5   0   0    6.1    3    22    0    0   0    1   0    8    2-4 
Pirates          1   0   0.00    7   0   0   5   3   0    9.2    4    35    0    0   0    2   0    8    5-2 
Reds             0   0   0.71    8   0   0   5   3   0   12.2   10    50    1    1   0    2   0   10    3-5 

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