An error by Johnnie LeMaster permitted pinch-runner Julio Gonzalez to score from second base in the ninth inning, lifting the Astros to a 5-4 verdict over the Giants. Gonzalez ran for Art Howe, who opened the inning with a single, and moved to second on a sacrifice.

After an intentional walk to pinch-hitter Bruce Bochy, Gonzalez scored when LeMaster failed to grab Rennie Stennett's throw on a potential double-play grounder by Rafael Landestoy. The Giants had tied the game, 4-4, in the ninth on a two-out triple by LeMaster and single by Jim Wohlford. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Sunday, June      8, 1980 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   4  8  2
Astros       0  1  0    2  1  0    0  0  1  -   5  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   0   0     0   4   .259      Landestoy ss,2b       5   1   1   0     0   0   .237
Whitfield lf          4   1   1   0     0   2   .261      Puhl rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Sadek c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Cruz lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .324
Clark rf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .272      Cedeno cf             3   0   1   2     0   0   .303
Evans 3b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .260      Cabell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .285
May c                 2   0   1   0     1   0   .255      Morgan 2b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .224
  Herndon ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .233        Reynolds ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .199
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Howe 1b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .242
  Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gonzalez pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .091
Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Pujols c              3   0   3   1     0   0   .200
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .243      Ryan p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .040
LeMaster ss           4   1   2   1     0   1   .244        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blue p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .118        Bergman ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .120
  Wohlford ph,lf      2   0   1   1     0   0   .256        Bochy ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .250

Totals               34   4   8   4     2  12             Totals               32   5   9   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 28,327
Left on Base: Giants 5, Astros 7
DP: Giants 0, Astros 0
Errors: Clark, LeMaster
Doubles: Morgan (7)
Triples: LeMaster (3), Cabell (3), Cruz (2)
Home Runs: Clark (9)
Caught Stealing: Wohlford (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Pujols (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (3), Cedeno (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    7     8   4   3   1   2   0  30   2.85
Minton L(2-3)           1.1   1   1   0   0   0   0   5   2.96
Holland                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   2   0.76
Totals                  8.1   9   5   3   2   2   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan                    7.2   6   3   3   2  10   1  31   3.01
Sambito W(2-0)          1.1   2   1   1   0   2   0   5   3.24
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2  12   1  36

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


GIANTS 1ST: North struck out; Whitfield struck out; Clark lined
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy flied out to center; Puhl grounded out
(first to pitcher); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans walked; May singled to left [Evans to third];
Murray grounded out (first unassisted) [May to second]; Stennett
struck out; LeMaster singled to left [Evans scored, May to
third]; Blue struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cabell tripled
to center; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cabell scored];
Howe grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Astros 1.

GIANTS 3RD: North struck out; Whitfield struck out; Clark flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Pujols singled to center; Ryan popped to catcher in
foul territory; Landestoy flied out to center; Puhl flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans made an out to shortstop; May walked; Murray
flied out to right; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz tripled to left; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Cruz scored]; Cabell grounded out (second to first);
Morgan doubled to right [Morgan to third (error by Clark)]; Howe
walked; Pujols singled to third [Morgan scored (unearned), Howe
to second]; Ryan grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 3.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster struck out; Blue flied out to left; North
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy singled to right; Puhl grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Landestoy to second]; Cruz flied out to
left; Cedeno singled to right [Landestoy scored, Cedeno to
second (on throw to home)]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield flied out to center; Clark grounded out
(second to first); Evans singled to right; May grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Morgan lined to right; Howe grounded out (pitcher to
first); Pujols singled to center; Ryan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Murray struck out; Stennett grounded out (shortstop
to first); LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl
made an out to third; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 4.

GIANTS 8TH: WOHLFORD BATTED FOR BLUE; Wohlford flied out to
right; North struck out; Whitfield singled to right; Clark
homered [Whitfield scored]; Evans singled to right; SAMBITO
REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); HERNDON BATTED FOR MAY; Herndon struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: SADEK REPLACED WHITFIELD (PLAYING C ); MINTON
REPLACED HERNDON (PITCHING); WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Cabell lined to pitcher;
Morgan made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Astros 4.

GIANTS 9TH: LANDESTOY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); REYNOLDS
REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING SS); Murray grounded out (second to
first); Stennett struck out; LeMaster tripled to right; Wohlford
singled to center [LeMaster scored]; Wohlford was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Howe singled to center; GONZALEZ RAN FOR HOWE;
Pujols out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Gonzalez to
second]; BERGMAN BATTED FOR SAMBITO; HOLLAND REPLACED MINTON
(PITCHING); BOCHY BATTED FOR BERGMAN; Bochy was walked
intentionally; Landestoy reached on an error by LeMaster
[Gonzalez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Bochy to second]; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Astros 5.