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Monday August 4, 1980
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Combining on a five-hitter, Nolan Ryan and Joe Sambito hurled the Astros to a 4-2 triumph over the Giants. The Astros scored twice in the first inning on a single by Terry Puhl, triple by Enos Cabell and single by Cesar Cedeno. An RBI single by Craig Reynolds in the second and a third-inning sacrifice fly by Jose Cruz accounted for Houston's final two runs. [The Sporting News]


Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 2

Game Played on Monday, August 4, 1980 (Night game) at Astrodome

Giants       1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
Astros       2  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .239      Puhl rf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .280
Pettini ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Cabell 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .273
Clark rf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .285      Morgan 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .237
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Cruz lf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .302
Herndon lf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .253      Cedeno cf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .307
Ivie 1b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Heep 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .257        Bergman 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Sadek c               2   0   0   0     2   1   .280      Ashby c               2   1   1   0     1   0   .258
Hargesheimer p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Reynolds ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .216
  Venable ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Ryan p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .102
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Landestoy ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Whitfield ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .264        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rowland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .237

Totals               30   2   5   1     5  10             Totals               28   4   6   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 27,040
Left on Base: Giants 7, Astros 3
DP: Giants 0, Astros 1
Errors: Clark, Ashby
Doubles: Clark (18), Herndon (12), Ashby (12), Morgan (12)
Triples: Cabell (6)
Stolen Bases: North (35)
Sacrifice Hits: Pettini (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (7)
GIDP: Evans (8)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargesheimer L(2-1)     3     6   4   3   0   1   0  14   4.08
Griffin                 3     0   0   0   2   2   0  11   3.30
Rowland                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.08
Totals                  8     6   4   3   2   3   0  31

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(6-8)             7     4   2   1   5   7   0  29   3.34
Sambito SV(11)          2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.11
Totals                  9     5   2   1   5  10   0  36

Balks: Griffin (1)

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


GIANTS 1ST: North walked; Pettini out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [North to second]; North stole third [North
scored (error by Ashby) (unearned)]; Clark walked; Evans
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Clark
out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to right; Cabell tripled to left [Puhl
scored]; Morgan made an out to third; Cruz grounded out (third
to first); Cedeno singled to left [Cabell scored, Cedeno out at
second (left to shortstop to first)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Astros 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon struck out; Ivie lined to center; Stennett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Heep flied out to center; Ashby doubled to right;
Reynolds singled to right [Ashby scored]; Ryan lined to pitcher;
Puhl struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Sadek made an out to second; Hargesheimer was called
out on strikes; North singled to left; Pettini singled to left
[North to second]; Clark doubled to right [North scored, Pettini
to third]; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell flied out to right; Morgan doubled to right
[Morgan to third (error by Clark)]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Morgan scored (unearned)]; Cedeno flied out to center; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Herndon struck out; Ivie walked; Stennett struck
out; Sadek walked [Ivie to second]; VENABLE BATTED FOR
HARGESHEIMER; Venable struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
2, Astros 4.

ASTROS 4TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED VENABLE (PITCHING); Heep grounded
out (first unassisted); Ashby walked; Reynolds forced Ashby
(first to shortstop); Ryan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Astros 4.

GIANTS 5TH: North flied out to center; Pettini flied out to
center; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
2, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Puhl made an out to shortstop; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morgan walked; Griffin balked [Morgan to
second]; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon
doubled to right; Ivie flied out to center; Stennett was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno struck out; Heep grounded out (first
unassisted); Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 4.

GIANTS 7TH: BERGMAN REPLACED HEEP (PLAYING 1B); Sadek walked;
WHITFIELD BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Whitfield struck out; North forced
Sadek (shortstop to second); Pettini grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: ROWLAND REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Reynolds
flied out to center; LANDESTOY BATTED FOR RYAN; Landestoy flied
out to center; Puhl popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 4.

GIANTS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Clark
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans struck out; Herndon
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
2, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Morgan flied
out to center; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Astros 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Ivie singled to right; Stennett struck out; Sadek
struck out; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR ROWLAND; Wohlford forced Ivie
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 4.



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