J.R. Richard tossed a three-hitter and struck out 13 for his second straight shutout as the Astros blanked the Giants, 2-0. After giving up a pair of singles in the first two innings, Richard retired 22 consecutive batters. It was the third time this year and 39th in his career that the Astros righthander struck out 10 or more batters. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Friday, June      6, 1980 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   2 11  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .267      Landestoy ss,2b       4   1   1   0     0   1   .238
Strain 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .288      Puhl rf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .294
Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .279      Cruz lf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .322
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .254      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .202      Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .291
May c                 3   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Morgan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .206
Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .261        Reynolds ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .199
Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .048      Howe 1b               3   0   3   1     0   0   .244
Knepper p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Richard p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .103

Totals               30   0   3   0     0  13             Totals               33   2  11   2     0   4

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 26,822
Left on Base: Giants 3, Astros 7
DP: Giants 1, Astros 0
Doubles: Puhl (7)
Triples: Landestoy (2), Howe (3)
Stolen Bases: Puhl (8), Morgan (7)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(4-7)          8    11   2   2   0   4   0  33   4.60
Totals                  8    11   2   2   0   4   0  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(7-3)          9     3   0   0   0  13   0  30   1.66
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0  13   0  30

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Dutch Rennert


GIANTS 1ST: North struck out; Strain grounded out (shortstop to
first); Clark singled to left; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy struck out; Puhl singled to center; Puhl
stole second; Cruz struck out; Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey popped to third in foul territory; May
singled to center; Whitfield struck out; Metzger grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan flied
out to right; Howe singled to center; Ashby made an out to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Knepper grounded out (first to pitcher); North was
called out on strikes; Strain was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); Landestoy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl singled to first; Cruz
singled to center [Puhl to third]; Cedeno lined to second; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
struck out; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell popped to catcher in foul territory; Morgan
singled to shortstop; Morgan stole second; Howe singled to left
[Morgan to third]; Ashby popped to third in foul territory;
Richard struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 5TH: May lined to center; Whitfield grounded out (first
to pitcher); Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy tripled to center; Puhl lined to first;
Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Landestoy scored]; Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Knepper was called out on strikes; North grounded
out (second to first); Strain flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell was called out on strikes; Morgan singled to
center; Howe tripled to left [Morgan scored]; Ashby lined into a
double play (pitcher to third) [Howe out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Clark struck out; Evans made an out to third;
McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); Landestoy
flied out to right; Puhl doubled to left; Cruz grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 2.

GIANTS 8TH: May struck out; Whitfield lined to second; Metzger
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno singled to shortstop; Cedeno was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cabell flied out to
right; Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Astros 2.

GIANTS 9TH: LANDESTOY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); REYNOLDS
REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING SS); WOHLFORD BATTED FOR KNEPPER;
Wohlford struck out; North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Strain singled to right; Clark struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Giants 0, Astros 2.