Scattering six hits, Ken Forsch pitched the Astros to a 1-0 victory over the Giants. The game's lone run came in the sixth inning when, with one out, Rafael Landestoy, Enos Cabell and Terry Puhl stroked successive singles. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 1, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    6, 1980 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   1 10  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .244      Landestoy ss,2b       4   1   2   0     0   0   .249
Pettini ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Puhl cf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .284
Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   3   .243      Cruz lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .307
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .249      Howe 1b               3   0   2   0     1   0   .253
Herndon lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .247        Bergman 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Stennett 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .230
Sadek c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .284        Reynolds ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Blue p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .106      Leonard rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .224
  Whitfield ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Pujols c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Forsch p              3   0   1   0     0   2   .259

Totals               31   0   6   0     1   6             Totals               32   1  10   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 23,478
Left on Base: Giants 6, Astros 9
DP: Giants 1, Astros 1
Stolen Bases: Cruz (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Pettini (5)
GIDP: Ivie (3), Morgan (3)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(9-6)             6     7   1   1   1   6   0  24   3.04
Minton                  2     3   0   0   1   1   0  10   2.33
Totals                  8    10   1   1   2   7   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(9-9)           9     6   0   0   1   6   0  33   2.89
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   6   0  33

Passed Balls: Pujols (7)

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


GIANTS 1ST: North singled to right; Pettini singled to right
[North to second]; Clark flied out to center; Ivie struck out;
Evans struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Cabell
grounded out (second to first); Puhl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett
flied out to center; Sadek flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz popped to first in foul territory; Howe singled
to shortstop; Morgan grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Howe out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Blue grounded out (first unassisted); North grounded
out (shortstop to first); Pettini flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Leonard struck out; Pujols grounded out (shortstop
to first); Forsch was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark singled to center; Ivie grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Clark out at second]; Evans
singled to center; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Landestoy flied out to center; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Sadek
grounded out (third to first); Blue struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz singled to left; Cruz was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Howe singled to third; Morgan struck out;
Leonard singled to left [Howe to second]; Pujols flied out to
right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 6TH: North singled to left; Pujols allowed a passed ball
[North to second]; Pettini out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [North to third]; Clark flied out to right; Ivie struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Forsch struck out; Landestoy singled to center;
Cabell singled to center [Landestoy to second]; Puhl singled to
center [Landestoy scored, Cabell to second]; Cruz grounded out
(second to first) [Cabell to third, Puhl to second]; Howe was
walked intentionally; Morgan was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Evans flied out to right; Herndon flied out to
center; Stennett singled to center; Sadek walked [Stennett to
second]; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR BLUE; Whitfield made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: MINTON REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Leonard flied
out to center; Pujols grounded out (first unassisted); Forsch
singled to center; Landestoy singled to center [Forsch to
second]; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 8TH: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Pettini
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark lined to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Puhl flied out to right; Cruz singled to center;
Cruz stole second; Howe flied out to center; Morgan was walked
intentionally; Leonard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 9TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING SS); LANDESTOY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); BERGMAN REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING
1B); Ivie was called out on strikes; Evans grounded out (first
to pitcher); Herndon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 1.