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Tuesday April 22, 1980
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Combining on a six-hitter, Nolan Ryan and Dave Smith pitched the Astros to an 8-0 victory over the Reds. Jose Cruz led the Houston attack with five RBIs, including a bases-loaded triple in the first inning and two-run double in the fourth. [The Sporting News]


Houston Astros 8, Cincinnati Reds 0

Game Played on Tuesday, April 22, 1980 (Night game) at Astrodome

Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Astros       4  0  1    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   8 12  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffey rf            5   0   2   0     0   1   .213      Leonard cf            4   2   2   0     1   1   .296
Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     2   2   .317      Reynolds ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .271
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Walling rf            5   0   0   0     0   2   .261
Foster lf             1   0   1   0     3   0   .341      Morgan 2b             3   3   2   0     2   0   .229
Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .205        Landestoy 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Bench c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Cruz lf               4   2   3   5     0   0   .395
  Werner c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Cabell 3b             2   0   1   3     0   1   .386
Knight 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .326        Gonzalez 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Auerbach 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bergman 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .222
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .222      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .294
Pastore p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Ryan p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .143
  Moskau p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cedeno ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oester ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     6   7             Totals               33   8  12   8     4   7

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 30,094
Left on Base: Reds 11, Astros 8
DP: Reds 0, Astros 1
Errors: Pastore
Doubles: Knight (5), Leonard (2), Cruz (2)
Triples: Cruz (1), Cabell (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cabell 2 (3)
GIDP: Driessen (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore L(2-1)          2     7   5   5   1   2   0  14   2.70
Moskau                  3     2   3   3   3   2   0  14   6.00
Tomlin                  3     3   0   0   0   3   0  12   3.86
Totals                  8    12   8   8   4   7   0  40

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(1-0)             7     6   0   0   6   7   0  32   3.79
Smith                   2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.89
Totals                  9     6   0   0   6   7   0  38

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming


REDS 1ST: Griffey struck out; Kennedy walked; Concepcion popped
to first; Foster singled to center [Kennedy to second]; Driessen
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Leonard singled to center; Leonard was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Pastore [Leonard to second];
On a bunt Reynolds singled [Leonard to third]; Walling struck
out; Morgan walked [Reynolds to second]; Cruz tripled to center
[Leonard scored, Reynolds scored, Morgan scored]; Cabell hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Cruz scored]; Bergman singled to center;
Ashby grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Astros 4.

REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to right; Knight flied out to right;
Geronimo walked; Pastore singled to center [Geronimo to second];
Griffey singled to third [Geronimo to third, Pastore to second];
Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 2ND: Ryan struck out; Leonard doubled to center; Reynolds
flied out to center; Walling grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 4.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion popped to first; Foster walked; Driessen
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Foster out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Morgan singled to right; Cruz singled to right
[Morgan to third]; MOSKAU REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); Cabell
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Morgan scored]; Bergman grounded
out (second to first) [Cruz to second]; Ashby was walked
intentionally; Ryan struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 5.

REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Knight doubled to
center; Geronimo struck out; Moskau flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 5.

ASTROS 4TH: Leonard walked; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Leonard to second]; Walling flied out to
center [Leonard to third]; Morgan walked; Cruz doubled to right
[Leonard scored, Morgan scored]; Cabell tripled to right [Cruz
scored]; Bergman flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 8.

REDS 5TH: Griffey singled to right; Kennedy struck out;
Concepcion flied out to right; Foster walked [Griffey to
second]; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 8.

ASTROS 5TH: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Ryan flied out
to right; Leonard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 8.

REDS 6TH: Bench singled to third; Knight forced Bench (second to
shortstop); Geronimo struck out; CRUZ BATTED FOR MOSKAU; Cruz
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 8.

ASTROS 6TH: WERNER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); AUERBACH
REPLACED KNIGHT (PLAYING 3B); TOMLIN REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING);
Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Walling flied out to
center; Morgan singled to pitcher; Cruz grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 8.

REDS 7TH: Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); Kennedy
walked; Concepcion flied out to right; Foster walked [Kennedy to
second]; Driessen popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Astros 8.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell struck out; Bergman singled to center; Ashby
struck out; CEDENO BATTED FOR RYAN; Cedeno lined to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 8.

REDS 8TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 3B); SMITH REPLACED
CEDENO (PITCHING); Werner grounded out (third to first);
Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros
8.

ASTROS 8TH: Leonard grounded out (second to first); Reynolds
singled to center; Walling struck out; Morgan flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 8.

REDS 9TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); OESTER BATTED
FOR TOMLIN; Oester grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Griffey grounded out (catcher to first); Kennedy grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 8.



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