A bases-loaded walk and wild pitch enabled the Astros to shade the Cubs, 2-1. The Astros trailed, 1-0, with two out in the top of the seventh inning, when Alan Ashby singled and pinch-hitter Bruce Bochy drew a walk.

Bill Caudill then relieved Willie Hernandez for the Cubs and issued successive walks to Rafael Landestoy and Terry Puhl to force in a run. Doug Capilla replaced Caudill and uncorked a wild pitch that permitted Jeff Leonard, pinch-running for Bochy, to race across the plate with the winning tally. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Monday, June      16, 1980 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  3  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               3   0   1   1     1   1   .296      De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Walling 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .323      Randle 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .271
  Howe ph,1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Buckner 1b            4   0   3   0     0   0   .292
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .232      Vail rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .347
Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .330      Biittner lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Martin cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .280
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Ashby c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Gonzalez pr,ss      1   1   0   0     0   0   .103      Reuschel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Reynolds ss           1   0   0   0     1   0   .197        Hernandez p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Bochy ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .200        Caudill p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Leonard pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .206        Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pujols c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .203        Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Ruhle p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .273        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Landestoy ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .228
  Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   3   1     5   7             Totals               32   1   5   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 15,289
Left on Base: Astros 6, Cubs 6
DP: Astros 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Reynolds
Doubles: Puhl (9), Buckner (12)
Home Runs: Martin (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(4-1)            6     4   1   1   1   2   1  24   2.48
Smith SV(1)             3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.05
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   4   1  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel                1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.61
Hernandez L(1-5)        5.2   2   2   2   2   4   0  21   4.23
Caudill                 0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   2.25
Capilla                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.74
Tidrow                  2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   1.94
Totals                  9     3   2   2   5   7   0  35

Wild Pitches: Hernandez (2), Capilla (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Nick Colosi


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl doubled; Walling grounded out (catcher to
first) [Puhl to third]; Morgan walked; Cruz reached on a
fielder's choice [Puhl out at home (first to catcher to third to
pitcher), Morgan to third]; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Randle made
an out to shortstop; Buckner singled; Vail grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 2ND: HERNANDEZ REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Cabell
struck out; Ashby grounded out (third to first); Reynolds
walked; Ruhle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Martin flied
out to left; Foote grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl struck out; Walling singled; Morgan made an out
to shortstop; Cruz grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Tyson struck out; Hernandez struck out; De Jesus made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Cabell popped to catcher
in foul territory; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Randle flied out to left; Buckner doubled; Vail made
an out to first; Biittner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Ruhle
struck out; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Martin homered; Foote reached on an error by Reynolds;
Tyson forced Foote (third to second); Hernandez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Tyson to second]; De Jesus
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Walling made an out to second; Morgan flied out to
right; Cruz grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Randle popped to third in foul territory; Buckner
singled; Vail walked [Buckner to second]; Biittner flied out to
right; Martin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Cabell
grounded out (third to first); Ashby singled; GONZALEZ RAN FOR
ASHBY; BOCHY BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Hernandez threw a wild pitch
[Gonzalez to second]; Bochy walked; LEONARD RAN FOR BOCHY;
CAUDILL REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); LANDESTOY BATTED FOR
RUHLE; Landestoy walked [Gonzalez to third, Leonard to second];
Puhl walked [Gonzalez scored, Leonard to third, Landestoy to
second]; HOWE BATTED FOR WALLING; CAPILLA REPLACED CAUDILL
(PITCHING); Capilla threw a wild pitch [Leonard scored,
Landestoy to third, Puhl to second]; Howe grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: HOWE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GONZALEZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); PUJOLS REPLACED LEONARD (PLAYING C ); SMITH
REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Foote made an out to second;
Tyson flied out to left; HENDERSON BATTED FOR CAPILLA; Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Morgan
grounded out (second to first); Cruz struck out; Cedeno grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: De Jesus struck out; Randle singled; Buckner forced
Randle (second to shortstop); Vail flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Cabell flied out to left; Gonzalez grounded out
(second to first); Pujols struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Biittner grounded out (first unassisted); Martin
grounded out (third to first); Foote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 1.