The Cardinals ended Houston's 10-game winning streak, 3-1, behind the four-hit hurling of Don Hood. Terry Kennedy opened the Redbirds' second inning with a walk, moved to second on a single by Ken Reitz and scored on Mike Phillips' double. Reitz came home on a fielder's choice grounder by Ken Oberkfell. The final run came in the eighth on Kennedy's triple. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Monday, August    25, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Cardinals    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  8  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Oberkfell 2b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .289
Cabell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .272      Iorg rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .292
Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .322
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Simmons c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .310
Howe 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .324
Puhl rf               3   0   2   0     0   0   .275      Kennedy lf            3   1   2   1     1   0   .251
Pujols c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Reitz 3b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .267
Landestoy ss          2   0   0   0     1   0   .249      Phillips ss           3   0   1   1     1   0   .202
Ruhle p               1   1   0   0     1   0   .281      Hood p                4   0   1   0     0   2   .143
  Leonard ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   4   1     2   1             Totals               31   3   8   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  9,185
Left on Base: Astros 3, Cardinals 9
DP: Astros 0, Cardinals 2
Errors: Landestoy
Doubles: Phillips (5)
Triples: Kennedy (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Reitz (8)
GIDP: Ruhle (2), Pujols (4)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(7-3)            7     6   2   2   3   2   0  30   2.63
Smith                   1     2   1   1   1   2   0   6   2.03
Totals                  8     8   3   3   4   4   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood W(3-5)             9     4   1   1   2   1   0  31   2.44
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   1   0  31

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jim Quick


ASTROS 1ST: Morgan flied out to center; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell singled to left; Iorg grounded out
(second to first) [Oberkfell to second]; Hernandez reached on an
error by Landestoy [Hernandez to first]; Simmons popped to
second; Hendrick forced Hernandez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno flied out to right; Howe flied out to left;
Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Kennedy walked; Reitz singled to center [Kennedy
to second]; Phillips doubled to right [Kennedy scored, Reitz to
third]; Hood lined to shortstop; Oberkfell reached on a
fielder's choice [Reitz scored, Phillips out at third (shortstop
to third to second)]; Iorg singled to center [Oberkfell to
second]; Hernandez flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Pujols grounded out (second to first); Landestoy
walked; On a bunt Ruhle grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to second) [Landestoy out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons flied out to right; Hendrick flied out to
left; Kennedy grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled to center;
Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz popped to second; Phillips grounded out
(second to first); Hood singled to right; Oberkfell grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (first unassisted); Puhl singled
to right; Pujols grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Iorg flied out to center; Hernandez grounded out
(second to first); Simmons walked; Hendrick grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Landestoy popped to first in foul territory; Ruhle
walked; Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher) [Ruhle to
second]; Cabell singled to right [Ruhle scored]; Cruz lined to
third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Kennedy singled to center; Reitz out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kennedy to second]; Phillips
grounded out (first unassisted); Hood was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe
popped to first; Puhl singled to right; Pujols flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); Iorg
struck out; Hernandez walked; Hernandez was picked off first
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); LEONARD
BATTED FOR RUHLE; Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morgan lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: SMITH REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Simmons
singled to right; Hendrick struck out; Kennedy tripled to center
[Simmons scored]; Reitz grounded out (third to first); Phillips
was walked intentionally; Hood was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 3.