Completing the three-game series sweep, the Astros pounded the Pirates, 12-5. A two-run double by Cesar Cedeno broke a 2-2 tie and keyed a four-run outburst in the third inning. Cedeno also drove in a run with a sixth-inning double. Terry Puhl rapped four hits and Jose Cruz collected three as the Astros assaulted four Pirates pitchers for 18 blows. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Game Played on Thursday, August    21, 1980 (Night game) at Astrodome
Pirates      1  0  1    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   5 14  1
Astros       2  0  4    2  0  4    0  0  x  -  12 18  3


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .261      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .226
  Alexander cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Landestoy 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Foli ss               4   2   3   0     0   0   .283      Cabell 3b             3   2   2   0     1   0   .276
  Berra ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .237        Howe ph,3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Parker rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .292      Puhl rf               5   4   4   2     0   1   .277
  B. Robinson 1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Cruz lf               5   1   3   2     0   1   .314
Easler lf,rf          5   1   3   1     0   1   .359      Cedeno cf             4   2   2   3     0   1   .309
Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .263        Leonard cf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .218
  Lacy 3b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .342      Heep 1b               3   1   1   2     0   1   .239
Milner 1b,lf          4   1   2   0     1   0   .231        Bergman 1b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Ott c                 5   0   1   0     0   2   .282      Ashby c               5   1   2   1     0   1   .250
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Reynolds ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .222
Blyleven p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .064      Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .289        Roberge p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .226        Sambito p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
  Jackson p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   5  14   3     1   5             Totals               38  12  18  11     2   6

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 33,884
Left on Base: Pirates 11, Astros 7
DP: Pirates 0, Astros 0
Errors: Foli, Cabell, Reynolds, Niekro
Doubles: Parker (22), Easler (18), Cruz 2 (26), Puhl (16), Cedeno 2 (25), Heep (6)
Stolen Bases: Foli (10), Morgan (18), Cabell (16), Puhl (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (11), Roberge (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Heep (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(7-9)         3     9   6   6   1   4   0  18   3.90
Solomon                 1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6   2.98
Jackson                 3     5   4   3   0   1   0  14   2.44
Tekulve                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.66
Totals                  8    18  12  11   2   6   0  43

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  4    11   5   4   1   1   0  25   4.01
Roberge                 1.2   3   0   0   0   1   0   8   5.28
Sambito W(8-3)          3.1   0   0   0   0   3   0  10   2.27
Totals                  9    14   5   4   1   5   0  43

Passed Balls: Ott (4)
Wild Pitches: Blyleven (1), Niekro 2 (11)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Dick Stello


PIRATES 1ST: Cabell dropped a foul fly hit by Moreno for an
error; Moreno struck out; Foli singled; Niekro threw a wild
pitch [Foli to second]; Parker grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Foli to third]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Foli scored]; Easler
reached on an error by Reynolds [Easler to first]; Madlock
singled [Easler to third]; Milner forced Madlock (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Morgan singled; Morgan stole second; Blyleven threw
a wild pitch [Morgan to third]; Cabell walked; Puhl singled to
right [Morgan scored, Cabell out at third (right to third)];
Cruz doubled [Puhl scored]; Ott allowed a passed ball [Cruz to
third]; Cedeno struck out; Heep struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner grounded
out (shortstop to first); Blyleven singled; Moreno singled
[Blyleven to second]; Foli singled [Blyleven to third, Moreno to
second]; Parker lined to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates
1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Ashby struck out; Reynolds singled; Niekro out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Reynolds to second]; Morgan
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Astros 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Easler singled; Madlock grounded out (third to
first) [Easler to second]; Easler was picked off second but was
safe on an error by Niekro [Easler scored (unearned)]; Milner
singled; Ott flied out to center; Garner grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell singled; Puhl doubled [Cabell to third]; Cruz
struck out; Cedeno doubled [Cabell scored, Puhl scored]; Heep
doubled [Cedeno scored]; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Heep to third]; Reynolds singled [Heep scored]; Niekro forced
Reynolds (shortstop to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
2, Astros 6.

PIRATES 4TH: SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Sanguillen grounded
out (shortstop to first); Moreno flied out to center; Foli
singled; Foli stole second; Parker doubled [Foli scored]; Easler
doubled [Parker scored]; Madlock flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 6.

ASTROS 4TH: SOLOMON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Morgan flied
out to left; Cabell singled; Cabell stole second; Puhl singled
[Cabell scored]; Cruz doubled [Puhl scored]; Cedeno grounded out
(second to first); Heep grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 8.

PIRATES 5TH: Milner walked; Ott singled [Milner to second];
ROBERGE REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Garner made an out to
shortstop; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Bevacqua forced Ott
(second to shortstop) [Milner to third]; Moreno singled [Milner
scored, Bevacqua to second]; Foli grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Astros 8.

ASTROS 5TH: JACKSON REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Ashby singled;
Reynolds flied out to center; Roberge out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Ashby to second]; Morgan grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Astros 8.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker struck out; Easler singled; Madlock popped
to first in foul territory; Milner singled [Easler to third];
SAMBITO REPLACED ROBERGE (PITCHING); Ott struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Astros 8.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell flied out to center; Puhl singled; Puhl stole
second; Cruz singled [Puhl to third]; Cedeno doubled [Puhl
scored, Cruz to third]; Heep hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cruz
scored]; Ashby singled [Cedeno scored, Ashby scored (error by
Foli) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Reynolds grounded out (third to
first); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Astros 12.

PIRATES 7TH: BERGMAN REPLACED HEEP (PLAYING 1B); LANDESTOY
REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Garner grounded out (pitcher to
first); Jackson flied out to center; Moreno flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Astros 12.

ASTROS 7TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED MORENO (PLAYING CF); BERRA
REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING SS); B. ROBINSON REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING
1B); LACY REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 3B); EASLER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MILNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Sambito struck out; Landestoy lined to shortstop; HOWE BATTED
FOR CABELL; Howe made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 5, Astros 12.

PIRATES 8TH: HOWE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LEONARD REPLACED
CEDENO (PLAYING CF); Berra flied out to center; B. Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Easler struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Astros 12.

ASTROS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Puhl struck
out; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Leonard walked;
Bergman singled [Leonard to third]; Ashby forced Bergman (first
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Astros 12.

PIRATES 9TH: Lacy grounded out (pitcher to first); Milner
grounded out (second to first); Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 5, Astros 12.