| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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