Combining on a shutout, Joe Niekro and Frank LaCorte allowed only five hits and pitched the Astros to a 6-0 victory over the Mets. The Astros, after being held to one hit by Craig Swan and Jeff Reardon for six innings, broke up the scoreless game in the seventh. With Ed Glynn on the mound for the Mets, Danny Walling singled, Jose Cruz walked and Cesar Cedeno singled to load the bases. Luis Pujols then singled off Neil Allen, who had relieved, driving in two runs. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Saturday, April     26, 1980 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  3
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  4  x  -   6  9  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     2   1   .224      Leonard rf            5   1   1   0     0   2   .268
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     1   0   .296      Reynolds ss           3   1   0   0     0   0   .254
Mazzilli 1b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Walling 1b            3   1   2   1     0   0   .308
Youngblood rf,cf      3   0   1   0     1   0   .318      Morgan 2b             3   1   1   1     0   1   .250
Jorgensen lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .300        Landestoy 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Morales cf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .239      Cruz lf               3   2   1   1     1   0   .339
  Kobel p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .375
Maddox 3b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .357        Gonzalez 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .231      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Swan p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .400      Pujols c              3   0   1   2     1   0   .242
  Mankowski ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .250
  Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaCorte p           1   0   1   1     0   0   .500
  Trevino ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Norman rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               31   0   5   0     8   4             Totals               31   6   9   6     2   6

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 44,540
Left on Base: Mets 12, Astros 7
DP: Mets 2, Astros 1
Errors: Mazzilli, Maddox, Allen
Doubles: Youngblood (4)
Triples: Morgan (1)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (3), Morgan (1), Reynolds (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Walling (1)
GIDP: Jorgensen (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    4     1   0   0   0   3   0  14   3.00
Reardon                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.86
Glynn L(0-1)            0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   3   7.36
Allen                   1     4   3   3   0   2   0   8   8.31
Kobel                   0.2   3   1   1   1   0   0   6   8.22
Totals                  8     9   6   5*  2   6   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(2-1)           7.2   4   0   0   6   4   0  32   1.52
LaCorte SV(2)           1.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     5   0   0   8   4   0  39

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Eric Gregg


METS 1ST: Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Stearns walked;
Mazzilli walked [Taveras to third, Stearns to second];
Youngblood popped to catcher in foul territory; Jorgensen
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Mazzilli out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 1ST: Leonard struck out; Reynolds grounded out (first
unassisted); Walling singled to left; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 2ND: Morales struck out; Maddox struck out; Flynn made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz reached on an error by Mazzilli; Cabell flied
out to center; Cedeno lined into a double play (right to first)
[Cruz out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 3RD: Swan was called out on strikes; Taveras was called out
on strikes; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Pujols reached on an error by Maddox; Niekro reached
on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Pujols to second];
Leonard was called out on strikes; Reynolds hit into a double
play (right to shortstop) [Niekro out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Youngblood
doubled to left; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first)
[Youngblood to third]; Morales walked; Maddox walked [Morales to
second]; Flynn popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Walling grounded out (second to first); Morgan
grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 5TH: MANKOWSKI BATTED FOR SWAN; Mankowski grounded out
(shortstop to first); Taveras popped to first in foul territory;
Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: REARDON REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PITCHING); Cabell flied
out to right; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Pujols
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Astros 0.

METS 6TH: Mazzilli flied out to left; Youngblood grounded out
(pitcher to first); Jorgensen popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Niekro struck out; Leonard grounded out (second to
first); Reynolds made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 7TH: Morales singled to left; Maddox flied out to center;
Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first) [Morales to second];
TREVINO BATTED FOR REARDON; Trevino grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: GLYNN REPLACED TREVINO (PITCHING); Walling singled
to right; Morgan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Walling to second]; Cruz walked; ALLEN REPLACED GLYNN
(PITCHING); Cabell was called out on strikes; Cedeno singled to
shortstop [Walling to third, Cruz to second]; Pujols singled to
center [Walling scored, Cruz scored, Cedeno to third]; Niekro
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros
2.

METS 8TH: Taveras lined to third; Stearns flied out to center;
Mazzilli singled to left; Youngblood walked [Mazzilli to
second]; Jorgensen singled to left [Mazzilli to third,
Youngblood to second]; LACORTE REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING);
Morales forced Jorgensen (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Leonard singled to right; Reynolds reached on an
error by Allen on a sacrifice bunt [Leonard to third, Reynolds
to second]; Walling hit a sacrifice fly to center [Leonard
scored, Reynolds to third]; Morgan tripled to right [Reynolds
scored]; YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); KOBEL
REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); NORMAN REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING RF);
Cruz singled to center [Morgan scored]; Cabell singled to left
[Cruz to second]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz
to third, Cabell to second]; Pujols was walked intentionally;
LaCorte singled to left [Cruz scored (unearned, but earned for
the pitcher), Cabell to third, Pujols to second]; Leonard forced
LaCorte (shortstop to second); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 6.

METS 9TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); GONZALEZ
REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 3B); Maddox singled to center; Flynn
walked [Maddox to second]; Norman made an out to shortstop;
Taveras walked [Maddox to third, Flynn to second]; Stearns made
an out to second; Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 6.