Allen Ripley and Gary Lavelle combined on a shutout as the Giants triumphed over the Astros, 2-0. Ripley allowed six hits before leaving the game at the start of the eighth inning because of a pulled hamstring and Lavelle came on to notch the save. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    12, 1980 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  9  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .226      North cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Herndon lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .244
Puhl rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Clark rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .289
Cruz lf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .314      Evans 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .253
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .298      Ivie 1b               4   0   1   1     0   1   .250
Walling 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .308      Stennett 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .254
Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .251      LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .220
Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Sadek c               2   0   1   0     1   0   .267
Niekro p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Ripley p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .154
  Bergman ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Landestoy ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               32   0   7   0     1   4             Totals               30   2   9   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 29,770
Left on Base: Astros 6, Giants 6
DP: Astros 2, Giants 1
Doubles: LeMaster (15)
Stolen Bases: Puhl (18), Cruz 2 (26), Morgan (14)
Caught Stealing: Herndon (5)
GIDP: Reynolds (3), LeMaster (6), Ivie (4)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(11-11)         7     8   2   2   2   3   0  29   4.00
LaCorte                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.16
Totals                  8     9   2   2   2   3   0  32

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ripley W(6-5)           7     6   0   0   1   2   0  26   3.05
Lavelle SV(6)           2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.94
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   4   0  33

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


ASTROS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell
grounded out (second to first); Puhl singled to center; Puhl
stole second; Cruz popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon
singled to shortstop; Herndon was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Clark singled to center; Evans walked
[Clark to second]; Ivie struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno struck out; Walling grounded out (shortstop
to first); Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Stennett flied out to center; LeMaster doubled to
right; Sadek walked; Ripley struck out; North grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds lined to shortstop; Niekro grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morgan walked; Cabell forced Morgan
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark
grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Puhl grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled to
center; Cruz stole second; Cedeno struck out; Walling singled to
right [Cruz out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Ivie flied out to right; Stennett singled to left;
LeMaster grounded into a double play (second to first) [Stennett
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Ashby grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds
grounded out (first unassisted); Niekro singled to center;
Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Sadek flied out to right; Ripley grounded out
(pitcher to first); North grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell flied out to right; Puhl flied out to right;
Cruz singled to center; Cruz stole second; Cedeno flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Herndon singled to center; Clark singled to right
[Herndon to third]; Evans made an out to third; Ivie singled to
left [Herndon scored, Clark to third]; Stennett grounded out
(second to first) [Clark scored, Ivie to second]; LeMaster flied
out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Walling singled to center; Ashby forced Walling
(third to second); Reynolds grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Sadek singled to left; Ripley made an out to
catcher; Allen Ripley called for interference; North
struck out; Herndon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 8TH: BERGMAN BATTED FOR NIEKRO; LAVELLE REPLACED RIPLEY
(PITCHING); LANDESTOY BATTED FOR BERGMAN; Landestoy popped to
first in foul territory; Morgan singled to pitcher; Morgan stole
second; Cabell popped to first in foul territory; Puhl struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: LACORTE REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Clark
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans singled to right; Ivie
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Cruz struck out; Cedeno grounded out (second to
first); Walling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.