Vida Blue received credit for his first victory since coming off the disabled list, combining with reliever Greg Minton to pitch the Giants over the Astros, 5-4. The Giants broke a 2-2 tie in the third on an RBI single by Mike Ivie and scored two runs in the fourth on a throwing error by Houston first baseman Art Howe with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Monday, August    11, 1980 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  1  1    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  2
Giants       0  2  1    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  7  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .225      North cf              4   1   1   1     1   0   .243
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      LeMaster ss           4   0   0   1     0   1   .218
Cabell 3b             5   1   1   0     0   2   .269      Herndon rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Cruz lf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .313      Evans 3b              3   2   2   1     1   0   .253
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   1     1   1   .302      Whitfield lf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .268
Howe 1b               4   1   2   2     0   0   .256      Ivie 1b               4   0   2   1     0   1   .250
Leonard rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .221      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .253
Pujols c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .243      Sadek c               4   1   1   0     0   2   .263
  Puhl pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Blue p                1   0   0   0     1   1   .104
  Reynolds ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Landestoy ss,2b       3   0   0   0     1   0   .245        Venable ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .283
Forsch p              2   1   1   0     1   1   .267        Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bochy ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .211

Totals               36   4   9   4     4   6             Totals               31   5   7   4     5   8

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 10,755
Left on Base: Astros 9, Giants 8
DP: Astros 0, Giants 1
Errors: Cruz, Howe, LeMaster
Doubles: Cruz (21), Leonard (6)
Home Runs: Howe (6), Evans (14)
Stolen Bases: Evans (13), North (37)
Sacrifice Hits: Blue (5)
GIDP: Howe (8)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(9-10)          7     7   5   5   4   6   1  33   3.03
LaCorte                 1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   2.20
Totals                  8     7   5   5   5   8   1  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(10-6)            5     6   3   3   3   3   1  24   3.12
Holland                 3     3   1   1   1   2   0  13   1.18
Minton SV(12)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.83
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   6   1  40

Wild Pitches: Blue (3)
Balks: Blue (2)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Frank Pulli


ASTROS 1ST: Morgan popped to pitcher in foul territory; Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz reached on an error by
LeMaster [Cruz to first]; Blue balked [Cruz to second]; Cedeno
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (first unassisted); LeMaster
struck out; Herndon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe homered; Leonard grounded out (third to first);
Pujols flied out to center; Landestoy grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans homered; Whitfield singled to second; Ivie
singled to shortstop [Whitfield to second]; Stennett struck out;
Sadek made an out to shortstop; Blue walked [Whitfield to third,
Ivie to second]; North walked [Whitfield scored, Ivie to third,
Blue to second]; LeMaster lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Forsch singled to center; Morgan walked [Forsch to
second]; Cabell struck out; Cruz singled to right [Forsch to
third, Morgan to second]; Cedeno walked [Forsch scored, Morgan
to third, Cruz to second]; Howe grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Herndon flied out to center; Evans singled to right;
Evans stole second; Whitfield grounded out (second to first)
[Evans to third]; Ivie singled to left [Evans scored, Ivie to
second (error by Cruz)]; Stennett grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Leonard struck out; Pujols singled to center;
Landestoy forced Pujols (shortstop to second); Forsch walked
[Landestoy to second]; Morgan made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Sadek singled to left; Blue out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Sadek to second]; North singled to left
[Sadek to third]; North stole second; LeMaster reached on an
error by Howe [Sadek scored (RBI), North scored, LeMaster to
second]; Herndon struck out; Evans walked; Whitfield walked
[LeMaster to third, Evans to second]; Ivie flied out to right; 2
R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 5.

ASTROS 5TH: Cabell singled to left; Blue threw a wild pitch
[Cabell to second]; Cruz flied out to center; Cedeno struck out;
Howe singled to center [Cabell scored]; Leonard flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 5TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Sadek
struck out; Blue struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Giants 5.

ASTROS 6TH: HOLLAND REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Pujols grounded
out (pitcher to first); Landestoy walked; Forsch struck out;
Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 6TH: North flied out to right; LeMaster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell flied out to center; Cruz doubled to left;
Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cruz to third]; Howe
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: Evans flied out to right; Whitfield grounded out
(second to first); Ivie was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Leonard doubled to left; Pujols singled to left
[Leonard scored, Pujols to second (on throw to home)]; PUHL RAN
FOR PUJOLS; Landestoy grounded out (second to first) [Puhl to
third]; BOCHY BATTED FOR FORSCH; Bochy struck out; Morgan popped
to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4,
Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: BOCHY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); REYNOLDS REPLACED
PUHL (PLAYING SS); LANDESTOY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
LACORTE REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Stennett struck out; Sadek
was called out on strikes; VENABLE BATTED FOR HOLLAND; Venable
walked; North forced Venable (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 5.

ASTROS 9TH: MINTON REPLACED VENABLE (PITCHING); Cabell struck
out (catcher to first); Cruz grounded out (first unassisted);
Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Giants 5.