Nolan Ryan became the fourth pitcher in major league history to reach the 3,000 mark in strikeouts, but the Astros' fireballer nevertheless wound up being charged with an 8-1 loss to the Reds. Ryan fanned six, bringing his career total to 3,003, putting him in a class with Walter Johnson, Gaylord Perry and Bob Gibson, who are the strikeout leaders.

Charlie Leibrandt, who pitched a four-hitter for the Reds, batted in their first two runs with a single in the second inning. Dan Driessen homered in the third and Reds then sent Ryan to the showers while scoring three more runs in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Friday, July      4, 1980 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  2
Reds         0  2  1    0  3  2    0  0  x  -   8  8  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Collins lf            3   1   2   0     1   1   .284
Puhl rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .291        Mejias rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .312      Concepcion ss         5   0   0   0     0   3   .241
Cedeno cf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .303      Griffey rf            2   2   0   0     2   1   .318
Howe 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .270        Cruz lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .163
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Driessen 1b           4   2   2   2     1   2   .291
  Gonzalez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .095      Knight 3b             2   1   0   1     1   1   .295
Cabell 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Geronimo cf           3   1   1   1     1   2   .272
Ashby c               2   0   0   0     0   2   .238      Kennedy 2b            2   1   2   2     2   0   .293
  Niemann p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Nolan c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Leonard ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Leibrandt p           4   0   1   2     0   1   .200
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ryan p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .108
  Pujols c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .202

Totals               31   1   4   1     0   6             Totals               31   8   8   8     8  11

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 37,047
Left on Base: Astros 3, Reds 8
DP: Astros 0, Reds 0
Errors: Ashby, Ryan
Doubles: Kennedy 2 (13)
Triples: Cabell (4)
Home Runs: Cedeno (6), Driessen (9)
Stolen Bases: Landestoy (8), Collins 2 (37), Geronimo (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Knight (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(5-6)             4.1   5   6   6   7   6   1  25   3.25
Niemann                 2.2   3   2   2   1   3   0  12   5.75
Sambito                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.86
Totals                  8     8   8   8   8  11   1  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leibrandt W(8-4)        9     4   1   1   0   6   1  31   3.48
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   6   1  31

Wild Pitches: Ryan (5)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Paul Runge


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

REDS 1ST: Collins walked; Collins stole second; Concepcion
grounded out (second to first); Griffey struck out; Driessen
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
struck out; Cabell tripled; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Knight walked; Geronimo struck out; Nolan Ryan's
3000th strikeout; Kennedy walked [Knight to second]; Nolan
grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Knight to third, Kennedy to
second]; Leibrandt singled to center [Knight scored, Kennedy
scored]; Collins singled to first [Leibrandt to second];
Concepcion struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Ryan grounded out (second to first); Landestoy
grounded out (first to pitcher); Puhl grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Griffey lined to right; Driessen homered; Knight lined
to left; Geronimo walked; Geronimo stole second; Kennedy walked;
Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Cedeno struck
out; Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Leibrandt flied out to center; Collins struck out;
Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Reds 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Morgan flied out to center; Cabell grounded out
(third to first); Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Griffey walked; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Griffey to
second]; Driessen walked; Driessen was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Ryan [Griffey to third, Driessen to second];
Knight struck out (catcher to first); Geronimo singled to right
[Griffey scored, Driessen to third, Geronimo to second (error by
Ashby)]; Kennedy doubled [Driessen scored, Geronimo scored];
NIEMANN REPLACED ASHBY (PITCHING); PUJOLS REPLACED RYAN (PLAYING
C ); Nolan grounded out (second to first); Leibrandt struck out;
3 R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Pujols grounded out (second to first); Landestoy
grounded out (second to first); Puhl lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 6.

REDS 6TH: Collins singled to right; Collins stole second;
Concepcion struck out; Griffey walked; Driessen singled [Collins
scored, Griffey to third]; Knight hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Griffey scored]; Geronimo struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 8.

ASTROS 7TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); CRUZ REPLACED
GRIFFEY (PLAYING LF); Cruz grounded out (first unassisted);
Cedeno homered; Howe grounded out (second to pitcher); Morgan
popped to shortstop in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Reds 8.

REDS 7TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Kennedy doubled
to left; Nolan flied out to right; Leibrandt grounded out (third
to first); Mejias flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Reds 8.

ASTROS 8TH: Cabell flied out to center; LEONARD BATTED FOR
NIEMANN; Leonard grounded out (second to first); Pujols flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 8.

REDS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Concepcion struck
out; Cruz popped to shortstop; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 8.

ASTROS 9TH: Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl
singled to center; Cruz forced Puhl (shortstop to second) [Cruz
to first]; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Reds 8.