Taking advantage of an error by Craig Reynolds, the Padres scored three unearned runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Astros, 5-3. Willie Montanez reached first on a throwing error by Reynolds. After Dave Cash and Barry Evans were retired, pinch-hitter Fred Kendall singled.

Von Joshua also came up as a pinch-hitter and doubled, driving in two runs to put the Padres ahead, 4-3. Gene Richards followed with a single, sending Joshua home with an insurance counter. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Friday, August    8, 1980 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  3  -   5 11  2
Astros       2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3 11  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           5   0   2   1     0   0   .303      Landestoy ss,2b       5   0   2   0     0   1   .252
Smith ss              5   0   2   0     0   0   .245      Cabell 3b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .268
Mumphrey cf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Puhl rf               5   1   1   1     0   0   .283
Winfield rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .284      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .304
Montanez 1b           4   2   0   0     0   0   .272      Howe 1b               3   1   2   0     0   0   .255
Tenace c              1   0   0   0     1   0   .208        Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .305
  Fahey c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Bergman 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Cash ph,2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Cruz lf               4   0   2   2     0   0   .308
Evans 2b,3b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .261      Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .229
Flannery 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .260        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kendall ph,c        1   1   1   0     0   0   .292      Pujols c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .236
Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .073      Ruhle p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .308
  Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Reynolds ph,ss      1   0   0   0     0   0   .215
  Eichelberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Joshua ph           1   1   1   2     0   0   .242
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               37   5  11   5     1   2             Totals               37   3  11   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 15,207
Left on Base: Padres 7, Astros 9
DP: Padres 1, Astros 2
Errors: Richards, Tenace, Reynolds
Doubles: Winfield (18), Joshua (2), Howe (8)
Stolen Bases: Richards (42), Cabell (14)
GIDP: Mumphrey (15), Flannery (2), Howe (7)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (2,by Ruhle)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones                   6     9   3   3   1   3   0  27   3.73
Eichelberger W(3-0)     2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.50
Fingers SV(15)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.04
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   4   0  39

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle                   8     7   2   2   1   1   0  31   2.72
Sambito L(7-2)          1     4   3   0   0   1   0   8   2.08
Totals                  9    11   5   2   1   2   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Ruhle (2)
Balks: Eichelberger (1)

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Paul Runge, 3B - Jim Quick


PADRES 1ST: umpire Jerry Dale missed game due to meeting in
NY in connection with spitting incident with Atlanta manager
Bobby Cox on 8/6; Richards grounded out (shortstop to
first); Smith singled to third; Mumphrey grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy singled to center; Cabell forced Landestoy
(pitcher to shortstop); Cabell stole second [Cabell to third
(error by Tenace)]; Puhl singled to right [Cabell scored];
Cedeno struck out; Howe singled to center [Puhl to third]; Cruz
singled to third [Puhl scored, Howe to second]; Morgan struck
out; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield singled to right; Montanez forced Winfield
(second to shortstop); Tenace walked [Montanez to second]; Evans
singled to left [Montanez scored, Tenace to second]; Flannery
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Evans out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Pujols flied out to left; Ruhle struck out;
Landestoy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Astros 2.

PADRES 3RD: Jones struck out; Richards singled to center;
Richards stole second; Smith flied out to center; Mumphrey flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell singled to center; Puhl grounded out (second
to pitcher) [Cabell to second]; Cedeno singled to right [Cabell
to third]; Howe grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
1, Astros 2.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield doubled to left; Montanez grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Winfield to third]; Tenace was hit by a
pitch; Evans singled to center [Winfield scored, Tenace to
second]; Flannery grounded out (second to pitcher) [Tenace to
third, Evans to second]; Jones made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded
out (first unassisted); Pujols flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 2.

PADRES 5TH: Richards flied out to right; Smith grounded out
(second to first); Mumphrey singled to right; Winfield made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Ruhle grounded out (shortstop to first); Landestoy
grounded out (second to first); Cabell singled to center; Puhl
lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 2.

PADRES 6TH: Montanez flied out to left; Tenace made an out to
shortstop; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe
doubled to left [Howe to third (error by Richards)]; Cruz
singled to right [Howe scored]; Morgan grounded out (third to
first) [Cruz to second]; Pujols was walked intentionally; Ruhle
lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 3.

PADRES 7TH: Flannery flied out to right; TURNER BATTED FOR
JONES; Turner grounded out (second to first); Richards grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: EICHELBERGER REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Landestoy
singled to left; Cabell forced Landestoy (shortstop to second);
Eichelberger balked [Cabell to second]; Puhl flied out to
center; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 3.

PADRES 8TH: Smith lined to shortstop; Mumphrey flied out to
right; Winfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: FAHEY REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING C ); WALLING BATTED
FOR HOWE; Walling grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Morgan walked; Pujols singled to right
[Morgan to second]; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR RUHLE; Reynolds grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 3.

PADRES 9TH: REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BERGMAN
REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING 1B); LANDESTOY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); SAMBITO REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Montanez
reached on an error by Reynolds [Montanez to first]; CASH BATTED
FOR FAHEY; Cash struck out; Evans flied out to right; KENDALL
BATTED FOR FLANNERY; Kendall singled to left [Montanez to
second]; JOSHUA BATTED FOR EICHELBERGER; Joshua doubled to left
[Montanez scored (unearned), Kendall scored (unearned)];
Richards singled to center [Joshua scored (unearned)]; Smith
singled to right [Richards to third, Smith to second (on throw
to 3b)]; Mumphrey lined to pitcher; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Padres 5, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: KENDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CASH STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); EVANS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); FINGERS
REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Landestoy struck out; Cabell flied
out to right; Puhl flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 5, Astros 3.