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.

After pinch-hitter Denny Walling was intentionally walked to load the bases and Rafael Landestoy struck out, Puhl stroked the winning hit to center. The Astros had tied the contest in the seventh on an RBI double by Reynolds and run-scoring single by Landestoy. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Monday, July      21, 1980 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets         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.