J.R. Richard allowed only three hits and posted his second shutout of the season, pitching the Astros to a 5-0 victory over the Giants. The Astros' batting support of Richard included a homer by Joe Morgan. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Saturday, May       31, 1980 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  2  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .278      North cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .270
Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Strain 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Morgan 2b             4   1   1   1     0   2   .211        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .329        Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Walling rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .267        Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Cabell 3b             4   1   0   0     0   1   .294      Clark rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Howe 1b               4   2   1   1     0   0   .233      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .184
Ashby c               2   1   2   0     2   0   .265      Evans 3b              3   0   1   0     0   2   .269
Richard p             4   0   1   1     0   3   .115      Whitfield lf          2   0   1   0     1   0   .255
                                                          May c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
                                                          LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Montefusco p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .067
                                                            Stennett ph,2b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .233

Totals               35   5   8   4     2   6             Totals               27   0   3   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 11,649
Left on Base: Astros 5, Giants 2
DP: Astros 3, Giants 1
Errors: Reynolds, Clark, Evans
Doubles: Howe (4)
Home Runs: Morgan (4)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (13)
Caught Stealing: North (7)
GIDP: Strain (1), McCovey (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(6-3)          9     3   0   0   2   6   0  29   1.85
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   6   0  29

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(2-4)       6     8   5   3   1   4   1  28   4.10
Lavelle                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.63
Griffin                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   5.94
Totals                  9     8   5   3   2   6   1  37

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Doug Harvey


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

GIANTS 1ST: North reached on an error by Reynolds; North was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Strain struck
out; Clark made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to left; Walling singled to center;
Cabell forced Walling (first to shortstop); Howe doubled to left
[Cabell scored]; Ashby was walked intentionally; Richard singled
to left [Howe scored, Ashby to third]; Puhl made an out to
second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey struck out; Evans was called out on strikes;
Whitfield walked; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds popped to third in foul territory; Morgan
popped to catcher in foul territory; Cruz singled to right; Cruz
stole second; Walling grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster flied out to left; Montefusco struck out;
North grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe
reached on an error by Evans; Ashby singled to right [Howe
scored (error by Clark) (unearned), Ashby to second]; Richard
struck out; Puhl singled to right [Ashby scored (unearned)];
Reynolds flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Strain flied out to right; Clark grounded out (third
to first); McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Morgan homered; Cruz made an out to shortstop;
Walling grounded out (second to first); Cabell struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans singled to right; Whitfield flied out to left;
May flied out to center; LeMaster grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Ashby singled to
left; Richard struck out; Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: STENNETT BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Stennett flied out
to center; North walked; Strain grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [North out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

ASTROS 7TH: LAVELLE REPLACED STRAIN (PITCHING); STENNETT STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Reynolds lined to third; Morgan struck
out; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Clark singled to right; McCovey grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Clark out at
second]; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Giants 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Walling made an out to third; Cabell flied out to
right; Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Whitfield singled to left; May lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Whitfield out at first]; LeMaster flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

ASTROS 9TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Ashby walked;
Richard struck out; Puhl lined into a double play (second to
first) [Ashby out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Stennett made an out to second; North grounded out
(second to first); WOHLFORD BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Wohlford
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
5, Giants 0.