The Astros and Pirates split a doubleheader, the Astros winning the first game, 10-4, and the Bucs ending their eight-game losing streak with a 7-5 triumph in the nightcap. Joe Morgan began the first game with a homer. A two-run double by Rafael Landestoy capped the five-run opening outburst. A two-run single by Terry Puhl climaxed a four-run fifth inning.

In the second game, Rick Rhoden, getting relief from Grant Jackson, was the winner and helped his own cause with a homer, two doubles and three RBIs. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 1, 1980 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Astros       5  0  0    0  4  0    1  0  0  -  10 11  1
Pirates      2  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             2   2   1   1     3   0   .233      Moreno cf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .258
  Gonzalez ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .093      Foli ss               5   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Cabell 3b             4   1   2   1     1   1   .280      Madlock 3b            4   2   2   3     0   1   .273
  Howe 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Parker rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .299
Puhl rf               4   1   2   2     1   1   .283      Easler lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .331
  Loucks rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Cruz lf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Ott c                 3   1   2   1     1   0   .273
  Woods lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Cedeno cf             2   2   2   1     1   0   .306      D. Robinson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .366
  Leonard cf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .207        Scurry p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Walling 1b            5   1   1   1     0   0   .316        Pena ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Ashby c               3   2   1   0     2   0   .246        Mahler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Landestoy ss,2b       5   1   2   2     0   0   .248        Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .246        Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Niemann p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heep ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .259        Carbo ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .182
  Smith p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               38  10  11   8     8   4             Totals               34   4   8   4     3   7

Time of Game: 3:07
Left on Base: Astros 9, Pirates 7
DP: Astros 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Morgan, Ott, Solomon
Doubles: Puhl (18), Landestoy (11), Cedeno (28), Cabell (17), Parker (25)
Triples: Walling (5)
Home Runs: Morgan (7), Madlock 2 (8), Ott (7)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (41), Moreno (80)
GIDP: Cabell (10), Garner (10)
Hit by Pitch: Moreno (1,by Smith)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  2.1   5   4   4   1   1   3  13   3.28
Niemann                 1.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   6   5.32
Smith W(5-5)            5     2   0   0   2   3   0  19   1.94
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   7   3  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson L(5-8)      0.2   5   5   5   1   0   1   8   4.44
Scurry                  3.1   2   0   0   2   3   0  14   2.21
Mahler                  0     1   3   3   2   0   0   3   0.00
Solomon                 3     2   2   1   3   0   0  14   2.83
Lee                     2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9    11  10   9   8   4   1  46

Hit by Pitch: Smith (4)
Balks: D. Robinson (2)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Morgan homered; Cabell singled to center; Puhl
doubled to right [Cabell to third]; D. Robinson balked [Cabell
scored, Puhl to third]; Cruz popped to catcher in foul
territory; Cedeno singled to left [Puhl scored]; Walling flied
out to center; Ashby walked [Cedeno to second]; Landestoy
doubled to left [Cedeno scored, Ashby scored]; SCURRY REPLACED
D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Forsch struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Foli flied out
to left; Madlock homered [Moreno scored]; Parker doubled to
left; Easler lined to shortstop; Milner was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Morgan walked; Cabell struck out; Puhl struck out;
Cruz made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott homered; Garner made an out to second; Scurry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno doubled to left; Walling grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cedeno to third]; Ashby grounded out (third to
first); Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Foli popped to first in foul territory; Madlock
homered; Parker singled to left; NIEMANN REPLACED FORSCH
(PITCHING); Easler struck out; Milner lined to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Niemann grounded out (third to first); Morgan flied
out to right; Cabell doubled to left; Puhl walked; Cruz made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Ott singled to left; Garner flied out to center;
PENA BATTED FOR SCURRY; Pena struck out; Debut game for Tony
Pena; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Pirates 4.

ASTROS 5TH: MAHLER REPLACED PENA (PITCHING); Cedeno walked;
Cedeno stole second; Walling tripled to right [Cedeno scored];
Ashby walked; SOLOMON REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING); Landestoy
grounded out (first unassisted) [Ashby to second]; HEEP BATTED
FOR NIEMANN; Heep flied to left in foul territory; Morgan was
walked intentionally; Cabell walked [Walling scored, Ashby to
third, Morgan to second]; Puhl singled to right [Ashby scored,
Morgan scored, Cabell to second]; Cruz grounded out (third to
first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 9, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: SMITH REPLACED HEEP (PITCHING); LEONARD REPLACED
CEDENO (PLAYING CF); Foli singled to center [Foli to second
(error by Morgan)]; Joe Morgan called for obstruction;
Madlock flied out to left; Parker grounded out (second to
first); Easler struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9,
Pirates 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Leonard flied out to left; Walling flied out to
right; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 9, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Milner popped to first in foul territory; Ott
walked; Garner grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Ott out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 9, Pirates 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Landestoy singled to center; Landestoy was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Solomon [Landestoy to
second]; Smith reached on an error by Ott [Landestoy to third,
Smith to first]; Morgan walked [Smith to second]; Cabell
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Landestoy scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Smith to third, Morgan out at second]; Puhl
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 10, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING SS); HOWE
REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 3B); LANDESTOY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); BEALL BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Beall struck out; Moreno
flied out to left; Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 10, Pirates 4.

ASTROS 8TH: LEE REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out
(pitcher to first); Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first);
Walling grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 10, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: WOODS REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING LF); Madlock was
called out on strikes; Parker made an out to third; Easler flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 10, Pirates 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Ashby singled to center; Landestoy flied out to
center; Smith struck out; Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 10, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: LOUCKS REPLACED PUHL (PLAYING RF); Milner flied out
to center; Debut game for Scott Loucks; Ott made an out
to third; Garner singled to left; CARBO BATTED FOR LEE; Carbo
walked [Garner to second]; Moreno was hit by a pitch [Garner to
third, Carbo to second]; Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 10, Pirates 4.