Sparked by Craig Reynolds, who hit a homer, the Astros scored four runs in the seventh inning and won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 4-2, but the Expos came back to take a 5-2 decision in the second game behind the pitching of Bill Gullickson, who gained his first major league victory.

After Reynolds' round-tripper in the opener, the Astros proceeded to load the bases. Denny Walling then singled, driving in two runs, and Danny Heep added another tally with a single. In the nightcap, the Expos broke a 2-2 tie in the second inning with a pair of runs driven in on a double by Bobby Ramos and a single by Ron LeFlore. Ellis Valentine clinched the decision by hitting a homer in the third. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, July      19, 1980 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  5  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  x  -   4  8  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .261      Puhl rf               3   1   0   0     2   1   .288
Scott 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .227      Morgan 2b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .236
Dawson cf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .296      Walling lf            4   0   1   2     0   0   .313
Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Heep 1b               3   0   3   1     1   0   .308
Cromartie 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .314        Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Cedeno cf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .300
Parrish 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .264      Howe 3b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .262
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Ashby c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .257
Lea p                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reynolds ss           3   1   1   1     0   1   .187
  Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bergman 1b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .152
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Andujar p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .182
                                                            Landestoy ph,ss     2   1   1   0     0   0   .251

Totals               31   2   5   2     3   4             Totals               31   4   8   4     7   6

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 40,499
Left on Base: Expos 5, Astros 10
DP: Expos 0, Astros 1
Errors: Valentine, Andujar
Doubles: Dawson (20), Bergman (2)
Home Runs: Reynolds (3)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (56), Scott (34), Cedeno (26), Landestoy (14)
Caught Stealing: Puhl (7)
GIDP: Valentine (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lea L(2-4)              6.2   4   3   3   5   6   1  28   2.89
Norman                  0     2   1   1   1   0   0   3   5.13
Sosa                    1.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   3.52
Totals                  8     8   4   4   7   6   1  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar W(1-4)          7     3   1   1   3   3   0  27   4.01
Smith SV(3)             2     2   1   1   0   1   0   7   2.31
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   4   0  34

Balks: Smith (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Dave Pallone


EXPOS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Scott grounded out (second to
first); Dawson doubled; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Puhl was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Morgan flied out to right; Walling
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Carter
flied out to left; Parrish singled; Speier forced Parrish
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Heep walked; Cedeno forced Heep (third to second)
[Cedeno to first]; Cedeno stole second; Howe flied out to
center; Ashby walked; Reynolds popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Lea grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore made
an out to second; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Andujar struck out; Puhl grounded out (second to
first); Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
grounded out (third to first); Cromartie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Walling grounded out (first unassisted); Heep
singled; Cedeno walked [Heep to second]; Howe struck out; Ashby
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter lined to center; Parrish singled; Parrish was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Andujar [Parrish to
second]; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first) [Parrish to
third]; Lea grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds struck out; Andujar struck out; Puhl struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 6TH: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; LeFlore stole
third; Scott walked; Scott stole second; Dawson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [LeFlore scored]; Valentine made an out to
second; Cromartie was walked intentionally; Carter flied out to
left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Morgan flied out to left; Walling flied out to left;
Heep singled; Cedeno forced Heep (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish flied out to right; Speier grounded out
(second to first); Lea flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Howe struck out; Ashby grounded out (first
unassisted); Reynolds homered; LANDESTOY BATTED FOR ANDUJAR;
Landestoy singled; Landestoy stole second; Puhl was walked
intentionally; NORMAN REPLACED LEA (PITCHING); Morgan walked
[Landestoy to third, Puhl to second]; Walling singled [Landestoy
scored, Puhl scored, Morgan to second]; Heep singled to right
[Morgan scored, Walling to third, Heep to second (error by
Valentine)]; SOSA REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Cedeno walked;
Howe grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Expos 1, Astros 4.

EXPOS 8TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SMITH REPLACED
HEEP (PITCHING); BERGMAN REPLACED REYNOLDS (PLAYING 1B); LeFlore
singled; Scott forced LeFlore (shortstop unassisted); Smith
balked [Scott to second]; Dawson singled [Scott scored];
Valentine grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Dawson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Ashby singled; Bergman doubled [Ashby to third];
Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Puhl made an out to
second; Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
2, Astros 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Cromartie flied out to center; Carter flied out to
center; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Astros 4.