Five unearned runs in the sixth inning helped the Astros post a 9-3 victory to complete the sweep of the three-game series with the Reds. Joe Morgan hit his second homer in two nights against his former teammates to tie the score at 3-3 before the Astros clinched the decision in the sixth on errors by Junior Kennedy and Dave Concepcion. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 9, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Thursday, May       1, 1980 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       0  0  1    0  2  5    1  0  0  -   9 13  0
Reds         0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Leonard rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Griffey rf            3   1   3   0     1   0   .257
  Puhl rf             3   2   1   0     1   0   .256        Soto p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reynolds ss           5   1   2   2     0   0   .233        Oester ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Walling 1b            5   1   3   1     0   0   .308      Geronimo cf           3   1   0   0     1   2   .222
  Bergman 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Concepcion ss         3   1   0   0     1   1   .247
Morgan 2b             4   1   2   3     1   0   .274      Knight 3b             4   0   1   3     0   0   .282
  Landestoy 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Spilman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .306      Bench c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Cabell 3b             3   2   2   0     1   1   .338        Werner ph,c         1   0   1   0     1   0   .133
  Gonzalez 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .105
Cedeno cf             5   1   3   1     0   1   .328      Kennedy 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Pujols c              5   1   0   0     0   1   .211      LaCoss p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Niekro p              4   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mejias ph,rf        2   0   1   0     0   0   .455

Totals               40   9  13   7     4   3             Totals               33   3   6   3     4   6

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 18,215
Left on Base: Astros 9, Reds 7
DP: Astros 0, Reds 1
Errors: Concepcion, Kennedy
Doubles: Walling (4), Puhl (3), Cedeno (3), Cabell (4), Knight (6)
Home Runs: Morgan (2)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (10), Griffey 3 (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (4)
GIDP: Cruz (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(3-1)           9     6   3   3   4   6   0  37   1.86
Totals                  9     6   3   3   4   6   0  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss L(3-2)           5.1  10   8   3   2   2   1  30   3.09
Tomlin                  1.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   7   5.40
Soto                    2     0   0   0   2   1   0   8   5.68
Totals                  9    13   9   4   4   3   1  45

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Lanny Harris


ASTROS 1ST: Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds
singled to center; Walling doubled to center [Reynolds to
third]; Morgan popped to shortstop in foul territory; Cruz
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: PUHL REPLACED LEONARD (PLAYING RF); Griffey singled to
right; Griffey stole second; Geronimo struck out; Concepcion
struck out; Knight popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell struck out; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to
first); Pujols grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Spilman flied out to center; Bench grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Puhl doubled
to left; Reynolds singled to center [Puhl scored, Reynolds to
second (on throw to home)]; Walling grounded out (second to
first) [Reynolds to third]; Morgan popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Kennedy struck out; LaCoss struck out; Griffey walked;
Griffey stole second; Geronimo walked; Concepcion walked
[Griffey to third, Geronimo to second]; Knight doubled to center
[Griffey scored, Geronimo scored, Concepcion scored]; Spilman
grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
1, Reds 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz flied out to right; Cabell singled to left;
Cedeno singled to first [Cabell to second]; Pujols struck out;
Niekro flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds
3.

REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Cruz lined to
pitcher; Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Puhl flied out to right; Reynolds grounded out
(second to first); Walling singled to shortstop; Morgan homered
[Walling scored]; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: LaCoss grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
singled to left; Griffey stole second; Geronimo struck out;
Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Reds 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell walked; Cedeno doubled to right [Cabell to
third]; Pujols reached on an error by Kennedy [Cabell scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Cedeno to third]; Niekro out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Pujols to second]; Puhl was walked
intentionally; Reynolds reached on an error by Concepcion
[Cedeno scored (unearned) (RBI), Pujols scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Puhl to second]; Walling singled to right [Puhl scored
(unearned), Reynolds to third]; TOMLIN REPLACED LACOSS
(PITCHING); Morgan singled to left [Reynolds scored (unearned),
Walling to second]; Cruz grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Morgan out at second]; 5 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Spilman
grounded out (first unassisted); WERNER BATTED FOR BENCH; Werner
singled to third; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 8, Reds 3.

ASTROS 7TH: WERNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Cabell doubled
to left; Cedeno singled to right [Cabell scored]; Cedeno stole
second; Pujols lined to right; Niekro grounded out (third to
first); Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 9, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 3B); Kennedy flied
out to center; MEJIAS BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Mejias flied out to
right; Griffey singled to left; Geronimo lined to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Reds 3.

ASTROS 8TH: SOTO REPLACED GRIFFEY (PITCHING); MEJIAS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Reynolds popped to shortstop; Walling
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Morgan walked; Cruz walked
[Morgan to second]; Gonzalez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 9, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Knight flied
out to right; Spilman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 9, Reds 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno struck out; Pujols grounded out (second to
first); Niekro popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 9, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: BERGMAN REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING 1B); LANDESTOY
REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Werner walked; Cruz grounded out
(third to first) [Werner to second]; Kennedy flied out to right;
Mejias singled to second [Werner to third]; OESTER BATTED FOR
SOTO; Oester grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 9, Reds 3.