Four-hit pitching by Steve Carlton and a three-run homer by Mike Schmidt combined to bring the Phillies a 3-0 victory over the Astros. Pete Rose and Bake McBride singled in the third inning ahead of Schmidt's smash off Nolan Ryan. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 3, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Friday, May       23, 1980 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Phillies     0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Rose 1b               1   1   1   0     3   0   .264
Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .195      McBride rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .307
Puhl rf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .303      Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   3     0   0   .291
Cedeno cf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .314      Luzinski lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .280
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .307        Gross lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Leonard 1b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .222      Boone c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .221
Cruz lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Pujols c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .356
Ryan p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .056      Aviles ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .292
  Niemann p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .160
  Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .107
  Ruhle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Bochy ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   4   0     3   8             Totals               29   3   9   3     5   2

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 27,822
Left on Base: Astros 5, Phillies 9
DP: Astros 1, Phillies 2
Errors: Cabell
Doubles: Luzinski (6)
Home Runs: Schmidt (11)
Caught Stealing: Rose (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Carlton 2 (3)
GIDP: Gonzalez (1), Reynolds (1), Trillo (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(2-4)             3.2   6   3   3   3   1   1  19   3.30
Niemann                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  12.00
Ruhle                   3     3   0   0   2   1   0  13   4.05
Sambito                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.45
Totals                  8     9   3   3   5   2   1  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(8-2)          9     4   0   0   3   8   0  32   2.08
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   8   0  32

Balks: Carlton (1)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming


ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy flied out to right; Reynolds struck out;
Puhl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose walked; McBride flied to left in foul
territory; Schmidt flied out to left; Rose was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno walked; Carlton balked [Cedeno to second];
Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Leonard struck out;
Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to left; Boone singled to
shortstop; Maddox reached on an error by Cabell [Boone to
third]; Trillo grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Pujols struck out; Ryan struck out; Landestoy flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Aviles flied out to right; Carlton was called out
on strikes; Rose singled to left; McBride singled to right [Rose
to second]; Schmidt homered [Rose scored, McBride scored];
Luzinski doubled to right; Boone flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds flied out to right; Puhl singled to
pitcher; Cedeno walked [Puhl to second]; Cabell grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Puhl to third, Cedeno to second]; Leonard
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox flied out to right; Trillo singled to
right; Aviles walked [Trillo to second]; Carlton out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Trillo to third, Aviles to
second]; Rose walked; NIEMANN REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); McBride
popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz flied out to center; Pujols singled to center;
GONZALEZ BATTED FOR NIEMANN; Gonzalez grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Pujols out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: RUHLE REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Schmidt flied
out to center; Luzinski walked; Boone singled to left [Luzinski
to second]; Maddox singled to left [Luzinski out at home (left
to catcher), Boone to third]; Trillo flied out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Landestoy singled to right; Reynolds grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Landestoy out at
second]; Puhl lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Aviles singled to center; Carlton out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Aviles to second]; Rose walked;
McBride grounded out (second to first) [Aviles to third, Rose to
second]; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cabell popped
to first in foul territory; Leonard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski was called out on strikes; Boone made an
out to second; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 8TH: GROSS REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Cruz grounded
out (second to first); Pujols grounded out (third to first);
BOCHY BATTED FOR RUHLE; Bochy walked; Landestoy grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED BOCHY (PITCHING); Trillo grounded
out (third to first); Aviles flied out to center; Carlton lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Reynolds flied out to center; Puhl struck out;
Cedeno singled to left; Cabell forced Cedeno (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.