The Astros snapped a five-game losing streak, blanking the Phillies, 3-0, behind the four-hit pitching of Nolan Ryan. The Astros scored in their first turn at bat on a single by Rafael Landestoy, sacrifice by Terry Puhl and single by Jeff Leonard. The two other runs registered in the second on a double by Luis Pujols, a walk to Ryan and singles by Landestoy and Puhl. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       18, 1980 (Day game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Astros       1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               4   0   3   0     0   0   .261      Landestoy 2b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .216
McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .294      Puhl lf               3   0   2   1     0   0   .319
Schmidt 3b            2   0   0   0     2   2   .295      Leonard rf            4   0   2   1     0   2   .247
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     1   3   .243      Cedeno cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .319
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Cabell 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .295
Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Howe 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Gonzalez ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .120
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Pujols c              3   1   1   0     0   0   .185
Trillo 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .378      Ryan p                2   1   0   0     1   0   .059
Lerch p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .385
  G. Vukovich ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gross ph,lf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .128

Totals               30   0   4   0     4  10             Totals               29   3   8   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 33,950
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Astros 6
DP: Phillies 1, Astros 1
Doubles: Pujols (3)
Triples: Trillo (2)
Stolen Bases: Puhl (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Puhl (2)
GIDP: Boone (4), Howe (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch L(0-6)            4     5   3   3   2   3   0  18   5.18
Reed                    3     1   0   0   1   1   0  11   3.50
McGraw                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.70
Totals                  8     8   3   3   3   4   0  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(2-3)             9     4   0   0   4  10   0  34   3.04
Totals                  9     4   0   0   4  10   0  34

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Jim Quick


PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to third; McBride struck out; Schmidt
walked [Rose to second]; Luzinski struck out; Boone popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy singled to center; Puhl out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Landestoy to second]; Leonard singled to
left [Landestoy scored]; Cedeno struck out; Cabell walked
[Leonard to second]; Howe grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox struck out; Bowa flied out to right; Trillo
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Gonzalez struck out; Pujols doubled to right; Ryan
walked; Landestoy singled to right [Pujols scored, Ryan to
third, Landestoy out at second (right to catcher to second)];
Puhl singled to center [Ryan scored]; Leonard struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Lerch struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno flied out to center; Cabell grounded out
(pitcher to first); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt walked; Luzinski struck out; Boone
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Schmidt
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez flied out to center; Pujols lined to right;
Ryan grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox flied out to right; Bowa flied out to left;
Trillo tripled to right; G. VUKOVICH BATTED FOR LERCH; G.
Vukovich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: REED REPLACED G. VUKOVICH (PITCHING); Landestoy
grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl singled to left; Puhl
stole second; Leonard struck out; Cedeno was walked
intentionally; Cabell forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Rose singled to right; McBride grounded out
(second to first) [Rose to second]; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski
walked; Boone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Howe popped to third; Gonzalez lined to second;
Pujols flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox lined to right; Bowa grounded out (pitcher
to first); Trillo lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Ryan grounded out (second to first); Landestoy
grounded out (first to pitcher); Puhl grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: GROSS BATTED FOR REED; Gross walked; Rose singled
to center [Gross to second]; McBride struck out; Schmidt struck
out; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED LUZINSKI (PITCHING); GROSS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Leonard singled to right; Cedeno singled to
left [Leonard to second]; Cabell flied out to right [Leonard to
third]; Howe grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Boone grounded out (second to first); Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 3.