Verne Ruhle allowed only five hits and also scored the only run that he needed while pitching the Astros to a 2-0 victory over the Cubs. Ruhle doubled in the third inning, advanced on a single by Joe Morgan and scored as Terry Puhl forced Morgan. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    30, 1980 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 11  2
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .235      De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Cabell 3b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .279      Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Puhl rf               3   0   1   2     1   0   .277      Buckner lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Cruz lf               5   0   3   0     0   0   .317      Kingman 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Cedeno cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .301      Biittner rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Walling 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Thompson cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .211
  Bergman 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Blackwell c           3   0   1   0     1   1   .265
Ashby c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .246      Dillard 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Landestoy ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .245        Figueroa ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Ruhle p               3   1   1   0     0   1   .286        Kelleher 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
                                                          McGlothen p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .263
                                                            Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Caudill p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               36   2  11   2     3   5             Totals               33   0   5   0     2   4

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 18,803
Left on Base: Astros 12, Cubs 8
DP: Astros 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Morgan, Ruhle, De Jesus, Kingman
Doubles: Ruhle (3), Kingman (7)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (40), Cabell (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Ruhle (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Puhl (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(8-3)            9     5   0   0   2   4   0  35   2.43
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   4   0  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(9-10)       7     7   1   1   2   2   0  29   5.04
Hernandez               0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.99
Caudill                 2     2   1   0   1   3   0  10   2.12
Totals                  9    11   2   1   3   5   0  41

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Lanny Harris


ASTROS 1ST: Morgan flied out to right; Cabell singled to left;
Puhl flied out to center; Cruz singled to center [Cabell to
third]; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to right; Randle struck out;
Buckner lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Walling grounded out (first unassisted); Ashby flied
out to right; Landestoy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Biittner grounded out (second to
first); Thompson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Ruhle doubled to left; Morgan singled to right
[Ruhle to third]; Cabell struck out; Puhl forced Morgan (first
to shortstop) [Ruhle scored]; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Blackwell singled to center; Dillard singled to third
[Blackwell to third]; McGlothen flied out to right; De Jesus
flied out to left; Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno stole second;
Walling hit into a double play (center to second) [Cedeno out at
third]; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Kingman popped
to third in foul territory; Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruhle
flied out to right; Morgan made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Thompson walked; Thompson was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Ruhle [Thompson to second]; Blackwell
walked; Dillard flied out to left; McGlothen singled to left
[Thompson to third, Blackwell to second]; De Jesus made an out
to second; Randle popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell singled to left; Cabell stole second; Puhl
walked; Cruz flied out to left; Cedeno struck out; Walling
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner flied out to right; Kingman doubled to left;
Biittner made an out to second; Thompson flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Ashby singled to right; Landestoy flied out to
center; Ruhle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ashby
to second]; Morgan was walked intentionally; Cabell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Blackwell struck out; FIGUEROA BATTED FOR DILLARD;
Figueroa singled to center; VAIL BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Vail
reached on an error by Morgan [Figueroa to third, Vail to
first]; De Jesus reached on a fielder's choice [Figueroa out at
home (third to catcher), Vail to second]; Randle flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 8TH: KELLEHER REPLACED FIGUEROA (PLAYING 2B); HERNANDEZ
REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Puhl singled to center; Cruz singled
to center [Puhl to second]; CAUDILL REPLACED HERNANDEZ
(PITCHING); Cedeno was called out on strikes; Walling singled to
center [Puhl out at home (center to catcher), Cruz to third,
Walling to second (on throw to home)]; Ashby was walked
intentionally; Landestoy struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: BERGMAN REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING 1B); Buckner made an
out to second; Kingman grounded out (first to pitcher); Biittner
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Ruhle struck out; Morgan reached on an error by
Kingman [Morgan to first]; Cabell reached on an error by De
Jesus [Morgan to third, Cabell to first]; Puhl hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Morgan scored (unearned)]; Cruz singled to
pitcher [Cabell to second]; Cedeno forced Cruz (shortstop to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Thompson flied out to right; Blackwell made an out to
pitcher; MARTIN BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Martin grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 0.