A pinch-homer by Jeff Leonard highlighted a three-run sixth inning that lifted the Astros to a 6-5 triumph over the Mets. The Astros trailed, 5-3, when Craig Reynolds opened the sixth with a walk. Leonard then drilled his round-tripper to tie the game. Terry Puhl and Danny Heep followed with singles and Jose Cruz sent the decisive tally across the plate with another single. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Tuesday, July      22, 1980 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets         0  1  1    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
Astros       0  1  2    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   6 12  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           5   1   3   1     0   1   .295      Landestoy 2b          4   0   1   1     1   1   .249
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     1   1   .272      Puhl rf               3   1   1   0     2   0   .282
Washington rf         4   0   1   0     0   2   .269      Heep 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .179
Henderson lf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .319        Smith p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jorgensen 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .278      Cruz lf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .306
Stearns c             3   1   0   0     1   0   .286      Cedeno cf             2   1   2   1     2   0   .301
Maddox 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .269      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .268
Flynn 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .240      Ashby c               2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Pacella p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .118        Pujols ph,c         2   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  Bomback p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Reynolds ss           3   2   1   0     1   0   .201
  Trevino ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .311      Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Glynn p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Roberge p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Leonard ph          1   1   1   2     0   0   .212
  Youngblood ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .271        Bergman 1b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .188

Totals               35   5   9   3     3   7             Totals               32   6  12   6     7   4

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 26,815
Left on Base: Mets 6, Astros 10
DP: Mets 2, Astros 1
Triples: Henderson (5), Cedeno (5)
Home Runs: Leonard (3)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli 2 (23), Landestoy (16), Cruz (20), Cedeno (28)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (8)
GIDP: Henderson (10), Niekro (2), Cabell (8)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pacella                 2     6   3   3   5   2   0  16   3.75
Bomback                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.57
Glynn L(3-3)            2.1   4   3   3   1   1   1  12   3.40
Miller                  2.2   2   0   0   1   1   0  10   0.00
Totals                  8    12   6   6   7   4   1  40

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  3.1   7   5   4   2   3   0  19   3.93
Roberge W(1-0)          2.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   9   1.08
Smith SV(4)             3     1   0   0   1   1   0  10   2.17
Totals                  9     9   5   4   3   7   0  38

Passed Balls: Ashby (6)
Wild Pitches: Roberge (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Fred Brocklander


METS 1ST: Mazzilli singled to left; Mazzilli stole second;
Taveras flied out to left; Washington struck out; Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy walked; Landestoy stole second; Puhl
walked; Heep was called out on strikes; Cruz singled to left
[Landestoy out at home (left to catcher to pitcher), Puhl to
second]; Cedeno walked [Puhl to third, Cruz to second]; Cabell
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 2ND: Jorgensen struck out; Stearns walked; Maddox singled
to right [Stearns to third]; Ashby allowed a passed ball
[Stearns scored (unearned), Maddox to second]; Flynn flied out
to center; Pacella grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Ashby flied out to left; Reynolds singled to center;
Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Reynolds to
second]; Landestoy singled to center [Reynolds scored, Landestoy
to second (on throw to home)]; Puhl walked; Heep lined to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 1.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli singled to center; Mazzilli stole second;
Taveras struck out; Washington grounded out (first unassisted)
[Mazzilli to third]; Henderson tripled to right [Mazzilli
scored]; Jorgensen popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Cedeno tripled to
left [Cruz scored]; Cabell singled to right [Cedeno scored];
Ashby singled to center [Cabell to third]; BOMBACK REPLACED
PACELLA (PITCHING); Reynolds made an out to shortstop; Niekro
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Ashby
out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 3.

METS 4TH: Stearns lined to second; Maddox walked; Flynn singled
to left [Maddox to second]; TREVINO BATTED FOR BOMBACK; Trevino
singled to left [Maddox scored, Flynn to second]; Mazzilli
singled to right [Flynn scored, Trevino to third]; ROBERGE
REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Roberge threw a wild pitch [Trevino
scored, Mazzilli to second]; Taveras grounded out (third to
first); Washington struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: GLYNN REPLACED TREVINO (PITCHING); Landestoy
grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl popped to second; Heep
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Astros 3.

METS 5TH: Henderson singled to center; Jorgensen struck out;
Stearns flied out to center; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno singled
to left; Cedeno stole second; Cabell struck out; PUJOLS BATTED
FOR ASHBY; Pujols grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Astros 3.

METS 6TH: PUJOLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Flynn grounded out
(second to first); Glynn struck out; Mazzilli grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds walked; LEONARD BATTED FOR ROBERGE; Leonard
homered [Reynolds scored]; Landestoy grounded out (second to
first); Puhl singled to right; Heep singled to right [Puhl to
second]; MILLER REPLACED GLYNN (PITCHING); Cruz singled to left
[Puhl scored, Heep to second]; Cedeno walked [Heep to third,
Cruz to second]; Cabell grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 5, Astros 6.

METS 7TH: SMITH REPLACED HEEP (PITCHING); BERGMAN REPLACED
LEONARD (PLAYING 1B); Taveras walked; Washington singled to left
[Taveras to second]; Henderson grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Taveras to third, Washington out at
second]; Jorgensen flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 5, Astros 6.

ASTROS 7TH: Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds
grounded out (first unassisted); Bergman singled to shortstop;
Landestoy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Astros 6.

METS 8TH: Stearns grounded out (second to first); Maddox flied
out to left; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Astros 6.

ASTROS 8TH: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Smith grounded
out (second to first); Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Astros 6.

METS 9TH: YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR MILLER; Youngblood flied out to
right; Mazzilli struck out; Taveras lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Astros 6.