| J.R. Richard yielded only three hits in 8 1/3 innings and gained the 100th victory of his major league career when the Astros defeated the Mets, 7-4. Dave Smith relieved Richard with two Mets on base and gave up a two-run double by Jerry Morales before getting the final two outs. The Astros piled up 12 hits in support of Richard, including Jeff Leonard's first major league homer. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 7, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Friday, April 25, 1980 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 - 4 4 2 Astros 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 x - 7 12 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .236 Leonard rf 5 2 2 1 0 2 .278 Stearns c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .320 Reynolds ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .268 Mazzilli 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .250 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .244 Youngblood rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .317 Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Jorgensen lf 2 2 1 0 2 0 .313 Howe 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .200 Morales cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .233 Cabell 3b 4 2 3 1 0 0 .385 Mankowski 3b 3 0 1 1 1 2 .250 Gonzalez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Flynn 2b 3 1 0 0 0 0 .245 Cruz lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .340 Ramirez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 .268 Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Ashby c 3 0 2 1 1 0 .292 Falcone p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Richard p 4 0 0 1 0 1 .091 Hausman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pacella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hodges ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Kobel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 4 4 4 4 10 Totals 35 7 12 6 1 12 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 24,140 Left on Base: Mets 4, Astros 6 DP: Mets 1, Astros 0 Errors: Mankowski, Flynn Doubles: Hodges (1), Morales (2), Cabell (3), Reynolds (1), Howe (1) Home Runs: Leonard (1) Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (6), Cruz (3) Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (4) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Falcone L(1-1) 5 8 5 4 0 8 1 24 3.21 Hausman 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 7 7.27 Pacella 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.52 Kobel 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7.71 Totals 8 12 7 6 1 12 1 37 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(3-0) 8.1 3 4 4 4 8 0 32 1.78 Smith 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.70 Totals 9 4 4 4 4 10 0 35 Wild Pitches: Falcone (1), Richard (1) Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dave Pallone METS 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns struck out (catcher to first); Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Leonard singled to center; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Leonard to second]; Morgan struck out; Howe singled to center [Leonard scored]; Cabell forced Howe (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 2ND: Youngblood was called out on strikes; Jorgensen walked; Morales flied out to right; Mankowski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz struck out; Cedeno was called out on strikes; Ashby singled to left; Richard struck out but Ashby advanced to second and Richard advanced to first on a wild pitch; Leonard forced Richard (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (third to first); Falcone lined to left; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds struck out; Morgan flied out to center; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 4TH: Stearns grounded out (first to pitcher); Mazzilli flied out to left; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell doubled to left; Cruz struck out; Cedeno struck out; Ashby singled to left [Cabell scored]; Richard flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 5TH: Jorgensen singled to right; Richard threw a wild pitch [Jorgensen to second]; Morales flied out to center; Mankowski singled to left [Jorgensen scored]; Flynn made an out to first; Falcone grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Leonard homered; Reynolds flied out to center; Morgan struck out; Howe flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 3. METS 6TH: Taveras struck out; Stearns struck out; Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell singled to right; Cruz singled to right [Cabell to third]; HAUSMAN REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); Cruz stole second; Cedeno struck out; Ashby was walked intentionally; Richard forced Ashby (shortstop to second) [Cabell scored, Cruz scored (error by Flynn) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Leonard struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 5. METS 7TH: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen flied out to left; Morales popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: Reynolds doubled to right; Morgan singled to right [Reynolds scored, Morgan out at second (right to first to second to first)]; Howe doubled to left; PACELLA REPLACED HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Cabell singled to right [Howe scored]; Cruz flied out to center; Cedeno struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 7. METS 8TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); GONZALEZ REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 3B); Mankowski walked; Flynn forced Mankowski (shortstop to second); HODGES BATTED FOR PACELLA; Hodges doubled to left [Flynn scored]; Taveras grounded out (second to first) [Hodges to third]; Stearns flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 7. ASTROS 8TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED FLYNN (PLAYING 2B); KOBEL REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Ashby reached on an error by Mankowski; Debut game for Mario Ramirez; Richard lined into a double play (second to first) [Ashby out at first]; Leonard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 7. METS 9TH: Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli stole second; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mazzilli to third]; Jorgensen walked; SMITH REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Morales doubled to left [Mazzilli scored, Jorgensen scored]; Mankowski struck out; CARDENAL BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Cardenal struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 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