A single by Terry Puhl in the bottom of the ninth inning drove home the winning run as the Astros shaded the Mets, 3-2. The game was tied, 2-2, when Alan Ashby drew a one-out walk and reached third on a single by Craig Reynolds. Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 2Game Played on Monday, July 21, 1980 (Night game) at AstrodomeMets 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 3 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 3 7 3 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Landestoy 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .249 Taveras ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .274 Puhl rf 4 0 1 1 1 1 .282 Washington rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .270 Heep 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Stearns c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .289 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .304 Youngblood cf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .272 Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .295 Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .317 Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .268 Maddox 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .268 Ashby c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .247 Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Leonard pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 Hausman p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .067 Reynolds ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 .199 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Forsch p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Morgan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Walling ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315 Pujols pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Totals 32 2 7 2 0 4 Totals 32 3 7 3 5 9 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 20,548 Left on Base: Mets 4, Astros 9 DP: Mets 0, Astros 0 Errors: Taveras, Stearns, Hausman, Puhl, Forsch 2 Doubles: Reynolds (5) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (27) Caught Stealing: Stearns (3), Maddox (5), Landestoy (10) Sacrifice Hits: Landestoy (4) Hit by Pitch: Youngblood (2,by Forsch) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hausman 6.1 4 2 2 3 7 0 26 3.15 Allen L(4-6) 2.1 3 1 1 2 2 0 12 3.55 Totals 8.2 7 3 3 5 9 0 38 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch 7 7 2 1 0 2 0 27 3.13 LaCorte W(6-0) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1.23 Totals 9 7 2 1 0 4 0 33 Passed Balls: Ashby (5) Hit by Pitch: Forsch (7) Wild Pitches: Allen (1) Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras singled to left; Ashby allowed a passed ball [Taveras to second]; Washington struck out; Stearns flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Puhl walked; Puhl was picked off first but was safe on an error by Hausman [Puhl to second]; Heep grounded out (second to first) [Puhl to third]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Henderson flied out to left; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cabell struck out; Ashby walked; Reynolds forced Ashby (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Hausman grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli singled to first; Mazzilli was picked off first but was safe on an error by Forsch [Mazzilli to second]; Taveras singled to first [Mazzilli to third]; Washington flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Forsch singled to left; Landestoy out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Forsch to second]; Puhl struck out; Heep flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 4TH: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood was hit by a pitch; Henderson grounded out (third to first) [Youngblood to second]; Maddox singled to right [Youngblood scored, Maddox to second (error by Puhl)]; Flynn grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz struck out (catcher to first); Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third (error by Stearns)]; Cabell struck out; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. METS 5TH: Hausman grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds struck out; Forsch struck out; Landestoy singled to center; Puhl made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. METS 6TH: Washington singled to center; Washington was picked off first but was safe on an error by Forsch [Washington to third]; Stearns singled to right [Washington scored (unearned)]; Stearns was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Youngblood flied out to right; Henderson flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Heep was called out on strikes; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. METS 7TH: Maddox singled to left; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Flynn flied out to left; On a bunt Hausman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cabell singled to shortstop; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cabell to second]; Reynolds doubled to right [Cabell scored]; MORGAN BATTED FOR FORSCH; ALLEN REPLACED HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Allen threw a wild pitch [Reynolds to third]; Morgan flied out to left; Landestoy singled to left [Reynolds scored]; Landestoy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 2. METS 8TH: LACORTE REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Mazzilli made an out to third; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Heep flied out to left; Cruz reached on an error by Taveras; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 2. METS 9TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Youngblood flied out to left; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Cabell popped to first in foul territory; Ashby walked; LEONARD RAN FOR ASHBY; Reynolds singled to left [Leonard to third]; WALLING BATTED FOR LACORTE; Walling was walked intentionally [Reynolds to second]; PUJOLS RAN FOR WALLING; Landestoy struck out; Puhl singled to center [Leonard scored, Reynolds to third, Pujols to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3. |
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