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Wednesday May 28, 1980
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Nolan Ryan allowed only two hits and pitched the Astros to a 1-0 triumph over the Padres, completing the three-game series sweep. The Only hits given by the fireballing righthander were a double by Rick Wise in the third inning and an infield hit by Ozzie Smith in the eighth. In the Astros' second inning, Jose Cruz stroked a leadoff single, stole second and, one out later, scored when Enos Cabell dumped a single into right field. [The Sporting News]


Houston Astros 1, San Diego Padres 0

Game Played on Wednesday, May 28, 1980 (Night game) at Astrodome

Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  6  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .216      Puhl cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .288
Mumphrey cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .206
Richards lf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .288      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Landestoy 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Winfield rf           2   0   0   0     2   1   .287      Cruz lf               3   1   2   0     0   0   .333
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Walling 1b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .267
Tenace c              3   0   0   0     1   2   .198        Howe 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Cash 2b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Cabell 3b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .303
  Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Leonard rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .222
  Evans 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Ashby c               2   0   1   0     1   0   .247
Rodriguez 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Ryan p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .048
  Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .258
  Dade 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
  Fahey ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Wise p                2   0   1   0     0   1   .100
  Bevacqua ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .407

Totals               30   0   2   0     5   7             Totals               27   1   6   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 19,697
Left on Base: Padres 8, Astros 5
DP: Padres 0, Astros 0
Errors: Walling
Doubles: Wise (2)
Triples: Walling (1)
Stolen Bases: Smith (12), Cruz (12), Cabell (6)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (4), Walling (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (8)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(2-3)             7     6   1   1   2   2   0  27   3.43
Shirley                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.55
Totals                  8     6   1   1   2   3   0  30

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(3-4)             9     2   0   0   5   7   0  35   2.87
Totals                  9     2   0   0   5   7   0  35

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Charlie Williams


PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey
grounded out (second to first); Richards walked; Winfield walked
[Richards to second]; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Reynolds grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 2ND: Tenace made an out to shortstop; Cash flied out to
left; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled; Cruz stole second; Walling grounded
out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Cabell singled [Cruz
scored]; Cabell stole second; Leonard struck out; Ashby was
walked intentionally; Ryan grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 3RD: Wise doubled; Smith struck out; Mumphrey grounded
out (pitcher to first); Richards grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl walked; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Puhl to second]; Morgan flied out to left; Cruz flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield popped to catcher in foul territory;
Montanez flied out to center; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Walling tripled; Cabell grounded out (third to
first); Leonard reached on a fielder's choice [Walling out at
home (third to catcher)]; Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 5TH: Cash lined to center; Rodriguez grounded out (third
to first); Wise struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Ryan grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl
grounded out (second to first); Reynolds grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 6TH: Smith flied out to right; Mumphrey flied out to
left; Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Morgan popped to first in foul territory; Cruz
singled; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Walling singled; Walling was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 7TH: Winfield walked; Montanez grounded out (second to
first) [Winfield to second]; Tenace struck out; TURNER BATTED
FOR CASH; Turner reached on an error by Walling [Winfield to
third]; JOSHUA BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Joshua struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: EVANS REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING 2B); DADE REPLACED
JOSHUA (PLAYING 3B); Cabell made an out to second; Leonard
struck out; Ashby singled; Ryan grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 8TH: BEVACQUA BATTED FOR WISE; Bevacqua grounded out
(catcher to first); Smith singled; Smith stole second; Mumphrey
flied out to left; Richards walked; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); BEVACQUA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Puhl grounded out (pitcher to
first); Reynolds struck out; Morgan made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 9TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); HOWE
REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING 1B); Montanez flied out to center;
Tenace walked; Evans flied out to center; FAHEY BATTED FOR DADE;
Fahey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros
1.



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