Scoring two runs in the eighth inning on doubles by Steve Henderson and Alex Trevino and a single by Frank Taveras, the Mets defeated the Astros, 5-3, for their fifth straight victory. The loss was the Astros' fourth in a row. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    2, 1980 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Astros       1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Mets         0  0  1    0  0  0    2  2  x  -   5 11  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               5   1   3   1     0   0   .280      Taveras ss            5   0   3   1     0   0   .285
Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Maddox 3b             2   0   0   1     0   0   .257
Morgan 2b             2   1   2   2     2   0   .240        Allen p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Mazzilli cf           3   0   1   1     0   1   .293
Heep 1b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .176      Washington rf,lf      4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
  Bergman 1b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Henderson lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .316
Leonard rf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .214        Almon 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Jorgensen 1b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .283
Reynolds ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .212      Trevino c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .278
Niekro p              3   0   1   0     0   2   .259      Flynn 2b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .254
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jackson p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .307        Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Norman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .183
                                                            Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            Youngblood ph,3b,rf 1   1   1   0     1   0   .276

Totals               34   3   8   3     3   7             Totals               33   5  11   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 45,426
Left on Base: Astros 7, Mets 9
DP: Astros 0, Mets 0
Doubles: Puhl (13), Taveras (19), Henderson (12), Trevino (2)
Home Runs: Morgan (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Mazzilli (1), Maddox (4)
Hit by Pitch: Maddox (5,by Niekro)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(11-9)          7     9   4   4   1   1   0  32   3.98
Sambito                 1     2   1   1   1   2   0   6   2.29
Totals                  8    11   5   5   2   3   0  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jackson                 4.2   6   3   3   2   2   1  21   4.35
Glynn                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.94
Hausman                 2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   2.95
Allen W(5-6)            2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.72
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   7   1  37

Passed Balls: Ashby 2 (8)
Hit by Pitch: Niekro (2)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Eric Gregg


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan homered; Cruz grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Taveras grounded out (catcher to first); Maddox popped
to second; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Mets 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Heep flied out to right; Leonard struck out; Ashby
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Washington flied out to right; Henderson grounded out
(third to first); Jorgensen walked; Trevino flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds made an out to shortstop; Niekro struck
out; Puhl doubled to left; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn singled to left; Jackson popped to catcher in
foul territory; Taveras doubled to left [Flynn to third]; Maddox
was hit by a pitch; Mazzilli hit a sacrifice fly to left [Flynn
scored]; Washington forced Maddox (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Morgan walked; Cruz grounded out (second to first)
[Morgan to second]; Heep walked; Leonard grounded out (second to
first) [Morgan to third, Heep to second]; Ashby grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen
singled to center; Trevino made an out to third; Flynn grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds singled to left; On a bunt Niekro singled
to first [Reynolds to second]; Puhl singled to right [Reynolds
scored, Niekro out at third (right to third), Puhl to second (on
throw to 3b)]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
singled to center [Puhl scored]; GLYNN REPLACED JACKSON
(PITCHING); Cruz was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 3, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: NORMAN BATTED FOR GLYNN; Norman flied out to right;
Taveras singled to left; Maddox popped to second; Mazzilli
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
3, Mets 1.

ASTROS 6TH: HAUSMAN REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Heep grounded
out (first unassisted); Leonard was called out on strikes; Ashby
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
3, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: BERGMAN REPLACED HEEP (PLAYING 1B); Washington singled
to right; Henderson lined to second; Jorgensen lined to left;
Trevino forced Washington (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 3, Mets 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Reynolds made an out to third; Niekro struck out;
Puhl singled to right; Cabell singled to right [Puhl to second];
Morgan walked [Puhl to third, Cabell to second]; Cruz grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 3, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Flynn singled to center; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR
HAUSMAN; Youngblood singled to center [Flynn to second]; Ashby
allowed a passed ball [Flynn to third, Youngblood to second];
Ashby allowed a passed ball [Flynn scored, Youngblood to third];
Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Youngblood scored]; Mazzilli singled to
right; Washington flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Mets 3.

ASTROS 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ALLEN
REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Bergman struck out; Leonard struck
out; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: Henderson doubled to right; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO
(PITCHING); Jorgensen struck out; Trevino doubled to third
[Henderson scored]; Flynn flied out to right [Trevino to third];
Youngblood was walked intentionally; Taveras singled to right
[Trevino scored, Youngblood to second]; Allen was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Mets 5.

ASTROS 9TH: ALMON REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING 3B); YOUNGBLOOD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Reynolds flied out to right; WALLING BATTED FOR
SAMBITO; Walling flied out to center; Puhl made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Mets 5.