With last-out help from Joe Sambito, Vern Ruhle pitched the Astros to a 4-2 victory over the Cardinals. Ruhle yielded only four hits while collecting two himself, including a double that scored Cesar Cedeno in the fourth inning and put the Astros ahead, 3-0. A walk, balk and single by Jose Cruz added a tally in the fifth before the Cardinals scored on a single by Ted Simmons and homer by George Hendrick in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       3, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros       0  2  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  4  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               4   0   2   1     1   0   .271      Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .337
Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Oberkfell 2b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .217
Walling 1b            2   1   0   0     3   0   .318      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     2   0   .246      Simmons c             3   1   1   0     0   1   .321
Cruz lf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .316      Bonds lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Hendrick rf           3   1   1   2     0   1   .342
Cedeno cf             3   2   1   0     1   0   .338      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .386
Ashby c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .302      Scott cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .183
Ruhle p               4   0   2   1     0   0   .400      Martinez p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               32   4   8   4     7   1             Totals               29   2   4   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 23,292
Left on Base: Astros 9, Cardinals 1
DP: Astros 2, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Ashby (5), Ruhle (1), Oberkfell (4)
Home Runs: Hendrick (4)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno 2 (13)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (7)
GIDP: Hernandez (5), Oberkfell (5)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(1-1)            8.2   4   2   2   1   4   1  29   5.06
Sambito SV(2)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.55
Totals                  9     4   2   2   1   4   1  30

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez L(1-2)         3.2   4   3   3   5   0   0  19   2.96
Moore                   2.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   9   4.15
Borbon                  3     2   0   0   1   1   0  12   0.00
Totals                  9     8   4   4   7   1   0  40

Balks: Moore (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Ed Montague


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds flied
out to right; Walling walked; Morgan walked [Walling to second];
Cruz popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher);
Oberkfell walked; Hernandez grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Oberkfell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno singled
to center; Cedeno stole second; Ashby doubled to right [Cedeno
scored]; Ruhle grounded out (third to first); Puhl singled to
right [Ashby scored]; Reynolds flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons was called out on strikes; Bonds grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Walling popped to third; Morgan walked; Morgan was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Cruz flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno walked; Cedeno
stole second; Ashby popped to second; Ruhle doubled to left
[Cedeno scored]; Puhl walked; MOORE REPLACED MARTINEZ
(PITCHING); Reynolds popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton singled to right; Oberkfell grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Templeton out at
second]; Hernandez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Walling walked; Moore balked [Walling to second];
Morgan flied to right in foul territory [Walling to third]; Cruz
singled to center [Walling scored]; Cruz was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Cabell flied to right in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Bonds
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby
grounded out (third to first); Ruhle singled to center; Puhl
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Scott was
called out on strikes; CARBO BATTED FOR MOORE; Carbo flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Reynolds grounded
out (third to first); Walling walked; Morgan popped to
shortstop; Cruz singled to left [Walling to second]; Cabell was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton lined to shortstop; Oberkfell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno flied out to right; Ashby grounded out
(second to first); Ruhle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons singled to right; Bonds popped to first
in foul territory; Hendrick homered [Simmons scored]; Reitz
popped to third in foul territory; Scott struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Puhl singled to shortstop; Reynolds out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Puhl to second]; Walling
flied out to left; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: IORG BATTED FOR BORBON; Iorg flied out to right;
Templeton grounded out (second to first); Oberkfell doubled to
left; SAMBITO REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Hernandez lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 2.